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All private-car lines, industrial roads, refrigerator charges, and the like should be expressly put under the supervision of the Interstate Commerce Commission or some similar body so far as rates, and agreements practically affecting rates, are concerned.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt insists that all private-car lines and industrial roads should be regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission regarding rates.

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