The main problem with pools was that
a. too often members sued each other for violation of the agreement creating the pool.
b. they did not increase profits.
c. the Interstate Commerce Act made them illegal precisely when they were most important.
d. there was no legal way to enforce the private agreement that created the pool.
d
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