...projectors of new lines even came to boast of their parliamentary strength, and of the number of votes which they could command in " the House." The influence...paying themselves with the money of the unfortunate shareholders. Others used the railway mania as a convenient and, to themselves, comparatively inexpensive...

...projectors of new lines even came to boast of their parliamentary strength, and of the number of votes which they could command in " the house." The influence...carry measures of a far different kind, originated by cu.t •. i •«*•"•. owl .r. _iii: •r.-.f~fl •• '..« .Mir :~at -yL.Tiv^ MJJL •• v...

...projectors of new lines even came to boast of their parliamentary strength, and of the number of votes which they could command in " the House." The influence...had discovered by this time that railways were as a goldeu mine to them. They sat at railway boards, sometimes selling to themselves their own land at...

...in resisting railways, when called for by the public necessities, was now employed to carry measuies of a far different kind, originated by cupidity, knavery,...boards, sometimes selling to themselves their own lands, at their own price, and paying themselves with the money of the unfortunate stockholders. Others...

...House." The influence which landowners had formerly brought to bear upon Parliament in rcai.it iug railways when called for by the public necessities, was now employed to carry measures of a very different character. On behalf of these measures it was strongly suspected that hon. members adopted...

...lines even came to boast of their parliamentary strength, nnd the number of votes they could command fa 'the House.' The influence which land-owners had formerly...discovered, by this time, that railways were as a golden mino to them. They §at nt railway boards, sometimes selling to themselves their own land, nt their...

...in resisting railways, when called for by the public necessities, was now employed to carry measuies of a far different kind, originated by cupidity, knavery,...boards, sometimes selling to themselves their own lands, at their own price, and paying themselves with the money of the unfortunate stockholders. Others...

...projectors of new lines even came to boast of their parliamentary strength, and of the number of votes which they could command in " the House." The influence...boards, sometimes selling to themselves their own land al their own price, and paying themselves with the money of the unfortunate shareholders. Others used...

...of George Stephenson," when speaking of the railway mania, says :—" The influence which landlords had formerly brought to bear upon Parliament in resisting...a golden mine to them. They sat at railway boards, selling to themselves their own land at their own price, and paying themselves with the money of the...