Friday, May 22, 2009

155:Fill It Up

_______ traces its history back to 1860, with the publication by Henry Varnum Poor of History of Railroads and Canals in the United States. This book was an attempt to compile comprehensive information about the financial and operational state of U.S. railroad companies. Henry Varnum went on to establish H.V. and H.W. ___ Co with his son, Henry William, and published updated versions of this book on an annual basis.In 1906 Luther Lee Blake founded the ______ Statistics Bureau, with the view to providing financial information on non-railroad companies. Instead of an annually published book _____ Statistics would use 5" x 7" cards, allowing for more frequent updates.The company as it is known today was formed in 1941 with the merger of ____'s Publishing (the successor company to H.V and H.W ___ Co) and _____ Statistics.

Ans:Standard & Poors.

Eldrich , Saurabh A and Gaurav have cracked the answer.

3 comments:

eldrich said...

statistics would mean Standard and Poor's

Saurabh Aggarwal said...

Standard & Poor's

GAURAV said...

Standard & Poor's