Teddy Roosevelt: “The right to lay a railroad track and operate a railroad in a public…”

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The right to lay a railroad track and operate a railroad in a public street can not be separated or dissociated from the railroad itself.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the inseparable nature of railroad rights from the physical railroad property.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The right to lay a railroad track and operate a railroad in a public street can not be separated or dissociated from the…”