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But the sense of accomplishment seemed to be bigger than all the troubles. M-K finds that it can get good men to work overseas for little more than they make at home, partly because they usually pay no income taxes. But they also seem to get satisfaction out of helping backward peoples help themselves.
In the work of Harry Morrison and other U.S. construction men— America's ambassadors with bulldozers—the world sees the U.S. at its best. They leave behind far more than they take home in dollars, and what they build is long remembered as an example of U.S. brains, energy and good will.
* Actually eight: MK, Henry J. Kaiser Co. (Oakland, Calif.), W. A. Bechtel (San Francisco), Utah Construction Co., MacDonald & Kahn Inc. (San Francisco), J. F. Shea Co.. Inc. (Los Angeles), Pacific Bridge Co. (Portland, Ore.) and General Construction Co. (Seattle).