Word: profiteer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...quick resale of lots. . . . The amount of margin upon which a man trades does not determine the gambling element. ... A man can buy stock for a small cash payment . . . and there is no reason to call him a gambler because he sells the stock shortly after at a profit. ... If the trading in stocks . . . is immoral, then the church should eliminate from her membership the heads of stock exchange houses, clerks, bookkeepers . . . the men and women who buy and sell stock...
...Pacific] in U. S. In June it had 5,368 stores, 88 more added last month. One of its controlled chains is Piggly Wiggly Corp. Sales went from $161,261,353 in 1927 to $207,372,500 in 1928. Dow, Jones estimates 1929 sales at $260,000,000.) Net profit, first half...
...banner year, has been one of the most stable of the smaller car builders. Makes Flying Clouds, Wolverines, Speed Wagons;has lately introduced a Car of the, Month stunt-a special model distributed on a basis of one to each dealer. Reo sold 47,170 units in 1928.) Net profit, first half...
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (World's largest in rubber. Daily output of 95,000 tires and tubes, 400,000 pairs of rubber heels. Reorganization of 1921 followed by much litigation, further reorganization in 1927, present management potent and prosperous.) Net profit, first half...
...Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. (Second only to General Electric. In June F. A. Merrick succeeded E. M. Herr as president. Sales have averaged about $165,000,000 yearly for six years.) Net profit, first half...