According to the rancher, Harran Derrick, how is the railroad cheating him? The railroad is sending goods past the destination and 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."

A: The railroad is sending goods past the destination and back again so that it can charge Derrick more money for shipping.

Explanation:

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the hollywood film industry of 1950 was threatened on several different fronts. television broadcasting was rapidly becoming the dominant entertainment medium in the united states. the paramount anti-trust consent decree requiring separate ownership for production companies and theater chains had gone into effect on 1 january 1950. large numbers of young men and women were marrying, having children, and moving to the suburbs, which affected the viability of downtown first-run movie theaters. foreign revenues were endangered by protectionist tactics including quota systems, high taxes, and blocked funds. finally, the morality and patriotism of hollywood films and filmmakers were under attack from government, religious, and citizens' groups.

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the committees of correspondence were the american colonies’ means for maintaining communication lines in the years before the revolutionary war. in 1764, boston formed the earliest committee of correspondence to encourage opposition to britain’s stiffening of customs enforcement and prohibition of american paper money. the following year, new york formed a similar committee to keep the other colonies notified of its actions in resisting the stamp act. in 1773, the virginia house of burgesses proposed that each colonial legislature appoint a committee for intercolonial correspondence. the exchanges that followed built solidarity during the turbulent times and bring about the formation of the first continental congress in 1774.