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... against them in freight rates , which made it very difficult for their manufacturers to compete successfully with manufacturers further West , and this feeling had existed and been intensified for years and pervaded all classes .
... against them in freight rates , which made it very difficult for their manufacturers to compete successfully with manufacturers further West , and this feeling had existed and been intensified for years and pervaded all classes .
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Resolved , That all organizations intending to reduce the hours of labor on May 1 shall give an opportunity to the respective manufacturers and employers to give their consent by submitting a document to be signed by them to that effect ...
Resolved , That all organizations intending to reduce the hours of labor on May 1 shall give an opportunity to the respective manufacturers and employers to give their consent by submitting a document to be signed by them to that effect ...
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the workmen of our land , and thanking you for your kind attention , I will now read the circular mentioned , and respectfully submit the same for your further consideration : TO AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS . Believing that a permanent ...
the workmen of our land , and thanking you for your kind attention , I will now read the circular mentioned , and respectfully submit the same for your further consideration : TO AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS . Believing that a permanent ...
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Contents
THE OLD ORDER CHANGES | 18 |
THE AWAKENING | 31 |
The workman studies the Bill of RightsConditions of white and black slaves | 57 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Thirty Years of Labor, 1859-1889 Reprints of economic classics |
| Author | Terence Vincent Powderly |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | A. M. Kelley, 1967 |
| ISBN | 0678002495, 9780678002490 |
| Length | 372 pages |
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