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Rise of the trusts in a Kansas City debate
A Socialist and a friend discuss the rise of trusts and centralization of capital. They compare energy wasted by rival milkmen and ice dealers with the economies of consolidated firms, advocate municipal ownership of natural monopolies, and warn of potential social transformation through government control of railroads, telegraphs, and stores.
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Great Sugar Trust
Rockefeller
Bill Jones
Jones
City Water Works
Kansas City
Germany
Coun
Oil Trust