SEC. 14. Thit in additiot to tho other duties of said board ef railroad commissioners they shal open and keep. in the Department of th litterior. a burcai of railway statistics. and in tits capacity thoy siall gather. collato. attdantniallyreprt to Congress statistics and facts relatitng to coutnerca among fite several States by railrol. to tie railroad systems of this atd other countries. to the construction aut operatiot of railroads . ttd to the actual ci.tof suiconstruction and operation. as well s to tly) actual cost of tratsportation of freight and passengers by railroad. and the proilts realized by carriers. And they shill also inqluire. and fte m tim to) tite report to Congress. wlat. if aty. ftrther lcgislation by ongres is onecessary for tie just and reasonable reulation of sut. ctottetlae. or for dTefitig the rights and tltics of persons encageifns common carriers oi liies extending from State to State. for securing the sifety and convenience of iersons traveling thereby. or for tih protectiot of immigrants travelitg upon ouch lines. And for theso purposes they shall have power to rcqtiro returns too be tade to them by all railroad cottpatleo. atiti by all persons and ctmpanies engaged in transportation iy railroad. They tell also havo power. through the Dciartmeit of State or otherwso. to proor carofttl ani authentie rettorts upon the railroad system in usoin foreign (tltn. trils.
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