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Identifier: americaswarforhu00inga
Authors: Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
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Publisher: New York, Thompson
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a usualfee. In higher edu-cation Spain is notbehindhand. Shehas ten large uni-versities, carryinga n enrollment o f16,000 students. Spain gets its revenue by a system of direct and indirect taxation,stamp duties, government monopolies, etc. Direct taxes are imposed onlanded properties, houses, live-stock, commerce, registration acts, titles ofnobility, mortgages, etc.; the indirect taxes come from foreign imports, arti-cles of consumption, tolls, bridge and ferry dues. Her revenue for 1896 and1897 was /30,771,450; her expenditures /30,456,584. She had beside this,however, an extraordinary expenditure of ^9,360,000. Her public debt isnow over ^1,700,000,000, including over ^350,000,000 incurred in Cuba. Spain is an agricultural country. In the early part of the century thecountry was owned by landed prpprietors who had acquired great tracts ofland, but in recent years these tracts have been divided and have passed intothe hands of small farmers and fruit growers. The grape is the most
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SPANISH HELIOGRAPHIC CORPS. FACTS ABOUT SPAIN. 57 important culture, but large quantities of oranges, raisins, nuts and olives areexported every year. Spain is rich in minerals, the annual value of hermineral exports being about ^6,640,000. She also manufactures cottongoods. She has nearly 70,000 looms. Her imports for 1896-7 amounted to;^29,?>66,906. Her exports brought her in /34,890,400. The most primi-tive condition prevail in many parts of Spain, and in some parts life isalmost as it was when Columbus traveled the country roads on foot leadinghis little son by the hand. This is due to the meager means of communica-tion, there being only 7548 miles of railroad in the whole country. This is only3.9 linear miles of road for every one hundred square miles of territory. NewEngland alone has as many miles of railroad as has Spain, and her territoryis not nearly as great. The same area as Spain picked out of the uppereastern United States has nearly 30,000 miles of road. But the peop
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Image from page 59 of "America's war for humanity, related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty..." (1898)
Identifier: americaswarforhu00inga
Authors: Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
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Publisher: New York, Thompson
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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a usualfee. In higher edu-cation Spain is notbehindhand. Shehas ten large uni-versities, carryinga n enrollment o f16,000 students. Spain gets its revenue by a system of direct and indirect taxation,stamp duties, government monopolies, etc. Direct taxes are imposed onlanded properties, houses, live-stock, commerce, registration acts, titles ofnobility, mortgages, etc.; the indirect taxes come from foreign imports, arti-cles of consumption, tolls, bridge and ferry dues. Her revenue for 1896 and1897 was /30,771,450; her expenditures /30,456,584. She had beside this,however, an extraordinary expenditure of ^9,360,000. Her public debt isnow over ^1,700,000,000, including over ^350,000,000 incurred in Cuba. Spain is an agricultural country. In the early part of the century thecountry was owned by landed prpprietors who had acquired great tracts ofland, but in recent years these tracts have been divided and have passed intothe hands of small farmers and fruit growers. The grape is the most
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SPANISH HELIOGRAPHIC CORPS. FACTS ABOUT SPAIN. 57 important culture, but large quantities of oranges, raisins, nuts and olives areexported every year. Spain is rich in minerals, the annual value of hermineral exports being about ^6,640,000. She also manufactures cottongoods. She has nearly 70,000 looms. Her imports for 1896-7 amounted to;^29,?>66,906. Her exports brought her in /34,890,400. The most primi-tive condition prevail in many parts of Spain, and in some parts life isalmost as it was when Columbus traveled the country roads on foot leadinghis little son by the hand. This is due to the meager means of communica-tion, there being only 7548 miles of railroad in the whole country. This is only3.9 linear miles of road for every one hundred square miles of territory. NewEngland alone has as many miles of railroad as has Spain, and her territoryis not nearly as great. The same area as Spain picked out of the uppereastern United States has nearly 30,000 miles of road. But the peop
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