Word: traction
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...member of the congregation made a proposition, he was able to secure some stray public utilities in Iowa. No slow-growing oaks sprang from these little acorns. Within eight years he was estimated to control $2,000,000,000 of invested money in Mid-West gas, power, light and traction companies. Now he is one of the foremost U. S. utility men, has been especially active in developing the United Power & Light...
...communities with a population of more than 6,000,000. Large Standardized communities include Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Louisville, Tacoma, San Diego, Stockton and San Francisco. Under the control of Henry M. Byllesby & Co., Chicago utility financing house, Standard rates as the largest U. S. electricity, gas and traction system...