Two Transportation Systems in Arkansas
Karl Shannon notes Arkansas has two transport networks railroads with 4500 miles and a state highway system of 9500 miles. Railways fund taxes around 3.5 million yearly while highways cost the state about 4 million for maintenance. The piece argues railroads subsidize state roads through taxes and calls for recognition of railroads as the primary, non subsidized transport medium.
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The
Arkansas Democrat
Karl Shannon
Arkansas
The New Slavery Skepticism Over State Power in 1949
W C Mullendore, president of Southern California Edison, warns stockholders that U S prosperity is illusory and driven by government policy. He cautions against relying on subsidies and contraception of liberty, noting rising government guardianship and social welfare schemes shaping business expansion plans for 1949.
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W. C. Mullendore
Southern California Edison Company
United States
U.S.A
Miller farming roots out brush with paired tractors
Cappy Miller discusses his son Squint’s idea to clear brush using two tractors tied by a weighted chain. They run parallel swaths then back over the same path, uprooting brush roots and saving time. Miller values openness to new ideas and mutual respect in farming, politics, and daily choices.
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Cappy Miller
Squint
Cappy
Liberty at risk as government grows in America
The speaker laments socialized housing and government aid as a new slavery undermining liberty. He cautions that immigration and taxation train citizens to live off others’ labor, urging awareness of government dominance as a national peril.
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America
Socialism by Default in Fortune Article
John Davenport argues in Fortune that while the United States faces no imminent communism, drifting toward socialism through state controls on prices and production risks expanding government power. He warns big federal spending endangers liberty and urges trimming nonessential programs while maintaining economic freedom.
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Fortune
John Davenport
U. S
Norman Thomas
Mr. Davenport
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