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ESIABLISHED 1S39 In 2 Sections — Section 2 The Commercial and. Financial Chronicle Reg. U. S. Pat. Office Convention Number New York, N. Y., Thursday, November 13,1952 Price 40 Cents a Copy 2 ' . \ no I; ■ "O THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL ' .o • " " . : 4 CHRONICLE Thursday. November 13, 1952 ■ ■ < IN LOS ANGELES TRADING MARKETS EDGERTON, WYKOFF & CO. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES INTER-CITY WIRE SERVICE IN CLEVELAND Fast and Efficient Service GOTTRON, RUSSELL & CO. IN PHILADELPHIA H. A. RIECKE & CO. INC. Maintained between these Cities IN DENVER IN PITTSBURGH IN NEW YORK B. E. SIMPSON & CO. YOUNG & CO., INC. TROSTER, SINGER & CO, IN DETROIT BAKER, SIMONDS & CO. EACH OF US WILL QUOTE MARKETS AND IN ST. LOUIS FUSZ-SCHMELZLE & CO. EXECUTE ORDERS IN ALL THE ABOVE CITIES 1952 1913 N. Q. B. 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Cleveland 1941-1942 1942-1944 Contents of This Issue Index Articles and News Affiliates to Page Page Officers and Executive NSTA 1952) Past Our of Presidents Presidential 3 _____ _____ Thanks to (on You Security Dealers Association Security Dealers Association Baltimore, Security Traders Association of behalf Boston Association 1 24 5 Carolinas, The Security Dealers of the Chicago, Bond Traders Club of ; 59 43 NSTA of Committee)—Harold B. Smith 5 Traders Securities Cincinnati Cleveland Stock and Bond Wm. Perry Dallas Bond Denver, Brown The Rebirth of <ft Co., New Orleans The Turnpikes—J. M. Fischer 6 Outlook Financial and Economic — 7 Raymond Rodgers L SEC Is Not a Policeman—J. Stern Rossbach Exchange in Trading Counter J. 9 Development — Mc¬ Roberts Gregor Smith and Richard B. Business Inactive King Industrial Florida —Its The 8 — vs. Securities—Harold 1941-1942 Howard 10 Gaubis 11 Outlook—Anthony • Bond Detroit and Association In NST.A Attendance of Report at Legislative of the National Affiliates Roster of Advertisers 12 Committee— Committee Report NSTA and 8 Convention NSTA the Public Relations of Report Committee Nominating __i Municipal Committee This 15 Issue Club of Michigan, 47 Securities Traders 36 of of 53 60 64 52 28 22 67 50 39 18 John C. Legg [Edward D. Jones Co., St. Louis 1940-1941 55 29 St. Paul) Wichita Members Local Bond of 65 57 27 Traders the Club NSTA Organizations Unaffiliated 66 With 35 Thomas A. Akin & Edward D. Jones & Blizzard Co., Philadelphia 67 . Louis, Security Traders Club of Francisco Security Traders AssociationSeattle Security Traders Association Syracuse, N. Y., Bond Club of Twin City Bond Traders Club (Minneapolis- Deceased Baltimore 1939-1940 H. Herbert H. Blizzard & 40 Joseph W. Sener Company, Herbert 31 San 16 80 23 30 32 Club St. 18 Members in 14 62 Association Traders Assn. of Florida Security Dealers Association Georgia Security Dealers Association Houston, Investment Dealers Association of_ Kansas City (Missouri), Bond Traders Club of Los Angeles, Security Traders Assn. of Louisville, Bond Club of Memphis Security Dealers Club Nashville Security Traders Association New Orleans Security Traders Association New York, Security Traders Association of Philadelphia, Investment Traders Assn. of Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association Portland (Oregon), Security Traders Asso¬ ciation New Club Traders Security Connecticut, Security • Newman, Brown 58 66 51 Arizona 4 NSTA Greetings—Harry L. Arnold Advertising Alabama Council (1953- Willis M. Summers Troster, Singer & Co., N. Y. C. 1936-1937 1936-1938 1938-1939 Arthur H. M. E. Farrell Byllesby & Co., Inc., Chicago J. Gentry Daggy Deceased 1935-1936 Henry J. Arnold Hm B. Cohle & Co., Cincinnati 1934-1935 W. W. Cruttenden Cruttenden & Chicago Co., 1952 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Convention Number CHRONICLE 5 iden tial We The have just concluded our Nineteenth Annual happy to report it was one of pleasant and successful of all, thanks to the publicity we receive plays a very important Convention and I'm the most Without the Chron¬ part in our continued success. icle's and untiring efforts of the Florida Security Dealers Association. The program was extremely unusual; the planning was one of real imagination. It seemed there was never a we dull moment, those who these many years. we Our Association's in at¬ were over were most fortunate in having been by some of the country's top men in gov¬ ernment, business, finance and educational circles. Comprehensive coverage of the proceedings of our Convention appears on the succeeding pages of this Supplement to the Chronicle. Again those attending to renew old friendships and make new ones. sure have addressed yet there was enough time for I'm splendid and generous cooperation, financially otherwise, we could not have made the strides membership numbers now over tendance for the first time will 4,000 individual members from 31 affiliated groups feel from every section of the United States and I'm hoping for its continued growth. amply repaid and will look with keen anticipation to participating in future meet¬ ings. In addition, they will un¬ forward Harry l. Arnold My fellow officers and members of the Executive wishing you a most happy and Council join me in position to impress their associates experience and contacts that can gained through attendance at our yearly Con¬ doubtedly be in a prosperous future, and assure you that any sugges¬ tions that will help us to render a better service will with the valuable be welcome and given every consideration. hope to report real progress for us all at our next, the Twentieth Annual Convention, the week of Sept. 14, 1953, at Sun Valley, Idaho, where we will use the experience gained from the last nineteen be ventions. The manner which in the national committee the enthusiasm with which they were received is a tribute to the fine jobs done by those serving on these committees. A spe¬ reports were presented and cial most We vote thanks is of due them from the to make it the finest ever. entire Remember your appearance in person pays! membership. Sincerely, having The Commercial and Financial Chronicle as a true friend of our We are most fortunate in HARRY L. National Association. ARNOLD, President Security Traders Association OUR THANKS TO YOU By HAROLD B. SMITH, Chairman, Association and local affiliate Fellow Members :f our 1952 Convention now NSTA history, of the National Advertising grateful for the opportunity of placing before our entire membership the results obtained during the past year, we, the members Committee, pr ***;; are Tt"l I |f V I Those attending the convention the Roney Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla., surely enjoyed the wonderful surroundings and the marvelous hospital- X Iity shown to us by our Florida affiliate. at Many heard my report and it was the last meeting indeed gross a pleasant duty to report advertising receipts ex- year's. Such results were amazing and surprised many of us. I think the majority will agree 1952 was not a banner ceeded last HmHHH Harold b. Smith for most of us in the financial business and yet many new contracts were written. We, the NSTA, will net over $9,500 this year and while on the topic of income, do you know that since the inception of your NSTA advertising com¬ mittee in 1939, and through the generous feel¬ year ing toward us of our fellow member, Herbert D. Seibert, Editor of the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, we have received over $85,000 from develop commercial advertising? Many are in a position to influence nonfinancial advertising due to the close contacts Your national officers and executive committee several years ago of our initiated a they have with corporation officials incidental to their making a market in various stock and bond issues. I don't think it necessary to mention the value such an ad would have in our Convention Committee Advertising consists of the following Chairmen of the local affiliates of NSTA: Affiliate Local Citizens & Mitchell Chairmen—James Bruck, Southern S. Budd, Jr., The H. Downing & Co., Balti¬ Courts & Co., Birmingham, Bank, Atlanta, Ga.; Baumgartner, Clyde Ulmer, Md.; more, National Ala.; Frank S. Breen, Schirmer, Atherton & Co., Boston, Mass.; Donald R. Muller, Harris, Upham & Co., Chicago, supplement of the Commercial and Financial Chronicle. Incidentally, at Miami one of our mem¬ bers told me his ad produced leads which proved 111.; Harry J. Hudepohl, Westheimer and Company, Cin¬ mutually beneficial to the firm and its clientele. west Why don't you voluntarily make an effort to help your 1953 National Advertising Committee? Contact your local President and be part of this interesting and most important financial aspect of your NSTA and local club activities. Sidlo, Simons, Roberts & Co., Denver, Colo.; Harry B. We loss to paraphrase our thoughts to adequately express our thanks and sincere appre¬ ciation to Herbert D. Seibert, who, as I have said are at a before, provided the opportunity to our Associa¬ tion and affiliates to obtain much needed revenue. Our thanks Messrs. Beck, Murphy, Reilly and Peterson and other Chronicle staff members for their untiring efforts and coopera¬ tion in making this supplement of ours possible. go too, to May I also personally thank each one of our advertisers and every member of our advertising committee mentioned below for their support and on this Convention and Year Book ours. of cinnati, Ohio; Howard J. Eble, Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc., Cleveland, Ohio; Winton A. Jackson, First South¬ Company, Dallas, Texas; HAROLD B. SMITH, L. Robinson, Peeler, J. Lee Peeler & Company, Inc., Durham, N. Warren R. gerford, Buell Robert Laurence B. Mo.; and Company, Hartford, Conn.; John D. Scott and Co., Houston, Texas; Carroll, Burke & MacDonald, Kansas City, Jr., McCready, William A. C.; Wallace, Fayetteville, N. Y.; Donald E. Hun- John DeC. Scott, Angeles, Calif.; Geyer Co., & Hector W. Incor¬ Bohnert, The porated, Los Bankers Bond Co., Inc., Louisville, Ky.; Brown Burch, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Memphis, Tenn.; Cecil B. Thomson Pepper, Kenneth C. Joas, & McKinnon, Miami, Fla.; Ames, Emerich & Co., Inc., Minneap¬ olis, Minn.; H. Laird Smith, Equitable Securities Corpo¬ ration, Nashville, Tenn.; Arthur J. Keenan, St. Denis J. Villere & Co., man, New Orleans, La.; Harry L. Arnold, Gold¬ Sachs & Co., New York City; William J. McCullen, Hendricks & Eastwood, Inc., Vidrine, Kirby L. Vidrine Philadelphia, Pa.; Kirby L. Company, Phoenix, Ariz.; & Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Dan V. Bailey, Foster & Marshall, Portland, Earl Chairman, NSTA Advertising Committee Raymond Buckel, Manley, Bennett & Co., Detroit, Mich.; J. Lee Anthony E. Tomasic, Thomas plan whereby affil¬ participate in the local production of adver¬ tising. Do you fully realize the possibilities of improving your local treasury by using just a small bit of your time to close an ad and, what an unlimited source of income both your National iates Committee Members—In addition to Chairman Smith, the members assistance the Chronicle? would have if you to were With NSTA Advertising Committee Ore.; Hagensieker, Reinholdt & Gardner, St. Louis, Mo.; Frank Bowyer, Schwabacher & Co., San Francisco, Pershing & Co. Calif.; Paul Johnson, Blyth & Co., Inc., Seattle, Wash.; 120 Duane Broadway New York 5, N. Y. T. Smith, Wichita, Kans. The Small-Milburn Company, Inc., THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 6 The Rebirth of With Knappen, of recent rebirth work of re¬ construction and operation quired in their planning — lines Traffic "The and The word back to done by the turnpikes began with the building of the railroads. Ini- middle of tially, "Turnpike" dates the the which of toll roads. the was introduc- During roads could compete how- ever, with the advent of the steam locomtive, the early era of turnpike development was ended, Gradually the turnpike rights-of- England, large scale toll with the horse drawn trains; seven- teenth century in direct result of this conclusion, today, we see an ever-increasing number of turnpikes in operation, under construction or in various phases of planning. This amazing rebirth of the Turnpike can perhaps best be appredated by considering the systern of turnpikes that existed six years ago, at the end of the War, and comparing it with present facilities. of the important cities and agricultural communities. The end of the rushing business this way were sold to the respective . _ . , origin the of engineering, legal and fiscal problems in their construction "Turnpike." find the railroads of the counContrast if you will this situafirst introduced in the United h?r(* Pu* the ever-in- tion with today's picture. To the States when several state legis- creasing competition of highway original Pennsylvania Turnpike latures issued charters to private transportation. Indeed this pres- there has been added the Philacorporations to construct, operate ent Peri°d of turnpike develop- delphia Extension from Harrisand maintain toll roads. At the ment may be compared by some burg to Valley Forge and the time of these first turnpikes, the future historian as remarkably Western Extension from Irwin to newly established country and the similar to the great era of railroad the Ohio line. The New Jersey individual states could not pro- expansion of the last century. Turnpike is now in operation from vide the necessary highways from Today as in the early days the the New York Metropolitan Area In the late 1700's turnpikes we were . justification for turnpikes and toll south to Deepwater and to public funds. They therefore re- a con- roads derives from the inability nection with the Delaware River of government to provide suffi- Memorial Bridge just south of the investment; a method we have cient funds from public sources 0f Wilmington. In the northbegun to return to today. For to finance the construction of the eastern states the Wilbur Cross sorted to the construction of these needed many facilities years the in r°adtSifreq£fremen7s toll private these stimulating com- roads flourished, merce private through republic, young Most highway administrators Virginia Turnpike running to the North Carolina line where a turn¬ pike is under study from Mt. Airy to Charlotte. In Tennessee two . Turnpike is in operation and in Florida the Fernandina Toll Road has been open to traffic since the fall of 1950. Today's mileage of turnpikes in operation has grown to more than 750 miles and the investment increased to almost $606,000,000. Even this remarkable growth does not even begin to tell the full story of the expanding turnpike movement. For presently under construction are the followjng facilities: The New York State Thruway stretching from Buffalo across nothern New York to Albany and thence to New York City; the re¬ cently financed Delaware River Extension of the Pennsylvania ^ ♦Address by Mr. Fischer at the Annual of the National Security - Miami - Association, - — Beach, Fla.f - New routes under are con¬ sideration, one from the West Vir¬ ginia border past Nashville to Memphis and the other from the same starting point to Chatta¬ Georgia nooga. plans for a Atlanta to has 70-mile turnpike from the State Chattanooga. Here in Florida feasibility under way studies are presently for a projected turn¬ Jacksonville with route this Miami from stretching pike off of border nothern the near westerly a the to to spur Tampa-St. Petersburg area. In Texas, we un¬ derstand turnpike is being dis¬ a Dallas link to cussed Worth with and Ft. Houston. Turning to the Middle West, In¬ plans a toll road from the Ohio line to the Chicago area, and in Wisconsin ajiighway commit¬ diana tee has been gate a pike. appointed to investi¬ Milwaukee-St. Paul Turn¬ Missouri has authorized the construction St. of Louis to Kansas a turnpike a from turnpike Kansas City, and in is proposed Topeka to Wichita with ex¬ from tensions to the Missouri and Okla¬ homa borders. 2,000 Miles of New Turnpikes Costing Nearly $2 Billion These projected turnpikes when constructed will total almost 2,000 miles and estimated are to cost investments in turnpikes by $960,approximately $1,900,000,000. It 000,000, bringing the total mileage appears that in a relatively short to 1,653 miles and the total in vest- time a connecting turnpike system ment to $1,566,000,000. will in be between ***** authorized ofare^o- its jected and where in most cases methods must be - 1952. employed. As to Portland, in the miles future needs bold and imaginative live fconey Plaza Hotel, Oct. 21, toe constructed has and Hampshire sion at the Ohio line and will carry traffic across northern Ohio to the Indiana border; the West Virginia Turnpike running from Charleston to Princeton, W. Va., near the Virginia line, and the Turner Turnpike connecting the cities of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, These turnpikes when opened to traffic will add 903 miles to the existing network and increase the turnpike operation all the In the South the proposed cago. toll roads will form that tem way Augusta, Maine, and Chi¬ will a second sys¬ extend from West realized that in turnpike which runs from Sea- stU(jies to determine feasibility of Virginia to Florida. Thus, in the order to bring our highway plant brook to Portsmouth at the Maine construction are being made. next decade the turnpike network up to modern standards and to line. Here the Maine Turnpike In ^ northern and eastern of the country may represent an provide facilities to accommodate begins and stretches north fortyfup fniinwin* fiimnih-pc am nppHc hnlrl unrl imauinafivp fivp milpc tn Portland Tn thp iOliOWing tUmpiKeS are investment in excess of three bil¬ Convention - Merritfpar^^^ Turnwhich exten- engineers have saving route between many Traders torn'"the ™ ^ssaehusetts the time. as they offered the most direct and time of traffic num¬ under are Virginia plans to construct a connecting with the West and operation. railroad revolution encroached on ways in New York State. All told planned to the New Jersey transport by highways and spelled these facilities represented an in- pike; the Ohio Turnpike the doom of the toll road, today vestment of about $114,000,000. connects with the western facilities toll road period of history the English foot states and the roads combined into . . soldier's principal weapon was the the then primitive highway sysRecent increase in rurnpiKes long pike. Two of these pikes tern. It is interesting to note that In 1946, the country's turnpike mounted at right angles to each many of our modern highways system consisted of approxiother with a pivot through the closely follow the rights-of-way mately 400 miles and included the cross to permit turning the device of our first turnpikes. original section of the Pennsylformed the then simple toll gate. vania Turnpike System from HarThis obstruction was placed in the Revival of Turnpikes risburg to Irwin; the Overseas center of the roadway and after Today it almost appears as if Highway here in Florida; the Turnpike extending its system ala traveler had paid his toll he history were repeating itself in Merritt Parkway in Connecticut, most to the banks of the Delaware was permitted to continue on his reverse. Where previously the and the Westchester County Park- River where a connection is journey by passing through the revolving pikes. Thus the word A large States. these of study in the South. of turnpikes has become "big business," and out¬ Earnings Report." tion ber by no northern are the to restricted and eastern 16th century to present, Mr. Fischer tells of turnpike movement in U. S. Says today the financing, study under planned being turnpikes now means Reviewing turnpike history from ment, and of a major phase time of the The and Tippetts, Abbett Engineering Co., New York City their develop¬ Fischer Turnpikes By J. M. FISCHER* My subject today generally con¬ "Turnpikes and Toll Roads" and I should like to speak to you of their history, procedures in cerns Jerome M. Thursday, November 13, 1952 CHRONICLE southwest a planned and under study. Denver-Boulder ^ The Garden State Parkway in n/«i, the New dollars lion and extend almost 3,600 miles. Jersey, running from PaterThis review of turnpike evolu¬ to Cape May; two ex¬ tion is intended to bring out the of the New Hampshire fact that today the financing, con¬ Turnpike, one to Rochester and struction, and operation of turn¬ another to Concord; a Massachu¬ pikes has moved into the field of setts Turnpike extending from big business. As with all large Boston past Springfield and enterprises, certain definite proce¬ Worcester to the New York border dures for developing these facil¬ son south tensions and to a connection with the New PUBLIC York UTILITIES Thruway; an extension ities have evolved. of The methods that have been the Maine Turnpike from Portland PRIMARY MARKETS adopted to bring about the orderly Augusta, and the New England development of turnpikes in the Thruway in Connecticut, carrying United States follow, in general, a traffic through this State to Mas¬ Continued on page 69 sachusetts. to INDUSTRIALS WITH COMPLETE RAILROADS TRADING FACILITIES BANK AND INSURANCE U. S. 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Private wins BOSTON CLBVHLAND Hutzler Exchange t» PHILADELPHIA HARTFORD CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 7 The Economic and Financial Outlook Twelve business of high-level have led some years activity wishful beneficiaries that the government and its agen¬ cies, through to ten By RAYMOND RODGERS* conclude and in the in School of Business Administration Professor of Banking, Graduate ways University of the nomic Asserting true eco¬ have over And of some men in in the over of age- problem stability in — road, one-way a nancial outlooks. I do this because ness are minus factors majority of too often mini¬ fortunately however, men, earth" on type of busi¬ philosophy in favor of scanning con¬ economic the judgment for rifts in the sil¬ lining! They know that when things are too change is very good to be true, unless abnor¬ Although a near mal factors intervene. abnormal pent-up rearmament, have long over-due read¬ series continuing such shortages and factors, of war, as "normal" come As is dangerous a shepherds II, of your investors, you have a special re¬ sponsibility for enlightenment and consumer came year. Short-Term The Economic Outlook to the economic out¬ practically all short-term business barometers point up¬ ward. Total demand is running in several and apparent in the past Although in evidence at the in in only It three recur should four or in aggravated be emphasized, however, that "saturation" is al¬ ways at a particular price. Lower prices same better or price is The heavy products sure a burden at of the for it! cure taxes is supply and backlogs of another weakness in both our and long-term eco¬ unfilled orders continue to rise. short-term While this was to be expected of nomic situation, for which it is to be devoutly hoped we can find defense and other hard goods in¬ of ahead dustries, soft goods backlogs also to have moved up. The of wave higher wages by the steel settlement, increasing overtime and record- started breaking employment levels are pushing personal income to a new which high, annual of rate some expanding consumer credit should drive Christmas retail trade above previous dollar records, in¬ cluding the two, buying sprees all relief—a be is cure too much expected—on November 4. example, from 1789 through June 30, 1945, including a long Civil War and two World Wars, the tax collections and other budg¬ et receipts of the Federal Gov¬ ernment totaled Truman in the 1946-52, $254 billions. But, seven collected which is 21% lected in the being $308 more billions, than was preceding 157 combined—and the fiscal years, $69 that in years doesn't billion extracted col¬ in¬ which the is current fiscal year! a will have family once has a to inevitable, as of the election! out¬ Taken by itself, a decrease in our foreign aid would, of course, cause a re¬ duction in exports, but our gov¬ ernment fully recognizes this and special efforts will be made to in¬ difficult to find at which cannot change in the foreign economic come prices, the very fact that such a point has been reached indicates the great replacement met in the future. After quite evident States the making regardless of the prevailing demand beconie United a policy of the United States is in of our markets may be near point of saturation, and new are has the scale. A decrease is at very customers the reduction heavy burden of foreign will be year indefinitely continue to assist the rest of the world on the present many the It that significant, favorable factor is the great growth of the domestic market. Even though a For clude A our aid. the longer term, many favorable factors quickly become apparent. ahead distinctive architecture. more coming Outlook Looking into houses with better landscaping move rooms, Another important factor in Economic Long-Term durable goods lines be¬ very form. The and larger meas¬ spending enough to offset develop¬ saturation lines, it could is estimated at the $270 billions for prevented this quarter. This will leave justments in business in recent spendable income after taxes of years, to conclude that such ab¬ normal factors have thereby be¬ $235 billions, which together with delusion! Market moment disregarded. busi-' look, our tough-minded and reject this tinually ver are or even ever sky with the radars of experience and at hooed Turning "Heaven ness always ballygreat length, while the the plus factors are mized, upward! The great large a ing downward trend of business cycle. Says outlook for dollar is best since *40 business, and boldly proclaim that we can have an ever expanding economy people would like to get rid built since the end of World War upward. Stresses weak, along with favorable fac¬ ever Wash¬ concern old is Stevenson will increase government nor that ington profess no economy a of the small mass-produced houses optimism is justified for next six months, thereafter neither Eisenhower of ure flower put our against cautions the democracy full eco¬ belief Rodgers economic and financial outlook, and concludes, though tors, in business cycle. Raymond Rodgers expanding tri- umphed little of investment guidance is ability to withstand adversity, Dr. al¬ growing families, but, today, many financial and nomic heavy spending, the measure process and have been made to meet the needs large part of replacement demand represents trading up, that is, intervention in purchases replacement School of Commerce, Accounts, and Finance, New York prospective buyers of houses already own homes. Such 1952 crease the vestment as be an flow into of American in¬ foreign countries, offset. Among other things, the granting of tax advantages to American corporations on their all, when mechanical foreign investments would refrigerator, or any of the other modern conveniences, they will save a it would make it unnecessary to use so much of the never do without again — they taxpayers' money for foreign eco¬ become lifelong consumers, and, nomic aid. as you goods great know, the term durable is but a manner of as Still other important factors on the speaking! ' In deal, favorable side are the large backlogs of public construction of automobiles, for example, it us 53 years to reach our has taken various kinds. For example, it been estimated that it would quire construction has re¬ expenditures ownership of 43,730,000. Great as it was, this market ex¬ of $5 billion a year for 15 years pansion on an annual basis was just to modernize our roads. most favorable Probably the small compared to the replace¬ ment volume necessary to keep 44 factor of all in the whole longmillion cars rolling. And, remem¬ term situation is, as Doctor Leo present Of involvement. course, the huge totals Barnes of Prentice-Hall Economic Even though continuation of should be considered in connec¬ ber, 43% of the cars registered last year were prewar models, that Service puts it, the "stretch-out of the boom during the next few tion with the great increase in the stretch-out" in defense spend¬ months is practically "in the bag," national income, but the fact re¬ is, more than 11 years old. the opportunity for service is ing. The latest revision of the esti¬ certain adverse factors are build¬ mains that the tax burden on each Replacement demand is of con¬ magnified many times when the mates of total defense spending household in fiscal 1952 was near¬ trolling significance even in the trend turns downward. Investment ing up which could cause trouble indicates that the peak rate of for some sectors of the economy. ly 10 times the 1930 burden of market for houses. The final ver¬ guidance is helpful in a rising more than $55# billion a year will of the Federal Reserve In particular, agricultural produc¬ $140, or $1,360 per household. sion market, but it is indispensable in be maintained for the entire fiscal tion will be the second largest in Obviously, this rate of increase Board's recent survey of consumer a guidance. This responsibility is particularly grave when a change in business trend approaches; and, declining market. It is said that the true measure of is the way he stands up man a the after Korean history. More specifically, live¬ output should reach the stock cannot continue; to be done! something has buying plans for houses and dur¬ able goods shows that four out of year 1953-54, and that such spendContinued level ever attained, and to adversity. In the same fashion, the wheat crop also is a recordthe true measure of investment breaker with the largest surplus guidance is the ability to with¬ in history in sight. Farm product stand the chill winds of economic prices dropped 2% in the month and financial adversity. Jobs ended September 15, and further properly done in boom times need weakness in farm commodity have no times. fear of slack prices and futures Today, at the risk of being un¬ I popular, dwell to going am than weakness on more highest on strength in the economic and fi¬ the securities markets. Of course, must not forget that govern¬ we ment * Dr. Rodgers at the An¬ of the National Security Association, Roney Plaza Hotel, Address nual by Convention Traders Miami Beach, Fla., Oct. 23, 1952. could adversely especially in psychology, affect price support will prevent Wertheim drop in the important farm products. & Co. consequential any more DiMembers3\Cew 120 CANADIAN SECURITIES I Govt, of Canada Stock Exchange York BROADWAY NEW YORK 5 Internals Canadian Oil, Mining Public Utility & Industrial Stocks & Bonds Net U. S. Or Orders Markets in Executed on Canadian Securities Canadian Exchanges Goodbody & Co. ESTABLISHED 1891 MEMBERS New York Other 115 BROADWAY * New York 6, Tel.: N. Y. BA 7-0100 Stock Exchange and Principal Exchanges 1 NORTH LA SALLE ST. Chicago 2, 111. Tel.: CE 6-8900 Direct Wire to Greenshields & Co., and Montreal Milner, Ross & Co., Toronto UNLISTED TRADING DEPARTMENT on page 68 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 3 SEC Is Not I am very face new but then all of almost to I almost am Commissioner, Securities and Exchange the the itself. new¬ a to comer the Commission shall not I at¬ not give long disser¬ tation on technical rapping knuckles for more your of of the The staff of that office can branch office problems without the neces¬ ington at all. (6) Finally, concerned with preventing fraud than violation of perience has if the you do have statute, that been my it is a ex¬ far better, rather than doing nothing, to run and tell papa. Tell the ing with securities problems. as¬ Commission our statutes. I really sity of having them sent to Wash¬ technical violations of the statute. Gives advice in deal¬ the who importance the give informal rulings on many of of pects our policeman" and is to tempt a "stern a — answers. Realize nearest SEC. who has been "on both sides of the fence," gives his first impression of the agency's operations. Praises expert¬ ness of SEC staff, but says its working force is inadequate. Contends SEC is Recently appointed SEC Commissioner, Commis¬ attorney your knows the (5) to sion Being or Commission you— new as Stern Policeman a By J. HOWARD ROSSBACH* happy to speak before I realize that I am a today. you Thursday, November 13, 1952 what you have done (2) Supervise your employees and how you propose to remedy a healthy sign. and fellow traders. It will not the situation. It has a tremendous the Commission level. My third surprise involved the helP V™ mu?h when things go psychological effect and takes a SEC Staff Inadequate aforementioned "SEC interfer- wrong to say that you did not in- good deal of the sting out of whatSecond, the staff is inadequate ence." I had the feeling before yestigate a situation which cried ever the fault may be proval on a creased from 10 to 13 days—not decision made below - a think not do this is entirely disadvantage most of since Rossbach hear desire to should like you probably have Howard J. no great Instead same. with the tre- in numbers to cope 1 lems nor one who has fought the Commission in the courts and on was a stern that policeman ready to pounce upon every violation and to avail itself of every and advantage