. Railroad secrets : a story of the relentless struggle between the might of money and the value of human lives . reme carefulnessand courtesy of its officials. The death-rate on Gra-hams road, due to accidents and the like, was insignifi-cant compared to less shrewdly managed lines. Thenewspapers were always holding up Grahams system RAILROAD SECRETS 7 as a sample of how railroads should be conducted, andthe Presidents latest move in contracting with ThePrice Automatic Signal Company to instal their deviceall over the International, sent every scribe on thecontinent delirious in his praise. T
. Railroad secrets : a story of the relentless struggle between the might of money and the value of human lives . reme carefulnessand courtesy of its officials. The death-rate on Gra-hams road, due to accidents and the like, was insignifi-cant compared to less shrewdly managed lines. Thenewspapers were always holding up Grahams system RAILROAD SECRETS 7 as a sample of how railroads should be conducted, andthe Presidents latest move in contracting with ThePrice Automatic Signal Company to instal their deviceall over the International, sent every scribe on thecontinent delirious in his praise. Twice the amount ofthe contractors tender for installing the Price Systemfrom coast to coast along the International would nothave bought a quarter of the advertising the road re-ceived absolutely free of charge. Just why the Graham,the imperturbable—the man with brains packed inice—laughed silently and heartily on that Octoberafternoon is not hard to guess. But why he installedPrices system—the reasons which led up to his mo-men Lous decision, make an interesting story, whichbegins in our next Chapter Tworailroadsecretss00hugo
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