Word: boosted
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Chemical Corp., the world's largest borax producer, last week began operating a huge new plant perched on the edge of the crater at Boron, Calif. It will process ore straight from the open-mine pit, thus cut transportation costs, eventually replace facilities elsewhere. U.S. Borax intends to boost production 30% through its $20 million expansion program at Boron, knows now that it will have no trouble selling all it can turn...
...Broke. Poor financing did what the elements could not, and by 1888 Coleman was bankrupt. Borax Smith took over Coleman's mining properties, consolidated all his mines into the Pacific Coast Borax Co. and, to boost European sales, merged with a British chemical company headed by James Gerstley, father of present U.S. Borax President Gerstley. But Smith also overextended himself, also went broke. To pay creditors, he was forced to sell out his stock to Gerstley and other Britons with holdings in the new company, which eventually became known as Borax (Holdings) Ltd. Domination of U.S. borax mining passed...
...LOAN-RATE BOOST is being urged by President Eisenhower so that federal agencies will charge as much to lend money to public as Treasury pays to borrow it. But Administration's plan will run into congressional trouble because many beneficiaries of low rates are lobbying hard against it, e.g., National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, which fears plan would raise REA loan interest from 2% to going Treasury long-term loan rate...
...FARE CUT on North Atlantic is being pushed by CAB. Board turned down request by the International Air Transport Association to boost ticket prices by 5%, urged a drop in rates, which are now 70% above U.S. domestic air fares...
TRUCK DEAL will turn over Reo Motors Inc., owned by Detroit's Bonn Aluminum & Brass Corp. (1956 sales: $51.6 million), to White Motor Co. (sales: $207.4 million), boost White's share of heavy-duty truck market from...