The financial history of Wisconsin

the long version

This was initially a PhD dissertation. The author states that he sought to make this interesting for readers with a general or personal interest in Wisconsin history, as well as for readers with an interest in public finance. For the former group he emphasized the ‘personal element’ as much as possible. Some of the topics from the Table of Contents are: Finances and the Constitution Public Credit and State Credit Sale and Management of State Lands The General Property Tax in the Territorial Period and in the State of Wisconsin Local Taxation and Local Extravagance State Taxes for Education (including free high schools, county training schools, schools for deaf mutes, and the one mill tax for common schools) Taxes on Railroads and other public service corporations (i.e. telegraph, streetcars, electric companies) The Milwaukee and Rock River Canal