Oz is representative of an ounce in The Wizard of Oz

The new homes we are building in Kansas are being financed by an East Coast banker. Midwest…East Coast. So I hear my share of, “How is Dorothy?"

The movie (or, the book, really) East Coasters are referring to is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Publication date, May 17, 1900. A book written by L. Frank Baum.

Ironically, Baum’s book is as much about East Coast finance, as it is about a girl from Kansas.

The Wizard of Oz. Oz is the abbreviation for ounce. An ounce of gold. An ounce of silver.

The yellow brick road in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz represents gold. Dorothy's silver slippers represent silver. Gold and silver are measured in ounces. Hence…Oz. The Wizard of Oz.

in the movie, Dorothy’s slippers are red. But in the book - I.e. how Baum wrote the story - Dorothy’s slippers are silver. The book - much moreso than the movie - represents Baum’s ideas.

An ounce - I.e.: Oz - of silver. An ounce - I.e.: Oz - of gold.