"Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America, and How We
Can Take It Back" by Jane Holtz Kay provides a perspective of the
issue Neil addresses (railroads and highways).
"Railroads and Clearcuts: Legacy of Congress's 1864 Nothern Pacific
Railroad Land Grant" by Derrick Jensen, George Draffan, and John
Osborn provides a perspective of the issue Ron addresses (railroads
and land grants).
Philip
> From: "Neil Meyer" <NMEYER@novell.uidaho.edu>
> Organization: University of Idaho
> To: vision2020@moscow.com
> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 17:30:07 PST
> Subject: Re: Large Trucks
> Priority: normal
> The development of the interstate highway system offered trucks the
> opportunity to compete with railroads directly on a road system
> maintained by the public.
>
> > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 16:54:02 -0800
> > From: Ron Force <rforce@uidaho.edu>
> > Reply-to: rforce@uidaho.edu
> > Organization: University of Idaho Library
> > To: vision2020@moscow.com
> > Subject: Re: Large Trucks
>
> > RR companies were given large federal land grants as an incentive to
> > construct lines. In many cases the lines were never built; in others,
> > the lines were abandoned, but the company kept title to the land. Plum
> > Creek Timber is one company whose holdings were as a result of RR land
> > grants.
> >
> > John Danahy wrote:
> > >
> > > Perhaps I am mistaken but I don not think that the "rails" were "heavily
> > > subsidized" by the federal government. However, the downfall of our rail
> > > system in this country can be directly traced to the federal government
> > > building amd ,aintianing the inland waterways. The locks, dams, etc that
> > > help make Lewiston a seaport spelled the end of frieght shipments by rail.
> > >
> > > John Danahy
> > > jdanahy@turbonet.com
> >
> > --
> > ***********************************************************************
> > Ron Force rforce@uidaho.edu
> > Dean of Library Services (208) 885-6534
> > University of Idaho 83844
> > ************************************************************************
> >
> >
>
>
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Philip Cook
Idaho Forest, Wildlife, and Range Policy Analysis Group
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-1134
Voice: 208-885-5980
FAX: 208-885-6226
e-mail: pcook@uidaho.edu
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