The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, Land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange ...Hyperion Press, 1975 - 479 pages |
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Page 137
... present laws would be inoperative of practical results . Present laws are even now powerless to squeeze the water from railroad values , as the stock quotations eloquently demonstrate . Under the present system the public must consent ...
... present laws would be inoperative of practical results . Present laws are even now powerless to squeeze the water from railroad values , as the stock quotations eloquently demonstrate . Under the present system the public must consent ...
Page 188
... present tariff . The present tariff is often spoken of as the " War Tariff . " This is for the reason that the basis of the present tariff was devised and adopted as a portion of the series of remarkable financial legislation enacted by ...
... present tariff . The present tariff is often spoken of as the " War Tariff . " This is for the reason that the basis of the present tariff was devised and adopted as a portion of the series of remarkable financial legislation enacted by ...
Page 350
... present system of protection is breaking down of its own weight . It may be that we owe much of our present greatness to the protective system . Many eminent statesmen have believed the protective system necessary to our development ...
... present system of protection is breaking down of its own weight . It may be that we owe much of our present greatness to the protective system . Many eminent statesmen have believed the protective system necessary to our development ...
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