People began to understand that with the acquisition of California the nation had obtained practically half a continent, of which the future possibilities were almost unlimited, so far as the development of natural resources and the genera production of wealth were concerned.
John MoodyAs the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big government subsidies through the mountains.
John MoodyThe public conviction that a railroad linking the West and the East was an absolute necessity became so pronounced after the gold discoveries of '49 that Congress passed an act in 1853 providing for a survey of several lines from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
John MoodyGreat men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history.
John Moody