Why was the Southern Pacific Railroad compared to an octopus?
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The Southern Pacific Railroad was depicted as an octopus with its arms around every major political and economic institution in the state. It monopolized the shipping and transportation industries, the banking industry, telegraph, housing, mining, and other industries as well. Because it used its financial power to "select and elect" politicians who supported them, it also dominated politics at every level--from city councils to the state legislature.
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