plantations
they destroyed some of their crop
interdependence
farmers sell the crops to companies and companies sell them to stores and then the stores sell them to us
The farmers made money by planting crops and other things
A lack of clean water was often a reason to fight between mining companies and farmers.
bankers and railroad companies
they destroyed some of their crop
Their railroads.
interdependence
The Octopus by Frank Norris
The Octopus by Frank Norris
The Octopus by Frank Norris
Because the farmers felt that they were being cheated by the railroad owners. The owners were allowed to choose the price of the shipping and also whether the crop would be shipped at all. The farmers felt that this was unfair and the only way to resolve it was to have the government own the railroads
Farmers that fought railroad abuses are called grangers.
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Railroad
The ICC helped farmers by regulating railroad shipping rates