George himself, while denouncing most subsidies, thought that the subsidies for railroads were justifiable under some circumstances, but he thought cash subsidies were preferable to land.

Eggert, Olney, 50.

John Cook to R. Olney, Jan. 3, 1894, Olney Papers, ct. 13, r. 5.

George, Our Land and Land Policy, 25-35.

For building too quickly, Adams, "Which Will Quickest Solve the Railroad Question?" 6.