Transportation and railroads boost business demand
Samuel M. Vauclain, president of Baldwin Locomotive Works, urged higher railroad rates and improved transportation to enable more production. He argued railroads must earn profits like other businesses as material costs and coal prices rise, noting he could hire 6,000 more workers if logistics improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Engineers Club
Samuel M. Vauclain
Baldwin Locomostive Works
Baldwin Works
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Vanlain
Baldwin Locomtive Works
Pitts
Baldwin
Europe
Romania
Glasses and rail freight debate fill scattered notices
The page notes glasses advertised for vision aid with prices and service hours, rail transportation costs and rate proposals, and quotes from Mr. Vanlain about Baldwin Locomotive Works profits and the impact of strikes. It also lists assorted local social notices and a New York Central freight and passenger car figures report for early 1920.
The Weight Of Your Voice For This Town
Each spoken word shapes how others see the community and influences future visitors and residents. Positive remarks spread encouragement while negative notes travel as well. Your opinion holds weight with some and reasonable weight with others, affecting the town’s reputation.
Local Ladies Aid to Meet at Mrs Barretts Home
Misses Cloone and Josephine Wy coff were in Estherville last week. Mrs T J Hossion and baby visited from Estherville. The next M FE Ladies Aid meeting will be held at Mrs Frank Barrett's home Thursday August 1. Mrs Frank Barrett and Mrs C C Barrett to entertain. Public invited. Mrs S C Barnhart returned from Spirit Lake. Mrs Martin Myhre returned from Calender Iowa after visiting relatives. Mr Myhre met her in Emmersburg. Mrs Ben ff Reaves and child returned from Asburville with the child having tonsils and adenoids removed at Coleman hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Noble
Estherville
Cloyetta Green
Lydia Luhman
Emmetsburg
A. B. Gilbaugh
Swea City
Evelyn Thoreson
St. James
Minnesota
Roseland
Geneva Gabrielson
Randall
John J. Mahan
Emmetsburgs
Peter Larsen
Cedar Rapida
M. FE. Ladies’ Aid Society
Frank Barrett
C. C. Barrett
Martin Myhre
Calender
Iowa
Myhre
Emmersburg
Ben Ff. Reaves
Asburville
Coleman Hospital
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Royal Lumber CO
Alfred N. Jensen
Jel J
Tuly
Prosperity Brigade
Charley Jensen
Ford
Batis
Axelton Motor Co. ” Graettinger
I.wa
Dr. Hessian
Burg
New York Central
Clarence Clemmensen
Graettinger, Towa
Swanson Motor Co
Opera House
Oxy-Acetylene
Gau & Btoom
John Clemenson
Graettinger
J. H. Gammon
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Cloone
Josephine Wycoff
T. J. Hossion
Baby
8. C. Barnhart
Spirit Lake
Beau Brummel
C. A. Jensen
Auto Supplies
Chris Hansen
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