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Excerpt from A Treatise on Contracts Future Delivery Commercial Wagers, Commercial Options, Futures, and Short Sales
There is, however, a vast difference between legitimate speculation and gambling. That the former is beneficial to the country at large, can hardly be disputed by even a casual observer. It has built the railways, stimulated the produc tion of our grain and cotton, and developed our mineral and oil resources.
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