Word: northwester
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...decided later. Meanwhile, Senator Wheeler is concentrating his energies on New England. He expects to speak early in September at Boston, Worcester, Portland, Manchester, Providence, in Connecticut and in northern New York. Evidently the Progressive strategy is to strike at their outlying regions first before centring on the Northwest...
...this, Government activity provided about $50,000,000 from private sources for the relief of the cattle industry; and, in the early Spring of this year, a $10,000,000 corporation was formed, which, it was estimated, could furnish $100,000,000 for diversification and financial relief in the Northwest. The Intermediate Credit Banks have loaned over $86,000,000 to individuals and coöperative marketing associations, which assisted directly and indirectly over 500,000 farmers...
...Lirazel, who understood nothing of men and Earth, read a rune that had come to her by a troll from her father. And she was blown away by the northwest wind into Elfland again, leaving Orion with Witch Ziroonderel to nurse him. When Alvaric asked the witch, "Whither," she shook her head all mournfully, saying: "The way of the leaves. The way of all beauty...
Bank failures in the Northwest dropped off 30% in May and another 25% in June. Of the 342 banks which closed during the first six months of the year, already a score, at least, have been reopened by the Agricultural Credit Corporation?the $10,000,000 body organized by private capital last Spring at President Coolidge's request...
...rise of wheat prices, if it continues, or even if it is but sustained, leads to a whole chain of circumstances. It means much better times in the farming region of the Northwest. It means much improvement in banking conditions, because banks will be able to liquidate their frozen farm loans. It may mean the difference between success and failure to the newly-organized, tremendous cooperative grain marketing project of the farmers. It means greater revenues for the Northwestern railroads and their stockholders...