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The article discusses the U.S cigarette industry as of December 15, 1957. The author focuses on cigarette sales and filter cigarettes, cigarette manufacturer R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., its Vice Chairman Ed Darr, and cigarette brand Camel. Also mentioned is cigarette manufacturer P. Lorillard Co., its president Lewis Gruber, and cigarette brands Kent and Old Golds. Further discussed are cigarette producers American Tobacco, Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., and Philip Morris.

The article discusses the state of the U.S. tobacco industry as of January 1, 1955. Reports that cigarette smoking causes cancer led to a decline in standard cigarette sales and a shift to king sized cigarettes and filters. Other issues that affected cigarette sales are pricing and mass outlets. The top three manufacturers in terms of assets are American Tobacco, R.J. Reynolds and Liggett & Myers. Topics on management, relations with labor and the public and community are also discussed.

The article reports on the complaints brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris and Co. It relates the publication of the article "Cigarette Ad Fact and Fiction" in the July 1942 issue of "Reader's Digest." FTC charged the two companies of false and misleading advertising of cigarettes and smoking tobaccos.

The article discusses the marketing approach and challenges faced by U.S. cigarette company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. Due to the all-out marketing campaign of the company which included a visit to the Camel factory by Northerners, unit sales in the last ten years to 1952 have risen 128%. Reynolds chairman James A. Gray leads the financial strategy of the company. The author describes issues faced by Reynolds in terms of unions and Winston-Salem.

The article presents the Big Tobacco companies, American Tobacco (AT) and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. as of 1952. It offers an overview of the performance of AT under the leadership of AT President George Washington Hill from 1925 to 1946. It compares the financial performance of brands Lucky Strike from AT and Camel from R.J. Reynold and contrasts the companies in terms of management philosophy, manufacturing and advertising.

The article focuses on the importance of the advertising and sales promotion strategy adopted by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to the success of its business in the U.S. It notes that the R. J. Reynolds has outperformed other tobacco companies in the U.S. when it comes to the volume of sales and earnings, and contends that the company's approach has met the demands of the customers. Bowman Gray, board chairman of the company, also attributes the growth of R. J. Reynolds to its sales team.

The article focuses on sales in U.S. cigarette industry according to survey conducted by Professor Charles W. Williams of the University of Louisville on tobacco industry trends. The results revealed that sales of cigarettes have been increasing for eight straight years as of 1947. Total sales of the industry in 1947 amounted to 368 billion U.S. dollars, 5% more than the 351 billion U.S. dollar sales in 1946. Dominating the post war cigarette market are American Tobacco, R. J. Reynolds and Liggett & Myers.

The article reports on the rush of cigarette brands launched by various cigarette manufacturers in the U.S. It cites that various brands were launched by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., the leading cigarette manufacturer in the industry, to test the market. It also explores the conflicting insights of the industry on the market segmentation of the newly-launched brands. A chart depicting the rank of the top 20 cigarette brands in the country relative to their sales is also presented.

The article presents the author's opinion on the processes that take place on the U.S. stock exchanges as of March 1, 1959, with attention paid to the stock market index Dow Jones Industrial Average, a potential strike of the steel workers scheduled for July 1, 1959, and forecasts concerning corporate pre-tax profits. The author recommends stocks of steel company Copperweld Steel, tobacco company R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, and transportation company Consolidated Freightways.

The author discusses U.S. stock markets as of August 15, 1957. He is critical of the expectations that the market experiences constant ups and downs, and comments on individual stocks. The author provides figures of earnings per share of companies including wholesaler Gamble-Skogmo, machinery manufacturer Caterpillar Tractor, and stainless steel producer Allegheny Ludlum. Special attention is paid to U.S. tobacco industry companies such as American Tobacco and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco.

The article the benefits of investing in income stocks rather than speculating in growth stocks. The author describes the return on investment of stocks that provide steady growth, consistent earnings per share, and consistent dividends. He recommends investing in companies including the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, airplane manufacturer Curtiss-Wright Corp., and Reynolds Tobacco. A table of income stocks with their earnings per share and dividends is also presented.

The article looks at trends and activities in commercial paper trading in the U.S. in 1937. It reveals that the business dropped to 5 percent of the all-time high recorded in 1920, and is now back to 20 percent. Only A-1 credit risks, or well-known firms such as Sears, Roebuck, R. J. Reynolds and Kelvinator, have resorted to the open market. The article discusses how the industry uses commercial paper for season borrowing, while the open market is frequently used as a means of paying off bank loans.

The article discusses the initiative of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to build a chapel in its building in 1949 to help its employees strengthen their spiritual life. The company hired Reverend Clifford H. Peace as pastor-counselor who will be willing to listen to the personal problems of employees. Peace believes that the chapel is a specialized way of making Christianity available on the job.

