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
