The Interstate Commerce ACT, the Commercial Interests of Boston and of the New England States, and the Canadian Question (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Interstate Commerce Act, the Commercial Interests of Boston and of the New England States, and the Canadian QuestionThe witness. This is a very complex question, and has many sides, resulting from con¿icting local interests. I maintain most strenuouslythat it would be not only a national disgrace, but a serious national injury to allow a neighboring government to come in and by the force of subsidy divert American commerce from American steamers, American seaports, and American transportation lines and I believe the patriotism and sense of self-interest of nine-tenths of our people would lead them to oppose such a policy. The answer to your question is one which I think you can probably reach by discussion in this committee.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.