BY : Cassandra Moree ,Danielle Enloe,Nurjahn
Telfer
Unfairness in the business of rates and farm
shipping
Example: Rockefeller gets low rates while others who
are starting get high rates
Get fairness among all business and farming
transportations
to make reasonable rates for transportation
Hepburn Act
◦ gave strong enforcement laws
◦ Regulate railroad rates
◦ Essential to both legislative and judicial
Interstate Commerce Act
◦ Made the rates reasonable
Transportation Act of 1920
◦ Control of railroads to cooperate owners as of
March, 1920
President Roosevelt
◦ Used position to his long goal set regulation of R.R*
◦ Won passing of 1906 of Hepburn Act
William Peters Hepburn
◦ Supported the Hepburn Act
◦ Was part of making reasonable rates
William G. McAdoo
Director of railroads (general)
Want the government to operate the railroads for 5
more years
ICC:
Regions where the competition was dominated
Took advantage of its monopoly
Reduced rates in certain areas but raised in others
Transportation Act of 1920
Is still intact to this day
Canadian National
Entertainment
Beginning of radio stations today
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