“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
“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