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This book is a historic account of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, written by its president, Leland Stanford. It is a response to a communication from the United States Pacific Railway Commission and provides valuable insight into the workings of the company during the late 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
This work by Stuart Daggett presents with great detail and precision the business and political activities with respect to the history of the Southern Pacific Railroad lines. The study has been concluded after years of research and consultation from three collections of Bancroft Library of the University of California; the Hopkins' Railway Library of Stanford University; the State Library at Sacramento. The data present at the office of the Secretary of State of California and of the State Railroad Commission was also used for the production of this work. Content includes: Inception of the Project Resources for Construction—State and Local Aid Federal Land Grants and Subsidies Progress of ...
Guangdong -- Gold Mountain -- Central Pacific -- Foothills -- The High Sierra -- The Summit -- The Strike -- Truckee -- The Golden Spike -- Beyond Promontory.