Published in 1898, this treatise endeavors to give a solution to the railroad problem in the United States. It answers the question of whether the railroads should be owned and operated as public or private property.
Contents include:
History of Transportation
The History of Railroads
History of Railroads in the United States
Monopoly in Transportation
Railroad Abuses
Stock and Bond Inflation
Combinations
Railroads in Politics
Railroad Literature
Railroad Literature—Continued
Railroads and Railroad Legislation in Iowa
The Interstate Commerce Act The Rate Question
Remedies
