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Page 162
... cost actually less than one eighth of his , and in that cold climate were much more comfortable . The American mine has paid a dividend ever since its second year . The British mine , which is equally good , closed down and wound up in ...
... cost actually less than one eighth of his , and in that cold climate were much more comfortable . The American mine has paid a dividend ever since its second year . The British mine , which is equally good , closed down and wound up in ...
Page 235
... cost of production or close its mine . In the last analysis wages constituted the great cost of making copper , and the company that could reduce its wages without reducing the standard of living cut its expen- diture to the core . Some ...
... cost of production or close its mine . In the last analysis wages constituted the great cost of making copper , and the company that could reduce its wages without reducing the standard of living cut its expen- diture to the core . Some ...
Page 269
... cost of producing the company's copper , especially that large portion sold overseas . Five leading econo- mists , studying the effect of the policy of tariff protection on export industries in 1929 , estimated that it added 10 per cent ...
... cost of producing the company's copper , especially that large portion sold overseas . Five leading econo- mists , studying the effect of the policy of tariff protection on export industries in 1929 , estimated that it added 10 per cent ...
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A Silver Lining | 6 |
gorge 1896 | 39 |
Miners gathered at the mouth of the bonanza tunnel | 74 |
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