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Iowa Railroads and Land Grants Spark Legislative Debate
Senator Patterson defends railroad land grants and opposed taxation of railroads arguing grants spurred state growth. He cites past attempts to complete lines, high costs, and the need for favorable policy to attract capital while challenging critics who claim railroads profit too much.
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Muscatine
McNutt
Preident
Muscaine
Dubuque
Senator McNutt
Dubnane
Patterson
Iowa
Senator Bennety
Bulis
Senator Bennett
Senate
Larrbaee
Coach
Friends of the
Des Moines Valley Railroad Company
Twelfth General Assembly
Fairall
United States
McGever
Clayton County
Fayette
Larrabee
McGregor
Congress
McGregor and Western Railroad Company
Noa
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Sioux City
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Missouri River
Bell
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Senator Fairall
State of Iowa
Hawley
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Senator Hawley
Des Moines
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