Word: concern
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...back from Europe, had attended a meeting of the building committee the day before, had examined the building plans, had expressed fear that the church would be so long that the preacher's voice would not carry to its depths. He was told not to worry, that of lesser concern than the length of the church would be the length of the sermons. The dining Bible students laughed heartily...
Another food products merger is in progress, headed by the Postum Cereal Co. Having absorbed the Jell-O Co. (dessert jellies) some weeks ago for 80 millions, and an Indiana cake-flour concern more recently, the Postum Co. last week acquired the California Packing Co. for 92 millions and announced that it was but beginning a series of operations which would make that figure and the Postum organazition itself mere drops in the bucket. Wall Street took seriously the thought that there would eventually be a combine between the Postum-made merger and National Food Products. Among companies mentioned...
Died. William Madison Wood, 68, famed founder and retired President of the American Woolen Co., world's largest textile concern, son of a Portugese sea cook named Jacintho (who later took the name William Jason Wood), at Daytona Beach, Fla., by shooting himself through the mouth. He had long had ill health...
...billion-and-a-half charter for the Standard Oil Co. of California. This re-formation of the California company is considered only the prelude to enormous Coast oil activities. On Feb. 26 the stockholders of the Pacific Oil Co. will meet to consider proposals on reducing that concern's capital stock of $92,000,000 to $1,750,000. The directors will also suggest a merger with the Standard Oil Co. of California into a new company which will acquire the assets of both. Stock of the new company will be exchanged share for share for stock...
Hereafter, it was announced last week by Henry J. Fuller, Chairman, of the Board and President of Rolls-Royce of America, Inc., the concern will go out for a greater share of the U. S. high-priced-car market. On Jan. 1 it acquired Brewster & Co., famed Long Island City makers of fine motor bodies, which gives the combined firms a payroll of 1,600 employes. These will expand to 5,000 or 6,000 in 1926, President Fuller confidently expects...