Question: Why was the building of the transcontinental railroad supported by the legislative body that oversees the commission that reported on antibiotics in 1958?

In order to maintain our present position on the Pacific, we must have some more speedy and direct means of intercourse than is at present afforded by the route through the possessions of a foreign power. The necessity that now exists for constructing lines of railroad and telegraphic communication between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of this continent is no longer a question for argument; it is conceded by every one. <SEP> The report found that over the period 1946-1955, there was a 42% drop in the incidence of diseases for which antibiotics were effective and only a 20% drop in those for which antibiotics were not effective. The report concluded that "it appears that the use of antibiotics, early diagnosis, and other factors have limited the epidemic spread and thus the number of these diseases which have occurred". The study further examined mortality rates for eight common diseases for which antibiotics offered effective therapy (syphilis, tuberculosis, dysentery, scarlet fever, whooping cough, meningococcal infections, and pneumonia), and found a 56% decline over the same period. Notable among these was a 75% decline in deaths due to tuberculosis. A Federal Trade Commission report issued in 1958 attempted to quantify the effect of antibiotic development on American public health. <SEP> the rails of the ``first transcontinental railroad ''were joined on may 10, 1869, with the ceremonial driving of the`` last spike'' at promontory summit, utah, after track was laid over a 2,826 km (1,756 mi) gap between sacramento and omaha, nebraska / council bluffs, iowa in six years by the union pacific railroad and central pacific railroad. although through train service was in operation as of that date, the road was not deemed to have been officially ``completed ''until november 6, 1869. (a physical connection between omaha, nebraska, and the statutory eastern terminus of the pacific road at council bluffs, iowa, located immediately across the missouri river was also not finally established until the opening of uprr railroad bridge across the river on march 25, 1873, prior to which transfers were made by ferry operated by the council bluffs & nebraska ferry company.) <SEP> martisco station, also known as martisco station railway museum, is a railroad station in martisco, onondaga county, new york. it was built in 1870 by the auburn and syracuse railroad, and is a two-story, italianate style brick building. decorative brackets support an unusually long overhang of the roof. the line and station were eventually acquired by the new york central railroad. the station is owned by the central new york chapter of the national railway historical society, and is open as a museum during limited hours in the summer. adjacent to the station is a contributing pennsylvania railroad dining car. <SEP> Executive power is vested, with exceptions and qualifications, in the President. By law (Section 2.) the president becomes the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, Militia of several states when called into service, has power to make treaties and appointments to office "with the Advice and Consent of the Senate," receive Ambassadors and Public Ministers, and "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" (Section 3.) By using these words, the Constitution does not require the president to personally enforce the law; rather, officers subordinate to the president may perform such duties. Congress may itself terminate such appointments, by impeachment, and restrict the president. The Constitution empowers the president to ensure the faithful execution of the laws made by Congress and approved by the President. Bodies such as the War Claims Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Federal Trade Commission—all quasi-judicial—often have direct Congressional oversight.