The Influence of English Railway Legislation of [!] Trade and Industry: With an Appendix of Tracts and DocumentsLongman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1848 - 187 pages |
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... monopoly . The history of our Metropolitan Water and Gas Compa- nies had already afforded an instructive lesson on this point ; and Mr. Hudson , at a much later period , ( 1844 , ) in his evi- dence before a Committee of the House ...
... monopoly . The history of our Metropolitan Water and Gas Compa- nies had already afforded an instructive lesson on this point ; and Mr. Hudson , at a much later period , ( 1844 , ) in his evi- dence before a Committee of the House ...
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... monopoly , I objected to the con- struction of two Lines where one was sufficient for the public accommodation , as unnecessarily , and therefore wastefully , employing the capital of the country , and in- creasing the cost of that ...
... monopoly , I objected to the con- struction of two Lines where one was sufficient for the public accommodation , as unnecessarily , and therefore wastefully , employing the capital of the country , and in- creasing the cost of that ...
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... monopoly of the traffic on the Line to be constructed by them . That compe- tition , by which the rights of capitalists and the public interests are reconciled , where enterprise is left free , is excluded from undertakings which place ...
... monopoly of the traffic on the Line to be constructed by them . That compe- tition , by which the rights of capitalists and the public interests are reconciled , where enterprise is left free , is excluded from undertakings which place ...
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... monopoly of a Line ; high in consequence of the secure low fares , the public may long be without any remedy . Those who raised this cry were not themselves its dupes . Many years had not passed from the first opening of Railways ...
... monopoly of a Line ; high in consequence of the secure low fares , the public may long be without any remedy . Those who raised this cry were not themselves its dupes . Many years had not passed from the first opening of Railways ...
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... monopoly , remains to be seen . On the other hand , the Chairman of the Great Western , Mr. Charles Russell , at a meeting on the 23rd of Feb- ruary , 1848 , also complains , like Mr. Hudson , of the necessity imposed on that Company by ...
... monopoly , remains to be seen . On the other hand , the Chairman of the Great Western , Mr. Charles Russell , at a meeting on the 23rd of Feb- ruary , 1848 , also complains , like Mr. Hudson , of the necessity imposed on that Company by ...
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