tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post2049950796084812757..comments2023-08-24T07:27:12.657-07:00Comments on Contra O'Reilly: On the Crazy and Circuitous Routes of the Union and Central Pacific RailroadsWill "take no prisoners" Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-45195028998595023412014-12-28T20:07:07.779-08:002014-12-28T20:07:07.779-08:00So, BB, are you saying that the fact that these ra...So, BB, are you saying that the fact that these railroads went through pretty much every district of every Congressman who voted for and dished out taxpayer money to finance these boondoggles (one of which went bankrupt within a decade) was just one big coincidence?......And I agree that the government was owned by the robber barons; Robert Fulton, Leland Stanford, the Cornells, Thomas Durant, Grenville Dodge, Edward Collins, etc.. Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-63713952653610419992014-12-28T18:26:57.899-08:002014-12-28T18:26:57.899-08:00dmarks, the government in that era was owned by th...dmarks, the government in that era was owned by the robber barons. The former followed orders and facilitated the latter in fleecing their fellow citizens.BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-35997179605312346292014-12-28T16:11:09.940-08:002014-12-28T16:11:09.940-08:00Apples, oranges. The GN served Mpls and the Pacif...Apples, oranges. The GN served Mpls and the Pacific NW. The UP<br />carried traffic from the central<br />Midwest (Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis,etc) to the big cities of California. We agree that Hill<br />avoided the stock market scandals<br />that plagued the Union Pacific and was prescient in developing<br />agriculture and businesses that<br />would provide customers.BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-425508101335980872014-12-28T10:06:49.297-08:002014-12-28T10:06:49.297-08:00The real "robber barons" of this era wer...The real "robber barons" of this era were the government.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com