Word: ltd
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...addition to seeking to acquire the Huyler stores, the F. W. Shattuck Co. has acquired an interest in Christie, Brown & Co., Ltd.?largest Canadian makers of biscuits and similar products, with the view of introducing Christie biscuits in this country. Control of the Canadian concern has not been obtained, however, and the management will remain unchanged...
Profits of rayon-producing companies have been obviously large, yet are shrouded in mystery, as leading concerns rarely issue earning statements. Prominent rayon makers are: in the U. S., the Du Pont Rayon Co. and American Viscose; in Britain, Courtaulds, Ltd.; in Italy, Snia Viscosa. Rayon companies have been able to expand by using their own large earnings, without recourse to the banks...
...operated. Under the tutelage of Dillon, Read & Co., the industry is being reorganized as a single corporation, capitalized at roughly $50,000,000, and embracing eight constituent companies, chief among which are the Asbestos Corporation of Canada, the Maple Leaf Co. and the Black Lake Asbestos and Chrome Co., Ltd. The first of these above-named concerns produces a third of the Canadian output, or about 28% of the world output...
...prospectors discovered platinum in the Transvaal and organized the Transvaal Platinum, Ltd. to exploit their discovery. Capital was raised, ore was extracted and tested. A first-class mine was developed, although how permanently profitable it may prove is anyone's guess at present...
...example of Transvaal Platinum, Ltd. has been contagious, and other prospectors have also found the precious metal in adjoining districts of the Witwatersrand, although in many cases not in paying quantities. Enough has been done to indicate that a very large section of the Central Transvaal may be potentially platinum-bearing...