Governor's Message and Annual Reports of the Public Officers of the State, and of the Boards of Directors, Visitors, Superintendents, and Other Agents of Public Institutions Or Interests of Virginia, Part 1 |
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... estimated the magnitude of the service which the business of the James river and Kanawha line will at no very remote period of time require , we may well ima- gine that both species of improvement may be demanded , and when that time ...
... estimated the magnitude of the service which the business of the James river and Kanawha line will at no very remote period of time require , we may well ima- gine that both species of improvement may be demanded , and when that time ...
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... estimated in round numbers at 600 . Thus , from Parkersburg to Baltimore , by railroad , we have a distance of 404 miles , while from Loup creek shoals on the Central route , we shall have 366 miles to Washington ; thence to Baltimore ...
... estimated in round numbers at 600 . Thus , from Parkersburg to Baltimore , by railroad , we have a distance of 404 miles , while from Loup creek shoals on the Central route , we shall have 366 miles to Washington ; thence to Baltimore ...
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... estimates for our own improvements , we may feel satisfied that a railroad from Clifton Forge to the Ohio river will ... estimated . The determination of improvements in the South- ern states to this line may depend upon the promptness ...
... estimates for our own improvements , we may feel satisfied that a railroad from Clifton Forge to the Ohio river will ... estimated . The determination of improvements in the South- ern states to this line may depend upon the promptness ...
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... estimated value of time to be very great ; though it varies , of course , with the fear of competition , with the value of the commercial subjects , and with the relative importance of individual transactions . But we see from the ...
... estimated value of time to be very great ; though it varies , of course , with the fear of competition , with the value of the commercial subjects , and with the relative importance of individual transactions . But we see from the ...
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... estimated receipts , was occasioned by the change made last winter in the rate of taxes on licenses , and the addition of some new subjects of that tax . It will also be recollected that I estimated , when I made my last annual report ...
... estimated receipts , was occasioned by the change made last winter in the rate of taxes on licenses , and the addition of some new subjects of that tax . It will also be recollected that I estimated , when I made my last annual report ...
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