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Hon. Martin A. Knapp gave in interesting lecture on "The Work of the Interstate Commerce Commission," under the auspices of the Graduate School of Business Administration in Sever 11 last evening.
The power of the commission on interstate commerce rests on this clause in the constitution--"Congress shall have power to regulate commerce between the several states." This clause has been interpreted as extending not only to the transportations, but also the agencies and instruments of transportation, and its interpretation empowers...
Mr. Knapp spoke of the following subdivisions of railroad operation which the commission has regulated: physical construction, operation and equipment, relations with employees, relations with each other and with the public. Under the first three, the commission has proposed several regulations which have met with universal approval and success; their...
*LECTURE. "The Work of the Interstate Commerce Commission." Mr. Martin A. Knapp, Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D. C. Sever 11, 8 P. M.
Mr. Knapp was appointed a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1891, and since 1898 he has been its chairman. This commission is the most powerful permanent administrative body that Congress has ever established. Its jurisdiction includes railroad rates and accounts, and to a limited extent railroad operation also...