Winslow memorial : family records of the Winslows and their descendants in America, with the English ancestry as far as knownKenelm Winslow ... . in the State. Shortly after taking up his residence in Iowa he became interested in the studyand construction of railroads. Although there were then in the United States manythousands of miles of railways, the methods of construction and operation applied tothem, as well as their financial affairs, were little understood, even by those in con-trol. Looking back after the lapse of only thirty years, it is difficult to realize thecondition of ignorance
Winslow memorial : family records of the Winslows and their descendants in America, with the English ancestry as far as knownKenelm Winslow ... . in the State. Shortly after taking up his residence in Iowa he became interested in the studyand construction of railroads. Although there were then in the United States manythousands of miles of railways, the methods of construction and operation applied tothem, as well as their financial affairs, were little understood, even by those in con-trol. Looking back after the lapse of only thirty years, it is difficult to realize thecondition of ignorance and simplicity which then everywhere existed respecting asubject which is now one of the foremost in importance in commercial and politicaleconomy. After engaging in some railroad construction work in Iowa, he entered into ne-gotiations with persons interested in building the St. Louis, Vandalia, and TerreHaute Railroad, but the secession rage had then seized the South, and in theNorth all such business was checked by the feverish anticipation of war. The re-bellion broke out. At that time he was in ill health, having contracted ague in a.
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