Word: conference
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Wired President Hoover for a personal conference on the St. Lawrence River development. The U. S. and Canada are negotiating a treaty on which depends New York's State-owned, State-operated power project at Massena Point. A hitch with the State Department has developed on the State's share of the cost. The Democratic nominee suggested a meeting with the Republican nominee to "hasten the initiation of this vast project which means cheap transportation . . . cheap electricity for homes, farms and industries . . . and employment for thousands of workers." Obvious was the New York Governor's intention...
...Inflation, No Joke. First act of Chancellor von Papen was to confer with Dr. Hans Luther, President of the Reichsbank, and issue a communique that there would be no inflation, whereupon German securities slumped...
...exported last year. Another subject much discussed was the allocation of territories to avoid such com petition as exists in England where Russia has invaded Sir Henri's favorite market. Since the Russians did not have full power to act it was thought that they would return to confer with their government following any agreement. A second conference might be called for late summer...
Herbert is the more conspicuous of San Francisco's two famed Fleishhacker brothers and is generally thought to take the lead when they confer on mighty matters. People know him better because he is always doing things that command attention, because he is the one apt to be found at teas or dances when his brother Mortimer is at home reading...
...ceased to be a matter of whispers last week. Everybody knew that Samuel Insull, greatest of public utility operators, was in difficulties. He left Chicago, centre of his operations, for Manhattan, there to confer with his good friend Owen D. Young and with powerful bankers. Representatives of Chicago's Continental Illinois and First National Banks thronged to Manhattan to join the discussion. Representatives of Manhattan banks went to Chicago, awaited word of what was decided in Manhattan. Soon Mr. Insull, making no statements, rushed back to Chicago...