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The Case for Increased Railroad Rates, Bulletins B, C, D, E, F, G, 11, 12, 19, 21, 22

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Book description: Commission of Railroad Presidents, 1914 A series of separately paginated pamphlets bound together inside cardboard boards with cord by the Salem Oregon library. Library stamps on first page of each pamphlet and on boards; first page lightly chipped along outside edge. B: "What the Carriers Seek a General Rate Advance"; C: "The Need of the Carriers for Additional Revenue"; D: "The Economic Justification for an Increase in Freight Rates"; E: "The Nation's Policy to Encourage Investment in Railroad Properties"; F: "The Case for the New York Central Lines"; G: "The Railroad Campaign for Increased Freight Rates"; 11: "Increases in Freight Rates World-Wide" (one page bears pencilled markings in margin); 12: "Methods Observed in Advance of Freight Rates in Trunk Line Territory"; 19: "How Railroad Earnings Have Decreased"; 20: "The Present Crisis in Railroad Conditions"; 21: "Increasing Difficulties of the Railroads"; and 22: "Obstacles to Raising New Railroad Capital".. String-bound. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

  • Bookseller: Dragon's Head Books and Gifts US (US)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: 202476
  • Format/binding: Hardcover
  • Book condition: Very Good
  • Jacket condition: No Jacket as Issued
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Publisher: Commission of Railroad Presidents
  • Date published: 1914
  • Keywords: Noisbn; United States History, Railroads, Rate-Setting; Railroad History, Rates; Public Transportation, Rate-Setting;
  • Subjects: HISTORY / United States / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General;

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