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==History==
==History==
[[File:2 women operating gum-wrapping machine at the American Chicle Company Plant LCCN2004667713.jpg|thumb|Two women operating gum-wrapping machine at the American Chicle Company Plant in Brooklyn, New York, 1923]]
It was incorporated in [[Trenton, New Jersey]], on June 2, 1899.<ref name=stuck>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Chewing Gum Has Stuck Around For A Long Time |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F35F6DBD54174BD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |quote=Adams and other chewing gum giants of the 19th century Dr Edward E Beeman and Jonathan Primley founded American Chicle in 1899 ... |newspaper=[[Deseret News]] |date=April 24, 1988 |accessdate=2010-12-14 }}</ref> Its market capitalization was $9,000,000 with one third issued as [[preferred stock]] and 6% with cumulative dividends. The business was composed of the chewing gum concerns in [[Brooklyn, New York]] (Adams Sons & Company); [[Cleveland, Ohio]] (W. J. White & Sons); [[Chicago, Illinois]] (J. P. Primley); [[Louisville, Kentucky]] (Kis-Me Gum Company);
It was incorporated in [[Trenton, New Jersey]], on June 2, 1899.<ref name=stuck>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Chewing Gum Has Stuck Around For A Long Time |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F35F6DBD54174BD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |quote=Adams and other chewing gum giants of the 19th century Dr Edward E Beeman and Jonathan Primley founded American Chicle in 1899 ... |newspaper=[[Deseret News]] |date=April 24, 1988 |accessdate=2010-12-14 }}</ref> Its market capitalization was $9,000,000 with one third issued as [[preferred stock]] and 6% with cumulative dividends. The business was composed of the chewing gum concerns in [[Brooklyn, New York]] (Adams Sons & Company); [[Cleveland, Ohio]] (W. J. White & Sons); [[Chicago, Illinois]] (J. P. Primley); [[Louisville, Kentucky]] (Kis-Me Gum Company);
and [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] (S. T. Britten & Co.).<ref>''The Chewing Gum Trust'', [[New York Times]], June 3, 1899, pg. 3.</ref> The corporation operated factories and gum forests in [[Yucatan]].<ref>''American Chicle'', [[Wall Street Journal]], December 16, 1901, pg. 3.</ref>
and [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] (S. T. Britten & Co.).<ref>''The Chewing Gum Trust'', [[New York Times]], June 3, 1899, pg. 3.</ref> The corporation operated factories and gum forests in [[Yucatan]].<ref>''American Chicle'', [[Wall Street Journal]], December 16, 1901, pg. 3.</ref>

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The American Chicle Company was a chewing gum trust founded by Edward E. Beeman and Jonathan Primle.[1]

History

Two women operating gum-wrapping machine at the American Chicle Company Plant in Brooklyn, New York, 1923

It was incorporated in Trenton, New Jersey, on June 2, 1899.[1] Its market capitalization was $9,000,000 with one third issued as preferred stock and 6% with cumulative dividends. The business was composed of the chewing gum concerns in Brooklyn, New York (Adams Sons & Company); Cleveland, Ohio (W. J. White & Sons); Chicago, Illinois (J. P. Primley); Louisville, Kentucky (Kis-Me Gum Company); and Toronto, Ontario (S. T. Britten & Co.).[2] The corporation operated factories and gum forests in Yucatan.[3]

American Chicle utilized Dancer Fitzgerald Sample in 1950 to promote its products via radio, newspapers, and television.[4] American Chicle was acquired by the pharmaceutical company Warner-Lambert in 1962; Warner-Lambert was acquired by Pfizer in 2000.

The American Chicle Company was renamed Adams in 1997; it is currently owned by Cadbury, who purchased Pfizer's candy brands in 2003. The unit is now known as Cadbury Adams. Many of American Chicle's brands are out of production.

References

  1. ^ a b "Chewing Gum Has Stuck Around For A Long Time". Deseret News. April 24, 1988. Retrieved 2010-12-14. Adams and other chewing gum giants of the 19th century Dr Edward E Beeman and Jonathan Primley founded American Chicle in 1899 ... {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ The Chewing Gum Trust, New York Times, June 3, 1899, pg. 3.
  3. ^ American Chicle, Wall Street Journal, December 16, 1901, pg. 3.
  4. ^ Advertising News and Notes, New York Times, July 25, 1950, pg. 42.
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