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...Government ownership of quasipublic works has failed in practice.- (a) State ownership has proved unwise.- (1) Railways in Europe: Hadley, pp. 217, 228. 235.- (2) Telegraph system in Eng and: Pol. Sci. Quar., Dec. '88, p. 590 ff.- (b) Municipal ownership has proved undesirable.- (1) Gas-lighting.- (x) English Cities: Board of Trade Reports to Parl., 189.- (y) Philadelphia: Bryce, Am. Com., 367 ff.; Speech of P. A. Collins before Mass. Leg., p. 12.- (2) Electric Lighting and Power: M. J. Francisco, in Engin. Mag., v. 725.- (3) Waterworks: Boston, Albany, Philadelphia: Conkling, pp. 21, 100; Burrage...
Best general references: Schouler, History of the United States, I, ch. iv, II, pp. 16-18, IV, pp. 239 et. seq.; Blaine, Twenty Years in Congress, II, ch. 20; House Exec. Documents, 50 Cong. 1 Sess., No. 238; Senate Exec. Documents, 50 Cong., I Sess., No. 238; Senate Exec. Documents, 50 Cong., I Sess., No. 226; Century, XV, 945 et. seq. (April, 1889); Forum, XIII, 650 et. seq. (July, 1892); No. Amer. Rev. Vol. 161, pp. 628-631 (November, 1895); Hoar, in Cong. Record, 1893, '94, p. 430 (Dec. 20, '93); Public Opinion, XVI, 520, XVII. 214, 463; Forum...
...present Administration has departed from this policy, as shown-(a) by our policy in regard to the Nicaragua canal: Forum, XVI. 690; Public Opinion, XVI. 520.-(b) By our action in the Armenian affair.-(c) By our attitude in the Venezuelan crisis: No. Amer. Rev. Vol. 161, pp. 628 et seq.-(d) By our action in regard to Hawaii: Snow, American Diplomacy, 361; Hoar, in Cong. Record...
...Kelley, Question of Ships; Edward Kemble in North American Review, Vol. 160, 85 (Jan. '95); J. C. Hall in Overland Monthly, 2nd ser. XII: 640 (Dec. '88); U. S. Statutes at Large, XXVI. 830, XXVII. 27; Speech of Mr. Fithian, in Cong. Record, 51 Cong., 2 Sess., pp...
...Subsidizing has frequently proved a most effectual way of building up a merchant marine.- (a) It is through it that England, France, and other maritime powers have attained their supremacy: Bates, Am. Marine, pp. 85-87; Lipp. Mag. pp. 720 seq.- (b) When tried in the United States it proved successful: Hall, Am. Nav., 56-58,- (c) The results of the present system have gone far to justify subsidizing...