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...with the solemn proposal that college football teams be placed on a truly business-like basis by the formation of stock companies, organized to manipulate the interests of college football teams in such a way as will best insure profitable dividends to the alumni stockholders, with perhaps an occasional bonus to the college which makes all this exploitation possible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PIGSKIN COMMON | 10/28/1925 | See Source »

Though not made a part of the vote it was agreed that the practice of permitting a coach to receive a bonus for alumni, or from other outside sources be forbidden...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MUCH DISCUSSED FOOTBALL AGREEMENT IS REPRINTED TO ENLIGHTEN STUDENTS | 10/27/1925 | See Source »

Profits are divided as follows: 30% to the State; 30% to improve working conditions; 20% to the reserve fund; 20% to the capital fund. Workers get a bonus for more than normal production. The salaries of executives are "according to ability" and are fixed. A house, carriage, automobile and what not are often thrown in to invisibly raise a salary that "looks better" in low figures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Ruhl's Report | 10/5/1925 | See Source »

...districts, and 54.9% for towns, cities, etc. Of all state and municipal issues put out in 1924, 27.2% were for the building of streets, roads and bridges, 30.6% for schools, 10.3% for municipal water works, 7.7% for general improvements, 6.8% for sewers, 6.3% for buildings, 5.2% for soldiers' bonus, 2.2% for parks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Tax-Exempt Bonds | 8/3/1925 | See Source »

...Smoot is not the son of a prophet, but he is the man who said two years ago: "As sure as God lives and the sun rises in the morning, there will be a soldier bonus law passed by the next Congress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TAXATION: Prophet | 6/22/1925 | See Source »

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