Word: scale
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...built at Kiel in 1923. Now abuilding, also at Kiel, is Hussar II. It will cost $1,250,000. Since labor is the largest cost in yacht building (80%), and since German shipyard labor costs 22? an hour-48? less than the U. S. scale- Mr. Hutton will save himself $500,000 by having his boat constructed abroad. From this saving, however, must be deducted a 30% import duty ($375,000 on Hussar II) in effect since...
...avoid these excesses, while retaining the admitted benefits of syndicalism, His Holiness appeared to favor a system of co-operation between Capital & Labor based upon local units, similar in scope to the medieval guilds. Syndicalism on a national scale he thought too great a concentration of "vehement power" (in such hands as Benito Mussolini's, not of course mentioned by name). A sufficient overseeing influence Pius XI discerned in "the blessing of God" and "the co-operation of all men of good will...
...experience was the general managership of Siegel, Cooper & Co., Manhattan department store. In 1914 he returned to Chicago, formed Consumers Co. (coal, ice, building materials). Later Consumers bought Hydrox Ice Cream Co. In 1917 Thomas McInnerney bought Hydrox away from Consumers and planned a dairy products combination on a scale that would have pleased even Paul Bunyan.* Contrary to downtown Manhattan legend, President McInnerney does not sit at his desk munching Kraft-Phenix cheese all day and quaffing Sheffield milk. The quaffing and munching at directors' meetings are only a stunt. Mr. McInnerney's office is a luxurious...
...ended the year at $2,000. The firm collected almost $10,000 in commissions. Customers' Man Loomis was, of course, not paid commissions. But he knew his salary would be "adjusted" to the business he brought the firm, that a yearly bonus would be determined on the same scale. One customers' man in the firm had two big accounts, a dummy account for himself and a discretionary account for a customer who was abroad. He would shout "name later" when he gave orders in the morning. If the transaction showed a profit he would...
Next season will be the third year of existence for the Society and its plans are being laid on a more ambitious scale than heretofore. As yet no definite plans have materialized for additional displays...