Word: gulf
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...company of which Col. May is so especially fond has been familiar to him from boyhood. Gulf States Steel is second in the South only to Sloss-Shemeld Steel & Iron Corp.. but last year operated at a loss. Strategically located, it has been sought by American Rolling Mill Co. and the Eaton interests. Steelmen agree that eventually Republic Steel Corp. will acquire...
...exceptional opportunity in my FAVORITE stock. A unique situation existing" was the heading of a postcard, printed in red ink, which Col. May sent last week to all of Gulf's shareholders, all of his friends, many a broker. It predicted that Gulf, selling in the low $30'$ last week, will pass $100 within a few months, may soon be absorbed by a bigger company. But Gulf, said Col. May, will enter no merger at a price of less than $200 if he can help...
...Gulf State's ore reserves are said by Standard Statistics to consist of 120,000,000 tons of iron, 300,000,000 of coal. More cheery, Col. May gives 200,000,000 and 600,000,000 as the figures. He comments on the fact that the company has no mortgage indebtedness, but omits the fact that it has outstanding $5.600,000 in 52% debentures...
Holding aloof from pools, Col. May simply advises the purchase of Gulf when he thinks it is low. The greatest of his so-called campaigns began in 1921 when the stock was $25, ended in 1923 when it was $104. At that time he said the stock should go to $400. Although at last week's prices Gulf was selling at double its 1931 low, speculators apparently did not share the enthusiasm of the bullish colonel from Birmingham. On the day that it became known he had started another campaign Gulf dropped $22 a share...
...with its payment after U. S. Lines agreed to elect certain new directors. These were: Edward Nash Hurley, onetime (1917-19) Shipping Board chairman; Ira Alexander Campbell, general counsel to American Steamship Owners Association; Robert L. Hague, vice president of Standard Shipping Co.; Franklin D. Mooney, president of Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Steamship Lines...