Satire on American railroad investment and land grants. "Ten per cent. of all we swindle the public out of will be presented to churches, colleges, and other charitable institutions ... We publish Senator Knott's speech on the back of this, and will give the names of such other senators and representatives as 'back us up' in our next circular. For sale by Peter Funk & Co. fiscal agents for the N.-N.-W.-by-N.P. & H.B.R.R. Co. 1001 Wall Street. ... Attorneys of the company--U. Ketchem & I. Cheatem."

Followed by: The following letter from "A Chester County farmer" with our replies, may prove of interest in this connection.

"Duluth! Speech of Hon. J. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky. Delivered in the House of Representatives, on the St. Croix and Superior land grant, January 27, 1871."--p. [2].

American Antiquarian Society copy annotated in a contemporary hand: Broadside or burlesque on the Northern Pacific Rail Road, started in Philadelphia some time before Jay Cooke's failure [in Sept. 1873] a year? or more. It had a large sale among the brokers etc. The first edition was soon exhausted whether another was issued I do not know. At one time it was sarce [i.e., scarce?]. To be properly appreciated this should be compared with one of Jay Cooke's Northern Pacific circulars.

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