The Freight Traffic Red Book (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...of the Senate, of two additional Interstate Commerce Commissioners, one for a term expiring December 31, 1923, and one for a term expiring December 31, 1924. The--terms of present terms of the present commissioners, or of any successor appointed to fill a vacancy caused by the commissioners. death or resignation of any of the present commissioners, shall expire as heretofore provided by law. Their successors and the successors of the additional commissioners herein provided for shall--qualifications. be appointed for the full term of seven years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the commissioner whom he shall succeed. Not tary. 'more than" six commissioners shall be appointed from the' same political party. Hereafter the salary of the secretary of the Commission shall be $7,500 a year. Schedauies'to9be 8ec-25-IAdded February 28, 1920. (1) That every common carrier by water in foreign filed by common commerce, whose vessels are registered under the laws of the United States, shall file with the in foreign com-Commission, within thirty days after this section becomes effective and regularly thereafter as nerce-changes are made, a schedule or schedules showing for each of its steam vessels intended to load general cargo at ports in the United States for foreign destinations (a) the ports of loading, (b) the dates upon which such vessels will commence to receive freight and dates of sailing, (c) the route and itinerary such vessels will follow and the ports of call for which cargo will be carried. Quotation on (2) Upon application of any shipper a carrier by railroad shall make request for, and the tion of rate for carrier by water shall upon receipt of such request name, a specific rate ...