I. Major scales prescribed by the Commission, 281. — Central Freight Association, 281. — New England, 282. — Southern, 282 — Western, 283. — Trunk Line, 286. II. Form of Commission schedules and comparison with continental barêmes, 290. — Calculation of distances, 292. — Initial rates, 295. — Rates of progression, 300. III. Effect of new mileage tariffs upon established rate structures, 306. — Use of key rates for interterritorial shipments, 307. — Merits and defects of mileage ratemaking, 310. — Attitude of the Interstate Commerce Commission, 314.

Number of miles placed in receivers' hands, 1907–17, 446. — List of principal companies which failed, 449. — Causes of failure, 454. — General nature of reorganizations, 462. — Provision for cash requirements, 466. — Reduction in fixed charges, 467. — Volume of capitalization before and after reorganization, 469. — Changes in rates of interest on outstanding bonds, 470. — Analysis of capitalization, 472. — The use of income bonds, 473. — Treatment of outstanding preferred stock, 476. — Treatment of general mortgage bonds, 481. — Conclusion, 483.

First attempt to dissolve the combination of the Harriman lines, 772. — Opinion of the Supreme Court, 773. — Second unmerging plan, 774. — Difficulties encountered in separating the Southern Pacific from the Central Pacific, 775. — Attitude of the Pacific Coast, 778. — The State Railroad Commission of California refuses to approve proposed leases and other contracts in California, 785. — Modified version of the second unmerging plan, 786. — Third plan successful, 787. — Distribution of Baltimore and Ohio Stock, 789. — Final outcome of the proceedings, 790.

The suit by the Government in the Circuit Court, 296. — Organization and growth of the Harriman system, 297. — Purchase of the Southern Pacific, 300. — Agreement with the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake, 302. — Relations with the Santa Fe, 304. — Competition prior to 1901, 307. — Effect of consolidation, 316. — Argument that the method of combination employed was legal, 319. — Opinion of the Supreme Court, 320. — Will dissolution impair efficiency in operation? 326. — Nature of the decree, 327.

Journal Article Elsas' Ausnahmetarife Get access Stuart Daggett Stuart Daggett University of California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 28, Issue 3, May 1914, Pages 558–560, https://doi.org/10.2307/1884987 Published: 01 May 1914