According to the rancher, Harran Derrick, how is the railroad cheating him? The railroad is sending goods past the destination a
nd back again so that it can charge Derrick more money for shipping. The railroad is sending goods to the wrong destination so that Derrick will have to go to San Francisco to get them. The railroad is raising the shipping rate so that Derrick will have to pay more than the price he was originally quoted.
The railroad is sending goods past the destination and back again so that it can charge Derrick more money for shipping.
Explanation:
In the book titled "The Octopus: A Story of California" which was written by Frank Norris and published in 1901. The book was based on the Mussel Slough Tragedy that occurred in 1880, a land dispute between settlers and the Southern Pacific Railroad.
In the book, Harran Derrick, the son of Magnus Derrick was being cheated by the railroad in what that "The railroad is sending goods past the destination and back again so that it can charge Derrick more money for shipping."
