History of the Great American FortunesModern Library, 1936 - 732 páginas For contents and other editions, see Author Catalog. |
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... city and State government in New York in obtaining , for practically nothing , enormously valuable grants of land and other rights and privileges which added to the sum total of his growing wealth . CORRUPT GRANTS OF CITY LAND In this ...
... city and State government in New York in obtaining , for practically nothing , enormously valuable grants of land and other rights and privileges which added to the sum total of his growing wealth . CORRUPT GRANTS OF CITY LAND In this ...
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... York City , in 1836 , when twenty - one journeymen tailors were fined by Judge Edwards sums ranging from $ 100 to $ 150 . As many of them could not pay it , they were despatched to jail . The clergy viru- lently assailed the trade ...
... York City , in 1836 , when twenty - one journeymen tailors were fined by Judge Edwards sums ranging from $ 100 to $ 150 . As many of them could not pay it , they were despatched to jail . The clergy viru- lently assailed the trade ...
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... city authorities to close up the required area of streets . Then the city officials , fully as accommodating , turned the property over to the exclusive , and practically perpetual , use of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad ...
... city authorities to close up the required area of streets . Then the city officials , fully as accommodating , turned the property over to the exclusive , and practically perpetual , use of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad ...
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PREFACE TO THE 1936 EDITION | 19 |
PREFACE TO THE 1909 EDITION | 25 |
CHAPTER I | 31 |
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acres amount Astor bankers banking became bill bonds bribed bribery brought capital capitalists cent Chapter charged coal commercial Commission Congress corporations corruption defrauded directors Erie Railroad extortion fact force fortune franchises frauds fraudulent funds Gould and Fisk Government Harriman House hundred Huntington immense industrial interests Interstate Commerce Commission investigating committee issue J. P. Morgan John Jacob Astor labor land grant large number legislative Legislature loot magnates manufacturers ment merchants methods millions of dollars multimillionaire officials owners ownership Pacific Railroad Company paid passed Pennsylvania plunder political profits propertied classes Railway rich road Sage secured selling Session shares sold Southern Pacific Railroad stockholders street swindle theft tion trade transaction treasury trust Union Pacific Railroad United States Senate Vanderbilt Vanderbilt family vote wages wealth William workers York Central York Central Railroad York City