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farmers
They allowed farmers to band together against railroads and business interests
Railroads had to make the prices fair for everyone
It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers.
They got lower rates from the railroads than small farmers did.pe your *they used up the soil and then left.
The railroads knew that the farmers needed the railroads to travel and trade so the prices were raised purposely to control the farmers.
They allowed farmers to band together against railroads and business interests
The farmers demanded regulation of the railroads because the railroads were abusing government land grants and taking away land from the farmers. High rates were also being changed for transportation.
Farmers' alliances allowed farmers to fight against railroads and corporate interests.
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The Railroad Co. misused the government land grants, which the railroads sold to other businesses rather than to settlers, as the gov. intended to do. The railroads also entered into formal agreements to fix In_what_ways_did_the_railroad_companies_use_their_power_to_hurt_farmers, which helped keep farmers in their debt. They also charged different customers different rates, often demanding more for short hauls than they did for long hauls.
Organized farmers would get state and federal laws passed that would regulate the railroads.
Organized farmers would get state and Federal Laws passed that would regulate the railroads.
The National Farmers Alliance
They thought that they was helpful and stuff
They thought that they was helpful and stuff
Decentralizing the railroads