Bureau of Corporations
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bureau-of-corporations-171-117341
title:
Bureau of Corporations
text:
The Bureau of Corporations, predecessor to the Federal Trade Commission, was created as an investigatory agency within the Department of Commerce and Labor in the United States. The Bureau and the Department were created by Congress on February 14, 1903, during the Progressive Era. The main role of the Bureau was to study and report on industry, looking especially for monopolistic practices. Its 1906 report on petroleum transportation made recommendations that became part of the Hepburn Act of 1
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wiki
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description:
Investigative agency in the US Commerce and Labor Department
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Corporations
date created:
2013-08-27T02:37:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T03:51:50Z
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