chtrib1907jan6

Caption: Mr. Harriman (At One of His Directors' Meetings)-- "Gentleman, I Propose That We Appropriate $100,000,000 From Our Treasury for the Purchase of a Few Railroads. Hearing No Opposition, I Consider the Proposition Approved."

Source/Date: Chicago Tribune, January 6, 1907

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Creator: John T. McCutcheon

Remarks: Cartoonists were fascinated with Harriman's power to dominate.

Keywords: Mergers