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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Publisher Copley admitted that he was once president and director of Western United Corp., now Insullated, but that he had resigned, sold his interests to buy newspapers at about the same time Mr. Insull acquired large holdings in Western United. He said: "I have no securities whatever in public utilities. There is not a dollar of utility money invested in my newspapers." He did say he still holds 12.500 shares of Western United in trust for his wife, his sister and one W. W. Tracy of Springfield...
...produced. This breaking down or splitting of the molecules was called cracking. The cracking process was first (1910) commercially perfected by William M. Burton, Standard Oil of Indiana chemist. Later Texas Co. developed the Holmes-Manley process, Standard of New Jersey the tube-and-tank process, and Gasoline Products Corp. the Cross process. Other processes followed and the petroleum industry found itself in the midst of patent infringement litigation featured 'by a Texas v. Standard of Indiana suit. Therefore Standard of Indiana, Standard of New Jersey, Texas Co. and Gas Products formed a pool, commonly known as the Patent...
Last week it appeared that the B. & O. had waited too long, that another railroad had stepped in to make the Canton dream come true. For Canton was sold (price, $13,000,000) to American Exchange Securities Corp., investment affiliate of Manhattan's Irving Trust Co. Obviously the bankers were acting as agents, but for whom they would not state. After many questions, denials and guesses, however, it was stated, unofficially but definitely, that the purchaser was not Baltimore & Ohio but Pennsylvania R. R. Whether the Pennsylvania would keep Canton for itself or sell it to the friendly Wabash...
Buffalo, Niagara & Eastern Power Corp.: Schoellkopf property, largest U. S. power system, serving 500 cities and towns including Buffalo. Niagara Falls supplies most of its power. Jacob, Paul and Alfred Schoellkopf are Board Chairman, President and General Manager...
Northeastern Power Corp.: Carlisle property, serving many a community along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence. Chairman is F. L. Carlisle, President is H. E. Machold, New York State Republican leader. Jacob F. Jr. and Paul Schoellkopf are directors...