Word: repairer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...income, the railroads are cutting expenses to the bone," continued Professor Cunningham. "Some of these cuts are real economies, such as those which come from increases in the efficiency of operating trains, stations, and yards. Others are not real--they are merely borrowing from the future. For example, the repair work on way structures and equipment has been radically curtailed. Locomotive and car shops have been partly or wholly closed, and programs for renewals of ties, rails and ballast have been reduced to a fraction of the requirements. Obviously this is deferred maintenance, which must be made up at increased...
...objection on the part of our people to subsidizing ships. Other countries indulge in these subsidies, sometimes in the form of giving favorable mail contracts. In the Philippines the inter-island commerce was so demoralized in 1904 that the ships weren't earning enough to keep them in proper repair and they were going out in such condition that they were an absolute menace to human life. A policy of ship subsidies was adopted there and worked like magic. Inside of a few months the ships were spruced up, running on regular schedules, giving good service, and making money...
...more illustration bearing on the point but from a different angle, is this incident. In a repair gang of workers, the youngest apprentice had just quit work. "Public opinion" elected the next youngest employee to succed him in getting noonday milk for several workers. The young man in question performed the service with smiles and was obliged to "keep the change" sometimes as compensation. This milk vendor (or shall we say 100 percent worker?) was a Harvard student, but neither he nor his fellow workers remembered that at the time. CHAS. W. LYTLE. Director of Industrial Cooperation...
...that writes like you will help you wonderfully in your marks. We sell Watermans and Moores. Repair all makes...
...victory which the Poles have won will probably give them an invaluable feeling of national solidarity. But it is to be hoped that they will not weaken their country and their cause by prolonging the fight one single minute. What they most need is to set to work; to repair the damages of war and to apply themselves in peaceful pursuits. It would be particularly unfortunate if they were to provoke just grievances by seizing territory not rightfully theirs. Poland must now strive for that mutual amity with surrounding states by which alone a worth-while peace is assured...