The Construction Of Extensive Railways, However, And

Many Of The Railroad Evils Were Inherent In The Situation; They Were Explained By The Fact That Both Managers And Public Were Dealing With A New Agency Whose Laws They Did Not Completely Understand

Farmers, Merchants, Manufacturers, And The Traveling Public Have All Had Their Troubles With The Transportation Lines, And The Difficulties To Which These Struggles Have Given Rise Have Produced That Problem Which Is Even Now Apparently Far From Solution.

Consequently Many Large Railroad Systems Of Heavy Capitalization Bid Fair To Run Into Difficulties On The First Serious Falling Off In General Business

The Public Conviction That A Railroad Linking The West And The East Was An Absolute Necessity Became So Pronounced After The Gold Discoveries Of '49 That Congress Passed An Act In 1853 Providing For A Survey Of Several Lines From The Mississippi To The Pacific.

The States Which Form The Northern Border Of The United States Westward From The Great Lakes To The Pacific Coast Include An Area Several Times Larger Than France And Could Contain Ten Englands And Still Have Room To Spare.