The Railroad Problem

The Railroad Problem

I wish to express my indebtedness to the editors of Colliers, Every Week, and the Saturday Evening Post for their very gracious permission to use, as portions of this book, parts of my articles which have appeared recently in their publications. To Mr. E. W. McKenna of New York is due a special word of appreciation for his helpfulness in the preparation of this book. On a certain estate there dwells a large family of brothers and sisters. There are many of them and there is great variety in their ages. They are indifferent to their neighbors; they deem themselves quite self-sufficient. But, for the most part they are an industrious family. They are a family of growing wealthin fact, in every material sense they may already be called rich. And their great estate is slowly beginning to reach its full development. In this family there are several older brothers who long since attained a strength and dominance over some of the younger members of the family. It is one of these brothers about whom this book is written. It does not assume to be a story of his life. That story has been told by abler pens. It merely aims to be a brief recital of his present condition. For, truth to tell, this older brother has come upon hard times. After a long life of hard work, at a time when his service should be of greatest value to the estate, he has broken down. He has begun to failand in an hour when the greedy neighbors grow contentious and he may be of greatest service to his own big family. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 40125
Author: Hungerford, Edward
Release Date: Jul 2, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English