Shippers in grip of private cars: all “shameful”
Subject(s): Bascom, William R. (William Russell), 1848-1908, Bethea, Solomon Hicks, 1852-1909, Felton, Henry E. (Henry Edwin), 1855-1941, Krauthoff, L. C. (Louis Charles), 1858-1918, Lyman, J.P., Marchand, John T., 1859-, Midgley, J. W. (John William), 1843-1922, Prouty, Charles A. (Charles Azro), 1853-1921, Railroads--Freight, Summers, William W. (William Warren), 1851-1938, Tilford, Wesley H. (Wesley Hunt), 1850-1909, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
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Many stories relating to preferential shipping rates and their adverse effects were presented to the Interstate Commerce Commission, centering around attempts by the Armour Car Line to destroy the credit of shippers “unless they submitted to the imposition of excessive charges in connection with the transportation of perishable commodities.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-13
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
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These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
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Chicago:
Shippers in grip of private cars: all “shameful”. [October 13, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299552. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Shippers in grip of private cars: all “shameful”. [13 Oct. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299552.
APA:
Unknown., [1904, October 13]. Shippers in grip of private cars: all “shameful”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299552.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
