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On the recordSeptember 27, 1909
I think it wise to apply to Congress for relief by urging the passage of an enabling act, which shall permit the Secretary of the Interior to issue bonds in the sum of $10,000,000 or more, to complete all the projects now projected.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Address at Spokane, Washington

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