William F. Prosser scrapbook, 1892.

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William F. Prosser scrapbook, 1892.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/266074448

This scrapbook, belonging to William Farrand Prosser (1834-1911), contains clippings of articles pasted into a copy of the State of Washington Annual Report of the Adjutant General for the Year 1890. The articles are mainly from the year 1892 and detail economic and industry conditions for various imported and exported commodities, including iron and steel, grains and other good. Many of the clippings reference the McKinley Tariff of 1890 on domestic and imported goods, which was a highly political issue dividing Republicans and Democrats. The Republicans supported this act, which they believed would protect domestic producers by heavily taxing imported goods, while the Democrats believed that the tariff rate should be reduced to encourage free trade. The clippings in this scrapbook seem to support the Republican view.

1 v. ; 24 centimeters.

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Prosser, William Farrand, 1834-1911

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William Farrand Prosser (1834-1911) was born in Pennsylvania, where he was mainly self-educated, becoming a teacher and student of law. In 1854, he briefly moved to California to pursue a career in the mining industry before returning to Pennsylvania to enlist as a union solider in the Civil War. After the war, he settled in Tennessee, where he served in various civil and political roles. In 1879, he was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes to serve as a special agent in the Pacific Northw...