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These certificates will always be redeemable in the bonds stipulated for, and can, with profit, be issued, while the money received for them can be used in redeeming bonds bearing a higher rate of interest.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman explains that the certificates will be redeemable and can be issued profitably while managing higher interest bonds.

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