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...Scientists told off to help fishermen in the Barents Sea invented electric fish nets. The scheme is to lower a network of wires into the water from the fishing boats, pass a current through the water from wire to wire, creating an electric wall which the fish will not pass. The catch is brought in by opening a rift in the electric wall through which the fish swin into an ordinary net...
...both Baldwin and its subsidiaries. Since the locomotive business was so bad that grass was virtually growing in the Eddystone plant, cash and working capital were the most important factors in judging the value of Baldwin's bonds. And, by its balance sheet at the end of 1933, net quick assets were about $13,500,000. But: more than half of that figure was accounted for by quick assets of Midvale Co., a subsidiary in which Baldwin owned only some 60% of the stock. In reality Midvale's assets were not available to pay Baldwin's debts...
Some few years ago, when Disarmament was baying at Vickers' door, the Chairman said that "further reduction in armaments would be a serious matter for your company." Subsequent annual Vickers net profits...
...Twenty Grand) & smoking tobacco (White Mule, Old Loyalty); of heart disease; at Wildwood, near Skylight, Ky. A thoroughly enlightened capitalist, he limited his salary to $10,000 a year, unionized his plant, boasted he had fought the ''tobacco trust" and never been beaten. His company's net sales were $23,704,029 in 1933, $28,551,842 last year. He raised blooded stock, owned Betsy Hopeful, "the $42,500 wonder cow," and Hank MacTavish, a gelding he nominated for this year's Kentucky Derby...
...years following. Further than this, in the course of the three years following the present academic year, financial support will be withdrawn from the following six minor sports: cross country, lacrosse, soccer, wrestling, boxing, and fencing, and these sports will be put on an informal basis. The net cost of these sports is about $20,000 and they are participated in by only 4 per cent of the student body. In terms of a full year of participation they cost on the average more than $125 per participant. The minor sports which will be left, namely swimming, tennis, squash...