Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-342) and index.
Contents
The first era of transportation development in the United States -- The embargo, the second war with Great Britain, and their effect upon transportation development -- The beginning of the railroad -- The effect of early experiements on popular and investment opinion -- The economic bais of transportation development -- State funding of transportation enterprise -- Rivalry between trade centers in its relation to promotion and capitalization -- Promotion of private companies -- Reconnaissance and surveys -- Legislative provisions as an element in promotion and capitalization -- Methods of appeal for financial support -- Individual and local subsidies to private companies -- State and private companies -- The reaction against state and local subsidies -- National aid to private companies -- Transcontinental railroads -- Financial institutions and syndicates as agencies of capitalization -- Bibliography.
