-- card: 22467 from stack: in
-- bmap block id: 22597
-- flags: 0000
-- background id: 6877
-- name: Stanford
----- HyperTalk script -----
On OpenCard
  global Story,forward,reverse
  if Story="Trans" then
    put "Union" into forward
    put "Central" into reverse
  end if
end OpenCard



-- part 1 (button)
-- low flags: 00
-- high flags: A002
-- rect: left=16 top=319 right=340 bottom=76
-- title width / last selected line: 0
-- icon id / first selected line: 0 / 0
-- text alignment: 1
-- font id: 0
-- text size: 12
-- style flags: 0
-- line height: 16
-- part name: Return
----- HyperTalk script -----
on mouseUp
  global returncard
  go to returncard
end mouseUp



-- part contents for background part 1
----- text -----
Leland Stanford
Leland Stanford
(1824-1893)

-- part contents for background part 2
----- text -----
   Stanford, the owner of the Central Pacific Railroad and the son of a farmer in New York, started out as a lawyer and later after his office burnt down founded store after store.  After setting up a wholesale business he became a senator and then the governor of California.  After many years, he and Theodore Judah set up the Central Pacific Railroad of California, and because of his political influence and power the money was easily obtained to fund this endeavor. This effort finally ended in a spectacular race for the fastest tracklaying company and Central came out on top with 10.6 miles of track in one day.