James Buchanan Duke organizes American Tobacco Company

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James Buchanan Duke organizes American Tobacco Company

American Tobacco Company was capitalized at $ 25'000'000, split in 300'000 shares of $50 common stock and 100'000 shares of $100 preferred stock yielding 8%. The following five firms joined the trust and received the following stakes :
Washington Duke Sons & Co (Durham NC) …
Allen & Ginter (Richmond Va)
Kinney Tobacco Co (New York and Richmond Va)
W.S.Kimball & Co (Rochester NY and Oxford NC)
Goodwin & Co (New York)

James Buchanan Duke became president of the American Tobacco Company; John Pope of Allen & Ginter and William S. Kimball became vice-presidents. The other two companies provided the …

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