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Excerpt from Standards of Reasonableness in Local Freight Discriminations, Vol. 37 Had the author of this monograph realized from the start the full nature of the problem he was approaching, it is possible he would have turned aside. He has since been consoled by the thought that in such a task, failure was not disgrace. The fundamental purpose of the work is to gather from scientific and popular discussions alike the various ideas as to what constitutes reasonableness as between different localities in the adjustment of freight rates, and to reduce them by analysis to that definiteness which many of them so sadly lack. It was hoped that, without attempting a solution of the enigma, the exact issues involved in some of the present conflicts of interest and ideas might be presented with somewhat of added clearness. However, if the work prove in any degree suggestive or stimulating of thought upon this great problem, it will have accomplished, perhaps, all that could reasonably be expected. The author cannot express sufficiently his indebtedness to his father. Dr. J. B. Clark, of Columbia University, not only for his direct and invaluable assistance in preparing this monograph; but for the stimulus, guidance and instruction which have made possible whatever the author has achieved or may achieve. Special acknowledgment is also due to Dr. E. R. A. Seligman, of Columbia, to Dr. Emory R. Johnson, of Pennsylvania, and to the members of the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin, especially Dr. B. H. Meyer and Mr. Halford Erickson, for their cordial assistance, criticism and advice. 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.