Investigation of Shipping Trust: Hearings on House Joint Resolution No; 72, Providing for an Investigation of the So-Called Shipping Trust, Monday,($28.29Value)

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Investigation of Shipping Trust: Hearings on House Joint Resolution No. 72 examines the push to investigate how major steamship lines operated across the Atlantic and with foreign nations. This historical record captures the questions, testimony, and arguments heard by lawmakers as they consider what legislation, if any, is needed to address the practices of international shipping interests. See how the owners and managers of transatlantic lines discussed the control of steerage traffic and fare practices. - Learn about the Atlantic Conference and its plan to divide and manage traffic between Europe and the United States. - Understand how rebates and contracts affected customers and competition, including examples from real companies. - Explore the broader implications for U.S. commerce and policy debates in the early 1900s. Ideal for readers of early regulatory history, transport economics, and the development of antitrust thought.