The article discusses the market performances of several leading U.S. business groups as of November 1953. Big five rubber companies accelerated more than twice as fast the average, says the article. American Tobacco and R.J. Reynolds led the cigarets groups of out lethargy. General Electrict and Westinghouse are the blue chips big gainers.

The article discusses the study by research director Walter Knight of Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce regarding the events in the cigarette trade in 1959. It states that Pall Mall brand has surged to the number one spot for brand sales, edging out Camel which held the position for 10 years, while menthol cigarettes account more than 10% of the total market. It adds that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. earned up to 1.1% increase in market share which strengthens its position.

The article reports on the increase in the sales of cigarettes in the U.S. in 1957. It mentions that the increase was due to the smokers' switch to filters, despite the Public Health Service warning against excessive smoking. It outlines the filter brands that are showing sales gains including American Tobacco Co.'s Tareyton, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s Winston, and P. Lorillard Co.'s Kent.

The article focuses on the decision of Kroger Co. to shrink its 49 private labels into one Kroger brand to boost sales. The approach was also used by R. J. Reynolds by creating a single brand name, Camels, in 1913 to beat its competitors who have exert their energies on various labels, sizes and prices. Among the potential reasons behind the proliferation of private brands are to create high-end grades and the notion that customers will remain loyal to such brands once they accepted them. Kroger brands that are expected to disappear in 1946 are cited.

The article discusses and evaluates a short-time marketing campaign and merchandising effort by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to market its new humidor cigarette pack for Camel brand cigarettes. The business strategy of the company to take such a huge risk with a known product during economic depression is highlighted.

The article discusses the probable ban on television and radio advertising of cigarette and tobacco. Marlboro is reportedly the only brand that is earning under Philip Morris, the fourth leading cigarette company coming after R. J. Reynolds, American Tobacco and Brown & Williamson. R. J. Reynold's major brands such as Winston, Salem and Camel are said to be losing sales pushing the company to cut back on Camel's promotion to support Winston and introduce Doral, a strategy commonly used in the industry. INSET: An irritant in the sales curves.

The article offers news briefs related to various industries in 1966 in the U.S. Pan American World Airways Inc. has reported increased profits of 61% to 84 million dollars, despite the 43-day machinists' strike. General Motors Corp. revealed a dollar sales of 2.4% and a decline in profits due to higher costs, 16% to 1.8 billion dollars. Tobacco company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. indicated earnings by 3.4% to a record 138 million dollars.

The article offers information related to tobacco industry. It mentions that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has the bestselling plain and menthol filters brands such as Winston and Salem. Meanwhile, president Robert B. "Barney" Walker of American Tobacco Co. has launched 20 new filter and menthol brands including Pall Mall, Tareyton, and Lucky Strike to capture the lead of R.J. Reynolds which has earned him a title Brand-a-Month Barney.

The Research and Planning Division of the National Recovery Administration has begun its investigation of the tobacco industry, and will probably finish its work well in advance of June 16, when the present cigarette code is due to be revised or replaced. The U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt directed this investigation when he signed the code, much of which he found unsatisfactory. Tobacco labor attributes this unsatisfactory code chiefly to the influence of S. Clay Williams, former president of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., probably the strongest of the Big Four concerns dominating the tobacco industry.

The article features Bowman Gray, chairman of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. He says they have been working hard at diversification for eight years as of June 1966, while the company tried to stage a merger with pharmaceutical company Warner-Lambert back in 1957, that eventually fell through. It also mentions that Gray started with Reynolds fresh out of the University of North Carolina in 1930.

The article presents the author's comments on stocks of various companies in 1961, which have been discussed in the same column of previous issues. They are Suburban Gas & Electric Co., Avco Corp., Mesabi Iron, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Gillette, ABC Vending, Walgreen Co., and AT&T. The author states that Avco is fairly valued, while the market performance of ABC Vending is pleasing.

The article explores the state of tobacco companies in 1955. In the five years leading to 1955, R.J. Reynolds saw growth of only 21.1 percent, which is less than half of that seen by the 100 yardstick companies. The public's greater focus on their health significantly affected the business of cigarette makers in 1954, which put the industry's sales at 5 percent below that of 1953. The author shares that despite these, there are chances of a bright 1955 for cigarette producers.

The article announces the promotion of John Clarke Whitaker as chairman and chief executive officer of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

The article reports on the growth in the filter tips' share of the cigarette market from 16% in 1952 to 3.4% in 1953. It is stated that manufacturing of filter-tip cigarettes has been recently announced by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. It is mentioned that the filters in cigarettes takes out nicotine and tar but unavailability of the information regarding which ingredient is harmful is leaving cigarette manufacturers handicapped.

