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Dates: during 1924-1924
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Such power was bitterly assailed. But due credit was his when he bought copper for 16¢ when the prevailing price was 30¢, and steel for $58. Then, quietly resigning on Jan. 1, 1919, Baruch became a student???of economics in general and American farming in particular. He went to Kansas, wrote a report on agricultural marketing, a sort of Magna Charta for the farm movement. And now, in spite of his Wall St. "past," he basks in the confidence and friendship of the farmer. It is also as a student that he endows the Williams Institute. There he will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WILLIAMSTOWN: Serious Discussion | 2/25/1924 | See Source »

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