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This point is covered by S. 2493 , whereas the Canal bill would merely leave this question to executive authority , with every reason to believe that the Canal authorities would continue to use an inflated and unjust figure .
This point is covered by S. 2493 , whereas the Canal bill would merely leave this question to executive authority , with every reason to believe that the Canal authorities would continue to use an inflated and unjust figure .
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Do you question the figure of 379 million dollars being the total amount ? Mr. SHEEDY . No. Senator DUFFY . What you would like to do is charge it off to national defense ? Mr. SHEEDY . That investigation has been very conculsive .
Do you question the figure of 379 million dollars being the total amount ? Mr. SHEEDY . No. Senator DUFFY . What you would like to do is charge it off to national defense ? Mr. SHEEDY . That investigation has been very conculsive .
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The Panama Canal represents an expenditure of $ 485,000,000 ; the figure thus arrived at includes the actual cost of construction , plus a carrying charge or interest on the investment of approximately 3 percent up to the official date ...
The Panama Canal represents an expenditure of $ 485,000,000 ; the figure thus arrived at includes the actual cost of construction , plus a carrying charge or interest on the investment of approximately 3 percent up to the official date ...
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actual additional administration American amount annual appropriations approximately average ballast basis believe bill Canal authorities capital cargo carried cents CHAIRMAN charges collections committee companies CONGRESS THE LIBRARY consideration considered construction cost cubic deck deck loads desire determined dollars earnings effect equal exemption expenses fact feet figure fiscal fixed follows foreign further Government Governor hearings included increase interest investment June 30 laden legislation less LIBRARY OF CONGRESS limits Line Luckenbach matter measurement military million modifications necessary officials operating owners paid Panama Canal rules passenger percent ports present President proper proposed question Railroad rate of tolls reading reason recommended reduction referred represent result revenues Secretary secure Senator DUFFY SHEEDY shipowners ships SMITH space statement steamship structure submitted Suez tion Tolls Committee tonnage tons trade traffic transit United vessels
Bibliographic information
| Title | Panama Canal Tolls |
| Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interoceanic Canals |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1937 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2006 |
| Length | 107 pages |
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