Concentration in industry
Subject(s): Anthracite coal industry, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Competition, Dow Jones & Co., England, Germany, Independent regulatory commissions, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Massachusetts, Monopolies, National banks (United States), New York (State), Oil industries, Price fixing, Railroads, Roman law, Sherman Act (United States), Social responsibility of business, Steel industry and trade, Trusts, Industrial, United States Steel Corporation, United States. Congress, University of Wisconsin, Wall Street Journal (Firm)
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Charles Richard Van Hise speaks of the nuances present in monopolies and unrestricted competition in the American economy. Van Hise gives the railroads system as an example of successful use of commissions with no price competition. His thesis proposes there can be great economic advantage to maintain a concentration of industry and therefore those corporations should not be broken up by enforcing the Sherman Act. Instead, commissions should be created to determine prices and Van Hise provides a list of powers these commissions should have and how to achieve success.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-09
Creator(s)
Van Hise, Charles Richard, 1857-1918
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
12
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Concentration in industry. [November 9, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305365. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Van Hise, Charles Richard, 1857-1918. Concentration in industry. [9 Nov. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305365.
APA:
Van Hise, Charles Richard, 1857-1918.: , [1911, November 9]. Concentration in industry. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305365.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
