The Commerce Court docket, [581].—The Commerce Court in Congress, [582].—Supreme Court opinions concerning it, [583].—Legal v. economic decisions, [586].—Law points decided, [586].—The Maximum (Cincinnati) Freight Rate case revived, [588].—Real conflict over economic issues, [590].—The Louisville & Nashville case, [590].—The California Lemon case, [592].—Broad v. narrow court review once more, [593].
The freight rate advances of 1910, [594].—Their causes examined, [595].—Weakness of the railroad presentation, [596].—Operating expenses and wages higher, [597].—The argument in rebuttal, [598].—"Scientific management," [598].—The Commission decides adversely, [599].
CHAPTER XIX
THE LONG AND SHORT HAUL CLAUSE: TRANSCONTINENTAL RATES
"Substantially similar circumstances and conditions" stricken out in 1910, [601].—Debate and probable intention of Congress, [602].—Constitutionality of procedure, [603].—Nature of applications for exemption, [604].—Market and water competition, [605].
The Intermountain Rate cases, [610].—The grievances examined, [611].—The "blanket rate" system, [611].—Its causes analyzed, [612].—Previous decisions compared, [615].—Graduated rates proposed by the Commission, [616].—The Commerce Court review, [620].—Water v. commercial competition again, [620].—Absolute v. relative reasonableness, [622].—Legal technicalities, [625].—Minimum v. relative rates, [624].—Constitutionality of minimum rates, [625].
CHAPTER XX
THE CONFLICT OF FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITY; OPEN QUESTIONS
History of state railroad commissions, [627].—The legislative unrest since 1900, [628].—New commissions and special laws, [629].—The situation critical, [630].—Particular conflicts illustrated, [631].—The clash in 1907, [632].—Missouri experience, [633].—The Minnesota case, [634].—The Governors join issue, [634].—The Shreveport case, [635].