Commission the to SEC the turn to my newness of supervising billions of dollars give you my of new issues, billions of dollars offhand first impressions of the of funds carried in investment SEC. I might mention in passing companies, other billions tied up that seldom has there been a in public utility holding company Commissioner who before his ap¬ systems, as well as thousands of pointment has advised brokers and brokers and dealers whose traddealers with their securities prob¬ ing also runs into the high figto COming job involved. The SEC is charged with the responsibility mendous technicality in the statutes to seits In the last two been most impressed by the fair and friendly cure position. m0nths, have I attitude of the Commission. ever 15 may years What- have been that attitude ago, is it Moreover, it must detect and sympathy toward prevent fraudulent and manip- ers |n securities ures. now one occasion in the Supreme Court This field. which fact at are has consequences blush first not too obvious. A Commissioner who at least has a the seven working knowledge of statutes which the SEC administers is faced on each prob¬ ulative practices make painful cut in personnel, a fourth the years. a of New NSTA Nominating Committee . cut in as many be to fair rather than technical, ^| realistic rather than fussy, and at same time standing firm securities dealers is against any acts which do Or might budget cut will cut down mislead or harm the investor, many that this "SEC interference" with their lem by a member of the staff who business. I am afraid that such General Approach to Securities expert in a particular phase optimism is not warranted. In Problems of the particular statute involved. the first place, reports continue Being myself a hybrid who has It places the Commissioner, who is to be required although the force been on both sides of the secuduty bound not to blindly follow assigned to read them is insuffi- rities fence, perhaps the most is I think that if nil of my advice had to be lumped into one senfence, it would be this: Keep your eyes open do the best you can and realize that the SEC is far more concerned with protecting the investors and preventing fraud rather than rapping knuckles for any technical violation of the statute, I know that the reaction of the good on such . issuers and deal- coupled with a in our markets desire to allow business transacof the United States. and in dealings with customers, tions to flow along unimpeded unI think the first impression that You may be surprised that with jess the public interest of investone gets on coming to the Com¬ such heavy responsibilities the ors or the rights of an individual mission is the expertness of the budget allowed the SEC is less requires the contrary. It is an unstaff. Individual by individual than $6,000,000, and that within the sensational, down-to-earth and each is expert in his particular last month it has been forced to businesslike approach, designed one *or investigation. (3) Know something about your customers. Don't let them get you }^volved. in an unregistered pub*lc offering of some rinky-dink by an insider. (4) If you see a gimmick in any Particular transaction, the cheapest insurance you can get is to consult with someone a partner an m W, J the recommendation of the staff in Earl Robert D. Diehl Burke, Jr. Hagensieker cient to carefully study them all, helpful thing that I can give you position of having to "stump and, secondly, but more impor- . ^ advice on the general the expert." While this is a diffi¬ tant, it just takes more of a delay •. • cult job, it is, of course, a Commis¬ before the average clearance or approach to your own securities sioner's duty to make such inde¬ approval can be issued by the problems. the - SEC pendent judgment rather than to merely *An Annual put address a rubber stamp or before formation. by Convention Mr. Rossbach of the National at the Secu¬ the rity Traders Association, Roney Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla., Oct. 23, 1952. During the past year delay in clearing registration statements (1) we can answer your requests for interpretations or in- ap- on new issues has in- Know in look for. be . general what to Now you don't have to lawyers for this. There arc summaries of the important provisions of the Acts available. F. Boice Miller William J. We maintain Robert D. Earl in an Lester J. Thorsen Burke, Jr., May & Gannon, Inc., Boston. Diehl, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Los Angeles. Hagensieker, Reinholdt & Gardner, St. Louis. F. Boice ACTIVE TRADING MARKETS John J. 0'Kane, Jr. Miller, B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Inc., Miami. John J. O'Kane, Lester J. Jr., John J. O'Kane, Jr. & Co., New York City. Thorsen, Glore, Forgan & Co., Chicago. extensive list of UNLISTED SECURITIES Adler, Coleman & Co Members New York Stock Eastman, Dillon & Exchange Members Exchange New York Curb Co. MEMBER NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 15 BROAD STREET. NEW YORK 5, N. Y. Tel. BOwling Green 9-3100 Bell System Tel. NY 1-752 15 Broad Street, New York 5 HAnover 2-9780 Direct Private Wires to our correspondents in Chicago, Hartford, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New Haven, San Francisco, and St. Louis Convention Number THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE i Exchange Counter Trading in Inactive Securities vs. That stock exchanges should ba abolished is enjoyed time idea an from currency in which time thanks riOUS By HAROLD J. KING, Ph.D. lic to va- the-counter securities public relations by ex¬ changes, and their bers Points out auction system, employed by ex¬ changes, is not suited to small and inactive security issues, and does not assure carried grams on certain exchange mem¬ assigned the tasks of (1) keeping bid and asked quotation^ books for one or more securities, (2) the matching of orders, and (3) in the case of inactive secu¬ rities, and under certain circum¬ stances, the "making of a market" by trading on their own account, or entering their own bid and offer figures. This may be viewed as the giving of semi-monopolistic trading priviledges to those spe¬ over- dealers, Dr. King discusses the relative position of each field of securities trading. in pro¬ either broker buyers or sellers a price based intrinsic on or economic value. Holds "spe¬ members, the public today cialists" perhaps has covering inactive stocks, and cites services of over-the-counter dealers in af¬ fair the idea a the changes exchanges are given monopolistic situation in tranactions a of fording orderly markets for securities productive role stock on ex¬ not suitable for Advocates "delisting" of inactive securities play trading traded in now on an exchange. economy. J. King derstanding Only ele¬ an mentary economics is of un¬ cialist executes order an his for from the true auction principle arises, However, the assumption of a position in a security by a speaccount, own deviation a the assume connected therewith. The primary income of the spe¬ cialist is twofold; brokerage obligations in the nation's Harold are cialists who choose to exchanges. on orders. system, Analyzing the rivalry that exists between stock exchange members and But, to for the execution of pub¬ Under the specialist means has circles. different 9 on exchange officials the one sellers alike of paying and receivhand, and counter dealers on the ing the best prices prevailing at other. To bolster the income the time." As buyers think of charged his own customers, and his share on the business he transacts for other brokers. Inventory positioning is his other source of income (or loss). That exc"an8e regulations, or decis^ons trading or floor committees, him to iees> require mm at times umcb iu —1 an orderly market m seentities which are not active possibilities of their broker mem- lower prices as better, and sellers exchange think of higher ones as such, highly significant contribution to cialist can have little influence wish to see trading in certain objectivity may be introduced the living scales of the people. cn its price if the interest in the securities shifted from the counter only with some concept as "real" /■ There are certain aspects of ex¬ security is wide, ana the activity markets to their place of business economic wiae, and tne value. The question t. as ' i — " activity in such then becomes: Which system of change trading, however, which is great Under the specialist sys- as ~ soon 3 it currently operates, it securities becomes are not widely promising. Not marketing assures buyers and publicized, and not tern, as uent fhp nnfon+ioi ooiioro nnnnrfitnUir makes him somewhat vulnerable is frequent that sDGcialists that specialists vir— rplishintf vir- relishing the incc nf loss of potential sellers alike an opportunity to pay generally understood by investors and others in the trading public. tually specify (within, of course, revenue, they ordinarily are re- and receive prices more proxi- ln ™.at he must asume inventory the bounds of the public bids luctant to remove any issue from mate to "real" economic values— positions. These deserve consideration. Making of markets quired to see that they re¬ make a bers, the officials of an on r\oxr . ,, . . , ^ offers) what the market price trading merely because it is in- or, at least, prices they think are mcludes closing of spreads. It inactive security shall be. active. By the same token, coun- more proximate? It is in this re- ?? J™ books, tor example tne In this respect, their activities ter dealers prefer to see certain gard that counter dealers are in a change, typifies the basis upon ?ighesi p+£'aq +v!f are arbitrary and unilateral. issues not admitted to exchange position to make one of their 42» ?n,<? .tfte f°west otter id, tne which the exchanges have been It is true that activity is a trading, and others "delisted,"2 greater contributions. specialist may feel called upon, "sold" to the public: relative term, subject only to or. removed from such trading. "The evolution and development That active stocks freauentlv or the trading committee may diarbitrary definition and measure- Allegedly the competition has transfer at nrices Httle related to r6CJ hJf' *? ent6r of u stock exchanges have been predicated upon the basic prin¬ in some can or 1 of the ciple that the concentration of a given time period and/or the bids and offerings of all potential frequency of transactions is too trading against their wishes, and nothing eise-their interest not purchasers and sellers of a secu¬ low to maintain anything apin addition have discovered it being merely in "where is the given time but also reduces the rity at a single focal point (the The following statement, pub¬ lished by the New York Curb Ex¬ and of an Shares o^"a stoc^transferred ^wporation^6 have^foS'nd i'reh" f°"°tm.ie ™lues (100,°50;25, hart?" thSrto an£ floor of stock a exchange), in public competition under auction rules, assures buyers and sellers alike of paying and receiving the best prevailing prices the at time." 1 In so far as they do Sat lfPbe quarrel with the course logicT^nor KTuch traaing. tmdfnV" logical monopolistic i7 whether' ve®?s years, a a short short aspect This thev nerinri or period, or all to for have manv general inves¬ or " it As is lb stocks is in order. a harmed house is a put up for auction, true auction market for it can¬ be said to exist if the owner not in puts if or own protective bid, auctioneer plays any¬ his the thing role. in traders but So changes. impartial an it is with the Since the ||c interest, the pertinent The once by having answer a I to t<rmhioIoty stock and mechanical workings of stock exchanges and over-the-counter by 0f "unlisted" securities admitted to trading. could i ^ uhaV.ff?' /,?r exa,J1PIe» maintains be stocks, how¬ - traded. inactive an a Stock exchanges are set up on list of ..Vint +hex hnv cpII anH nrriprs or stock mav The width of the spread which would be considered unsatisfactory would depend upon the price of the stock, the trading history of the stock, and other variables. renders a public service. Exchange fh officials minfntinn x nf emphasize fhp «snPrial tnat tJie Qu0patl0n °* me Speciai- Th®s® issues have not met the Federal f>omP to them- that the iniand that he must reglst''atlon1 requirements for full hst- will come to them, that the mi stanci ready to assume inventory ,„g Several years ago theSecurities and tiatlVe Will rest with the trading icnange Commission decided it Exchange Commission decided it was was not not Thp Tho onhlip ni,h1ir> fnnpfinn fiinnfinn nrirnnrv nrimarv nf PUPllc- uine P^mary lUnCUOn 01 On exchange is to Serve 3S a the public interest to force the elimination of this hybrid classification. in rprtorHlpcc nn<,i+inn<. Positions regaraiess Continued of 01 on hie niS lies in the listed fact on an that ex¬ ex¬ § Carl M. Loeb, cannot render their usual services ex¬ at Rhoades & Co. ,kcotS\ro Exchange and other leading Exchanges Members New T exchange commission rates. In effect, trade public therefore, the trading can at a given time enjoy option to step in and himself, he cannot be con¬ either the services of exchange ceived of as an impartial auc¬ trading, or counter marketing, for tioneer. Particularly, when a spe- a given security, but not both. A marked rivalry for the in¬ 1 "Advantages of Listing' (not dated) vestors' business exists between NEW YORK 5, N. Y. STREET 42 WALL for PRIVATE Providing immediate Correspondents and their connections in 80 Cities throughout the pamphlet. NEW IP GENEVA ELMIRA AUBURN and Beer &. Company. "" a jt d n a, J. C. Bradford Si Co MEMBER w; 1, n\ .Pittsburgh or 8C Co.. E. W. Clark INSURANCE CORPORATION Cooley . A Q, c Municipal Bond Department 5 5 The National Wall Street 0 Nrw York City City Bank UTICA SYRACUSE MIDDLETOWN WATERTOWN T. A. of New York Teletype NY 1-708 & Waterbury iSt. Louis, Clayton, [Springfield, Houston A. Bromberg Julio C. & Chicago Hardy & Co Charleston, Parkersburg Waller C. _ , j o, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diego Roldos....Montevideo, (Washington, D. C. r Johnston, Lemon 8C Co W. L. jAlexandria Lyons & Co.. .Louisville, Mead, Miller & Co H. O. Peet & „. _ Kansas City, Omaha Co „ _ Piper, Jaflray & t Prescott 8C , „ Hopwood. Co. Danville, Lexington .Baltimore ' . (Minneapolis, St. Paul, fanSt Billings -[Great (Cleveland, Columbus, [Toledo, Cincinnati, Canton (San Sutro & Co. Francisco, Los Angeles, '[San Jose, Beverly Hills CORRESPONDENTS Montreal, Canada & Co......... . Toronto, Canada Co Richardson Chattanooga Elder 8C Co Farwell, Chapman 8C Co [York, Germantown F0 RE IG N Greenshields Paulo Bell iPhiladelphia, Lancaster, Hartford, Co & A. G. Edwards Si Sons Office: (Nashville, Knoxville, \jackson, Memphis Chaplin Si Co... ♦ E Head Chicago (Denver, Colorado Springs, [Chicago, Scottsbluff 0 Boettcher 8C Co.. r [Dallas, Longview, Tyler Borland & Co , BONDS Atlanta, (New Orleans, Belts, FEDERAL DEPOSIT ITHACA HORNELL STATE CORRESPONDENTS MUNICIPAL Established 1812 YORK United States. LONDON, ENGLAND LIMA, PERU MEMPHIS, TENN. REGIS, NEW YORK CITY ST. HOTEL STATE SYSTEM Primary Markets through Branch Offices, to access WIRE Uruguay Fraser & Co .Singapore, Straits Settlements Ltd .Tokyo, Japan Yamaichi Securities S. A. de Exportaciones Sud Americanas Buenos Aires, Argentina Co., own Own page exchange stock is travel In both downward. ways, exchange officials claim it :te„'actf ",at "ll,.New .v°r.k Cu|,f! Ex; markets well worth examination. traded V it change specialist has the continu¬ ing colnplicated United virtually disappears for the selling simple reason that counter dealers stock h be UAe change, over-the-counter activity in fined to active securities But for ques- • not at at ^ general inactive, ever 1S tion regarding inactive securities those who are interested in the is which type of marketing, in relationships between stock prices the words of the New York Curb and economic values, there are Exchange, "assures buyers and certain elements in the functions not particu¬ concurrently on exchanges and lar. As their operations deviate over-the-counter a over me counter, a most reason most reasonfrom the basic auction principle, able query IS how investors and though, serious questioning Price .going and when?" quesThat their right is not sucn the in legal T for States oW ndrrows^the market at™ Frora the standpoint of the pub- tioned. And this right is not con- upward economic the tors and other traders in If irom lfe Qvstpm annlicahle exchlnge-traded been nui exchange traded onoHaiict ,,f contribution of stock exchanges to the economy in of cause provide such'stocks auction markets for the transfer of securities, there can be neither neiinei ior nf genuine little ?orr°Taumfs 11, h is (/shares) 74 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 10 Thursday, November 13, 1952 CHRONICLE Florida—Its Industrial Development We lot a of and has been in than I have. Roberts, our Vice-President in charge of economic research, has done just some simple re¬ search work on these charts, it's people outside of Florida what's going on down here. I've had to go to New York, Chicago, Boston, Dick and richard b. roberts Vice-President, Florida Power & Light much longer Florida President, Florida Power & Light Company traveling around to tell forecasts, more By McGregor smith* do folks in Florida have to Company' simple and inasmuch as the very first chart is quite Florida Power & Light executives, in explaining what's going on in the way it's call on Dick the first chart. I don't think you'll have this first chart in the booklet, but you do have the others. I'll have it, development in Florida during the last decade, say Florida is a of industrial growing State in the Union, and explain charts Florida's population, resources, general business activity and other fields of economic development, as compared with other "grew-some State," the fastest as a McGregor Smith around in R. B. Roberts and because of easy-going way, I'm always met with this remark, my slow there, and "Well, Mack, as you all don't work hard down South as we do up North, do you?" And my reply always is, "No sir, we don't—-but we get a hell of a lot more done." lot he could say, meet¬ And he smiled and he was very the appreciative, and he said, "Yes, sir." I said, "Well, then you're pages, you know, and asking if there was any questions. I wanted going to get the full lecture." ties. They had one of these ings where they were turning to see It Detroit was doing it. how was raining, after the and asked who charge of these funds to in¬ meeting was over, I So I bottle and had of cob my Scotch pipe brief and that I used three particular I'm them. ' I But to know that Florida sell in Florida United and Power have got we order to Light. sell You that's what I and States, We have this carried message East, carried it all over try, and it makes on that's Florida a of one the at Stock Exchanges regular commission rates Information standing we've Now, we these got have a Beach. Miami white sands of fine she "there And palm trees." does, and certainly papa's lighthouse. Now, sometimes you're so close to a subject—not that being close to this subject wouldn't be interest¬ she Maybe this must be her ing that it to the facts. move you see to roll you and we're sometimes but — close so really can't we without having So at all, I'm going to back just about a hundred feet and see what the fifty facts So are. down. Now, this take we here's the one little same girl. I know you in the back can't see that keeper's her now, but you can see is she not lighthouse a daughter, but she is a very beauti¬ ful model. You the a she's not beach, standing on but she's standing see on truck load of sand, ing under held up palm by Plant above she's stand¬ fronds that are construction crane. a And that's the stack 12 on our Cutler 14 miles south or of here. So, you there's see, Florida than that there of these good turner. is she Maybe the on stands under cocoanut things. I less how of things ways charts and the white sands of on Beach." reasons faster, because grow from outside does stands she Miami coun¬ capital. Canadian back there, and you fellows in front, can you see it, too? Now, you look at this little girl here and you'd say, "That? Oh, that must be the lighthouse keeper's daughter." Well, maybe she is the lighthouse keeper's daughter. And you'd say, "There suggest big impression, and the Florida is growing Orders Executed chart. up like. for Security Dealers located in the United States very way Sell Florida" "We Have Got to not Service first a buying anything. But to my want it. Mr. Roberts: This exhibit has surprise, on Tuesday, when our bonds were sold, he took 23% of absolutely nothing to do with our the issue of $10,000,000. And I story. All we're trying to do is honestly didn't intend to sell to see if you can see it from folks in the municipal business, has years down at the SEC when we going to try to vest and asked will you take me were getting cleaned up and per¬ we're helping you. You folks in industrial business, we're make you a speech. I'm just going to him. So we went into this fumed behind the ears, I didn't the to try to talk a little plain talk, little glass office. And it was show him them—but I pulled out helping you. Now, we honestly agree that because I know your problems in like this day here; they have these charts that I have here selling are a good deal like the plenty of them up in New York. today and I went through them. we've got a "grew-some" story, a same "grew-some" State. In fact, its problems I have in selling And I said, "Mr. Dunkle, my This was on a Friday. Tuesday It Florida. I've had to sell for my name is McGregor Smith. I'm we were selling some bonds. I the fastest growing State. of the Florida Power really "grew-some" in the last company over a hundred million President said, "We don't expect you to 10 or 20 dollars in securities since the last and Light Company." years. We have the buy them bonds." fastest growing State in America, war. We're going to have to sell I said to Mr. Dunkle, "I've I asked, "Have you been to and we think it will continue to more than two hundred and fifty come in here to find out how Florida?" He looked out the be the fastest growing State in million in the next ten years. much investments does your bank, window again and he said, "No, America, and the main and im¬ Well, anyhow, in going around your department have in Flor¬ sir, I haven't been to Florida." portant thing to vou is that you're I have found that there are cer¬ ida?" Well, he was terribly em¬ "Well," I said, "that's a funny interested in I didn't mean to em¬ growth. tain things they don't know, and barrassed. coincidence. You feel about Flor¬ We have got the fastest grow¬ barrass the poor fellow, but he I know you run up against it, ida just about like I felt about ing State and we're going to tell so I'm going to just try to help looked out the window and he New York bankers before I came you why and how. and that we're Well, you out a little bit with some said, "We have nothing." up here." I said, "I was born growing along stable and sound of my experiences, and I'll cite I says, "Do you mind telling me in Tennessee. I'm a mountaineer, lines. We're not going into de¬ Well, he look like that just one typical example to start why." and," I says, "I was ignorant as tail because we was a hard only have 20 question. I guess with. hell and I used to think every that's the hardest question Mr. minutes, and two or three minutes You have all heard of the banker in New York was a thief I have already used. Dunkle had had asked of him in We have Bankers Trust Company of New and a crook until I come up there some charts, those of you can see a long time. I mean, this all York. Maybe some of their rep¬ and dealt with them." I said, "You there on the table, about Florida, took place in 30 or 40 seconds— resentatives are here today. Some¬ ought to go down to Florida and and there is a short review in a good deal like you Yankees, body told me that the Bankers get educated like I have in coming there about the kind of govern¬ we sometimes come to the point to New York. ment we got. ♦Stenographic report of remarks of Not only have we ourselves. Mr. Smith and Mr. Roberts at the Annual Well, now, he listened to me got this wonderful climate, but Convention of the National Security He said, "Well, it's a little too faithfully. He didn't talk. We Florida has got one of the most Traders Association, Roney-Plaza Hotel, never mentioned anything about conservative governments in the much Miami." Of all the things Miami Beach, Fla., Oct. 21, 1952. Now, the explain spotlight on this This first one important, and we do want We him case—the harmonica Roberts Dick whole. well, that pleased to me all right. I lived in Miami. I said, "Do you be in there one day when Detroit I know Miami. Edison was selling some securi¬ mean a papier-mache economy?" Company had an awful of funds to invest. I happened to chart. is Trust going I'm Roberts to explain showing relative increases in States and the nation complicated and little hard for me to explain a meets the more is sham back say that regard¬ papier-mache may appear, backed up to You eye. some they're al¬ with good sound engineering facts. Now, do you want to take over, Mr. Smith? I specialize in playing the har¬ Mr. Smith: Well, I'll tell you, monica, but we have got a guy you're doing such a good job and who probably has done more economic Continued on page 77 research work, made supplied regarding CANADIAN STOCKS and BONDS Private wires to Toronto and Montreal CANADIAN SECURITIES Burns Bros. & Denton, Inc. Dealers in Canadian Securities 37 Wall Street Government BONDS STOCKS Municipal • Public Utility • Industrial Corporation • Mining • • Oil New York 5, N. Y. Telephone: DIgby 4-3870 Traded in American Funds Affiliated with BURNS BROS. & DENTON Canadian Limited Members: Investment Dealers' Association of Canada Affiliate W. C. Pitfield & Company Limited TORONTO WINNIPEG MONTREAL OTTAWA Montreal Halifax Moncton BURNS BROS. & COMPANY of Toronto Stock Exchange OTTAWA BROAD Co., Inc. STREET NEW YORK 4 Ottawa Cornwall Toronto TORONTO 30 Saint John and Members W. C. Pitfield & Winnipeg Calgary MONTREAL Edmonton Vancouver London, Eng. Phone HAnover 2-9250 Teletypes NY 1-1979 NY 1-3975 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 11 The Business Outlook Investment Counselor The reasonably very certain to hold at Mr. Gaubis a or high level during at least the three four or ' four predicts business activity will maintain high level While it is usually seems vi o which ob- so it is us, only fair note that to ma¬ jority opinion is not wrong all of the time. At the mo- barring only an early ment, Anthony Gaubis and sudden regis¬ (1) Business has been supported tered in the steel industry statis¬ during the past six years by heavy tics, with operations of the steel spending of borrowed money. This mills declining from a peak of has not been fully appreciated be¬ about 95% of capacity in the first cause the "deficit" spending has quarter, to 65% of capacity by not been on the part of the Gov¬ December. Fortunately, break¬ ernment, but by individuals and even points in the 20's were at a corporations. Actually, there has much lower level than they are been a net decline of more than today, so that corporate profits in $10 billion in the net Federal while well below those 1927, the was preceding two years, of were still stances, the principal questions point of view of the busi¬ ness man and the investor are the outlook past the early months of as well as the outlook profits. It might be mentioned that there is a great deal of loose next year, for the latter subject, with many of the propaganda re¬ ports being issued by financial houses suggesting that a contin¬ uation of high level output auto¬ matically ensures the maintenance of earnings at or above the aver¬ age levels of the past few years. Even a cursory study of the diver¬ thinking on gencies between the sales and pre-tax earnings trends of many companies during the past three years shows how dangerous this assumption can be under current fied pent-up demand for durable inventories by the second quarter of next will not lead to a downward the two factors of high points and excess capacity. Serious price-cutting does not usually develop in any industry until after operations de¬ spiral, are break-even cline to around the break-even points for the marginal producers. At that point, the desire to main¬ volume becomes a dominant tain costs pace which has already enjoyed or this supporting fac¬ economy "discounted" higher with the invariably our follow duced increases of favored groups, has been postponed or mitigated by frozen rents. In various parts wage business outlook. Except for goods being pro¬ (5) under arihament pro¬ our probabilities the gram, favor billion at the end of last year, and the that either trade. export of the country, however, rents are being gradually decontrolled, or increases are being permitted under one pretext or another. As Europe and Asia rapidly getting back production, and have an in¬ have been into South side track on and other markets American because the rate of credit ve¬ will are likely to our domestic surplus production. great deal of this This may have a serious impact type of construction work will on some industries, and therefore carry well through 1953, but there an effect on our entire economy. are signs that some expansion pro¬ IV grams will be cut back because of rising costs, and the realization No Major Decline are currently at what be peak levels. A The probablities even decline a against are' full of 1937-1938 proportions for at least the next few years, for the following rea¬ (It might be in order'to re¬ sons. call, however, that the extent of the 1937-1938 recession was totally unexpected at that time, inasmuch as the previous recovery had beten "planned.") (1) Consumer demand, trade, close could to hold well current levels or at orf^emi-durable, 7 goods. Liquid savings are at ^ record breakirii and consumer inventories during the Korean ar^d level, built up propaganda "shortage" scares executed theivpQpulation, and the stimulatContinued t- on page 7T -a1!