The Influence of English Railway Legislation of [!] Trade and Industry: With an Appendix of Tracts and DocumentsLongman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1848 - 187 pages |
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... Canal , one of the greatest undertakings in the world , which was completed in 1825 , had , notwith- standing a progressive reduction of tolls , ( in two years only , as much as 35 per cent , ) accumulated a surplus of five millions of ...
... Canal , one of the greatest undertakings in the world , which was completed in 1825 , had , notwith- standing a progressive reduction of tolls , ( in two years only , as much as 35 per cent , ) accumulated a surplus of five millions of ...
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... canals , subscriptions to new Lines , harbours , or any other public works , for all which the means were obtained by the issue of new shares , received its full develope- ment . The new schemes were in many cases by no means eligible ...
... canals , subscriptions to new Lines , harbours , or any other public works , for all which the means were obtained by the issue of new shares , received its full develope- ment . The new schemes were in many cases by no means eligible ...
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... canals in Canada ; or from chari- table motives , such as the Caledonian Canal , which , how- ever magnificent in themselves , would not be undertaken as profitable investments of capital . But the only safe principle for our guidance ...
... canals in Canada ; or from chari- table motives , such as the Caledonian Canal , which , how- ever magnificent in themselves , would not be undertaken as profitable investments of capital . But the only safe principle for our guidance ...
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... canal , " than he would be among the " laughing meads " of England . The ties which bind a man to his native soil are strong and numerous , and cannot be burst asunder , even by those who from their acquirements are the best prepared ...
... canal , " than he would be among the " laughing meads " of England . The ties which bind a man to his native soil are strong and numerous , and cannot be burst asunder , even by those who from their acquirements are the best prepared ...
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... Canal in the state of New York , one of the most important public works in the world , was completed only in 1825. It has proved a very prosperous concern ; and notwithstanding that tolls have been progressively reduced , ( between 1832 ...
... Canal in the state of New York , one of the most important public works in the world , was completed only in 1825. It has proved a very prosperous concern ; and notwithstanding that tolls have been progressively reduced , ( between 1832 ...
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