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Ben Harrison: “We have not stipulated in the treaty that we will permit merchandise to be moved through Canadian territory from one…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1893
We have not stipulated in the treaty that we will permit merchandise to be moved through Canadian territory from one point of the United States to another at the will of the shipper
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to Congress Regarding Railway Transportation Through Canada

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