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...capital to develop the latent possibilities of the island. Uncertainty, always a foe to industrial development, now prevails. Once make it known that the interests of Porto Rico are to be the interests of the United States, that Porto Rico is a part of us, and American capital will flow to the island. But until that time comes the rehabilitation of Porto Rico along American lines is impossible. When Americans can feel that their investments in Porto Rico are to be regarded as favorably as those in New York, then, and not till then, will American capital develop the island...
...various localities, from Maine to California, suitable points have been chosen for making measurements of the flow of rivers typical of the section. It has not been possible, of course, to determine the flow of all important rivers, but it is assumed that the facts obtained from one locality will apply to another after suitable corrections have been made for differences in the extent and character of the drainage area...
...rich soil can not be cultivated without an artificial supply of moisture. The distribution of water beneath the surface and the depth at which it can be found are shown upon maps prepared by the Geological Survey, while the capacity and cost of reservoir sites for conserving the flow are exhibited in various reports...
...almost 100 seconds. Moreover the student could drop in for a minute or so between lectures, but how short are those minutes when compared with the whole afternoon and evening which is free to most of us! How unimportant to the success of the club is that ebb and flow "between the acts...
...claims to suzerainty. If Great Britain had thrown aside these claims she would have come to peaceable conclusions. Gold was discovered and the land formerly belonging to the government was acquired by the Uitlanders on the understanding that the government was to receive royalties on it. The continual flow of capital into the Transvaal gives proof that the mining interests were not injured by the government. A counterpetition, signed by more men than had signed the petition to the Queen, declared that the signers were satisfied with the condition of affairs in the Transvaal. Finally, a peaceable solution would have...