Brothers had aimed to build its inventory of published music. Before the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Warner Brothers acquired Harms, Inc., using 140,364 shares of its own stock, then valued at $8,421,840. Warner then reincorporated its acquisition under the laws of Delaware and named it Music Publishers Holding Company, Inc. Also in 1929, Warner Brothers acquired the music publishing company of M. Witmark & Sons. See also Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd v Twentieth Century Fox Corp Timeline of music in the United States (1880–1919) References Music publishing companies of the United States Companies based in New York City Publishing companies established in 1881 1881 establishments in New York (state)