Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-04
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AMERICAN
TOBACCO
co N P A N Y.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF
IHR STATE or new JERSEY.
CAPITAL, $25.OO0,000,
FULL PAID.
$l0,OO0,000 Preferred Stock:
$l5,OOO,OOO COmmOnStock.
THE FARMERS LOAN
and
TRUST COMPANY
of
NEW YORK,
Il Z G. I s T Il Il e.

Tho American Tobacco Company has Dur.
chased ana now controls ths bnsinsss Of tho fol-
lowing manufacturers OF topsoco sadcigarcttes;
ALLEN aGISTER, OF RicimondyxAs
W. DUKE SONS 8 co. OF Durham. N O., and
New York city;
THE KINNEY TOBACCO COMPANY. Of New
York;
VS. KIMBhLL 6 CO., Of Rochester, n Z;
GOODWIN goo. of NewYors,
together with allfheir real estate. fsstory bufid'
ings, storage warehouses, ieaf-eurtns houses.
leaf tobacco. material OF all kinds. machinery.
fixtures, patents. trsie-msrks. brands, and
good will
These establishments will BE- confirmed a.
branch factoriesotihe American Tobeecocom-
peny, manufacturing. <holr respective brAnds
under tho personal mansgomentand direction
OF theformer principsls aud owners.
Tho entire issue OF thopreforrcd stock OF III
company is ten millions 81 dollars Ofio,0o, 0p>or
one hundred thousand shsresof ono hundred
dollars aiOO each. Every share Of preferred
stock Is entitled to one vososs eli meetings of
tho Stockholders.
This stock 10 TO receive prefsrcncc ycany tivi.
bends Of 8 per cent, payable quarteriy.an tho
months Of August, November. February.
and May. In each and every yos. before any
diyids lends can Do patron th~commonstock- The
firs, dividend viii TO payable fsAususs, sssl
Il has preference over tho common stock spoa
all tho property aud assets OF tho compsny-u
the ansi distribution or disposition thereof.
The earning capacity OF tho combined bass'
ness, which has beenfor somany yearsan sue
cessfui operation, is q guarantee OF the vaiusof
tho pxeferred stock. Tho aggregate not
ipss for several years pssthAs been nearly tive
millions OF dollars u2OO0,O0o1 annually, aud
VIII now DO largely increased by reason Of The
economiesto DO effected through the formation
Of this company.
The company proposes 70 establish branch fac.
torios IN Great Britain. Continental Europe,
Australia and other foreign countries. and it 10
beloved tha,this villa largely increase tho busi-
ness andthe net income Of the company.
In order that the general tobacco trade maj
have an interest In tho prontsof this company
and that tho company may possess tho co.opers'
ton Of the trade ia is business, o limited
amount Of tho preferred stock has been re-
SorNeu Tor lnetu " mo O"b'ip.
The trade was offered tho "Righs 10 pur.
chase ten shares each at par Of this reserved
STOCK, and aIargs proportion Of tbo-' Rights
wore accepted. The "RshssD expired NAY ssth.
The balance Of the Preferred stock not already
allotted, which was reserved for the trade. Il
low ogered 10 tho general public fos subscrip'
ton a, par until the IOrG DAY OF I8sg MKT,
and all subscriptions received at the Farmers
Loan and Trus. Company, % william street, Kev
YORK, and at the once Of tho company, sBrcsd.
way, win Do allotted pro rata 10 those Who my
subscrfbs nor before that date.
Psrt,os.rosiding ou. Of New York sho~&h 70
subscribe may give notice ~ teIagrape>o shs
Treasurer Of the company. IS Broadway, Ne
Yort, stating the amount desired and oonfru-
ting sams|by mall.
Ton per cent must bs deposited win the
FArners' Loan ana Trust Company on nli sub
scrapsloas sitter due notice Of aiLotmsas and me
balance, 90 per cent, on or before sbs isr VI
JULY aExr. xhsn tho stock win be transferred
so sv.sxsosrs by the Fsrmsrs Losn ssSTrus
COMPANY end oertinestss for same delivered.
OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
yAnxs q. DIXIE. President
yoHs PoPE,firss os-PrsssdsnA
wtIAAn s. KIxBALL. ssco.d yicsPrssa
dsnG
". II. BUTExR. Secretary.
CHARLES g. ENTRY. Treasurer
srxPags LITTLE, coasre,iss
DIRECTORS.
LEWIS GISTsa. Richmsud. Va
JOHN POPS. RschmOad. Va
eeoneE AssxwrS Nov yerk eau.