The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, Land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange ...Hyperion Press, 1975 - 479 pages |
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... Pacific . Kansas Pacific Railroad . March , 3 , 1869 ... Union Pacific , successor to Den- July 1 , 1862 July 2 , 1864 . ver Pacific . ESTIMATED LAND GRANT IN ACRES . 12,000,000 218,250 6,000,000 Central Pacific .. July 1 , 1862 1,000 ...
... Pacific . Kansas Pacific Railroad . March , 3 , 1869 ... Union Pacific , successor to Den- July 1 , 1862 July 2 , 1864 . ver Pacific . ESTIMATED LAND GRANT IN ACRES . 12,000,000 218,250 6,000,000 Central Pacific .. July 1 , 1862 1,000 ...
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... Pacific , the Cen- tral Pacific , the Western Pacific , the Kansas Pacific , the Central Branch , and the Sioux City Pacific , making a total of 2,495 miles . The Union , Central , and Western Pacific form one continuous line from Omaha ...
... Pacific , the Cen- tral Pacific , the Western Pacific , the Kansas Pacific , the Central Branch , and the Sioux City Pacific , making a total of 2,495 miles . The Union , Central , and Western Pacific form one continuous line from Omaha ...
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... Pacific and the Central Pacific alone collected in overcharges for government transportation nearly a million dollars . Twenty - one years have elapsed since these companies drew the last of their subsidy bonds from the treasury , and ...
... Pacific and the Central Pacific alone collected in overcharges for government transportation nearly a million dollars . Twenty - one years have elapsed since these companies drew the last of their subsidy bonds from the treasury , and ...
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