Word: freighted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Interstate Commerce Commission directing that the railway surcharge of 50% on Pullman car tickets, established during the war, be abolished. There was a vigorous debate on this amendment, Senator Howell of Nebraska protesting that if it were possible to reduce any railway revenues, the reduction should be on freight rates for farm products. To this, Senator Reed of Missouri replied that the surcharge reduction would benefit everyone: "The farmer doesn't ride on the cowcatcher. He rides in the Pullman, just the same as other people." (Returned to House...
...attempt would be made to obtain Parliamentary sanction for the calling of a Conference between Provincial and Federal governments to amend the British North America Act "with respect to the execution and powers of the Senate and other important particulars." 2) That the desirability of equalizing the railway freight rates will be inquired into. 3) That important ports on the St. Lawrence River and on the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards are to be equipped "to enable them to meet all requirements of modern navigation." 4) That a measure would be introduced to enable the Dominion Government to control ocean freight...
...Government in establishing quarantines against animal and plant diseases, and in gathering market and crop information, already valuable, should be improved and extended. The Cooperative Marketing Board (suggested in the Second Report) should be empowered to represent sent the farmers before the Interstate Commerce Commission to secure more favorable freight rates. Administration of the tax law should be undertaken in a liberal spirit toward farmers' cooperatives. The Tariff Commission should aggressively undertake investigations of the needs of agriculture so that there can be prompt tariff adjustments from time to time...
With the prospect of an early gen eral election, some speculation has been heard on the probable planks on which the Liberals will carry on their campaign. Three main issues have been named: 1) Tariff Re form, 2) Senate Reform, 3) Railway Freight Rates...
...Freight Rates. The Progressives want a uniform freight rate applicable to all sections of Canada and apparently Premier King's past flirtations with the Progressives have resulted in his agreement to the measure. This subject is extremely intricate and is virtually a fight between politics and the Canadian Pacific Railway, but whether it is practical politics is doubtful...