Word: sales
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...boat, about one-fifth in cash and the balance in 7% preferred stock in a holding company to be organized. They later offered to increase the cash payment to $1,500,000, proposed that the Government accept bonds at 4˝ for the balance. Their main object was to prevent sale to Captain Dollar and son. They pointed out that they had been running these boats without loss to the Government?in fact with an operating profit of about $2,000,000 during the year ending Feb. 28, 1925?and that the Government was therefore under no pressure to sell them...
...Shipping Board (seven men) debated heatedly. Last week, they ceased debate, voted. The three members of the Board who compose the sale committee (Commissioners Lissner, Haney, Hill) voted to accept the Dollar bid. Rear Admiral Benson voted No; E. C. Plummer, Vice Chairman, voted No; Mr. Frederick I. Thompson, Commissioner, voted No. It was up to T. V. O'C., the Chairman?genial, smiling Mr. O'Connor. He voted Yes. A telegram sped off to the old man in San Fran- cisco. He grinned happily. At Washington, members of the Shipping Board could hardly speak to one another. Debate began...
...swift spread of the radio habit in the U. S., coupled with the heavy increase in the sale of radio equipment, has led many business men to predict a similar expansion in Europe...
Some countries, such as Bulgaria, forbid by law the sale or use of receiving sets. The market in Belgium is enthusiastic, and daily broadcastings from Germany, France, England and Holland are clearly received there. The difficulty is, however, that European equipment-makers have cut prices so low that U. S. manufacturers can scarcely compete...
...Christmas dinner of the Lincoln's Inn Society the poem was read by its author. It has only recently been printed, however, and will be placed on sale today. Members of Lincoln's Inn, when questioned about it last night declared, "The parody is priceless, if you are in the Law School. If not, it depends on the excellence of your sense of humor...