Chapter XLI: Part I

THE RELATIONS OF THE RAILROADS TO THE PUBLIC, OR VITAL FACTS FROM THE
RAILWAY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.

CHAPTER The Railway Empire I. The Allied Interests II. Railway Favoritism III. Railways in Politics IV. Fostering Monopoly V. Watered Stock and Capital Frauds VI. Gambling and Manipulation of Stock VII. Railroad Graft and Official Abuse VIII. Railways and the Postal Service IX. The Express X. The Chaos of Rates XI. Taxation without Representation XII. Railways and Panics XIII. Railway Strikes XIV. Railway Wars XV. Defiance of Law XVI. Nullification of the Protective Tariff XVII. Railway Potentates XVIII. The Failure of Control, How Far and Why XIX. The Irrepressible Conflict XX.