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...Republicans had more campaign cash than the Democrats. Semi-final reports showed that the Republican National Committee had spent $573,173 while the Democratic National Committee was spending $159,233. Chairman John Jacob Raskob kept his Democratic National Committee alive with loans and contributions totalling $220,000. Bernard Mannes Baruch was financing, practically singlehanded, the Democratic fight to win Senate seats...
...summoned potent citizens -Bernard Mannes Baruch, Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Charles Hayden, Professor William Zebina Ripley-for conferences described as "dinner, cigars, economics." Vith doleful tales of hard times ringing in his ears, the President next appointed a special Cabinet Commission to "formulate . . . plans continuing and strengthening the organization of Federal activities for employment during the winter." Its members: Secretary of Commerce Lamont (chairman), Secretary of Labor Davis, Secretary of the Interior Wilbur, Secretary of War Hurley, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Federal Reserve Board Governor Meyer...
...part of the present $4,000,- ooo investment to develop Saratoga as a State-owned park and health centre, the New York Legislature voted an additional million for a huge central drinking hall, pump room and bath house. The scheme was wangled by two fervent Saratogoers, Bernard Mannes Baruch and George Foster Peabody. Joseph Henry Freedlander was appointed architect...
Architect Freedlander lost no time, took the first boat to Europe. Accompanied by the Messrs. Baruch and Pierrepont Burt Noyes he toured the spas and pump houses of Europe: Vichy, Nauheim, Baden-Baden, Bath, Montecatini, taking notes. He returned last week, full of ideas. For their million dollars, New York cardiacs and taxpayers will have the largest pump house in the world. Because U. S. spas are backward in their understanding of Regime? diet, exercise, rest facilities to accompany a water cure?Architect Freedlander will concentrate on appurtenances...
...things. You just look around." In 16 years Mr. Meyer had made all the money he wanted and more. When War came in 1917 he was only too glad to quit the financial district and go to Washington at the call of his great & good friend Bernard Mannes Baruch to take an advisory position with the War Industries Board. When Congress created War Finance Corp. to make loans to industries essential to the War, President Wilson made Mr. Meyer a director, later managing director. When War Finance Corp. lapsed in 1920, Mr. Meyer successfully argued for its resurrection and continuance...