Word: by-product
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...into the class funds. From the social point of view, likewise, the third year dance has tended to prove itself a white elephant, owing to the waning social homogeneity of a class, especially after its initial year. In short, the quicker it is recognized that the class promenade, a by-product of rampant collegiatism, is destined not to flourish at Harvard the better...
...market surpluses; more research work, especially by the States. The Coolidge desires to see more railroad mergers and to get the government entirely out of the shipping business were re-expressed. There were flat pronouncements for building the Boulder Dam and against the government's handling the electric by-product "as private enterprise can very well fill this field." Again let the Muscle Shoals power and nitrate plants be leased, urged the President...
...already stated that where the Government is engaged in public works for purposes of flood control, of navigation, of irrigation, of scientific research or national defense, or in pioneering a new art, it will at times necessarily produce power or commodities as a byproduct. But they must be a by-product of the major purpose, not the major purpose itself...
...said: "I do not favor any general extension of the Federal Government into the operation of business in competition with its citizens. . . . There are local instances where the Government must enter the business field as a by-product of some great major purpose, such as improvement in navigation, flood control, scientific research or national defense...
...major purposes which were advanced for its construction were navigation, scientific research and national defense. The Republican Administration has recommended that it be dedicated to agriculture for research purposes and development of fertilizers in addition to its national defense reserve. After these purposes are satisfied, there is a by-product of surplus power. That by-product should be disposed of on such terms and conditions as will safeguard and protect all public interests...