Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
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interstate-commerce-act-of-1887-194-4330952
title:
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
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The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower the government to fix specific rates. It also required that railroads publicize shipping rates and prohibited short haul or long haul fare discrimination, a form of price discrimination against smaller markets, particularly farmers in Western or Southern T
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United States federal law
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Commerce_Act_of_1887
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2023-12-23T17:54:45Z
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