Part 12 (1/2)
Page 24 more than 250,000 gallons . . . over a million: The Coca-Cola Company, Annual Report, 1923; Tedlow, p. 29. The Coca-Cola Company, Annual Report, 1923; Tedlow, p. 29.
Page 24 $1.5 million in sales: Tedlow, 29. Tedlow, 29.
Page 24 In 1899, a Chattanooga lawyer . . . worked their territory: Allen, 106-107, 109; Pendergrast, 69-71. Allen, 106-107, 109; Pendergrast, 69-71.
Page 25 Sam Dobbs had been urging: Allen, 68. Allen, 68.
Page 25 Chero-Cola . . . Coca & Cola: Roy W. Johnson, ”Why 7,000 Imitations of Coca-Cola Are in the Copy Cat's Graveyard,” Roy W. Johnson, ”Why 7,000 Imitations of Coca-Cola Are in the Copy Cat's Graveyard,” Sales Management Sales Management, January 9, 1926.
Page 25 ”Unscrupulous pirates”: Tchudi, 34-35. Tchudi, 34-35.
Page 25 ”gourd vines in wheat fields”: Charles Howard Candler, Charles Howard Candler, Asa Griggs Candler Asa Griggs Candler (Atlanta: Emory University, 1950), 144. (Atlanta: Emory University, 1950), 144.
Page 25 ”the most beautiful sight we see”. . . ”a political parasite”: Pendergrast, 96, 125. Pendergrast, 96, 125.
Page 25 nascent Progressive movement: Beatty, 141-168. Beatty, 141-168.
Page 26 ”I have spent my nights and my days”: Harold Hirsch, ”The Product Coca-Cola and a Method of Carrying on Business from a Legal Point of View,” speech at 1923 bottlers' convention. Harold Hirsch, ”The Product Coca-Cola and a Method of Carrying on Business from a Legal Point of View,” speech at 1923 bottlers' convention.
Page 26 J. C. Mayfield . . . Koke: Pendergrast, 43. Pendergrast, 43.
Page 26 Hirsch brought suit . . . when it didn't: Elton J. Buckley, ”A Bottling Trade as well as a Trade Mark Decision of Great Importance,” Elton J. Buckley, ”A Bottling Trade as well as a Trade Mark Decision of Great Importance,” National Bottlers Gazette National Bottlers Gazette, July 5, 1919, 83; Iver P. Cooper, ”Unclean Hands and Unlawful Use in Commerce,” Trademark Reporter Trademark Reporter 71 (1981), 38-58. 71 (1981), 38-58.
Page 26 In a December 1920 ruling: Opinion, December 6, 1920, Opinion, December 6, 1920, Koke. Koke.
Page 27 tens of millions of gallons . . . $4 million: The Coca-Cola Company Annual Report, 1922; Tedlow, 29. The Coca-Cola Company Annual Report, 1922; Tedlow, 29.
Page 27 Candler bought up skysc.r.a.pers: Candler, Candler, Asa Griggs Candler Asa Griggs Candler, 262-263.
Page 27 depression got the best of him: Pendergrast, 93-95. Pendergrast, 93-95.
Page 27 eccentric drunk, who kept a menagerie: Kahn, 60. Kahn, 60.
Page 27 lacked his father's vision: Allen, 79-80. Allen, 79-80.
Page 27 suffered a nervous breakdown: Pendergrast, 97. Pendergrast, 97.
Page 28 treated Coca-Cola as his personal piggybank: Candler, Candler, Asa Griggs Candler Asa Griggs Candler, 145.
Page 28 Progressive changes . . . profits to investors: Candler, Candler, Asa Griggs Candler Asa Griggs Candler, 266.
Page 28 ”forced liquidation” . . . ”he was ready”: Candler, Candler, Asa Griggs Candler Asa Griggs Candler, 146.
Page 28 contribution of $1 million: Asa Candler to Warren Candler, July 16, 1914, reprinted in Candler, Asa Candler to Warren Candler, July 16, 1914, reprinted in Candler, Asa Griggs Candler Asa Griggs Candler, 398.
Page 28 first of an eventual $8 million: The Emory Alumnus The Emory Alumnus 27, no. 10 (December 1951), 3. 27, no. 10 (December 1951), 3.
Page 28 mortgaged his own fortune: Candler, Candler, Asa Griggs Candler Asa Griggs Candler, 309-320.
Page 29 raising water rates . . . urged rich citizens: Pendergrast, 125-126. Pendergrast, 125-126.
Page 29 Howard was a lackl.u.s.ter president: Pendergrast, 126-127. Pendergrast, 126-127.
Page 29 head of the Atlanta Chamber . . . take over the company now: Allen, 91. Allen, 91.
Page 29 His occupation was to make money: Tedlow, 56. Tedlow, 56.
Page 29 breaking into a rival's office: Allen, 92-94. Allen, 92-94.
Page 29 strapping $2 million in bonds to himself: Dietz, 97. Dietz, 97.
Page 29 secured signatures . . . $10 million in stock: Allen, 95-97; Pendergrast, 130. Allen, 95-97; Pendergrast, 130.
Page 29 largest financial transaction: Kahn, 61. Kahn, 61.
Page 29 Not one of the children said a word: Candler, Candler, Asa Griggs Candler Asa Griggs Candler, 184.
Page 29 syndicate of three banks . . . three-man Voting Trust: Allen, 97-99; Pendergrast, 131. Allen, 97-99; Pendergrast, 131.
Page 30 nearly 250 bottling plants . . . more than 1,000: The Coca-Cola Company, ”Bottling Plants, 1886-1940,” Records of The Coca-Cola Co.; Tedlow, p. 44. The Coca-Cola Company, ”Bottling Plants, 1886-1940,” Records of The Coca-Cola Co.; Tedlow, p. 44.
Page 30 price of sugar, which skyrocketed: Allen 104; Pendergrast, 127, 139. Allen 104; Pendergrast, 127, 139.
Page 30 ”parent bottlers” . . . $1.20 a gallon: Allen, 107-109. Allen, 107-109.
Page 30 ”contracts at will”: Pendergrast, 136. Pendergrast, 136.
Page 31 bottlers countered with a sliding scale: Allen, 114. Allen, 114.
Page 31 The bottlers sued: Allen, 116. Allen, 116.
Page 31 leeches . . . pocketed $5 million: Pendergrast, 138; Allen, 117. Pendergrast, 138; Allen, 117.
Page 31 forced Dobbs to resign: Pendergrast, 139; Allen, 119-120. Pendergrast, 139; Allen, 119-120.
Page 31 verdict in the bottler case: Pendergrast, 140-141. Pendergrast, 140-141.
Page 31 offered a compromise: Bottler agreement amendment, January 6, 1920, exhibit, Bottler agreement amendment, January 6, 1920, exhibit, The Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. The Coca-Cola Company, The Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. The Coca-Cola Company, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 1920. U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 1920.
Page 31 take another sixty-five years: Hays, 24. Hays, 24.
Page 31 back above $40: Allen, 138. Allen, 138.
Page 31 to $24 million by 1923: The Coca-Cola Company, Annual Report, 1924. The Coca-Cola Company, Annual Report, 1924.
Page 32 ”They sold out a big share”: Candler, Candler, Asa Griggs Candler Asa Griggs Candler, 185.