Download or read book State Purchase of Railways Classic Reprint written by Charles Waring and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from State Purchase of Railways The revival of trade, which has come at last, may Probable relax for a time the strain in the relations between 555113121 the railways and industry. But the conv1ction, tmde° gradually growing into an article of economical faith, that minimum rates of carriage alone will suffice for successful industrial competition with the foreigner, will re-kindle the war upon rates, which will only cease With their reform. There is a disposition to ignore or minimise the dissatisfaction with railway manage ment. Mr. Grierson, in his very able and almost judicial exposition of English and Foreign Railway rates, treats the opposition as sectional and selfish in the main, and he appeals from the clamorous to the silent interests. It is time the appeal should be answered if the silent interests have any position to defend. Silence is assumed to give consent, and judgment will go by default in the absence of a com plete defence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book State Purchase of Railways in Switzerland Classic Reprint written by Horace Micheli and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-25 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from State Purchase of Railways in Switzerland Lake Constance to Lake Geneva, with branches. Among the Swiss experts consulted, some favored a system of construction by companies, under state super vision and with a guarantee of interest by the state; others declared themselves in favor of construction by the state (confederation and cantons.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book National Railways written by James Hole and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from National Railways: An Argument for State Purchase What, asks Mr. Watherston, would be said to the proposal of private companies offering to embank the rivers Thames, Mersey, and Humber, and to levy heavy tolls at their own discretion on all the shipping passing up and down these water highways? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Ought the State to Buy the Railways written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ought the State to Buy the Railways?: A Question for Cherybody A common argument for the ownership of the railways by the State may be put thus Government credit is better than private credit. Railways yield an average profit of 'about 4 per cent. Per annum. Buy them up with money borrowed at about 3 per cent, and there will be a clear gain 'of 1 per cent. Per annum on the transaction.' This estimate appears simple and satisfactory. But, in making it, some considerations have been overlooked and some elements have been ignored which would inevitably disturb the accuracy of the calculation. Let us suppose that the. Subject engages the attention of the Cabinet, that a Bill is laid before Parliament, and that in due course it becomes the law of the land. Now what are the principles and methods on which the Government could equitably deal with the several kinds of property which constitute what is commonly described as the capital of a railway company? There is, for instance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book National Ownership of Railways Classic Reprint written by Charles H. Vail and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-17 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from National Ownership of Railways The Railways are Public Highways and as such, be ing necessary to transportation as a means of exchange, they should be owned and operated lay Society in the interest of Society. Highways are not private but public institutions, and when government lets out the construction of its highways, giving to corporate bodies the privilege of taxing those who use them, there is always retained a superintending power, a right to regulate the charges imposed upon the public. That the government has a right to prescribe rates has been so well established by judicial decisions that it is no longer a question for discussion. It is the duty of the State to provide inter-communication, and the chartering of a railroad by a private company is for the purpose of performing said duty for the State. Says Chief Justice Black A railway is a public highway for the public benefit, and the right of the corporation to exact a uniform, reasonable, stipulated tell from those who pass over it, does not make its main use a private one. The public have an interest in such a road when it belongs to a corporation as clearly as they would 1f it were free, or if the tolls were payable to the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book American Railway Transportation Classic Reprint written by Emory R. Johnson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Railway Transportation The rapid progress made by American railroads dur ing the past five years, and the extraordinary amount of regulative legislation enacted by the States and the Fed eral Government, have made necessary a thorough revision of this volume. The continued sale of the book among railway officials and employees, and, especially, its use as a text with university classes, emphasize the desirability of keeping the information contained in the volume as nearly up to date as possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Handling of Railway Supplies written by Marshall Monroe Kirkman and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-27 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Handling of Railway Supplies: Their Purchase and DispositionThere is nowhere in the world an equal body of men possessing higher integrity and intelligence than the men who Operate our railroads. They are, practically, a unit in their efforts to serve their employers faithfully. They comprise an army, and in order to be handled effectively must work under explicit orders.Now, there are two ways of giving an order. One says You Must. This will do, if we are on hand to see that it is observed, and possess the requisite authority; otherwise, such an order is like firing into the sea. A few conscientious men will Observe an order of this kind from principle. The mass, however, do not regard it, except so far as punishment attends neglect. The rea son is, not that they are wilfully disobedient, but that they are busied with other matters and, not understanding its necessity, neglect it. No one, if left to himself, will carry out an order of which he does not understand the force.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book For the Railroads Classic Reprint written by Harry Turner Newcomb and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from For the Railroads No agency of Government can translate commercial needs in terms of railway rates which will foster industrial progress as does the free operation of the natural laws of business. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Modern Association and Railroading Classic Reprint written by A. L. Goodknight and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Modern Association and Railroading The President will have the authority to handle all business, and, acting with the First vice-president and Chief Counsel, will purchase street and steam railways, telegraph and telephone lines, factories and mills, and establish steamship lines, and when necessary build street and steam railways, telegraph and telephone lines, factories and mills. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book State Railways written by Edwin A. Pratt and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from State Railways: Object Lessons From Other Lands The nationalisation of our railways represents a policy which has been advocated from time to time by various groups of persons, influenced thereto by wholly different motives. It is naturally favoured most strongly by the Socialists, in their demand for the transfer to the State of all the main sources of production and means of transport. There is, in fact, a Bill now before the House of Commons, the objects of which are - (1) To confer upon the Local Government Board powers to acquire the ownership of mines, canals, and railways. (2) To confer upon the Local Government Board certain powers of user of the property so acquired and for leasing thereof. (3) To prevent the aforesaid property falling into private ownership again. Then there are individuals who, without professing avowedly Socialist principles, think that, if the State owned the railways, it would be able to utilise the earnings from them in relief of the general tax-payer. There are traders who regard nationalisation of the railways as the one great remedy for all the transport disadvantages from which they may consider they suffer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Railways the Trusts and the People Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by Frank Parsons and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Railways, the Trusts, and the People, Vol. 1 Some years ago Dr. Taylor said he thought that Equity Series should have a book on the railway question. I replied that there was room for a book that would deal with the political, industrial and social effects of different systems of railway control. Poor and the Interstate Commission had given us statistics; Wellington and other writers had discussed the construction and operation of railways from the engineering and economic side; Hadley had written a masterly treatise dealing with railway rates and management from the railway standpoint; and Hudson, Larrabee, Lewis, Cowles, etc., had written on the same topic from the people's point of view; but no one had brought together the facts that would show the broad effects of public and private railways and various methods of management upon moral and intellectual development, political, industrial and social conditions, and the progress of civilization. The Doctor approved the plan and this book is the result. Materials for its preparation were gathered in the course of many thousands of miles of travel covering three-fourths of the United States and most of the principal countries of Europe. Libraries were consulted in every country visited, and railway ministers and managers and leading authorities almost without exception afforded every assistance in their power. Leading railroad officials of twenty countries besides our own have been consulted and have given freely of their wealth of knowledge. Besides the Secretary and members of the English Board of Trade & Railway Commission, the Ministers of railways in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany and Belgium, and the President of the Danish Government railways, the writer has talked with many railroad managers and others high in the service in all these countries, and also with leading officials of the railroads of Norway, Sweden, Holland, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. The privilege of directly questioning men who have all the facts at their fingers' ends and vocal termini, is of inestimable value in research of this sort, and the writer wishes to render hearty thanks to all who have so cordially assisted him. Among these arc many not directly connected with railway service but familiar with the economic, political or social aspects of the problem. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Government Ownership of Railways written by Anthony Van Wagenen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Government Ownership of Railways: Considered as the Next Great Step in American Progress I want to convince you of the truth of four significant contentions which I make. First: that government ownership is all but an accomplished fact in the world at the pre sent time. Second: that all the governments which have tried the system of nationalization of railways were never so active as now in the matter of bringing about complete govern ment ownership by extending the present system by purchase and construction. Third: that the sentiment in favor of government ownership among the people of this country, and of the world for that matter, is more general and deeply seated than it is commonly understood to be. And fourth: when govern ment ownership comes in this country it is likely to appear very suddenly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book American Railways Classic Reprint written by Edwin A. Pratt and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Railways The greater part of the matter contained in the following pages appeared in a series of thirteen articles published in The Times between January 5 and June 5, 1903, under the heading of "American Railways," the facts given having been collected during a four months' tour of the United States, made in the winter of 1902-3, and representing a total of about 9000 miles of railway travelling on the American continent. For the purposes of the present work, however, I have considerably expanded a number of the original articles, and have added several fresh ones - such as "On the Cars," "In the Rockies," "A Mining Camp Railway in Colorado," and "The Santa Fe Trail" - together with sections given in Chapter XIX., "Miscellaneous," under the headings: "The Capture of the Small Shareholder," "The Suburban Traffic Problem at Chicago," "Luggage and Parcels," "The Policy of Combination," "Ton-Mileage Statistics," and "Promotions of Staff in Railway Service." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Download or read book Reorganization of the Railways Classic Reprint written by Taylor Vinson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reorganization of the Railways The experience we have had with our rail way problems demonstrate very fully many of the evils that must be eliminated before we can hope to have an efficient system of trans portation adequate to the public needs. Fi nancing the carriers has not always been either honest or wise. Many errors, both of judgment and methods, have appeared in the construction and operation of the railways, and such mistakes have tended to depress their credit. Regulation by commissions and other public officials, reducing income and in creasing expenditures, together with the re strictions found in State and National legis lation, have all combined to increase the bur dens of the railways and rendered them nu able in most instances to properly perform their functions as common carriers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Common Sense about Railways Classic Reprint written by Harry Hopkins Merrick and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Common Sense About Railways Now, I do not believe that our people, when they understand this problem, will ever willingly face government ownership and opera tion of basic industries. If you take the railroads, 'then you must pro ceed step by step until there is just one head, the President of the United States, all-absorbing in power; and where the individual is working for a wage, whether it be high or low makes little difference, where the element of personal reward that has made you struggle and has made me struggle, and will until we die, is removed, and the dead plane of so many hours a day and so many revolutions of the machine is all that any man can look forward to that is the dead center, as I see it, of this proposition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A Treatise on the Law of Railways Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by David Rorer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-18 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law of Railways, Vol. 1 The approbation accorded by the courts and bar; to the works on Judlcial and Execution Sales, and American inter-state Law, encourages the author now, to offer them this Treatise on the Law of Railways, hoping it may prove useful and meet with a like indulgence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.