Word: methodism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...railroads and utilities shake themselves free from a part of their burden of bonded debt. One good way, he suggested, was to establish sinking funds to retire bonds before they matured. Chicago & North Western hastily took up the Roosevelt idea. Since then, however, financial fashion has dictated a different method of achieving this same end. Faced with a large maturity in April, American Water Works & Electric lately announced a $15,000,000 issue of bonds convertible into stock. Last week New York Central announced plans for meeting its nearby maturities with a $60,000,000 bond issue also convertible into...
...John Citizen convinced that Big Business had outdone itself in helping to blow up the speculative bubble of 1929. ''If the complete story were available, the amount would have been many times 20 billions of dollars," Inquisitor Pecora added. It would, according to Inquisitor Pecora's method of ciphering. "Other" (i. e. not bank) loans to brokers were a major factor in the pre-crash credit inflation. Often known as "bootleg loans," they were beyond the reach of Federal Reserve control. Call loans are payable on demand, are secured largely by active listed stocks, are practically riskless...
...leading question at present is whether there will be a satisfactory recovery of trade to take care of unemployment when the government stops its emergency methods, and to justify the devalued dollar. The government policy must be directed to stimulate business and finance; capital must be used to increase volume and sales. This may be done in two ways, namely increasing the purchasing power of the working man by allowing him more pay, or reducing the prices of those commodities, which, if they were produced in more volume, could be sold cheaper while the same profit was taken. This latter...
...There are three methods by which people of other nations can help to change the German situation. The first is the boycott, but to be effective, such a program must be international in scope, and I feel that it is now more of an emotional reaction than a scientific means to an end. The second method is constant declaration of public opinion against Nazi atrocities. This pressure upon the Hitler government is very effective, and I urge all liberals and humanists to employ every means possible to let the German Consuls throughout the country know that the American people...
...from employers were used but this year it was considered advisable to get an opinion from the employees. No fundamental changes in the Plan are contemplated but there may, however, be certain minor adjustments based on the material secured in the questionnaires. Announcement will be made later concerning the method of applying for jobs...