Word: rapidity
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...about one-fifth of total earnings. First of his eastern moves was to acquire Twin State Gas & Electric (Maine, New Hampshire, New York & Vermont) in 1913. In 1927 he bought National Electric Power (not to be confused with Electric Bond & Share's National Power & Light) and embarked upon a rapid expansion in New England. Frustrated by Maine's laws against the export of power, he turned to developing Maine's industries to boost consumption. Last year a subsidiary, New England Industries, Inc., reported that its invest ments in Maine's textile industry were $11,844,000, in Maine newsprint...
...combined earnings last year came to 30 millions. They have assets of around a billion dollars and while Commonwealth Edison must meet a $20,000,000 maturity on July 30 and Public Service a $15,000,000 maturity, no difficulties are expected. Less prosperous in this group is Chicago Rapid Transit Co., formed in 1924. It operates Chicago's elevated railroads, rents its tracks to the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (North Shore Line) and the Chicago Aurora & Elgin (both Insull Companies). Last year C. R. T. lost...
...Russian cattle picture in Moscow last week was the son of the U. S. Secretary of Commerce. "This is the biggest and most interesting stock job in the whole world!" cried Cattleman Robert P. Lament Jr. "From what I have seen and heard already, they contemplate doing on a rapid and gigantic scale what is done gradually by individuals in our Western States?the transformation of cattle from longhorn, rangy animals with comparatively low meat product to modern shorthorn meat stock...
...share in 1914. $50 in 1916, $100 in 1917, $50 for the next two years. $17.50 and a stock dividend of 150 in 1920. The present rate is $4. Typical of a big company's line are such Dixon brands as the green Anglo-Saxon, blue Rapid Writer, Thinex, black Beginners, Lumber Crayon, red-white-&-blue Uncle Sam, buff & blue Bicentennial, purple Violo...
...depends mainly on tutorial work. Men in the field must be willing to spend more time in their sophomore and junior years in preparation for early general examinations, and it is right that membership in the department should be given only to students capable of beginning at a rapid rate early in their college careers...