Word: costs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...navigation laws have long required changing.- (a) American shipping has steadily declined since the introduction of iron construction in the early fifties: Kelley, Question of Ships 18.- (b) Though heavily protected, ship building has not thrived: Codman, Free Ships, 45-(1) Cost of labor (in iron ships nine-tents of whole cost) is too great here: Free Ships 30-32.- (c) The manning of ships even now is a more important industry than shipbuilding: The Question of Ships, 30.- (1) Over fifty times as much wages paid to sailors as to shipbuilders' operatives: Ibid. (d) In case...
...trade which was 200,000,000 in 1892: N. A. R. 154:357 (March '92).- (1) Our officers and sailors can man ships as well and as cheaply as any others: Ibid.- (x) Our maritime success in the fifties was obtained when the difference in wages of crew and cost of stores was as much in England's favor as now: Overland...
...difficulty of there being only one ball in existence will probably be eliminated, as a New York firm is prepared to make a serviceable push ball for one third the cost of the present...
...There are practicable restrictions-.(a) Increase of head-tax.- (1) Would tend to make cost of emigration to the United States equal that to South America and Australia. Publications Im. Res. League, No. 1. p.p. 11, 12.- (2) Would roughly indicate habits of thrift.- (b) Educational test (ability to read and write any language).- (1) Would exclude few of the desirable and many of the undesirable Publications Im. Res. League, No. 1, p. 13, Nos. 5, 8.- (2) Is in accordance with American principles. Publication. Im. Res. League...
...DENISON, Editor-in-chief.ALL old Andover men are invited to join the Andover Club excursion to the Lawrenceville game at Andover, Thursday, Nov. 14. The entire expense, including seat in special car and reserved seat at the game $1.50. Those who intend to go will please hand their names and cost of railroad ticket, 75c., to G. A. Howe, 19 Holworthy, or W. B. Parker, 67 College House...