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...insurance in force. . . . Strong and well managed, it is a company which came through the terrible depression with "colors living." ... I am quite certain most of your readers had never heard of the Abraham Lincoln Life, a company practically unknown in comparison to the Lincoln National Life, as we transact business in 32 States and the Abraham Lincoln Life transacts business in but seven States. Due to the very careless way in which the story has been written it is but natural to suppose that many of your readers will think that ours is the company involved in this scandal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 17, 1934 | 12/17/1934 | See Source »

...thumb of Alexander Hamilton, a slick politician named Aaron Burr wangled a charter for a concern to supply the City of New York with "pure & wholesome water." As all the world now knows, there was tucked away in that charter a harmless-looking clause permitting The Manhattan Co. to transact any financial business within...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Manhattan Report | 12/17/1934 | See Source »

...Sept. 29, 1931 Oris Paxton Van Sweringen, older and wiser of Cleveland's bachelor brothers of railroading, called at No. 23 Wall Street to transact some business with J. P. Morgan & Co., his biggest bankers. As he chatted in an inner office someone summoned him to an adjoining room. There he found an old friend, Joseph R. Nutt, Cleveland banker. After a brief conversation Mr Nutt produced a document. He beamed while Mr. Van Sweringen signed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Window Dressers | 4/23/1934 | See Source »

...officers have no very specific duties, but they are the official representatives of the class, and as such transact any official business that the class may have, preside at meetings of the class, and arrange for the various class functions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN ELECTIONS TO START TODAY IN UNION | 2/27/1934 | See Source »

...feet in the gymnasium with a large Blue Eagle hanging up behind him. He rapped for order with a water glass. Three hundred assorted stockholders seated on folding funeral chairs looked up at him. There was no business to transact, but he made a little speech: "Certain criticisms of your company's management have appeared in newspaper advertisements. ... I believe stockholders are entitled to know the facts. ... I propose to send, as soon as possible, a full statement to all stock-holders of the company giving an answer to the criticisms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Stockyards Meeting | 9/11/1933 | See Source »

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