Word: obtaining
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...They have 1,200 men and women working now on excavations for the Palace of Soviets," cried Hector O. Hamilton. "It will be ridiculous?positively ridiculous? if American firms do not obtain at least $20,000,000 worth of orders in connection with the projects I am undertaking for Russia...
...returning to the day in 1902 when as an able young man of 37 he organized Central Trust Co. of Illinois. Under his guidance it grew into the Loop's third largest bank. The chief complaint of Banker Dawes, 67 last fortnight, is that he can no longer obtain underslung hubble-bubble pipes. Though the institution he built may be razed, Banker Dawes could probably take with him at least $50,000,000 of old Central Republic deposits if he decided to found a new bank...
...good from its subway earnings. Knowing that I. R. T. would be unable to meet its notes on Sept. 1, Banker Morgan revived a dormant committee last July, wrote to all holders urging them to support plans for unification of all New York subways as the best way to obtain eventual payment. Recommending the same course Banker Charles Hayden of Hayden, Stone & Co. formed a protective committee for another note issue due in October. Both committees requested deposits of notes so that holders could be directly represented in unification negotiations. Though the two issues totaled $42,000,000 Wall Street...
...beginnings has come the half billion-dollar scrap iron and steel industry. Founded by Russian Jews who swarmed to the U. S. in the last century, it now supplies the steel industry with over 50% of its raw material. To finance large scrap dealers who have been unable to obtain adequate bank loans, Director General Benjamin Schwartz of the Institute of Scrap Iron & Steel last week sought $15,000,000 credits for his members from...
...books are news. Unless otherwise designated, all books reviewed in TIMEwere published within the fortnight. TIME readers may obtain any book of any U. S. publisher by sending check or money-order to cover regular retail price ($5 if price is unknown, change to be remitted) to Ben Boswell of TIME, 135 East 42nd St., New York...