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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Recent example: New York-New Jersey covering the Port of New York's Development. † Three largest oil states: Texas, California, Oklahoma...
Among famed steelmen not at the U. S. Steel meeting was Charles M. Schwab, onetime (1901-03) U. S. Steel president, now board chairman of Bethlehem Steel, second largest steel producer. Chairman Schvvab and President Eugene Gifford Grace had held their stockholders' meeting earlier in the month. President Grace had at that time told Bethlehem stock-holders that Bethlehem's March output was greater than its rated capacity, that (recently resumed) dividends on common should continue uninterruptedly. U. S. & Bethlehem. Great is Bethlehem Steel; greater is U. S. Steel. Bethlehem has a capacity of 7,900,000 ingot...
...Byers Co. Largest U. S. manufacturer of wrought iron pipe; is building a $10,000,000 plant for production of seamless pipe using a new process (Aston process) that reduces cost of wrought iron; affiliated with Oil Well Supply Co., which distributes Byers pipe to oil industry...
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. Largest steel producer west of the Mississippi. Main works at Pueblo, Colo. Strike in company coal mines lowered 1928 earnings (first nine months, $1.54 per share). Steel rails are its chief product...
...Perhaps the finest, largest gingko in the U. S. is on the grounds of Henry Douglas Pierce, No. 1415 North Meridian St., Indianapolis. The Pierce gingko is more than 8 ft. around. Planted when no larger than a walking stick, it grew amazingly, its roots bathed in soapy drainage from the Pierce laundry. The gingko, bright yellow in autumn, has a curious habit of shed-cling each and every one of its leaves in a single night...