Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...quite proud of the premier position of this bank, as it is the only bank north of San Francisco and west of Minneapolis which has deposits in excess of 50 million dollars...
...Attorney General of Texas, hot on the trail of road contracts let by Governess Ferguson's Highway Commission, succeeded in getting a judgment for the refund of $600,000 excess profits from the American Road Co., in spite of Mrs. Ferguson's directing the Highway Commission to support the road company. Talk of impeaching Governess Ferguson had been smoldering for several weeks. With the judgment it burst into flame...
...will doubtless astonish you to know the actual volume of this waste. In the 13 weeks ending November 1 of this year the bogus set in the New York Times composing room totaled 708 pages, and the cost was $33,198.12. This indicates an annual waste in excess of $125,000 in one composing room. The annual total for all New York newspapers is estimated to be at least $1,000,000. I hesitate to think what future generations will think of a twentieth century society which permitted such a practice. I know of no waste chargeable against management which...
...investments, providing that for 14 years 15% of their yield shall be paid to the Government. 5) A heavy increase in the income tax, especially in the higher brackets, with severe fines for tax dodgers. 6) A tax of 8% on household goods and personal property valued in excess of 50,000 francs ($2,000) payable in a lump sum or in installments over 14 years.† A detailed and extensive sketch envisioned the proposed Sinking Fund as functioning separately from the regular fiscal machinery of the Government; and a clause was inserted to the effect that its administrators...
...governing board to increase the exchange membership from 1,100 to 1,125 (TIME, Nov. 9). Out of a total of 941 votes cast, only 268 favored the measure. The reason was not far to seek. At present every exchange member knows that his "seat" is worth in excess of $130,000. Should more seats be added, the laws of supply and demand would function to lower that value. No exchange member wishes his "equity" to be affected. Therefore the present excessively heavy movements in securities on the exchange (TIME, Oct. 26, et seq) will continue to take place without...