Business: Phenomenon

A world-wide investment trust, American Founders Corp. has had one of the most phenomenal growths ever recorded in the world's story of wealth. In 1922, $1,000 would have bought 100 shares of American Founders. Today this would have been swelled by stock dividends alone (exclusive of rights) to over 38,000 shares with a market value of about $29, or over a million dollars. Between Nov. 30, 1928, and Nov. 30, 1929, its assets rose from $44,000,000 to $129,000,000.

A year ago United Founders was organ-ized to acquire a large interest in American Founders, and...

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