Word: york
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...came another important 1929 shift of executives. Previous noteworthy changes involved the Southern Pacific. They were the retirement of William Sproale as president, succession of Paul Shoup to the presidency, and the resignation of Hale Holden from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy to become chairman of Southern Pacific's (New York) executive committee...
Last week's alteration concerned the New York, New Haven & Hartford, which has been operating without a president since the resignation (Nov. 27, 1928) and death (Dec. 7, 1928) of the late Edward J. Pearson.* To the New Haven presidency went John Jeremiah Pelley, from the presidency of the Central of Georgia Railway...
United Hotels Co. Twenty-five hotels owned, 38 controlled, comprise the U. S., Canadian and West Indian hotels in the United Hotels Co. system. Head of United is New York-born Frank A. Dudley, versatile organizer. He left his Niagara Falls law office to serve in the New York State Legislature. He organized the Buffalo & Niagara Falls Railway. He organized the Electric City Bank, then went to the Pacific Coast and organized the North Coast R. R. An even more famed organizer, the late great Harriman, offered him a job, but, "No," said he, "I don't care much...
Seats on the New York Stock Exchange rocked uncomfortably when the market declined last week. In the first sales of quarter-seats, 16 quarter-seats sold for $109,500 each, making a whole seat worth approximately $440,000. Before the recent 25% increase in the Exchange's membership, the price of a seat had reached...
Chicagoans last week discussed a proposal to put Chicago on Eastern Standard (New York) time. Exponents of the change argued that Chicago and New York should have the same financial hours. Objectors argued that Chicago would have to put its clocks two hours ahead of the present schedule when New York goes on daylight saving time, early risers would get out of bed in darkness. Furthermore, keeping time with New York would involve time conflicts with Chicago's nearer friends, Omaha, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City...