Die deutsche Kaliindustrie

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Identifikator:: 1821348664

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-217403

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Die deutsche Kaliindustrie

Place of publication:: Berlin

Publisher:: E. S. Mittler & Sohn

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: XII, 175 Seiten; Tab

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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THE WORK OF COMMISSIONERS 105 said, “equal rights.” Leipold then suggested that “equal rights and equal duties” go together. Creswell persuaded Purvis to take down his sign.” There were other causes of the lack of harmony among these officials. As Leipold was regarded by the Treasury Department as the most com- petent and responsible commissioner, he received advice from the Secretary of the Treasury in regard to the business. Both Secretary Sherman and his successor, Secretary Boutwell, disliked Creswell and held Purvis in slight regard. Purvis and Creswell resented this attitude of the Treas- ury officials and vented their outraged feelings upon Leipold. When law work was needed Pur- vis wanted to employ Negro lawyers, but Leipold would have none of them. Leipold suspected crookedness among the former trustees and col- lected information upon which to base prosecu- tions against some of them, among them Purvis’ son who had been interested in loans made by the bank. Creswell advised against prosecutions, and Purvis, a warm partisan of the trustees, stoutly defended all their activities. He accused Leipold of “ingratitude” because he wanted to prosecute those who had nominated him as com- missioner. Leipold met such strong opposition from his colleagues that he found it impossible to prosecute any of the trustees even for such doings as the Seneca Sandstone deal. THE INFLUENCE OF THE TRUSTEES The trustees of the defunct bank continued to ? Bruce Report, pp. 62, 74. 8 Bruce Report, pp. 91-95.

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