This excerpt is from The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith. “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest.”

Which statement best explains Smith’s point?

Businesses acting in their own interests expect something in return for their services.
Businesses acting in their own interests give away goods in hopes that consumers will return.
Businesses such as butchers, brewers, and bakers are kind hearted and help feed people dinner.
Businesses give away their products but want money for the services they provide.

The answer is C

Businesses such as butchers, brewers, and bakers are kind hearted and help feed people dinner.

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.

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