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The Tendencies Toward Public Ownership Of Railroads In The United States, Russell Robert Windau
The Tendencies Toward Public Ownership Of Railroads In The United States, Russell Robert Windau
Bachelors’ Theses
The importance of our railroads can be better grasped if their magnitude is appreciated. Just how extensive is the railroad system of the United States? One can answer this question best by using a few comparisons. The railroads of the United States represent one tenth of our national wealth. They are equal to all the combined value of the farmland in the country. Their worth is equal to more than two-thirds of all the minerals, oil and gas in the country. All the privately owned timber in the United States would only buy a half interest in our railroads. The …
The Auto Truck Jobber: A New Factor In Distribution, Richard Leo O'Hanlon
The Auto Truck Jobber: A New Factor In Distribution, Richard Leo O'Hanlon
Bachelors’ Theses
The plan upon which this paper is written, is based upon the natural development of the industry, starting with its infancy, namely the introduction of wholesaling food products via wagons to the corner grocery store. Each step in the development of this fast growing type of wholesaling is gone into in detail and the subject is concluded with a general summary of the present and future of the industry.