Word: competitor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...While the consul was scanning the papers, the Icelandic Althing (Parliament) passed a bill giving Transamerican Airlines the right to build a seaplane base and radio station at Reykjavik, and a concession to operate oceanic mail & passenger services for 75 years, exclusive of any U. S. competitor for the first 15 years...
...Chicago department stores doing an annual business of $155,000,000 in a full-page advertisement last week publicly welcomed a competitor to State Street. That the competitor would undersell them was self-evident, for the competitor was none other than Sears, Roebuck & Co., whose famed mail order catalog is indispensable in farm houses from Maine to New Mexico. But far-sighted storekeepers knew that Sears, Roebuck would bring to Chicago's Loop district many a shopper who had never bought there before, hoped thereby to gain more trade than they would lose...
Facing in Pennsylvania the strongest competitor it has encountered thus far, the undefeated University swimming team will enter its last home meet at 7 o'clock. The hour has been advanced in order not to conflict with the hockey game at 8.30 o'clock...
...confused with these major issues are the suits brought by many a small company, low in cash, against a rich competitor. Suits under anti-trust laws have developed into a well recognized form of business blackmail. With its last few thousand dollars (or a lawyer on a contingent fee) the small company threatens the big one with a suit for damages because of unfair competition. If a settlement is not forthcoming the racketeer sues for some staggering sum, the victim gets publicity bad for any business, possibly a government investigation...
American Snuff (chief brands: Honest, Dental, Garrett) maintained its reputation of stability, made $1,916,000 against $1,893,000. Its big competitor, LL S. Tobacco (Copenhagen snuff, also chewing, smoking, plug tobacco and cigarets) made $3,020,000 against $2,950,000. George W. Helme Co- (Navy Sweet, Square Strong snuff) made $2.147,000 against $2,331,000. P. (Pierre) Lorillard Co (Old Gold), which recently paid its first dividend since 1926, made $4.846,000 against $3,614,000. A big Lorillard stockholder is Selected Industries with 102,580 shares...