02830cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000670011724503240018426400510050830000470055933600260060633700260063233800360065850000310069450800270072552014890075253400450224165300380228665300260232465300310235070000510238185600430243299900170247540514UtSlPG20260610133927.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHEaTA1 aMassachusetts. General Court. Committee on Railways and Canals10aMinority Report of the Committee on Railways in Relation to the Hoosac Tunnel and the Railroads Leading Thereto :bWith a bill to incorporate the State Board of Trustees of the Hoosac Tunnel Railroad; also the speech delivered by Hon. E. P. Carpenter in the Senate of Massachusetts, June 3, 1873, in support of the same 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-08-16  aProduced by Tom Cosmas  a"Minority Report of the Committee on Railways in Relation to the Hoosac Tunnel…" is a governmental report produced in the early 1870s, likely during the post-Civil War industrial era. It provides insight into the decision-making processes and debates surrounding the management and operation of the Hoosac Tunnel in Massachusetts, a significant project aimed at improving railroad connectivity to facilitate commerce. The report is a political and economic document that addresses the implications of railroad consolidation and state control versus private management.  The core content of this report centers on the recommendations made by a minority of the Massachusetts Committee on Railways concerning the future management of the Hoosac Tunnel and the associated rail lines. The authors argue for state control of the tunnel to ensure equal access and fair rates for all users, contrasting their stance with a majority report favoring private consolidation of railroads. They discuss the economic viability of maintaining a state-owned operation, emphasizing the importance of cheap transportation for the growth of Massachusetts' industries. The minority report stresses that effective state management could mitigate the drawbacks associated with private railroad companies, which historically led to inflated costs and monopolistic practices, advocating for a structured approach to ensure equitable service for the public good. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aRailroad tunnels -- Massachusetts  aHoosac Tunnel (Mass.)  aRailroads -- Massachusetts1 aCarpenter, E. P.q(Erastus Payson),d1822-190240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40514  c81353d81353