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Best general references: Allison's and Sherman's speeches, Congressional Record...
...Sugar Industries; (b) a reduction would greatly reduce the price of sugar; (c) the duty is more of the nature of a revenue tax than a protective tariff.- Thompson's Protection to Home Industries, p. 105; (d) it retards, rather than advances, the production of domestic cane sugar.- Congressional Record, Jan. 18, 1889. D. 934 (e) a reduction would decrease the present surplus.- Public Opinion, July...
...bounty should be granted because: (a) a bounty would make good to the domestic producer any losses occasioned by a reduction of tariff.- Mr. White, in Congressional Record, July 9, 1888, p. 6019; (b) the payment of a bounty would be a just and satisfactory method of reducing the surplus; (c) in this case a bounty would be better than a duty.- John Sherman in Congressional Record, Jan. 18, 1889, p. 931; Hamilton's Works, Vol. III., p. 246; (d) The beet-sugar industries of other countries have been built up by the bounty system.- Encyclopedia Brit., Vol. XXII...
...infirmity he outgrew and overcame and at the time of his entering the University of Pennsylvania, could jump a little over five feet. From this point, constant practice and perseverance bore their fruits and Mr. Page is now champion of the world in the running high jump with a record of six feet four inches. The article is closed by the following paragraph...
...last decade. Already there are 225 men on the list, the highest average being between 1100 and 1200. In order to make this list as full as possible, Dr. Sargent wishes all men who can to offer themselves for examination before the first of May, after which time the records, will be worked up and the names and records will be published of all those who have a rank above 675. It is desirable for not only those men who have never been examined to present themselves, but for those who have had previous examinations, for the aim of this...