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It was easy to see that this was an act to encourage litigation and for the benefit of lawyers, and not to promote the real interest of the miners or increase the product of the mines.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “It was easy to see that this was an act to encourage litigation and for the benefit of lawyers, and not to promote the…”
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Julian expresses concern that legislation is benefiting lawyers rather than miners.
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