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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1950
Page
8
A historical reflection cites Samuel Gompers on profits as essential for jobs and wage security. It argues that profitable firms offer stable employment, while profitless ones fail workers and lead to unemployment. It notes that many overestimate typical profit margins, which hover around five to six percent.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle argues socialism and communism lead to dictatorship and loss of individual rights. It cautions that socialist rhetoric, if allowed to spread, enables government takeover of key industries like electricity, gradually expanding state control and eroding free institutions.
An editorial urges financing a large rearmament program on a pay as you go basis through higher taxes and steep cuts in nondefense spending. It criticizes ongoing government waste and deficits, arguing inflation could undermine national security if federal spending continues as usual.
The piece lauds the end of scare buying after the Korean War outbreak. It credits American shoppers for resuming normal purchases and notes strong business leadership across retail chains and independents in discouraging hoarding. It stresses confidence in agriculture and industry to meet demand and urges continued normal buying.
An expert says U S soft coal reserves seem effectively unlimited with Illinois lasting about 3000 years Indiana 2000 and Kentucky 1400 years at 1950 production levels Coal makes up 95 percent of fuel reserves and will remain essential to steel and power industries The expert rejects the notion of a sick coal industry and argues for free competitive operation without government subsidies.
The Erie Railroad Magazine states railroads power national well being through essential transport for goods and people. They employ about 1,250,000 people who earn over 4.3 billion dollars in wages annually and support indirect jobs across many industries in manufacturing and distribution.
Railroads spend 1 285,000,000 annually on capital improvements and about 180,000,000 on materials and supplies while paying 850,000,000 a year in taxes. William T. Fariey, president of the Association of American Railroads, says success comes from the democratic system and private initiative. Railroads unite political and economic realms and meet emergency transportation needs, embodying free enterprise.
Senator Byrd denounces five years of wartime and postwar government spending, claiming record taxes and outlays across domestic, defense, and foreign programs without preparedness. He warns of mounting debt and outlines opposition to socialized electric plants and expanding social security, urging restraint to avoid Russian victory.
Benjamin F Fairless, president of U S Steel, defends large firms in a speech reprinted in The Readers Digest. He argues antitrust suits misinterpret the Sherman Act, notes decades of government scrutiny of U S Steel, and contends that real competition exists through numerous steel makers. He cites high entry costs for steel manufacture, including a blast furnace at 12 million dollars and a hot rolled bar plant at 50 million dollars.
The article notes that large capital needs dominate steel making yet small businessmen can enter by fabricating steel with modest investment. It cites growth in small fabricators from 33 years ago to today and argues big industry creates opportunities across motors, chemicals and retailing, fueling debate over antitrust actions.
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