...investigation of the entire railway labor situation. In the spring of 1912 the relations between the roads in the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac, and their locomotive engineers, came to a crisis. A great strike was imminent. It was prevented by...

...which were granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission to take effect August 26th, amounting to 40% in the territory East of the Mississippi and North of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers, 25% in territory 'South of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers and East of the Misisslppi River, and 35% in...

...applying between New York and Chicago, which was the base rate upon which the entire rate structure in the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, was predicated. Should such controlling influence be removed, widespread readjustment must take place....

...extent superseded a number of independent and conflicting classifications which had previously prevailed in the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, a section where a greater volume of business is done by the railroads than in any other part of the...

...clear from the record that the increases in costs are far heavier in zone 1, which embraces roughly the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. The density of traffic and population is greater and the general rate basis is lower in this zone than...

...would be fraught with dire consequences to the revenue of the carrier*. Id. (432). ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. The territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potóme* Rivers is peculiarly adapted to container service: The principal citiet an large manufacturing...

...extent superseded a number of independent and conflicting classifications which had previously prevailed in the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, a section where a greater volume of business is done by the railroads than in any other part of the...

...cut was in the South and 31 per cent on the Pacific coast. Of the total cut 45 per cent was consumed in the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers. The center of consumption of this region is approximately at Erie, Pa., distant 1,200 miles by rail...

...with its allied Central Traffic Association, which have the official classification in charge, occupy, the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers; the Southern Bailway and Steamship Association, through which the classification of that name is controlled,...

...principal advances in classification in what is called officialclassification territory, which covers the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, with the exception of the State of Wisconsin and the northwest corner of the State of Illinois —...