Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-05
THE EVENING STAR.
FINANCIAL.

nsis. o. sdyertisir1 ru,ie known on application
FINANCIAL.
s WHITE CO..
BANKERS.
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
Afs sathorssd 10 offer for subscription the undsren-
toned securities Of the
AMERICAN SODA FOUNTAIN COMPANY.
uasorpss.ssa under the laws of the State Of New
CAPITAL STOCK. So $50. 900.
DIVIDED INTO
Msoo sHAREs FIRST PREFERRED
CUMULATIVE PER GENT STOCK.
II 500 SHARES SECOND PREFERRED
CUMULATIVE 8 PER CENT STOCK.
IL 500 SHARES GENERAL COMMON, STOCK.
PAR VALUE OF ALL SHARES. sloo.
nv1dendson on the nrst and second preferred stock will
bspsyahlsia FEBRUARY and AUGUST of each year.
D4vidends the common stock will BE- declared and
Paid only - the end Of sach fiscal year.
AMOUNT OFFERED
oNKHALr OF EACH OF THE ABOVE sKcURI-
TIES Is OyFKRxD FOR PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
AT PAR
SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BE PAYABLE AS
FOLLOWS:
10pe cent on application
80 per allotment.
80 per cent March 26, 1891
30per cent April o. 1891.
THE SUBSCRIPTION LISTS WILL BE OPENED
SIMULTANEOUSLY AT 10 O'CLOCK AN. ON
MONDAY. MARCH g. 1891, AND WILL CLOSE ON
OR BEFORE 3 O'CLOCK Pm. ON WEDNESDAY.
MARCH IL. 1891. AT THE OFFICES OF
sv. WHITE 4 CO., se.walI.st.. New York. and
Sherman st.. Chicago, III.
CHATHAM NATIONAL BANK. New York city.
BLACKSTONE NATIONAL BANK Boston
METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK Boston.
NATIONAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC. Phila-
delphia
NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK. Phila-
delphi.-
FIRST NATIONAL BANK. San Francisco, Cal.
JOHN H MATTHEWS. s33 East 26th ST.. New
York city.
JAMES w. TUFTS. Boston or New York.
CHARLES LIPPINCoTT, Philadelphia or Chicago.
ALVIN d. PUFFER. Boston or New York.
From whom prospectuses and forms of application
can be obtained.
All shares issued viii be full paid stock stockhold-
srs viii have personal liability.
There Is no MORTGAGE any property of the COM
pany. and the by laws provide no bond or mort
Eareean be created without consent of ninety Per
cent of the preferred stockholders that this pro-
vision cannot be altered except by the like affirmative
vote.
This company is formed to take over and carry on
the business of manufacturing water apparatus
and supplies as hitherto conducted by :he following
establishments
The FIRM OF JOHN MATTHEWS. NEW YORK.
Established 1882
A. d. PUFFER SONS MFG CO. BOSTON
Established 1912.
JAMES v. TUFTS. BOSTON
Established 1868.
CHARLES LIPPINCoTT Co, PHILADELPHIA.
Established 1892
The business transferred in each case is taken over
from January I. 1891. The company has no debts or
liabilities Of any description whatever except obliga
tons necessarily incurred the conduct Of business
since that date.
REGISTRAR OF THE STOCK
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY,
BOSTON
TRANSFER AGENTS IN NEW YORK
MEsSRs. s. V. WHITE co.
HART BROTHERS. TIBBETTs l. CO., LONDON
AND NEW YORK.
DIRECTORS.
JAMES ". TUFTS. President.
ALVIN d. PUFFER, First Vice President
ALFRED II. LIPPINCOTT, Second Vice President
JAMES y. NORTH, Treasurer
JOHN H. MATTHEWS of the firm of John Matthews
FRANKLIN W. HOPKINS Of the firm of s. v. White
4 &Co.. Bankers.
WALTER s. BLANCHARD. President Of the Metro
politsn National Bank Boston
The business Of the corporation will be managed by
JAMES W TUFTS. JAMES n. NORTH. ALFRED
H. LIPPINco1T. +. HAZARD LIPPINCoTT.
DANIELJ J. PUFFER and LUTHER w. PUFFER.
Each and every one Of the present vendors whether
Employed IN the new corporation 50 employed
have xened contract not to compete in any
ninilax business.
STATEMENT OF VENDORS.
NATURE OF BUsINEss.-rhe bushes. O. ,h..s
consists of the manufacture and sale OF soda
water spparstus and supplies and bottling machinery
In al its brsnehes. in which department Of industry
they constitute the PRINCIPAL establishments in
world
PROPERTY coNvEYED--The property conysyed
Consists Of real estate clear Of incumlranee
the entire Misunderstanding plant of each
concerns; their large stocks Of goods manufactured
ana In process OF manufacture materials, machinery
appliances Of all descriptions letters patent Of the
United States to the number Of more than one hum
csed and forty and the good will OF all old con-
Germs bills receivable held by the several vendors are
Also included to the amount of $500 coo. The pay
1nent Of each of these s to the company y
the vendor IN whose business it originated, and
working capital viii thus be provided equivalent to
e5O0. in money.
The property conveyed to the company may be thus
summarized:
Ssock on mana AZ 1.35i.. l::O -
Manufzcturins plant. at much below
200. 600 90
Working capital to be provided aboye 800 600 90
$500, 600 90
The above includes nothing Cor the patents by which
She goods manufactured by the retiring pro-
teted or for the rood will which with respect to each
concern. represents continuously successful bus
ness career extending 10 two of them for more
Hk.we &c.