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Word: ores (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...compare the facts in the case: in the protected waters of Alaska and British Columbia there are mountains of high grade iron ore and limestone, two of the essentials for making iron or steel, where the material can be quarried and placed on belts that take it directly to the vessel and then the limestone and iron ore can be taken by water to any point on Puget Sound, and at all times in protected water. Compare this with the conditions in Minnesota, for example, where they have to mine the ore, then take it by rail to the docks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 4, 1939 | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

...less than 50 miles from the border, the greatest iron deposit on the American continent, our ore running 60 to 68%, with millions of tons which can be picked up by steam shovel. This is not far from Presidio on the Texas border line. Our engineers predict that at some future time in world history, the western hemisphere will get all its ore from this section...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 4, 1939 | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

Portland, Ore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 20, 1939 | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

...grade ore from the mountain States-such deposits do exist not too far by rail from Portland. In fact, there are not only western deposits of iron ore but manganese, chromite, tungsten, and lesser metals. Trouble is that most of them are low-grade ores, which means that they are costly to develop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANUFACTURING: Westward Ho! | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

...Portland, Ore., Howard Jones's unbeaten Southern California powerhouse, strongest he has turned out in years, rumbled over hitherto unbeaten Oregon State, 19-to-7. Thereby practically clinching the Pacific Coast Conference championship, Southern California began to ponder whom it would invite to the Rose Bowl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Big One | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

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