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It showed that during 1904 the combination had refined more than 84 per cent of the crude oil treated in America ; that it had produced more than 86 per cent of the country's illuminating oil ; that it held 86 per cent of the export ...
It showed that during 1904 the combination had refined more than 84 per cent of the crude oil treated in America ; that it had produced more than 86 per cent of the country's illuminating oil ; that it held 86 per cent of the export ...
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The first two years , I understood you to say , that it paid about 3 per cent ? —Ans . Three per cent , quarterly , for the first two years . Commissioner WORTHINGTON . That would be 12 per cent a year ? —Ans . Yes , sir .
The first two years , I understood you to say , that it paid about 3 per cent ? —Ans . Three per cent , quarterly , for the first two years . Commissioner WORTHINGTON . That would be 12 per cent a year ? —Ans . Yes , sir .
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Forestry is now practiced on 70 per cent of the forests publicly owned and on less than 1 per cent D. of the forests privately owned , or on only 18 per cent of the total area of forests . . . . We take from our forests each year ...
Forestry is now practiced on 70 per cent of the forests publicly owned and on less than 1 per cent D. of the forests privately owned , or on only 18 per cent of the total area of forests . . . . We take from our forests each year ...
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Contents
I | 2 |
PHILOSOPHERS OF LAISSEZ FAIRE | 7 |
Attitudes during the Progressive Era | 13 |
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| Title | Select Problems in Historical Interpretation: Government and the American economy, 1870-present Volume 2 of Select Problems in Historical Interpretation, David Morris Potter |
| Authors | David Morris Potter, Thomas G. Manning |
| Publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1950 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 Dec 2006 |
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