Charles Evans Hughes

“ It is apparent that a mere practical continuity in the transportation is not enough, as the question under the statute is not simply whether there was a continuous carriage or shipment, but whether that carriage or shipment was pursuant to a common arrangement. [6] The provision of the statute, expressing a distinction in the policy of the Congress with respect to water transportation, clearly indicates that it is permissible for a water carrier, receiving at its port a shipment which has been carried by rail from an interior point to keep its own carriage distinct and independent. ”

“ The rail bill of lading is surrendered to the rail carrier, the charges of that carrier, unless they have been prepaid, are paid by the respondent which then issues its own bill of lading to the shipper, specifying its freight rate for the transportation of the goods by water from Baltimore to the point of destination in accordance with the separate advice which the respondent has received from the shipper. ”

“ See Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. United States, 274 U.S. 29, 36, 47 S.C.t. 486, 71 L. Ed. 911; United States v. New York Central Railroad Co., 272 U.S. 457, 462, 47 S.C.t. 130, 71 L. Ed. 350.↑ U.S.C.ode, tit. 49, § 1 (1) (a) , 49 USCA § 1 (1) (a) . ”