Panama and the Canal To-day: An Historical Account of the Canal Project from the Earliest Times with Special Reference to the Enterprises of the French Company and the United States, with a Detailed Description of the Waterway as it Will be Ultimately Constructed: Together with a Brief History of the Country and the First Comprehensive Account of Its Physical Features and Natural Resources |
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... cent interest , and for a term of seven years thereafter they were to receive one - half of the net proceeds from the operation of the canal . The waterway was to be strictly neutral , and under no circumstances were any privileges to ...
... cent interest , and for a term of seven years thereafter they were to receive one - half of the net proceeds from the operation of the canal . The waterway was to be strictly neutral , and under no circumstances were any privileges to ...
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... cent , while large sums were carried to the sinking fund . In the early years of the Company's operation its stock came to be regarded as one of the very best investments in Wall Street . It ran up to more than one hundred per cent over ...
... cent , while large sums were carried to the sinking fund . In the early years of the Company's operation its stock came to be regarded as one of the very best investments in Wall Street . It ran up to more than one hundred per cent over ...
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... cent each on $ 7,000,000 Surplus . $ 2,030,185.52 1,680,000.00 627,482.96 $ 4,337,668.48 $ 4,337,668.48 It is questionable whether any railroad ever made such a showing as this . Upwards of four millions earned in a year by forty ...
... cent each on $ 7,000,000 Surplus . $ 2,030,185.52 1,680,000.00 627,482.96 $ 4,337,668.48 $ 4,337,668.48 It is questionable whether any railroad ever made such a showing as this . Upwards of four millions earned in a year by forty ...
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... cent was paid shortly before the transfer , and a treasury fund of $ 1,700,000 was retained by the sellers . In 1904 , all the property of the French canal company passed to the United States by purchase . Of the amount paid ...
... cent was paid shortly before the transfer , and a treasury fund of $ 1,700,000 was retained by the sellers . In 1904 , all the property of the French canal company passed to the United States by purchase . Of the amount paid ...
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... cent , is in this stretch , where the ascent from nearly mean sea level to 95 feet above is made . At Gatun , the road leaves the vicinity of the Canal and runs east along the valley of the Gatun River to a point about 41⁄2 miles from ...
... cent , is in this stretch , where the ascent from nearly mean sea level to 95 feet above is made . At Gatun , the road leaves the vicinity of the Canal and runs east along the valley of the Gatun River to a point about 41⁄2 miles from ...
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