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These letters are the raw material," according to F.C. Ayres, executive secretary of the society, "from which Hamilton wrote his report on manufactures, which gave the first impetus to the protective tariff in this country and was the first attempt to survey the industrial resources of the United States. The book should be of interest to those who are turning to the past to help in solving present day economic conditions...
...lungs to the full on the sacredness of the Constitution, including a long quotation from George Washington's Farewell Address, condemning State-determinism as a threat to Federal sovereignty which he supposed the Civil War had ended forever, Candidate Willis floated over the fourth question on his initial impetus, omitting all economic and moral considerations that attach specifically to Prohibition. He said...
...Wallace Beery. An edict that all young women marry immediately, or something similar, complicates things and Beery appropriates the woman in the case. Hatton come back and intrigue, duels and the hatching of a brood of ducks by Beery keeps the comedy of this fast team from losing impetus. See it if the jaded mind needs a stimulant. It is served on "Blue Plate," the stage attraction, which makes it more appetizing...
...cheese industry, since grass-milk cheese is considered best. . . . "Farmers generally are just beginning to appreciate the fact that the dairy business is the most stable business in which they can engage. Present outlook indicates that in 1928 the dairy business of this country will receive its greatest impetus. The national consumption of cheese is increasing at the annual rate of about one-half pound per capita. This makes it necessary to increase production of cheese at least 40,000,000 pounds annually...
...purchasing power as a result of good crops and prices, and my prediction is that with the Ford Motor Co. in production the automobile industry will produce 5,000,000 units in 1928, as against 3,500,000 this year, and this gain of about 40% will add tremendous impetus to an otherwise prosperous condition...