Such a general agreement would, for instance, at once put a stop to the efforts of any one big shipper or big railroad to discriminate against or secure advantages over some rival; and such agreement would make the railroads themselves agents for enforcing the law.
Roosevelt explains that a general agreement among railroads would prevent discrimination and promote law enforcement.
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