WSH-Chap 5.1-The Age of Railroads

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Across
  1. 1. Politicians took these to support laws favorable to the railroads
  2. 5. A share or part ownership in a business or corporation
  3. 7. Having enough money to pay the debts of a business
  4. 9. A company or business that is owned by stockholders
  5. 11. He was the head of a timber company in the Pacific Northwest
  6. 12. A system for the marketing, transporting, and selling of goods or services
  7. 13. These relied on the railroads to provide machinery and tools needed.
  8. 14. A grant or contribution of money; or in the case of the railroads, land from the government
Down
  1. 2. Unable to pay debts
  2. 3. No other business had greater influence than this one
  3. 4. He got German investors to invest $16 million in American railroads
  4. 6. Extending across the country
  5. 8. Dishonest practices in business or politics
  6. 10. The Northern Pacific connected these to the Puget Sound.