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<p>23 Aug. 1831</p> | |||
The way to consider the question of <hi rend="underline"> | <p>E. Gibbon Wakefield on the Colonization Society's Plan</p> | ||
1<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> The circumstances which give a value to land. < | |||
2<hi rend="superscript">nd</hi> The degree in which it is probable these circumstances will apply to the land of this Company. < | <p>The way to consider the question of<lb/> | ||
First. the value of land is created altogether by <hi rend="underline">Competition</hi>. The degree of value depends wholly on the degree of competition. Now on what depends the degree of competition? < | <hi rend="underline">Profits</hi> seems to be by ascertaining the<lb/> | ||
Secondly, < | two following points.</p> | ||
<p>1<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> The circumstances which give<lb/> | |||
a value to land.</p> | |||
<p>2<hi rend="superscript">nd</hi> The degree in which it is<lb/> | |||
probable these circumstances will apply<lb/> | |||
to the land of this Company.</p> | |||
<p>First. the value of land is<lb/> | |||
created altogether by <hi rend="underline">Competition</hi>. The<lb/> | |||
degree of value depends wholly on the degree<lb/> | |||
of competition. Now on what depends the<lb/> | |||
degree of competition? Plainly the<lb/> | |||
degree of competition is governed by <hi rend="underline">the<lb/> | |||
proportion of people to land</hi>. This is so<lb/> | |||
plain that I am unwilling to dwell on<lb/> | |||
it.</p> | |||
<p>Secondly, Is it probable that the<lb/> | |||
<add>degree</add></p> | |||
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23 Aug. 1831
E. Gibbon Wakefield on the Colonization Society's Plan
The way to consider the question of
Profits seems to be by ascertaining the
two following points.
1st The circumstances which give
a value to land.
2nd The degree in which it is
probable these circumstances will apply
to the land of this Company.
First. the value of land is
created altogether by Competition. The
degree of value depends wholly on the degree
of competition. Now on what depends the
degree of competition? Plainly the
degree of competition is governed by the
proportion of people to land. This is so
plain that I am unwilling to dwell on
it.
Secondly, Is it probable that the
degree
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