The World a Department Store: A Story of Life Under a Coöperative SystemB. Peck, 1900 - 311 pages |
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Page vi - I see, in the near future, a crisis approaching that unnerves me, and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavour to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people, until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic is destroyed.
Page vii - ... result of the war, corporations have been enthroned, and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war. God grant that my suspicions may prove groundless.
Page vii - Wales, and 100,000 people own all the land in the United Kingdom. For the past twenty years the United States has rapidly followed in the steps of these old nations. Here are the figures: In 1850 capitalists owned 37^ per cent.
Page vii - ... The Macmillan Company, 1919), p. 150. 4. This book, which no doubt drew inspiration from Edward Bellamy's famous book, Looking Backward, espoused the idea that all business activity could be organized as a world department store with each industry being organized cooperatively. The preface declared: "It is intended to unite producer and consumer through mill, farm, supply store, etc., into one combination, eliminating all waste and loss of energy, and for the benefit of all.
Page vii - Egypt went down, two per cent, of her population owned ninety-seven per cent, of her wealth " — wealth is the wrong term here : it should be ' property ' —
Page 130 - Love thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul and with all thy possessions.
Page vii - Persia went down i per cent, of her population owned the land. When Rome went down 1,800 men owned all the known world. There are about 40,000,000 people in England, Ireland and Wales, and 100,000 people own all the land in the United Kingdom. For the past twenty years the United States has rapidly followed in the steps of these old nations. Here are the figures: In 1850 capitalists...
Page vii - When Egypt went down, 2 per cent of her population owned 97 per cent of her wealth. When Babylon went down, 2 per cent of her population owned all her wealth. When Persia went down 1 per cent of her population owned the land.
Page 90 - Here was a four-story structure, with a frontage of one hundred feet and a depth of one hundred and fifty feet.