Review of reviews and world's work . he Con- stitution which held the United States to-gether during the growth of this great W^est-ern land; it was the forces of enlightened sel-fishness operating the transcontinental rail-ways. In effect, the Government built theUnion Pacific Railroad in 1869, and leasedit to the proprietors; since that time the land-grant system has been the principal govern-mental inducement to the railways to enternew country, until the sudden turn in theprosperity of the West brought railway build-ers who asked nothing at all beyond theright of eminent domain, which may
Review of reviews and world's work . he Con- stitution which held the United States to-gether during the growth of this great W^est-ern land; it was the forces of enlightened sel-fishness operating the transcontinental rail-ways. In effect, the Government built theUnion Pacific Railroad in 1869, and leasedit to the proprietors; since that time the land-grant system has been the principal govern-mental inducement to the railways to enternew country, until the sudden turn in theprosperity of the West brought railway build-ers who asked nothing at all beyond theright of eminent domain, which may be de-scribed as the privilege to buy land for twicewhat it is worth ! HUNTINGTON, HILL, HARRIMAN. Although the building of the transconti-nental railway systems has been a task thathas brought forth the best constructive anddirective efiorts of a large group of extraor-dinarily able men, three names are likely tostand at the head of this list for all time,—Collis P. Huntington, James J. Hill, andEdward H. Harriman. Mr. Huntington. RAILROAD SYSTEMS OF THE NORTHWEST. 70 THE AMERICAN RE^/EIV OF REI^IEIVS.
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