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Control Kept from Refiners
- When
- 1871
- Where
- Pennsylvania
Watson as president and Bostwick as allies allowed Rockefeller to maintain control despite share allocations to other cities.
Shares were allocated to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and New York. Jabez A. Watson as president received 100 shares. Since Watson and Bostwick were secretly allied with Standard Oil, Rockefeller kept control of the company from Pennsylvania oil refiners and Pennsylvania Railroad interests.
Sources
- South Improvement Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-26
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