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railroads , the average sale price of government 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 ...
railroads , the average sale price of government 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 ...
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In strict logic ex- ploitation and fraud had no necessary con- nection , for land honestly acquired might be wastefully used or land fraudulently acquired might be efficiently used . But in fact the ease with which frauds were ...
In strict logic ex- ploitation and fraud had no necessary con- nection , for land honestly acquired might be wastefully used or land fraudulently acquired might be efficiently used . But in fact the ease with which frauds were ...
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told the physical facts about their land and what needs to be done to protect it , the farmers will go ahead and apply the proper conservation meas- ures or that they will adopt measures they have seen on their neighbors ' farms .
told the physical facts about their land and what needs to be done to protect it , the farmers will go ahead and apply the proper conservation meas- ures or that they will adopt measures they have seen on their neighbors ' farms .
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Contents
I | 2 |
PHILOSOPHERS OF LAISSEZ FAIRE | 7 |
Attitudes during the Progressive Era | 13 |
Copyright | |
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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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