The Wind Trust: A Possible Prophecy With an Introduction by Edward Everett Hale
| Title | The Wind Trust: A Possible Prophecy With an Introduction by Edward Everett Hale |
| Year for Search | 1903 |
| Authors | Snyder, John |
| Tertiary Authors | Hale, Edward Everett(1822-1909) |
| Pagination | 36 pp. |
| Date Published | 1903 |
| Publisher | James H. West Company |
| Place Published | Boston, MA |
| Keywords | Male author |
| Annotation | Satirical anti-trust story. A man obtains ownership of the wind and requires everyone using the wind to pay royalties to his company, which makes the stockholders immensely rich. The trust then demands a royalty for breathing, which, in the name of the sacredness of private property, a court approves. In the end a revolution forces the end of the trust. |
| Holding Institutions | NN, PSt |
| Full Text | 1903 Snyder, John. The Wind Trust: A Possible Prophecy With an Introduction by Edward Everett Hale. Boston, MA: James H. West Company. 36 pp. NN, PSt Satirical anti-trust story. A man obtains ownership of the wind and requires everyone using the wind to pay royalties to his company, which makes the stockholders immensely rich. The trust then demands a royalty for breathing, which, in the name of the sacredness of private property, a court approves. In the end a revolution forces the end of the trust. |
