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...December 1927 Myron C. Taylor was elected chairman of U. S. Steel's Finance Committee and promptly started a "fiveyear plan." First he retired $340,000,000 of Steel's funded debt, a display of foresight that may have saved Steel a receivership during Depression. Next he set out to rationalize Steel's production, closing poorly located plants, modernizing outdated equipment. Later he began providing Steel with an efficient personnel, inaugurated a retirement plan that enabled him to promote able younger executives. Last week, his financial and personnel plans completed, he resigned as chairman of Steel...
...President's technique of entertaining potent guests in the presence of others to preclude political gossip was again exhibited when J. Pierpont Morgan and U. S. Steel's Myron C. Taylor were White House tea guests. At dinner two evenings previously, the President had entertained Bernard Mannes Baruch, a onetime adviser whom he had not seen since July. The result of a clever design of happy coincidences, these visits had the effect of assuring the nation's businessmen that although Franklin Roosevelt might be pursuing a highly experimental monetary policy, he still was breaking bread with important...
Twice last week Board Chairman Myron Charles Taylor of U. S. Steel popped into the White House-once by himself "to pay his respects," and once with John Pierpont Morgan so that Mr. Morgan could pay his respects, too. This week the steel industry completes the 90-day trial period stipulated by Steel's NRA code. Had they wished, the nation's steelmasters could have asked for a rehearing on their code, could have tried to get the Government to alter their wage, hour and marketing agreements...
...ever achieve the distinction of having their published statistics widely accepted as fundamental business barometers. American Telephone & Telegraph has its figures on installations. General Motors has its sales to consumers. And until last week U. S. Steel had its monthly figures on unfilled orders. Then Steel's Chairman Myron Charles Taylor announced that the NRA had put an end to this historic index. Henceforth Steel will publish figures only on tonnage actually shipped...
...however, the outlook began to change. Dartmouth again bowed to defeat, but this time at 27-12, the first time Dartmouth had scored in the 19 years of rivalry. Then, at the dedication of the Harvard Stadium in 1903, returning the honors of a decade before. Myron Witham's Green eleven marched through to the first coveted victory, and a new precedent in the old rivalry. Thirty years ago the scene in the Stadium must have been very different from what we will see today; workmen still busy on the bowl end left their work to watch the game which...