Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1881 — The Railroad Empire. [ARTICLE]

The Railroad Empire.

In th£ ten years from 1862 to 1871, inclusive, the following grants of land were made to railroad corporations, according to the records of the Interior Department: Lands Located in -A even Granted. Alabama 1,473,920 Louisianal,6o ,0 0 Arkansan 2,655,010 Missouri 1,582,718 lowa 2,931,792 Michigan 3,106,177 Wisconsin 2,500,000 Minnesota 4,240,000 Kansas- • • 5,420,000 California 2,060,000 Oregon 2,860,000 Union Pacific, Central Pacific and Kansas Pacific3s,ooo,ooo Northern Pacific47,ooo,ooo Atlantic and Pacific42,ooo,ooo Southern Pacific 3,000,000 Central Pacific 245,166 Texas Pacificl3,4oo,ooo In all 296,000,000 acres of the public domain, equal to all of New England, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and Indiana. Has feverylliingr Failed Vou ? Then try Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.