CHAPTER VIII

PROBLEMS OF ROUTING

Neglect of distance, an American peculiarity, 264.--Derived from joint cost, 265.--Exceptional cases, 265.--Economic waste in American practice, 268.--Circuitous rail carriage, 269.--Water and rail-and-water shipments, 273.--Carriage over undue distance, 277.--An outcome of commercial competition, 278.--Six causes of economic waste, illustrated, 280.--Pro-rating and rebates, 281.--Five effects of disregard of distance, 288.--Dilution of revenue per ton mile, 289.--Possible remedies for economic waste, 292.--Pooling and rate agreements, 293.--The long and short haul remedy, 295.