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... railroad across the United States ( one was not completed until 1869 ) , New York promoters built a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama between the years 1850 and 1855. The Panama Railroad , which is still operating , immediately ...
... railroad across the United States ( one was not completed until 1869 ) , New York promoters built a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama between the years 1850 and 1855. The Panama Railroad , which is still operating , immediately ...
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... Railroad is derived pre- vail extensively even among intelligent business men and members of our national councils ... Railroad . The fact that up to the establishment of the Isthmus Railroad the trade of South and Central America had ...
... Railroad is derived pre- vail extensively even among intelligent business men and members of our national councils ... Railroad . The fact that up to the establishment of the Isthmus Railroad the trade of South and Central America had ...
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... railroad and hoped that they might share in the gold - rush traffic . Barnard was soon expelled , however , and the concession was cancelled by the Mexican Government . Bar- nard thought the route unsuitable for a canal , though the ...
... railroad and hoped that they might share in the gold - rush traffic . Barnard was soon expelled , however , and the concession was cancelled by the Mexican Government . Bar- nard thought the route unsuitable for a canal , though the ...
Contents
RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
No Fortifications for the Panama Canal Reprinted from American Review of Reviews | 13 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
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