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cent, of their gross earnings left after paying all expenses, 

 it would seem that the people are taxed to pay the seven 

 per cent. The company have since realized about thirty 

 million dollars from the sale of these lands. Within the 

 next six years no less than forty-seven land grant bills 

 passed Congress to aid in the construction of railroads in 

 different States. These grants embraced about thirty 

 million acres of land. It was not, however, until the close 

 of the war that the jnost stupendous grants were made. 

 During the few years immediately following the most reck- 

 less extravagance was indulged in, and the wildest schemes 

 were aided by the chosen representatives of the people. 

 The following table will show the number of acres granted 

 to the different railroad companies from the time the system 

 was first introduced. About 36,000,000 acres of these 

 lands were first granted to the States, and by them to the 

 railroads: 



ACRES. 



Texas Pacific 18,000,000 



Union Pacific 12,000,000 



Kansas Pacific 6,000,000 



Denver Pacific 1,000,000 



Central Pacific 11,000,000 



Oregon Central 1,200,000 



Southern Pacific 35,200,000 



Northern Pacific 47,000,000 



Cairo & Fulton . 3,000,667 



Wisconsin Central. . , 1,800,000 



St. Paul & Pacific 4,723,038 



Atlantic & Pacific 42,000,000 



Oregon & Califofnia 3,500,000 



Pensacola & Georgia 1,568,229 



Mobile & Ohio River 1,004,640 



St. Paul & Sioux City 1,100,000 



Iowa Falls & Sioux City 1,226,163 



