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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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-14
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission reports to President Roosevelt that Attorney Francis S. Monnett had been selected not by the commission but by the complaining shippers in Kansas, yet nothing had suggested that he was “not entirely acceptable.” Monnett was also recommended by the commission’s special agent, John T. Marchand. Though it became clear later that Monnett’s employment “was unfortunante and regrettable,” Knapp states that it seemed more appropriate to allow him to perform his job than to fire him. Knapp closes by asserting his confidence in the commission’s secretary, Edward A. Moseley, in this matter and in general.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-22
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.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-13
Government investigations have revealed that many railroads have been violating portions of the interstate commerce act with regards to rebates and monopolies, and a number of railroad executives will be called upon to testify before the Interstate Commerce Commission. It is anticipated that testimony will show that the passage of the Elkins law did not stop the practice of paying rebates, but simply changed the form they took. This article presents additional analysis of what is expected to be presented to the commission, as well as the anticipated witnesses to be called.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-09