Many Of The Railroad Evils Were Inherent

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.

Horses And Mules, And Even Sail Cars, Made More Rapid Progress Than Did The Earliest Locomotive.

In The United States Three New Methods Of Transportation Made Their Appearance At Almost The Same Time - The Steamboat, The Canal Boat, And The Rail Car

Great Men Are Usually The Products Of Their Times And One Of The Men Developed By These Times Takes Rank With The Greatest Railroad Leaders In History.

As The Contest Proceeded, Public Interest Increased And The Entire Country Watched To See Which Company Would Win The Big Government Subsidies Through The Mountains.