The story of Pittsburgh: Diversified products

Diversified products (Vol. 1, nr. 13)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241129

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Title:: Diversified products

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 13

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1927

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Title:: Oil well supply company

Collection:: Economics Books

as well as at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. An excep- tionally interesting display was made for the Paris Exposi- tion, a contract being made to drill an artesian well during the course of the display. Prior to this the shortest time in which such a well had been drilled was four years, but “Oilwell” equipment completed the task in three months. Officers of the company are: Louis Brown, president; D. J. Brown, vice president; Thomas Fleming, Jr., vice president; S. Clarke Reed, vice president; H. C. Burns. ‘reasurer; W. W. Anderson, secretary; H. A. Boschert. assistant treasurer: E. W. Criswell. assistant secretarv. PENNSYLVANIA SALT MANUFACTURING CO. The Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company is now in the seventy-seventh year of its existence, having been organized in 1850, with Charles Lennig as president and George Thompson as secretary and treasurer. The offices were originally in Pittsburgh, but they were moved to Phila- delphia in 1873, and have been there ever since, moving from time to time to obtain larger quarters, and now being located :n the Widener Building. The company was chartered for 10 years on September 25, 1850; renewed for 20 years in 1860, and on June 2, 1879, the charter was renewed for 999 years. The original capital stock was $100,000. Many in- creases were made, until in 1912 the capital was fixed at $7,500,000. Dividends were paid from 1863 to 1914, in- clusive, at the rate of 129, per annum; for the next two years, 8%; and from 1917 to the present time. 109,, with two extra dividends of 19, each. The plants of the company are located at Greenwich Point, Philadelphia, and Natrona, Pa.; Wyandotte and Menominee, Mich. It has branch offices and sales agencies at Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago and St. Louis. In 1920 the Natrona Light and Power Company and the Brackenridge Light and Power Company were incorporated, to supply light and power to the towns, residents and indus- tries adjacent to the Natrona plant. As of January 1, 1924, Natrona Stores Company and Pennsalt Coal Company

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