“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.” CountryBigsGovernmentWinningInterestCompanyMountainContestsBig GovernmentSubsidiesPublic Interest Book:The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States Source: The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States
“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.” CountryEconomyRelationshipDevelopmentConnectionsProsperityReliefConstructionExpansionPacificRailroadsClose Relationship Book:The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States Source: The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States