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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...example I might cite the case of the Aluminum Company of America. The raw product of aluminum is bauxite, deposits of which occur in the United States, in British Guiana and in many other countries of the world. The principal cost of the manufacture of aluminum is electric power and labor. The cheapest power in the world is hydroelectric; the cheapest labor is foreign. The Aluminum Company has many power prop- erties in the United States, but others in foreign countries, and the largest power of all is now being developed in Canada. From its plants in the United States...
...except for railroad employes, the Commission will create a special passenger rate schedule for the trains on which Her Majesty travels and at once withdraw the rate thereafter. Thus the ten-car special train placed at Queen Marie's disposal will twice cross the continent at a reputed cost...
...Saadat Ali Khan, Indian potentate: "I have just had built for me, in London, a special hunting motor car, camouflaged in green, brown and other jungle shades, to deceive lions and tigers. There is also a dazzle light to blind them. The car, which cost about $20,000, is of 50-horsepower, with special buffers, front and rear, to protect it from charges by wild animals. I have added an ice box, for drinks...
Railroad Wages. Consonant with the recent wage increases by the New York Central and the B.&O., the Pennsylvania last week advanced the pay of 43,000 shop craftsmen (mechanics, helpers, apprentices) 3? an hour to a basis of 76? an hour. The raise will cost the Pennsylvania $3,219,840 yearly...
...concert will be part of the annual entertainment provided preliminary to the football game with Princeton. Tickets will cost $2.50, $2, and $1.50, and may be obtained at Kent's Book Store on Massachusetts Avenue. Mail orders will be filled at the office of the University Glee Club in the Music Building...