It is told of one of the principal yards, that its Promotor went to Washington with a bid for naval construction in his pocket, but without either a shipyard or capital wherewith to build one.
"American Merchant Ships and Sailors"
Willis J. Abbot
The principal speeches were made by Jersey and the New South Wales Premier, Sir Henry Parkes, who was the main Promotor of Federation.
"Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life"
Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey
I waive discussion of the extraordinary fees which a trust Promotor makes, in effecting a consolidation of big business units,-a process of exchange.
"The Value of Money"
Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.