Question

How did railroad agents try and stop farmers from organizing?

Answer 1

Answer:

By sending spies to farmers' meetings who then added unreasonable statements to resolutions and spoke in favor of the railroads

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Answer 2

Back in the day, all railroads company demanded more land to build more railroads on top of the existing rails. Farmers that were organized would get state and federal laws passed that would regulate the railroads.

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