Pollack, James Railroad to Oregon. June 23, 1848. 30th Congress, First Session, Ho. Of Reps., Report No. 733 Washington, 1848. First Edition. Octavo. 77 pp., two folding maps, entitled: Railroads Finished,Unfinished and Proposed, and Map of the World Showing Trade Routes. Removed from bound volume, text foxed, else a good, clean copy. James Pollack, Representative from Pennsylvania recommended the sale of public lands at a reduced rate to help support the construction of Asa Whitney's railroad, which would become a "highway" of international commerce between London and Canton. Frost, Government Publications on Western Exploration, p. 42. Not in Hopkins Railway Library or Railway Economics Catalog. Price: USD 300.00 other currencies   order no. 701    inquire

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