On June 5, 1947, Secretary of State Marshall made an innovative proposal in a speech at Harvard University. Noting the disastrous conditions in Europe, Marshall called for a âjoint effortâ by the European nations to plan the rebuilding of Europe.n June 5, 1947, Secretary of State Marshall made an innovative proposal in a speech at Harvard University. Noting the disastrous conditions in Europe, Marshall called for a âjoint effortâ by the European nations to plan the rebuilding of Europe.
Paddle King is the manufacturer of aluminum paddle boats, pontoons, swim rafts, & floating docks. Paddle King is the manufacturer of aluminum paddle boats, pontoons, swim rafts, and floating docks. Our products are built to last, for this generation and the next. All of our products are hand-built in Michigan with high-quality, marine-grade materials, made to withstand years of use. We understand that your time is limited, so we designed our products to be as low maintenance as possible, meaning more quality time on the water.
Christopher Smith contributed to the world of powerboat racing when he designed a hydroplane-stepped hull that led to a series of specialty race boats built by the Smith-Ryan Boat & Exchange Company. Smith also designed the Miss Minneapolis, which broke the 60-mile-per-hour speed barrier in 1916 â the first boat to do so. Eventually beginning the Chris-Craft company in 1922, Smith was the first to apply the concept of mass-production to boat building. Today, Chris-Craft is still a household name, and is to the powerboat industry what Ford is to the automobile industry.