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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Prices are at times affected by the capitalization of corporations,--so much so that the laws of Massachusetts and some other states require capitalization to be fixed at the actual cash value of the plant. Promoters and organizers of combinations, however, prefer to capitalize on a basis of earning-power, the profits, in most cases, being concealed from the public. In order to pay dividends on a capitalization of from two to six times the cost of the plant, prices are some times put considerably above competitive rates, and if the organization has acquired a virtual monopoly, it is often...
...postponed trial for the triple quartette to go abroad next summer will be held tonight at 7.30 in Brooks House. The competition is open to the whole University and all men with good voices and musical ability are urged to try. Men may bring their own accompanist if they prefer. The judges will probably select between twenty and thirty voices for further trial together. The committee of judges will be: G. L. Osgood '66, W. A. Locke '69, A. Foote '74, W. R. Spalding '87, G. A. Burdett '89 and L. S. Thompson...