00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.894815 CaOODSP 20250107144055 m o d f cr |n||||||||| 201218s1939 onca obs f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- Z1-1937/2-41-9E-PDF Henry, Robert Alexander Cecil, 1884- author. Railway freight rates in Canada : a study prepared for the Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations / by R.A.C. Henry and associates. Ottawa : [J.O. Patenaude, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty], 1939. 1 online resource (xxii, 290 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Digitized edition from print [produced by Privy Council Office]. Includes bibliographical references. Foreword -- The Physical Setting -- Pre-Confederation Attempts to Tap Mid-West Trade -- The All-Canadian System -- Second Expansion Period 1900-1917 -- Consolidation and the Growth of New Competition -- Control of the System in Operation -- The Legacy -- pt. I: The Provision of Transportation Facilities -- The Position at Confederation -- Development Since Confederation -- Projected Developments 1939-48 -- pt. II: Government Policies of Control -- Division of Jurisdiction -- Tariffs and Tolls -- Highway Rates and Other Regulations. "Government transportation policies have been basic factors in influencing the economic development of Canada and in determining the relations of the Dominion with the provinces. At the present time, because of the very extensive financial interest of Canadian governments in the transportation industry, its problems and requirements have a direct bearing on public finance. With this in mind, the Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations requested Mr. R. A. C. Henry, former Deputy Minister of Railways and Canals, to undertake and supervise an extensive study of the development of transportation in Canada and its immediate prospects"--Foreword, page v. Railroads Freight Canada. Railroads Economic aspects Canada. Transports ferroviaires Marchandises Canada. Transports ferroviaires Aspect économique Canada. Statistics lcgft Statistiques rvmgf Canada. Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations, issuing body. PDF 162.46 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/bcp-pco/Z1-1937-2-41/Z1-1937-2-41-9-eng.pdf