Letter and accompanying documents from John W. Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, to the comptroller of Maryland, in relation to the obligation of the state, to provide for remitting to England the interest due on certain sterling bonds of the state ...

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Before the Interstate Commerce Commission. In the matter of the transportation of salt from Hutchinson, Kans. Hearing at Hutchinson, Kans., December 5, 1903. Present: Commissioner Charles A. Prouty. Appearances: Mr. J.H. Richards, general attorney, Missouri Pacific Railway Company. Mr. H. Whiteside, counsel, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company. Mr. F.L. Martin, counsel, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company. Mr. John T. Marchand and Mr. W.G. Fairchilds, for the Commission.

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The Philadelphia and Reading railroad company. Verbatim report of proceedings at a meeting of share and bond holders, held at the Cannon Street hotel, London, E.C., February 4th, 1881, Sir Henry W. Tyler, M.P., chairman ...

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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, complaintants, vs. Wm. H. Tompkins, W.T. LaFollette and Alexander Kirkpatrick, constituting the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the state of South Dakota, et al., defendants. Pleadings and proofs.

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Transcript of record : United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, October term 1936, no. 6868 : Railroad Retirement Board and Murray W. Latimer, James A. Dailey, and Lee M. Eddy, individually and as members of the Railroad Retirement Board, and Guy T. Helvering, individually and as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, appellants vs. the Alton Railroad Company and others : appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, filed October 22, 1936.

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Developing within-company information and communication technologies (ICT) innovation diffusion networks : a study of three Australian major contractors

The innovation diffusion and knowledge management literature strongly supports the importance of communities of practice (COP) for enabling knowledge about how to use and adopt innovation initiatives. One of the most powerful tools for innovation diffusion is word-of-mouth wisdom from committed individuals who mentor and support each other. Close proximity for face-to-face interaction is highly effective, however, many organisations are geographically dispersed with projects being virtual linked sub-organisations using ICT to communicate. ICT has also introduced a useful facilitating technology for developing knowledge networks. This paper presents findings from a research program concentrating on ICT innovation diffusion in the Australian construction industry. One way in which ICT diffusion is taking place was found to be through within-company communities of practice. We undertook in-depth unstructured interviews with three of the major 10 to 15 contractors in Australia to discuss their ICT diffusion strategies. We discovered that in all three cases,within company networked communities of practice was a central strategy. Further, effective diffusion of ICT groupware tools can be critical in developing COP where they are geographically dispersed.

Implementing sustainable farming practices in the Herbert: The Oakleigh Farming Company experience

The Oakleigh Farming Company has been progressively changing its farming practices on its property at Cordelia in the Herbert River District. During the last ten years the changes have included the adoption of raised beds at 1.8m row spacing, controlled traffic and dual row planting using double disc opener planters. This paper describes some of the changes that have been made to the farming system and examines their impact on farm productivity and economic performance. Since changing to the current farming system, the farm gross margin has increased from $789/ha to $897/ha. In addition to the numerous cost savings, the new farming system has reduced the time spent on tractors by 54% across the whole farm. Return on investment on the 1997 farming system was 1.6% versus 2.7% on their current farming system. The farming company is continually looking for new ways to improve profitability and believes that innovation is critical for the long term sustainability of the sugar industry.

WYSOKOŚĆ WYNIKU FINANSOWEGO PRZEDSIĘBIORSTW W ŚWIETLE POLSKIEGO PRAWA BILANSOWEGO

Celem artykułu jest wskazanie praktycznego wpływu metod rachunkowości (enumeratywnie wyszczególnionych w polskiej ustawie bilansowej) na wysokość wykazywanego przez przedsiębiorstwo wyniku finansowego. Artykuł omawia zagadnienia związane z wpływem prawa bilansowego na wyniki finansowe osiągane przez polskie przedsiębiorstwa. Przyjęcie wariantowości jako modelu prawa bilansowego pozbawiło rachunkowość metodologicznej obiektywności, dotyczącej przedmiotu jej odniesienia, jakim jest definiowanie osiągnięć ekonomicznych przedsiębiorstwa. Wobec faktu, że to zarząd przedsiębiorstw posiada, zgodnie z ustawą o rachunkowości, prawo wyboru metody rozliczeń aktywów i pasywów przedsiębiorstwa oraz określania wyniku finansowego, powstało zjawisko oceny osób zarządzających przez samych siebie. Fakt ten stawia również pod znakiem zapytania możliwości stosowania procedur kontrolnych przez właścicieli kapitału. W artykule omawia się te metody rozliczeń rachunkowości wariantowej, które mają wpływ na wynik finansowy osiągany przez przedsiębiorstwo.

[Book review] Rosalind W. Picard, Affective Computing

Review of: Rosalind W. Picard, Affective Computing

Canadian Shredded Wheat Company Fonds

In 1893 Attorney Henry Drushel Perky and William H. Ford invented a machine for the preparation of cereals for food. Perky soon realized that the actual cereal biscuits were more popular than the machines and he opened Shredded Wheat plants in Massachusetts and Niagara Falls, New York. In 1904, the Niagara Falls, Canada plant was opened. These factories also served as tourist attractions. In 1907, one hundred thousand people visited the plants on both sides of the border. In 1928, the company was sold to The National Biscuit Company and the product name changed to Nabisco Shredded Wheat. The name of the plant was changed to Nabisco Foods in 1956 to reflect the variety of foods that were being produced at that time. In 1985, Nabisco was purchased by J.R. Reynolds thus forming RJR Nabisco. In 1994, RJR sold its breakfast cereal business to Kraft Foods and the international licenses to General Mills. Shredded Wheat is now integrated into the Post Foods portfolio. with information from: Niagara Falls Canada a History by The Kiwanis Club of Stamford, Ontario Inc. and Business Source Complete

Letter - Frederic Nicholls (Canadian General Electric) to W.B. Rankine, 17 December 1897

A letter from 2nd Vice President and General Manager of Canadian General Electric Company, Frederic Nicholls to W. B. Rankine regarding a bid for contract. The letter mentions that the bid for two alternating generators for the Canadian side of Niagara Falls was won by Westinghouse Eletric and Manufacturing Co. Nicholls also mentions that there will be other opportunites to win contracts as more machines are required. Nicholls also implies that Westinghouse may have bid under cost in an effort to secure the first of many contracts with the Canadian Niagara Power Company.

Letter - A. Monro Grier to W.B. Rankine, 20 March 1902

A letter from A. M. Grier to W.B. Rankine referencing the purchase of granite for the "Tunnel Portal Lining". Grier discusses the purchase of granite with MacIntosh Granite and Marble Company for Stanstead Granite. Grier also discusses a wire sent to a Mr. Brock in regards to the purchase and supply of granite for the project.

Letter - F. Nicholls to W.B. Rankine, 17 January 1902

A letter from Second V.P. Frederic Nicholls of Canadian General Electric Co. to W.B. Rankine in regards to transformers. The Canadian Niagara Power Co. has agreed to an order of nine transformers (1250 Killowatt) to be installed in the Power House at Niagara Falls. The transformers will cost the Canadian Niagara Power Company forty three thousand two hundred dollars.