In the decade before the Civil War various north and south lines of railway were projected and some of these were assisted… — John Moody Civil war Copy Share Image
As the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big government subsidies… — John Moody Big government Copy Share Image
Consequently many large railroad systems of heavy capitalization bid fair to run into difficulties on the first serious falling off in general… — John Moody Business Copy Share Image
The financial history of the Baltimore and Ohio since the close of the nineteenth century is interesting chiefly in connection with changes… — John Moody Baltimore Copy Share Image
The nation did not begin to realize the extraordinary possibilities of the vast Western territory until its attention was thus suddenly and… — John Moody Addition Copy Share Image
In the United States three new methods of transportation made their appearance at almost the same time - the steamboat, the canal… — John Moody Appearance Copy Share Image
Horses and mules, and even sail cars, made more rapid progress than did the earliest locomotive. — John Moody Made Copy Share Image
The United States as we know it today is largely the result of mechanical inventions, and in particular of agricultural machinery and… — John Moody Acres Copy Share Image
The close relationship between railroad expansion and the genera development and prosperity of the country is nowhere brought more distinctly into relief… — John Moody Close relationship Copy Share Image
Farmers, merchants, manufacturers, and the traveling public have all had their troubles with the transportation lines, and the difficulties to which these… — John Moody Adversity Copy Share Image
People began to understand that with the acquisition of California the nation had obtained practically half a continent, of which the future… — John Moody Acquisition Copy Share Image
The construction of extensive railways, however, and particularly the consolidation of small, experimental lines into large systems, dates from the days of… — John Moody California Copy Share Image
The United States as we know it today is largely the result of mechanical inventions, and in particular of agricultural machinery and… — John Moody Agricultural Copy Share Image
“What we earn isn't our worth. Our worth is so much more; it's priceless.” — John Moody Inspirational Copy Share Image
Many of the railroad evils were inherent in the situation; they were explained by the fact that both managers and public were… — John Moody Agency Copy Share Image
The history of the Erie Railroad ever since 1901 has been a record of progress. — John Moody History Copy Share Image
Yet, in 1850 nearly all the railroads in the United States lay east of the Mississippi River, and all of them, even… — John Moody East Copy Share Image
With the reorganization of 1898 finished, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad entered a new period in its history. — John Moody Baltimore Copy Share Image
While no one railroad can completely duplicate another line, two or more may compete at particular points. — John Moody Duplicate Copy Share Image
The railroad originally was as completely dissociated from steam propulsion as was the ship. — John Moody Steam Copy Share Image
When the scheme for the construction of a railroad from Baltimore to the waters of the Ohio River first began to take… — John Moody Baltimore Copy Share Image
The public conviction that a railroad linking the West and the East was an absolute necessity became so pronounced after the gold… — John Moody Congress Copy Share Image
The States which form the northern border of the United States westward from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast include an… — John Moody Borders Copy Share Image
Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the… — John Moody Great men Copy Share Image
