The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Volume 59American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1915 - Political science |
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INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT AND SOCIAL EFFICIENCY .. Charles Ervin Reitzel , Instructor in Economics , Wharton School of Finance and Commerce , University of Pennsylvania . THE THEORIES ADVANCED IN EXPLANATION OF ECONOMIC CRISES . E. M. Patterson ...
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT AND SOCIAL EFFICIENCY .. Charles Ervin Reitzel , Instructor in Economics , Wharton School of Finance and Commerce , University of Pennsylvania . THE THEORIES ADVANCED IN EXPLANATION OF ECONOMIC CRISES . E. M. Patterson ...
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... economy . It would be difficult indeed to show why we should not have a series of free ports ( see Howe , page 236 ) and modernized terminals with belt line railways and all con- veniences . The business men of cities where it costs ...
... economy . It would be difficult indeed to show why we should not have a series of free ports ( see Howe , page 236 ) and modernized terminals with belt line railways and all con- veniences . The business men of cities where it costs ...
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... economic life does not attract attention . It is the greatest American crop and it is distinctively an American product for outside of our confines it is little known to farmers . 14.9 AUSTRIA HUNGARY 100 500 AUSTRIA HUNGARY So 8 100 8 ...
... economic life does not attract attention . It is the greatest American crop and it is distinctively an American product for outside of our confines it is little known to farmers . 14.9 AUSTRIA HUNGARY 100 500 AUSTRIA HUNGARY So 8 100 8 ...
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... economy in Europe indicates how much greater than theirs our timber supply has been . But even in United States we are beginning to put on the market cheaper woods for short - lived commodities , and to veneer high grades instead of ...
... economy in Europe indicates how much greater than theirs our timber supply has been . But even in United States we are beginning to put on the market cheaper woods for short - lived commodities , and to veneer high grades instead of ...
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... economic welfare , our wealth in copper is a cause for congratulation . Lead and zinc are not so important as resources or as widely useful in manufacture , as iron and copper . For instance , the chief use of lead is for the ...
... economic welfare , our wealth in copper is a cause for congratulation . Lead and zinc are not so important as resources or as widely useful in manufacture , as iron and copper . For instance , the chief use of lead is for the ...
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Page 224 - Such proceedings in the circuit court of appeals shall be given precedence over other cases pending therein, and shall be in every way expedited. No order of the commission or board or the judgment of the court to enforce the same shall in any wise relieve or absolve any person from any liability under the antitrust Acts.
Page 228 - Federal reserve bank may discount notes, drafts and bills of exchange arising out of actual commercial transactions; that is, notes, drafts and bills of exchange issued or drawn for agricultural, industrial or commercial purposes, or the proceeds of which have been used, or are to be used, for such purposes, the Federal Reserve Board to have the right to determine or define the character of the paper thus eligible for discount, within the meaning of this Act.
Page 224 - Nothing contained in this section shall be held to affect or impair any right heretofore legally acquired: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be held or construed to authorize or make lawful anything heretofore prohibited or made illegal by the antitrust laws, nor to exempt any person from the penal provisions thereof or the civil remedies therein provided.
Page 228 - Nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to prohibit such notes, drafts, and bills of exchange, secured by staple agricultural products, or other goods, wares, or merchandise from being eligible for such discount...
Page 119 - On the other hand, an income of $900 or over probably permits the maintenance of a normal standard, at least so far as the physical man is concerned.
Page 229 - ... per centum of the unimpaired capital and surplus of said bank; but this restriction shall not apply to the discount of bills of exchange drawn in good faith against actually existing values.
Page 143 - Could we suddenly double the productive powers of the country, we should double the supply of commodities in every market ; but we should, by the same stroke, double the purchasing power. Everybody would bring a double demand as well as supply: everybody would be able to buy twice as much, because every one would have twice as much to offer in exchange.
Page 98 - There is no waste of any kind in the world that equals the waste from needless, ill-directed, and ineffective motions.
Page 229 - Any Federal reserve bank may, under rules and regulations prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board, purchase and sell in the open market, at home or abroad, either from or to domestic or foreign banks, firms, corporations, or individuals, cable transfers and bankers...
Page 93 - ... experimentation by contributing the net earnings of the corporation, over and above such sum or sums as may be reserved or retained and held as an endowment fund or working capital, and also such other moneys and property belonging to the corporation as the Board of Directors shall from time to time deem proper, to the Smithsonian Institution and such other scientific and educational institutions and societies as the Board of Directors may from time to time select in order to enable such institutions...