John Moody
John Moody
ohio rivers water
When the scheme for the construction of a railroad from Baltimore to the waters of the Ohio River first began to take form, the United States had barely emerged from the Revolutionary period
war government land
In the decade before the Civil War various north and south lines of railway were projected and some of these were assisted by grants of land from the Federal Government
ohio interesting connections
The financial history of the Baltimore and Ohio since the close of the nineteenth century is interesting chiefly in connection with changes in the control of the property
lakes united-states borders
The States which form the northern border of the United States westward from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast include an area several times larger than France and could contain ten Englands and still have room to spare.
relationship country expansion
The close relationship between railroad expansion and the genera development and prosperity of the country is nowhere brought more distinctly into relief than in connection with the construction of the Pacific railroads.
men leader railroads
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.
acquired among carrying central coal competing control controlled dominated early harmony jersey policy promoting railroad reading turn york
Carrying out this policy of promoting harmony among competing lines, the New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad early in 1900 acquired a working control of the Reading Company, which in turn controlled the New Jersey Central and dominated the anthracite coal traffic.
country winning government
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.
country winning government
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.