Word: increment
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...paste-pot will undoubtedly pull of some equally delicate bit of delicious humor to maintain their dubious reputation. It is rumored that F. Beets Boodle, notorious in sporting circles, and a former Philadelphia star, will attempt to fill the gap between second and third base, while the unearned increment will be devoted to pumping the water out of the new cyclone cellar in front of Randolph...
...important subject for discussion is the regulation of private trade. Franchises which are granted to private corporations tend to become more and more valuable and private proprietors should not reap the whole benefit. At the expiration of a short franchise, if the city takes over the ownership, the unearned increment of value is captured by the city and no difficulty whatever is experienced. When the franchise is perpetual, however, and the question arises as to how private corporations are to be influenced to charge fair scale prices, the difficulty is almost insuperable. Short period franchises are urged by many...
Forestry 2.--Forest Measurements.--Methods of computing the contents of felled and standing trees and of whole stands; the estimation of timber; the use and construction of American log scales; determination of diameter, height, and volume increment. Three times a week. Mr. R. T. Fisher. This course cannot be counted towards the degree...