Word: ownership
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...dictate in the new era, he believes, we will probably see a greater decentralization of all activism. In what might be called the second industrial revolution there would be five principal trends: a general movement away from cities, a splitting up of industry, a greater division in the ownership of property, a decentralization of government, and a regionalization in the control of all other institutions...
...ingenious Phil La Follette got four of his associates headed by Republican Assemblyman Charles Perry to charter a private corporation named Wisconsin Development Authority. Ostensible purpose of WDA, for which the La Follette-controlled legislature authorized annual grants, was to engage in "promotional and educational" work to foster municipal ownership and rural electrification. To frightened Wisconsin utility men, however, the loosely drawn charter of the "Little TVA" looked like a skilful La Follette wedge for State entry into the whole utility industry...
...this fact to the U. S. Navy Department that its agents are constantly on watch to keep the general public out of Bausch & Lomb's Rochester plant. Last week, however, the general public was invited to come in, not to Bausch & Lomb's plant but to its ownership...
...been estimated that there are outstanding some $13,000,000,000 of electric utility securities and that the substantial control of this total is vested in the hands of the owners of less than $600,000.000 of the total. That means that the ownership of about 4% of the securities controls the other...
...boss of all three Providence dailies, Stephen Metcalf last week sent Journal-trained journalists to run the Star-Tribune until "adequately financed, independent operation of the Star-Tribune can be arranged, through reputable Rhode Island ownership of whatever political complexion. . . ." Then the Journal will sell...