CONTENTS.
| I. | History of Transportation | [17] |
| II. | The History of Railroads | [46] |
| III. | History of Railroads in the United States | [76] |
| IV. | Monopoly in Transportation | [90] |
| V. | Railroad Abuses | [124] |
| VI. | Stock and Bond Inflation | [163] |
| VII. | Combinations | [189] |
| VIII. | Railroads in Politics | [205] |
| IX. | Railroad Literature | [231] |
| X. | Railroad Literature—Continued | [273] |
| XI. | Railroads and Railroad Legislation in Iowa | [319] |
| XII. | The Interstate Commerce Act | [349] |
| XIII. | The Rate Question | [370] |
| XIV. | Remedies | [389] |
| APPENDIX—Tables and Statistics | [459] | |