Railway Freight Rates and Pooling, Vol. 1: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Committee On Interstate Commerce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484387251 ISBN 13: 9780484387255

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Railway freight rates and pooling in the early 1900s

A Senate hearing excerpt that explains proposed reforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission and how rail carriers price and manage traffic.

This edition frames the debate around the Elkins and Nelson bills, the role of the Commission, and the legal tools used to enforce fair rates. It also shows how testimony from business and transportation interests shaped the public record on competition, pooling, and regulatory power.

• Key bills and proposed amendments that sought to expand or refine the Commission’s jurisdiction over rates and practices
• Discussion of how carriers might cooperatively set or divide traffic and earnings, and how such contracts would be reviewed
• Mechanisms for court review, enforcement, and remedies when orders are not observed
• Observations about discrimination, rates, and the broader goal of fair, uniform pricing

Ideal for readers of policy history, transportation regulation, and early 20th‑century American governance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0484387251
• ISBN 13: 9780484387255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 260