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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...though the British public learned many new facts concerning U. S. financiers, neither the British nor the U. S. public could squeeze information out of the official communiques concerning the Hirst-Chadbourne-Swope meetings. The first report said that "no conclusion was arrived at at this morning's amicable meeting." Further meetings were delayed when Mr. Chadbourne was taken with a chill. It is known, however, that Sir Hugo has proposed a compromise arrangement by which U. S. shareholders can exercise their rights in the new issue, provided that they sell their new shares within ten weeks. This arrangement...
...usual lot of structural steel, a dull red which is promptly censored by an overcoating of black. But from now on, the structural steel for all skyscrapers whose frames are by the Hay Foundry & Iron Works of New York will shine yellow in the glare of the sun. The first of them will be the Louis Adler Building, now arising on Seventh Avenue at 37th St., Manhattan...
Last week U. S. motorists blinked eyes in astonishment; U. S. motor car makers held heads proudly high. Astonishment and pride alike resulted from a perusal of automobile production figures for the first quarter of 1929. For these statistics showed that speeding 1929 was leaving record-breaking 1928 far behind. They demonstrated a percentage increase worthy even of an infant industry; a volume increase that should materially contribute to the development of the U. S. citizen into a creature with two arms and four wheels. Having produced more than 1,000,000 cars in the first three months of record...
...because of Chevrolet's ambition to reach its 1929 quota which, starting at 1,250,000 has been raised to 1,350,000; because of furious competition in the under-$1,000 field; and because of prevailing U. S. prosperity. Production of 1,500,000 cars in the first three months of 1929 of course does not mean that the year will reach a 6,000,000 total, but that it should pass the 5,000,000 mark is a conservative estimate. Previous record (1928) was 4,635,000. There are seven or eight million Model T Fords...
Others. Graham-Paige almost doubled its first quarter 1928 output, producing more than 25,000 Graham-Paiges during first three months of 1929. Nash beat March, 1928 by 44%, Franklin by 140% (1,566 units). March saw the millionth Oakland roll down the runway. Marmon had a record-breaking March, featured by its new Roosevelt (8 cylinders, less than $1,000). President A. R. Erskine of Studebaker told stockholders of $4,500,000 earnings, in best first quarter for five years. Continental Motors Corp. (engines) showed sales increases, exclusive of sales to Ford, of 18% over first quarter...