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Their Selfishness Takes the Cake in Valley Rail Fight
The Progress argues against a Valley Railroad tax split, asserting the road would burden 1300 to 1400 taxpayers, mainly laborers and widows, while benefiting few. It questions the motives of proponents, cites a hostile quote about selfishness, and urges signatures from opponents to influence the plan.
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Shreveport
The
Times
Bossier Parish
Bossier
Caddo Parish
Arkansas
Edenborne
L. M. Carter
Friends of the Railroad