Word: sweringens
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Cited by the Commission were two such holding companies: Alleghany Corp. controlled by the Van Sweringen interests (Nickel Plate, Erie, Pere Marquette. C. & O.) and Pennroad Corp., controlled under a voting trust by the president and two directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad...
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...Atterbury of the Pennsylvania is the chess wizard. Three boards confront him. Behind one sits quiet-voiced Patrick Edward Crowley of the New York Central; behind the second sits energetic Daniel Willard of the B. & O.; behind the third sit the chubby brothers Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen. On each of the three Boards a different consolidation game is being played. Last week two bold moves were made on the Van Sweringen board. Master Atterbury made the first when he captured a valuable pawn, the Pittsburgh and West Virginia. His Pennroad Corp. bought for $50.000,000 from Frank...
Furthermore, out of his much juggling, Mr. Loree makes money for his D. & H.-the most notable instance being last year when, frustrated in his Mississippi-to-Atlantic "fifth trunk system," he suddenly and to the vexation of the New York Central, B. & 0. and Van Sweringen group sold the D. & H. interest in the Lehigh Valley and the Wabash to the Pennsylvania at a profit of some...
...Brothers Giannini (Amadeo Peter and Attilio H.) bankers; the two Brothers Rentschler (Frederick B. and Gordon Sohn) in aviation and aviation financing; the three brothers Starrett (Paul, William Aiken, Ralph) and the two Brothers Chanin (Irwin S. and Henry I.), builders all; the two Brothers Van Sweringen (Mantis James and Oris Paxton). railroaders; the seven Brothers Fisher (Charles T., Fred J., Lawrence P., Edward P., William A., Albert J., Howard), whose bodies are famous; the three Brothers Warner (Harry, Albert, Jack?the fourth. Sam, died in 1927), cinemen...