Excerpt from Regulation of Railway Rates on Interstate Freight Traffic At a time when the question of the regulation of railway freight rates by the Federal Government is engaging public attention, and demands are being made that the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission be enlarged, it may serve a useful end to invite attention to some of the facts and principles involved in the adjustment of rates on interstate freight traffic; to inquire into the methods of freight-rate regulation which have been adopted in the past, into the effects of existing legislation, and what additional legislation is needful and practicable in order to abate the evils attending the operation of railroads in this country. I have pointed out the facts bearing upon rate regulation as it was given to me to see them from my own observation, and from documents in my possession or to which I have had access. The thoughtful reader will make his own deductions. I have thought that my own opinions and conclusions might be of some interest from the fact that they are based on experience acquired during my continuous connection with American railroads from 1851 to the present time. 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.