 | Illinois State Historical Society - 1904 - 452 páginas
...two meals on the journey, $1 — $13." "Making §3.50 in favor of the railroad conveyance, by putting the journey on horseback, which is the cheapest mode...valuing the time of the person at the small sum of $1 per day." The committee concludes gravely, "If these views of the subject can be correct, there... | |
 | 1904 - 442 páginas
...two meals on the journey, $1 — $13." "Making 83.50 in favor of the railroad conveyance, by putting the journey on horseback, which is the cheapest mode of private conveyance, at the lowest ratea and valuing the time of the person at the small sum of $1 per day." The committee concludes gravely,... | |
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The committee concludes gravely, "If these views of the subject can be correct, there cannot exist a doubt of the entire ability of the railroads to come into the most successful competition for a large share of the travel of the country. 