The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-06-14
Behind The Scenes
In
American Business
By John Cruddock

Number % Wall Street is the
famed address of the House of
Morgan. On the big, broad, top
step leading to the entrance
doors the late j. P. Morgan
used to stand, awaiting the old
fashioned limousine that called
for him each day. His appear
ance there always created an
effect. Even those Wall Street.
ers accustomed to seeing him
were likely to forget their man
nerS, and stop to stare at this
big, commanding dignified fig
ure. J. P. Morgan really looked
the part. When Will Rogers
saw him for the first time at
one of those Washington hear
ings, he was moved by Morgan's
OBVIOUS integrity, honesty and
ability to pay the banker a
rare tribute in his daily column.
This week there is great act
ivity in front of % Wall Street.
A battle-scarred tank retriever
is enshrined there, to remind
the financial district to york
hard on the Seventh War Loan.
Like you business men in cities
and towns throughout America,
New York financial men are
giving their days and nights to
war bond selling. Their goal
like yours-is high. But they be-
lieve it can be met-$7 billion
sales to individuals who, in the
last six months, have shown a
$40 billion increase in liquid
assets. For the next few weeks,
all the security selling man
power of New York's financial
district will be devoted to the
sale of war bonds. New financ-
ing is out for the duration of
the sales drive.
COMING FRACTIONS "How
You Gonna Keep 'em Down on
The FARM" was, according to
the song, one of the post World
I problems. One helpful keeper
this time will be the continued
mechanization of farming.
Farmers will be using many
machines developed or improved
by the demands for superlative
performance in warfare. Already
several experimental tractors
have been designed utilizing
the endleSs-band type of track
which has provided the "sprint-
ing shoes" for the half tracks
and the weasels that have made
military history by their speed
and sure-footedness. The end
lesS-band track-a virtually one
piece combination of steel and
rubber-was not a war baby,
having been pioneered by B. F.
Goodrich in 1881 mainly for
industrial tractor use. It has
made rapid strides, f~igurative-
~ and literally, during the war
In the case of the weasel, the
broad, snowshoe-1lke plates
make it so feather -footed that
It's ground pressure per square
foot is less than one-fourth that
of one fully-equipped foot
soldier!
; THINGS TO COME-Asbestos
paper, said to have an excellent
printing surface, that will never
burn, disintegrate, or fade, fo1
: Keeping permanent records. .......
Naturally colored cotton. Both
uhe Russian and U. S. govern
!, ments are experimenting with
growing cotton in shades OF
green, rose, yellow and brown.
Travel by air between New
, York and Paris at a round trir
cost of only $198.
KINGDOM WAS LOST
Remember that old ditty about
the loss of a nail? And because
| Of it a horse, a rider and a bat.
tie were also lost? And a king
dom wasn't there any more?
The modern version of thai
18TH century adage is told by
) The Brown Instrument company
| Philadelphia. The company pro.
duceS, among other industrial,
instruments, an electronic de.
wee that controls manufactur.
ing processes and products. The
instrument has what is known
as contact points, minute
platinum metal points that car
tit under the thumb nail with.
out discomfort. The points have
contact ends that are one-six.
ty-tourth of an inch in dia.
meter and are so delicate the,
can be scratched by rubbins
on the softest flesh.
If the points are imperfect
according to Brown engineers
they will fail to make proper
contact of electronic impulses
halting costly war and peace.
time programs ranging from
synthetic rubber and high oct.
ane gas to armor plate anc
| plaSma. The points are produced
in duSt-proof rooms and ar,
FURNISHED by a special agat,
found only in Brazil.
PREMATURE YEP-A few
months ago, the Office of De.
tense Transportation clamped 9
ban on conventions. Reason: t.
!. ease the strain on travel faciI,