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Robert Birch Brinsmade, Opinion Column, Clippings

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1753

Overview

Clippings from the New Dominion (Morgantown), Signed "Naturalist", arranged and corrected by the author. Favors tax on land values and inheritances as "The most effective means of breaking up and restoring to society those monstrous fortunes which have been filched from our people by special since the Civil War." Other Letters are Headlined: "Aristocratic Taxation and Plutocracy"," Single Tax system Is Explained," "A Plan for Democrat Taxation", "Natural Taxation Proposed", "Tells how to Reduce Cost; Present System of Taxation and Monopolies are Blamed", " Virginia Debt Payment", "Trusts Have Directed Antitrust Legislation", "The Menace of Localism Explained", " State Legislators and Their Duties", "Commission Government for City ; Naturalist Gives Reasons for Adopting the plan", "The short Ballot is explained", " Pension Frauds and high Tariff.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-1911

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
Robert Birch Brinsmade, Opinion Column, Clippings, 1910-1911
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536