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...often force Denver & Salt Lake to shut down for weeks at a time. Now owned by Denver & Rio Grande, the road pierces the Continental Divide through the Moffat Tunnel at an elevation of only 9,000 ft., coasts gently down the western slope of the Rockies to its western terminus at Craig...
...later, when fog forced them down again on the Minho River, they spent the night in their plane. Spanish sailors and Portuguese fishermen had to dredge the river's shallow, rocky bed before they could take off. Arriving in Lisbon, Colonel Lindbergh discussed the possibility of a transatlantic terminus there with a representative of Pan American Airways, for which he has been making his European tour, and two representatives of British Imperial Airways. He denied rumors that he would attempt a non-stop flight back to the U. S., justified his reticence about his plans on the ground that...
...left Manhattan for Chicago. There, in the morning, he saw two bankers about his company's business, met with a vice president and the district managers. He kept a business appointment in nearby Barrington. The next day he flew to Tulsa, central operating point for his company and terminus for its big telegraph system. He passed two days meeting with depart mental managers, discussing leases, pur chases, operations. The next day he flew to Amarillo where his company has im portant gas holdings. He looked over their reports, took off again. Twice forced down by bad weather, he caught...
...rest of the world seemed too busy to pay much attention, but to thoughtful observers of Far Eastern affairs the seizure of Tsingtao was a hair-raiser. Tsingtao is not in Manchuria, has nothing to do with Manchuria. It is in China proper, a magnificent harbor, terminus of an important railroad...
Another change in Great Western last week was the election of Arthur W. Cutten, famed grain and stock speculator, to the executive committee. The meeting at which the election took place was in Omaha, western terminus of the road. Formerly, Great Western's directors always met in Manhattan, but one of Mr. Joyce's new policies has been that the meetings should be held at various places along the right-of-way, developing new contacts and goodwill. Under his regime the road has junked much old equipment, bought new. It has rebuilt 40 bridges, strengthened six others, laid heavier rails...