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Translation of an editorial from L'Humanité exposing the financial practices of the Barcelona Traction promotion, Dunn Papers, Vol. 48, enclosed with H. Wauters, (Stallaerts & Lowenstein, Brussels) to Dunn, October 17, 1913. The syndicate defended itself by exposing the blackmail and by arguing that many successful Canadian companies had been financed with no par value shares. This latter claim lost much of its force when E.R. Wood, the Canadian financier in the best position to know these things, refused to sign the statement of defense. Dunn Papers, Vol. 50, Alfred Lowenstein to Malcolm Hubbard, December 1, 1913; Hubbard to Lowenstein, December 3, 1913; Lowenstein to Hubbard, December 5, 1913. The exposure was apparently intended to get Barcelona Traction to buy control of Compañia de los Caminos de Hiero, Saltos y minas, owner of some waterfalls.
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F.S. Pearson's memorandum on the financing of the Barcelona Traction construction and acquisitions, 1913, Dunn Papers, Vol. 42, with Pearson to Dunn, February 14, 1913. This document spells out all of the companies acquired, the prices paid and earnings.
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Emil Rathenau's extremely cautious approach to hydroelectricity is well illustrated in a letter of 4 December 1903 to Samuel Kocherthaler who was then directing one of AEG'S financial holding companies, Gesellschaft für elektrische Unternehmungen: [⋯] I just observe that hydro power is risky. We employ it only when we are forced to, and I believe we should, for the moment, remain satisfied at Barcelona with the existing [steam, P.H. and V.N.] plant (Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, AEG Archives, A 1065).
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Emil Rathenau's extremely cautious approach to hydroelectricity is well illustrated in a letter of 4 December 1903 to Samuel Kocherthaler who was then directing one of AEG'S financial holding companies, Gesellschaft für elektrische Unternehmungen:" [⋯] I just observe that hydro power is risky. We employ it only when we are forced to, and I believe we should, for the moment, remain satisfied at Barcelona with the existing [steam, P.H. and V.N.] plant" (Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, AEG Archives, A 1065).
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