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Word: forli (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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To Continental, Editor Kelly gave exclusive contracts for five years with four canneries, which use some $1,000,000 worth of cans a year. That means about $750,000 of new business annually for the canmaker, for three of the canneries were new customers. In return, Continental Can agreed to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANUFACTURING: Father of Peas | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

(The Federal Reserve Board reports both figures weekly. Bank debits-the total of all checks cashed-account fairly closely for all the business done in the U. S., for even a cash transaction, such as an employer paying off his workmen with currency, is customarily preceded by drawing a check...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Index Year | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

Trade centre turnover and the Federal Reserve Board production index again moved roughly parallel during the next period in which business began to take hope of autumn improvement. But in August the two parted company for the rest of the year, for in that month the production index practically ceased...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Index Year | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

Times were tough in Walla Walla, Wash, (pop. 15,976) in the spring of 1932. The tariff wall which Canada hoisted in the early '205 had finally cut off the valley's chief market for fresh fruits, asparagus, tomatoes. Moreover, its wheat was going begging at 50? a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANUFACTURING: Father of Peas | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

Fortnight ago Walla Wallans gave a party for Publisher Kelly, now president and chief stockholder. On a month's vacation last fall Mr. Kelly went East, called at the head offices of the big can companies, finally made a deal with Continental Can.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANUFACTURING: Father of Peas | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

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