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...theory, rates are fixed on such a basis as will pay: 1) for the actual cost of moving freight, plus 2) fixed charges (interest on bonded indebtedness, etc.). If the total freight rates of a railroad do not cover these two costs it must go into bankruptcy. It may happen, as in this case, where there is water competition, that the railroads cannot secure long haul freight on rates fixed uniformly. Accordingly, it pays them to secure freight at any rate greater than the actual cost of moving the freight, even if the rate does not pay a pro-rated...
Soon after their arrival at the Palace things began to happen. First, King Ferdinand and his Consort did the usual thing by driving down Whitehall and laying a wreath upon the Cenotaph. In the evening the British King and Queen gave a State Banquet at which most of the Royal Family were present, many of the peerage, and a number of Cabinet Ministers, including Premier Ramsay MacDonald and his daughter Ishbel...
...have just succeeded in changing the status of the west side of Madison Ave. between 35th and 38th Streets from "residential" to "business." Thus Mr. Morgan may some day behold from his windows a series of lofty office buildings rising across the street. But this will probably not happen until considerable litigation has taken place...
...fault of the coaching they had received. "The crew is in good condition physically," he said, "and its only alibi lies in the fact that it has not yet mastered its new stroke. In the few weeks left before the race with Yale, a great deal may happen. Our early season failures are not due to lack of fight, or to the mistakes of the coach. We should give Yale a close run on June...
...have just come across a new kind of missionary report. It is entitled: 1) "Report of Three Years Cotton Improvement Work." 2) "Observations of the Behavior of Cotton Plants." That may sound dry if you do not happen to be a scientist but it does not sound as dry as the little...