Monday, Aug. 19, 1929
"Outstanding Businessman"
In the U. S., wealthiest, most business-like nation, are a majority of the world's outstanding businessmen. Their leader, by implication, is leader among businessmen of the world. Last week at the Harvard Business School more than 200 students, from 27 states and three foreign countries, chose Owen D. Young, board chairman of General Electric Co. and Radio Corp. of America, chairman of the second Reparations Conference, as "the one outstanding American businessman."
Second with 42 votes, ten less than Mr. Young, came Automan Henry Ford. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew William Mellon, onetime coal, iron, aluminum, whiskey tycoon, was third with 16.