*.? ' STOCKS BONDS in all classes of Canadian external and internal bond issues. on - Utility, External Corporate and Internal Canadian Exchanges New York at net or Slock orders executed prices Exchanges, or on the Montreal and'Toronto Stock net New York markets quoted ■' ♦ , -• >» - ! on request. t . Inquiries Invited DIRECT NEW YORK, A. E. Ames & Co. PRIVATE WIRES BELL SYSTEM New York 5 Fifty Congress Street, Boston 9 • • WOrth 4-2400 VANCOUVER CALGARY and other Canadian Cities • •• Dominion Securities Corporation Philadelphia WINNIPEG VICTORIA London, Eng. Calgary Ottawa LONDON, ENGLAND ■ CApitol 7-5471 Affiliates in: MONTREAL TORONTO OUR MONTREAL OFFICES TE^TYPE NY 1-702-3 :i Incorporated Two Wall Street, CONNECT OTTAWA, TORONTO AND Halifax Associate Member New York T oronto Curb Exchange Montreal 40 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK 5 hay| largely worked off. Furtherf more, any decline in consumer incomes will be moderated by such increasingly important fact tors as Social Security and unem¬ ployment Compensation payments, large savings by some segments oj been ■ !MaRKETS maintained an^ tapering off of purchases of homes —1ZF" Stocks retaij fairly with Canadian Orders of this increase sharply, or that the effective demand for that the combined spending of bor¬ goods has not been as great as had rowed money, by the Government seemed to be the case when pentand/or the public, will continue to up demands had been superim¬ be at the $25 billion average rate posed on current requirements. A of the past few years, to support sharp reduction in orders for cer¬ the expectation that the total ef¬ tain capital goods might well be fective demand for goods and ser¬ witnessed during the last half of vices will be able to hold at the 1953, particularly since Govern¬ levels of the past few years. This ment "bribes" or plant expansion line of reasoning overlooks cer¬ stimulants in the form of Certifi¬ tain factors which could easily cates of Necessity are likely to be locity readjustment should not be earnings.) Ill greater than that witnessed in 1937, and is more likely than not Early Business Readjustment to be limited to only slightly more Our reasons for believing that than the declines experienced in 1927 or in 1949. In 1927, the FRB a business readjustment will get Index of Industrial Production under way by sometime in the declined from a high of 99, in March of that year, to a low of 92 early months of 1953 may be sum¬ in the last quarter. The brunt of marized as follows: Government, Municipal, a continuation of the decline in net objective. There is also a ten¬ dency to manufacture for inven¬ tory until this point is reached. slow down the rate of credit greatly restricted from now on. This means that the present high velocity. (Incidentally, the current (4) Inventories, on the whole, level of break-even points has the level of non-government debt is conditions. are at a very high level. On Aug. effect of making the economy more than three times the 1929 II 31, according to Department of more sensitive to moderate de¬ peak. This is certainly a little Production to Turn Commerce estimates, the com¬ clines in demand, with the conse¬ high, even after allowance is made bined inventories of manufacturers Mildly Downward quence that the necessary read¬ for the growth of the country, and and distributors totaled $68.6 bil¬ We can be fairly confident, I justment or curtailment of opera¬ the decline in the value of the lion, as compared with $6§.0 bil¬ think, that the next change of 10% tions to bring production in line dollar.) lion a year earlier, and $53.5 to 15% in the Federal Reserve with consumption is more prompt. (2) Maladjustments in the, econ¬ billion at the end of 1949. To be Board Index of Industrial Produc¬ At the same time, surplus plant omy have been increasing rather sure, some of the increase in the tion, which now stands at about capacity tends to help shorten the than diminishing in the past 12 value of inventories since 1949 can 223, will be downward. We can duration of the upward phase of months. This is a natural conse¬ be accounted for by higher prices, also be reasonably sure that we the business cycle. The effect of but LIFO quence of every round of wage in¬ accounting terids to will not see, in this decade at these two factors on the profit creases for organized workers. limit the influence of the-price least, another prolonged down¬ outlook is, of course, quite another Part of the pinch in the budgets factor. However, it does 46ok as ward spiral in business such as story. (This may help explain why of individuals whose incomes have though there is more danger of a,; was witnessed between 1929 and common stocks have been selling 1932. At worst, the next business at well below prewar ratios to Bonds built been happens, residual consumer lower wage costs and, in some naturally diminish, with debt, during this period. (These cases, very low-cost plant and figures exclude Government bonds the offsetting gains to landlords equipment provided by American absorbed by Social Security and usually flowing in a somewhat funds. Russia is also making similar agencies.) The total of pri¬ different direction than does the strides in reopening her pre-war vate debt during this period has disposable income of the tenant avenues of trade with some of the risen from $141 billion on Dec. 31, group. countries which in recent years 1945, to a level of more than $277 (3) Expenditures for new plant have helped to consume some of present time, almost cer¬ Among the reasons for believing tainly stands at over $300 billion. that the next period of business In 1951 alone, there was a net in¬ readjustment, which seems more crease in private debt of $31 bil¬ likely than not to get under way lion. We would have to assume year, kept have incomes at goods. not general policy to to fill armament contracts, the tor in that business recession reasonably satisfactory. The ending of the Korean war, or some 1949 readjustment in business af¬ other major international devel¬ fected primarily the short-cycle or opment, this seems to be a fairly soft goods industries, as at that safe prediction. Under the circum¬ time we still had a large, unsatis¬ from the up ac¬ cept any con¬ clusion cush¬ market, expects declines limited to 25 to 40% in majority of issues. dan¬ to gerous numerous any inventories. This is espe¬ cially true once the fear of short¬ ages is dissipated. To the extent levels. Regarding stock prewar of because that ions, and profit margins will oscillate around diately ahead. de¬ build up months; next change in industrial production will be from 10 to 15% downward, but without entailing major depression, because of months imme¬ de¬ a there is of three next over the of sire to work off inventories, than an increase in demand i" • in for goods because mand " , majority of economists are agreed that business activity is reduction substantial By ANTHONY GAUBIS Business Activity J.. Winnipeg Telephone WHitehall 4-8161 Vancouver Jf,; Victorias- 73 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 12 Thursday, November 13, 1952 In Attendance. at NSTA Convention ADAMS, CLARENCE H. ELDER, GEORGE J* BURKHOLDER, H. FRANK BISHOP, WESLEY * Securities & Exchange Com¬ Smith, Bishop & Co., Syracuse mission, Washington, D. C. Equitable Securities Corpora¬ tion, Nashville, Tenn. BLUM, ERNEST* ALLEN, ORV1LLE G., Jr.* Lynch, Allen & Co., Dallas Goldman Sachs & Co. Baltimore Miami BAILEY, Foster V. DAN & Marshall Southwestern Securities Com¬ Nelson John C. Legg & Daytona Beach Company Baltimore New York HAHN, CHARLES W. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Houston Co. HAIGNEY, DAYTON P.* Worth Dayton Haigney & Co., Inc. Boston HAMMELL, ELMER * New York Shillinglaw, Bolger & Co. Chicago FRENKEL, LESTER Gersten & Frenkel, New York New York Thomson & McKinnon, Miami City Co. FRENCH, JOHN S. A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc. Boston CHRISTOPHER, WM. R. W. Pressprich & Co. BRADY, EUGENE Eastman, Dillon & Co. Reinholdt & Gardner St. Louis Kidder, Peabody & Co. FREDERICK BARTON, D. Fort HANLEY, Mrs. L. G. CHRYST, JOHN M. BATEMAN, BRITTAIN, M. C. IfOMER & H. D. Knox & Co., Inc. Co., New York Coral Gables Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc. CHENOWETH. JOHN Thomson & McKinnon, Miami BROWN, WM. P. New York Baker Simonds & Co., Detroit BEAVERS, J. K. BERTSCH, ARTHUR W. G. A. Saxton & Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Miami CLARK, PHILLIP J* S. R. May & Gannon, Inc., Boston HATZ, ARTHUR * Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder, GOODMAN, RICHARD * Shields CLEAVER, JAMES P. Goodbody & Co., New York New & Livingstone, Crouse & Co., Detroit Thomson & McKinnon, Miami CLARKE, HAGOOD, Jr.* Barcus, Kindred & Co., Miami BURKE, WM. J., Jr.* Co., Inc. New York HASTINGS, H. RUSSELL GOGGIN, ROBERT Denver Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, St. Louis Atlanta New York GIVENS, J. J. Amos C. Sudler & Co. BUNN, JOHN W. Company of Georgia HART, MAURICE New York Hanseatic Corp. dinger, Cincinnati New Orleans BEAN, JULES Boston FUERBACHER, JOHN * Walter, Woody & Heimer- Thomson & McKinnon BROWN, WM. PERRY Newman, Brown & Co. Trust HARRINGTON, FRANK * CHRYST, RICHARD S. BATKIN, ELY* Batkin Daytona Beach Louis St. New York FRIEDMAN, LEONARD * Boettcher and Company Chicago Thomson & McKinnon Scherck, Richter & Co. Pacific Northwest Co., Seattle Moseley Co., Chicago HAGENS1EKER, EARL FREEAR, LANDON A* New York CHAPIN, JOHN R. BRADLEY, R. EMMET. O'Rourke, Inc. F. S. Cleveland Wm. N. Edwards & Dallas New York HACK, JOHN J* Dooly & Co., Miami Gottron, Russell & CLIFFORD K. WM., Jr. Bonner & Gregory, The First Boston Corporation BRADFORD, HUGH * BARR, TRACY* T. GREGORY, FOSTER, L. WARREN * New York CHANNELL, pany, SAM* Pledger & Company, Inc. Los Angeles EMERY Oscar E. Lasser Bros., BARNES, RICHARD A. M. Kidder Co., New York FLINN, CERF, DAVID Ludman Corp., Miami Co., Inc. GREEN, Petersburg FISHER, DONALD * Cayne & Co., Cleveland BOLOGNINI, R. R. Portland, Ore. Beil & Hough, St. Inc., Chicago New York Beach EVANS, J. HERBERT Baker, Simonds & Co., Detroit Gearhart & Otis, Inc. Bond Louisville CAYNE, MORTON A* Atwill and Company Bankers The Detroit FISHER, CHARLES F. National Quotation Bureau, CAUGHLIN, EDWARD * Edward J. Caughlin & Co. Philadelphia BOLAND, JOHN WM, Jr. CARRISON, GEORGE H. Pierce-Carrison Corporation Jacksonville Stein Bros. & Boyce York ATWILL, Co., Inc. Francisco BODIE, CHARLES A., Jr. ARNOLD, HARRY L* New Slocumb & Brush, San GRAHAM, THOMAS Straus, Blosser & McDowell Inc., New York Company York ♦Denotes Mr. and Mrs. COART, Mrs. L. H. Thomson & McKinnon, Miami COLLINS, GEORGE L* CANADIAN SECURITIES Geyer & Co. Incorporated New York COLWELL, SAMUEL WATT & W. E. Hutton & Co., New York WATT McLeod,Youmg,Weir&Compaky LIMITED COOK, ROBERT Established 1908 B. J. Van Members: Members of The Investment Dealers' Association of Canada Ingen & Co., Inc. Miami The Toronto Stock Exchange Montreal Stock DEALERS IN ALL COURTNEY, WM* Exchange CANADIAN SECURITIES Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Jacksonville Winnipeg Grain Exchange Investment Dealers' Association of Canada Direct CRANE, G. PRICE* Private wire White, Weld & Co., 40 Wall St. to Telephone—WHitehall 4-4900 Arnold & Crane, New Orleans private wire The First Boston CROCKETT, GORDON * to Montreal and Corporation, New York Stock orders executed on all Exchanges Crockett & Co., Houston 6 Jordan Street, Head Office Toronto, Ontario CUNNINGHAM, FRANCIS J. Telephone—Empire 3-7151 Branch Fort 50 Kidder, Peabody & Co. King Street West, Toronto, Canada New York Offices: William, Port Arthur, London, Ontario Branch Offices Montreal Ottawa CUNNINGHAM, GEORGE Hamilton London Winnipeg New York Correspondents in London, England Geo. W. Cunningham & Co. Westfield, N. J. CURR1E, TREVOR * Denver S av ard, Hodgson & Co., inc. Members Paul A. Davis & Co., Miami of The Investment Dealers' Association of Canada J. W. Tindall & Street, W., Montreal—Plateau 9501 1181 St. Catherine St. West SHERBROOKE TROIS-RIVIERES and Dealers in — DEAN, JAMES B* investment dealers 276 St. James Underwriters DAVIS, PAUL A. Co., Atlanta Canadian and Joseph McManus & Co., New York Corporation CHICOUTIMI « Government, Municipal DEDRICK, GEORGE Securities DEPPE, RALPH * Savard Hart & Members of for Oscar E. Dooly & Co., Miami Exchange quoted delivery in in United the Canadian Funds for States United Fewel & Co., Los Angeles stock brokers Equitable Securities EBLE, HOWARD Street, W., Montreal—Plateau 9501 SHERBROOKE CHICOUTIMI TROIS-RIVIERES NEW YORK or delivery in Canada. Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc. ST. JOHNS P. Q. EGAN, JOHN F. " st i California Co, Francisco Canada , 220 Cleveland of LIMITED Bay Street Toronto, Canada 1181 St. Catherine St. West QUEBEC Funds States EARNEST, GEORGE H* Montreal Curb Market 276 St. James Prices DOOLY, OSCAR E. Montreal Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Edward D. Jones & Co. Louis St. Telephone: PLaza 1141 Convention Number THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE HAWKINS, DANIEL M. Hawkins & Co., LEE, ALONZO H* Cleveland HECHT, JOHN C. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Los Angeles . McKinnon LILLIS, DONALD C. Bear, Stearns & Co. Indianapolis Courts & Co., Atlanta New Gordon Graves & Co. Prescott & Co., HOLTON, CHARLES* Holton, Hull & Co. Los Angeles Cleveland LONG, MARTIN J. Van Ingen & F. Reilly & Co., Incorpo¬ rated, New York J. Warner & Co., Incorporated, New York ROBERTS, RICHARD Florida Kay, Richards & Co. Pittsburgh Co., Inc. Parsons & Crowell, Weedon & Co. F. B. Co., Inc., Cleveland New Los Angeles Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Dallas WM. MONTAGUE, ARCH * Lynch, Allen & Co., Dallas Thomson & McKinnon, HUDEPOHL, HARRY J* King Merritt & Co., Inc. McCLEARY, GEORGE * Cincinnati St. Petersburg McCREEDY, C. MORGAN, KNEALE Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner T. McCreedy & Company, Inc. McCreedy & Company, Inc. First National Bank of PIERCE, DANIEL T. Leedy, Wheeler & MORTON, FRED G.* Hendricks & Eastwood, Inc. ISAACS, HENRY Virginia Securities Co. McCULLEY, CLAYTON R* First Southwest Company Norfolk Dallas JACKSON, WINTON A* First Southwest Company McGlVNEY, J. T. Dallas Hornblower & Weeks New York JOLLEY, LEX * Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., f. * McLaughlin, Reuss & Co. Mclaughlin, john Inc., Atlanta New York JONES, JAMES * Courts & Co., Atlanta McMANUS, JOSEPH Joseph McManus & Co. KATZ, ARTHUR New York The Cincinnati Municipal Cincinnati McDonald & KEARTON, JOHN National Quotation Bureau, Company Cleveland Inc., Philadelphia Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc. KELLY, EDWARD * Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. MAGUIRE, FELIX E* Stroud & Company, Incorpo¬ KELLY, JAMES * Kidder, Peabody & Co. Philadelphia rated, MAGUIRE, JAMES B* J. B. Maguire & Co., Inc. New York PLUMRIDGE, Seattle & SCHLOSS, IRWIN * Goldman, Sachs & Co. Co., New York New York PORTER, CLAUDE G. White, Noble & Co. SCHLOSSER, GUST AVE* Union Securities Corporation Detroit Kirk- New York PRICE, THOMAS W. McAndrew & Co., Inc. SEABER, ALFRED M. A. San Francisco Co. Miami QUIGLEY, JAY L. Quigley & Co., Inc., Cleveland Inc. RAHN, FRED J* The Crummer The Illinois Company, Inc. Orlando Co., Miami SHEEHAN, DANIEL M., Jr.* Sheehan, McCoy & Willard Boston SHORSHER, FRED A. Company Ball Burge & Kraus Chicago Cleveland RAND, ARTHUR H. OETJEN, HENRY Kidder & M. SERLEN, LEWIS H. Josephthal & Co., New York PULLIAM, LAWRENCE S. Weeden & Co., Los Angeles New York W. SCHLICTING, HUGH R. Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co. POOLE, HORACE I. Eisele & King, Libaire, Stout patrick, Nashville, Tenn. Carl Marks & Co., tion, New York THEODORE E. Warner & Co., Incorporated, New York MUSCHETTE, LESLIE First of Michigan Corpora¬ tion, Detroit Marshall, Seattle Dominion Securities Corpora¬ J. Arthur MULLER, GEORGE J* Janney & Co., Philadelphia Frank D. Newman & Foster & SAUNDERS, WALTER F* Jacksonville MOSS, W. F. National Quotation Bureau, Inc., New York NOEL, New York New York rated, Philadelphia NELSON, WM., II Clark, Landstreet & SANDERS, SIDNEY J* PIERCE, ROBERT J* Pierce-Carrison Corp. NIEMAN, BARNEY MAGID, SAMUEL E* SALKAY, ZOLTAN Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Jacksonville Orlando Company, Incorpo¬ NEWMAN, FRANK D. McPOLIN. BENJAMIN J. Alleman, PIERCE, PAUL Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman MOSLEY, R. VICTOR * Stroud & Philadelphia Chicago, Chicago Inc., Orlando The Milwaukee Company Milwaukee McCULLEN, WM. New York Chicago SACHNOFF, SAMUEL * Seattle A. M. Kidder & Co. Miami HUNTER, WELLINGTON * Hunter Securities Corp. Cruttenden & Co., Pacific Northwest Co. MORLEY, JOHN McCREEDY, Mrs. MARION New York Continued Woodard-Elwood & Co. McGinnis & Company New York Minneapolis "Denotes Mr. and Mrs. Boston KING, MARTIN I. Sutro Bros. & Co., New York MARCUSSON, P. A. Investment Dealers' Digest KING, THOMAS Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. New York Chicago MARSLAND, ALLISON W* Wood, Gundy & Co., Inc. KNAPP, REGINALD * New York Wertheim & Co. New York JUSTUS Robinson-Humphrey & Com¬ MARTIN, KNOX, Mrs. EDNA H. D. Knox & Co., Inc. New pany, Goldman, Sachs a Co. Inc., Atlanta York ESTABLISHED 1869 MASON, WALTER G* Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc. KRUMHOLZ, NATHAN Siegel & Co., New York Lynchburg, Va. NEW YORK 30 WHITEHALL PINE STREET 4-2300 Rights - Scrip - Warrants REORGANIZATION SECURITIES 208 SOUTH LA FEDERAL STREET MEMBERS BROADWAY, STATE STREET 4-3151 9070 RAND BUILDING Tel. REctor BRANCH Buhl 100 Building, Detroit, Mich. 254 Park 2-7800 MADISON 4514 OFFICES: 1 Press Plaza, Asbury Avenue, New York DETROIT BUFFALO NEW YORK 5 Park, N. J. 7-2062 ALBANY LOUIS Exchange New York 120 CHESTNUT STREET LOCUST NORTH BROADWAY CHESTNUT Exchange Curb ST. 314 1416 SALLE STREET FINANCIAL 6-3800 LIBERTY 2-5430 ftJCpONNELL & (fe PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO BOSTON 75 New York Stock York SACHNOFF, MOREY D* Straus, Blosser & McDowell Chicago Cincinnati Jacksonville Starkweather & Co. Batkin & Co., New PHILLIPS, JOSEF* & Beane, Miami Miami HUNT, GEORGE V* City W. D. Gradison & Co. Florida Securities Company HUDSON, JOHN M* Thayer, Baker & Co. Philadelphia York SACCO, ARTHUR PHILLIPS, GEORGE Miami Westheimer and Company Ashplant Co., New York ROTHSCHILD, GEORGE Equitable Securities Corpora¬ tion, Nashville, Tenn. MOORE, VICTOR * New York Miami PETTEY, C. HERBERT McALEER, GEORGE * Dominick & Dominick Co. W. E. Hutton & Co. Cincinnati HOUGH, WM. R. Beil & Hough, St. Petersburg Light ROSSBACH, HOWARD * Securities & Exchange Com¬ mission, Washington PEPPER, CECIL B. LYNCH, Boston & RODGERS, RAYMOND New York University PEARSON, G. HAROLD* The First Cleveland Corp. Power ROBSON, FREMONT PARSONS, E. E., Jr.* WM. Cleveland HOMSEY, ANTON E. duPont, Homsey & Company REILLY, JOHN Fx PARKER, H. SHELDON Miami MILLER, Chronicle, New,York York J. Arthur MICHELS, HARRY A. Allen & Company New York City B. LISTON, CORWIN L. Tx.e Commercial & Financial OHLANDT, JOHN D* New York MILLER, F. BOICE * Gooabody & Co., Tampa REILLY, F. VINCENT O'KANE, JOHN, Jr. John J. O'Kane, Jr. & Co. New York HOLT, WILSON Bond Corp., New York * MEANS, J. W. MEYERS, JOHN J,, Jr.* LESTRANGE, GEORGE * Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. Pittsburgh REED, HARRY F* Dallas Rupe & Son, Dallas Thomson & McKinnon Richmond HOLT, HENRY & O'HARA, WALTER Atlanta LEE, GARNETT O., Jr.* Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc. HEIMERDINGER, JOHN* Walter, Woody & Heimerainger, Cincinnati Thomson MATHEWS, ROBERT C., Jr. Trust Company of Georgia Sterne, Agee & Leach Birmingham 13 728 FORD BUILDING WOODWARD 2-6175 on page 76 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and 14 Thursday, November 13, i952 Report of the Public Relations Committee ' 'P ' Oof-ion A/Tr«Oinni« nf "Annii'ciF^Con- told the convention 'the of work of the Committee in in¬ foster to vestment edu¬ cation a n under¬ d in¬ securities dustry, but reOetjen Henry the vealed difficulties in¬ volved because of handi¬ certain He particularly stressed the caps. need for Public Relations Com¬ a mittee of a more unlisted several United has already developed either such outstanding broadcasts. (It is mutual funds or securities. the with accordance In above, committee sent out a letter, your outlined as you a standing of the in investing into listed, the in millions" "middle States "As better undertaken cational the NSTA has broad national edu¬ a in savings and and I have accepted Director of Public Re¬ in order to put the pro¬ the job of lations In this en¬ into operation. gram deavor, I am obviously going to need help from all of our 30 re¬ "The which comes to program is the one spon¬ sored by the Institute of Fiscal by local affiliates in the work of and Political Education under the the Committee. a greater role ready made us of Investment Features Ser¬ name The text of Mr. Oetjen's report follows: At organization midwinter the dinner' in February, our good President, Russell Hastings, offered me the Chairmanship of the Public Rela¬ tions Committee of NSTA. Iy ac¬ cepted this position fully realizing the importance of the work that it would be this for necessary Committee to face. On July 14, 1951, the NSTA undertook a pro¬ of gram The Institute is vice. endorsement promise and the of the by the New York Features Ser¬ consists of monthly tabloid of feature arti¬ which cles have to distributed are regular national which sored all by for be can of weekly groups.) Various other projects being planned for the future additional funds become avail¬ as It able. is feeling my that this first organizational in step such I program, an would suggest that each regional presi¬ regional public relations director, who would automatically become a member of the national public dent appoint special a In this way relations committee. we could on while the at down to work all a national a local level regional association local full benefits so re-publication to several thousand daily and weekly papers through¬ out the country as well as to tions zealous individual leading industrial employee pub¬ doing the tee Public to Relations Commit¬ do everything possible to projeet this program before our various: affiliates this sponsor hope that its redounding firm one help all or our know, that our to and program success, the group attempt to with the while not profit of any of firms, would industry requires a great edu¬ cate, "This a price am sure ness program will the get public a an of $120 a year, which I most people in our busi¬ It is rela¬ active and interested in will agree contribution to is an very a effort what might be called the modest that is as well which as be handled with designed to create new investors and can be most effectively used tasks by all of us in this connection. The committees set up by Investment Features Service ration of broadcast also the can assistance group public of informal local the regional relations would same ex¬ isting national radio programs and this dealers munity tneir as of the enclosing am January the This demand from national radio a for articles of several the result editor millions. of this As pub¬ lication and general magazines, and program directors for spe¬ investment sent to the editor largest and best publications having a cir¬ culation attracting farm, busi¬ of our of one farm Service. Features was of is already service ness, Commerce, the issues of February and Investment up the Treasury Department, U. Savings Bond Division for New Financial Editor of the Journal of copies and picked (3) An article by Shelley Pierce, to this educational program. "I port¬ funds tion. com¬ contribution investment mutual York, and blown up into a folder which they gave wide distribu¬ service from ail monthly "Will directors. wrote a special feature urging investment in com¬ article stocks mon their mutual and which has since Again, to me letter earliest convenience, giv¬ funds, this appeared. this second to response negligible. was should be not However, considered a opinion of the above sug¬ ing your the person are criticism of the affiliates but per¬ telling the name of gestions and in your group whom haps a criticism of the committee appointing and with for the following reason: whom I can work out further de¬ In both of these letters we more tails. "Public this with Enclosed letter that until such above, were copies of the January and February issues of the the suggestion for of a educational we were which appear as April 2, we that up. as a In this second letter plained that we in had enclosed was sent editors of papers, to we our ex¬ first let¬ we idea, least at solicitation sent pro¬ memoranda, would be able to it for the benefit of the indus¬ as a With we radio stations and indus¬ were just a try several thousand efforts the use daily and weekly news¬ and un¬ get newspapers to pick it up and whole. this this a program, greater degree of The financial results have apparently being particular obtained success. trial house organs throughout the country, and hoping that follow- its to We, therefore, decided dropped gram material which the ter we We then pre¬ pared another letter attached perhaps it would be best if temporarily, of received replies from four affiliates. firmly established be would dertaken. sponsoring. The response received by the regular Committee to this particular letter was not too encouraging. On even certain amount of skep¬ pro¬ to institution, ability to further the program fur¬ the a ticism and radio stations as copy articles perhaps realized an nent names, has they itself, that could be distributed to local news¬ papers subscrip¬ though sponsored by very promi¬ Service Feature Investment should have We as stated with that requested tions be forwarded to the Institute. Committee." Relations less or "Sincerely, "Chairman, gram available material at please write you at your "(a) To interest the local press and local radio stations in using intervals. S. Fair a sug¬ stocks—was common available made investment therance the be You definitely an include folio by Offer which that gested women s "(d) To encourage subscriptions These tasks would be: material, fea¬ before Bond Break," this office. prepa¬ turing investment, for use of ings en¬ Speeches or material for you cooperating in a vigorous way in fund raising. The job of the regional groups will consist of several important groups, speaking arrange chambers of com¬ and other local and civic groups. Editor Commercial and Financial Chron¬ puoncations local merce, Wilfred of the A. by Executive icle, entitled "Does the U. S. Sav¬ affiliates clubs, article An May, use. is industry generally. We as later events proved, helps in the promotion and public relations program to the Bill Slater States. (2) tue nuance tne material employee To local that each "The job of the national direc¬ lications. "(c) cial real job. appointee be to use gagements for tne omcers of our it tying thereof. this that important program time same closely very to otherwise. and to the nelping ana their in boost. group our in rations irom if way financed by tor of public relations will consist educational program pf the Insti¬ sale of this monthly service to in cooperating with the sponsors tute of Fiscal and Political Edu¬ investment firms, industrial and in creating suitable material and cation. We felt it was the duty utility corporations, and others at getting it out to the regional of on 100 stations in the over on United utility and inausuiai corpo¬ program be put over in a big will organize properly to give it a good initial program can Up!" "(b) To enlist the cooperation of local spon¬ regional our are together of Education. Investment ciiirent program vice the introduction of State Department a non-profit a chartered Board of Regents of The ultimately sufficent funds may be raised from sale of this service "As gional groups. belief that writer's hope and this broadcasts follows: know, program investment, permanent ten¬ and called for ure, re-broadcast was raaio program, "Americans, Speak efforts its typical distribution: (1) An article by H. Eugene Dickhuth, Herald Tribune Finan¬ cial Writer, entitled "Diamonds May Not Be a Girl's Best Friend" on 21.r Mr. pet. . ^■Optjen three three cite cite to to this results of extended to two-year term. Public Relations Committee jventiorrof the like like would would ... _ "Investment Features Service," favored by the National Association^* to spread savings and investment education. Sees need for more activity along these lines by local affiliates. Wants chairmanship of tions -qAssociation ... _ Henry Oetjen tells o£ efforts of ^tela- Public NSTA the of man of i y hV • Rr McGinnig^ & Company, New York City, Chair¬ Oetjen, Henry proved that perhaps overall program was a little constantly made to have it picked too great to be handled. It is your up and used on a Committee's general opinion that nat onal basis. I r u ■ qAllen & Company Special ists in Established 1922 Foreign Securities NEW YORK 4, N. Y. • Foreign Investments <jiwiAo(d fj/ncl <9? ffiUwhbced&i 3nc. V i 30 Broad Street, t SECURITIES INVESTMENT New York 4, N. Y. Foreign Representatives - Adler & Co., A. G., Zurich, Switzerland 15 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number Convention for public vention that most of the chairmen relations to be handled by NSTA of committees consider their work perhaps the best is way them have publicize garding any suggestions forward-looking re¬ that note Louisville the of the Ohio a "for the of Louisville similar been inaugurating are in investment at the person." average A Association Bankers course University of cooperation Valley Group of the America of has course already inaugurated at the Univer¬ sity of Cincinnati and about 800 to 900 persons attended. Also the Detroit Public and the Detroit sponsoring are Stock a weekly meetings. various industry, our "Types Library Exchange series of Topics speakers, with five the of identified all follows: are as Securities Available of Investors"; "How to Read the Section Financial ministration of a the glad Club Bond the with Investment short there and forms its Report oi NSTA Legislative Committee is Chairman Walter G. Mason reports members to contact Newspa¬ can than most limit powers feel he out Manley committees specific func¬ can I should have perform, Relations The Detroit Library and of SEC. Reporting NSTA on activities of the Legislative Committee dur¬ is that nothing is expected to hap¬ of our to Con¬ I feel that each member ing past year, Chairman Walter G. the compose such a ad¬ an certain that the Public am Committee details of it work could for him. It the member members of the from groups have various the most Staff of the SEC cooperative and always seemed ready and willing give any information and an¬ swer any questions we might ask. States and the Co., Atlanta, Ga. J. L. Quigley Cleveland, Ohio Landon A. Freear William N. Edwards & Fort Co., Worth, Texas Elmer W. Hammell Shillinglaw, Bolger & Co., Chicago, 111. Thomas W. Price McAndrew & San Co., Inc., Francisco, Calif. Josef C. Phillips Pacific Northwest Co., Seattle, Wash. Donald L. Patterson Boettcher & Co., Denver, Colo. Sun Valley, Idaho Selected Site of as to and members present past been James B. Dean J. W. Tindall & this year. pen Mason, of Scott, Horner & Mason, Association is indebted Lynchburg, Va., confined his re¬ gressman Fred E. Busbey from Il¬ tenure of office of at least two marks largely to the efforts of the linois who with his Bill H. R. 6846 securities industry to prevent the is trying definitely to limit the years. It is my considered opin¬ Securities and Exchange Commis¬ powers of the SEC with regard to ion that during such a period oi sion from carrying out its pro¬ members of our profession, and I time a substantial amount of con¬ am most indebted to my old friend posal to levy new and higher fees Jay Quigley who attended both structive work could be done. on investment dealers. The text of Mr. Mason's report hearings. Another suggestion which I Following the policy of previous follows: would like to make is that every Legislative Committees, on April While our Legislative Commit¬ 16 we had dinner with members officer and national representative tee's report for 1951 showed that of the SEC and Tony Lund of the their activities were limited in should, during the period of the staff, at Hotel Statler, Washington. scope, it seemed as though every¬ The meeting was attended by the year, make it a point to attempt thing waited following officers of the NSTA— to give an address in his local until this year President Hastings, Vice-President community before some group, to break loose. Quigley, Secretary Bunn, and I m u s t not only building up NSTA, but your Chairman. While this meet¬ pause here ing was small, we felt much was doing a public relations job for and thank accomplished and it did much to the industry generally. If the each and further our good relations with officer or representative does not every one of the SEC. I might add that the to tions Analysis"; and "How to Set Up a the which have certain dress, Investment Program." of NSTA urges Congressmen in support of House Bill 6846, which would Committee, be considered different which conferences with SEC, and com¬ new Relations Public per"; "Introduction to Investment Personal done hiatus until the next ad¬ tion, therefore, if possible, is that Beside the above, we were to less or a industry in their local mittees in February. My sugges¬ our newspapers. to more again |to work with the local affiliates arid To 1953 NSTA Convention broad coverage, your Next year's Convention of the thought it wise to select in the local area wherever that lative Com¬ committeemen that represented National Security Traders Asso¬ identical five week series of talks Walter G. Mason may be but it migHt be possible mittee for the our members generally in all sec¬ ciation will be held at Sun Valley, on Security Investment. to tions of the country. get some national publicity help given us This wide throughout the nation in protest¬ representation and the splendid Idaho, during the week of Sept. Your Committee does not know on it. ing Release 4669 of the Securities efforts of these committeemen in 14. This will mark the 20th an¬ In summation, I think the hest how many other affiliates are and Exchange Commission under1 contacting their Congressmen and nual meeting of the Association sponsoring such programs. It defi¬ which can be said for this Com¬ date of Jan. 31, 1952, and I urge influential friends I am sure which includes 4,000 individual nitely would be a constructive mittee is that they were able to each of you to continue your ac¬ played a real part and, I believe, members and 31 separate Affili¬ tivities in this connection. The will prove a deciding factor in the move of great benefit to all. accomplish, in a small way, a fair In announcing the site of first hearing in Washington on final outcome of this important ates. At this time we believe that the amount of public relations work March matter. 14, 1952 was so well at¬ next year's meeting, President¬ but of greater importance is the tended and there were so many Respectfully submitted, following suggestions are appro¬ elect Harry L. Arnold, of Gold¬ self-analysis work which it has people interested that they had to LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE priate. man, Sachs & Co., New York City, have another hearing March 31, accomplished and if something Walter G. Mason, Chairman Committees are usually formed stressed the importance to mem¬ 1952, and I am very pleased to re¬ could be done about the two con¬ Scott, Horner & Mason, bers of their attending the annual by the President at the mid-win¬ port that at this writing nothing Lynchburg, Va. structive suggestions made in this so far has been done with regard ter gatherings, adding that his fel¬ meeting in February. The Walter F. Saunders report—then perhaps NSTA could to raising the fees on investment low officers and members of the Chairman of the various commit¬ dealers. Your Chairman has been Dominion Securities Corp., receive the type of publicity which Executive Committee will use the tees must then go ahead and form to Washington on an average of New York City its standing in the financial com¬ once each month and we have a experience gained from the last a group to work with him. This William J. Burke, Jr. munities of our country warrants. 