I would disagree; it was human enterprise/business that built the infrastructure. The pioneers made their way through the wilderness, cleared the forests, built their homes and planted their crops; and as they prospered, they and the businesses which soon followed built the roads and the ferries, dug the wells; these endeavors were, improved, advanced and increased by each successive generation. It was business that built the infrastructure not the other way around. It was in this prosperous and free thinking clime that inventors and thinkers were able to harness electricity, build magnificent bridges, invent the airplane, and develop all of the other wonderful infrastructure we have today. Think about it, which came first, the cattle ranches or the railroad?
Not sure what your point is, but there were immense ranches in CA in the early 19th century, but they sold only the hides and to some extent tallow, as there was no way to get meat to a market.
Cattle ranching didn't become profitable in the West until there was a market for beef. Army, miners, or the cities via the railroad. As with CA, there were lots of cattle in TX after the WBTS, but they weren't worth anything till driven to the railhead.
The whole thing is intertwined. But the pioneers needed provable title to the lands they settled. Which means government.
Roads, canals and railroads require eminent domain, or they won't be built.
No business can thrive without some minimal level of law and order and enforcement of contracts, which again means government.
Without government subsidy, the transcontinental railroad would not have been built for decades after it was.
Inventors needed copyright and patent protection to allow them to enjoy the fruits of their creativity. That's government.
Most if not all bridges were paid for by one or another level of government.
You got me with the airplane. Invented by solo operators. But most of the technical advances in airplanes have been funded by government, primarily during wartime.