Caption: Sold Again

Source/Date: Wasp. April 22, 1881

Ultimate Source(if different):

Creator: Frederick Keller

Remarks: This complex cartoon refers to allegations that Crocker, Stanford and Huntington were shifting traffic from the Central Pacific to the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe. The reason was that the Central Pacific was required to pay a portion of its net earnings into the federal treasury, while the other lines were not.

Keywords: Crocker, Charles; Huntington, Collis; Stanford, Leland; Southern Pacific Railroad; Central Pacific Railroad; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad