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What did the Elkins Act of 1903 do?
AMade railroads the property of the states
BMade published rates lawful and shippers liable
CMade rebates lawful on long hauls only
DMade shippers pay a tax on every wagon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Made published rates lawful and shippers liable
1. 1. The act made the published rate the lawful standard, so a secret lower rate became an offence.
2. 2. It also made shippers equally liable with railroads for rebates.
3. 3. Making both sides liable let the government prosecute erring companies successfully.
4. 4. State ownership and a wagon tax are not part of the act, and it restricted rebates rather than allowing them.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section REFORMS HELP COMMON PEOPLE_
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