Agricultural Inquiry: Hearings Before the Joint Commission of Agricultural Inquiry, Sixty-seventh Congress, First Session Under Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1922 |
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... sold and all used by the farmers themselves , does not exceed $ 20,000,000,000 , and that goes to about 43 per cent of our people . If all of the returns of the farmer be counted as wages he gets 20 per cent less total than the wages of ...
... sold and all used by the farmers themselves , does not exceed $ 20,000,000,000 , and that goes to about 43 per cent of our people . If all of the returns of the farmer be counted as wages he gets 20 per cent less total than the wages of ...
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... sold them the 300,000,000 bushels of wheat got a satisfactory settlement with them all right , and at an advanced price , which demonstrates that it has been done within the year in a practical way . The CHAIRMAN . Well , it does not ...
... sold them the 300,000,000 bushels of wheat got a satisfactory settlement with them all right , and at an advanced price , which demonstrates that it has been done within the year in a practical way . The CHAIRMAN . Well , it does not ...
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... sold . He was unable to ascertain to whom it had been sold or at what price . He does not know yet . An advance of 20 cents per bushel was made to him when he made the deposit in the mill . He has been informed by the gentlemen who made ...
... sold . He was unable to ascertain to whom it had been sold or at what price . He does not know yet . An advance of 20 cents per bushel was made to him when he made the deposit in the mill . He has been informed by the gentlemen who made ...
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... sold and handled in banks and bought up in blocks . I have had men tell me , and can cite instances where such paper is being picked up for investment and where one man is borrowing all the money he can get and is clearing 5 per cent on ...
... sold and handled in banks and bought up in blocks . I have had men tell me , and can cite instances where such paper is being picked up for investment and where one man is borrowing all the money he can get and is clearing 5 per cent on ...
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... bushel of wheat brings the producer $ 1 ; and when con- verted into puffed wheat , that is sold to the housekeeper at the rate of 10 cents for 4 ounces , which means 40 AGRICULTURAL INQUIRY . 55 will help the record. Now, you speak of ...
... bushel of wheat brings the producer $ 1 ; and when con- verted into puffed wheat , that is sold to the housekeeper at the rate of 10 cents for 4 ounces , which means 40 AGRICULTURAL INQUIRY . 55 will help the record. Now, you speak of ...
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Page 538 - No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing documentary evidence before the commission or in obedience to the subpoena of the commission on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to criminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture.
Page 538 - It shall be the duty of the various district attorneys, under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, to prosecute for the recovery of forfeitures.
Page 538 - States, and shall be recoverable in a civil suit in the name of the United States...
Page 538 - That any person who shall neglect or refuse to attend and testify, or to answer any lawful inquiry, or to produce documentary evidence, if in his power to do so, in obedience to the subpoena or lawful requirement of the commission...
Page 538 - Any of the district courts of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such inquiry is carried on...
Page 538 - ... to appear before the commission, or to produce documentary evidence if so ordered, or to give evidence touching the matter in question; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
Page 538 - Witnesses summoned before the commission shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the persons taking the same shall severally be entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in the courts of the United States.
Page 538 - Such testimony shall be reduced to writing by the person taking the deposition, or under his direction, and ehall then be subscribed by the deponent. Any person may be compelled to appear and...
Page 535 - Territory or foreign nation. that of its members, and has shares of capital or capital stock or certificates of interest, and any company, trust, so-called Massachusetts trust, or association, incorporated or unincorporated, without shares of capital or capital stock or certificates of interest, except partnerships, which is organized to carry on business for its own profit or that of its members. "Documentary evidence" includes all documents, papers, correspondence, books of account, and financial...
Page 538 - Any member of the commission may sign subpoenas, and members and examiners of the commission may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence.