Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Government and the Railroad Corporations
When it is remembered that one third of all the railroad mileage in Pennsylvania is directly controlled by this company, some idea may be formed of the in?uence exercised by it in a legislative body, famous since the days of Nicholas Biddle for subservience to moneyed in?uence. This corporation, however, does not stand alone; mighty in itself, it is also the acknowl edged head of that secular railroad hierarchy which shapes the destinies of Pennsylvania, and is immediately represented in every branch of the national government. It is, indeed, intrenched in power, and, while it avoids all noisy scandal, it may also defy attack.
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