Sublime

The practical methodologies evolved over many years, and were largely the work of John Hall, a gunsmith from Portland, Maine, and inventor of the “Hall carbine” that became notorious when muckrakers dug into the youthful Pierpont Morgan’s dealings with Civil War procurement authorities.

During the ensuing years, the Burlington system, which Jim Hill had acquired primarily for its west-east connections, proved to be equally valuable for its north-south extension.