Reviewed by Emory R. Johnson.
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“While he occasionally disturbs the reader’s confidence by basing his charges upon rumors and hearsay evidence, after the manner of the newspaper reporter, he relies principally upon official investigations, hearings and reports, and in his handling of this material he shows a thorough familiarity with his subject.” Frank Haigh Dixon.
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Parsons, Frank. Railways, the trusts, and the people. 25c. Taylor, C. F.
6–46268.
“A comprehensive work on the political, industrial, and social effects of different systems of railway control.... The work is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the relations of the railways to the public, ... and the second analyzing the railway problems.”—R. of Rs.
“As a source of information Professor Parsons’s volume is a rich mine. It is unfortunate that so valuable a work should suffer so from the author’s lack of literary discretion.” Emory R. Johnson.
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