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Page 135
... purchased ship.108 Later , the same pa- per spoke once more against the possibilities of purchase . Most first- class American merchant ships had been sold abroad and re - transfer would require federal legislation . Nor could the ...
... purchased ship.108 Later , the same pa- per spoke once more against the possibilities of purchase . Most first- class American merchant ships had been sold abroad and re - transfer would require federal legislation . Nor could the ...
Page 308
... purchasing one or both of the ferries . The committee thought it wrong to purchase only one of the enterprises , for " neither could success- fully compete with the City Government . " 28 But if either company was extortionate ...
... purchasing one or both of the ferries . The committee thought it wrong to purchase only one of the enterprises , for " neither could success- fully compete with the City Government . " 28 But if either company was extortionate ...
Page 314
... purchase occurred , the government should then contract with the People's Com- pany or any other party to operate the ferry at low tolls.49 One member of the committee , Alderman Otis Norcross , would have none of the majority's ...
... purchase occurred , the government should then contract with the People's Com- pany or any other party to operate the ferry at low tolls.49 One member of the committee , Alderman Otis Norcross , would have none of the majority's ...
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