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Great mystery-- who got the letter? (Subtitles): Once there was a small group of liberal souls who thought all that was needed to run the railroads was a few theories; but sad to relate their transportation system failed to thrive under the treatment and finally collapsed; whereupon they dispatched urgent appeal to America for expert talent to rehabilitate their railway systems; and the strange thing about it is neither Senator LaFollette nor Senator Brookhart ever got the message.

Great mystery-- who got the letter? (Subtitles): Once there was a small group of liberal souls who thought all that was needed to run the railroads was a few theories; but sad to relate their transportation system failed to thrive under the treatment and finally collapsed; whereupon they dispatched urgent appeal to America for expert talent to rehabilitate their railway systems; and the strange thing about it is neither Senator LaFollette nor Senator Brookhart ever got the message.

Title

Great mystery-- who got the letter? (Subtitles): Once there was a small group of liberal souls who thought all that was needed to run the railroads was a few theories; but sad to relate their transportation system failed to thrive under the treatment and finally collapsed; whereupon they dispatched urgent appeal to America for expert talent to rehabilitate their railway systems; and the strange thing about it is neither Senator LaFollette nor Senator Brookhart ever got the message.

Creator

Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962

Source

The Editorial cartoons of J.N. "Ding" Darling [electronic resource] : The Cowles Collection, Drake University, 1912-1962

Date

1923/05/04
1923

Rights

Copyright is owned by the "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society; it is administered on behalf of the Society by The University of Iowa. While use within the classroom is encouraged without specific authorization, publishing this cartoon in any format requires written permission. See policy and permissions procedure at: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/services/dingdarling_fees.html

Relation

Cowles Library, Drake University, 2507 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311-4505.

Identifier

230504.jpg
http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/ddarling,2290