Word: motorize
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...resignation was accepted. It sounded very familiar, being largely a replica of its author's campaign speech. "Fiscal 1928," said Mr. Hoover, "had continued the high economic activity which has become characteristic of American industry." He cited the Mississippi flood, the cotton depression, and a temporary abeyance of motor-making (Ford's style change), as the causes of a recession of indices last fall which was recovered last spring. He said: "Unemployment was relatively unimportant . . . the rate of real wages and the standard of living of the masses of the people remained higher than anywhere else...
...several of the favorite dull issues. The advance of call money from 8 to 10%, and the anticipation of large increases in loans to brokers also helped unsettle the market. Radio Corp. of America dropped more than 12 points, Montgomery Ward, Sears Roebuck, Wright Aero, Victor Talking Machine, Packard Motor and many another stock declined from 5 to 15 points. Other slumping stocks also began to climb back, the market finally re-asserting its prevailing bullish trend. Observers pointed out that there was no real relation between the Marconi crash and the weakening of the entire Exchange board, attributed...
...Motors. Samuel Regar, treasurer of the Chandler-Cleveland Motors Corp. of Cleveland, last week announced that the Chandler-Cleveland Co. has been absorbed by the Hupp Motor Car Co. Stock of the merged companies has a market value of $130,000,000. The first Chandler car was built in 1915. Later Fred C. Chandler started the Cleveland Automobile Co., built the Cleveland, a car in a lower price-range, and soon consolidated the two companies into Chandler-Cleveland. No announcement was made concerning Hupp plans for the Chandler...
...Price without motor...
...Ford Motor Co. Dearborn, Mich / Stout / Passenger & cargo metal monoplanes / . . . . . .$65,000 / Pioneer freight carrier...