. Bulletin. Economics and political science series. tivity in the period 1838-40 should be given more weight thanthat in the one preceding it. There follows a chart illustrating the number of miles of rail-way constructed, surplus or deficit, and receipts from land salesduring each year from 1830 to 1850. The reason for presentingthis chart is that it helps to make clear the bearing of certaineconomic forces upon the movement we are discussing. In the analysis of forces presented in the chapter introductory 46 Above, p. 330. [198] HANEY CONGRESSIONAL HISTORY OF RAILWAYS 165 to the general subj
. Bulletin. Economics and political science series. tivity in the period 1838-40 should be given more weight thanthat in the one preceding it. There follows a chart illustrating the number of miles of rail-way constructed, surplus or deficit, and receipts from land salesduring each year from 1830 to 1850. The reason for presentingthis chart is that it helps to make clear the bearing of certaineconomic forces upon the movement we are discussing. In the analysis of forces presented in the chapter introductory 46 Above, p. 330. [198] HANEY CONGRESSIONAL HISTORY OF RAILWAYS 165 to the general subject of land grants it was stated that theland grant movement was determined by the attitude of Con-gress toward the land question on the one side, and toward rail-ways (internal improvements) on the other. The curv^es plottedon the chart give some rough indication of the relative strength ^^ ire to t_ QO Oi o ,_4 e-i CV5 ^ »re to [^ 00 C5 D 00 oo oo 00 oo T-1 QO Miles. 1200- 1100— 1000- 900— 800- 700- 600— 00— 400— 300— 200- 100- 0—. Millionsof dollars. -36 —33 -30 —27 —24 -21 -18 -15 -12 (Figures for the year 1843 are estimates.) of these attitudes or tendencies. Some relation would certainlyexist between the amount of railway construction and the pres-sure brought to bear upon Congress for aid to railway construc-tion. A curve indicating the mileage added year by year wouldillustrate at least one factor at work on the demand side of theproblem.*^ Not so direct, but nevertheless very real, would be a The table of duties on railway iron remitted annually closely correspondsto the annual fluctuation in railway construction and strengthens the conclu-sion. See above, p. 31G. [199] 366 BULLETIN OF THE DNIVEESITY OF WISCONSIN relation between the condition of the nations finances and thedisposition to mal^e donations of land.*^ A curve exhibiting thethe annual surplus or deficit in the treasury illustrates an im-portant factor on the supply side of the problem.
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