The heart of the railroad problem
- Subtitle
- The history of railway discrimination in the United States, the chief efforts at control and the remedies proposed, with hints from other countries
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I. THE LAW AND THE FACT.4. CHAPTER II. PASSES AND POLITICS.5. CHAPTER III. PASSENGER REBATES AND OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION IN PASSENGER TRAFFIC.6. CHAPTER IV. FREIGHT DISCRIMINATION.7. CHAPTER V. THE EARLY YEARS, HEPBURN REPORT, ETC.8. CHAPTER VI. THE SENATE INVESTIGATION OF 1885 AND THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT.9. CHAPTER VII. THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.10. CHAPTER VIII. EFFECTS OF THE INTERSTATE ACT.11. CHAPTER IX. SUBSTITUTES FOR REBATES.12. CHAPTER X. DENIAL OF FAIR FACILITIES.13. CHAPTER XI. CLASSIFICATION AND COMMODITY RATES.14. CHAPTER XII. OIL AND BEEF.15. CHAPTER XIII. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.16. CHAPTER XIV. LOCALITY DISCRIMINATIONS.17. CHAPTER XV. LONG-HAUL DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT.18. CHAPTER XVI. TEN YEARS OF FEDERAL REGULATION.19. CHAPTER XVII. THE ELKINS ACT AND ITS EFFECTS.20. CHAPTER XVIII. THE WISCONSIN REVELATIONS.21. CHAPTER XIX. THE COLORADO FUEL REBATES AND OTHER CASES.22. CHAPTER XX. FREE CARTAGE, STATE TRAFFIC, DEMURRAGE, THE EXPENSE BILL SYSTEM, GOODS NOT BILLED, MILLING-IN-TRANSIT.23. CHAPTER XXI. MIDNIGHT TARIFFS AND ELEVATOR FEES.24. CHAPTER XXII. COMMODITY DISCRIMINATIONS.25. CHAPTER XXIII. DISCRIMINATION BY CLASSIFICATION.26. CHAPTER XXIV. VARIOUS OTHER METHODS.27. CHAPTER XXV. TERMINAL RAILROADS.28. CHAPTER XXVI. PRIVATE-CAR ABUSES.29. CHAPTER XXVII. THE LONG-HAUL ANOMALY.30. CHAPTER XXVIII. OTHER PLACE DISCRIMINATIONS.31. CHAPTER XXIX. NULLIFYING THE PROTECTIVE TARIFF.32. CHAPTER XXX. SUMMARY OF METHODS AND RESULTS.33. CHAPTER XXXI. DIFFICULTIES OF ABOLISHING DISCRIMINATION.34. CHAPTER XXXII. REMEDIES.35. CHAPTER XXXIII. FIXING RATES BY PUBLIC AUTHORITY.36. CHAPTER XXXIV. CAN REGULATION SECURE THE NEEDFUL DOMINANCE OF PUBLIC INTEREST?37. CHAPTER XXXV. HINTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.38. APPENDIX39. INDEX