“The construction of extensive railways, however, and particularly the consolidation of small, experimental lines into large systems, dates from the days of the discovery of gold in California” LinesEconomyDiscoveryGoldCaliforniaConstructionRailwayConsolidation Author:John Moody
“People began to understand that with the acquisition of California the nation had obtained practically half a continent, of which the future possibilities were almost unlimited, so far as the development of natural resources and the genera production of wealth were concerned.” PeopleNationsNaturalWealthHalfEconomyPossibilityDevelopmentResourcesConcernedProductionsCaliforniaContinentsUnlimitedAcquisitionNatural ResourcesFuture Possibilities Book:The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States Source: The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States