George Kennan epub The Chicago & Alton Case: A Misunderstood Transaction (Classic Reprint)

The Chicago and Alton Case: AM isunderstood Transaction No episode, perhaps, in the career of the late E. H. Harriman has been more severely criticised by the Interstate Commerce Commission, by certain members of Congress, and by an ill-informed part of the public than the reorganization of the Chicago Alton Railroad in 1899 and 1900. It excited little comment at the time, but when, long afterward, the Government began its campaign against Mr. Harriman, through the Interstate Commerce Commission, the transaction was characterized as indefensible financing, and was described as the crippling, looting, and scuttling of a well-managed and prosperous railroad by a syndicate of unscrupulous financiers in which Mr. Harriman was the main conspirator. 1T he Chicago Alton Railroad, when Mr. Harriman became connected with it, was anD eports of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Vol. XII, pp. 301-303; statement of Senator Cullom, New York I ndependent, Vol. LXII, p. 692; Railroads: Finance andO rganization, by Prof. W. Z. Ripley, pp. 262-267. N. Y., 1915.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org