19 meetings to make the 1953 member there who keeps in close naturally requires a great deal of May & Gannon, Convention "the finest ever." The Committee at this time touch. The consensus of opinion Boston, Mass. letter-writing and awaiting re¬ Bennett sponses It ates. & Co. has the various affili¬ the experience of this committee that the forma¬ tive work three months, which brings us up beginning of vacation time. to the During the urally and very in the vention is months, nat¬ summer of officers the thank to wants for Counsel Executive the to thanks special the the Legis¬ comes annual our its financial publications, the Commercial and Chronicle Financial vestment Dealers con¬ and the In¬ Digest, for their Trading Markets Maintained in Respectfully submitted, PUBLIC RELATIONS along without too only natural after the a and little is accomplished fine cooperative spirit. fall, get Chairman also a splendid cooperation and, COMMITTEE having been accomplished. much It about two to consumes only sponsoring are been from then be publicized not could Oetjen, Chairman Henry con¬ Corporate and Municipal Bonds Bank & Insurance Stocks Investment Preferred Stocks Over-The- Counter Securities Inquiries invited in all Unlisted Issues Trading Department, LOUIS A. GIBBS, Manager Laird, Bissell & Meeds MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5, 120 DIRECT WIRE CONNECTIONS Congress Street 1387 Brothers Los PONT BUILDING WILMINGTON, DEL. Main Street 95 ELM STREET NEW HAVEN, CONN. Spring St. Angeles, Calif. - BOSTON BUFFALO • CLEVELAND • Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Springfield, Mass. DU Corporation Broadway, New York 6 65 TO 650 South Boston, Mass. Tifft Union Securities Mitchum, Tnlly & Co. Schirmer, Atherton & Co. 50 N. Y. Bell Teletype NY 1-1248-49 Telephone BArclay 7-3500 49 Pearl Street Hartford, Conn. LINCOLN LIBERTY BUILDING PHILADELPHIA, PA. HARTFORD • PHILADELPHIA • SYRACUSE rA 16 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Thursday, November 13, 1952 Report of the National Municipal Committee Winton A. Southwest Jackson of the Company, First aminer Chairman Winton A. Jackson reviews recent State and local legislative action Dallas, Texas, Chairman of the Municipal Committee of the National of Se¬ curity Traders general interest to the municipal bond fraternity, and discusses the tion of the use Association, released report the problem for investment dealers, and the this of Committee of public credit for industrial aid financing. do their utmost in to ers at Annual Convention elections tion held Oct. on Illinois School Bonds on after June 9, 1951, were in- financing property erai local in the revenue State for gen- From purposes. the property within legislative ac- tionality of the law, as it applied their respective boundaries for tion affecting particularly to the election held county purposes, except the first municipal by Hinsdale Consolidated School $3,000 value of residential home- Jackson A. Winton page County, to test the consiitu- and District No. 181. On Nov. 30, Judge bonds, discusses the Daniels of Du Page County, dis- the missed the suit and it was subse- growing practice of localities in issuing municipal bonds in aid of private industrial financing. qUentiy taken to the Illinois Su- problem grave The of the report follows: text been has There from arising no legislation Court. On Jan. 23, 1952, the preme Supreme Court held that it was clear that the intent of the legis- lators was taxes upon steads, not to exceed 30 cents on There was nassed a unusual an County Case" occur¬ ... In Texas, the case known as the the State "Grimes County Case" was of imto Illinois portance. This suit was brought by that of relating law (Article 5A),but this taxpayers in the County, seeking must be to include that citizens the of admitted that the omission oversight, but was prepared was Clair obligations Detroit-Wayne County Building Authority is now contemplating an issue of $17,000,for all similar a will be and follow, purpose, undoubtedly Committee feels Your cognizant of should we this type of Minnesota Debt Proposal Minnesota, In voters to United was nevertheless the State ad such donation. The Municipal Secunties Committee of the Texas Group, IBA, took an active interest in this case. The current case was heard on June 30, 1952, in the District Court which held that the taxpayers are appealing the case, • The Distributor * * Dealer Michigan 1 . . Legislature in 1948 authorized the formation of Re¬ in Texas. banking houses, who supply them to These Bank their have been with the bank Credit set Reports, in conjunction up bank customers. File examiners, and approval and ful¬ requirements. Industrial There is Aid Financing something that is facing the and school districts in particular that your Committee feels should to direct go the State The to amendment Trust the for loans. of bonds range qualify for such which would investment by changing the debt ratio from 15% of the assessed valuation to 10% of also take business away from some municipal bond dealers by be . investment of . grave "public fraternity concern that and . is credit for you mentioned was the Municipal today all to the financing." As of us problem of industrial aid will recall, this in the Report of Committee nicipalities. leased Bond Ratings Your Committee feels we sure that have all been interested in the requirements set by the Comp¬ Currency regarding ^he rating of municipal bonds by County and City as tenants. The subsequently been tested upheld by the Michigan Su¬ Court. preme Securities 200,000 St. Huron • Joint on of Industrial, Public Utility and Railroad Corporations Company Stocks of Canadian Bonds Development The ' <C Cleveland 0 (1) If we economic should have examiner would have the authority to do the following: If b , carried a «Ba„ ratinfr nr then meet ments. If Chicago San Francisco their revenue rental ment of allocated type "speculative" by examiners, the bank the exam- iner could' if bonds. bonds have course, the security as have to ity." the u * if on • j other <«-» hand, the flict a general a been higher be levied on tax issued, then, of tax rate and would would on in¬ the tax¬ » payer, and information in depressed times, lections. so obligation heavy burden ratlng or better> and if up-to-date financial bond CarrIed a no on pay¬ principal and interest If ial information warranted, evaluate "investment qual- pay¬ issued, the municipality would, considered new neces¬ bonds have been bank has drastic a upheaval, and of tlve to the evaluation of municipal prises would be forced to cut pro¬ bonds. Under this program, each duction, these enterprises could Baa indicated, the Members New York Stock CORPORATION Pittsburgh vestment ex¬ all know the decrease BONNER & GREGORY FIRST BOSTON some — the payment of financing for the State of Michigan, and perhaps the nation, Foreign Dollar Bonds .... the based upon space This is a each unit. area Authority secure 4S?cTaireaandte of rating service, and the fact of velopment to their or not they are con¬ are: sidered to be "speculative" or "in¬ whether doubt, be forced to default City of Port Huron, whereby the County will pay 70% of the rental charges of the project and the City to this attracting industrial de¬ carried a Ba rating or i°wer> which has in the past been in 1949 which destroyed a large porton of existing quarters. bonds, of means not offered proposed County-City and Jail-Garage buildings is due to a 30%, ^ involved use bank were the the Reconstruction and risks municipalities sity certain types of private enter¬ fi¬ 15, 1952 and again on Nov. 7. The necessity for construction In order to when chief Bank Examiners is trying to inaugurate a new program rela- was Oct. Bankers' Acceptances Securities of the International Bank for several are applied charges. Clair County-Port Building Authority bond fire Bank and Insurance are service $3,- first Revene Bonds which Bonds, Preferred and Common Stocks debt quality" bonds. It is our understanding that one of the The nancing under this law State, Municipal and Revenue against There enterprises. The therefrom a and Government and its Instrumentalities to private rentals troller of the law has Securities of the United States through the issuance of bonds, to a Building Authority for the purpose of constructing and fi¬ nancing, through the issuance of payable from rentals derived from File been set up to help the smaller municipalities bonds, joint County-City buildings. These bonds are to be Philadelphia ment tion will be voted upon in the November elections. It is designed Joint revenue Boston holdings, Credit allowing the Investment Board to purchase land, construct buildings, Purchase bonds direct from mu- plants, etc., which in turn are Michigan Building Authorities New York. bank on porter, and in turn sold to invest¬ amendment to the State Constitu- the > Underwriter re¬ up-to-date finan¬ Bank ports have fill their Fund of Texas compli¬ proposed a would have the effect of widening amount for cial information the In Comptroller's meet with their Board should continue to valorem taxes for the duration of the financing, vided the revenue derived from the levy of the tax shall be used full with County-Port These Reports are prepared peri¬ Building Authority by a well-known in¬ odically by the Texas Bond Re¬ vestment firm. The taxes authorized by the Constitution of the State of Texas, pro- levy the "speculative." or Joint Huron 000 rate at the the full and true value. Minnesota last year in municipal bond dealers are op- convention held posed to the amendment for two Coronado. Since that time this reasons—it would make possible type of financing has been coming amendment to Section 1-a, Article the investment of State Trust more and more to our attention. ig4g^ which provideci that after VIII> of the State Constitution is Funds in municipalities where the an jan ^ 1951, no State ad valorem constitutional. We understand the financial statement is not as good In brief, the precedure is for a all taxes shall' be levied upon any attorneys for the Grimes County as that now required, and it would municipality to use its credit, declare unconstitutional Section 1-a, Article VIII, of the ConStates and failed to set out the age stitution of the State of Texas and limit of voters. The parties that all amendments thereto. There orv.or.rimont +r> +V.O Ar>+ drafted tne amendment to the Act was an amendment in November, failed law ity" granted, the State Automatic Tax in Illinois this year School Bonds hand, St. the on to hold that the State for construction and maintenance "Grimes Legislature 51st at could the bond either "investment qual¬ outstanding presentation of the material others enacted Election Code governing qualifica- of fraternity. rence complete prospectus, which an valuation, which is in addition to all other ad valorem pertaining to municipal securities during the past 12 months. There has been some State and local bond A as up-to-date reviewing information, quirements each $100 farm-to-market roads or for tions of voters must be implied in flood control, with one exception, school elections, and, in addition, The exception provided that in held constitutional the Code as counties or political subdivisions legislative action that should be of amended and effective since July or areas of the State from which tax donations had previously been general interest to the municipal 1, 1951. significance national of after financial purposes. The terpreted by approving legal at- and after Jan. 1, 1951, the report reviews torneys as being illegal. A suit several counties of the State are recent State was filed Nov. 28, in Wheaton, Du authorized to levy ad valorem and Holds this is serious all NSTA members and other deal¬ 1952. 21, iner, ance dustrial bonds the rate rating at all, the bank exam¬ no ques¬ dissuading municipalities from issuing bonds for in¬ of the Associa¬ urges could "speculative." If the bond carried Exchange we in tax col¬ THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number it We If States continue to engage (2) in industrial will tween the destroy Federal balance local and power be¬ informative, and strongly urges be The long-term problem type of financing is the fact that of probably and municipal bonds, from income that cree are they all are types not exempt will and taxes de¬ subject of Municipal of you at Conference, adopted its 46th June on "Whereas, 18, 1952, Report: legisla¬ state some ar¬ would like we our tures have enacted numerous the on like would we this matter, and refer to you legislation per¬ officers acquire and/or con¬ Policy, Oct. Buyer" of 31, 1951). "Senator Pepper's Warning" debt pal Wood charges Comment on Public Lending Credit for Private Use"—by Wood David ("Bond Buyer" of Dec. — Robie by Mitchell L. "Municipal Industrial Develop¬ Financing by David M. — (" Bond Buyer" of April 5, "Municipal Financing of Indus¬ Plants" Mitchell by — Robie L. obligations to of the kind care¬ acquire mentioned by service arising from property; and the years, on municipal Nov. 29, 1951, adopted the the of enacted states laws ipalities to credit; in have recently construct or or acquire industrial plants for the express purpose of leasing plants to private corporations individuals and to finance such or or and purposes for which such industrial property acquired less, Wanders George Then"—by ("Bond Buyer" of Sept. locally, may, deemed to be of of use deemed to be public credit is in adversely influence can position and traditional munity from taxation from municipal of such munici¬ "City-Financed New Factories" rily from rentals of such plants; —("Business Conditions" of Sep¬ published 1952, Federal Reserve Bank of the by im¬ of the in¬ obligations; practices Your Municipal versely; the past upon causes to go Taylor & Co., local record, and on that all members of the Na¬ Security Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Traders Associa¬ Incorporated, St. Louis tion, and other dealers, do their utmost ties in from Paul E. Youmans dissuading municipali¬ issuing bonds for Bosworth, Sullivan & Co., Inc., the Denver financing. Gilbert Hattier, Jr. Respectfully submitted, White, Hattier &. Sanford, NATIONAL MUNICIPAL New Orleans COMMITTEE F. Boice Miller Winton A. Jackson, Chairman First Southwest B. J. Van Ingen & Company, Co., Inc., Miami Dallas J. Hollis Austin Edward V. Vallely, Vice-Chr. John Nuveen & J. W. Tindall & Co., Chicago P. Scott Russell, Company, Atlanta Vice-Chairman C. Herbert Pettey Glore, Forgan & Co., New Equitable Securities Corpora¬ York tion, Nashville Oscar M. Bergman EDITOR'S was NOTE: The Report unani¬ mously. accepted, but not have had injurious effects "Whereas, if this practice is un¬ checked it may react to the detri¬ ment of our economy mately present system of free further and the endanger may ulti¬ valuable position of state sovereignty as a of our constitutional dual Reyholds & Co. Underwriters—Distributors fore, ment resolved, that the Invest¬ Association Bankers of Members New York Curb Exchange New York Stock Exchange Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange i/ . . Midwest Stock Exchange From Toronto in the North... . to San Juan in the south . . . from the coast New York Cotton Exchange Trade Commodity Exchange, Inc. Chicago Board the Pacific, our 107 for the purchase or offices provide an of of Maine and west 120 to BROADWAY NEW YORK 5, N. Y. • unusually effective network sale of unlisted securities. Branch Offices Empire State Building Staffed by than 900 account executives with thousands of more • New York 1, N. Y. Chicago, III. Philadelphia, Pa. ; can always be called are on to linked by 65,000 miles of private wire find the buyer—or seller—you want. . . . East Orange, Scranton, Pa. Durham, N. C. Bridgeton, N. J. Morristown, N. J. York, Pa. these offices Allentown, Pa. Lancaster, Pa. contacts, Vineland, N. J. Raleigh, N. C. N. J. Winston-Salem, N. C. Elgin, III. Chicago Heights, III. Syracuse, N. Y. For the address of the one nearest you, simply write— t Direct Private Wires to Trading Department All Branch Offices Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane 70 PINE STREET NEW YORK 5, N. Y. Detroit, Mich.; San Lincoln and Omaha, and Correspondents in Francisco, Calif.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Toronto, Canada <7 4 to our Neb.; Des Moines and Sioux City, Ia. Offices in 103 Cities t- Inc., Lynchburg public credit; and "Be it practice like would Committee Strader A. Strader, in part "(3) The Pittsburgh Ludwell Minneapolis similar system of government; now there¬ governments may be affected ad¬ Chicago). Arthurs, Lestrange & Co., Allison-Williams Company, and between local, state and Federal as George E. Lestrange palities payable solely or prima¬ "(2) The position of sovereignty 13, 1952). Seattle islators, prospective issuing units acquisition by the bonds "Whereas, desirable not Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co., state leg¬ prac¬ respects, among others, these: "(1) It come ligation continuation and broadenr a ing of the present trend and some be desirable, nonethe¬ Wing Willard B. Vadman efforts to inform voters, authorizing munic¬ manufacturing construction public legislatures the "Whereas, some W. Weeden & Co., San Francisco "Second, that each use his best purpose of industrial following resolution: an "Whereas, although the is such marketing or bonds; and tional The Investment Bankers Associ¬ such generally had upon IBA of ation of American at its Conven¬ or the "Now—and underwriting Ivan E. William Darmstatter Attitude revenue or debt thereof adverse effect ("Bond Buyer" of June 21, 1952). tember, general the vate venture has tice 1952). trial (1) issuance of revenue or general ob¬ ("Bond Buyer" of Dec. 22, 1951). Wood legislators fi¬ of such public credit for pri¬ use "Public Bonds for Private Pur¬ ment of are financed be "Whereas, in earlier other 22, 1951). poses" to are obligations, Further Makes Boston, dinger, Cincinnati caution in excercise extreme and urge tion rentals of the leased "David in functions, acquisition costs or issuance 13,1951). M. governmental where the — Pepper ("Bond Buyer" of Nov. assembled at its 46th or corpora¬ tions for other than generally rec¬ nanced by Former Senator George Whar¬ ton individuals, firms Shows"—by ognized Record States Walter, Woody & Heimer¬ fully consider the long-term ad¬ of local government, and other verse effects of the use of public interested parties of the past ex¬ credit for private purposes, and perience and inherent dangers of (2) avoid the issuance of munici¬ public financing of this character." pri¬ few of them: David M. Wood ("Bond United Company, Incorpo¬ John G. Heimerdinger this whole development on Ergood, Jr. & rated, Philadelphia herein." to struct facilities to be leased to Poor the of and property to a "Public Aid to Private Interests Officers formed Finance Conference mitting local subdivisions of gov¬ vate Stroud and members its to that each take it upon "First, Municipal ernment ticles written recommends "Therefore, be it resolved, that himself to become thoroughly in¬ Massachusetts, June 18, 1952 rec¬ Annual ommends that municipal finance resolution pertaining to a incorporate in Literature Russell M. America in convention assembled Municipal Finance Officers Association, to There have been functions; and Canada, Officials obligations being for regular governmental to dealers generally: as Annual The to this matter, which taxation. Pertinent each issue to not usually regarded purposes Association Views feel that this type may bond, that situation. eventually the Federal Gov¬ of committee your thoroughly familiar with this of this ernment that all of you will governments sure read these articles so that you may self-government. (3) are activities, eventually find these articles interesting and for 17 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 18 Thursday, November 13, 1952 CHRONICLE NSTA Affiliates and Members RICHARD ABBE, Security Traders Association of New York Shields & ROSTER OF MEMBERS F. Company ABELE. EDWIN A. Tellier Mitchell & Edward Company MARK AIELLO, BIRD, W. Allen & DOUGLAS C. HERBERT & ALTMAN, MOSES H. Charles John J. Meyers, Jr. Harry L. Arnold M. Zingraf Hentz & S. (Associate) ARNOLD, HARRY L. Goldman, Sachs & Co. ARONSON, Hall Aronson, & Co., Inc. BOLAND, WILLIAM H. CLEAVER, JAMES P. Goodbody Co. & PETER BARKEN, Lee BARMONDE, Barmonde, A. M. PHILIP T. Gilliland Kidder H. & Co. President: Harry F. Alfred George V. Hunt Second Vice-President: Charles M. Jr., Gordon Graves & Co. 1 & Co. Barbier, Ingalls & Snyder; Joseph Josephthal & Co. National Committeemen: Samuel E>-Magid, Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc.; Edwin J. Markham, Wertheim & Co.; Stanley L. Roggenburg, Roggenburg & Co. Alternates: James F. FitzGerald, W. L. Canady & Co., Inc.; P. Grace, W. C. Pitfield & Co., Inc.; Cyril M. Murphy, John C. Legg & Company; Barney Nieman, Carl Marks & Co., Inc.; John J. O'Kane, Jr., John J. O'Kane, Jr. & Co. pires: December 31, 1952. COPPLE, LIVEY E. ALLEN Hanseatic ALVIN Hardy & Co. Smith, Barney & Co. Corporation CORBEY, JOSEPH J. C. Allen & (Associate) BROWN, HAROLD L. CORLEY, COURTNEY, HARRY Peter P. Corporation Abbott, Proctor & Paine BERTSCH, ARTHUR W. Co., Inc. OTTO Goodbody & Co. Drevers BROWNE, HOWARD S. Tweedy, Browne & Reilly CRONE, EDWARD A. BRUGGEMAN, CHARLES CROWLEY, JOHN B. Laurence M. Marks & Co. SAMUEL F. Laird, Bissell & Meeds CURRIE, Jr., JAMES BRYAN, CHARLES F. (Honorary) Spencer Trask & Co. BURBANK, BERT White, Weld & Cu. CURRY, THOMAS L. BURCHARD, GERARD L. CUSACK, JOHN T. Stone & Webster Securities Daniel Rice F. and Adams & Peck DANEMEYER, JOHN J. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Newborg & Co. & Co., are interested in Bros. & Cahen & & Denton, Inc. it may be to your DAWSON-SMITH, STANLEY E. Bonner & Gregory CAMPBELL, JAMES V. H. C. Wainwrlght & Co. CANAVAN, JOHN J. advantage New York DAVIS, THOMAS JOSEPH A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc. Co. The Dominion Securities Corporation CALLAWAY, Jr., DAVID H. First of Michigan Corporation STOCKS Beane F. Eberstadt & Co. Inc. CALEF, JOHN C. PREFERRED & (Associate) DAVIS, MARTIN Co. CAHEN, SAMUEL K. S. K. Sutro Bros. & Co. Incorporated Burton CABBLE, JOSEPH C. Burns Fenner DAVIS, JOHN HENRY BYRNE, HENRY W. L. A. DALE, CALVIN D. BUTLER, JOHN Wm. ERNEST Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Company BURKE, HAROLD J. Geyer Corporation Amott. Baker & Co. Incoroprated DAHLGREN, BURIAN, ARTHUR Auchlncloss, Parker & Redpath you Co. CUNNINGHAM, FRANK Kidder, Peabody & Co. BRUNS, HENRY G. BUSCHMAN, HERBERT If & Reed, Lear & Co. Witter & Co. Dean Charles King & Co. A. Berwald S. McDermott & Co. CRAIG, JOSEPH J. BROWN, THOMAS J. & EDWARD M. Blyth & Co., Inc. T. L. Watson & Co. Hanseatic & Company CORKEY, DONALD B. E. F. Hutton & Co. Eric I. BELKNAP, WILLIAM F. Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin BESWICK, York Co. COOKE, RENE J. & Curtis Hirsch & Co. Inc. BEN, HANS E. Grady, JOHN A. Eastman, Dillon & BROWN, JULIUS D. Mackie, BECKER, FRANK H. Guaranty Trust Company of New York A. Saxton SAMUEL F. Hutton & Co. E. P. F. Fox & Co. Cohu & Co. EDWARD Reynolds & Co. York W. BROWN, D. HOWARD Ingalls & Snyder Co. BECKER, Incorporated Company COLWELL, & Company BROWN, & Co., & CONLON. New L. WILLARD BERWALD, 1951; fook Office: January, 1952; Term Ex¬ Inc. Tweedy, Browne & Reilly BEAN, JULES Singer, Bean G. Freeman Company BROOKS, GEORGE F. Paine, Webber, Jackson BENTLEY, HAROLD W. Irving & GEORGE L. CONLON, BERNARD J. Allen Geyer & Co., Incorporated New Legg Company & COLTHUP, JAMES F. BRENNAN, JAMES I. J. G. White & Co., C. & BROCHU, PETER Co. & Geyer STANLEY BRUCE Graham, Ross & Co., Inc. BATKIN, ELY Batkin Allen COLLINS, BRIGGS, SOL BASTIAN, C. Eagan, Frank C. Masterson & Co.; John S. French, A. C. Allyn and Company, Inc.; Edward J. Kelly, Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co.; Nathan A. Krumholz, Siegel & Co.; John M. Mayer, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; John F. McLaughlin, McLaugh¬ lin, Reuss & Co.; Daniel Gordon Mullin, Tucker, Anthony & Co.; Henry Oetjen, McGinnis & Company; Lewis H. Serlen, Elected: December, Co. Bear, Stearns & Co. Secretary: Alfred F. Tisch, Fitzgerald & Company, Inc. Leslie & COLEMAN, C. MERRITT Inc. BRADY, FRANK J. BROOMHALL, BARYSH, MURRAY BASS, Treasurer: George V. Hunt, Starkweather & Co. Directors: & BARYSH, MAX Ernst & Co. Ernst Pizzini & Co.. W. John BARTON, D. FREDERICK Eastman, Dillon & Co. Zingraf, Laurence M. Marks B. BREWER, III, JAMES R. BARTOLD, HENRY S. 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Members: New York Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Midwest Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade Cincinnati Stock Exchange THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Convention Number Alfred Wilson C. Holt, Goodbody & Co., Tampa; Zoltan Salkay, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Jacksonville; William M. Courtney, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Jacksonville; Cecil B. Pepper, Thomson & McKinnon, Miami; James K. Wiley, Shaver & Co., St. Petersburg; Walter T. O'Hara, Thomson & McKinnon, New York City; Paul A. Davis, Paul A. Davis & Co., Miami Eisele & A. King, Libaire, Stout & Co. Hemphill, Noyes & Dean Co. Cohu Postley & Co. Alfred L. Frederick Francis & Edelmann Henry Eastman. Dillon & Co. ■ Stanley Heller & PYLE, RAYMOND RAPPA, SALVATORE J. F. S. Moseley & Co. SALTZMAN, RASCHKIND, Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc. REDMOND, HERBERT T. RE1D, R. Eisele & FILIPPO, FRANK Gersten & Frenkel SASSA. & Co. VICTOR King, Libaire, Stout & Co. Equitable Securities Corporation Union Securities RETALLICK, ARTHUR B. C. J. K. Rice, Seaver & Securities Corp. Unterberg & Co. Pierce, Fenner & Beane GEORGE D. TREFCER, Dixon & TRIGGER. RAYMOND J. OLIVER J. TROSTER, Co. ALOYSIUS A. Troster, Singer & Co. TUZO, LAMAR K. White, Weld & Co. Union Securities SULLIVAN, F. J. JOHN JOSEPH Reilly & Co., Inc. Ira Haupt SUMMERS, Troster, (Associate) H. Spencer Trask & Co. C. E. & Co. j VALENTINE, JOHN H. Hammill & Co. VANDERBECK, JAMES Carreau WILLIAM SWORDS. CLARENCE E. Unterberg & Co. Shearson, CARL Walker Corporation ALBERT TYSON, Jr., UNTERBERG, Co. WILLIS M. Singer & Co. SWENSON, G. & Dealers' Digest" "The Investment & Co. J. Zuckerman, Smith & Co, VAVDFR ■? NOOT, HARRY Pell & Co. TATRO, EDWIN Edwin L. L. Tatro Company VAN KEEGAN, Frank Smithers & Co. Taylor, Deale & Company, Inc. C. BENJAMIN H. Masterson & Co. Hoit, Rose & Company STEIN, IRVING Stein Jr. & Co. & Tellier WALTER F. Co. (Associate) & TETMEYER, Dominick C. Legg & Company VAN TUYL, E. EVERETT Van Tuyl & George WILLIAM J. & Dominick VARE, ARTHUR Hourwich Company STEIN, JOHN R. RIPER. MILTON John TELLIER, STATTER, EUGENE J. VAN THOMPSON, EDWARD I. Smith, Barney & Co. & Co. (Continued on page Company (Honorary) SEIJAS, ROGGENBURG, STANLEY L. SELIGMAN, Merrill HERBERT L. Lynch, Pieerce, Fenner & Beane BERTRAM Straus, Blosser & McDowell Roggenburg & Co. SERLEN, LEWIS H. ROOME, KENNETH A. & E. SEIBERT, HERBERT D. "The Commercial & Financial Chronicle" CASPAR A. ROGGENBURG, HARRY F. Roggenburg & Co. Hardy C. SEAVER, CHARLES H. RODGERS, J. LESLIE Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc. & King S. TORPIE, ROBERT A. Torpie & Saltzmann (Honorary) SULLIVAN, WALTER E. STARK, EUGENE M. S. Wien & Co. SEARIGHT, GEORGE A. Eastman, Dillon & Co. King Co. V. Torpie & Saltzman TAYLOR, J. BLYTH Bache & Co. ROBSON, HENRY E. ROGERS, & MARK & SULLIVAN, SMITH, WILLIAM HART F. SCRIMGEOUR, JOHN Ashplant & Co. Cowen Brown STANFORD, KENNETH L. Company SCHWARTZ, ARTHUR E. Roberts & Co. STUART, Co. TORPIE, JAMES Cutter Co. & & Merrill Lynch, Inc. Bros., Wertheim TRAGER, THOMAS J. STRYKER, EDWARD V. Moore, Leonard & Lynch du Pont & Co. Burke & Company ROBSON, FREMONT W. B. & SCHWADRON, J. JAY Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis J. WILLIAM Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Laird, Bissell & Meeds Frank ROBB, ERNEST N. IRVING Josephthal & Co. Co. SHANLEY, RICHARD T. ROOS, J. WILLIAM Paine, MacBride, Miller & Co., Newark, N. J. Webber, Jackson & Curtis Aetna Securities Corporation Brokers' Clearing Omnibus or Securities Facilities Disclosed Basis — Commodities Underwriters and Distributors Complete margin, bookkeeping, cashier department functions. Statistical assistance. Direct Wire to Industrial Securities Chicago Other wire facilities JOSEPH FAROLL & CO. MEMBERS Chicago Board of Trade New York Curb Exchange (Assoc.; Commodity Exchange, Inc. New York Cotton Exchange Midwest Stock Exchange New York Cocoa New York Produce Exchange Winnipeg Grain Exchange New York Stock Exchange Chicago 29 Mercantile Exchange BROADWAY, Telephone HAnover 2-6600 Exchange , ;n TOWBIN, BELMONT ABRAHAM Kidder M. A. Hart Smith & Co. SCHRANK, JOSEPH Goodwin F. J. STROTHMANN, NELSON A. SORENSON, SCHMIDT, WILLIAM T. Hickey RIGGIO, ANDREW F. C. Corporation Montgomery, Scott & Co. ROBERTS, RICHARD Strauss SIDNEY H. Birnbaum SCHMAUDER, ROBERT H. Newborg & Co. R. SMITH, GEORGE Co. CURTIS STRAUSS, Pershing & Co. GUSTAVE J. SCHLOSSER, & & Company, Inc. Fitzgerald TITOLO, JOAQUIN v Harris, Upham & Co. TOMPKINS, BERNARD (Honorary) Heimerdinger & Straus Co. SMITH, HAROLD B. SCHLOSS, IRWIN Goldman, Sachs & Co. THOMAS J. Walston, Hoffman & Cowen SMITH, ELBRIDGE II. Stryker & SCHAEFER, EDWARD W. H. D. Knox & Co., Inc. » REISMAN, IRVING F. WALTER F. The Dominion Securities Corporation Incorporated Co., Inc. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane STRATTON, SMITH, EDWARD E. E. E. Smith Co. (Associate) Hutton & Company SAUNDERS, J. Arthur Warner & Co. Incorporated & Co. FRANK H. E. W. REILLY, JOHN F. J. F. Reilly & Co. Incorporated Vilas Merrill SMITH, CLIFTON B. Francis I. SIMS REILLY, JOHN A. REILLY, & (Associate) STONEBRIDGE, CHARLES L. SINGER, HERBERT Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc. SAN Frederick S. Robinson & Co.. Inc. TISCII, ALFRED F. H. Stoltz Co. E. C. Company TITUS, Jr., WILLIAM A. A. Saxton & STRAUS, SILVERHERZ, JOHN and TINI, HENRY R. R. L. Day & Co. Inc. STOLTZ, CHARLES E. Hay, Fales & Co. JAMES A. Union Securities Corporation SANDBACH, Greene Co., & Allyn Arthur Warner & Co. J. G. Hirsch & Co. White, Weld & Co. R. , SIEPSER, JAMES & C. STOLLE, CARL SILLS, LOUIS SAMMON, JOHN F. Andrews, Posner & Rothschild Goldman, Sachs & Co. J. R. Williston B. SIDNEY A. Shaskan DAVID I. Torpie & Saltzman SOLOMON REARDON, WARREN V. REEVES, Sherman McKinnon, Daytona Thomson & THOMPSON, WILLIAM F. / STILLMAN, HARRY A. Siegel & Co. SALMAN, BERNARD WILLIAM Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, Inc. D. SEIGEL, John M. Chryst, Co. & STEVENSON, H. Corporation Union Securities (Associate) Hardy & Co. Inc. SHIPMAN, C. E. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. L. WILLIAM SALISBURY, EARL PURDY, Co., Co. SHIPMAN, RICHARD Russell & Saxe (Associate) Co. & L. D. Sherman & Co. SAFFERSON, RUSSELL A. MILTON Miami; Co., Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc. Pont SHERMAN, LEE D. Co. Glore, Forgan & Co. Eastman, Dillon & Co. PRINCE, & Robinson du Mitchell & Company RUSSELL, Jr., PARIS SCOTT PRELLER, FRED W. Gruntal Digest" A. SHERIDAN, CORNELIUS RUSSELL, EDWARD WILLIAM & STEVEN, Jr., ANDREW R. S. I. Kidder M. STERN, FREDERICK M. Investment Dealers' SHERGER, JOHN W. Beane & Mackie, Inc. Singer, Powell Company CHARLES F. A. Flinn, Oscar E. Dooly & Co., Miami; George McCleary, Florida Securities Company, Petersburg; Hagood Clarke, Jr., Barcus, Kindred & Co., Miami; Walter T. O'Hara, Thomson & McKinnon, New York City SHEPPARD, EDGAR K. C. Co. RUSKIN, EDWARD POWELL, ALFRED L. PRELLER, & Seaber, 21 Emery (Honorary) Witter & Co. RUGEN, FRED GILBERT J. Gilbert J. "The Co. & RUBIEN, EVERETT R. PORTER, WILLIAM K. POSTLEY, Stamm L. M. St. SHARP, ELIOT H. ROSENBAUM, HARRY POOLE, HORACE I. Beach; CHRONICLE NEW YORK 6, N. Y. Teletype NY 1-2534 111 Broadway New York 6, N. Y. 22) THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 22 Mr. Mrs. & Dayton P. Haigney, Dayton Haigney & Co., Boston; Mr. & Ralph F. Carr & Co., Inc., Boston Winton Mrs. William S. Thompson, A. Jackson, First Southwest Company, Dallas; George Phillips, W. D. Gradison Cincinnati; Robert L. Wagner, The W. C. Thornburgh Co., Cincinnati WIEN, MELVILLE S. Security Traders Association of New York M. Wien S. Stanley Heller & WORTHINGTON, 21) page C. Laird, Bissell & Meeds Frank & THOMAS Onderdonk Allen Stein WECK, ALBERT II. Albert H. Week Co. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Penner & Beane VERMILYE, LATHROP G. Vermilye Brothers King & & Co. YUNKER, WEIFFENBACII. WILLIAM (U. Co. S. 