Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Gold, the Further Rising of Prices and the Coming Financial Storm
Before the advent of machine power in the affairs of business, man power was the basis for rating and performing all work. Man power, therefore, was the basis of the prices of all commercial things. Some of these things so rated were silver and gold. It was agreed by statute that units of man power were necessary to get an ounce of silver and units of man power, to get an ounce of gold. These notions were established when ?our was worth a barrel, wrought iron a ton, and traffic 20 cents a mile ton.
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