The railroad problem

a collection of papers on various aspects of the railroad problem and presenting many points of view and contending suggestions concerning its solution by Academy of Political Science (U.S.)

Publisher: The Academy of political science, Columbia university in New York

Written in English

Published: 1922 Pages: 410 Downloads: 746

Places:

United States.

Subjects:

Transportation act, 1920,
Railroads -- United States,
Railroads and state -- United States

Edition Notes

Classifications
Other titles	Political science quarterly.
Statement	reprinted from the publications of the Academy of political science in the city of New York; the Proceedings of the academy, vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1920; vol. 10, no. 1, July, 1922; the Political science quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, September, 1921.
LC Classifications	HF2757 1922 .A65
The Physical Object
Pagination	viii, 75, 75a-75b, 76-105, 105a-105b, 106-410, [1], 376-390 p.
Number of Pages	410
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL6652435M
LC Control Number	23004039
OCLC/WorldCa	4406794

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