The Autocrat of a Great Railway System [Draft, #1]

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Essay discussing the wrongs committed by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company in Texas and advocating for legislation to protect the citizens of Texas from exploitation by national railroad companies. This document is a draft and has corrections is red pencil.

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[5] p. ; 37 cm.

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Sayles, Henry Creation Date: Unknown.

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Essay discussing the wrongs committed by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company in Texas and advocating for legislation to protect the citizens of Texas from exploitation by national railroad companies. This document is a draft and has corrections is red pencil.

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[5] p. ; 37 cm.

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Sayles, Henry. The Autocrat of a Great Railway System [Draft, #1], paper, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1155310/: accessed May 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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