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| Author: | Rick A [ Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | RAILROADS AND BIG BUSINESS IN THE 1800's |
The Railroads could often be very controversial. Here are a few articles about that controversy. Sleeping Public circa 1870: A cartoon showing people sleeping under railway lines while a farmer tries to warn them of an approaching train whose coaches are labelled, Consolidation-Train, extortion, bribery. The cartoon is 'The Grange Awakening the Sleepers'. The Grange or 'Patrons of Husbandry' was an organisation formed to help and educate the farming community. They were against railroads because of their anti-farmer practices. |
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| Author: | Rick A [ Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RAILROADS AND BIG BUSINESS IN THE 1800's |
Another article. https://sophia.smith.edu/~maldrich/introduction.html |
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| Author: | Rick A [ Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RAILROADS AND BIG BUSINESS IN THE 1800's |
RAILROADS BUILD THE RED RIVER VALLEY http://web.mnstate.edu/shoptaug/railroa ... ilroad.htm |
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| Author: | Rick A [ Thu Jun 03, 2021 10:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RAILROADS AND BIG BUSINESS IN THE 1800's |
For tech giants, a cautionary tale from 19th century railroads on the limits of competition https://theconversation.com/for-tech-gi ... tion-91616 |
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