Platinum may be made into the hardest or the most ductile of metals. Combined with ten or twenty per cent of iridium it is the hardest. It is said that one cubic inch of platinum can be drawn to such fineness that a single web of the wire would extend twice around the earth! Platinum is one of the heaviest things in nature, being passed only by iri... continued
Platinum the Noblest of Metals – Part 1
December 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
FOR centuries gold has stood for value. From the beginnings of history to the present time, with the exception of food, the glittering yellow metal has been more sought after than any commodity in the entire category of human desire. Wars have been fought for its possession; innumerable lives have been lost in its pursuit; honor has been sacrificed... continued
The Preservation of Alaska’s Resources – Part 2
October 22, 2010 By
“Alaskan Resources?” writes Sherman Rogers in The Outlook. It is his belief that— “Until the proper development has taken place it is impossible to estimate even approximately the probable value of Alaska’s natural resources. They are varied and immense. Of that there is no question. Coal, oil, copper, gold, silver, lead, ... continued
The Preservation of Alaska’s Resources – Part 1
October 21, 2010 By
THE LAST PUBLIC SPEECH of President Harding was his plea at Seattle on July 27 to save Alaska from those who would exploit her resources so recklessly as to ruin them. This will link the name of Harding with Alaska, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, “in a very vivid sense.” “Against a program of ruinous exploitation we must sta... continued
Strikes and the Nation – Part 2
November 27, 2009 By
HAS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP LOST GROUND? Has private ownership of great public utilities been strengthened or weakened by the contest? “As concerns the coal industry,” says Mr. Roberts, “a considerable proportion of the correspondents and editorial writers incline to favor something like Nationalization, perhaps temporary, perhaps part... continued
End of the Anthracite Coal Strike
November 26, 2009 By
THE ANTHRACITE STRIKE ENDS AFTER five months of diplomacy and conference, an agreement has been reached between the hard-coal miners and operators. Final confirmation by a tri-district convention of the United Mine Workers remains to be secured, and almost surely will be before this is read. The terms of this treaty are satisfactory to both the co... continued
The Railway Strike of 1922
November 26, 2009 By
THE RAILWAY STRIKE AND THE FEDERAL INJUNCTION NATURALLY, great commotion has been caused in labor circles by the issuance of the sweeping injunction by Judge Wilkerson, of the Federal District Court in Chicago. It restrains the striking railway shopmen, their unions, and the labor unions affiliated with them in the American Federation of Labor, f... continued
Strikes and the Nation – Part 1
November 25, 2009 By
An Interview with the American People on Strikes THE OUTLOOK asks: “Is the settlement of the coal strike merely a temporary armistice, and will the battle break out again? If so, when? Have the unions in the coal and railway industries strengthened themselves or weakened themselves? Is the public more sympathetic now or less sympathetic than ... continued
1922 Coal Strikes
November 25, 2009 By
THE DUAL COAL STRIKE OF 1922 As with the railway strike, so with the dual strike of the United Mine Workers in both bituminous and anthracite fields-the difficulty in reaching a settlement seems more and more not to be so much on the question of wages, the nominal cause, as in fixing the method of deciding that and other questions now and in the fu... continued
1922 Railway Strike
November 25, 2009 By
THE RAILWAY STRIKE OF 1922 The railway strike resulted from a decision of the United States Railroad Labor Board by which a wage reduction was ordered, while, on the other hand, the practice of sending repair and construction work into shops not owned by the railways was disapproved. It is odd, at this distance of time, to note how completely these... continued