Government and the American economy, 1870-presentHolt, 1949 |
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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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... land and to protect the land not yet seriously damaged . We have long recognized that fact in the Soil Conservation Service ; be- cause we learned that advice alone would not get this kind of a job done . It's too complex . The Soil ...
... land and to protect the land not yet seriously damaged . We have long recognized that fact in the Soil Conservation Service ; be- cause we learned that advice alone would not get this kind of a job done . It's too complex . The Soil ...
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I | 2 |
PHILOSOPHERS Of Laissez FAIRE | 4 |
Attitudes during the Progressive Era | 12 |
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