Abbreviating charters, 82.
Acceptance of the Constitution, 98.
Access to books, 158.

Act to regulate commerce, events
preceding the same, 189; text of
law, Appendix III.
Adams, H. C., quoted, 27, 222.
Administrative agents, 65.
Advisory Councils, suggested plan
for, 36; appointive and elective
members, 37; no salaries for, 38;
territorial basis of, 38; aim of, 40; |
relation to Interstate Commerce
Commission, 41; and present or-
der, 42; beginnings of, 43; in
other countries, 43; beneficial in-
fluence of, 47.
Anti-trust law, 242.

Archaic features of charters, 16, 78.
Articles of incorporation, contents
of, III; illustration of, Appendix
II.

Baltimore and Ohio, laying of first
rail, 3; charter of, Appendix I.
Basis of all legislation, 249.
Board of directors, powers of, 56.
Boards of internal improvements,
66.

Brimson case, 236.

Bureaus of chambers of commerce,
35.

Capital stock, 76.

dated companies, 87; previously
granted, 100; special, 100; power
to annul, 102.

Classification of freight, 213; na-
tional, 255.

Classification of railways, lack of,

18; in England, 19; in France,
19; in Prussia, 19; in Holland,
20; in Austria-Hungary, 20; in
Italy, 20; convenience of, 20.
Commissioners, 55.
Commissions: first commission
law, 65; composition of, 164;
qualifications, 165; jurisdiction,
166; advisory and regulative, 167;
summary of laws relating to, 170;
Massachusetts law, Appendix III.
Competition, not adhered to, 21.
Conflict between special and gen-
eral laws, 88.

Consolidations, 77, 137.
Constitutional provisions, 97.
Construction, economic necessity
of, 23; deliberations over, 25.
Coöperation among railways, 239,
257.

Corporate life, 117.
Cullom Bill,

243; number of
changes in, 245; power of com-
mission under, 248; opposition
to, 259.

Cullom, Senator, quoted, 223.

English law, 24.

Determination of route, 121.
Discriminations, in early charters,
64; statutory provisions on, 148,
208.

Early and late, relative terms, 80.
Early general laws: characteristics,
10; progress by 1870, 11; Massa-
chusetts law of 1808, 59; discus-
sion of, 88.

Early railway charters: general
characteristics, 53; provisions on
rates, 56.

Economic adjustments, 29.
Elkins law, Supplement I.

Ely, R. T., quoted, 169.

report of 1898, 31; conferences,
with railways, 32; aim of, 33; past
and future of, 187; principles of
decisions,195; power over rates,
230; power to secure evidence,
234; interpretation of Elkins law,
Supplement II.

James, E. J., quoted, 190, 191.
Japan, method of granting charters,

22.

Johnson, E. R., quoted, 197.
Joint Traffic decision, 241.
Joint use of track, 79.

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Equipment, 126.

Fines, 258.

Foreign experience, value of, 15.
Foreign side-lights, 14.
Free transportation, 104.

General laws, advantages of, 11;
first appearance of, 80-82; cor-
porations organized under, 99;
existing laws, 108.

Hadley, A. T., quoted, 197, 207.
Harmony and antagonism of inter-
ests, 29; causes of lack of har-
mony, 30.

Import rates, 226, 229.
Internal improvements, beginnings
of national system, 25; Bonus
Bill, 25; Cumberland Road bill,
25; under Adams and Jackson,
26; nature of arguments, 27;
decline of system, 28; boards
of, 66.
Intersections, junctions, and con-
solidations, 103.

Later charters, terms applicable to,

108.

Legislature, powers reserved to in
early charters, 67.

Long and short haul, 145; decisions

on, 224.

Miscellaneous provisions, 74.
Munn vs. Illinois, 193.

National classification, 255.
Newcomb, H. T., quoted, 240.
Northern Pacific Railway charter,
its inception, 83.

Patrons of Husbandry, influence
of, 190.

Peculiarities of the railway busi-
ness, 14.

Pooling, 22, 105, 140, 220.
Preambles, 54.

Propositions, three general, 31,
243.

Publicity, of rates, 62; in county
papers, 63, 64.

Public and private effort in early
construction, 17; public aid,

I02.