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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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... Lands ] As land is the basic natural resource of all agriculture , it is in- evitable that poor land unless skillfully handled will tend to handicap those who seek to farm it . The Report of the National Resources Board , December 1 ...
... Lands ] As land is the basic natural resource of all agriculture , it is in- evitable that poor land unless skillfully handled will tend to handicap those who seek to farm it . The Report of the National Resources Board , December 1 ...
Contents
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PHILosophers of Laissez Faire | 4 |
ATTITUDES DURING THE PROGRESSIVE | 12 |
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