American Farmers' MovementsVan Nostrand, 1957 - 192 pages |
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Page 55
... legislation popularly known as the " granger laws . " The Warehouse Act of 1867 in Illinois was followed in 1871 by legislation fixing maximum rates for freight and passenger service . When two years later the supreme court of the state ...
... legislation popularly known as the " granger laws . " The Warehouse Act of 1867 in Illinois was followed in 1871 by legislation fixing maximum rates for freight and passenger service . When two years later the supreme court of the state ...
Page 81
... legislative seats were gained also in Montana , Nebraska , and Colo- rado . By this time , the League had over 188,000 ... legislation in North Dakota were working out to perfection . Under inexperienced management , the Bank of North ...
... legislative seats were gained also in Montana , Nebraska , and Colo- rado . By this time , the League had over 188,000 ... legislation in North Dakota were working out to perfection . Under inexperienced management , the Bank of North ...
Page 138
... legislation to suit themselves , by bribing venal legislators to betray the true interests of their constituents , while others have been kept quiet by the compliment of free passes . They have repeatedly prevented the re - election of ...
... legislation to suit themselves , by bribing venal legislators to betray the true interests of their constituents , while others have been kept quiet by the compliment of free passes . They have repeatedly prevented the re - election of ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
Revolts of Indian Farmers | 11 |
Movements of Colonists | 18 |
Copyright | |
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acres agricultural American Association Bacon Bland-Allison Act bullion bushel cattle Cedar County cent charge coin coinage colonial Congress cooperative cotton court crop currency debts declared demand Document efforts election elevators England English farm farmers Farmers Alliance favor federal force free silver free-silver frontier gold Governor grain greenback hundred Industrial Commission interest Iowa John Kansas Knights of Labor labor land landlords later legal tender legislation legislature Macune ment militia milk movement national banks Negro Night Riders Nonpartisan League North Dakota officers Opechancanough operators organization paid party payment Pennsylvania Pequots Philip planters political Populist purchase quitrents railroad Rebellion Rensselaerwyck sell senators settlers sharecroppers Shays Shaysites sheriff Sioux City South Southern Alliance tenants tion tobacco town trade treasury notes Union United Virginia vote Washington West wheat Whiskey Insurrection ye Indians