Word: bargainer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Nowhere amid this welter of revenue-raising did there appear in writing the promise which let the tax bill slip so easily through the Senate. That promise was an Administration bargain with Senate Bonuseers. Explaining that his sole purpose was to put Majority Leader Robinson on record, Oklahoma's Thomas last week moved to amend the tax bill with what was virtually the greenback Bonus bill. Senator Robinson at once gave his solemn word that the Bonus would get prompt consideration in a separate bill early next session. With that promise in their pockets. Bonuseers could count...
Last week all utilitarians breathed easier when Jesse Jones and his directors stepped out of Public Utilities Securities and Floyd Odium of Atlas Corp. stepped in. Alert Investment Truster Odium had bought Utilities Power & Light debentures at bargain prices, watched them double in value. Since no holder of utility securities wants to have the Government as a partner, Mr. Odium was glad to ease RFC out last week by trading some of his Utilities Power & Light debentures for the securities held by Jesse Jones, thus giving Atlas Corp. working control of the system. Mr. Jones was also pleased because Utilities...
...Leviathan. In 1931 International Mercantile Marine, which controls United States Lines, which owns the Leviathan, contracted with the Shipping Board, a division of the Commerce Department, to run that old ex-German monster for five years for a $3,000,000 subsidy. Last winter, I. M. M. struck another bargain with the Government whereby it could lay up the Leviathan but keep the $1,720,000 which it owed the Government in liquidated damages for retiring the ship by agreeing to build a new ship of the Washington class. To Mr. Mitchell it all spelled "favoritism and appearance of corruption...
...Burkan, friend of the late Victor Herbert, who founded the Society in 1914. Herbert's aim was to prevent song-pirating in theatres and restaurants. Most songwriters he knew were too indigent or too careless to look out for their own pocketbooks. A big organization was needed to bargain, do the necessary detective work. When Radio appeared and popular sheet-music sales suddenly slumped some 75%, ASCAP was ready for action...
...only competitor for a quarter century, he sold out in 1928 to International Telephone & Telegraph which, under the direction of the Brothers Behn, was gobbling up communication companies in all the world's corners. As I. T. & T. has since learned, the Postal System was no bargain...