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I.Levering,Albert,1869illus.II.Brearleyservice organization,New York III.Title.  \nA.25-716Title from Bureau ofRailway Economics.Printed by LC.2ONCy D  \n Reproductions may not be made without permission trom Columbla University Libraries                 \nRESTRICTIONS ON USE:  \nTECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA  \nFILM SIZE:            35mmREDUCTION RATIO:      9:/  \nIB IB  \nMAGE PLACEMENT:IA  \nINITIALS:                    1B. kB  \nDATE FILMED:                    5、997,  \nTRACKING\\#:                                                                                                24261  \nFILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA.  \n1!l  \n308Z  \n1x286  \nUPFROM THESOIL  \n| UP  \u003Cbr>FROM THE  \u003Cbr>SOIL  \u003Cbr>Murtrated by  \u003Cbr>ALBERT LEV其LING  \u003Cbr>Published by  \u003Cbr>BANK OF THE MANHATTAN  \u003Cbr>COMPANY  \u003Cbr>NEW YORK,N.Y.   |\n| --- |\n\nUp from the soil this marvelous growth has beendeveloped  \n言THE MANHATTAN LIBRARYVol.I —TE GEATE8T FAMILY IN THE WoxLDVol.II—TE AMERICAN WAYsVol.III—Up FxoM TEE Sort  \nCONTENTS  \nPREFACE  \nPAOE1What Bread Means  ..  ..  .   rI The Seedof Civilization -·     7III Farming With Steel  ..  ...14IV Ideals and Wheat         ·22V Four Black Years -·      ·29Copyright,1925,byBANK or THE MAN其ATTAN coMPANYVI From Adversity to Diversity-··37  \nCHAPTER  \nL.C.Card Number A25—598  \nVII Moving the Crop--·      45VIII Purer and Cheaper Flour -·   ·53IX The Golden Loaf......62x The Newest Industry····-71XI A Rich Inheritance    ·  ·78Planned and prepared under the diretion of theBiEA其LEY Stvicg OuGAMIZATIONNEW YORK CITY  \n# PREFACE\n\nThe remarkable reception alreadyaccorded to Volumes I and II of theManhattanLibrary of PopularEconom-ics has called for hundreds of thou-sands of copies beyond the numberoriginally printed.This public approvalhas also shown itself in thousands ofletters from people in all walks of lifeand in all parts of the country and inan unexpectedly widespread discussionin newspapers and magazines.  \nIt is hoped that the interest in fun-damental principles evoked by ourinterpretation of the institution of LifeInsurance(Volume I)and of AmericanRailway Transportation(Volume II)will be fully sustained in “Up From theSoil,\"which is now presented as Vol-ume III in the Library.  \nNothing can be,more basic than theprocesses that give us the bread we eat,and the inspiring story of social co-operation,which is involved,containssome elements that are unfamiliar tothe general public.  \nThe problems of millions of wheatgrowers are of hardly less concern tocity dwellers than to the producers  \nthemselves.It is vital that they beUPunderstood.Transportation,milling,FROM THEbaking,merchandising and the me-chanical devices through which bothSOILthese and farming have evolved intotheir present form and scale,all assumenew significance when brought intotheir proper relations;while back ofthem is seen the great stream of humandevelopment to which each contributesThe Bank of the Manhattan Com-pany,since its founding in 1799,haswitnessed the remarkable sequence ofevents which has made America\"thebread basket of the world.\"Beingthus in a peculiarly favorable positionto speak with a degree of first-handknowledge,it has recognized its re-sponsibility to aid in disseminating,inpopular form,an understanding ofAmerica's economic structure.  \n# CHAPTER ONE\n\nWHAT BREAD MEANS  \nVERYBODY knows bread—or thinks he does;yet how fewpeople realize what a fascinat-ing story lies behind that com-monest of all ","cbCaioTZETZI3Nw4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioTZETZI3Nw4","pdf",2329101,54,"English","# Preface\n# Chapter One\n## What Bread Means","[{\"question\":\"What does bread mean in this book’s argument?\",\"answer\":\"Bread is presented as “the staff of life,” not only sustaining the body but also supporting the broader social structure and economic system.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the chapter connect bread to human history?\",\"answer\":\"It describes bread’s background as a fascinating story involving agriculture, commerce, invention, mechanics, and the struggles and achievements of humanity across ages.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is bread especially significant during world crises?\",\"answer\":\"The text highlights the cry for bread during the World War, when millions suddenly faced the reality of going without it, revealing bread’s deep impact on society.\"}]","Up from the Soil - Chapter 1 - What Bread Means | PDF",1790583114,83]