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This policy was thoroughly and perseveringly tried, and proved utterly unprofitable and ruinous.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “This policy was thoroughly and perseveringly tried, and proved utterly unprofitable and ruinous.”
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Julian asserts that the leasing policy for mineral lands was ultimately unprofitable and detrimental.
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