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was one - fifth of one per cent . on a por- tion of the wealth of the State , but this rate had risen by 1868 to three - fourths of one per cent . representing an eight- fold increase , considering the vast difference in the value of ...
was one - fifth of one per cent . on a por- tion of the wealth of the State , but this rate had risen by 1868 to three - fourths of one per cent . representing an eight- fold increase , considering the vast difference in the value of ...
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The burden of taxation finally threat- ened to depopulate the State , the rate varying from 21⁄2 to 5 per cent . Of the total area of the State ( 30,000,000 acres ) over 6,000,000 acres were for- feited for taxes .
The burden of taxation finally threat- ened to depopulate the State , the rate varying from 21⁄2 to 5 per cent . Of the total area of the State ( 30,000,000 acres ) over 6,000,000 acres were for- feited for taxes .
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side this there were over $ 30,000,000 of local indebtedness , of which New Orleans alone carried $ 17,000,000 . The tax increase was six - fold . In New Orleans the local tax rate was three per cent . in 1873 and in Natchi- toches ...
side this there were over $ 30,000,000 of local indebtedness , of which New Orleans alone carried $ 17,000,000 . The tax increase was six - fold . In New Orleans the local tax rate was three per cent . in 1873 and in Natchi- toches ...
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... for the Secretary of the Treasury , John Sherman , esti- mated that the smallest reserve of gold that was safe would be 40 per cent . of the notes outstanding , and on this basis $ 138,000,000 in coin was necessary .
... for the Secretary of the Treasury , John Sherman , esti- mated that the smallest reserve of gold that was safe would be 40 per cent . of the notes outstanding , and on this basis $ 138,000,000 in coin was necessary .
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The iron trade was flushed with orders far beyond capacity ; the manufacture of cotton- spinning machinery revived with the rise in the price of raw cotton ; prices in the dry - goods trade rose 50 per cent . , with mills running under ...
The iron trade was flushed with orders far beyond capacity ; the manufacture of cotton- spinning machinery revived with the rise in the price of raw cotton ; prices in the dry - goods trade rose 50 per cent . , with mills running under ...
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| Title | Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States, Volume 10 Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States, Irving Everett Rines |
| Author | Edwin Wiley |
| Editor | Edwin Wiley |
| Publisher | Amer. Educational Alliance, 1915 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Jan 2008 |
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