Scenarios about 'Northern Securities Company'
The Northern Securities Company was a massive railroad holding company formed in 1901 by J.P. Morgan, James J. Hill, and other financial titans to control major railway lines in the northwestern United States. It became a landmark target of President Theodore Roosevelt's antitrust campaign, with the Supreme Court ordering its dissolution in 1904 in a pivotal early victory for federal regulation of monopolistic business practices.
What If The Railroad Trusts Were Never Dismantled?
Exploring the alternate timeline where America's powerful railroad monopolies escaped antitrust regulation, permanently altering the nation's economic development, transportation systems, and social landscape.