Word: concern
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...appeal to the creditors and customers of the firm, new capital to the extent of $2,750,000 has been raised, thus placing the concern in a strong financial position...
...some time, General Motors has had a hankering to enter the profitable business of making auto buses. It has been repeatedly rumored that the big auto concern was out after Mack Truck. Quite unexpectedly, however, came the news that it would take over control of the Yellow Cab Manufacturing Co. shortly, to be re-christened the Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing...
Governor Ritchie's words did not go unattacked. Governess Ross of Wyoming, Governor Trinkle of Virginia, Governor Whitfield of Mississippi protested, saying highways were the concern of the nation as a whole, that the East got much of its taxable wealth from the West...
...give some public service to his native land in this centre of the Empire, I venture the opinion that we have been fortunate in establishing a notable landmark this year by opening up in Trafalgar Square a Canada Building in London where all the various activities of Canadian concern are at last usefully and conveniently assembled under one roof...
...Pont holdings in General Motors developed from an interest in the company shown as early as 1915 by J. J. Reskob, Du Pont Vice President. When after the Armistice W. C. Durant, General Motors head, found himself unable to continue in control of the company, the Du Pont concern, under persuasion of Mr. Raskob, raised $50,000,000 on its own credit to take up Durant's stock in the concern. Since that time the value of the stock has more than doubled, and now the Du Pont stockholders are receiving very substantial dividends from Mr. Raskob...