Excerpt from Publication and Filing of Tariffs In common with other phases Of transportation, the early development Of tariffs and classifications was not along any fixed line or principle. Indeed, shortly prior to the passage of the Act to Regulate Commerce the Situation was such that there were some one hundred and thirty Odd classifications governing the movement of property in what is now known as Ofiicial Classification Territory, these classifications governing hundreds and hundreds Of rate tariffs. This condition made it well nigh impossible for even the most intelligent shipper to determine in advance with any degree Of accuracy what his rates would be or what rates were paid by his competitors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.