The article focuses on a survey done by Walter E. Knight, an expert on industry trends, on cigarette consumption trends in the U.S. in 1949. The survey reports that the Camel cigarette from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has tied the Lucky Strike from American Tobacco Co. for the number one spot, and king-size cigarettes are doing a good business. It states that cigarettes from three big tobacco companies including Reynolds, American Tobacco and Liggett & Myer are reporting a decrease in the sales.

The article reports on increasing cigarette sales in the U.S. as of January 1949. It states that 1948 marked the ninth consecutive year of high cigarette sales, a 4% increase of 350 billion cigarettes, compared to the 336 billion sold in 1947. The three brands most sold were Lucky Strike by the American Tobacco Co., Camel by R. J. Reynolds, and Chesterfield by Liggett & Myers. These three firms made 83% of total cigarette sales in the country, with Philip Morris rising to fourth place, with 28 billion sticks compared to the 23 billion sold in 1947.

The article focuses on the tobacco industry in Great Britain. The report on lung cancer of the Royal College of Physician of London affects the Great Britain cigarette companies that lead British government anti-tobacco education campaign. Moreover, the cigarette companies will begin diversifying of Philip Morris Inc. and P. Lorrilard Co., and the king-size nonfilter cigarette Brandon from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

The article reports that U.S. manufacturers who normally pack their wares in tin containers are shifting to glass containers due to concerns about tin shortages in 1941. Companies that have shifted to glass containers include R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., California Packing Corp., Beech-Nut Packing Co., and Dannemilla Coffee Co. Manufacturers of glass containers argue that glass packaging of products was already a growing trend before the prospect of a tin shortage even emerged.

The article reports on the issues on the market of Winchester, a new brand of little cigar from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. which said to fuel increase in the sales. It says that the product has a light smoke which can be comfortably inhaled. It also notes that advertisements for Winchester were condemned by the American Cancer Society. It adds that executives of little cigar companies worry that the marketing campaigns for Winchester might result to a ban on television advertisements for stogies.

The article reports on the new air-tight wrapping of the packs of Camel cigarettes from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. that are not affected by the atmospheric conditions and retain their original state of freshness.

The article reports on the deal between R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and 20th Century Fox Film Corp. which calls for Fox to produce and Reynolds to sponsor five newsreels per week at National Broadcasting Co.

The article reports on the increase in the sales of large cigarette brands in the U.S. It states that the cigarette brands include Lucky Strike from American Tobacco Co., Camel from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Chesterfield from Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. It mentions that Lucky Strike led the cigarette market, in which the sales rose to 106,500,000,000.

The article announces executive appointments as of June 1931, including Samuel Clay Williams as president of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Edward L. Forstner as president of David Lupton's Sons Co. and Edward R. Stettinius as vide president of General Motors Corp.

The article discusses the decision of R. J. Reynolds TobaccoCo. to put its newly established food operation R. J. Reynolds Foods, Inc. in 1967 into the management of executives who founded the businesses it has acquired. The food operation is the result of a decision of the parent company to diversify. Several companies acquired by Reynolds include Pacific Hawaiian Products Co., Penick & Ford, Ltd. and Filler Products, Inc.

The article offers new briefs related to business in the U.S. Frederick E. Barrett has been appointed as executive director of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Mattel Inc. has signed a letter of intent to sell its subsidiary firm Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco has announced an agreement for acquiring Macdonald Tobacco Inc.

The article discusses developments in the operation of cigarette firm R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. as of early September 1964. It claims that the company posted a 5% drop in sales in the first half of the year to 768 million dollars compared to the same period in 1963, the first time for the firm to register a decline since 1954. The opinions of company chairman Bowman Gray and president Alexander Galloway on their operation are also cited.

The article discusses developments in the tobacco industry as of February 1962. It focuses on the operation of rival firms American Tobacco Co. and RJ Reynolds. According to American Tobacco president Paul M. Hahn, the company posed increases in both sales and earnings. The performances of other industry players like Liggett & Myers, P. Lorillard & Co., and Brown & Williamson are also examined.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "The Remarkable Prosperity of R.J. Reynolds" in the June 15, 1961 issue.

The article looks at Gray Bowman, chairman and president of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as of November 1, 1959. Particular focus is given to the leading position of the company in the cigarette market, its competitors' products including Ligget & Myers' Duke cigarettes as well as Brown & Williamson's Life cigarettes and Belair cigarettes. Reynolds' cigarettes brand Salem and tobacco company American Tobacco are also addressed.

The article describes the dominance of R.J. Reynolds in the U.S. tobacco market in 1958. The company, which was known for producing Camel cigarettes, made earnings worth 17 million dollars in the 1st quarter of 1958, which was higher than the earnings of competitor American Tobacco at 12.4 million dollars. Reynolds also produces Winston filter and Salem mentholated cigarettes, which competed against American Tobacco brands like Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, and Hit Parade.