CHAPTER VIII

PROBLEMS OF ROUTING

Neglect of distance, an American peculiarity, 264.--Derived

from joint cost, 265.--Exceptional cases, 265.--Economic

waste in American practice, 268.--Circuitous

rail carriage, 269.--Water and rail-and-water

shipments, 273.--Carriage over undue distance, 277.--An

outcome of commercial competition, 278.--Six causes

of economic waste, illustrated, 280.--Pro-rating

and rebates, 281.--Five effects of disregard

of distance, 288.--Dilution of revenue per ton

mile, 289.--Possible remedies for economic

waste, 292.--Pooling and rate agreements, 293.--The long

and short haul remedy, 295.

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