monopoly in some of the Western States was discussed with considerable fullness in the first report of this commission on transportation. (See Vol. IV, pp. 77-88 of Digest.) In the present volume Mr. Teisberg, of the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission, enters somewhat into the subject. He does not think that there is anything in the nature of a combination of elevators in Minnesota, or an agreement to fix the prices of grain. He says that by virtue of the law of that State, giving any person the right to take land on a railroad right-of-way by condemnation for the purpose of building an elevator, many independent elevators have been established, and that moreover farmers can often load their grain directly into the cars. This witness also discusses the system of grain inspection under the Minnesota law, as well as the practice of mixing different grades of grain.' 1 Pages 367-371, 372. A. The movement toward consolidation and community of interest. LXVI C. Minnesota law as to railroad consolidation. III. FREIGHT TRAFFIC AND RATES GENERALLY. LXVIII ..... LXXII A. Existing freight rates. Recent movements B. Policy regarding rates. Competition and other influences C. Classification of freight LXXIV D. Export and import rates XC E. Differential rates from the West to the Eastern cities.. XCII XCIII IV. DISCRIMINATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS. A. Discussion as to existence and extent of practice C. Discriminations as affected by legislation V. DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN PLACES. A. General principles. Discussion... B. Long and short haul discriminations in the South. Basing point C CIII CIV CV CVII C. Alleged discriminations between rates from East and West to CX D. Miscellaneous discriminations and rate adjustments in the CXIII E. Alleged discrimination against Denver CXIX F. Freight rates to the Pacific coast and sea competition.. CXVI VI. TICKET BROKERAGE. PASSENGER BUSINESS. A. Character of people engaged in the brokerage business A. Relation of railroads to coal industry. Alleged community of CXXIX B. Relation of railroads to independent operators CXXXV VII. THE ANTHRACITE-COAL SITUATION-Continued. C. Percentage contracts and freight rates.... D. Alleged discrimination against independent operators. G. Capitalization of coal roads and reserve coal lands. Page. CXXXVII CXLIII CXLV CXLIX CLVIII CLXI I. Conditions of labor and relations of employers and employees.. CLXIV VIII. REGULATION OF RAILROADS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE A. Railway legislation generally.. CLXVI B. Powers of Interstate Commerce Commission. Proposed amend- CLXVI X. TRANSPORTATION ON THE MISSISSIPPI AND TRIBU- A. Statistics and character of Mississippi River commerce. CLXXXIV CLXXXVI CLXXXVII CLXXXVIII C. Freight rates. Competition with railroads D. Miscellaneous XI. THE TAXATION OF RAILROADS. VALUATION A. Uniformity of taxation... B. Taxation and valuation of railroads in Michigan.c. C. Taxation of railroads in Minnesota. D. Valuation of railroad property by National Government.. IN CLXXXIX .. CXCIII XII. GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, A. General argument for Government ownership B. Advantages of Government ownership and evils of private C. Rates and costs of operation.. E. Objections to Government ownership.. D. Effect of public ownership on politics F. Government ownership of roadbeds only G. Regulation of private monopoly... XIII. THE TELEGRAPH BUSINESS. A. General description and statistics. B. Capitalization and profits of telegraph companies. C. Telegraph rates.... D. Government ownership in Great Britain.. E. General discussion of Government ownership. F. Relations to newspapers, exchanges, and Government. G. Alleged discrimination in use of wires.... H. Alleged influence of the telegraph company in politics I. Improvements in telegraph devices. J. Conditions of labor . K. Taxation of telegraph property XIV. THE TELEPHONE BUSINESS. CXCIII CXCV CXCVIII CCI CCII CCIII CCIII CCIII CCIV CCVI CCXII CCXIV CCXVII CCXX CCXX CCXXI CCXXIII .. CCXXV CCXXVI CCXXVIII XIV. THE TELEPHONE BUSINESS-Continued. C. Comparison of American and European telephone rates and D. Labor conditions.. XV. MUNICIPAL PUBLIC UTILITIES. Page. CCXXXII CCXXXVIII A. General discussion of regulation and public ownership.......... CCXXXIX E. Regulation of private ownership.. CCXLVII CCXLVIII F. Uniform and public accounting-municipalities and public- CCXLIX A. Reciprocity with Canada... XIX. MISCELLANEOUS TRANSPORTATION. B. Grain elevators and inspection-speculation. C. Industrial and agricultural conditions of the Pacific coast E. Export and domestic trade in coal F. Commission and jobbing business. Elimination of jobber.. CCLXXXV G. Alleged discrimination in Government contracts I. Discriminating tariff on goods carried in bond. J. Southern Pacific Company in politics K. San Francisco Board of Trade. L. Michigan Alkali Company M. American money. CCLXXXVI CCLXXXVI CCLXXXVI CCLXXXVI CCLXXXVI CCLXXXVI CCLXXXVII |