The Value of Inventors and Prosperity in Free America
The piece argues prosperity rests on affordable conveniences for many, citing Edison Ford and McCormick as examples. It discusses Foster Gunnison's mass produced prefab houses, their appeal, and why he sold to U S Steel due to capital limits and tax laws. It warns war-time taxation favors large corps, stifling independent invention.
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Edison
McCormick
Ford
United States of America
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Denton
Parker
Gunnison
U. S
Steel Corporation
California Prosperity and War Bond Gains Highlighted
The article notes California's industrial and agricultural gains from 1940 to 1944 with civilian employment up 37 percent and earnings rising 138 percent. It cites farm crops up 175 percent, mining and oil 37 percent, and manufacturing 157 percent as evidence of national wartime prosperity supporting War Bonds.
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U.S. Treasury Department
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