. The railway library . agnificencewere for the first time disclosed to an appreciative public.^ * * * In order to develop the transportation facilities between the greatcenters of population, the railroads have had to acquire, by leaseor purchase, branch lines known as feeders. They have also hadto gain through routes on which, by means of one common or-ganization, the service might be standardized and the greatesteconomies effected. This movement has sometimes been viewedwith distrust, sometimes actively opposed. But a large part ofthe public to-day realizes that transportation, more than an
. The railway library . agnificencewere for the first time disclosed to an appreciative public.^ * * * In order to develop the transportation facilities between the greatcenters of population, the railroads have had to acquire, by leaseor purchase, branch lines known as feeders. They have also hadto gain through routes on which, by means of one common or-ganization, the service might be standardized and the greatesteconomies effected. This movement has sometimes been viewedwith distrust, sometimes actively opposed. But a large part ofthe public to-day realizes that transportation, more than any otherindustry, must be conducted on a large scale in order to gain thegreatest economies. Not only does the public at large gain by theextension of uniform methods of operation over a large area, buthu<ndreds of small communities enjoy the advantages of a high-grade service which an independent local road could not afford togive. ^ A description of the Grand Central Terminal appeared in the RailwayLibrary for 45 The Railway Library
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