Word: freeporters
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Anent the use of grave stones for imposing stones in the March 2 issue of TIME, the reverse of this practice occurred in 1913, when the headstone of the grave of General Smith D. Atkins, for nearly half a century editor of the Freeport, Ill. Journal, was an imposing stone upon which the first forms composed by the General as an apprentice printer were imposed. At the request of the Editor and Publisher, I furnished a photograph of this head stone, showing the inscription, which was published in that magazine. In the comment, it was stated that the only other...
...Manganese Corp., allowing the minority interest to remain in the shrewd hands of David Marvin Goodrich, chairman of B. F. Goodrich Co. A big mill will be built at once, shipments to the U. S. started. Surprising, however, was revelation of the U. S. firm's identity. It was Freeport Texas Co., second biggest producer of sulphur...
...Back of Freeport Texas move can be seen the force of the new management which last year wrested control from Eric Pierson Swenson, onetime National City chairman. Leader of the new group is Freeport's chairman, Odie R. Seagraves, self-made Texan, organizer of United Gas Corp.'s super gas system. Ably carrying out his policies is Eugene Levering Norton. 50, Freeport president. Mr. Norton was born in Baltimore, went to Cornell, then started his own investment firm. His best boast: he has never had a boss except for a board of directors. He helped Frank Andrew Munsey form Baltimore...
Although manganese and sulphur are not entirely foreign (manganese sulphate is an esteemed fertilizer) the deal was not concluded because of any relationship between the two products but to add to Freeport Texas' income from natural resources. Also, Freeport Texas has worked out a new process in treating manganese and will sell it at $24 a ton to compete against Soviet dumping. To pacify U. S. producers who see Cuban manganese coming in without the $11.20 duty other manganese must pay, Freeport Texas promises cooperation, generosity with its new process...
...steamer, slowly going down the Atlantic seaboard. She was the Frango, first ship of the new American Whaling Co. Aboard her are 69 oldtime Norwegian whalers. In charge of the expedition is Captain Olaf Stokken of Sunnyfield, N. J.; in charge of the vessel is Captain Johannes Smith of Freeport, L. I. Off Georgia the Frango will be joined by four small "killer" boats, will then proceed to the Antarctic. Unfamiliar in this region is the U. S. flag, for the large-scale Antarctic whaling industry is conducted by English, Norwegian and Danish vessels, many of which are controlled...