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...geographical, and sentimental reasons and among the possible financial solutions, a states' guarantee of finances which might; lead to governmental control, operation, or even ownership. That the railroads could be on a by adopting such a plan is dubious. The short New England roads unfavorably situated, cannot make a profit alone when operated under a rate-making schedule which for the larger and stronger roads in the Eastern territory. If they were to charge enough to yield the statutory rate of return upon property value, the rates would be so high comparatively that many industries would be driven from...
...generally recognized that they are as important to a graduate department such as the Business School. Our men live mostly in boarding houses and rooms in private houses, and have little chance for intellectual and social intercourse with one another. They would both enjoy and profit by opportunities to associate with other men of similar interests who have come to Harvard from as many as 150 different colleges to prepare for business careers, and they would feel more at home in the University and come to have a sense of loyalty to its traditions and aims such as is impossible...
...Profit Principal Consideration...
...cause the street car system to ramify over the old and the new town--over the entire town--in the same manner that the street system alone had formerly done. Instead, the matter was left to private interests. City transit was left to be exploited as a business proposition. Profit from the transit service became the principal consideration. In respect to City transit, this was the original sin--it was a sin of omission on the part of the town authorities. It was not the fault of the universally but unreasonably cursed corporations, and occurred in 1832 when the first...
...adventure in those days:--just as the first subway was an adventure in our time. They looked over the city, selected a route which seemed to offer the best prospect. Accidental conditions might have been entirely responsible for its location, but the chief requirement was the possibility of early profit on the investment. In other words, some traffic seemed immediately in sight, with a good chance for more to quickly follow. This was the controlling consideration. The question of circulating and distributing the city's population never entered into anybody's head...