Dutch Protective Committee Addresses Rock Island Directors
Mr A F van Hall of Amsterdam spoke to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific meeting urging a reformed, smaller board of trusted business men. He criticized director negligence, pushed for compensation and better shareholder protection, citing 1907 crises and the need for strong governance.
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Associated Press
Chicago
A. F. van Hall
Amsterdam
Holland
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Dutch
Rock Island
America
New York
United States
Harriman
J. P. Morgan
Good Roads Legislation Series Aids State Road Laws
Washington reports a plan by the American Highway Association and the Bureau of Municipal Research to publish papers classifying state road laws, identifying conflicts and obsolete provisions, and proposing model statutes on road financing and management. The effort includes charts, conferences, and expert guidance led by Charles P. Light and J. S. Pennybacker.
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Washington
Legislative Committee
American Highway Association
Bureau of Municipal Research
New_York City
A. N. Johnson
U. S. Office of Public Roads
Highway Association
Association
Charles P. Light
J. S. Pennybacker
A Cure for Sour Stomach and Corporate Reform
A Battle Creek reader endorses Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion and bad breath. The document then shifts to a 1915 shareholder meeting agenda proposing reduced board size and director compensation, with by law amendments and consolidation actions to be reviewed at the October stockholders meeting.
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Wm. M. Thompson
Battle Creek, Mich
America
Rock Island
Board of Directors
Conference on Lumber Industry Held in Madison
Washington reports a nationwide study of the lumber industry conducted by the departments of Agriculture and Commerce and the Forest Service. A conference in Madison, Wisconsin from April 14 to 17 will include specialists from the Forest Service laboratories district offices and the Washington office to discuss cooperation, market development, grading standardization, mill waste use, price data, and other topics. the work has produced extensive data on wood properties and led to reforms and savings for wood-using industries.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Forest Service
Madison
Wis
Forest Service Laboratory
Washington Office of Industrial Investigations
National Forest Districts
United States
The
End of Groat Coinage Ends Era in Britain
The groat, also known as the four penny piece, ceased being coined in Great Britain after 1856 marking the end of an era in British currency.
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Great Britain
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