This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...old ones became infused with new energy. Increasing business demanded a growing currency, and State banks throughout the North eagerly responded to the opportunity. Under similar circumstances in the preceding decade wildcat inflation had gained an easy entrance into Wisconsin. That the same conditions did not prevail ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...old ones became infused with new energy. Increasing business demanded a growing currency, and State banks throughout the North eagerly responded to the opportunity. Under similar circumstances in the preceding decade wildcat inflation had gained an easy entrance into Wisconsin. That the same conditions did not prevail in 1863 was due largely to the influence of the State Bankers' Association. This organization on Feb. 3, 1863 outlined a monetary program for the State that constituted a remarkable departure in western banking.2 Reflecting a spirit of conservatism and a willingness to cooperate with legal authorities, it was in striking contrast to the monetary heresies and impatience with government restraint that characterized most frontier finance at this time. The Association agreed to reject the notes of any bank thenceforth established in the State without its consent. It forbade existing institutions to add to their circulation except by permission of its board of directors. Those that attempted to violate this provision were at once to be compelled to wind up their affairs. The directors of the Association were ordered to scrutinize carefully the condition and character of all banks in the State, and if - Milwaukee Sentinel, Jan. 27, 1862. Ibid., Feb. 5, 1863. any were found to be so unstable as to constitute a menace to the public in time of financial trouble they were to be wound up without delay. If there were still in the State any institutions that had no regular office or that transacted no local business, but were exclusively banks of circulation, they were to be dealt with summarily. Whenever it was deemed advisable for any of these reasons to close a bank the members of the Association were to be informed, and they were to assort and sen...
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Good in Good jacket. Book Ex-library with the usual stamps, stickers, and markings. Bottom corners are bumped. Clean inside pages. Spine is sunned. Binding is strong. Hardcover with sewn binding. Red boards with white titling on spine. Contains: Illustrations. Publications of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 414 pp. This is hardcover second edition. Very good for its age. Shelf: C-1.
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Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 0870201174. Just a bit of very light rubbing to spine tail and corner tips. Else binding and pages are clean. No dustjacket.; B&W photographsJust a; AKH16D; 414 pages.
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Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0870201174. Binding clean. Pages clean. Light rubbing at DJ corners and spine extremities. A bit of light surface rubbing, with a small closed tear on the DJ front spine fold.; ARH18B; 9.18 X 5.98 X 1.35 inches; 414 pages.
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Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Rebacked spine, cover shows minor wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing, fading. Pages are lightly tanned. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Fine in very good jacket. NOT an ex library book. Clean pages. Dust jacket has clear tape across top and bottom edges, 1" tear bottom front. No chips, price is not clipped.
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Near fine in near fine jacket. Size: 9x5x1; NOT an ex library book. 414 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped.