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WITKOWSKI, JOHN White, Weld & Co. VOGELL. FREDERICK Gilbert J. Mabon J. Arthur Warner WEIIMANN, GILBERT II. VOCCOLI, Jr.. MICHAEL A. Charles WIRTH, HOMER Bros. HAGIN, HART & Company Company YOUNG, THEODORE R. VERIAN, FRANK R. (Honorary) HAAS, WILLIAM G. F. Co. WREN, LAWRENCE WINSTON, LOUIS ROSTER OF MEMBERS Herbert "Times" The Louisville Co. & Co., W. BERNARD GRATZER, WITTMAN, DAVID & Co. WILLIAMS, CARROLL W. (Continued from Thursday, November 13, 1952 Bros. & Boyce BERNARD KING, CHARLES C. Siegel & Co. The Bankers Bond Co., Inc. WALDRON, STANLEY M. Merrill WELCH, FRANK II. R. Lynch, Pierce, Penner & Beane Shelby Cullom Davis & Bonner & (Honorary) A. Saxton & Dean Witter & Mitchell Co.. Gregory Co. Richman LUCAS, CHESTER A. Co. & WERKMEISTER, JR., JOHN O. Gilbert J. Postley & Co. Co. Stein Prank & & Co. Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades Boyce Co. Wesley Rutledge, Jr. Edward Birchler MOLTER, EDWARD G., Jr. Wagner, Reid and Ebinger, Inc. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. THEODORE WIELAR, Co. J. JACK President: Hector W. Bohnert, B. Arthur Warner & Co. Inc. J. J. B. Hilliard & Son J. Berges Reimer Hector W. Bohnert WHITLEY, J. B. Ogden, Wechsler & Co. Bond Co., MILLER, J. HUGH & Hardy & Co. Haas & Bankers The WECHSLER, ARNOLD J. C. & Bros. McNAIR, WILLARD P. Company WHITING, EDMUND A. G. Boyce MAJOR, EARL E. WESEMAN, RALPH II. W. FOSTER WECHSLER, SAMUEL B. LONG, EDWIN A. Russell, Long & Company, Lexington, Ky. (Associate) Stein Bros. & Inc. WASSERMAN. IRVING WEBSTER, Col. Lt. LINCH, DALE F. Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Inc. WENDLER, EVERETT F. WASHER. HERBERT R. Bond. KIRBY, Inc. WELSH, JOHN JOSEPH Quotation Bureau WARNER, FRANK W. G. & Co., USAF Joseph McManus & Co. WALKER, LOUIS National S. Dickson WELLS, HORACE W. WALKER, GRAHAM MOORE. BERWYN T. The Bankers Bond Co., Inc. Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Incorporated Vice-President: J. Berges Reimer, Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Inc. Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Inc. Secretary: Wesley Rutledge, Jr., Stein Bros. & Boyce Treasurer: Edward J. Birchler, W. L. Lyons & Co. POWELL, EDWIN W. Berwyn T. Moore & Co., National Committeemen: J. Berges Reimer, Berwyn T. Moore & REIMER, J. BERGES & C. OF NEW YORK RUTLEDGE, WESLEY Beane. Stein Bros. Alternates: Thomas Graham, The Bankers Bond Co., Inc.; Charles Louisville & Boyce SOL SCHULMAN, King, The Bankers Bond Co., Inc. Elected: June 1951; Took Office: December 31, 1952. Inc. Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Inc. Co., Inc.; Mrs. Ora M. Ferguson, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner GRACE NATIONAL BANK Inc. PARKS, JOSEPH W. "Courier Journal" (Honorary) SEDLEY, MRS. ELINORE January 1, 1952; Term Expires: The Bankers Bond Co., Inc. SOMMERS, ANTHONY Lincoln Bank & Trust Company ROSTER OF MEMBERS COMPLETE CLEARANCE FACILITIES ALDEN, WM. O. O'Neal-Alden FOR ALDEN*; I Jr., O'Neal-Alden LOCAL AND OUT-OF-TOWN & & The Kentucky Trust Company Stein Co., Inc. HECTOR W. The Bankers Bond Write or call HANOVER Member Almstedt Brothers Federal Deposit Insurance Y. O'Neal-Alden & Co., The BROADWAY N. Y. Lynch, Bankers Pierce, Bond Penner & Beane Rates or on The Bankers Bond Co., Boyce & Son DUNLAP WATKINS, Jr., WILLIAM T. Merrill WATTS, W. L. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane H. ALLEN Lyons & Co. WILSON, HOLMAN R. Inc. ■ The Kentucky Company BRANCHES all Canadian Exchanges at Regular Commission Traded in New York in United States Funds Toronto, Ontario Telephone Royal Bank Building CHARLES KING & CO. WHitehall 4-8980 MEMBERS Teletype New York Stock New York Curb NY 1-142 WAKEFIELD, GRAHAM, THOMAS Co., Inc. & Hilliard Wagner, Reid and Ebinger, Inc. CANADIAN STOCK SPECIALISTS Orders Executed Beane GRAFTON, ARTHUR W. Wyatt, Grafton & Grafton The Bros. B. J. Bankers Bond Co., Inc. CONLIFFE, WILLIAM J. CONWAY, POWHATAN M. 61 & FULLER* ASA W. Liberty National Bank & Trust Co. Merrill NEW YORK 6, J. CLOWES, JOHN R. Smart, Clowes & Phillips, Inc. Corporation Montreal Curb Direct Private Wires Connect New York Montreal, Quebec Toronto Stock Exchange Montreal Stock Exchange Exchange Exchange Aldred Building Market With Offices in Beane VOGT, ERNEST FETTER, JAMES M. Inc. Fenner & REID Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane TROST, MILTON S. Stein FERGUSON, MRS. ORA M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner CHRISTMAN, Jr., HENRY Inc. TRINKLE, WALTER The Kentucky Company Linooln Bank & Trust Company BURKHOLDER, Jr., JAMES R. SQUARE, NEW YORK 15, N. Merrill FEHRIBACH, URBAN H. J. J. B. Hilliard & Son Clearance Department STONE, Wagner, Reid and Ebinger, Inc. BURGE, JOHN M. BERT Lynch, Pierce, Merrill EBINGER, RUSSELL details Reid and Ebinger, STERNBERG, Blyth & Co., Inc. C. J. J. B. Hilliard & Son for Wagner, & Boyce DURHAM, Jr., JOSEPH H. Co., Inc. BROCAR, Jr., ALBERT Bros. DIERSEN, JOSEPH H. Eskew, Oresham & Diersen W. L. Lyons & Co. BOHNERT, SPIERS, JOHN H. DESMOND, C. G. BIRCHLER, EDWARD L. Brokers and Dealers Smart, Clowes & Phillips, Inc. DEARING, ANDERSON Co., Inc. WM. O. JOHN SMART, Toronto and Montreal v THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Convention Number Mr. & Mrs. B. Kermit & Co., Sorum, Cleveland; •ft Co., Jacksonville; Bros., New GRAY, WILLIAM S. Traders Association Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc. GREEN, ALBERT B. Green, Erb & Co., PATRICK, FRANCIS J. Paine, Webber, Jackson JOHN RUSSELL, JAMES N. Gottron, Russell <fe Co. & Curtis SCHULTE, Jr., F. SHORSHER, FRED A. PLACKY, L. J. FRANK J. Ledogar Horner Company J. F. Perko & Company WILLIAM Green, Erb & Co., Inc. GREEN, Morley, A. M. Kidder Dallas; R. A. Bolognini, Lasser & Co., New York City Win, F. Lynch, Lynch, Allen & Company, inc., York City; Richard M. Barnes, A. M. Kidder PERKO, Inc. 23 and Company, Incorporated, New York City; John J. John S. French, A. C. Allyn Allison-Williams Company, Minneapolis; Daniel M. Hawkins, Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. Harry F. Reed, Dallas Rupe & Son, Dallas; L. Liston, Prescott & Co., Cleveland Corwin Cleveland Security CHRONICLE GEORGE Schultz & Co. Ball, Burge & Kraus HANSON, DAVID G. C. J. Devine & DON W. Hornblower & Weeks SMITH, PLASTERER, HARDONY, MICHAEL C. Ball, Burge & Kraus Siegler and Company Jaffe, PROBST, HAWKINS, DANIEL M. Hawkins & SIEGLER, EDWARD N. RICHARD D. Gottron, Russell & Co. Co. P. R. PIERRE Smith R. Elyria, Ohio & Co., Co. Merrill ALVIN J. STIVER. PROSSER. GUY W. HAYS, GEORGE H. Saunders, Stiver & Co. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Wiil S. Halle & Co. Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc. HOPKINS, HAROLD C. H. C. Hopkins & Co. GEORGE Goodbody & Co. CEYLON L. Warren Foster Howard J. Eble Fred A. Shorsher Robert L. Erb Union E. RUDIN, KING, EVERETT A. Fulton, Reid & Co. Russell & Co. Erb & Co., Inc. National Committeemen: Morton A. Martin J. .Long, Corwin L. Liston, Prescott in Cleveland otherwise Indicated) ERNEST Blyth & Co., Inc. The Cleveland Corporation; First DAVID BARHYTE, Prescott BAXTER, Baxter, H. JOHN Jones & Wm. JR., CHARLES Williams & Co. McGHEE Mericka J. Boston First Prescott R. Weeks Corporation & Co. LONG, MARTIN J. The First Cleveland Corp. Co. LUCAS, WILLIAM Baxter, EBLE, HOWARD J. J. Co. & Saunders, Stiver & Co. Prescott & Co. Miller & Co. & WITT, JOHN P. John P. Witt & Co. RUNG. EDMUND J. C. J. Devine & Co. LISTON, CORWIN L. DRNEK, JAMBS J. ELTON Hayden, ROBERT Hornblower PETER LINNELL, DOERGE, JACK O. T. Oiderman, Asbeck & Co. BARBER, WEAVER, JAMES R. Mericka & Co., Inc. Jaffe, Siegler and Company DONAHUE, FREDERICK M. ASBECK, Wm. J. SfrectolUt&to LEWIS, MILTON B. & Co. unless RUFFING, & Weeks Hornblower The located WARDLEY. RUSSELL G. Fulton, Reid & Co. , LAZIN, —ROSTER OF MEMBERS (Members Corp. LAFFERTY, ALAN E. Cayne, Cayne & Co.; Jay L. Quigley, Quigley & Co., Inc. Alternates: Securities HARMON A. KOESER, ORIN E. Blyth & Co., Inc. Shorsher, Ball, Burge & Kraus. Treasurer: Fred A. , ULLMAN, RUFUS M. Ullman & Co., Inc. RUSSELL K. Ledogar-Horner Company KEIER, RUSSEL E. Collin, Norton & Co., Toledo President: Howard J. Eble, Wm, J. Mericka & Co., Inc. Secretary: Robert L. Erb, Green, Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin JAFFE. GEORGE E. Jaffe, 'Siegler and Company Vice-President: L. Warren Foster, Gottron, TAYLOR. JAMES N. Ceylon E. Hudson, Wooster ROWLEY. Ohio Wooster, SUMMERGRADE. Gordon Macklin & Co., Inc. 1 HUBERTY, HUDSON, IRVING QUIGLEY, JAY L. Quigley & Co., Inc. ROSS, LEONARD 0. HLIVAK, STEPHEN E. & Co., EHRHARDT, EDWIN F. The First Cleveland Corp. BEADLING, WILLIAM E. Beadling & Co., Youngtown MARSHALL, FRANK L. The First Boston Corporation EILERS, STANLEY M. BELLE. CLAUDE Williams & Co. MacLEOD, DONALD Geyer & Co., Incorporated Inc. ERB, ROBERT L. Hornblower Green, McDonald & Company BLAINE, PERRY T. Perry T. Blaine & BOCK, ROY E. Dodge Securities Armed A. Cayne & GAITIIER, Co. Cook GAWNE, & Company McPOLIN, BENJAMIN J. McDonald & Company MELODY, Jr., THOMAS A. Merrill, Turben & Co. MERICKA, WILLIAM J. Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc. HARRISON C. METZENBAUM, ARTHUR Will S. Halle & Co. PAUL Ball, Burge & Kraus & Co. JOHN McDonald Hayden, Miller & Co. COOK, LAWRENCE Lawrence McGINTY, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis FROST, Jr., A. OLAN B. Butler, Wick & Co., Youngstown FOSTER. WARREN Gottron, Russell & Co. Services MORTON MASTERS. & Co., Inc. FLEEGLE, CHARLES Salomon Bros. & Hutzler Corp. CAREY, WALTER J. Gunn, Carey and Company CAYNE, & Weeks FISCHER, ALBERT Co., Ashtabula DONALD BUCHANAN, Erb C. J. DEVINE &CO. MILLER, GEORGE D. HARRY J. Braun, Bosworth Merrill, Turben & Co. & Co.. Inc. COOK, R. J. Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc. GELBACH, MYRON HERBERT H. Ripley & Co., Incorporated COVINGTON, Harriman DAVIS, CLARENCE F. The First Armed Morrow Services NASH. GLEASON, JOHN M. Curtlss, House & Co. GARMO, A. W. Merrill Lynch. Cleveland Pierce, Fenner & 48 Wall Co. CHARLES Chicago J. Ceylon E. Hudson. Wooster Cleveland Corp. GOTTRON, DE MORROW, FRANK W. HAnover 2-2727 Street, New York 5 • Boston Cleveland • Philadelphia • Cincinnati • • Washington St. Louis • Pittsburgh • San Francisco GEORGE F. Ledogar-Horner Company OPDYKE. RICHARD A. Clinic Foundation & Beane GRACE. DOERGE, CARL H. . Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc. PARSONS, ARTHUR V. Arthur V. Grace Ss Co. Parsons , Jr., EDWARD E. & Co., Inc. ' ' t . ' • Private Wires. ATLANTA LISTED & UNLISTED BOSTON BUFFALO PERSHING & CO. CHICAGO DETROIT SECURITIES Members , HARTFORD PITTSBURGH New York Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange Chicago Board of Trade PROVIDENCE ROCHESTER TOLEDO TORONTO Teletype NY 1-750 Telephone WOrth 4-4300 WHEELING YOUNGSTOWN 120 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5, N. Y. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 24 Fred A. New York Shorsher, Ball, City; James New Burge & Kraus, Cleveland; John R. Chapin, Jr., Kidder, Peabody & E. Jones, Courts & Co., Atlanta; Irwin Schlcss, Goldman, Sachs & City; Justus C. Martin, Robinson-Humphrey Co., Atlanta Martin Co., Co., King, Sutro Bros. & Co., New York City; Frank J. Cunningham, Kidder, P-abcdy <£ York City; Jay L. Quigley, Quigley & Co., Inc., Cleveland; Robert M. Topol, Greene and Company, New York City President: Frank S. BRUGGEMANN, LESTER G. Breen, Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Baldwin, White & Co. Vice-President: William J. Burke, May & Gannon, Inc. BURKE, Jr., WILLIAM J. Recording Secretary: Leo Newman, J. Arthur Warner & Co., Inc. Corresponding Secretary: Edward Hines, Chace, Whiteside, West & Winslow, Inc. ' \ Treasurer: Henry E. Tabb, Jr., Townsend, Dabney & Tyson. Governors: J. Roger May & Gannon, Inc. BURNS, WALTER T. New England Trust Co. CANNELL, JOHN CAREW, JOSEPH A. C. CARR, FRED R. Allyn and Company, Inc. National Committeemen: James B. H. D. Knox & Co., Inc.; William S. Thompson, Ralph F. Carr & Co., Inc. Elected: Leo Newman John F. L. Putnam & Co., Inc. CARR, JOHN F. Hayden, Stone & Co. CARR, RALPH F. Ralph F. Carr & Co., Inc. CARR, December 6, 1951; Took Office: January 1, 1952; Term December 31, 1952. Expires: Cannell & Co. Tucker, Anthony & Co. Maguire, J. B. Maguire & Co ~ Inc.; William J. Burke, Jr., May & Gannon, Inc.; Dayton P. Haigney, Dayton Haigney & Co., Inc.; Frank T. Harrington, William J. Burke Portland, Me. Barron & Co., Bums, CANFIELD, LLOYD Bragdon, Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Rodney M. Darling, du Pont, Homsey & Company; Walter F. Eagan, Harris, Upham & Co.; James J. Lynch, Paul D. Sheeline & Co.; Lewis D. McDowell, Charles A. Day & Co., Inc.; Arthur C. Murphy, Frank S. Breen Co., New York Boston Securities Traders Association I. Thursday, November 13, 1952 ROBERT C. Ralph F. Carr & Co., Inc. CARTER, HERBERT F. W. E. Hutton & Co. ROSTER OF MEMBERS CASEY, FRANCIS (All members are located In otherwise ADAMS. Indicated) FREDERICK Frederick C. Boston unless C. Adams & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. A. L. Albee & Co., Inc. ALEXANDER, ARTHUR C. ALLAN, WILLIAM V. Harris, Upham & Co. F. Smith, Barney W. & S. Inc. Emery & Co., Wise, Hobbs & Seaver, Inc. Co. CLAYTON, CALVIN Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. BARRETT, JOSEPH Clayton W. Securities Corp. COGGHILL, FRANCIS R. White, Weld & Co. Long & Nash CONARY. BARRUS, Jr., CLIFFORD B. Barrett & Company, ALTMEYER, E. Company CLARK, ASA F. ALBERT BAKER, HARRY O. ALBEE, ARTHUR L. & CHAMBERLAIN, RAYMOND E. BAILEY, WALTER R. Josephthal & Co. BAKER, ADAMS, ROBERT H. Mlxter BAILEY, BENJAMIN A. Dayton Haigney & Co., Inc. Providence, R. I. G. H. WILFRED Walker & G. Providence, R. I. Co., JOHN W. BATCHELDER, JOSEPH M. Hayden, Stone & Co. CONNELL, LAWRENCE Joseph M. Batchelder & Co., Inc. Wellington Fund. Inc. ATHERTON, II. HALE Schirmer, Atherton & Co. BATES, CURTIS S. CONNOLLY, JR., WALTER J. Draper, Sears & Co. Goodbody & Co. ATKINSON, Sr., JAMES V. Edward Hines Henry E. Tabb, Jr. C. J. Devine & BAXTER, GEORGE F. Co. Second National CONWAY, JAMES J. Bank Moors & Cabot BEACHAM, HAROLD R. Josephthal & Co. BERNARD, Jr., HUBERT N. Schirmer, Atherton & Co. 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Incorporated 120 Michael J. Heaney & Co. Members New York Curb Exchange New York 5, Broadway Telephone WOrth 4-2300 N. Y. One Wall Street New York TWX-NY 1-40 Telephone: WHitehall 4-2484 Direct private telephones between New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Hartford, Providence, Portland, Me., and Jersey City, N. J. 5, N. Y. Convention Number THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE > The Ludman G. Room: Mr. & Mrs. Orville G. Allen, Lynch, Allen & Company, Inc., Dallas; Mr. & Mrs. Pearson, Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Dallas; Mr. & Mrs. Allison W. Marsland, Wood, Gundy & Co., Inc., New York City; David Cerf, Ludman Corporation, Miami, Fla. Harold D'ARCY, JOHN J. GALVIN, JAMES J. P. L. Putnam & Co., Inc. P. DARLING, RODNEY du Pont, Homsey 8c Company Donald Davis 8c May & Gannon, Inc. DAWSON, JOHN H. Coffin 8c Burr, Sherman Gleason DAY, WILFRED N. GOLDBERG, HAROLD S. RUSSELL DEAN, Mixter 8c Denton 8c Company S. GRIMM, Co. GUNN, PAUL E. DOLIBER, G. & Goldman, HALLETT, Donohue 8c Sullivan & Hutzler JAMES R. HARRINGTON. FRANK T. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis H. D. DUNCKLEE, WILLIAM S. Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co. Homsey & Company GEORGE National HASTINGS, FRANCIS E. M. d. Day & Co., Inc. A. E. Ames 8c Co., Inc. McVEY, FREDERICK V. Childs, Jeffries 8c Thorndike, Inc. J. H. Goddard 8c Co., Inc. WILLARD LOCKE, MERIGAN, THOMAS F. R. Boston Safe Deposit 8c Boston Trust Co. News Bureau (Honorary) LOTHROP, GILBERT M. W. E. Hutton & Co. MONROE, PAUL B. Harris, Upham & Co. LYNCH, FRANK E. 8c MONTAGUE, THOMAS Minot, Kendall & Co. Harris, Upham & Co. Kennedy 8c Co. Newton A. & Co. LINDSAY, HERBERT N. C. Bank JAMES E. LYNCH KENNEY, PHILIP F. HAVEY, JOSEPH Chas. WARREN A. Weeden KENNEDY, F. BRITTAIN Brittain Mcdowell, lewis CARL A. McTAVISH, WILSON C. LEWIS, Bank Shawmut KELLER, HERMAN J. F. Shea Co. & (Continued Company, Inc. on J. page "Herald-Traveller" Boston REGINALD B. (Honorary) Richard J. Buck 8c Co. FORREST S. 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MOTLEY. and Chace, Whiteside, West & Winslow, Inc. MOORE, GEORGE E. Mixter Allyn F. MURPHY, TIMOTHY D. MOORE, FREDERICK S. & Co., C, SULLIVAN, Corporation Russell & Co., Cleveland WALSH, FRANCIS P. A. G. Walsh & Son JAMES E. Baldwin, White & Co. PARSLOE, GEORGE S. MURPHY, ARTHUR C. V SULLIVAN, I. FREDERICK Higginson Stone MOORE, ALEXANDER W. and Tripp 8s Taber, New Bedford, Mass. (Continued from page 25) Harry J. Hudepohl, West- Hack, Jr., F. S. Moseley & Co., Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Company, Cincinnati; Mr. & Mrs. L. Warren Foster, Gottron, Mrs. John J. & heimer PARDEE, MILTON Boston Securities Traders Association J. Mr. Topol, Greene and Company, New York City; Mrs. James E. Jones, Atlanta; Scbloss, New York City; J. Herbert Evans, Beil A Hough, St. Petersburg Robert Irwin Mrs. Thursday, November 13, 1952 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and 26 WOGLOM, ALBERT G. Incorporated Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Railroad Securities REED, J. Arthur Warner & Co., TOWNSEND, REILLY, ARTHUR H. 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SECURITIES Bacon, Stevenson & Co. SMITH, CHARLES H. Moors SMITH, & Cabot HERBERT ^ C. Members New Yor\Stocl[ Exchange Members New Blyth & Co., Inc. Tor\Curb Exchange SOFORENKO, MYER M. Michael Investment Co., Inc. Providence, R. L SPELLMAN, VINCENT L. Frederick Frank C. Masterson & Co. SPENCE, W. C. Adams & MUNICIPAL Co. BONDS FREDERICK Townsend, Dabney 8s Tyson Established 1923 SPORRONG, Members New York Curb Exchange 64 WALL STREET Bell Teletype NY 1-1140 NEW STANLEY 39 Burgess & Leith YORK 5 HAnover 2-9470 STANLEY, Jr., GEORGE A. Schirmer, Atherton & Co. STEMBRIDGE, ALFRED R. Distributors Group, Incorporated Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. Telephone Dlgby 4-4100 Inc. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Mr. Mrs. & J. Howard Mr. Twin Rossbach, Mrs. & Victor Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, Moore, King Merritt & Co., Inc., Miami City Security Traders Association, Inc. D. BOOTH. HOWARD Woodard-Elwooi CLAREY, JOHN M. CO I! I N. J. & Clarey, At 3c Co. 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H. Bishop At Co. GOODMAN. Francis DONALD I. du GOTH, FRED F. At Co. Pont Joseph McManus & Co. S. Irving J. Rice GRUN, & Company, ALPHONSE First National HENNINGS, Inc. MEMBERS New J. Bank HENRY Northwestern ROSTER OF MEMBERS National TARRAS, ARTHUR C. St. Paul St. Paul Expires: October, 1953. Moody, St. Paul GEARINO, E. R. Marquette National Bank Inc., Minneapolis. Alternates: Kermit B. Sorum, Company apolis Woodard-Elwood At Co. EMIL Bishop & Northwestern LLOYD Allison-Williams K. At President: Alphonse J. Grun, First National Bank of Minneapolis. & First National Bank of Minneapolis Blyth & Co., Inc. Vice-President: Fred S. Goth, Irving J. Rice & Company, Incor¬ Incor¬ Company, TALBOT, O. JACK A. HUGH Dain Juran Paul, SMITH, JACK C. John and SWAGLER, RICHARD C. SHUTE, PRESTON B. DEVINE, OWEN C. M. Jaffray & Hopwood SEMPF, WALTER J. DELANEY. JOHN J. Delaney & Company FISK, GEORGE H. Byllesby STONER, PAUL A. COLDEVIN C. RUDD, Joseph C. Mahoney M. porated (Associate) DAYTON. LEONARD Alphonse J. Grun Stelchen At Co., Inc. STILLMAN, v ROWND, CHESTER M. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis COLLINS, HOMER At Curtis STEICHEN, ROMAN J. Irving J. Rice At Company, Inc., St. Paul Inc. M. JOHN F. Webber, Jackson Paine, RICE, IRVING J. MERRILL Dain M. STEELE, RAND, ARTHUR H. Jackson & Curtis Webber, Reman Fred A. Shorsher, Ball, Burge Co., Minneapolis Ted Plumridge, J. Arthur Warner & Co., Incorporated, New York City; & Kraus, Cleveland; Arthur H. Rand, Woodard-Elwood & C.; Paine. 27 of Stock 39 of Bank Exchange — New York Curb Exchange Midwest Stock Minneapolis B. National York Minne¬ Exchange Broadway New York 6, N. Y, apolis (Members located In Minneapolis BABCOCK, Jr., CARROLL H. unless Piper, Jaffray At Hopwood otherwise Indicated) ALDRICH, Central BAMBENEK, MALCOM M. Company ANDERSON, First National Bank of St. Paul, ARMS, J. P. J. Dain RIES At Company ALison-Willlams St. Paul Company BISHOP, MORLAN H. M. H. Bishop At Co. JAMES P. Arms, Incorporated JOHN W. Midland National Bank JACKISH, Merrill GEORGE TRADING MARKETS and RETAIL DISTRIBUTION V. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Ac Beane JOAS, KENNETH 0. Ames, Emerich At Co., Inc. CORRESPONDENT EMIL Johnson-McKendrlck At Co.. to Inc. Chicago with the qualifies following securities specialists in this us as for group. Arden Farms Co. Com. & Pfd. Arizona Public Bullocks Service Com. & Pfds. Inc. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner At McMaster Hutchinson & Co. Kansas City- — Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc. New Orleans- Dallas — Southwestern Securities Co. Pittsburgh - — R. C. O'Donnell & Co. St. Louis - W. Merrill First Harrisburg- Blair F. Claybaugh & Co. - • Toronto ■ San Antonio- Houston LEWIS, • Beane KOOP, WILLIAM W. Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood — Crockett & Company * Burke & MacDonald T. J. Feibleman & Co. Blair F. Claybaugh & Co. White & Company Lentz, Newton & Co. ' - WARDWELL Matthews & Company Lynch, Pierce, Fenner At Beane < MacDONALD, Common California Electric Power — Cleveland Kinnard & Company G. KLEMOND, EMIL J. identity SYSTEM Detroit John Our WIRE JOHNSON. KINNARD. JOHN G. many years through 'V BERGMAN, OSCAR M. N. DONALD M. J. Republic HUNT GEORGE National A. of Bank Minneapolis 2^2% & 3% Pfds. MACH, ROBERT F. Capitol Records Inc. Common Central Public Utility Company Common Stock and Old 5^28 Jamieson Fullerton Oil Interstate Com. & 4s, 1960 Co. C. D. Pacific American Investors Pacific Mercury Plomb Tool Co. Common Puget Sound Power & M. H. JOSEPH Light Co. Com. Paine, PAUL Webber, Curtis Co., Inc. EDWARD ROBT. At • S. PRIVATE PLACEMENTS Williams-McNaghten Co. JOSEPH R. Kalman on At SECURITIES At Tiffany & Co. Statistical Information MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATE E. Jackson Johnson-McKendrlck MILLER, Universal Pictures Co., Inc. Warrants E. St. Paul McNAGHTEN. Seattle Gas Co. Common UNDERWRITERS AND DISTRIBUTORS Bishop Ac Company McKENDRICK. Television Mfg. Corp. D. Mahoney Ac Co. MATSCHE. Baking Corp. Com. & Pfd. Company MAHONEY, JOSEPH C. MASEK, Disney (Walt) Productions & MAHONEY, CORNELIUS C. D. Mahoney At Co. Company, Inc. MYERS. THEODORE A. Mannhelmer-Egan, CORPORATE FINANCING Inc., St. Paul PELTON, THEODORE W. Request Northwestern National Bank of Minne¬ apolis PHILLIPS, ERNST & CO. Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange leading Security and Commodity Exchanges Members New York and other 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. GUYBERT M. Caldwell, Phillips Co., St. Paul Members: New PILLSBURY, First ROBERT K. National PLUMLEY. Bank ALFRED of Minneapolis New York So. LaSalle St., Chicago 4, Private Wires to Los Angeles and 111. Chicago Harris, Upham At Co. Juran At Moody, St. prescott, b. w. E. J. Prescott * go.. Curb Exchange 52 Wall Street, N. New York 5 Affiliates PREESHL, F. WARREN 231 York Stock Exchange Paul Delaware Fund Distributors, Inc. Van AUtyne Noel Corporation Beane THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 28 I James P. Cleaver, Goodbody & Co., New York City; Mrs. Edward H. Welch, Chicago; Clinton Whitehead, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Miami; Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Hammell, Shillinglaw, Bolger & Co., Chicago / Security Traders Association of Los Angeles ; •. Thursday, November 13, 1952 : Charles L. Wallingford, H. M. Byllesby and Company, Incorporated, Philadelphia; Joseph E. Smith, Newburger & Co., Philadelphia; Harry L. Arnold, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York City; M. C. Brittain, Scherck, Richter Co., St. Louis S. MODRELL, PAUL Secretary: Homer Wessendorf, Jr., William R. Staats & Co. Blyth & Co., Inc. Treasurer: Frank Link, Harris, Upham & Co. NONGARD, CONRAD P. Floyd Governors: Robert Charles D. Diehl, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Livingstone, Crowell, Weedon & Co.; Donald E.' R. Fairman Summerell, Wagenseller & Durst, Inc. OWEN, National Committeemen: Lawrence S. Pulliam, Weedon & Co.; Summerell, Wagenseller & Durst, Inc. Donald E. Alternates: George H. Earnest, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Elected: November Fewel & John Co.; C. Allen A. & E. Weedon J. Weeden Hecht, R. Co. RICHARD Crowell, PAISLEY, & Co. & O'NEIL, RICHARD & Co. PIKE, WILLIAM C. f Morgan & Co. 26, 1951; Took Office: January, 1952; Term Co. FOSTER POINDEXTER, CLIFFORD E. Expires: December, 1952. Wagenseller & Durst, Inc. PULLIAM, LAWRENCE Weeden ROSTER OF MEMBERS & REEVES, JAMES (Members in Los Angeles unless otherwise indicated) HARDCASTLE, Dean Witter PARKMAN ALEXANDER, JACK Lester, Ryons & Co. A. W. McCready, Jr. Timothy D. Spillane H. Wessendorf, Jr. Frank Link HECHT, ASCHKAR. Vice-President: Timothy D. Spillane, J. A. Hogle & Co. BARSAMIAN, BATES, ROBERT & Daniel Co. Marache, Dofflemyre & Co. Daniel EDWARD Reeves & Beverly Hills Hutton & DISTRIBUTORS • DEALERS ' FRED Merrill Lynch, State and CARLSEN, CASS, Municipal Bonds & Pierce, Fenner & Beane ESTABROOK & CO. YORK Associate AND BOSTON Member New Wall St., NEW YORK 5 - SPILLANE, LINK. D. STOCK York Curb EXCHANGES 15 State St., BOSTON 9, MASS. Investment Co. Co. California Webber. R. Jackson Gross, & ARSDALE, NIELAND B. Blyth & Co., Inc. Kraft F. Kraft RICHARD Wagenseller & Durst, Inc. & Co. & WALKER, WILLIAM Conrad, Bruce Co. WARD FRANK FRANK Merrill C. & Co. Curtis Co. of Los Angeles J. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & WARNES, ROY C. Shearson, Hammill & Co. WEBSTER, WILLIAM Bateman, Eichler & Co. WELLER, JOHN T. Wagenseller & Durst, Inc. WESSENDORF, JR., HOMER William R. Staats & MANWARING, JOSEPH F. First California Company Co. WRIGHT, WILLIAM L. McCREADY, Jr., ALBERT W. Geyer & Co., Inc. & WRITER, JOSEPH Lester, Ryons & Co. Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin McOMBER, Fewel & Co. Revel Jr., CHARLES L. Bateman. Elchler & Co. A. S. Miller & MILLER. ZIMMERMAN, WILLIAM J. Bingham, Walter & Hurry, Co. WTLLIAM Crowell, ENGLE, EDWARD P. California Inc. Barbour, Smith & Co. Co. EBNER, First Rogers, VAN NICHOLAS P. EARNEST, GEORGE H. EUPER, THOMAS E. Durst, Inc. Co. CLEMENS T. Hill Richards & Co. Staats SPRINGFIELD DONALD TURNER, STEPHEN C. Wagenseller & Durst, LUEKER, & Co. William • of Crowell, Weedon & Co. Paine, D. Shearson, Hammlll & Co. Wagenseller & LIVINGSTONE, CHARLES Fairman TIMOTHY Hogle & Co. SUMMERELL, LIPPMAN, WILLIAM A., Jr. Akin-Lambert Co., Inc. DEFOE. RALPH E. Exchange J. A. Harris, Upham Ss Co. & Co. & Co. Jackson & Curtis STOUT, SCOTT C. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. PROVIDENCE • Co. THOMAS H. F. Oscar DORROH, WILLIAM W. HARTFORD Paine. Webber, KRAFT, OSCAR F., JR. COOK, JAY B. Dempsey-Tegeler Wykoff & SILLICK, JACK OSCAR F. Oscar DIEHL, ROBERT D. 40 Edgerton, DAVIES, JR., WILLIAM H. MEMBERS NEW SHIPLEY, FOREST W. Goodwin VERNON, Co. & Tully Conrad, Bruce & Co. of Los Angeles & Co. Witter & KRAFT, COCKBURN, JAMES Mitchum, & "Times" (Honorary) SHEEDY, PATRICK H. Fewel & Co. Dean G. Allen A. & KIRWAN, D. ROBERT T. Floyd Hills TUTTLE, GORDON B. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. CASS, Colburn KELLER, Henderson ROBERT L. Sutro THEODORE Harbison Los Angeles Beverly JOHNSON, WILLIAM A. B. CAMINSKY, DONALD M. Industrial, Public Utility and Railroad Securities R. Standard Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. CAILENDER, Co., JAMESON, CLAUDE Lester, Ryons & Co. \ SANDIFER, ROBERT NORMAN Fairman Co. CALDWELL, HOWARD UNDERWRITERS & IRISH, HERBERT BROWN, WILLIAM E. F. RYONS, JOSEPH L. Lester, Ryons & Co. Co. IIUFF, ROBERT H. Conrad, Bruce & Co. of Los Angeles E. Shields & Company E. Reeves HUDSON, J. Co., BROWN, MAXFIELD Founded 1851 & IIOSKIN, ARTHUR Walston, Hoffman & Bank BOURBEAU, duPont HOLTON, CHARLES L. Holton, Hull & Co. F. BETZ, HERMAN California I. HENDERSON, ROBERT J. KENNETH O. Dempsey-Tegeler JOHN C. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Francis A. Co., Inc. RUSSELL, KENNETH Morgan & Co. HEFNER, RAY J. PAUL H. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. President: A. William McCready, Jr., Geyer & Co. Incorporated. Akin-Lambert Co. & S. Co. Weedon \. & Inc. ZINK. JAMES Co. Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin Company J. Dempsey-Tegeler «fe Co. FETTERS, JOHN J. Jones, Cosgrove & Miller, Pasadena FRANKEL, HAROLD C. Fairman & LISTED Co. and UNLISTED FRANKLIN, SAMUEL B. Samuel B. Franklin & Company SECURITIES FRASER, JAMES G. Stern, Frank & Meyer FREEMAN, AL\ IN R. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. GALLEGOS, JOSEPH F. Underwriters, Distributors and Dealers Reorganization and When Issued Lester, Ryons & Co. STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS Bonds GARRETT, PIERCE R. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. GARROWAY, Francis I. DAVE duPont & Co. & Stocks Canadian and Other Foreign Securities GINN, WILLIAM Interest Dean Exempt from present Federal Income Taxes GLASS, Witter & Foreign Exchange Co. CHESTER M. William R. Staats & Co. GOLDSCHMIDT, PAUL Lester, Ryons & Co. BOND THE CHASE OF THE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL CITY OF BANK GREEN, MEMBERS AND SAM Pledger NEW SUTRO BROS. & CO. GREEN, ROBERT M. Pledger & Co., Inc. & YORK Company, Inc. HALL, MAX Pine Street Corner of Nassau Tel. HAnover 2-6000 Bell System Teletype NY Dean J. B. JACK Hanauer HARBISON, Harbison B. & Co., Beverly Hills EDWARD M. & Henderson Branch YORK STOCK EXCHANGE PRINCIPAL EXCHANGES 120 BROADWAY REctor 2-7340 Witter & Co. HANAUER, 1-1010 Telephone NEW OTHER Offices: Bell System NEW YORK 5, N. Y. Uptown New York Direct private ivires to and NY Teletype 1-67 Washington, D. C. Chicago and Montreal Beane THE COMMERCIAL and Convention Number Charles New Jr., Stein Bros. & Boyce, Baltimore; John J. O'Kane, Jr., John J. Charles M. Zingraf, Laurence M. Marks & Co., New York City; Siegel & Co., New York City; Henry Oetjen, McGinnis & Company, New A. Bodie, York City; Traders Association Miami; Mrs. James Inc., San Francisco; Carrison, Pierce-Carrison Corporation, Jacksonville; Mrs. F. Boice Miller, St. Petersburg; Mr. & Mrs. Ernest E. Blum, Brush, Slocumb & Co., F. Vincent Reilly, Commercial <6 Financial Chronicle H. George O'Kane, Jr. & Co., Nathan Krumholz, York City Wiley, CARSON, GEORGE F. San Francisco Security Frank Knowlton & Co., MARTINI, RABER, WILLIAM RICH, LOUIS Stewart, Eubanks, Meyerson Schwabacher & MAURY J. Bank & Union Trust KESSLER, ROBERSTON, Jr., BENJAMIN B. Mitchum, Tully & Co. LAMPERTI, ANGELO Lawson, Levy & Williams WILLIAM Co. FAULKNER, WILLIAM Wulff, Hansen & Co. William R. Staats & Co. SAYRE, KENNETH H. Irving Lundborg & Co., Palo Alto, MACRAE, Jr., COLLINS L. FAZACKERLY, KENNETH Lundborg & SANDELL, RUDOLPH T. Shuman, Agnew & Co. LARZELERE, JOSEPH C. & York ; Hooker & Fay Company E. F. Hutton & Company Co. RICHMAN, ANTHONY J. Wells Fargo ENGLISH, GIFFORD M. Irving Hooker & Fay QUINN, JOHN J. Stone & Youngberg KANE, CHARLES B. Geyer & Co., Inc. EGAN, JOHN F. First California Company & Incorporated Co., KAMMERER, GEORGE G. J. S. Strauss & Co. LEONARD DONDERO, WILLIAM First California Company Davies & JENKINS, ROBERT Davis, Skaggs & Co. Mitchum, Tully & Co. FARRELL, McAndrew QUINN, HUBERT J. Sutro & Co. HODGE Bailey & Davidson De Oakland, Calif. ISAACS. PAUL E. COSTELLO, JOHN S. American Trust Company H. PRICE, THOMAS W. IMHOF, JAMES R. - Davies & Co. DAVIDSON, 29 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Wulff, Hansen & Co. Co. Calif. \ SCHAG, WALTER JOHN FRANCIS FINNEGAN, MAY, J. EARLE J. Earle May & Co., Palo Hannaford & Talbot Frank Earl Bowyer Stewart S. Barker Thomas FLOOD, EUGENE V. Oakland, Calif. Frank Knowlton & Co., Davis, Skaggs & Co. Alto, Calif. SHAFFT, CONRAD O. Shafft, Snook & Cahn McCLINTICK, JAMES E. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. SMITH, ROBERT L. McMAHON, J. B. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane FORD, JACK President: Frank Bowyer, Douglass Van Der Nalllen & Co., Inc. Schwabacher & Co. Vice-President: Earl Thomas, Dean Secretary-Treasurer: Stewart S. GIANTI, RICHARD Francis I. du Pont & Witter & Co. John F. Sullivan, First California Company, Incorporated; George G. Gumbel, J. Barth & Co.; Richard Payne, Geyer & Co. Incorporated. Inc.; Thomas W. Hill, Jr., J. S. Strauss & Co.; Alternate: John F. Egan, Elected: December Ernest E. Blum, Brush, Slocumb & Co. Incorporated. Price, McAndrew & Co., Incorporated. First California Company, 20, 1951; Took Office: January 1, 1952; Term MURPHY, GEORGE G. J. Barth & Co. Holt CHARLES B. Blyth & Co., Inc. HARKINS, & MEMBERS WATTS, WILLIAM F. HEWITT, Merrill HENRY American Trust Company WEBER, Geyer & Co., Inc. ALBERT A. Henry F. Swift & LESLIE WEIR, Co. J. EMIL located in San Francisco indicated) unless otherwise HOWARD, McBURNEY The Harris, First Boston Corp. ELMER L. Barth & Co. WHITAKER, EMMET K. Davis, Skaggs & Co. William R. Staats & Co. POWELL, BROOKS. D. Davies & Co. PERENON, HENRY Brush, Slocumb & Co. (Members Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane PAYNE, RICHARD First California Company HOWARD, J. Jr., BENJAMIN Stone & Youngberg BAUM, Company VICINO, WALTER Blyth & Co., Inc. JACKSON H. Conrad, Bruce & Co. HEFTER, F. THOMAS, EARL Dean witter & Co. Denault & Co. PALMER, Brush, Slocumb & Co. PIKICH, ROSTER OF SULLIVAN. JOHN First California WILLIAM Collins O'REILLY, JOHN J. HECHT, Jr., JOHN C. HILL, Jr., HOUSTON J. S. Strauss & Co. 30, 1952. Expires: December JAMES M. Wilson, Johnson & Higgins MORRILL, CLIFTON W. Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin GOREY, WALTER C. Walter C. Gorey Co. GUMBEL, National Committeemen: & Youngberg Stone STEWART, Barker, Crocker First National Bank. Directors: Houston FRANK MORAN, Co. Hill, Richards & Co. SPULLER, Jr., LOUIS J. Elworthy & Co. WOOD, LEWIS JAMES First Upham & Co. Boston J. Corporation JOSEPH BELLIZI ABRAHAMSON, Weeden & RICHARD W. Walston, Hoffman & Co. ACHARD, ELIZABETH Elworthy & Co. (Honorary BLUM, ERNEST E. Brush, Slocumb & Co. Member) WILLIAM J. Wilson, Johnson & Higgins BAILEY, BAKER, Jr., BOURNE, ROBERT K. Conrad, Bruce & Co. FRED A. Schwabacher & Co. BUICK, JOHN E. 8. Crocker First National Dealers In BOWYER, FRANK Dean Witter & Co. BARKER, STEWART Goodwin BLANK, CARL A. G. Becker & Co., Inc. Trust American Bank Company PUBLIC UTILITY, NATURAL GAS and INDUSTRIAL SECURITIES JERSEY NEW MUNICIPAL BONDS J. F. Reilly & Co. Incorporated 61 Boland, Saffin & Co. Established 1920 New York 6 Broadway Telephone BOwling Green TELEPHONE ST. NEW YORK 5, N. Y. Bell System WHITEHALL 3-3414 Teletype—NY 1-533 Teletype NY 1-3370-71 Angeles Philadelphia Direct Wire—F. S. fYantis & Co., Inc., Chicago, 111. Direct Wire—S. R. Livingstone, Crouse & Co., Detroit, Mich. Direct 20 PINE 9-5133 Direct Wire—Conrad Bruce & Co. of Los Phone—Arthur L. Wright & Co. Inc., *0 Mr. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & Mrs. Kichards Mr. & & Mrs. George Collins, Geyer & Co. Incorporated, New York City; H. Sheldon Parker, Kay, Pittsburgh; Mr. & Mrs. Everett W. Snyder, E. W. Snyder & Co., Syracuse; J. Burke, Jr., May & Gannon, Inc., Boston; Mrs. Edward J. Kelly, Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co., New York City; Mrs. H. Sheldon Parker, Pittsburgh Maurice Hart, New York Hanseatic Corporation, New York C.ty; J. W. Means, Courts & Co., Atlanta; William P. Brown, Detroit; Wm. Perry Brown, Newr.an, Brown & Co., New Orleans; George McCleary, Florida Securities Company, St. Petersburg; C. Herbert Pettey, Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashville; H. Frank Burkholder, Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashville Co., Mrs. William Security Traders Association of Connecticut First Thursday, November 13, 1952 Vice-President: Gordon H. N. Libby, Coburn LYON, Jr., WILLIAM D. Middle- & Chas. brook, Incorporated, Hartford. Second Vice-President: coburn ford. Chas. Hartford. Governors: George L. Austin, G. L. Austin & Co., Hartford; Rob¬ ert A. Bligh, Fahnestock & Co., Torrington; Robert B. Calvert, L. T. Schirmer, Atherton & Co., Hartford; John E. Graham, BrainardJudd & Co., Hartford; Donald B. Jacobs, Conning & Co., Hart¬ Middlebrook, Scranton F. Griggs MORRIS, Robt. Leslie B. Swan, Chas. Scranton W. & New Alternates: Andrew L. Tackus, Putnam & Co., Hartford. tic (Members located in otherwise Hartford unless Brothers & BEAL, BRUCE New Co. Morris tic Co. Co., Stamford Haven The R. F. Griggs Company, Waterbury WILLIAM H. ROBERT A. Fahnestock tic Co.. Robert C. New G. Walker & G. Bridgeport & E. White, Company H. Walker tic West Hartford Co. & Hammill & FREDERICK Weld B. tic Co., Inc. T. New Haven Co., New Haven SWEENEY, WILLIAM J. Sweeney tic Company, New Britain TACKUS. Co., Bridgeport ANDREW Putnam WEISKE. LIBBY, GORDON H. N. Schirmer, Atherton G. SWAN, LESLIE B. Chas. W. Scranton tic C. Co., KNABLEIN, RUDOLPH L. Hincks Bros. & Co., Inc., Bridgeport CILENTO, FRANK E. Shearson, and GORDON Andrews ADOLPH Jackson Steiner tic Co., SUTTON, JOHNSON. A. MAURITS Co., CALVERT, ROBERT B. upon request T. JACOBS, DONALD Conning tic Co. Haven H. Co. STEINER, S. JACKSON Co. Buell HURLBERT, E. tic Putnam tic Co. WILLIAM D. Putnam tic Co. Warner McClure and Shaw E. HUNGERFORD. DONALD tic Arthur Haven HOLMAN, BRESLAV, WALTER Analysis J. SHAW, JOHN H. Torrington BRADLEY, E. HOLBROOK Edward M. Bradley tic Co., Inc. Common and Preferred SCRIBNER, WYLLIS E. tic Co. ARTHUR W. Hegeman tic Co., Stamford BOWMAN, ALFRED H. tic Company, Meriden E. Co. HEGEMAN, H. BLIGH, Fahnestock Company tic STARKEL, Kennedy-Peterson, Inc. Christiana Securities NICHOLAS JOHN GRAHAM, REGINALD BEAKEY, EDWARD Waterbury Bridgeport SAMUELSON, ARTHUR O. George C. Lane tic Co. Inc., New Haven Brainard-Judd Austin tic Co. Eddy EISEN, Fahnestock GRAHAM, AUSTIN, GEO. L. G. L. FON indicated) Haven WILLIAM A. RYBECK, ROSTER OF MEMBERS N. E. Fon Eisen New Company, Co., William H. Rybeck President: Donald E. Hungerford, Robert C. Buell and Company, Hartford. Incorporated Co., PAZERA, ALPHONSE L. October, 1951; Took Office: January, 1952; Term Expires: December, 1952. Adolph G. Starkel tic MURRAY, FRANK J. Laird, Bissell tic Meeds Elected: Gordon H. N. Libby Haven ROBERT S. S. Hegeman & Committeemen: Co., New Haven. Hungerford New DANIEL J. Watson MURPHY, National E. Co., THOMAS F. R. MORGAN, ford. D. W. MELIA, The y Scranton & NORMAN & McNULTY, EDW. J. Secretary-Treasurer: Nicholas E. Fon Eisen, Fahnestock & Co., M W. MA1GRET. Adolph G. Starkel, Putnam & Co., Hart¬ L. Co. tic WILDE, Coburn Co. tic Middlebrook, A. M. F. RICHARD Kidder tic Co., Bridgeport RICHARD W. Conning & Co. Incorporated CLAPP, CLARENCE B. Whaples, Vierlng & Co. Francis I. duPont Members New York ONE WALL Tel.: STREET DIgby 4-2000 Wilmington • Pasadena & New Rhetpont Beverly • White Plains West Palm Beach * Ft. Lauderdale • Direct Private Atlanta * YORK Buffalo Co. CLARK, MYRON H. Estabrook CLEMENCE, R. 5, N. Y. Teletype: Washington • • & Curb Exchanges L. New Elmira • York NEW • Cable: Philadelphia t. San Francisco Rochester Stock ' Cleveland • Newark • Chicago • Hiils • • A. L. STAMM & CO. H. Day & Co. 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. Haven COHAN. HARRY D. Denton tic Co., Inc. MEMBERS Minneapolis Miami • London, England to Cincinnati Co. ROBERT 1-1181 Los Angeles • • Miami Beach Charlotte Wires NY tic New York Putnam Columbus Curb New COOK. AARON 4 Stock New York CONNER, EARL W. Maples tic Goldschmldt. South Norwalk tic York Exchange Exchange Cotton Exchange Chicago Board of Trade Co. Commodity Exchange, Inc. COX, FREDERIC R. New New York Haven New DOCKHAM. GEORGE Hlncks Bros, tic Co., REORGANIZATION & "WHEN-ISSUED" DYER. New York A. Inc., New Haven Produce York Exchange Mercantile Coffee & Exchange Sugar Exchange, Inc. Cocoa Exchange, Inc. - Chicago Mercantile Exchange HAROLD I. Eddy Brothers tic Co. ENGLISH, JAMES P. Cooley tic Company SECURITIES New York Telephone REctor 2-6800 FAUST. HAROLD E. Equitable Securities Teletype NY 1-2129 * Cables "STAMAL" Corporation BABY BONDS, SCRIP i RIGHTS PRIVATE WIRES Hendricks & Joscphthal & Co. TO Eastwood, Inc. G. A. Saxton Chicago Board of Trade 4-5000 Teletype NY 1-609 New York Curb Exchange Commodity Exchange, Inc. 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. WOrth Bell Yi System Teletype Co., Inc. Philadelphia MEMBERS New York Stock Exchange & McAndrew San & Co., Francisco Inc. 70 Pine St., New York 5, N.Y. NY 1-319 WHilehall 4-4970 19 Congress St., Boston 9, Mass. LAfayette 3-4620 Direct Telephone to Boston and Private Wire System To Correspondents in Principal Cities Trading Markets in Public Utility, Natural Gas and Industrial Securities THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number O. H. Strong, J. John Carrison Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association W. S. K. & Co., Inc. Geo. A. DAY, PAUL Glover FRANK H. & Inc. Johnson Reed, Corporation FREDERICK H. Singer, Deane & Scribner Halsey, KIRK, DORBRITZ, ERNEST O. DORE, Frank M. Ponicall Anthony E. Tomasic Paul A. E. E. Sweitzer W. & Lynch H. . LEATHERBURY, Company EMERY, JOHN L. H. M. Byllesby and Vice-President: Frank M. Ponicall, Jr., Singer, Deane & Reed, & Co. LEWIS, Inc. GEORGE Co. P. GUY LONSINGER, T. GEORGE E. & Co. W. Peoples First National Bank & Trust Co Reed, & Co. Noyes JOHN & Arthurs, Lestrange FRANK H. KLIMA, DOYLE, ROBERT C. F. Childs and Lear LESTRANGE. C. EUGENE W. Lear & Co. MARONEY, FRANKLIN W. Singer, Deane & Scribner Day President: Anthony E. Tomasic, Thomas & Company. Stuart KIRKPATRICK, Co. C. Reed, Lear & Co. & Grubbs BERNARD Hemphill, II. & Lear M. Kirkland KELLEY, V. Cunningham & Co.. Inc. EUGENE LEAR, JAMES DONNER, Moore, Leonard K. Reed. & Co. HAROLD Jenks, STANLEY OWEN PAUL Reed, KEIR, Boston S. LEAR, E. CHARLES D. Lear & Company Masten LANE, Johnson & KALBACK, S. DODWORTH, W. WILBUR JOHNSON, C. EDWARD E. Blyth & Co., Inc. Company HERBERT G. Hemphill, Noyes & Co. DeCOURSEY, JOHN A. Chaplin and Company First A. JOHNS, Company DEAKINS, ROBERT G. Reed, Lear & Co. The KOST, KRAFT. MacGregor, DOBSON, IVAN Graham & Company Inc. Applegate & Co. McKelvy A. & KNOCH, CYRIL G. MacGregor, R. & Masten E. G. HUNTER, Noyes & Co. Hemphill, & HUMPHREY, ARTHUR F. CURTIS, KARL W. DAVIS, THOMAS MILTON Glover SAMUEL K." Cunningham Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, St. Louis; Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc., Atlanta Bunn, HULME, CREHAN, JAMES R. Moore, Leonard & Lynch CUNNINGHAM, J. Clark, Amos C. York City; Lex Jolley, Incoming officers: James B. Maguire, J. B. Maguiire & Co., Inc., Boston; Phillip Sudler & Co., Denver; Harry L. Arnold, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New National Bank of Chicago; Lester J. Thorsen, Glore, Forgan & Co., Chicago; Bateman, Pacific Northwest Company, Seattle; Robert J. Pierce, PierceCorporation, Jacksonville; Thomas D. Walsh, Doyle, O'Connor & Co., Chicago; Mark G. Stuart, Cowen & Co., New York City First Homer 31 Blair. R. Rollins & Co., (Continued Lear & Co. Inc. on page Company Incorporated Scribner. Treasurer: Earl E. Sweitzer, E. E. Sweitzer Co., Inc. EVERSON, RICHARD Reed, Lear & Co. Secretary: Paul A. Day, Glover & MacGregor, Inc. EVES, PAUL F. Trust Fidelity Directors: William G. Simpson, and Company, Byllesby H. M. Incorporated; Harry J. Steele, Fauset, Steele & Co.; James C. Lear, Reed, Lear & Co.; James E. Crehan, Moore, Leonard & Company FISHER, CHARLES N. Deane & Scribner Singer, FITZGERALD, Jr., JOHN L. INVESTMENT Deane & Scribner Singer, Lynch; James H. Scott, James H. Scott & Co. FOLEY, WILLIAM R. National Committeemen: James Sheldon Parker, C. Lear, Reed, Lear & Co.; H. Kay, Richards & Co.; George E. Lestrange, Reed, & Lear GAMBLE, GUY Jr., SECURITIES Co. P. Jenks, Kirkland & Grubbs Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. GENKINGER, JACK M. J. M. Genkinger & Co., New Castle, ROSTER OF MEMBERS Merrill Butler, Pa. G. DUANE BARBOUR, A'HEARN, R. B. Reed, Lear & Co., Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane GESSNER, Arthurs, WM. ACKERMAN, J. BEAR, R. G. Richards & GILSON, BURTON R. Co. C. BROCKLEY, JOHN Howard J. SHIRLEY H. Babbitt & Co., CARTER, Incorporated Burgwin & Co. Moore, J. RAY Leonard BALLARD, Hemphill, & & Kay, Noyes & Powell & Co. Inc. HARRISON, JOHN T. Richards & Co. RAILROAD HEFREN, ARTHUR R. S. HOY, JOHN W. Parrish Moore, Leonard & Lynch Co. Exchanges SAMUEL C. CONNOR, THOMAS JOHN D. Stock Exchange Company HAMSHER, ROY M. R. C. Schmertz & Co., COLLIN, III, W. W. Lynch Curb FRANK J. Armed Forces BALD RIDGE, Midwest Kirkland'& Grubbs GURCAK, Watt & Schoyer E. Elmer and York ALBERT R. Preston, BABBITT, WALTER H. W. Jenks, Thomas CARTER, Co. York New M. M. GRUBBS, HOWARD J. BURGWIN, New and Members GRAHAM, E. W. STERLING Graham & Company ARTHURS, ADDISON W. & GEORGE H. W. BRUCE BUFFINGTON, Jr., JOSEPH Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. CHICAGO YORK NEW & Co. Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin Arthur & Guy, Inc. JAMES Devine GLEESON, Jr., Blair F. Claybaugh & Co. ARTHUR, LAIRD M. Parrish J. P. Applegate <fe Co. BROWER, AUSTIN, Glore, Forgan & Co. Reed, Lear & Co. GLADSTONE, R. S. Co., Inc. Young & Inc. APPLEGATE, A LOWRIE Geo. J. BODELL, G. CLIFFORD JAMES J. Schmerz & Co., C. W. Lestrange & Co. S. LEE Kay, Reed, Lear & Co. ANFANG, Pa. GERNON, JAMES K. Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin & Co. PUBLIC UTILITY INDUSTRIAL Specializing in BOND and STOCK RAILROAD BONDS and BROKERS STOCKS Vilas Members McGINNIS 6- COMPANY Members 61 BROADWAY Dlgby 4-4933 New York Stock Exchange NEW YORK 6, N. Y. Teletype NY 1-310 & Hickey New Members New York Stock Exchange York Curb Exchange New York 5, N. Y. 49 Wall Street Telephone: HAnover 2-7900 Teletype: NY 1-911 32) 32 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Joseph Witterman, Co., New & G. Edwards & Sons, New York City; Fremont W. Robson, F. B. Ashplant York City; James T. McGivney, Hornblower & Weehs, New York City A. Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association Thursday, November 13, 1952 Donald B. Fisher, Baker, Simonds & Co., Detroit; Leonard J. Wolf, A. G. Becker & Co., Incorporated, Chicago; Thomas E. King, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Chicago; Mrs. Donald B. Fisher SATLER, Jr., FRANK L. Dallas Bond Club Moore, Leonard & Lynch SCHMERTZ, ROBERT C. (Continued from page 31) R. Schmertz C. & Company, Inc. SCHUGAR, MAX N. ROSTER OF MEMBERS McKelvy & Company SCOTT, JAMES H. MATTERS, HORACE E. NUTTALL, RICHARD V. Singer, Deane & Scrlbner Moore, Leonard & Lynch MAY, GUSTAVE E. McKelvy & James Company Singer, Kay, Richards & Co. PARKER, Mcdonough, a. Leonard & Lynch Moore, McKEE, C. 8. and CARL McKee S. Bank Elmer & REED, Trust Co. McKelvy SHIREY, Scribner & JOHN E. Powell & & S. WILLIAM J. Company M. Forces SIEGRIST, J. MORGAN Reed, Lear & Co. SIMPSON, WILLIAM G. H. M. Byllesby and Company Co. Incorporated Company REITZELL, CARROLL F. Reitzell, Reed & Co., Inc., Winton A. Jackson SINGER, 3RD., G. HARTON Singer, Deane & Scribner Erie, Pa. RICHARDS, JR., RALPH S. Kay, Richards & Co. Singer, Deane & Scrlbner & ORA Armed PAUL Graham MOIR, kenneth Chaplin and Company MO WRY, Deane Co. POWELL, ELMER E. Moore, Leonard & Lynch METZMAIER, Jr., ALBERT J. National Co. Scribner Fauset, Steele & Co. PONICALL, Jr., FRANK M. Singer, Deane & Scribner Company McMOIL, WM. J. Mellon Singer, SHEPPARD, PEELOR, CHARLES G. Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc. Company & Lear & & & SHERIDAN, GEORGE W. McGUINESS, FRANCIS J. Chaplin NATHAN K. Richards & Co. Reed, Deane SHANAHAN, CHARLES V. PARRY, HERBERT B. e. Kay, Scott SCRIBNER, JOSEPH M. PARKER, H. SHELDON McCONNELL, W. BRUCE Singer, Deane & Scrlbner H. Carrol M. Bennett R. Smith B. John H.Rauscher,Jr. STEELE, HARRY J. Fauset, Steele & Co. President: Winton A. Jackson, First Southwest Company. STEINECKE, STEPHEN W. Sarasota, Fla. (Honorary) Vice-President: Carrol M. Bennett, Dallas Rupe & Son. STOLACK, SYDNEY Brady & Co. Secretary: R. B. Smith, Texas Bond Reporter. STOUT, FREDERICK L. Stout & Treasurer: John H. Co. STUBNER, CHRISTIAN J. UNDERWRITERS DISTRIBUTORS DEALERS Stubner & Binford, Dunlap & Reed; Edmond L. Brown, Beer & Company; William H. Seay, Henry-Seay & Co. STUREK, FRANK T. Mellon National Bank & Trust Co. SUCCOP, JOHN C. Fidelity Trust Company GENERAL MARKET MUNICIPALS Rauscher, Jr., Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Governors: Hugh D. Dunlap, Co. 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LOUIS 120 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5, N. Y. photo. Telephone Charge is $2.00 per photo REctor 2-7760 Teletypes NY 1-944 & NY 1-945 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Edward H. CLAYTON, ROSTER OF MEMBERS Bank BOYLE, FRANK M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Lynch, HILGER, CONGDON, Beer Inc. TAYLOR B. ALMON, Rauscher, Company BRENT AUSTIN, Jr., FRANK E. Walker, Austin & Waggener Southwest First E. Company HUGH R._ J. Edwards, BROWN, BASS, Beer Inc. Dallas BEARD, Jr., Equitable Southwest Dallas J. SAMUEL Securities JOHN BUCHANAN, BUCKNER, CARROL M. & Son BURT, C. CADE, BIERDEMAN, WM. R. First National Bank CANAVAN, of Ft. Co., Inc. CAROTHERS, Carothers BINFORD, JOSEPH B. Binford, Dunlap & Reed BLACK, A. CARROLL, CHARLES & Co. Merrill CASE, & Beane Stayart & Co., Inc. CHOAT, Huguenin & Boothman B. Dallas Co., Inc. HERBERT M. JONES, Dallas HUGUENIN, A. B. Broad Dumas, Huguenin & Boothman (Associate) Securities Union Company D. ACHESON Street Sales Company (Continued on page (Associate 34) (Associate) Underwriters, Distributors and Dealers in of Company Investment DEATON, Dallas FRED Corporate and Municipal Securities Texas R. Members New York Stock Exchange 25 BROAD STEVE DeSHONG, 1636 DUDLEY, MORRIS A. Rauscher, Pierce & (Associate) ♦ William Representatives: — Tel.: GAstonia 5-2317 GENEVA New York, Washington — AMSTERDAM • and Baltimore N. Edwards & Co., Worth, Texas W. Southwest First Company Dealers and Brokers in EPPLER, WILLIAM B. Guerin & Turner Eppler, ESTES, B. H. R. J. Edwards, SPECIALIZING IN ODD LOTS ENGLAND Direct Wire Service WILLIAM N. ELLIS, JOE MUNICIPAL BONDS LONDON, Co. 208 Commercial Building Gastonia, N. C. Keyser Building Baltimore 2 Dunlap & Reed EDWARDS, Ft. Teletype: N.Y. 1-210 . Tel.: Lexington 7861 Tel.: National 2545 DUNLAP, HUGH D. Binford, Company Eye St., N. W. Washington 6 (Associate) Bank National STREET, NEW YORK 4, N. Y. E. HAROLD DICKSON, JOHN H. First and Other Exchanges Telephone: HAnover 2-0600 Company, Inc. Dallas Rupe & Son E. CO. & HIRSCH of Texas & Son Rupe Garrett and EDWIN O. Securities of Texas E. R. DENNING, S. DICK Union (Associate) Worth, Texas DENNARD, ALGIE K. CLARK, Jr., (Associate) Inc. & SAM Southwestern Securities Company Inc. (Associate) DEATON, Jr., FRED. R. Central Investment Company Inc. Axe Securities Company BOOTHMAN, CLAUD O. Crowe Central Investment Company Shearson, Hammill & Co. BOI1AN, WILLIAM L. Co., KEELER, Edwards & Co. N. Central Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane STEPHEN First Southwest Company JOHNSON, & DAVIS, JAMES WALKER Davis and Company Sr., EARL T. Co., Inc. JAMES CART WRIGHT, Henry-Seay & Company Dumas, Ft. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. C. BOBO, JULIAN Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Hudson, William JOHN L. & CLARENCE E. Parkhurst & Stayart DAVIS, J. EDWARD Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Carothers Judson S. James & Co. JOHN, WILLIAM U. CUTTER, FRED C. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Worth E. & F. T. U. CAROTHERS, Underwood Texas Company, Inc. B. Hudson, F. Company JAMES, Jr., JUDSON S. (Associate) Crowe K. Stayart (Associate) C. ComDany Southwest First Co. HUDSON, ROBERT S. Co. GEORGE W. Bond Reporter, CULLER, SID Merrill (Associate) A. C. C. NESOM Burt & Company N. BERNET, Jr., ALBERT E. Schneider, Bernet & Hickman R. McCall, Rauscher, Pierce & Co. BENNETT, STEWART Southwestern Securities Company Jr., W. Corp. Walker, Austin & Waggener Company Rupe BILHEIMER, CROWE, Service Garrett and Corporation Jr., THOMAS BENNETT, Company EARLE E. BRYCE, REX W. & & Securities Company JOHN Railroad, Public Utility & Inc. EVANS, ROGER Dempsey & Company Industrial Bonds & Stocks FERGUSON, ROBERT R. (Amounts up to $10,000) Republic National Bank Over-the-Counter & Merrill BROADWAY, NEWYORK OJN.Y. . REctor2-1737 Bell System Lynch, First W. Ingalls & Snyder Members New Co.. & R. R. (Associate) Bank 100 B. A. York Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange Members ROBERT National Schneider. Howard Brown Beane Texas JR., GILBERT, GOODMAN, Teletype NY 1-2272 & Fenner Dittmar & Company FREEAR, LANDON A. William N. Edwards Worth, Trading Dept. Leslie Barbier & D. K. Pierce, EDGAR FRANKLIN, Ft. ODD LOT MUNICIPAL BONDS I Company ROBERT FOSTER, lebenthals Co (Associate) FERRIS, JOHN D. Ferris 135 Bernet COrtlandt Si 7-6800 < NEW YORK 5, N. Y. BROADWAY — Bell System Teletype NY 1-1459 Hickman GUERIN, DEAN Eppler, Guerin & Turner MANLEY HAGBERG, M. Hagberg & A. A. Co., Inc. HALL, J. C. First Southwest Company Dealers in JOHN HAMILTON, C. Unlisted & Inactive Securities N. Burt & Starkweather & Co. M. Company HAMILTON, WILLIAM S. C. N. Burt <fe Company HARTMAN. Bank, Trust Co., & Insurance Stocks Merrill MERRILL Lynch, Members New F. Pierce, HATCHER, M. M. First National Bank Fenner Beane Si Associate Members York Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange (Associate) HEMENWAY, W. P. Dallas Rupe & Son HEMMINGSON, J. K. RICE, Jr. & CO. ESTABLISHED BROADWAY, Telephone REctor 2-4500 NEW YORK 5 111 Broadway, GEORGE T. HENDRIX, CLARENCE R. N. Edwards & Co., Ft. Union Securities LOUIS B. Henry-Seay & Co. HENRY. Bell System Teletype NY 1-714 HERRING, Dallas GROVER C. Si Son Rupe Uptown Office Worth HENDRIX. PHILIP L. Dallas New York 6 Investment Company of Texas Central William 1908 Members New York Security Dealers Assn. 120 Beane WINTON A. Southwest First FRANKLIN Union Hudson, CROSSLEY, E. LYNN City Auditor, City of Dallas R. Investment Rupe & Son BECKETT, & BRUCK, JAMES BEARD, JIM Cromwell Company Dallas Rupe & Son CROMWELL, Securities Union HUDSON, Dallas B. & Company JACQUES, JAMES Parkhurst & McCall, HOUSTON. Fenner WILLIAM Jr.. Southwest First (Associate) JACKSON, HOBBS, WILL Rauscher, Pierce COYLE, JOHN J. Co. L. Inc. HORTON, PAUL B. Dittmar & Company Company Reporter, GRADY CORNELL, Jr., JOHN B. Television Shares Management Co. JACK P. Dallas (Associate) GEORGE COOPER, KELLY Brown Investment EDMOND & BROWN, (Associate) Inc. Reporter, Kelly Beer ' Bond Texas E. Inc. Pierce, Mercantile National Bank JACKSON. DERRY M. First Southwest Company Inc.„ L. Bond Reporter, Texas RUFUS W. BROWN, BAILEY, C. ALFRED Bailey, Scott & Company BAINES, J. D. Company HINES, & Co., H. EARL Lynch, HUMPHREYS, MURRAY L. Rupe & Son Bond Texas KEITH Underwood A. COOK, R. Eastman, Dillon & Co. BROWN, WALTER M. BADER, R. C. Southwest First Co. Dallas First Southwest Company HUGH ROY BREAUX, Investment Askew & B. Southwestern Securities Company Co. Pierce & ASKEW, L. E. First COKE, Jr., OWEN S. BRADFORD, ORVILLE G. Allen & Company, Jr., Merrill Schneider, Bernet & Hickman HILGER, ALBERT S. THOMAS Underwood & Co., Inc. A. HULSEY, WESLEY HICKMAN, J. (Associate) Mrs. Richard H. Goodman, McCulley, First Southwest Company, Dallas; Mr. & Shields & Company, New York City COFFMAN, HAROLD R. Hudson, Stayart & Co.. Inc. BOSTON, ALEXANDER, T. R. R. Mrs. C. Rader B. JOHN III, First National ALLEN, Mr. & Sincere and Company, Chicago; Jerome M. Fischer, Knappen-Tippetts-AbbettNew York City; Winton A. Jackson, First Southwest Company, Dallas Welch, McCarthy, 33 Company 292 Madison Avenue, New York 17 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 34 Mr. & Sachs Mrs. & (Continued from page ROSTER OF MEMBERS - KLECKA, JOE E. HENRY Ft. Worth, Texas KLINE, E. Group, WALTER S. Garrett Inc. and Inc. Lynch, Allen LYNE, McCall, & Inc. Company. Mercantile National Bank of Dallas ' PENICK. Members THOMAS NEW YORK 5, N. 120 BROADWAY PERKINS, Southland Life Insurance (Associate y Co. Dallas Ft. Y. Worth Bank National Pondrom (Associate) Rauscher, Teletype N.Y. 1-1227 McCall, Crowe (Associate) Crowe Parkhurst McCall, A QUARTER IN CENTURY OF SERVICE INACTIVE SECURITIES (Associate) RAUSCHER, Parkhurst & Ft. Worth, Texas C. Jr., N. Texas Central Investment First Southwest McCULLOCH, Ft. of Company CLAYTON Texas R. & JESSE Newsom A. • & & Company SCHERMERHORN, STANLEY Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner H. Co. & Beane SCHNEIDER, JULES E. Schneider, Bernet & Hickman SCOTT, ROGERS & Company SANGER, EDWIN Beer JOHN Pierce Burt (Associate) JESSE Harris, Upham & Co. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. RAY, Inc. Bank SANDERS. HI, RALPH E. National Bar.k (Associate) SCOTT, WALTER R. Co. Bailey, Scott & Company McCONNELL, HARRY N. McCULLEY, & Dallas McCLURE, Jr., FRED L. Hudson, Stayart & Co., GORDON CLARENCE Sanders Co. Jr., Rauscher, Texas McKinnon SANDERS, Jr., A. RAY, ROGERS McCulloch. Barron Beer JOHN Rauscher. Pierce & Co. McCLANE, JOHN S. of (Associate) SAMUELL, MURRAY RAUSCHER, JOHN H. McCALL, JOHN D. A BACKGROUND OF MORE THAN Jr., & Mercantile National Company Keller & Ratliff, Ft. Worth, Pierce & Co. McCALL, HOBBY II. Bank Rupe & Son SAMPLE, W. Securities Texas & Company S. National D. 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Hutton p. & 35 TUCSON ; LITTLE ROCK • BUFFALO • BEVERLY HILLS 36 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Thursday, November 13, 1952 T/> Corwin L. Lex Liston, Prescott & Co., Cleveland; Mrs. L. Warren Foster, Cleveland; George M. McCleary, Florida Securities Company, St. Petersburg Security Traders Association of Detroit And President: Herbert Jolley, Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc., Atlanta; Mr. & Mrs. Tracy B. Barr, T. Nelson O'Rourke, Inc., Daytona Beach Schollenberger, Campbell, McCarty & Co., Inc. Vice-President: Harry A. McDonald, Jr., McDonald-Moore & Co. Treasurer: Bertrand Battle Creek CRANE, Secretary: William P. Brown, Baker, Simonds & Co. Michigan, Inc. COLEMAN, MARK H. First of Michigan Corporation C. Leppel, Charles A. Parcells & Co. Directors: Officers, and Leslie C. Muschette, First of Michigan Corporation, Harry B. Buckel, Manley, Bennett & Co.; Victor Williams, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis. Committeemen: William P. Brown, Baker, Simonds & Co.; George J. Elder, Straus, Blosser & McDowell; Harry A. McDonald, Jr., McDonald-Moore & Co.; Frank P. Meyer, First of Michigan Co. (Grand Alternates: Corporation; Herman Tornga, DeYoung-Tornga Rapids). Charles C. Elected: September 25, 1952; Took Office: October 1, 1952; Term Expires: September 30, 1953. William P. Brown Bertrand Leppel Hornblower R. S. CHARLES B. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. CURRIE. S. Detroit unless otherwise indicated) ADAMS, WILLIAM R. GILBERT S. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. DANIELS, JOHN Charles A. Parcells & Co. Blair, Rollins & Co. Incorporated DELANEY, ROY F. Smith, Hague & Co. DE YOUNG, NEIL Young-Torgna Co., Grand Rapids De DHOOGE, VICTOR P. & GEO. C. Harriman, Ripley & Co., Incorporated COEN, JOSEPH T. Bache DILWORTH, LAWRENCE H. Co. R. C. O'Donnell & Company M. Braun, Bosworth & Co. Incorporated ALBERS, Jr., E. P. Chas. A. Parcells (Armed Weeks & Manley, Bennett & Co. ROSTER OF MEMBERS (All members located in Co. CROOKSTON, RALF A. DILLMAN, H. A. McDonald, Jr. Co. DAVIS, WM. E. Bechtel, Watling, Lerchen & Co., Harry B. Buckel, Manley, Bennett & Co.; Neil DeYoung, DeYoungTornga Co. (Grand Rapids); Herbert Schollenberger, Campbell, McCarty & Co., Inc.; H. Terry Snowday, Blair, Rollins & Co., Incorporated. H. Schollenberger & CREECH, DONALD I. Manley, Bennett & CROUSE, National L. McDonnell & Co. IF Service) ALDINGER, ALBERT H. Fordon, Aldinger & Co. H. Hentz & Co. in the "sheets" ALLEN. ALONZO C. Blyth & Co., Inc. ALLMAN, N. Wm. C. listed you see us ALLARDYCE, GEORGE S. 1 J. we Roney & would Co. f-arl marks & ro. inc. AXTELL, WILLIAM J. White, Noble & Company FOREIGN BAIRD, MACKENZIE C. a appreciate call BAILEY, CHARLES E. Charles SECURITIES E. Bailey & Co. Les Frenkel Frank Hall Frankie SanFilippo Straus, Blosser & McDowell BALLENTINE, R. K. Smith, Hague & Co. "Skippy" Clemence BARGMANN, FRED. A. NEW YORK CITY Braun, Bosworth BARNARD, H. R. R. & Co., Incorporated Tel. H. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. DIgby 9-1550 Tel. NY 1-1932 BECHTEL, CHARLES C. Watling, Lerchen & Co. BENJAMIN, WM. A. Baker, Simonds & Co. GERSTEN & FRENKEL BENNETT, Jr., EDWARD T. Manley, Bennett & Co. Members N. Y. Security Dealers Assn. BERNARDI, RAY P. Nauman, McFawn & Company 150 BROADWAY NEW YORK 7 BINKLEY, KENNETH Paine, Webber, Jackson BOLGER, G. L. Manley, Bennett & & Curtis Co. PRIMARY MARKETS BOLHOVER, M. E. Birmingham, Mich. BOLTON, F. J. H. V. Sattley & Co., Inc. Roggenburg Members National New York Association & Co. Security Dealers Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. BOWYER, MERLE J. Braun, Bosworth CORPORATE SECURITIES Specializing in All Foreign Bonds & Stocks FOREIGN BOND COUPONS Incorporated For BROWN, WILLIAM P. Baker, Simonds & Co. BUCKEL, HARRY B. Manley, Bennett & BURROWS, HAROLD Watling, Lerchen & unlisted securities Co. J. Co. for Telephone: WHitehall 3-8840 NEW YORK 6 Bell Teletype: NY 1-1928 BANKS - BROKERS and CALICE, ANTHONY R. C. O'Donnell & DEALERS Company CAMPBELL, DOUGLAS H. First of Michigan Corporation CARMAN, RICHARD A. Manley, Bennett & Co. CARR, HOWARD F. Carr & Company F. L. Don W. Miller & Co. SIEGEL McDonald-Moore & Co. BROADWAY Brokerage Service in all Co. CHAPEL, HAROLD R. 29 Complete Trading Facilities and Experience Goodbody & Co. CAVAN, FOREIGN BOND SCRIP Co., BRAND, C. R. Shader-Winckler Brokers and Dealers & BRABSON, JOHN CLARK, WILLIAM E. Straus, Blosser & McDowell Livingstone, Crouse & Co. NEW YORK 6, N. Y. DIgby 4-2370 CODY, WM. F. R. CO. 39 BROADWAY CLUTE, MINTON M. Straus, Blosser & McDowell S. & Teletype N.Y. 1-1942 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Mr. Harry L. Arnold, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York City, newly elected President, being congratulated by H. Russell Hastings, S. R. Livingstone, Crouse & Co., Detroit, retiring President McDonald-Moore DUFFIELD, Wm. C. Donovan, Gilbert 8c Co., Lansing GEORGE Roney First & Co. Wm. Co. EVERHAM, & EXLEY, CHARLES E. Charles A. Parcells GREENAWALT, H. & Co. Grand Manley, Bennett & Co. Wm. Co. hurley, r. H. HEBERT, L. C. Parcells & Co. NEPHLER, Jr., CLARENCE J. W. H. Protlva Company, Pontiac NEWMAN, PERCY P. Bennett, Smith & Co. ODDY, R. K. McDonnell & Co. Battle Creek, Mich. Securities Company, Jackson moons, Co. robert Manley, Bennett & Co. OLSON, LOUIS Smith, Hague * & Co. moore, william OSBORN, MILO 0. McDonald-Moore & Co. l. william & O'DONNELL, RAYMOND C. R. C. O'Donnell & Company r. verl Simonds montgomery, harold g. Paine, Webber, Jackson & moreland, paul i. Moreland harold 8c (Continued Co. on page Curtis 38) Smith, Hague 8c Co. Don W. Miller & Co. Vogel & Co. A. NEIL, ROY W. Reid, Higbie & Company Paine, Webber, Jackson 8c Curtis Baker, Simonds & Co. iiyde. A. Chas. i. & Co. Baker, C. Roney & Co., Investment A. Baker, Simonds & Co. GARDNER, BRACKETT & Co. Ferris, Wagner & Miller Lerchen & Co. huntley, HASTINGS, PIERCE GARCEAU, FRANK J. Wm. C. Roney & Co. W. Miller HUMPHRIES. NORMAN D. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Co. Roney & JOSEPH W. Miller Company miottel, raymond W. w. HUGHES, VICTOR M. Watling, Don miller, george a. Higbie & Company Reid, HASTINGS, H. RUSSELL S. R. Livingstone, Crouse & FLOYD, Jr., C. A. fred NAUMES, JOHN R. r. b. miller, edward j. Smith, Hague & Co. Michigan Corporation of Michigan Corp. huber, Rapids HARTNER, Baker, Simonds & Co. C. Co. Smith, Hague & Co. FISHER, DONALD B. Wm. First 8c HAGUE, SAMUEL GEORGE L. Bennett, Smith & Co. CLARENCE A. of Co. NAUMAN, ARTHUR P. Nauman, McFawn & Don HUBER, JACK C. SAMUEL MacNaughton-Greenawalt FALLON, JOHN J. FAULKNER, First ROBERT S. & NAU, HENRY Smith, Hague & Co. miller, don w. White, Noble 8c Company, Grand Rapids HORN. Bache Company mill, Watling, Lerchen & Co. Company MUSCHETTE, LESLIE C. First of Michigan Corporation NADEAU, Straus, Blosser & McDowell hollister, george r. GORDON, WILLIAM H. Shader-Winckler 8c Co. Co. Meyers, Jr., Co., Philadelphia; Mr. & Mrs. John J. Co., New York City meyer, frank p. First of Michigan Corporation howard HINSHAW, JOSEPH 8c Co. Securities & mercier, c. edwin Goodbody 8c Co. Jackson EDWIN M. Smith, C. Roney Graves mcfawn, joseph j. Nauman, McFawn & gordon hindes, GOODRICH, RUSSELL H. Investment J. Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Mcdowell, Jr.. george a. Straus, Blosser & McDowell Watling, Lerchen & Co. Corporation GIRARDOT, ALFRED J. ELDER, GEORGE J. Straus, Blosser & McDowell Hague Michigan White, Noble & Co., Ann Arbor Corporation EIS, VALLETTE R. & of GILLEN, JOHN W. EARLE, HENRY First of Michigan Moreland hill, GILBREATH, Jr., W. S. B. M. Gordon HIGBIE, PETER C. Reid, Higbie & Company GILBERT, NELSON R. DUCEY, IRA J. A. H. Vogel & Co. John Baker, Simonds & Co. Co. & Mrs. WM. HIBBARD, GATZ, JOSEPH F. DOHERTY, Jr., JOHN E. Smith, Hague & Co. & 37 JARVIS, LEROY O. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis JOHNSON, RAYMOND A. A. H. Vogel 8c Co. KAUHL, HERMAN A. Goodbody & Co. KEMP, FRANK H. R. C. O'Donnell 8c Co. Nauman, McFawn & Co. McLAlNSHUN, REUSS & CO. KING, CYRUS H. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner 8c Beane Members KING, W. LEO Goodbody New York Stock Exchange New York Curb At Your Service... w. kersten, r. & Co. Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc. kinzie, henry b. Exchange (Assoc.) Baker, Simonds & Co. Commodity Exchange, Inc. KISCH, JOSEPH J. Hornblower 8c Weeks 40 kissel, robert HAnover 2-0270 New York 5 Exchange Place NY 1-1825 & 1-1826 Goodbody & Co. BOND BROKERAGE CHARLES KREIDLER, SERVICE A. Baker, Simonds & Co. KRISTENSEN, EDMUND F. and Moreland 8c Co. FIRM Corporate Public Relations Goodbody & Co. kupfer, raymond a. BANKS... Smith, Hague 8c Co. ONE WALL STREET TRADING MARKETS FOR KUHNLEIN, RUSSELL A. BROKERS... INSTITUTIONS LANTERMAN, LESTER C. NEW YORK 5 LARSON, Merrill Telephone HAnover 2-1355 ELMER Pierce, Fenner 8c Beane Lynch, J. LAUDE, RAYMOND Goodbody 8c Co. Teletype—NY 1-2155 LEPPEL, BERTRAND Chas. A. Parcells & Co. LERCHEN, WM. G. Co. Watling, Lerchen 8c UIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL: LICHTENSTEIN, H. F. Hornblower & Weeks SEABOURN R. