Word: stated
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...responsibility of the government for this state of things is emphasized by the fact that, as has been stated, the owners of the property in which the office is located are, and have been, ready and willing to make all necessary improvements, provided only that they can have due assurance that the government will lease the premises for another term, the old lease having expired nearly a year...
...Pooling is unnecessary.- (a) Serious tate wars have ceased since the passage of the Inter-State Commerce Law.- (b) The Inter-State Commerce Act affords the advantages which pooling would offer and does away with its evils: Inter-State Commerce Law; United States Statutes at Large.- (c) There are other ways of avoiding excessive competition; Forum...
...Stanton V. Allen, 5 Den, (N. Y.) 434; N. Y. R. R. Com. Rep., 1885, p. 77.- (b) Pooling would lead to law-suits between Railroads: ibid.- (c) Pooling increases freight rates beyond statutory limits; Rorer on Inter-State Corporation...
...Pooling is inexpedient.- (a) Pooling is of no particular advantage to the public.- (1) Pooling does not give uniform rates.- (b) The pool cannot be maintained permanently: Senate Select Comm. Report on Inter-State Commerce, Evidence, p. 403.- (c) If the pool could be absolutely maintained its rates might be uniform but of such a character that they would be a public burden.- (d) Pooling does not reduce rates: Rept. Inter-State Com. Comm. 1889, p. 80,- (x) etc.- (i) Every reduction of rates has been in consequence of the revolt of one railway or another against the rule...
...road will get from the pool its alloted share of patronage whether it affords the best or the poorest service to the public.- (b) Pooling causes an artificial maintenance of rates, which stimulate the construction of parallel and competing lines: Select Senate Comm. Rept. on Inter-State Commerce, Evidence, pp. 888, 1295, 127.- (c) Pools tend to increase the frequency and violence of Railway wars: Hudson, p. 232.- (i) Weak companies resort to wars to secure the privileges of combination.- (ii) Strong companies resort to war to prevent honest competition.- (d) Legalized pooling would be a special danger...