Project Gutenberg 2009-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 233 Larrabee, William 1832 1912 02020691 The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Produced by Peter Vachuska, Barbara Kosker, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Railroad Question" by William Larrabee is a historical and practical treatise on railroads written in the late 19th century. The main focus of the work is the debate over whether railroads should be privately owned or publicly controlled, discussing the implications for commerce, society, and government. Larrabee, drawing from his own extensive experience in railroad management and legislation, examines the historical evolution of transportation and railroads, emphasizing the necessity of their effective governance for the benefit of society. The opening of this treatise sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the railroad issue in America. Larrabee begins by detailing the pivotal role that railroads play in the economy, positing that they should serve as public highways rather than private enterprises. He reflects on his experiences and acknowledges the evolution of his views from supporting private ownership to advocating for governmental control as a remedy for the various abuses he witnessed in the industry. Through this framework, he aims to equip readers with the understanding necessary to engage with the pressing "railroad question" of his time, highlighting the complexities and consequences surrounding railroad legislation and ownership. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Railroads Railroads -- United States Railroads and state -- United States HE Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 1128602 1119494 2024-09-12T13:47:41.358681 2023-09-13T06:03:01.347466 text/html text/html 1135991 2021-01-05T06:47:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 353202 2021-01-05T06:47:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 421678 2024-09-12T13:47:59.358647 application/epub+zip 434410 2024-09-12T13:47:44.729743 application/epub+zip 429956 2024-09-12T13:47:42.869747 application/epub+zip 789042 2024-09-12T13:48:08.894617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713409 2024-09-12T13:47:57.342658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 730615 2022-09-13T14:37:11.943211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 937670 937545 2024-09-12T13:47:38.456781 2023-09-13T06:02:58.545431 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 937513 2021-01-05T06:47:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 324959 2021-01-05T06:47:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 937529 2021-01-05T06:47:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 324864 2021-01-05T06:47:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20814 2024-09-12T13:48:09.069558 application/rdf+xml 12928 2024-09-12T13:47:43.361744 image/jpeg 3367 2024-09-12T13:47:43.096699 image/jpeg 400033 2024-09-12T13:47:41.439718 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog