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...would encourage the formation of combinations, to the exclusion of the small manufacturer and the middleman; it would tax concerns regardless of how profitable they are it is, therefore, not adapted to American business conditions. The retail sales tax, on the other hand, eliminates this difficulty by proposing to collect revenue upon the product at the final sale only. But from its very nature it is open to extreme evasion without a large corps of collectors...
...most optimistic estimates indicate that only a negligible fraction of the sum due from Germany can be obtained from duties on German exports and imports," he continued. "The further attempt to collect from importers a part of the price paid for German goods cannot possibly succeed. It cannot be fitted in to the general mechanism by which foreign trade is financed. It would put new and formidable obstacles in the way of the development of that export trade upon which Germany's ability to make Reparation payments depends...
...work, meeting, tonight at 8 o'clock in Standish Hall Common Room. At that time Lamont will explain the duties of the committee and will explain the details of the competitions for permanent chairman which will start immediately thereafter. The competition will be a week in length, consisting of collecting subscriptions to the treasury of the class, and is intended to net enough money to last for all the class activities during the four years it is in College. That men collecting the largest amount of money will become permanent chairman of the Committee and automatically a member...
...times at which trucks will collect furniture have been changed, according to the following list...
Juniors who desire furniture taken to the Union tomorrow morning for use at the Junior Dance must signify to that effect before one o'clock today at Adthorp 4. Any chairmen who do not do this will be expected to manage the transportation of furniture themselves. Trucks will collect furniture at the houses and dormitories named below, and will follow the time schedule as near as possible. Route 1 is tentatively as follows: 8.30, Drayton; 9.00, Dunster; 9.15, 54, 53, 41 Dunster St., Dana Chambers; 10.00, Beck; 10.30, Matthews; 11.00, 13 Waterhouse St,; 11.30, Walter Hastings; 11.50, Holworthy; 12.00, Hollis...