Railroad melons, rates and wages : a handbook of railroad information / by Charles Edward Russell.

The beginnings of the story -- The New York Central lines - A. The New York Central & Hudson River - B. The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern -- The Southern Pacific system - A. Foundations of its capital - B. The Contract and Finance Company - C. The Sunset line - D. The control of government - E. One item in the bill --

The Rock Island system -- The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton — Physical perils of overcapitalization -- The great northern — The true uses of melons -- The Reading Company and system — the true use of the holding company -- The Pere Marquette — a sample of artistic wreckage -- The Frisco Lines — wreckage by syndicates -- The Pullman Company — a story of marvels --

The incidentals of capital making - A. The Hocking Valley case - B. Samples from a fruitful field - C. The land grant railroads --

The Louisville & Nashville — the railroad in politics and the government -- What happened to the New Have -- Conclusions and remedies --

A discussion of the history and concentration of the railroad industry in America during and prior to the 1920s. Covering the history of railroads across the United States, with particular focus on the Southern Pacific system.