The Trust Problem, by Jeremiah Whipple Jenks ...McClure, Phillips, 1903 - 359 pages |
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... practically an en- tire industry can be managed with the same skill as a single establishment . While it is of course true that one man cannot give his personal attention to the details of a very large business , so that at times ...
... practically an en- tire industry can be managed with the same skill as a single establishment . While it is of course true that one man cannot give his personal attention to the details of a very large business , so that at times ...
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... practically no attention was paid to schedule rates . Shippers , railway officials , special stu- dents who are particularly well acquainted with the problems of interstate commerce , all assert that such discriminations exist in favor ...
... practically no attention was paid to schedule rates . Shippers , railway officials , special stu- dents who are particularly well acquainted with the problems of interstate commerce , all assert that such discriminations exist in favor ...
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... practically in partnership . It is prob- able that a careful study of the freight rates on other classes of goods controlled by other very large shippers would reveal similar arrange- ments . Especially may one fairly make this ...
... practically in partnership . It is prob- able that a careful study of the freight rates on other classes of goods controlled by other very large shippers would reveal similar arrange- ments . Especially may one fairly make this ...
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... practically all of the valu- able patents in certain lines of manufacturing , thus giving them a legal monopoly which would be protected by the courts . Practically all of Some the barb wire made in the country at the present time , as ...
... practically all of the valu- able patents in certain lines of manufacturing , thus giving them a legal monopoly which would be protected by the courts . Practically all of Some the barb wire made in the country at the present time , as ...
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... practically all of the so - called Trusts , whether recipients of these special favors or not , possess monopolistic power , and are properly called monopolies . Any differ- - ences of opinion that arise over such a question 58 The ...
... practically all of the so - called Trusts , whether recipients of these special favors or not , possess monopolistic power , and are properly called monopolies . Any differ- - ences of opinion that arise over such a question 58 The ...
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Page 294 - ... to be purchased or acquired, which is to be paid for wholly or partly out of the proceeds of the issue offered for subscription by the prospectus, or the purchase or acquisition of which...
Page 288 - ... who shall make it, or who shall assent thereto, shall be jointly and severally liable to the extent of such loan and interest, for all the debts of the company contracted before the re-payment of the sum so loaned.
Page 284 - If any certificate or report made, or public notice given by the officers of any such company in pursuance of the provisions of this act, shall be false in any material representation, all the officers who shall have signed the same, knowing it to be false, shall be jointly and severally liable for all the debts of the company contracted while they are stockholders or officers thereof.
Page 288 - Where the whole capital of a Corporation shall not have been paid in, and the capital paid shall be insufficient to satisfy the claims of its creditors, each stockholder shall be bound to pay, on each share held by him, the sum necessary to complete the amount of such share, as fixed by the Charter of the Company, or such proportion of that sum as shall be required to satisfy the debts of the Company.
Page 304 - ... and who shall be in office during the default shall at the time appointed for the next election, and for a period of one year thereafter, be thereby rendered ineligible for election or appointment to any office in the company as directors or otherwise...
Page 293 - ... have been issued, or agreed to be issued, as fully or partly paid up otherwise than in cash, and in the latter case the extent to which they are so paid up, and in either case the consideration for which those shares or debentures have been issued or are proposed or intended to be issued...
Page 304 - None of the provisions of this Act shall be construed to repeal any of the provisions of the
Page 273 - ... shall, in addition to the other penalties prescribed by law, be liable to a fine of one hundred dollars, to be sued for and recovered by the mayor or board making the appointment, in a court of record, for the use and benefit of the treasury of such city.
Page 263 - The larger corporations — the so-called trusts — should be required to publish annually a properly audited report, showing in reasonable detail their assets and liabilities, with profit or loss ; such report and audit under oath to be subject to
Page 277 - ... extend its corporate existence, create one or more classes of preferred stock, and make such other amendment, change or alteration as may be desired, in manner following...