Word: downes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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U. S. railwaymen who are proud of their prestige breathed freely last week for the first time since the middle of October. They felt safer because their business was falling off-weekly carloadings were down from October's peak of 861,198 to 785,901. The slump spelled no...
Thus, two of the land's biggest tycoons handed over one of the land's biggest corporations to their successors. It was a fine thing for G.E. to have as board chairman one who forced down the throats of European politicos a 70% reduction in German reparations, and...
There was soon some criticism of Banker Cummings. In his spare time he was Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. Another full time job he held down (at $15,000) was as trustee of the bankrupt Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway. He was also a co-receiver for Chicago...
> New York Central, rosy with the rush of shipping business that has brought the flush of health to many a wan railroad cheek, last week announced a September net of $3,120,096, reported that fat business had cut its 1939 deficit to 90? a common share, compared with $3.32...
> When Bethlehem Steel, No. 1 U. S. war baby, reported nine-months earnings of $1.89 a share, as against a $1.26 deficit last year, its stock fell two points. Last week it sold at 85, down 15 points from its war-boom high.