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... lands in the land grant states was less than $ 1 an acre . Applying that price to the lands granted to the railroads gives a value as of the time of the grants , of less than $ 130,000,000 . It is sometimes contended that the measure of ...
... lands in the land grant states was less than $ 1 an acre . Applying that price to the lands granted to the railroads gives a value as of the time of the grants , of less than $ 130,000,000 . It is sometimes contended that the measure of ...
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... land honestly acquired might be wastefully used or land fraudulently acquired might be efficiently used . But in fact the ease with which frauds were perpetrated and the failure of government to prevent them greatly facilitated the ...
... land honestly acquired might be wastefully used or land fraudulently acquired might be efficiently used . But in fact the ease with which frauds were perpetrated and the failure of government to prevent them greatly facilitated the ...
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... lands . In the course of making essential shifts in land use in accordance with the capabilities of the land it sometimes becomes desirable to enlarge the size of farms in order that they can be oper- ated efficiently and profitably ...
... lands . In the course of making essential shifts in land use in accordance with the capabilities of the land it sometimes becomes desirable to enlarge the size of farms in order that they can be oper- ated efficiently and profitably ...
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