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Lyman, J.P.

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Roads may drop Armour car deal

Roads may drop Armour car deal

Article details final days of testimonies during hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission delivers a ruling regarding businessmen who were charging exorbitant amounts of money to transport frozen goods while shipping their own goods at cost and creating an unfair advantage.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-10-14

Shippers in grip of private cars: all “shameful”

Shippers in grip of private cars: all “shameful”

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.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-10-13