"Gould's railroads began to cut down Western Union connections and replace them with American Union's. (This was pure vandalism, and directly violated the 'no e

"Gould's railroads began to cut down Western Union connections and replace them with American Union's. (This was pure vandalism, and directly violated the 'no exclusivity' court decision Gould had celebrated.)" - p. 146, The Tycoons, Charles R. Morris, ISBN:1429935022