PREFACE
To a man whose motto is “ Actions not words,” the compilation of sufficient material to make a book is no easy tusk, and [have often felt that I world rather ride a hundred miles than write about it. Probably my gentle readers may wish I had given expression to my feelings in the former fashion only, after they have sampled my wares, but the deed is done now, and the book may, at least, serve as a warning to the cobbler to stick to his last.
I would crave some indulgence on behalf of the photographs contained herein; but, when the untoward conditions under which they were snapped are taken into account, I am sure some allowances will be made. There were many others taken, but the exposure to damp and dust ruined them, so the residue represents the survival of the fittest.
The economic questions dealt with 80 cursorily must, in time, become matters of great moment to
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