text_original: He met Senators, Congressmen, and other government officials, and many politicians and prominent men, all of whom, he was surprised to note, were well informed regarding the Union Pacific. He talked with them, but answered questions guardedly.
text_transcription: HE MET SENATORS CONGRESSMEN AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MANY POLITICIANS AND PROMINENT MEN ALL OF WHOM HE WAS SURPRISED TO NOTE WERE WELL INFORMED REGARDING THE UNION PACIFIC HE TALKED WITH THEM BUT ANSWERED QUESTIONS GUARDEDLY
phonemes: hiː mˈɛt sˈɛnəɾɚz, kˈɑːŋɡɹəsmˌɛn, ænd ˈʌðɚ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt əfˈɪʃəlz, ænd mˈɛni pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz ænd pɹˈɑːmɪnənt mˈɛn, ˈɔːl ʌv hˈuːm, hiː wʌz sɚpɹˈaɪzd tə nˈoʊt, wɜː wˈɛl ɪnfˈɔːɹmd ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ ðə jˈuːniən pɐsˈɪfɪk. hiː tˈɔːkt wɪð ðˌɛm, bˌʌt ˈænsɚd kwˈɛstʃənz ɡˈɑːɹdᵻdli.