"My country, 'tis of thee!" Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

CHAPTER XVIII.

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RAILROADS.

Rights and wrongs of the great transportation corporations--What they have done for the country and what the country has done for them--Era of construction closed and an era of restriction and regulation begun--Why railroad officials become millionaires--Watering stock--A curious question which will be raised one of these days.....431