Word: upping
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Other industries have borne similar loads of taxes and wages but few have had to face such entrenched unions as the railroad brotherhoods, which resolutely resist the march of technological progress. Even when improvements sped up schedules the brotherhoods prevented any savings and successfully insisted on "featherbedding" which means paying...
An overdue rate row is being kicked up by husky moose-hunting Luther Mason Walter, operating trustee of Chicago Great Western, one of the chronically anemic roads in the great midwestern bankruptcy belt. Mr. Walter's complaint: the Midwestern roads are not getting their fair share of charges on...
...automobiles. But a big piece was lost to U. S. bus lines and a big reason for the loss was the failure of the railroads to provide up-to-date accommodations for day coach passengers soon enough or to charge competitive fares. In the 1938 recession eastern roads actually upped fares. Bus lines quickly placed orders for new equipment...
So far this year U. S. department store sales have been 5% over 1938. Last month they were up 6%. Week ending Dec. 2, with Christmas drawing near, they nose-dived a thumping 29% in Boston, 10% in New York City, 5% for the nation. Said the Retail Merchants Associated...
The Great Victor Herbert (Paramount) opens with a stern view of the bulgy, bobbing little maestro tripping down the centre aisle of a theatre to conduct a synthetic Victor Herbert operetta. When he turns to make his bow, the audience sees that he is just able, amiable Walter Connolly dressed...