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. LIVINGSTONE, S. R. LONGSTAFF, RALPH S. Rogers 8c Tracy, Inc., Chicago, 111. We are (Associate) Domestic & Foreign Securities LUCHTMAN, LOUIS J. Shader-Winckler Co. BUYERS OF BUSINESSES LUDINGTON, BERT F. Straus, Blosser & McDowell MaoARTHUR. REGINALD Kenower, MacArthur & Company MACE. ROBIN "Special Situations" G. and of BLOCKS OF STOCKS Goldman, Sachs 8c Co. MacPHERSON, PETER Charles A. Parcells & Co. MAHONEY, EARL D. Bennett, Smith & Co. ■8 Inquiries Invited from Brokers and Dealers MAHONEY, J. ALBERT Bennett, Smith & Co. MANLEY, MILTON A. Manley, Bennett 8c Co. MARTIN, White, 5 Member of National Association of Securities Dealers | j-J | 37 WALL STREET, NEW YORK 5, N. Y. | e Telephone WHitehall 3-6344 e 1 Joseph J. Lann Securities, inc. JAMES Noble 8c Co. McDonald-Moore Joseph J. Lann, President Douglas C. Alexander, Trading Dept. Ej Co. 70 Wall Street, New (Honorary jr. York 5, N. Y. Corporation Telephone WHitehall 4-4540 Washington, D. C. Member) harry McDonald-Moore Mcdowell, HllllllllllllMlllllllllMMIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIln 8c Mcdonald, harry a. Reconstruction Finance Mcdonald, •S Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc Mcdonald, alex & a., Co. george a. Straus, Blosser & McDowell niiHHinniHumiuisiiiiuHiiumuimiiiiiiiiimm"""" 38 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Claude G. Porter, White, Noble & Company, Detroit; William P. Brown, Baker, Simonds & Co., Detroit; Leslie C. Muschette, First of Michigan Corporation, Detroit; Mike J. Stanko, White, Noble & Company, Detroit; Lee R. Staib, Geo. Eustis & Co., Cincinnati Security Traders Association of Detroit And Michigan, Inc. (Continued from & Mrs. Harry J. Hudepohl, Westheimer and Company, Cincinnati; Mr. & Mrs. Jos, H. Eustis & Co., Cincinnati; Mr. & Mrs. Arch F. Montague, W. E. Hutton & Co., Geo. RAUCH, MONTGOMERY K. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Grand Rapids WALKER, GEORGE J. Curtis Wm. RAYMOND W. Manley, Bennett & Co. Chas. A. Parcells & Eaker, Simonds PORTER. PARKER, HOWARD PORTER. Manley, Bennett White, L. & Co. S. PARMENTER, EUGENE A. W. H. Protiva R. R. Company, Pontiac & G. Baker, A. M. Kidder & Curtis Shader-Winckler Co. A WOCHIIOLZ, ROBERT A. J. Investment C. Watling, Lerchen A Co. WORBOYS. S. ROTSTED, RALPH Detroit Stock Exchange V. R. Livingstone, Crouse & V. A Co. WRIGHT, JOHN C. Co. Bennett, WEDTHOFF, GUY G. Exchange Smith & Co. YOUNGS, LEO N. First of Michigan Corporation Carr WELCH, EDWARD L. & Company ZOELLIN, FRED J. Baker, Simonds A Co. SATTLEY, HALE V. H. JESSE McDonald-Moore SANCRANT, MUREL J. H. V. Sattley & Co., Inc. Co. Company WEAVER, STANLEY M. Roney A Co. Co. Securities WOOD, WARREN A. Baker, Simonds & Co. WATLING, PALMER RODECKER, ARTHUR D. Goodbody & Co. Detroit Stock & POWELL, BYRON L. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. Jackson Straus, Elosser & McDowell ROTSTED, WILLIAM E. Simonds CLARENCE Nauman, McPawn & Co. Wm. STUART G. VICTOR Webber, WINCKLER, FREDERICK J. RONEY, JOHN K. Co. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. POTTER, PENDER, RICHARD W. S. Co. Co. & CLAUDE Noble Paine, Charles A. Parcells & Co. WASS, RICHARDSON, DONALD L. & PIERSON, E. T. Co. PARCELLS, EARLE W. Chas. A. Parcells & Co. WILLIAMS, Roney A Co. REUTER, GEORGE A. PICKNER, P. G. Watling, Lerchen PARCELLS, Jr., CHARLES A. C. JOHN M. Straus, Blosser & McDowell WALLER, HERBERT L. Baker, Simonds A Co. Shader-Winckler & Co. WILLIAMS. Straus, Blosser & McDowell WALLACE, ROBERT RE ILLY, ROSTER OF MEMBERS PANILLI, JOHN A. Vasey, Cincinnati REID, ANDREW C. Reid, Higbie & Company 37) page Mr. Thursday, November 13, lf)52 Manley, Bennett & Co. Sattley A Co., Inc. SCHAFER, HARRY L. Shader-Winckler Co. SCHNEIDER, ELWOOD H. We that we are have pleased started now E. H. Schneider A Co., Kalamazoo to announce SCHOLLENBERGER, HERBERT Campbell, McCarty A Co., Inc. 31st year our OYER - THE COUNTER - SHADER, FRANK J. the at address with the same and the firm same name Co. SECURITIES SHOEMAKER, WILLIAM E. Reid, Higbie & Company business same Shader-Winckler SIMMONDS, CHARLES M. Manley, Bennett A Co. SPECIALISTS IN UNLISTED SECURITIES SIMONDS, RALPH W. Baker, Simonds A Co. JOHN J. O'KflNE JR. & CO. ESTABLISHED Members Nat'l Members New Association York 1922 of Security Securities Dealers DIgby 4-6320 42 SLOANE, WADE Baker, Simonds & Co. SMITH, Jr., HAL H. Smith, Hague & Co. Dealers SMITH, PHIL H. Kales-Kramer Investment Association Broadway, N. Y. FRANK C. MOORE & CO. 42 ComDan* SNELL, ROBERT L. Telephone Moreland A Co. Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. WHITEHALL 3-9784-5-6 Teletype NY 1-2628 SNOWDAY, H. TERRY Blair, Rollins & Co., Incorporated SPADE, WAYNE M. Watling, Lerchen & Co. SPAULDING, R. C. McDonald, Moore CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL , & Co. TRADING MARKETS STANKO, MARION J. White, Noble & Co. • t : . * ' A. ■ M. is for Banks, Brokers and Dealers ■ i Department SECURITIES STEIN, MYRON D. *' "Special Situations" OVER-THE-COUNTER STANWOOD, FRANK H. Straus, Blosser & McDowell SECURITIES Our in Kidder A Co. or STOETZER, Jr., ROBERT Orders executed H. on a maintained for the accumulation placement of large blocks of Over- commission basis. the-Counter Stocks and Bonds. Bennett, Smith & Co. HOURWICH & CO. Members NEW YORK SECURITY DEALERS ASSOCIATION 27 WILLIAM STREET NEW YORK 5, N, Y. WHitehall 4-4185 STOETZER, ROBERT R. Bennett, Smith & Co. STUIT, MELVIN R. John Nuveen & Co., Grand Rapids SUTHERLAND. ROSS Nauman, Bell System Teletype NY 1-2815 , &reeT\eandComparvv^ STRINGER, MAX J. Watling, Lerchen & Co. McPawn ESTABLISHED Members New York 1929 Security Dealers Association Members National Association of Securities Dealers W. A Co. SUTTON, GORDON O. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner 37 Wall St., New York " & Beane * Bell Tel. System Teletype — NY 1-1126 & HAnover 2-4850 1127 SWIAT, LEO A. Olmstead & Mulhall, Inc., Kalamazoo TEMPLE, FRANK Shader-Winckler TITUS, DEAN White, Noble SPECIALISTS Co. DISTRIBUTORS W. & BROKERS THOMSON, EDW. D. I N Specializing in Hornblower A Weeks TORNGA, HERMAN De Uranium DEALERS Co., Ann Arbor Securities REORGANIZATION, INDUSTRIAL, Young-Tornga Co., Grand Rapids PUBLIC ULRICH, F. W. Shader-Winckler UTILITY & REAL ESTATE, RAILROAD ISSUES Co. VANDERVOORT, HENRY Nauman, McFawn & Co. Mgr. Trading Dept., Sylvester J. Bies VERRAL, CLIFFORD E. S. TELLIER & CO. R. VETTRAINO, JOSEPH D. Manley, Bennett A Co. VOGEL, 42 BROADWAY, NEW Telephone DIgby 4-4500 YORK 4 Teletype NY 1-1171 Livingstone, Crouse & Co. A. H. ARMIN Vogel & H. Co. VOORHIES, FRANK E. Goodbody EDWARD S. LADIN COMPANY 40 EXCHANGE PLACE NEW YORK 5, N. Y. & Co. Telephone WHitehall WAKEMAN, WYNN F. Baker, Simonds A Co. 4-6830 Teletype NY 1-804 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 39 I Charles Jules Hahn, Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Houston; Justus Martin, The Robinson-Humphrey Co., Atlanta; William H. Gregory, Jr., Bonner & Gregory, New York City; D. Frederick Barton, Eastman, Dillon <6 Co., New York City Bean, Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc., New York City; Laura G. Hanley, guest; Mr. & H. Goodman, Shields & Company, New York City; Mr. & Mrs. James E. Courts & Co., Atlanta, Georgia Security Traders Association G. Vice-President: Friedrichs, Shelby VIofE£E'. E?N£nT c's St. Denis J. Villere & Villere & Co. President: Arthur J. Keenan, St. Denis J. ' New Orleans Weil, Labouisse, Howard, Schairff & Jones, Inc. weil, roswell j. Wm. Perry Brown, Newman, Brown & WEIL, Sanford. Co., Inc.; Gilbert Hattier, Jr., White, Hattier & Joseph P. Minetree, Steiner, Rouse & Co.; Alternates: Weil Investment Co. „ „ Committeemen: n Co. H Weil investment Co. Friedrichs & Company. Secretary-Treasurer: John J. Zollinger, Jr., National J0S WEIL Mrs. Richard Jones, WALTER H. Jr., Weil, Howard, Labouisse, Friedrichs and Company John J. Zol¬ THOMAS J. WHALEN, linger, Jr., Scharff & Jones, Inc. Weil, Howard, Labouisse, Friedrichs and Company ROSTER OF MEMBERS MACRERY B. WHEELER, in (Members Orleans unless otherwise New indicated) ERWIN SCHWEICKHARDT, Schweickhardt & Wheeler Woolfolk, & Inc. Company WILLEM, MICHEL A. LEON ADAMS. ALVIS, SCRANTON, JACK Baudean Nusloch, Smith & LESTER A. Woolfolk G. John J. Zollinger, Shelby Friedrichs Jr. Arnold & LAWRENCE SMART, Crane & WOOD, F. A. The advertisement of an is not offer to sell or a solicitation an buy these securities. The offering made only by the Offering Circular. offer to Tliese securities are offered Bank in ISSUE DANE, buy these securities. The offering is made John Dane Water Products Corp. & Price $1.00 per share & Kees T. Copies of the Offering own Circular be obtained from your may Investment Dealer or the undersigned Members York New Members National 40 Howard, — — Copies ' Company BATKIN & CO. T. FORD Member of National Association of Securities Dealers, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane 30 Broad Street, New York Hattier & Sanford White, N. Y. Securities Phone—WHitehall 3-3388 St. KEES, Corp. ARTHUR J. KEENAN, Denis J. & Villere Co. HOMER C. Ducournau WE RECOMMEND & Kees JOHN KERRIGAN, E. Newman, Brown & Co., KINGSBURY, J. and Alvis, Kingsbury DEALERS LEARY, Jr., CENTRAL OKLAHOMA OIL CORP. Jackson, Miss. ,! LOUQUE, , form UNDERWRITING deals, why not bring or LONG the pro¬ CHARLES MANION, Merrill us. as our If it is a deal of merit, we can do sales organization and personnel a are The trained to handle that type of business. National Bank of Commerce Orleans MILLICAN CO. Members, National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. NUSLOCH, Nusloch, OGDEN, New York 4, New York BOwling Green 9-6162 a IN OKLAHOMA Brown management our opinion, an Co., ACTIVELY GEORGE H. & cash position. TRADED make this, excellent speculation. DETAILS ON REQUEST Common Stock Inc. commenced drill¬ plus enhancement possibilities SPECIAL & Baudean planned drilling program and well September 12, 1952. new Company in excellent Good W. Selling Around $23/8 IN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET Smith FRED N. RAPIER, 50 BROADWAY 4. on Co. MORRIS Newman, - New in LEON Kohlmeyer & WEBER in 5. NEWMAN, Company has ing RICHARD C. NEWMAN, IN Company has brought in its second commercial well produc¬ ing approximately 300 barrels daily (subject to pro-ration by Oklahoma Corporation Commission). Oil being shipped to Stanolind Pipe Line Co. P. Rouse & Co. Steiner, MORSE, LEASES GAS 2. W. 3. satisfactory job & Company has completed its first well. Production 300 barrels daily (subject to pro-ration by Oklahoma Corporation Com¬ mission). Oil being shipped to Stanolind Pipe Line Co. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane JOS. OIL COUNTIES 1. American Bank of New Orleans MINETREE, posed offering to SIX WM. N. National equipped to handle SHORT If you are not (A Delaware Corporation) OWNS M. Leary & Co., Shreveport Barrow, i A. SHARE IN THE OIL INDUSTRY NEW WAY TO Inc. W. KINGSTON, WALTER D. W. D. Kingston & Co. NOTICE TO BROKERS AND Inc. 4, N. Y. HAWLEY, JACKSON A. Equitable "MELASA, New York" obtained undersigned. of the Offering Circular may be from your outn investment dealer or the HATTIER, Jr., GILBERT NEW YORK 5, Cable & Merrill Association of Securities Dealers HAnover 2-8780 Friedrichs and JERRY R. HARDY, 1919 share) per CENTS PER SHARE PRICE 50 G. Company Security Dealers Association. PLACE, EXCHANGE Telephone (Par Value 10c SHELBY Weil, Labouisse, FRIEDRICHS, Glas Established speculation J. Feibleman & Company GLAS, \1. S. W1F.N & CO. a COMMON STOCK JEFF T. FEIBLEMAN, offered as CA Delaware Corporation) P^ JAC. Ducournau are Southcam Petroleum Corporation Co. DUCORNAU, a solicitation of an offer to only by the Offering Circular. 530,000 Shares CLAUDE Derbes Common Stock J. Inc. Jones, November 13, These Securities Crane & DERBES, JOHN Jr., & ISSUE NEW VERGNE, J. H. Arnold Scharff offer to sell or This advertisement is not an HAROLD DANE, JOHN DE LA ZOLLINGER, Inc. 299,000 Shares Spa-King Mount Clemens M. Shober & PRICE G. Arnold & Crane NEW Co. ROBERT Bank of New Orleans Whitney National & Co., Brown Newman, CRANE, Smith-Wood WOOLFOLK, New THIBODEAUX, PAUL J. BROWN, WM. PERRY speculation a as is EDWARD D. RODDY, JAMES E. MEMBER: 311 SANFORD, White, National Ass'n Securities Dealers & Jones, Inc. Scharff in New FRANK B. Woolfolk National Hibernia Orleans BREAUD, Jr., J. CHARLES Newman, Brown & Co., Inc. M. JAMES A. STOUSE, BOUCHE, LOUIS J. White, Hattier & Sanford This National Bank of Commerce The Orleans Shober WILSON ARNOLD, H. Company WILLIAMS, B. FRANK JOHN B. SHOBER, Kingsbury and Alvis, Jackson, Miss. Arthur J. Keenan Beer & Newman, Brown & Co., Inc. J. B. Hattier & Sanford BROADWAY, NEW YORK 6, N. Y. Tel. DIgby 9-3484-5-6-7 1952 40 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Clarence S. R. H. Adams, Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C.; Livingstone, Crouse & Co., Detroit; Harry L. Arnold, Goldman, Sachs & J. Howard Rossbach, Securities & Exchange Commission, H. Russell Hastings, Co., New York City; Washington, D. C. Investment Traders Association Retiring officers: Ames Governors: C. St if el, H. Russell Hastings, S. R. Livingstone, Crouse & Co., Detroit; Phillip J. Clark, Co., Denver; Jay L. Quigley, Quigley & Co., Inc., Cleveland; John W. Bunn, Co., Incorporated, St. Louis; Lex Jolley, Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc., Atlanta Nicolaus & Charles J. Thursday, November 13, 1952 Sudler & Brennan, Blyth & Co., Inc.; G. Robert Brooks, Schmidt, Poole & Co.; John P. Dempsey, Kidder, Pea- Of body & Co.; Frederick V. Devoll, Jr., Henry B. Warner & Co., Philadelphia Inc.; William Doerr, Blair, Rollins & Co., Incorporated; Albert H. Fenstermacher, M. M. Freeman & Co., Robert N. Inc.; Greene, J. Arthur Warner & Co., Inc.; Rubin Hardy, First Bos¬ ton J. Corporation; John M. Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Co.; Edward Jennings, Jr., Boenning & Co.; Samuel M. Kennedy, Yarnall Co.; James J. McAtee, Butcher & Sherrerd; Robert McCook, Hecker & Co.; William J. McCullen, Hendricks & Eastwood, Inc.; Gordon W. Piau, Stroud & Company, Incorporated; Sam¬ uel K. Phillips, Jr., Samuel K. Phillips & Co.; Wallace H. RunHemphill, Noyes & Co.; Bernard H. Tobias, Gerstley, yan, Sunstein & Co.; Joseph A. Zeller, National Joseph E. Smith, Newburger & Co.; Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Co.; William J. McCullen, John M. Hendricks & Wallingford Joseph R. Dorsey Incorporated; Lt. Col. Herbert H. Blizzard; Felix E. Maguire, Stroud & Company, Incorporated; Henry B. Warner, Henry B. Drexel & Riecke & T. J. Dorsey Brown & Co., Baltimore BROWN, LLOYD B. Arthur L. Wright & Co., BURGESS, A. Inc. ANDERSON, TOWNSEND C. C. Collings & Co., Reynolds & C. CALL, THOMAS Lilley & Arthur J. Lewis Armstrong & Co. James G. Mundy Edgar A. Christian Ripley & Co., Incorporated Herbert CAMPBELL, A. GRANT Janney & Co. CAMPBELL, CHARLES J. Dawkins, Waters & Co., Pierce, Penner First Vice-President: Charles L. BAILEY, & Beane Drexel BAILEY, JR., GEORGE A. George A. Bailey & Co. Wallingford, H. M. Byllesby and White, Stroud & BARBER, B. Second Vice-President: Joseph R. Dorsey, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. Treasurer: James G. Mundy, Stroud & Company, Incorporated. W. Henry B. Son & Co. CAPLAN, J. ALBERT J. Caplan & Co. CARSON, Rambo, JOSEPH Close J. & R. Kerner, EDWARD Inc. J. Caughlin & Co. COLLINS, JOHN PATRICK Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin Blizzard COLWELL, H. & CHAUNCEY P. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Penner & Beane Co. Ristine & SAMUEL & S. H. Boyce BOWERS, THOMAS A. & Co. Yarnall & Co. BRACHER, JR., ALFRED F. Jones, Miller & Company BARTON, JOHN G. P. Warner Co. Stein Bros. NEWTON Newbold's & BORTNER, Co. & BARNES, JOSEPH O. Kennedy & Co. P. Secretary: Edgar A. Christian, Janney & Co. H. Company, Incorporated CANTWELL, JOHN Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin Co. & BOOTHBY, Jr., WILLIAM Eastman, Dillon & Co. LEONARD Weld Inc. CAMPBELL, ROBERT J. COLFER, LAWRENCE J. Rufus Waples & Co.' Co. HERBERT H. Co. D. Co. BODINE, PAUL W. Lynch, President: Joseph E. Smith, Newburger & Co. Company, Incorporated. & SAMUEL BLIZZARD, AYRES, PERCY Merrill Bender Newburger EUGENE Harriman J. BLAUSTEIN, Inc. S. CHRISTIAN, JACK Janney & Co. Co. BENDER, ARTHUR J. Inc. ARMSTRONG, J. LEWIS ARNOLD, GEORGE Webster Dougherty & CHRISTIAN, EDGAR A. Janney & Co. BELL, WILLIAM Co., ROBERT Schmidt, Poole & Co. CAUGHLIN, ROSTER OF MEMBERS RAYMOND N. Co. BROOKS, G. Edward A. J. WILLIAM BROWN, J. DORSEY A. Expires: September 30, 1953. H. Co. BROOKS, BENJAMIN A. Henry B. Warner & Co. Welsh, Jr., Lilley & Co. Elected: September 23, 1952; Took Office: October 1, 1952; Term ALLEN, & CAMPION, RICHARD R. Alternates: Charles L. Wallingford, H. M. Byllesby and Company, Warner & Co., Inc.; Henry C. Clark W. BRITTON, Eastwood, Inc.; R. Victor Mosley, Stroud & Com¬ Incorporated; George J. Muller, Janney & Co. pany, C. L. Joseph E. Smith E. BRENNAN, CHARLES Blyth & Co., Inc. Bankers Securities Corp. Committeemen; i " BRADLY, CHARLES C. BRADBURY, JOHN L. Co. Dolphin & Co. To All Mutual Fund Dealers: You and of are cordially invited background which our intensive to we two year draw upon have acquired sales campaign Axe-Houghton Fund A the know-how in the on course Axe-Houghton Fund B Contractual Plans. This offer has to AFFILIATED AMERICAN FUND an no strings attached. industry which has provided It is purely us with an Republic Investors Fund a service excellent Prospectus product. BUSINESS SHARES Your i: Mutual Funds on Axe Securities request 63 Wall Street, New York ATLANTA 1 principal or Corporation NEW YORK 19, N. Y. Gentlemen: Please send $ : me a Prospectus. exchanges Name 111 LOS ANGELES Dealer 730 FIFTH AVENUE Department Members New York Stock Exchange, New York Curb Exchange and other Lord, Abcett & Co. CHICAGO request from 4' IRA HAUPT & CO. Prospectuses on Investment Broadway New York 6, N. Y. Address City State Mvhhhhwuhwhhhw?; rfX Convention Number John M. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadelphia; R. Victor Mosley, Stroud & Company, Incor¬ Philadelphia; Richard H. Walsh, Newhard, Cook & Co., St. Louis; Lawrence S. Pulliam, & Co., Los Angeles; Landon A. Freear, William N. Edwards & Co., Ft. Worth porated, Mrs. Weeden COMPTON, GEORGE S. DONOVAN, ROBERT Compton & Wharton Blyth & Co., DORSEY, CRAM, DORSEY, JOSEPH The JAMES & Co. Harry C. DAFFRON, DOWNS, HARRY C. & & CHARLES Oakes Dackerman JR. Harrison B. ROBERT & DUBLE, Co. Parrish & & Company, Incorporated Jr., HARRY H. Reynolds & Co. Co., Inc. Penington, Colket & DENNEY, FENSTERMACHER, M. Dillon Co., FISCHER, FREDERICK H. & Co. Nash N. H. Inc. S. Merrill H. Pierce, Fenner & Beane ROBERT EDWARD M. Suplee, Yeatman Co., DEVOLL, Jr., FREDERICK V. Henry B. Warner & Co., Inc. Incorporated A. Riecke & Co., Mcdonald, Inc. Company, william m. Lynch Incorporated Smith, , Barney & Co. McFARLAND. H. 3rd, JAMES B. Byllesby and Company, M. Incorpo¬ rated MANN, NEVIN Stuart & Co., Inc. Halsey, McGARVEY, Jr., JOHN N. Martin W. Smith Co. McATEE, RUBIN Eastwood McFADDEN, JOHN P. MANEELY, HARRY 5. Montgomery, Scott & Co. & Bodine Co. & McCULLOUGH, JOHN J. Wellington Fund, Camden, n. J. FELIX E. & & Co. McLEAR, & Woodcock, JAMES J. Butcher & Co., Inc. WALTER B. Hess & (Continued Sherrerd Corp. Co., Inc. on page 42) HARRIS, RUSSELL A. Eastman, Dillon & Co. FLEMING, GEORGE N. HARRISON, Geo. J. Snyder & Co. E. MAGUIRE, E. & Co. & Inc. FIXTER, WALTER D. J. W. Sparks & Co. Dick Co. Hecker Hendricks MARKMAN, JOSEPH Son The First Boston & Johnson McCULLEN, WILLIAM J. THOMAS N. Newbold's H. H. Co. Paul & Lynch, HARDY FITCH, R. & LUTZ, CARL F. Co. HAGER, MALVIN R. Montgomery, Scott & Co. W. Sons HARRY & Co. DICK, JR., LEWIS CRAIG C. Geo. HAINES, FRANCIS J. DERRICKSON, Jr., JOHN H. Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc. Lewis LOVE, l; DeHaven & Townsend, Crouter ALBERT & McCAULLY, ARMOUR W. H. Newbold's LILLEY, Jr., WILLIAM Lilley & Co. GRIFFITHS, W. LAWRENCE Co. Co. WILLIAM B. Eastman, Freeman M. H. McCOOK, ROBERT Inc. and Company & McCANN, THOMAS J. Gerstley, Sunstein & "Co. Grubbs & Inc. WM. J. Arthur Warner & Co., Rambo, Close & Kerner, Inc. DEMPSEY, JOHN P. Kidder, Peabody & Co., FREEMAN G. GREEN, GREENE, FANT, JOHN FITZSIMONS DAVIS, EDMUND J. & Stroud FAHRIG Co. DAVIS, ALBERT J. Rlecke & M. Kuch GRANT, Co. Kirkland GEORGE R. Laird, Bissell & Meeds V N. Fleming & Co. HEFFELFINGER, HARRY L. DOERR. WILLIAM FLYNN, Blair, Rollins & Co., Incorporated E. "W. 2nd, JOHN Clark & M. Samuel K. FOARD, ALLAN B. Stroud & & Co. Co. HENSHAW, DOLPHIN, LEO M. Dolphin & Co. Phillips Company, First WILLIAM Corporation 1891 Securities Our Sixty-First Year 1952 Incorporated HEPPE, JOHN E. Phila.-Baltimore HESS, Woodcock, HEWARD, Exchange M. Hess & Co., Inc. JAMES Butcher E. W. SNYDER & COMPANY Stock WILLIAM UNDERWRITERS Sherrerd & HEWARD, • DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS • RICHARD Janney & Co. 120 East Washington St. HISCOX, ARTHUR G. Hiscox, Van Meter & Co., Inc. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Chas.W. Scranton HOERGER, CHARLES E. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane ♦ Members New York Stock < We Sound buy and distribute HOLDSWORTH, ROBERT M. Hornblower HUDSON, JOHN M. Situations. Co. NEW HAVEN Equities with good dividend records. Growth & Exchange Weeks & Thayer, Baker & Co. Capital Gain Potentials. New York REcTor 2-9377 HUTCHINSON, ALMON L. Kidder, Peabody & Co. JACOBY, Jr., LEWIS P. Thayer, Baker & Co. Danbury Greetings to all from JEFFRIES, "Ev" Snyder Charles STANLEY A. Taggart • Bell Teletype NH 194 New London Bridgeport Waterbury W. & Co., Inc. JENNINGS, Jr., EDWARD J. Boenning & Co. JENNINGS, JOHN E. Reynolds & Co. JOHNSTON, F. JONES, RHODE ISLAND SECURITIES WILLIAM Ristine P. & JONES, E. Peabody & WILLIAM JOYCE, All Rhode Island Securities Hess & Co., Inc. We JUSTICE, FLOYD E. Kidder, Peabody & Co. Industrial Insurance Yarnall SAMUEL & Open-end Phone to Boston — Lafayette 3-0610 Sheridan KETCHEM, De M. - - AMERICAN HARDWARE ASSOCIATED Bank CONN. LT. SPRING & POWER CONNECTICUT POWER FREDERICK Bogan Paul WILLIAM Haven particularly invite inquiries in: your Utility Co. KERSLAKE, everywhere J. KENNEDY, on CONNECTICUT MARKETS for Dealers Paul & Co., Inc. THOMAS Woodcock, Primary Co. W. Sheridan Bogan Our Trading Department Invites Your Inquiries R. Co. GEORGE Kidder, & & State & W. Co., Inc. EMHART MFG. Municipal HARTFORD LANDERS Securities S. Townsend, F. CO. ELECT. & NEW BRITAIN MACHINE RUSSELL MFG. & LIGHT C. CO. SOUTH'N NEW Crouter Bodine ENG. TEL. VEEDER-ROOT KIELY, Jr., JERRY J. Carstairs G. H. Walker & Co. Wurts, Established 1900 KNOB, MEMBERS new york new a midwest stock exchanoes york curb exchange (assoc.) 1-4000 york. st. louis, bridgeport, COBURN & MlDDLEBROOK Co. INCORPORATED E. Co. KRUG, THOMAS & bell teletype pr 43 hartford and white plains offices LAMB, & Bell J. Company, JOHN Incorporated Boston Ristine & New Haven Niantic *Direct LAND, C. EDWARD P. DIgby 4-6713* Boston Tel. HUbbard 2-3780* Teletype HF 464 New York Co. Pearl N. Y. Tel. Providence M. Penington, Colket & Co. F. Street at Hartford Tel. 7-3261 FRANK Stroud Trumbull B. Co. PROVIDENCE 3, R. I. direct private wires to new & S. & 100 LAIRD, telephone union Co. Dulles JOHN Drexel Bioren 15 WESTMINSTER ST. & KNAPP, ALFRED H. McBRIDE, ALFRED R. Wright. Wood & Co. Co. LAUT, JOSEPH ST. C. W. Meter & Turner, Dolphin Stroud A. H. G. ERGOOD, Jr., RUSSELL M. DARBY, DONALD W. Hallowell, Sulzberger H. & Van Harper E. Co. R. & Dana GORMAN, FRANK J. H. ALLYN Hutton E. Jenks, & CHARLES GOODMAN, E. RASH, W. LESCURE, JAMES GESING, Hiscox, Company FORREST Cluett Burton, Woodcock, Hess & Co., Inc. * ■ LA J. GABLE, ALBERT G. Corp. R. DOTTS, RUSSELL M. CUNNINGHAM, HAROLD Kennedy & Co. DACKERMAN. A. Boston FRANK John F. McLaughlin, New Yok City; Mrs. Harry J. Hudepohl, Cincinnati; Mrs. Richard Walsh, St. Louis; Mrs. Alonzo H. Lee, Birmingham; Mrs. Walter G. Mason, Lynchburg, Va.; Mrs. Harry L. Arnold, New York City; Mrs. Arch F. Montague, Cincinnati FOX, HOLSTEIN DcHAVEN A. C. Wood, Jr. & Co. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Wurts, Dulles & Co. CUMMINGS, JOSEPH Brooke C. First FOGARTY, F. Inc. CORSON, SPENCER L. Elkins, Morris & Co. 41 Norwich Hartford-New Portland, Me. West Wardsboro, Vt. York-Boston 'Phones FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and 42 Mr. & Mrs. Harry L. Arnold, Securities & Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York City; Exchange Commission, Washington, D. ROURKE, THOMAS Stroud O Company, & JOHN I'AIRMAN, Schmidt. Philadelphia H. JOSEPH PFAU, MUNDY, JAMES G. MEANEY, THOMAS J. T. J. Meaney, Stroud Inc. & & Co. Inc. Co., Stroud & Company, JOHN MILBURN, Hecker & MURPHY. JOHN A. Reynolds Co. EDWARD J. Samuel K. Phillips & A. JOSEPH Compton MORRIS, & Wharton RAYMOND Weeks Hornblower & NASH. A. H. U. S. Army Nash & Jr., CHARLES PREGGEMEIR, MORRISSEY, P. J. FRANK NECKER J. CARL Schaffer, & Co. Morrissey Rambo, Necker & Close Jones, MOSLEY, Stroud ROBERT Miller R. & NOWLAN, LAWRENCE J. P. C. Company & Company, C. Collings & Co., Inc. C. Dackermah & Co. Harry Incorporated G. ROMEYN Suplee, Yeatman & B. Company, & Dolphin Stroud L. & Boston Harriman E. Battles Incorporated SHAW, RELLLEY, JOSEPH F. Jones, Miller & Co. & Harriman Ripley Woodcock, RENNEISEN, First RICE, CLIFFORD Boenning WILLIAM VOORHEES, Drexel & Pierce, Co. & H. Devine & Co. C. J. ARNOLD Company, Inc. Lynch, & Co., Incorporated VEITH, FRANK & Fenner Beane Hess Co., Inc, Securities Co. WALLACE, DAVID W. & Co., Inc. DeHaven Co. CHARLES WALLINGFORD, H. M. Byllesby and L. Company, Incor¬ porated B. Co. B. HENRY WARNER, Henry B. Warner & Co., Inc. PHILLIPS B. STREET, F. & & Yarnall Corporation Dillon HARRY SNYDER, IRWIN WILLARD Eastman, & JOSEPH E. Newburger & Co. SMITH, G. Co. UNDERWOOD, J. FREDERICK Henry B. Warner REMINGTON, & Incorporated TYRRELL, LEO D. CHARLES P. Merrill ROBERT A. Ripley & Co., TREVINE, ROY C. Corp. & Co. SERVICE, WISTER Company, Harriman Brothers Brown TORRENS, McE. & Co. HAROLD TODD, SELHEIMER, PERRY N. First Securities Corporation Co. RANDOLPH, RUSSELL First H. Gerstley, Sunstein Co. & & Co. Noyes BERNARD TOBIAS, SCHUMANN, WALTER H. Inc. WILLIAM RAFFEL, Morrissey SCHULER, Inc. The Raffel O'BRIEN, JOSEPH F. VICTOR Kerner, Co. QUINTARD, MORRISSEY, & J. Co. & H. Hemphill, WILLIAM SCHREINER, F. Ristine LEWIS Co. SCHAUFLER, CHARLES A. Schaffer, Necker & Co. Co. P. Necker & Co. Schaffer, PHILLIS, FRED C. Coffin, Betz & Co. N. HAROLD N. & SCHAFFER, RUSSELL W. MURPHY, JOHN W. E. Boenning Co. SAMUEL K. Samuel K. Phillips & Co. PHILLIPS, MORLEY, F. TILGE, SCATTERGOOD, HAROLD F. Co. & H. THOMAS, ROY C. Sherrerd Butcher & Incorporated PHILLIPS, Co. CLAYTON & Co. Reynolds RUDOLPH SANDER, RAYMOND L. & TERRELL, & Co. A. J. Sailer Incorporated Company, Drexel A. JACKSON SAILER, Inc. & Co., Inc. Taggart A. TALCOTT, Hemphill, Noyes & Co. W. GORDON Charles WALLACE H. RUNYAN, Yeatman & Company, TAGGART, CHARLES A. Stroud & Company, * WILLIAM Z. Suplee, MICHAEL J. Incorporated RUDOLPH, Sunstein & Co. Gerstley, SUPLEE, ROGERS, H. WHITNEY Elkins, Morris & Co. & Co. PARSLY, L. FULLER Parsly Bros. & Co., Inc. Janney & Co. Soliday & Co. Hopper, & SUNSTEIN, JR., LEON ELLWOOD S. Aspden, Robinson & Co. Incorporated Jr., Incorporated, San Francisco; Edward E. Parsons, Corwin L. Liston, Prescott & Co., Cleveland California Company, Co., Inc., Cleveland; ROBINSON, F. T. Poole Rlecke A. Bioren MULLER, GEORGE J. A. & PARKES, Jr., NEWTON H. ROSTER OF MEMBERS McNAMEE, First PARKER, JOHN E. (Continued from page 41) ( Egan, Parsons C. Investment Traders Association Of F. John Clarence H. Adams, Thursday, November 13, 1952 & Townsend, Crouter & Bodine WELLER, JOHN F. Arthur L. Wright & Co. ALFRED WELLS, D. Lilley & Co. WELSH, Jr., HENRY C. Lilley & Co. in NEW ENGLAND WILLIAM J. WHITEHEAD, Camden, N. for 100 YEARS F. S. MOSELEY & CO. WHITLEY, FRANK Bioren GEO. 15 STATE Boston WILLIS, Capital Securities C. BS-288 Members New York and Boston Stock Byllesby and Company, Incor¬ C. GEORGE C. Collings & Co., Inc. WOOD, 2nd, RICHARD D. Wright, Wood & Co. Providence Hartford Springfield M. porated STREET, BOSTON Telephone LAfayette 3-2400 Boston Teletype New York H. Underwriters & Distributors of J. ALFRED WILLIS, Co. COIT Poole & Co. Schmidt, & H. E. WILLIAMSON, Estabrook L. Co. Kennedy & Co. 1819 EST. & WILLIAMS, Commercial Paper WURTK c/o Exchanges JOHN W. Dulles & Co. wurts, YEAGER, WILLIAM F. Hecker & Co. Members New York Stock New York Curb Exchange Midwest Stock Exchange Exchange Stock Exchange Boston YEATMAN, Jr., POPE Suplee, Yeatman & Company, Inc. YEATTS, ALBERT H. Geo. The BOSTON TOWNSEND, DABNEY & TYSON ESTABLISHED Members New 1887 York and Boston Members Associate New — Chicago Philadelphia — Suplee, Yeatman & company. Inc. 5 ORDERS EXECUTED ON ANY EXCHANGE OR J. B. MAGUIRE & CO., INC. 31 Milk MARKET Street, Boston 9, Massachusetts PRIMARY New York MARKETS System Utility and Telephone Canal 6-1540 Industrial Stocks Direct Teletype BS-346 ji Portland, Me. Lewiston, Me. Augusta, Me. Bangor, Me. TELEPHONE s g jgJ ImS-I BOSTON: CABLE ADDRESS Fitchburg, Mass. Greenfield, Mass. Lawrence, Mass. Phone to Co., New York for Branches: §§j| New England Securities Private A. M. Kidder & Branches: Corp. WALTER K. ZUBER, ETHAN G. UNLISTED SECURITIES Private Wire (New York) A. Securities ZERRINGER, Curb 30 STATE STREET, BOSTON Company JOSEPH Bankers New York HOWLE C. Wellington ZELLER, Stock Exchanges York Fleming & Co. N. YOUNG, Keene, N. H. New York Bank & Insurance Stocks Manchester, N. H. LAFAYETTE Open-end Telephone Wire to New York 3-7010 "SENDANTHY" New York—CAnal 6-1613 Providence, R. I.—Enterprise 2904 Bell Boston—HUbbard 2-5500 System Teletype—BS-142 Portland, Maine—Enterprise 2904 Hartford, Conn.—Enterprise 6800 „ Convention Number Mr. & Mrs. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Garnett Samuel E. O. Lee, Jr., Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc., Richmond, Magid, Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc., New York City Bond Traders Club of Barney Va.; York Nieman, Carl Marks & Co., Inc., New York; Irwin Schloss, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New City; Justus C. Martin, Robinson-Humphrey Co., Atlanta; James Jones, Courts & Co., Atlanta BAX, PAUL J. Chicago First Boston BUSBEY, HON. FRED E. Member of Congress, Washington, D. C. Corporation BECKER, WILLIAM J. Hulburd, BENSON, CAMPBELL, Trust B. BERGREN, Bank A. MAURICE A. A. G. Becker & Co. Corporation CONDIT, CASEY, F. A. Carlton & A. F. S. Co. CECIL & Co. J. O. Yantis & Co., CONDON, FRED Fuller Incorporated BLANEY, JAMES P. J. P. Blaney & Co. Incorporated RAYMOND V. Ingen & Co. Inc. B. J. Van Doyle, O'Connor & Co. CONLAN, PETER J. BLECHSCHMIDT, EDWARD CASSERLY, Jr., THOMAS D. A. Hornblower & Weeks Doyle, O'Connor & Co. Roe & Farnham COOK, FREDERICK J. BLOHM, MILTON R. Glore, Forgan & Co. CAVANAUGH, AUDRAN J. BLOMBERG, CARL X. CERF, Jr., FLOYD D. Floyd D. Cerf, Jr. Company, William McKinnon & T. Securities Harmet & Co. William BINZ, A. A. Shearson, Hammill & Co. Thomson PHILIP American COMBITHS, WALLACE T. J. CARLTON, FRANK A. Stein, & Lehman Brothers CANN, MAYNARD C. National Co. CANN, JULES F. Co. Borland & Illinois COCHRAN, LOREN A. William Blair & Company COLLINS, COLNITIS, JOHN J. RODNEY M. Betts, EDWARD J. Continental & Chandler Warren GEORGE Swift, Henke & Co. BERG, 43 A. H. Fuller & Co. M. Byllesby and Company, Incorporated COOLEY, RICHARD R. Thomson McKinnon & Incorporated BLUMENTHAL, HAROLD Swift, Henke & Co. BOBLETTER. Donald R.Muller Milton J. Isaacs Elmer W. Hammell Roy B. Sundell Salomon CHAPIN, RALPH Reynolds & Co. HENRY T. President: Donald R. Muller, Harris, Upham & Co. CLEAVER, Vice-President: Milton J. Isaacs, Straus, Blosser & McDowell Treasurer: Elmer W. Hammell, Harris, Hall & Company Shillinglaw, Bolger & Co. Directors: William A. Grigsby, John Nuveen & Co.; Lester J. Thorsen, Glore, Forgan & Co.; George R. Wahlquist, Weeden & Co.; Richard A. Wernecke, Paul H. Davis & Co. BOYLE, WALLACE Cruttenden OLINE, Company, Incorporated; Elmer W. Shillinglaw, Hammell, Bolger & Co.; Richard A. Werneke, Paul H. Davis & Co.; Lester Thorsen, Glore, Forgan & Co.; Fred T. Rahn, The Illinois J. Company. H. Strong, The First National Bank of Chicago; Leonard Friedman, Boettcher and Company; Thomas E. King, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co.; Arthur C. Sacco, Cruttenden & Co. Elected: January 1952; Took Office: March 1, 1952; Term Expires: (Members located in Chicago unless otherwise A. indicated) C. WALTER C. David A. Noyes & du Higginson ARNOLD, Jr., The Illinois Pont First & Co. Corporation HAZEN A. La of on page 44) C. S. Brown & Company S. Co. Salomon Bros. & Hutzler PHILIP C. Goldman, Sachs & Co. BULLER, FRANK H. Hlckey & Co., Inc. FRANK BURCH, Kneeland G. & Co. DAVID J. Ellis Simmons & Established 1926 G. H. Salle Co. GEORGE Michigan J. (Continued A. BARNHART. WILLIAM S. First La W. Inc., Co. BARROWCLOUGH, First HOWARD Bacon, Whipple & Co. Brinkman, Co. & HORACE Salle BARTHELL, S. Company of Chicago D. L. Corporation GARY Harris, Upham & Co. KNOX BAUM, NORMAN B. ARTHUR, JOHN David STEPHAN Borland BARNHART, ANDERSON, JOHN A. Anderson, Plotz & Company, Inc. ANDERSON, WILLIAM A. Lee Betts, & BARCLAY, HAROLD Barclay Investment Co. Co. ANDERSON, ALFRED E. I. Blair BALLISCH, JOSEPH O. A. C. Allyn and Company, Inc. ALM, Francis BACHAR, and BROWN, HARRY M. Blunt JOHN W. Allyn & Co. Heronymus Sheboygan, Wis. BURKE, HERBERT J. Rogers & Tracy, Inc. ROSTER OF MEMBERS ALLYN, CORNELIUS, CLOYES, FRED O. J. R. Brothers, Harriman & Co. BREWER, G. FABIAN BURKE, February 28, 1953. Brown G. BROWN, CARMAN BUHLE, Jr., Alternates: O. J. Kneeland & Co. Milwaukee (Associate) JOSEPH Aim, Kane, Rogers & Co. William National Committeemen: Thompson M. Wakeley, A. C. Allyn and THOMAS PETER Loewi & Co., (Incorporated) & Co. BRADY, EDMUND E. CORBUS, Republic Company BOWKER, HERBERT H. Secretary: Roy B. Sundell, Julien Collins & Company GEORGE Lehman Brothers BOEDEKER, ROBERT F. Central COONEY, WALTER E. Kidder, Peabody & Co. COOPER, Co. H. Television Shares Management Co. CLARKE, JOHN W. John W. Clarke, Incorporated Hutzler & Bros. BODEN, JOHN L. Lamson Bros. & COOLEY, WM. Blair, Rollins & Co. Noyes & Co, Incorporated & CO., Inc. MEMBERS New Ass'n Your Keeping Pace with the York Security Dealers BROKERS IN growing utility service needs of New UNLISTED England's world- famed industries & institutions Doorway DEALERS AND trading markets in SECURITIES Members New York & Boston Stock Exchanges New England 11 Broadway Securities 31 MILK STREET NEW YORK 4 Telephone DIgby 4-1388 Bell BOSTON 9, MASS. System Teletype NY 1-86 BS424 New York Teletypewriter 27 State Street NEW GAS AND ENGLAND ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION 727 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge 39, Mass. BOSTON 9 Private wire to Telephone HAncock 6-8200 CAnal 6-8100 Telephone CApitol 7-8950 Bell System Teletype BS 169 Springfield Fitchburg Worcester THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 44 Walter F. Saunders, Dominion Securities Corporation, New York City; Lee R. Staib, Ceo. Eustis & Co., Cincinnati; Thomas Graham, The Bankers Bond Co., Inc., Louisville; John C. Hecht, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Los Angeles; H. Frank Burkholder, Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashville; Jerome F. Tegeler, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., St. Louis Welch, Sincere and Company, Chicago; Perry Brown, Newman, Brown & Co., Blum, Brush, Slocumb & Co., Inc., San Francisco; F. Boice Miller, B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Inc., Miami; Edward H. C. Phillips, Pacific Northwest Company, Seattle; William Josef New Orleans; Ernest Harold E. B. Smith, Pershing Bond Traders Club of York New Co., & City FALVEY, Chicago GAMON, JOHN T. ROY Thomas D. Sheerin & Co., Indianapolis ROSTER OF MEMBERS CRONIN, DOMINIC C. Cruttenden & CRUTTENDEN. DARFLER, WALTER W. & Co. M. CHARLES Langlll & Co. The DETMER, JOHN F. H. Hentz & Bache % ■ GERALD E. Bank GEORGE of Chicago A. De PATRICK J. Bear, Stearns & Co. Young-Tornga Grand CUNNINGHAM, BERNARD J. