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...dissolved. Six years ago the capitalist's and the corporation's names were news enough to set residents of Hyde County, N. C. agog. The capitalist poured millions into the company; the company set up huge pumping stations which drained the marshy old bed of Lake Matamuskeet for a mammoth "factory-farming" project. Wheat and soybeans were planted in great batches. First year it rained, flooding New Holland. Second year New Holland was a success. Third year brought a new failure. So it went. Last week Mr. Heckscher's agent exclaimed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Deals & Developments | 4/13/1931 | See Source »

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