Incorporation of the Standard Oil Company of Ohio

A Classification of American Wealth
History and genealogy of the wealthy families of America - Sponsors

Part 1 : Colonial and Mercantile America	Part 2 : America in the Gilded Age
Part 3 : America in the Twentieth Century	Encyclopedia of American Wealth
Info FAQ Site map Links Books Login	american.wealth@raken.com

Part II-Chapter 11 : The Trusts > Birth of the Standard Oil Company : « Previous 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 Next »

Incorporation of the Standard Oil Company of Ohio

… the firm of Rockefeller, Andrews and Flagler was incorporated as the Standard Oil Company of Ohio, with a share capital of …

… time of its incorporation, the company owned two refineries in Cleveland (the Excelsior and the Standard works) with a capacity of 600 barrels per day, a share of about 4% of the 16'000 bpd overall capacity, of the American petroleum refining industry, which then comprised about 250 refineries. Some sources credit Standard Oil with a control of 10% of the market at its inception. The latter figure may be correct if interpreted …

New Registration

Dear visitor,
the page you are trying to see is reserved to our subscribers. Please register to subscribe and have access to all pages of "A Classification of American Wealth" and "Encyclopedia of American Wealth", Thank you.
REGISTER NOW

Members Login

Login	:
Password	: