Congress Quote by John Moody

The construction of extensive railways, however, and particularly the consolidation of small, experimental lines into large systems, dates from the days of the discovery…

— John Moody

Yet, in 1850 nearly all the railroads in the United States lay east of the Mississippi River, and all of them, even when they…

— John Moody

It would be difficult, indeed, to overestimate the transcendent importance of the part the railroad has played in making the Nation what it is…

— Charles Frederick Carter

Unable to maintain their government-granted monopoly, the powerful railroad interests turned to government to do the regulating and price-fixing which they were unable to…

— Dan Smoot

In the underlying bill, I think the authors of the legislation, those in support of it, understand the use of the Mississippi River. Yes,…

— Ron Kind

As well might it be said that, because we are ignorant of the laws by which metals are produced and trees developed, we cannot…

— Alfred Russel Wallace

“Much fuss has been made over the idea of the frontier, as though it were a line advancing east to west, but the West…

— Rebecca Solnit

Hoosiers deserve a straightforward approach about information regarding blocked railroad crossings and I commend the Federal Railroad Administration's willingness to work with all parties…

— Mike Braun

It is sometimes necessary to repeat what all know. All mapmakers should place the Mississippi in the same location and avoid originality.

— Saul Bellow

The Seven Cities of Gold always fascinated me. Southwestern U.S. history especially fascinates me. The whole spur of the Spanish exploration of the Southwestern…

— Neil Peart

“With so much new territory to carve into states, the balance of Congressional power became a hot topic in the decade after the purchase,…

— Charles River Editors

In the decade before the Civil War various north and south lines of railway were projected and some of these were assisted by grants…

— John Moody