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...discussion is about evenly divided between interesting facts on the Rice Coast and dull arguments about slavery, the main point of which is that a true Athenian democracy was developing on the Rice Coast before the Abolitionists spoiled it. A Plantation Boyhood tells of the life at Smithfield, rich, well-run 715-acre plantation on the Combahee, two days' ride from Charleston...
...with them, until finally the original 5½% had become 8%. In 1930 Brother Richard transferred the stock to Son Paul at the original purchase price, gave a $300,000 dividend surplus to Brother Andrew. Son Paul kept 1,300 shares, joined his sister in plumping the rest into Smithfield Securities Corp., a subsidiary which pays all its dividends to Coalesced Co., which pays all its dividends to Andrew W. Mellon...
...ended last week with a gentleman's agreement between Swift & Co., Armour & Co.; and the English firm of Vestey Brothers. To each concern was apportioned an agreed percentage of the business to be done. At present the only firms of consequence who are outside this agreement are the Smithfield and Argentine Meat Co. and its satellites. Britons, who dislike Argentine meat anyway, were not cheered by the prospect of having to pay more for it now that the price war is over...
...Pulpit was the plain rostrum of the Smithfield Street M. E. Church of Pittsburgh, where the M. E. Council of Cities was in session...
...comedy presents a lively picture of London life three centuries ago. There is little plot but much action, centring in a typical Smithfield fair in London, where there is plenty of petty thieving, and much buying and selling of wares...