MONOPOLIES AND THE PEOPLE
BY
CHARLES WHITING BAKER, C. E.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF "THE ENGINEERING NEWS"

NEW YORK & LONDON
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
The Knickerbocker Press
1889


COPYRIGHT BY
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
1889

The Knickerbocker Press
Electrotyped and Printed by
G. P. Putnam's Sons


to all those who love truth and justice and equity, who
value our heritage of liberty and peaceful fraternity,
and who are willing to unite in upholding
and defending THE COMMONWEALTH—that
preserver and protector of the rights
of the whole people—the author
dedicates this work.