THE CREDIT MOBILIER OF AMERICA IT'S ORIGIN AND HISTORY ITS WORK OF CONSTRUCTING THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND THE RELATION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THEREWITH By J. B. CRAWFORD BOSTON C. W. CALKINS & CO., PUBLISHERS 9376.49 US.63457 Ecm 3156:1.29 HARVARD COLLEGE NOV 14 1892 LIBRARY. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1880, by C. W. CALKINS & CO. In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. PRESS OF C. W. CALKINS & Co., BOSTON. コック PREFACE. In presenting this book to the public the author has been led by the hope that it might, in a measure, clear away much of the misunderstanding that has always existed regarding the objects and accomplishments of the Credit Mobilier. For years it has been received, as a fact beyond dispute, that the work of this corporation was one of fraud upon the Government and the people of this country. It has been talked about by almost every one. It has been commented upon in the press and before the public until its name has become a familiar sound in almost every household in the land. In all this controversy there has been one uniform opinion, and that opinion has been entertained almost unanimously by the the public. Not less was the author at one time impressed with this same general idea. He, in common with nearly all others, believed that those who had carried on this work had used their power and influence to grow rich at the expense of the government. As he read the reports, which had been submitted to Congress by the committees of investigation, still more firmly did he find |