The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 47William B. Dana F. Hunt, 1862 |
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Page 23
... exceeding twenty barrels . It seems not to have occurred to the good people who gathered it , that the quantity might be increased by digging deeper pits , or the quality improved by distillation . 1862. ] 23 Petroleum , Old and New .
... exceeding twenty barrels . It seems not to have occurred to the good people who gathered it , that the quantity might be increased by digging deeper pits , or the quality improved by distillation . 1862. ] 23 Petroleum , Old and New .
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... exceeding those the United States now possess , and that the only appropriate and certain remedy for this evil is the adequate enlargement , without delay , of the locks of the American canals leading into that important chain of waters ...
... exceeding those the United States now possess , and that the only appropriate and certain remedy for this evil is the adequate enlargement , without delay , of the locks of the American canals leading into that important chain of waters ...
Page 41
... exceeding a million sterling . The preamble of the act of the local Parlia- ment in Canada , authorizing the taking of lands for the purpose , passed in February , 1827 , expressly recites that " His Majesty has been pleased to direct ...
... exceeding a million sterling . The preamble of the act of the local Parlia- ment in Canada , authorizing the taking of lands for the purpose , passed in February , 1827 , expressly recites that " His Majesty has been pleased to direct ...
Page 46
... 6,796,390 13,498,523 745,022 210,510 955,532 showing a national proportion , in these two cereals , exceeding thirteen to one . A similar disparity also exists in the products of " 46 [ July , Enlargement of the Canals .
... 6,796,390 13,498,523 745,022 210,510 955,532 showing a national proportion , in these two cereals , exceeding thirteen to one . A similar disparity also exists in the products of " 46 [ July , Enlargement of the Canals .
Page 48
... exceeds 100,000,000 of bushels . It is difficult to present a distinct idea of a quantity so enormous . Suffice it to say that the portion of it ( about two - thirds ) moving to market on the Erie and Oswego canals re- quires a line of ...
... exceeds 100,000,000 of bushels . It is difficult to present a distinct idea of a quantity so enormous . Suffice it to say that the portion of it ( about two - thirds ) moving to market on the Erie and Oswego canals re- quires a line of ...
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