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...chemical engineer was employed. He became the head salesman of the industrial gas branch of one of the small companies. In a short time he was made the superintendent of the fastest interurban railway in the world. A position fraught with great responsibilities for an inexperienced young man. The firm, though, has perfect confidence in the young man, for they realize that the engineer's mind will not make any serious error. In a short space of time, the young superintendent will be thoroughly acquainted with all matters dealing with interurban railways and will, in all probability, raise the service...
...chemical engineer was employed. He became the head salesman of the industrial gas branch of one of the small companies. In a short time he was made the superintendent of the fastest interurban railway in the world. A position fraught with great responsibilities for an inexperienced young man. The firm, though, has perfect confidence in the young man, for they realize that the engineer's mind will not make any serious error. In a short space of time, the young superintendent will be thoroughly acquainted with all matters dealing with interurban railways and will, in all probability, raise the service...
...members of the four-way syndicate are: Standard Oil of N. J. (Mr. Teagle's firm), Standard Oil of N. Y., Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Co., Gulf Refining Co., and Atlantic Refining Co. The syndicate at first will spend $5,000,000 prospecting for oil; at present contemplates no production...
...effect of this penscratching was of the first importance. It was seen at Paris when a Berlin-Paris air line was announced to commence operation in a few days by a German firm. Travelers will shortly be able to fly from London to Moscow via Paris and Berlin (nearly 2000 miles) for about The London to Moscow air route has, of course, been regularly operated for many months, via Amsterdam and Berlin...
...Chilean Senate's vote was interpreted as a polite rebuff to Secretary Kellogg, who has been attempting to mediate as to Tacna-Arica between the Chilean and Peruvian Ambassadors at Washington. The only other incident of note was President Coolidge's polite but firm refusal of a request by President Siles of Bolivia that that nation be admitted to the diplomatic wrangle over Tacna-Arica which has proceeded since 1883, the U. S. having been called in as mediator during the Harding Administration...