CONTEXTS. 11 



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Grants, and a discreditable Chapter of History Bounty of the Federal 

 Government How the State Lauds have been Manipulated Discrep 

 ancy between Federal and State Laws Eastern College and Indian 

 Scrip Swamp and Tide Lands Agricultural College Grant Kailroad 

 Grant California Peerage, and status. of our Landlords Discrimina 

 tion in Taxation Remedies. . . . 290 



CHAPTEK XIX. 



&quot;WATER MONOPOLY AND IEKIGATION. 



Canal and &quot;Water Companies: How authorized Legislation favorable to Mo 

 nopolies Los Angeles Convention Voice of the People Gov. Dow 

 ney s Address Memorial of Colorado to Congress Congress appoints 

 Irrigation Commissioners for California Mr. Brereton s Views of Agri 

 culture in the San Joaquin Valley Conclusions ^arrived at by the Com 

 missioners^ _ 304 



CHAPTER XX. 



THE IRRIGATION PROBLEM. 



Corit of Irrigation Loss by Absorption Amount of Water required per 

 Acre Amount used in Foreign Countries Primary, Secondary and Ter 

 tiary Ditches Bases of Estimates Ownership of &quot;Water Mr. Estee s 

 Views concerning Legislation Italian Authorities quoted Dr. Eyer s 

 Hints toward a S-Qlution of the Problem Irrigation and Public Health . 319 



CHAPTER XXI. 



TRANSPORTATION. 



Results of Railroad Investigation by Congress Committee : how formed 

 Exhaustive Researches Magnitude of Interests involved Inadequacy 

 of Means of Transportation Defects and Abuses Discriminations and 

 Extortions Stock Watering-^-Capitalization of Earnings Construction 

 Hings Unjust Discriminations General Extravagance and Corruption 

 of Railway Management Combinations and Consolidations Nominal 

 Capital and fictitious Stock Excess of Capital over Actual Stock Illus 

 trations How Evils may be remedied Summary of Conclusions and 

 Recommendations Congress may regulate Inter-State Transportation^ . 3/29 



CHAPTER XXII. 



RAILROAD LEGISLATION AND INVESTIGATION TN WISCONSIN. 



Railroad Legislation in Wisconsin Abstract of the Potter Law Abstract of 

 Report of Commissioners Nature of the Controversy between the Peo 

 ple and the Railroads Self-interest of Corporations not a sufficient 

 Guaranty against Extortions Competition tends to Consolidation Evils 

 of Railway Construction and Management Causes of undue Cost 

 Construction on Credit Corrupt letting of Contracts Misappropria 

 tion of Land Grants Illinois Law Supervisory Duty of States holding 

 Land Grants Illinois Decision . 336 



