The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-08
Chewing Gum Combine May
 Hit Stamford

Stamford, Aug. s.-An important merger of chewing gum. candy and vending machine interests in which the interests behind Stollwerck Broth CTS, Incorporated, of Stamford and Stollwerck & Company, of New York, are prominent if not leading factors. became known to-day through the re- moval of the gum making department from the Stamford factory to Dtoll- werck Brothers, Incorporated.
 Under the terms If the merger the Stollwerck concern of New York ceases the manufacture of chewing gum.
 The Auto Sales Gum and Chocolate Company is the name of the corpora ton into which have been merged a number of concerns which have teen engaged in the manufacture of chew ing gum, candies and vending ma chimes for gum and randy. The cor poration is capitalized at $17, ,500.000 Its headquarters is in New York City. Among the concerns which have enter ed the merger are Stollwerck & Com pany, New York; the Bon Swiss Ckoc- ofate Co.,, New York; Franco -Ameri- can Chocolate Compan1; Green & Fish Company, Boston: the Newton dividual Drinking Cup Company, Of New York; the Union Vending Machine Company and other vending machine companies.
 Important Interests Outside.
 Just what proportion of the chewing gum and. machine-vending business the corporation will control is not known definitely. It is said to be good deal less than 50 per cent. The Beeman Gum Company, the Adams Gum Company, the Chielet Company and the Spearmint Company. large manufacturers of gum, are not in the merger. Whether or no an effort was made to get them in, is not knowr: def irtely. It is understood that there was no such effort.
 The merger has been pending number of weeks and it is just now being put into effect. Most of the companies concerned have lost their individuality, their officers taking stock irl the combination, and some 'f them becoming officers and directors. Stoll- werck & Company of New York is one retains it's individuality. Unde' the terms of the merger it simply iispos- es of it's chewing gum business to the trust and ceases to manufacture gum and vending machines. It continues with the manufacture of chocol atc and cocoa and is controlled as heretofore. The chewing gum business was. how ever. one of the important lines 2f this corporation. All it's machinery for the making of he gum and the vending machines has been sold 70 the com bination.
 How It Affects Stamford.
 Stamford is somewhat affectad by the sale because a goo1 deal of the gum was made here. Vending machines were also made for the New Yor:s corporation at the plant of Srall- werck Brothers, Incorpor ated. in S;am- ford These industries have been dis continued here and a number Of local employees have been disclarged.
 Stollwerck Brothers. Incorporated, which has it's plant in Stamford an Stollwerck & Company of New York are two distinct corpora tions though the same interests are concerned in both The Stamford concer1. is the important corporation, because it rep- resents the Stollwerck interests of CC- .ogne, Germany. It is in other words, the Amerocan house of the great Ger man corporation. It is organized Un- der the laws of Come c,icut and it is engaged chiefly in the nanufac:ure Of chocolate, chocolate products and CO., coa It's business has nos been &f- fected and it is not part of the mer-