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The Railroad and Its Relation to the Farmer and Financier
A Canadian-style critique of railroads argues tariffs and currency reforms shaped the system, then weighs who owns U.S. rails. It notes vast ownership by insurers and banks, high capital needs, rising costs, falling freight revenue, and the press of deficits. The piece cites New Haven, Pennsylvania, and other lines, plus figures on wages, miles, and taxes to show railroads as a national crisis and a key to farm prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great American Railroad Trust
Samuel
United States
Comptroller of Currency
New Haven & Hartford
High Finance
New Haven
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Northwestern
Santa Fe
Marvin
Vanderbilt
Gould
Itghitt
James Z
Wil
W.C. Brown
Melvilly EK
Ingalls
Stuyvesant
Rigsley
Hoston & Maine
Verba
ISIS
Lsiitl
As & Con
Great Britain
Europe
Russia
New Zealand
South Wales
Pioneer Roads
Charles A. Conant
Dole Sar
Ison
Duust
Yetlot
Bayhut
Ollett
Ile Fe
Inter State Commerce Commission
Huw
New York
Chicago
Billings
Mont
New York City
Department of Agriculture