 | United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - Interstate commerce - 1887 - 250 pages
...and social relations, could neTer have grown to any considerable magnitude, and in some cases could not have existed at all, for the simple reason that...within small bulk or weight concentrate great value would on that system of making them be absurdly low ; low when compared to the value of the articles,... | |
 | United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - Interstate commerce - 1887 - 256 pages
...and social relations, could never have grown to any considerable magnitude, and in some cases could not have existed at all, for the simple reason that the value at the place of delivery would not eqyual the purchase price with the transportation added. The traffic would thus be precluded, because... | |
 | United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - Interstate commerce - 1890 - 1024 pages
...and social relations, could never have grown to any considerable magnitude, and in some cases could not have existed at all, for the simple reason that...within small bulk or weight concentrate great value would on that system of making' them be absurdly low; low when compared to the value of the articles,... | |
 | United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - Interstate commerce - 1888 - 754 pages
...delivery would not equal the p urch a ^o price with the transportation added. The traffic would thus bo precluded, because the charge for carriage would be greater than it could bear. On tho other hand, the rates for the carriage of articles which within small bulk or weight concentrate... | |
 | William Alexander Hunter - Railroad law - 1889 - 238 pages
...and social relations, could never have grown to any considerable magnitude, and in some cases could not have existed at all, for the simple reason that...within small bulk or weight concentrate great value would on that system of making them be absurdly low — low when compared to the value of the articles,... | |
 | William Mitchell Acworth - Railroads - 1891 - 410 pages
...and social relations, could never have grown to any considerable magnitude, and in some cases could not have existed at all, for the simple reason that...within small bulk or weight concentrate great value would on that system of making them be absurdly low ; low when compared to the value of the articles,... | |
 | Charles Curtice McCain - Railroads - 1893 - 272 pages
...social relations, could never have amounted to any considerable magnitude, and in some cases could not have existed at all, for the simple reason that...hand, the rates for the carriage of articles which, with small bulk or weight, concentrated great value would, on that system of making them, be absurdly... | |
 | Thomas Haig Bowne - Railroads - 1894 - 228 pages
...social relations, could never have amounted to any considerable magnitude, and in some cases could not have existed at all, for the simple reason that...price with the transportation added. The traffic would thua be precluded, because the charge for carriage would be greater than it could bear. On the other... | |
 | United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - Railroad law - 1903 - 224 pages
...any con8iderable magnitude, and in 8ome ca8e8 could not have exi8ted at all, for the 8imple rea8on that the value at the place of delivery would not equal the purcha8e price with the tran8portation added. The traffic would thu8 be preclnded, becau8e the charge... | |
 | William Mitchell Acworth - Railroads - 1905 - 178 pages
...and social relations, could never have grown to any considerable magnitude, and in some cases could not have existed at all, for the simple reason that...within small bulk or weight concentrate great value would on that system of making them be absurdly low when compared to the value of the articles, and... | |
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... apportioning the charges strictly to the cost, some kinds of commerce which have been very useful to the country, and have tended greatly to bring its different sections into more intimate business and social relations, could never have grown to any... 
