CHAPTER VII

LOCAL DISCRIMINATION

Concrete instances, 215.--Hadley's oyster case not

conclusive, 217.--Two variants: lower long-haul

rates by the roundabout route, as in the Hillsdale,

Youngstown, and some Southern cases, 221; or by the

direct route, as in the Nashville-Chattanooga and

other southern cases, 225.--Complicating influence of

water transportation, 232.--Market competition from

various regions, a different case, 234.--The basing

point (southern) and basing line (Missouri river)

systems, 238.--Their inevitable instability and probable

ultimate abandonment, 242.--Postage-stamp rates,

illustrated by transcontinental tariffs, 245.--Which

line makes the rate? 255.--Cost not distance,

determines, 256.--Fixed charges v. operating

expenses, 257.--Proportion of local business, 259.--Volume

and stability of traffic important, 261.--Generally the

short line rules, but many exceptions occur, 263.

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