Before the Interstate Commerce Commission; Cement: Informal Presentation in the Matter of Discrimination Against the City and Port of Philadelphia, in ... Cement; Philadelphia, December 19, 1908 - Softcover
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Summary. - Geographically, economically, and equitably, Philadelphia should be the center of distribution for an immense volume of Pennsylvania Portland Cement. Phila delphia is the nearest seaboard point to the mills. It is 21 miles nearer to the center of the Lehigh District than is Jersey City, which is the second nearest seaboard point. The grades are easy, and the facilities for handling this commodity in Philadelphia are fully as economical as those in any other port. Yet it is found that this commodity does not come to Philadelphia for distribution at all, and that a ton of cement costs 550. More to Philadelphia consumers who must use it, than it costs the consumer in Jersey City or vicinity, and say 250. More than it costs the consumer in New York City. There are no legitimate grounds for the existence of such a state of affairs.
The docks at Jersey City, and Hoboken (port of New York) are constantly availed of for the transshipment of Port land Cement from the inland carrier to the ocean carrier with all the activities that this implies, while not a ton of cement comes through Philadelphia to be forwarded to its ultimate destination by water.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Delving into the railroad industry practices at the turn of the 20th century, this book analyzes the discrimination against Philadelphia as a consumer and distributor of Portland Cement by certain railroads. The author exposes how preferential freight rates manipulated by New York Trunk Line Railroads gave New York City an unfair advantage, stifling the growth of Philadelphia's cement industry. The book traces the practice of rebating, where carriers compensated shippers for services they were legally obligated to provide, demonstrating how such underhanded tactics disrupted fair competition and created economic waste. This meticulously researched account unveils the inner workings of railroad practices, highlighting the importance of preventing vested interests from distorting markets and undermining the principles of free and fair trade. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780366754427_0
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