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Journal Article Recent Publications upon Economics Get access The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 22, Issue 2, February 1908, Pages 315–331, https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/22.2.315 Published: 01 February 1908

Journal Article Recent Publications upon Economics Get access The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 22, Issue 3, May 1908, Pages 480–495, https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/22.3.480 Published: 01 May 1908

Journal Article Davenport's Value and Distribution Get access T. N. Carver T. N. Carver Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 23, Issue 1, November 1908, Pages 151–160, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883969 Published: 01 November 1908

The Chief Cause of the Failure of Municipal Telephony in Great Britain Victor M. Berthold Victor M. Berthold Needham, Mass. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 22, Issue 2, February 1908, Pages 303–314, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883844 Published: 01 February 1908

Causes of railroad amalgamation, 34.—Corporate control of railroads defined, 36.—Control through lease, 38.—Control through ownership of securities, 39.—Joint control, 41.—Virtual control, 44.— Inactive corporations, 45.—Minority holdings of railroad securities, 46.—Holding companies: trust companies, intermediate holding companies, land and improvement companies, 50.—Entanglements of the intercorporate relationship, 54.—Holding companies at the head of systems: Atlantic Coast Line Company, Reading Company, Rock Island Company, 58.—Purpose of the holding company and reasons for public opposition, 61.—Suggested remedies, 64.

Troy financed the construction of Schenectady & Troy Railroad when individuals withheld support, 138.—City owned all stock and operated road for ten years, 141.—A losing venture, hampered by legislation and lack of friendly connections, 142.—Mismanaged by political appointees, but must have failed under any management, 145.—North Brookfield, unable to obtain rail connection with a trunk line, built North Brookfield Railroad by means of company in which it took nine-tenths of stock, but arranged for operation by Boston & Albany under lease, 149. —A success in every particular, 150.

Journal Article Sex Ratios at Birth in Town and Country Get access William Z. Ripley William Z. Ripley Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 23, Issue 1, November 1908, Pages 175–178, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883971 Published: 01 November 1908

Journal Article The Australian Tariff: A Supplementary Note Get access Victor S. Clark Victor S. Clark Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 23, Issue 1, November 1908, Pages 178–179, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883972 Published: 01 November 1908

The original franchises, granted fifty years ago, and all subsequent grants, were subject to the ordinance of 1857, reserving to the city the right to purchase at original cost, and putting on the companies certain obligations, 233–236.—Rights of the public were also protected by a dividend tax (236–238) and by the ordinances of 1893–94 stipulating that the companies shall remove overhead trolley wires whenever required to do so by ordinance, 238–241.—An ordinance of 1907 frees the companies from all old restraints and obligations, (241–246).—The original franchises have acquired great value, 246–248.—Capitalization was much increased during the period of consolidation and stock-watering, 248–257.—Market values suffered during the recent depression (257–259), but capitalists have too much at stake to permit the over-capitalized system to disintegrate, 259–260.