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...course be possible always to get loans of the excellence of the American Metal Company, but it is believed that some high grade companies would rather borrow two-year money from commercial banks and take up the question of refunding through investment bankers later than take chances on the Securities...
...Weiser, a long hot summer to make "Dusty'' Rhodes, the big-league ball player, or a Oriental climate to grow a "Fig" Newton; whereas probably any one knows that those names, like Topsy, "just grew." A boy named Pond probably is called "Duck" in grade school, unless unfortunately he should happen to be a "Lily...
Chairman Oleson is an up-from- messenger banker. He left grade school at Lombard, Ill. to run errands for First National at $4 a week. The year "Ned" Brown graduated from Harvard Law, John Oleson was proudly wearing the title "loaning officer." Vice President since 1916, he directed the investment of bank funds, was able to accumulate sufficient cash before the bank holiday to meet withdrawals of 20% of the bank's deposits without outside help. Now 60, he succeeds Frederick Holbrook Rawson who re tired as chairman last August because of ill health. To fill the vacancies left...
...needy students may continue in college for the balance of the academic year. The administrator is Harry Hopkins. The average amount of these allotments is fifteen dollars per student for those students who cannot continue in college without it. Another provision is that only such students who do high-grade work are eligible for the allotment. All those receiving grants will have to work for a definite period of time each week on some intramural...
...Cuba; and the depression coming pari passu with high tariff was the cause of the present unrest. From the consumer's point of view these tariffs against Cuban sugar are unfortunate; the American growers cannot satisfactorily supply the market demand, and Cuban sugar is cheaper and of a higher grade. If the Philippine production could be cut out of the market, there would be consumption adequate to support both the American and the Cuban planter. Therefore our antiquated imperialism over the Philippines is economically unjustified...