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Page 52
... capital to make its wealth known to the world . " " Where is this Iron Blow ? " he asked . After Bryant had pointed ... capital became so shaky that its shares were offered for nothing with a bonus to those who would take them . Western ...
... capital to make its wealth known to the world . " " Where is this Iron Blow ? " he asked . After Bryant had pointed ... capital became so shaky that its shares were offered for nothing with a bonus to those who would take them . Western ...
Page 58
... capital to produce one ton of copper ? English capital and English capital alone , could save the company . In March 1893 , in preparation for courting the British investor , the directors liquidated the old company and formed the Mt ...
... capital to produce one ton of copper ? English capital and English capital alone , could save the company . In March 1893 , in preparation for courting the British investor , the directors liquidated the old company and formed the Mt ...
Page 162
... capital " in all the Lyell companies , less than a third of this huge sum had actually been invested in the mines of the field . This is clear once the mask of paid up capital is torn away . On a careful reckoning , investors and banks ...
... capital " in all the Lyell companies , less than a third of this huge sum had actually been invested in the mines of the field . This is clear once the mask of paid up capital is torn away . On a careful reckoning , investors and banks ...
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