Word: furnishes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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They formed the "57th St. and 5th Ave." Corporation and had plans drawn for a magnificent 55 story hotel. Then they went to bankers to negotiate a loan. The bankers promised to furnish $16,000,000 but wished certain changes made in the plans. They thought that 13 stories should be lopped off the design and some of the splendor eliminated. So plans for a 42 story hotel were prepared. Then for an unpublished reason the members of the syndicate fell out with one another...
...Treasury able to do so? It was explained that a drive by the Internal Revenue Bureau had brought in an unexpected $100,000,000 of back taxes, that customs receipts were $20,000,000 ahead of expectations and that income taxes were expected to furnish $80,000,000 more than was anticipated earlier in the year?in all receipts were increased...
...Government took upon itself an irrigation project in the North Platte valley. Settlers upon the project were ordered to pay a construction charge and in addition an annual water charge. The water charge was increased. Many of the settlers could not, did not pay it. The Government refused to furnish water until all charges were paid. Crops withered and parched on the drought riven fields...
...cause the student to think quickly and accurately, and to focus his imagination, for problems in design he is required to furnish preliminary sketches. These are but 12 hours in length and must embrace the general solution for the problem. During the sketch no documentary aid or aid from instructors is allowed or given, so that the student is placed entirely upon his own resources. If he makes an error, it will go hard with him, since he is not permitted to depart from his sketch solution during the rest of the time alotted him for preparation of the final...
...which pulled a surprise in 1924 by carrying the trophy back to New Jersey, is building a now team and the Harvard quartet is always stronger on turf than on tanbark. Winners last year, the Crimson poloists will return to the Westchester-Biltmore Country Club this month favored to furnish heavy opposition. A bye has been drawn by the Cambridge outfit in the first round, leaving Princeton as its most likely opponent before the final round...