American Farmers' MovementsVan Nostrand, 1957 - 192 pages |
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Page 52
... charges took most of the rest . On top of this , the money shortage and scant credit caused such high interest rates as to make farm- ing hardly attractive . There were times when corn and wheat growers from Kansas to the Dakotas found ...
... charges took most of the rest . On top of this , the money shortage and scant credit caused such high interest rates as to make farm- ing hardly attractive . There were times when corn and wheat growers from Kansas to the Dakotas found ...
Page 143
... charge for converting standard gold bullion into coin shall be one - fifth of one per centum ; and the charges for converting standard silver into trade- dollars . . . shall be fixed , from time to time , by the director , but with the ...
... charge for converting standard gold bullion into coin shall be one - fifth of one per centum ; and the charges for converting standard silver into trade- dollars . . . shall be fixed , from time to time , by the director , but with the ...
Page 171
... charges , any and all services rendered by the Association , but in fixing these prices— while all services are to ... charge for depreciation of all property , all overhead expenses and a reasonable surplus , together with all amounts ...
... charges , any and all services rendered by the Association , but in fixing these prices— while all services are to ... charge for depreciation of all property , all overhead expenses and a reasonable surplus , together with all amounts ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
Revolts of Indian Farmers | 11 |
Movements of Colonists | 18 |
Copyright | |
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