Word: 48th
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...present exorbitant rates would be lowered. Cheaper rates would increase the general use of the telegraph and make it a public benefit, not merely the convenience of a few.- Sen. Rep., No. 577, 48th Cong., 1st sess...
...proposed system would be a profitable investment for the government.- Sen. Rep., 48th Cong., pp. 11-12; Rep. P. M. General...
VIII. There is no argument for a government post-office system which does not apply with equal force to a government telegraph system.- Nation, 37, p. 90; Sen. Rep., 48th Cong., "Statements," p. 66; Jevons, Methods of Social Reform...
...Telegraph operatives are skilled workmen who cannot safely be removed. Hence the proposed system would be a valuable model of a nonpartisan civil service.- Sen. Rep., 48th Cong., "Statements...
...best brief argument is found in Dr. Green's statement, 48th Congress, 1st session Senate reports...