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Rapids, Harriman DOYLE, JOHN ROBERT Doyle, O'Connor & Co. CUNNINGHAM, JAMES W. Reynolds & Co. DUNNE, FINLEY P. Shllllnglaw. Bolser & HICKEY, GOODWIN, JAMES E. Sills, Fairman & Harris, Incorporated HIRSCHBERG, EDWARD A. & Webster Bankers The GRATZA, FRIEDMAN, LEONARD Boettcher and Company William ADOLPH C. Shearson, Hammill & Co. A. William A. Francis L du Pont & Co. Fuller & Co. Greenebaum Investment Co. Fuller & Co. GRIER, The Louisville, Ky. HOELCK, WILLIAM JOHN First McDougall & Condon, John Inc. GUILD, A. DIRECT C. Farwell, Ernst & HOLT. J. Bank of Chicago HORACEK, First DAYTON HAIGNEY & CO. \S STATISTICAL DATA HARMET. A. A. HUMMEL, A. Company & GEORGE of Chicago F. First Securities Company of Chicago HUNTER, WILLIAM S. Lee Higglnson Corporation L. ALFRED JEAN Securities Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. HUTCHINSON. HERBERT A. McMaster Hutchinson & Co. Co. IMPEY, ROBERT W. Shlllinglaw, Bolger & Co. MARKETS Co. LESTER H. HORDER, EARL R. & Co. HAMMELL, ELMER W. V TRADING Co. Eastman, Dillon & Co. H. Chapman & Ernst DONALD J. Allyn and Company, Inc. HALLFORD, NEW YORK M. Co. HOFER, RAYMOND HACK, Jr., JOHN J. F. S. Moseley & Co. 'PHONES to & HOFER, CHARLES National Nuveen THEODORE McCormick J. Tex. Co. & GRIGSBY, WILLIAM A. GALLAGHER, JAMES P. WILLIAM G. San Antonio, & Co., (Associate) Russ Co., Hallgarten & Co. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. EUSTICE, JOHN W. Reynolds & Co. J. Co. & HITCHCOCK, JAMES E. HOBBS, GREGORY, GORDON D. Swift, Henke & Co. GALE, FRED O. ERZBERGER, ELMER W. Smith, Burrls & Co. Corporation GREENBERG, MORRIS H. WILLIAM A. FULLER, RICHARD Kneeland GREEN, ARTHUR A. Union Security Co. Co. ENYART, CHARLES E. Securities Bond Paul H. Davis FULLER, JOSEPH T. 2 Co. (Associate) Faroll & Company EGNER, Chicago of HICKEY, Jr., MATTHEW J. Hickey & Co., Inc. GRAHAM, THOMAS Incorporated Ripley & Co., SIDNEY FREEMAN, DOYLE, LEO J. Doyle, O'Connor & Co. & First National Bank Cruttenden & Co. FOLLMER, FRED J. (Associate) Farnham & EDWARD GOTT, EARLE C. Goodbody & Co. William Blair & Company Co. Mich. The Noyes & Co. FRANK HERMAN, GOODMAN, WILLIAM D. Freehling, Meyerhoff & Co. Stone FLETCHER. DONALD T. 1 NEIL YOUNG, De David A. McKinnon GORDER, HENRY A. Co. Detmer & Co. CUMMINGS, & Stein, Roe National First FITZSIMONS, CUMMINGS, FRANK X. Bear, Stearns & Co. HEALY, WILLIAM B. GOODMAN, Thomson Rodman & Linn dePERSIO, ANTHONY L. F. S. Moseley & Co. J. HARRELL, WILLIAM R. Reynolds & Co. HAYS, EDDE K. Central Republic Co. GOLDEN, GEORGE T. FITZGERALD, CULLEN. Chicago GLOSSER, EARL C. FENTON, ARTHUR W. DAY, JAMES W. Aubrey G. Lanston & Co., Inc. of UARTWIG, CARL A. Link, Gorman, Peck & Co. FELLEGI, JULES Farwell, Chapman & Co. Co. DAVIDSON, HOWARD L. McDougal & Condon, Inc. Cruttenden & Co. CRUTTENDEN, Jr., WALTER W. Cruttenden & Bank FAUST, JOHN N. Kidder, Peabody & Co. GLEN A. Kneeland Co. National FELL, PETER V. Langlll & Co. DAHLIN, GEORGE E. Langlll & CO. COUTTS, RONALD M. Blyth & Co., Inc. First GIESEN, ELMER J. David A. Noyes & Co. ARTHUR E. Byllesby and Company, Incorporated FARRELL, H. The GAVIN, JOSEPH J. Goodbody & Co. (Associate) (Continued from page 43) Thursday, November 13, 1952 John Nuveen & Co. ISAACS, MILTON J. Straus, Blosser & McDowell A. Harmet & Co. INCORPORATED Xew 75 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON England HOTCHKIN CO. Teletype BS 596 Securities New York Telephone—WOrth 4-2463 Dealers in Unlisted Securities Textiles Since 1929 Established 1908. New York CAnal 6-2610 53 STATE STREET, BOSTON 9, MASS. Boston Cable Address Telephone HUbbard 2-8360 "Tockin" LAfayette 3-0460 Hartford, Providence, Portland Kidder, Peabody & Co- Enterprise 9830 A. T. & T. Founded in 1865 Teletype: Members New York, Boston and Midwest Stock Boston 568-569 and New York Curb Exchanges Exchange Dealers and Brokers in general market issues Trading markets in New Specializing in England Bank, Utility and Industrial Stocks new england securities @MAY 6GANNON 75 Telephone: Federal Street, Boston Liberty 2-6200 Teletype: BS 338 INCORPORATED ! SI ti STOCKS 161 & BONDS DEVONSHIRE BOSTON 10. NEW YORK CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA Ralph F. Carr & Co., Inc. 31 MILK STREET New England Branches: MASS. Lowell * New Bedford * Newport * Providence STREET BOSTON 9, * Springfield * MASS. Taunton Telephone: HUbbard 2-6442 • Teletype: BS 328 ' THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 45 F. Colwell, W. E. Hutton & Co., New York City; Barney Nieman, Carl Marks & Co., Inc., City; Nathan Krumholz, Siegel & Co., New York City; Gustave Schlosser, Union Securities Corporation, New York City; Lewis H. Serlen, Josephthal & Co., New York City; Gene Stark, M. S. Wien & Co., New York City Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Dominion Securities New & Hugh Bradford, Southwestern Securities Company, Dallas; Mr. & Mrs. Walter F. Saunders, Corporation, New York City; Mr. & Mrs. John G. Heimerdinger, Walter, Woody Heimerdinger, Cincinnati; Charles A. Bodie, Jr., Stein Bros. & Boyce, Baltimore; Mrs. John Fuerbacher, Cincinnati; Arnold W. Bertsch, G. A. Saxton & Co., Inc., New York City < FRANK JACOBSON, Mercantile York E. National Bank JACOBSON, R. DONALD Smith, Burris & Co. Mead, Miller & Co. —Members— New New York York Stock Curb JAMES, WILLIAM E. Halsey, Sttuart & Co., JANSHOFF, Exchange Exchange Inc. W. PUBLIC UTILITY—MUNICIPAL—INDUSTRIAL Witter & Co. Dean (Associate) ROBERT INSURANCE STOCKS JOHNSON, FREDERICK F. Barcus, Kindred & Co. Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange JOHNSON, ★ TOGE V. First The Boston Corp. JONES, WILLARD C. Aubrey G. Lanston Active Markets in Local Issues & Co., Inc. KANE, VINCENT T. Aim, Kane, Rogers & Co. ★ KANT, HERBERT H. Direct Private CARL Greenebaum Wire to New York Correspondent M. Bell KEEGAN, St., Baltimore 2, Md. BA 270 — NEW BERNARD JOHN STOCK EXCHANGE YORK EXCHANGE CURB (ASSOC.) STOCK EXCHANGE NEW YORK R. Direct Private Conrad, Bruce & Co. Cruttenden Co. & — to Seattle and Portland San Francisco, — Chicago Wires Florida • Securities Corp. — St. Petersburg F. Brothers Stern NEW BALTIMORE KEGLEY, WILLIAM C. Rogers to Tracy, Inc. KEHOE, OF YORK PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE Hickey to Co., Inc. New York—WHitehall 3-4000 0210 Teletype Co. HUGH T. & Burr, Incorporated Coffin Telephones: Baltimore—Lexington MEMBERS Investment KEARNS, LOEB, RHOADES & CO. Ill E. Redwood SECURITIES t & Co. KEITH. CLYDE H. Cruttenden & Co. JOHN KELLY, KENNEY, A. FRANCIS A. Dempsey-Tegeler & JONES, KREEGER & HEWITT MEMBERS GEORGE KING. NEW YORK NEW YORK CURB STOCK EXCHANGE WASHINGTON STOCK PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE EXCHANGE (ASSOCIATE) EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE Co. WILLIAM D. Bacon, Whipple & Co. KERR. BAKER, WATTS & CO. F. ESTABLISHED Weld & Co. White, KING, THOMAS E. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. * Members KIPP, JOHN D. A. CAFRITZ BUILDING, EYE STREET, N. W. 1625 WASHINGTON 6, D. C. Teletype—WA District 5700 67 Becker G. Co., to Members Incorporated Associate Members New OTTO J., Jr. The Marshall Company, Milwaukee, Wis. (Associate) C. ROBERT KRELL, Active " Trading Markets in Local Securities KRENSKY, Jr., ARTHUR M. Republic Investment Company, Inc. LANE. WILLIAM H. Harris LOCAL BANK STOCKS Exchange York Curb Exchange Listed and Unlisted Stocks and Bonds B. Whipple <3c Co. Bacon, Exchange Stock Maryland County and Municipal Bonds STAR C. Moseley & Co. S. F. Stock Government and Federal Land Bank Bonds PHILIP F. and Company Childs F. KOERNER, WASHINGTON SECURITIES York Philadelphia-Baltimore KOCH, KOENIG, Firm Markets in all New 1900 CALVERT & REDWOOD STREETS Savings Bank Trust to BANFORD LANGILL, BALTIMORE 3, MD. B. Langlll to Co. J. PATRICK LANNAN. DIRECT WIRE Kneeland TO MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK to Co. Representatives: RAYMOND F. Ames, Emerich & Co., Inc. Clarksburg, W. Va.; Salisbury, Md. LaPAK, HAYDEN, STONE & CO. EXCHANGE LA LAWRENCE & Co. ROCCO. Lamson Telephones: New York—CAnal C. Bell Baltimore—Mulberry 2600 6-7162 System Teletype—BA 395 Bros. LAWLOR, J*., WILLIAM J. Hornblower to Weeks LEASON, Leason LEASON, Leason HARVEY & G. Co., Inc. GLEN HARVEY to Co., Inc. LEE. ARTHUR D. Firm Goldman, Markets In WE Sachs & Co. JOSEPH M. Daniel F. Rice and INVITE YOUR INQUIRIES LEE. Company LIENING. EDWARD SECURITIES WASHINGTON Spink to Co. Miller, EDWARD LILLIG, H. Carter LINDER, Direct Private EVAR L. LONGSTAFF. Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & our New York Co., BALTIMORE & Co. Rogers RALPH & Tracy, S. Inc. LOX, WILBUR Correspondent Bacon, t Whipple to 1920 James E. Bennett SteinBros.&Boyce to Co. , Mac LEAN, H. Northern Trust Company The Johnston, Lemon & Co. JAMES Established Geyer MAGEE, STOCK EXCHANGE PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE STOCK UNDERWRITERS Southern Telephone: - H. EXCHANGE DISTRIBUTORS - DEALERS Building, Washington 5, D. C. Sterling 3130 Branch Office: Bell Teletype: WA 95 to WA 28 Alexandria, Va. 1853 MADARY, HARRY to Co., 6 S. Calvert St., Baltimore Incorporated MEMBERS WASHINGTON . . Co. LYNCH, PHILIP A. ESTABLISHED RYLAND ai SECU Webber, Jackson & Curtis Paine, Wire to Inc. A. Harrison MARTIN MAHER, RAYMOND A. A. C. Allyn & Company. Phones: Bait., Saratoga 8400 Ames. LAWRENCE N. Y., Rector2-3327 Phila., Pennypacker 5-5175 PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK LOUISVILLE Incorporated Cumberland, Md. MARQUARDT. JEROME F. William A. Fuller to Co. MARR. 2, Md. L. Byllesby and Company, Incorporated M. N. Emerich to Co., Inc. MARSHALL, WILLIAM H. The Marshall Company, Milwaukee (Continued on page 46) MEMBERS OF NEW end other YORK STOCK EXCHANGE leading exchanges. CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 46 John G. Heimerdinger, Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger, Cincinnati; Tomasic, Thomas & Company, Pittsburgh Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Chicago DONALD MATHEWS, HENEY T. Doyle, O'Connor & Co. MATHEWS, MUEEAY C. MEYEES, Cruttenden MATZ. L. & Moseley McGHIE. Jr.. P. & Cruttenden C. Co. GEORGE W. Incorporated MCGREGOR, F. S. Jr., and Orlando, & Illinois Continental Trust Co. of Pla. The MELL, HERMAN G. Smith, Barney & Co. FRED Milwaukee, National Bank ROBERTSON, & Company (Associate) Salomon Blyth dc Co., Inc. O'ROURKE, Jr., JOHN P. J. P. O'Rourke & Co. DEALERS RYAN, SACCO, ARTHUR PARKER. Sills, Fairman William A. Puller Hutzler & JOSEPH SMOLE. Co. SOMMERS, FLOYD J. Blyth & Co., Inc. SORENSON, OLAF A. Mitchell, Hutchins & Co. D. McDowell SPANIER, Leason PEAR80N, W. Gibson C. & The First National Co. Bank of Chicago SPARKS, F. PECK, Public Utility Railroad W. Hornblower & PETRIE, Brown Sadler Co. CHARLES R. PERRIGO, Industrial Securities SADLER, FRED D. EDGAR A. C. Gibson & GEORGE LAWRENCE & Co. Spink & Swift, ■ Cruttenden Markets Maintained John Nuveen & Co. SCHEUER, CHARLES G. PULVER, HENRI McMaster Hutchinson & Daniel Co. Rice F. Co. STRAUS, FREDERICK W. Straus, Blosser & McDowell SCHMITZ, JOHN F. P. WALTER L. Henke & Swift, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Swift, Henke & Co. Co. & STONER, HARLEY H. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. STRAIT, Active Inc. Henke & Co. STEPHENS. DONALD B. SAYRE, BYRON J. JOHN P. Co., STEFFES, JAMES W. Chesley & Co. A. Inc. PAUL W. Miller, SAWERS, ARTHUR R. W. ROBERT Cruttenden & Co. POLLICK, Co., ALLEN K. Carlton & Co. A. SPINK, Co. Norrls & Kenly Harriman PODESTA, & SANDBERG, Weeks Brothers WILLIAM & SACHNOFF, SAMUEL DON C. A. The First National Bank of Chicago C. Straus, Blosser & Inc. Inc. Securities Company of Chicago First Inc. Co. & Simmons & GEORGE W. SMITH, M. MOREY SACHNOFF, Harris, A. ARTHUR Ellis Rogers & Tracy, GERALD Cruttenden W. & Jr., M. McDowell SKEPNEK, Jr., PAUL J. RUSSELL, MERTON A. Halsey, Stuart & Co. OLDERSHAW, HALLOCK B. NATHAN Blosser & SIMMONS, RICHARD W. Blunt & Bros. W. Nicolaus & Co., Inc. SILBERMAN, Straus, & Harris, Inc. EDWARD ROOB, O'ROURKE, JOHN P. J. P. O'Rourke & Co. DISTRIBUTORS Inc. Hickey & Co., Inc. Co. & BRADFORD Stifel, J. ROGERS, JOHN C. Upham Incorporated SHERWOOD, DONALD B. Harris, O'CONNOR, HUGH J. Betts, Borland & Co. Company Byllesby and Company, Swift. Henke & Co. & Sills, Fairman Illinois SHAW. CLARKE Fairman Sills, Inc. Wyandt, Incorporated & Carter H. Harrison & Co. & Co. Rice M. Aurora, HI. SHALES, GLENN S. ROBINSON, ELD RIDGE Harris, G. Wis. b O'BRIEN, EDWIN P. Sincere and Company Co. Chicago Milwaukee LEO T. Thomson & McKinnon O'DONNELL, CHARLES R. MORTON, The RING, HERBERT A. Inc., (Associate) NORTON, LAWRENCE H. Remer, Mitchell & Reltzel. MORBUS, ORION WILLIAM J. R. Inc., Chicago SELLERS, PAUL A. H. M. RICE, ROBERT M. J. of SENNOTT, WILLIAM J. Dempsey & Company The Crummer Company, Company MONTGOMERY, THOMAS R. Glore, Forgan & Co. Yantls & Co., Incorporated McHUGH. JOHN D. James J. McNulty & Company REYNOLDS, Co. MOON, RUSSELL F. Shearson, Hammill Co. & Childs P. CHRIS. J. Lynch, Pierce, Penner & Beane WILLIAM Scott EDWARD P. Byllesby and Company, RAYMOND F. Barclay Investment Co. LOWELL Leason & Co., Inc. NOEL, McGREEVY, JOHN A. Bache & M. J. FRANK National Bank SCOTT, MORTIMER W. REVELL, NIEBUHR, MOFFAT, DONALD L. Yantls & Co., S. Merrill Inc. MILLER, WILLIAM E. C. Higginson Corporation S. Inc. Co., & Incorporated F. Company NEWPART, Inc. McFAELANE, LAURENCE B. P. NEWELL, EDWARD Langill & Co. Blair & MILLER, SAUL R. Miller, Spink & Co., EENEST A. McCOTTEE. DONALD Lee William H. First (Associate) Emerich RENIER, WILLIAM A. Bear, Stearns & Co. MIEHLg, DON G. T. Emerich & Co., Ames, The SCHWANZ, F. DAVID Schwanz & Company, ROY S. Ames, GIRARD F. SCHUERINGS, RALPH G. Mason, Moran & Co. RANDALL, REED, City Wayne Hummer & Co. RAMING, H. PHILIP Glore, Forgan & Co. Co. NELSON, HENEY P. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Rothschild & Co. MAYEE, SCHOETTLER, Salomon Bros. & Hutzler Co. CHAELES P. T. FRED NELSON, HARRY L. Blyth & Co., Inc. MEYER, JULIEN L. Securities Corporation, New York Illinois Company The , MURPHY, JAMES H. Dempsey-Tegeler Co. ROSTER OF MEMBERS — & Co. R. & Saunders, Dominion F. RAHN, C. HOWARD Upham Harris, 45) page Walter McMaster Hutchinson MULLER, (Continued from C.; Clarence H. Adams, Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D. E. MORTON, Bond Traders Club of Thursday, November 13, 1952 and Company STRAUSS. ROBERT Daniel Rice F. and Company STRONG, O. H. Inquiries on Penna. Inactive Securities Invited The First National Bank of Chicago BROKERS DISTRIBUTORS UNDERWRITERS SUNDELL, ROY B. Julien Collins SWANS ON. & Company KNUTE G. Carter H. Harrison & Co. & 123 South Broad STOCK EXCHANGE Members: New York Stock STANLEY Stanley Swiech and Company • Wm. H. New York Curb Exchange TERO. A. ROBERT C. In the Nation's Third BOwling Green 9-4818 Direct Private Wires to First Securities Co. of Chicago, Chicago, III. and Harry M. Sheeley & Co., Baltimore, Md. Largest Trading Area 1342 Walnut Street, New York City Philadelphia 7, Pa. Harrisburg Lebanon * KIngsley 5-4500 Atlantic City Vineland HERMAN DeYoung-Tornga Grand TORREY. Rapids, PRIMARY TRADING MARKETS -I- RETAIL DISTRIBUTION J. Fred Underwood Seventeen McCormick BOENNING Members Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange l«0«s WALNUT STREET Teletype PH 30 & & Better Service To You More Opportunities For Us CO. New York Curb Exchange (Associate) PHILADELPHIA 3, PA. Telephone PEnnypacker 5-8200 * Co. Co. Registered Representatives Serving & (Associate) R. ALEXANDER Several Thousand Investment Accounts Jennings, Jr. Co. Mich. GEORGE Reynolds Edward J. Incorporated J. TORGERSON, FRANK S. Link, Gorman, Peck & Co. TRITSCHLER, Harold F, Scattergood Company, LESTER Glore, Forgan & Co. PH 771 City Telephone: H. J. Allyn and TORNGA, New York WILLIAM Tegtmeyer & Co. THORSEN, Effective Distribution Bell System Teletype KIngsley 5-2700 Exchange 1 Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Street, Philadelphia 9, Pa. Philadelphia Telephone SWIECH, TEGTMEYER, Henry B. Warner & Co., inc. MEMBER PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE Company New York Telephone COrtlandt 7-1202 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Mr. Mrs. & Mrs. C. TRUE, CHAS. UNGEHER, McCulley, First Southwest WERNECKE. P. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane FRED JAMES Webber, C. VALLEAU, HARRY 0. John Ver EDWARD V. Nuveen & MEULEN, Ver Meulen WILLIAMS, Co. JOHN & WILTBERGER, W. Co., Racine, A. C. THOMPSON A. M. FRED G. Becker LEROY F. Co. G. Wortman Chicago Co., ' . The First Co. Aurora, 111. National ADAMS. Glore, WRIGHT, R. JAMES Forgan Stifel, & co. O'Connor & Doyle, A. G. Becker & Co., Incorporated Z1PPIN, Bank of Chicago ALFF, in Denver unless BROWN, C. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane BARWISE. NORMAN j. BATCIIELDER, EUGENE Trust Amos Co. F. Company FRED and Company BRUNTON, DAVID W. Sidlo, Simons, Roberts & Co. HERMAN Sudler C. and & (Continued Co. on page GEORGE H. National Bank JOHN H. Amos C. Sudler & Co. Wyandt, Incorporated ALLEN. & Edward F. Co. ESTABLISHED F. EDWARD ALTMAN, ISRAEL E. W. CLARK & CO. WALTER C. Garrett-Bromfield Altman & 1837 • Co., Pueblo MEMBERS Inc. ARGALL, WILLIAM Boettcher and ASHLEY, LEO . Bond Club of Denver National First H. PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE Company NEW C. Bank YORK NEW STOCK YORK CURB AVERY. ROBERT J. The United States National Bank of j. A. & DUDLEY (ASSOC.) PHILADELPHIA D. Telephones: F. & Co. Philadelphia KIngsley 5-4000 New ROBERT R. Don A. Fort Collins, BARKER. EXCHANGE Co. Bosworth, Sullivan BAKER, EXCHANGE EXCHANGE LOCUST AT 16th STREET GERALD Hogle BAKER, STOCK • Denver BACHAR. Chapin & Co. Colo. FREDERICK Garrett-Bromfield & WHitehall York 3-4000 Lancaster Germantown York F. Co. Greetings and Best Wishes R. President: Raymond L. Vice-President: from Philadelphia Robert M. Kirchner John Aiff L. Robinson Robinson, Sidlo, Simons, Roberts & Co. TRADING DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL John Alff, Amos C. Sudler & Co. Secretary: Robert M. Kirchner, Carroll, Kirchner & Jaquith, Inc. R. Victor Mosley, ) R. Victor Mosley vice president Equipment Trust Certificates Frank J. Laird UNDERWRITERS, DEALERS and BROKERS Frank J. Laird Allen Pennsylvania Municipal Bonds Public Railroad Bonds, Guaranteed and B. Foard, Jr. Thomas F. O'Rourke Utility — Railroad—Industrial Russell M. Michael J. Bonds & Stocks Industrial Ergood, Jr. Municipal Bonds Rudolph Gordon W. Specializing in Leased Lines Stocks Public Utility James G. Mundy BONDS and STOCKS Pfau L. Wister Randolph Institutional Department Issues Free of the Personal Robert J. Pennsylvania John Property Tax F. Campbell Sales Order Department Klingler Edward Statistical Department F. Hirsch Felix E. Maguire Yarnall & Co. Field Representative STROUD & COMPANY Incorporated Members of \eu York Stock Exchange 123 Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange (Assoc.) ST., PHILADELPHIA 2, PA. South Broad Street PHILADELPHIA 9 new 1528 WALNUT 48) ALFF, OWEN H. Zippin & Company, and Company Boettcher CHAPIN N. RAYMOND W. Remer, Mitchell & Reitzel, Inc. WELCH, EDWARD H. Sincere & DONALD BROWN, ADAMS, FREDERIC A. YOUNG, J. WARREN WEBER, Scott Co. DONALD C. * Nicolaus & Co., Inc. WYANDT, WAUCHOP, RAYMOND C. located International The Denver WARE, BROMFIELD, Boettcher (Members E. WOUK, THEODORE D. Inc. C. WALLER The J. K. Mullen Investment Co. ROSTER OF MEMBERS Incorporated R. & (Associate) Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis O'Connor & R. BRINKER, December otherwise indicated) GLEN WORTMAN, J. B. Bank BRERETON, WM. H. Brereton, Rice & Co., . 6, 1951; Took Office: January 1, 1952; Term Expires: January 1, 1953. Kneeland & Co. RICHARD National Garrett-Bromfield & Co. Elected: WOOLARD, FRANCIS C. M. WALSH, THOMAS & Bank M. BOSWORTH, ARTHUR F. Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. Coughlin and Company. mer, S. The First National Bank of Chesley & Co, Doyle, ALFRED WOLF, LEONARD J. Allyn and Company, Inc. WALLACE, F. WINTERHALTER, & Co. WALKER, P. Blyth & Co., Inc. Wis. WAHLQUIST, GEORGE R. WAKELEY, GEORGE Phillip J WILLIAM Colorado L. Robinson, Sidlo, Simmons, Clark, Amos C. Sudler & Co.; Bernard Kennedy, Bosworth, Sullivan & Company, Inc.; Lloyd Ham¬ Roberts & Co.; National Colorado National Committeemen: Raymond Langill & Co. (Associate) Weeden ANDREW R. Rogers & Tracy, Inc. F. Carr OSWALD BENWELL, BERGER, Walsh & Co. WILLIAMS, Harry O. Valleau & Co. Pont, Homsey & Company, Boston; William S. Thompson, Ralph Boston; Frank T. Harrington, H. D. Knox & Co., Inc., Boston Writer & Christensen, Inc.; Robert Crist, J. K. Mullen Investment Com¬ pany; Neil King, First National Bank of Denver; Orville C. Neely, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. JOHN N. Baker, Co. & Homsey, du Co., Inc., & Treasurer: Donald Campbell, Campbell-Jacobs & Co. A. Co. & E. Directors: The officers and George S. Writer, Peters, RICHARD Davis H. WILKIN, Simpson VALLELY, Paul WIERENGA, RICHARD Smith, Barney & Co. E. Rogers & Tracy, Inc. VACHA, Anton & Co., Syracuse; Mrs. Everett W. Snyder, Syracuse; Company, Dallas; Mrs. Richard H. Walsh, St. Louis Bishop, Smith, Bishop Wesley M. Rader 47 york pittsburgh allentown lancaster 48 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Mr. & Mrs. G. Price Crane, & ROSTER OF MEMBERS HARDEY, PAUL Amos C. Sudler & Co. CARROLL, HOWARD Carroll, Kirchner & (Continued from page 47) HARRIS, GEORGE R. CHAPIN, Don HARRY National Colorado BUCHENAU, E. BULKLEY. Bank HARRY RALPH BURKHARDT, RICHAIU) H. Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. Boettcher and DON Collins, GLEN CLARK, C. CLARKE, ALL Bank Sudler COLE, The CONKL1N, States Corp. HUNT. KUGELER, National Colorado LAKE, CONNELL, M. Bank Simons, Roberts & Co. LASCOR, L. A. The K. Mullen LAWRENCE, DAVID J. and E. Mutual Depositor Corp. Investment Co. Company HARRY LEE, WILSON B. J. ROBERT State ROBERT Sidlo, Management Corporation M. A. Bank KULLGREN, ELWOOD Bank ALLEN & HENRY Denver National HAROLD Founders Bank ROBERT Kirchner & Jaquith, Inc. Boettcher Depositor Bosworth, Sullivan National Carroll, HUGHES, MRS. ARLEEN W. E. W. Hughes & Co. Colorado Springs, Col. COLLINS, LOWELL O. Mutual United NEIL First KIRCHNER, Denver Hamilton CYRIL Founders of HUBER. Garrett, Bromfield & Co. ISSUES KING, HASSELGREN. OSCAR Colorado Grain Exchange HERSHNER. JOHN D. GEORGE P. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane PHILADELPHIA ROBERT Colorado National Bank CODY, RAYMOND P. Colorado National Bank CITY OF Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc. HAWKINS, VICTOR V. Co. & International Trust Co. KENNEDY, BERNARD F. Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. Calvin Bullock Inc. PHILLIP J. Amos Gray B. Gray & Co. HARVEY, B. State The JORGENSON, O. JERRY Harris, Upham & Co. Co. Colorado & Mrs. Gustave H. Schlosser, City IRION, WILDER H. IIAKRISBERGER, A. B. Company Colorado IN Inc. CHRISTENSEN, E. W. Peters, Writer & Christensen, CLARK, SPECIALIZING Jaquith, A. Chapln A. Fort G. Harris, Upham & Co. T. Mrs. Harold B. Smith, Pershing & Co., New York City; Mr. Union Securities Corporation, New York CAMPBELL, DONALD Campbell-Jacobs & Co. Bond Club of Denver BUCHENAU, Mr. & New Orleans; Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo H. Lee, Leach, Birmingham Arnold & Crane, Sterne, Agee Thursday, November 13, 1952 K. Mullen Investment Co. INMAN, LARRY C. Co. J. A. Hogle & Co. LINVILLE, LORENZO W. J. Brereton, Rice & Co., Inc. COPELAND. A. B. Peters, writer & Christensen, Inc. SCHAFFER, NECKER & CO. COPPES, WARD E. Peters, Packard Building, Philadelphia 2, Pa. Christensen, Writer & Inc. Call JANNEY for— COUGHLIN, EDWARD B. LOcust 7-3646 Teletype PH 864 Coughlin and Company Bank and Insurance Stocks COUGHLIN, WALTER J. Coughlin and Company active COXHEAD, J. WALLACE Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. Established Peotxgton, Colket & Co. New York Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange Bosworth, CRIST, The Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Industrials Rails markets Utilities - CRAWFORD, JOHN C. Sullivan & Co. CRILEY, LAWRENCE Bosworth, Sullivan Members Pennsylvania Tax Free .trading COXHEAD, Jr., J. WALLACE Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. 1896 Common and Preferred Shares Co. <fe B. P. K. Mullen Investment Co. J. CURRIE, DAVIS, City-County-State-Authority Issues Guaranteed Rails TREVOR GEORGE Harris, Upham & Co. 123 South New York Telephone Broad Street, Philadelphia 9, Pa. PEnnypacker 6-7700 DAVIS. NORMAN Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane York Manhasset DIRECT BAUMGARTNER, TELEPHONE DOWNING Altoona CONNECTION & CO., Reading Gray B. Gray & Co. TELEPHONES 1529 Walnut PH 80 Street, Philadelphia 2 RIttenhouse 6*7700 DENNISON, FRANK TO Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. BALTIMORE, MD. DINES, THOMAS M. PRIVATE JANNEY &. CO. Bell Teletype System DEAL, JOHN New WOrth 4-2140 Teletype PH 180 BETWEEN OFFICES United States DISPENSE, National Since Bank of Denver 1907—Underwriters, Distributors, Dealers, Brokers PHILLIP Boettcher & Company DOOLITTLE, CHARLES Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane FISHER, GEORGE Bosworth, GREETINGS First National FORBES. & Newton H. Parkes, Jr. Co. Bank H. Butcher Company FORSYTH, ALEXANDER Calvin Bullock National GODFREY Sherrerd 1910 J. Bank ERNEST S. Poor's Corporation Standard & Thomas B. Krug & ESTABLISHED GARRISON, WILIAM Denver Frank L. Whiteley & O. RUSSELL Forbes N. S. T. A. B. Sullivan FLOYD, CLAYTON Underwriters, Distributors, Dealers in GORHAM, PAUL W. Garrett-Bromfield & Co. CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL SECURITIES GRAY. GRAY B. Gray B. Gray & Established 1865 BlOREN Members New York and Associate 6- Co. GREENE, RICHARD J. A. Hogle & Co. Co. MEMBERS New GRIFFIN, LYNNE J. A. Hogle & York Stock Exchange New Co. Philadelphia-Baltimore York Curb Exchange Stock Exchange (Associate) Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchanges Member New York Curb Exchange HAGGERTY, JOHN P. Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. 1508 Walnut Street 120 Broadway Philadelphia 2, Pa. New York 5, N. Y. PEnnypacker 5-9400 WHitehall 3-0590 1500 WALNUT STREET HAMMER, LLOYD Coughlin HANIFEN, McCabe, and • PHILADELPHIA 2, PA. Company EDWARD Hanlfen Philadelphia Telephone A. and Company HANNON, HOWARD Stone, Moore & Company Teletype PEnnypacker 5-2700 PH-4 New York Telephone WHitehall 4-4927 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Clifford K. Channell, Bank LLOYD. Jr.. of First Boston Chicago; Harry NEWMAN, ROBERT Newman & Co., Colorado Boettcher and Boettcher and Company McCONNELL. MACART, LEON Macart-Jones Harris, Si Co., Pueblo, OWENS, JOHN C. Peters, Writer & Boettcher PRESTON M. Mountain States Bank Boettcher and MATLOCK, WOODFORD A. Broad Street Sales Corp., New York City J. J. A. Hogle & Robert ROBERT L. Mltton L. Investments MYERS. J. HAROLD Bosworth, Sullivan Stone, Moore & Company KARL MITTON. Co. Co. Inc. Christensen, Tennis Match Winners Company At NSTA Convention Jules 1st: Boettcher and Company Peters, GEORGE Writer WRITER, L. Si Christensen, HAROLD Inc. 2nd: Richard H. D. & Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc. Bank Colorado Goodman, Shields Company, New York City, tied with A1 Marcusson, Springs, Colo. vestment Dealers Digest, YOUNG, WILLIAM A. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Bean* Peters, Writer Si Christensen, Inc. Bean, Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc., New York City. S. YOUNG, RALPH S. GERALD P. PETERS, & LEWIS R. Boettcher and Company NANCE, L. ( Company National Denver & WILLARD, E. WARREN Inc. CARSON PERKINS, H. WRITER, DONALD PATTERSON, Walter Col. EVERETT PARKER, MITTON, CHARLES E. F. Harris, Upham Si Co. WEBB, CHARLES W. U. S. National Bank ORMSBEE, JACK Peters, Writer & Christensen, HARRY W. and Company VINEY Roberts & Co. MIDDAUGH, Colorado Grain Exchange MAYER. WALTER Simons, Sidlo, Railroad, Sincere and Company, Chicago; Edgar Harding, Pennsylvania City; W. E. Millspaugh, Pennsylvania Railroad, Chicago York WALTER, FREDERICK D. Springs, McKINLEY, CARL D. Greeley, Col. ROBERT D. Earl M. Scanlan & Co. MAY, WM. Merrill OLIN, T. Col. MANNIX, MARBLE, Company FRANK Upham Si Co. Welch, ORVILLE C. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Si Beane NEELEY, MoCONNELL, FRANK A. ELMER G. H. New McCABE. WILLIAM E. McCabe, Hanlfen and Company KENNETH Merrill Lynch. Pierce, Fenner & Beane LONGWELL, Edward Corporation, New York City; Samuel Sachnoff, First National A. Michaels, Allen & Company, New York City 49 York City. PETTIBONE, Jr.. C. ARTHUR Earl Scanlan M. Si Co. PLEASANTS, AARON W. The International Trust Co. QUINN, ARTHUR Quinn & Co., Albuquerque, N. Mex. SAMUEL K. PHILLIPS 6- CO. RAICHLE, JOSEPH L. Special Situations in and Boettcher Company ESTABLISHED 1904 E. REFSNES, JOS. Refsnes, Ely, Beck & Co., OVER-THE-COUNTER Phoenix, Ariz. Members RICE, CHARLES J. Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Brereton, Rice Si Co., Inc. SECURITIES RICHARDSON, G. B. Garrett-Bromfield & Co. Kindly Show Us Your Block Offerings LISTED AND UNLISTED SECURITIES ROBERTS, MALCOLM F. Sidlo, Simons, Roberts Si Co. for Retail Distribution. ROBINSON, RAYMOND L. Sidlo, Simons, Roberts Si Co. RAYMOND SARGEANT. Edward J. Caughlin & Co. E. 1601 Pennsylvania Building, Philadelphia 2, Pa. Harris, Upham & Co. Earl M. Scanlan & Co. Members Bell System Philadelphia SCANLAN, EARL M. New York Teletype COrtlandt 7-6814 PH 375 LOcust 4-2600 Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange SCHLENZIG, E. FINANCE BLDG., PHILADELPHIA 2, PA. Telephone—RIttenhouse 6-4494 Teletype—PH 788 G. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Si Beane Merrill SCOTT, JR., RICHARD M. Investment Service GREETINGS FROM Inc. THOMAS J. A. Hogle & Sidlo, Si Christensen, Writer Peters, SIGLER, SIMONS, Corp. GEORGE SEEMAN, Co. Rambo, Close & Kerner BURDICK Simons, Roberts Si Co. Incorporated SIMPSON, BRYAN E. B. E. Simpson Si Company 1518 Phila. SIPLE, H. W. Harris, Upham Si Co. LOCUST ST., PHILADELPHIA 2, PA. New York Telephone Teletype Telephone PH REctor 2-2820 PEnnypacker 5-2800 63 SMITH, C. EATON BILL McCULLEN SMITH, CHARLES F. Mgr. Trading Department Investment Service Corporation Corporate and Municipal Securities SODEN, B. J. The J. K. Mullen Investment Co. STITT, CARL E. J. A. Hogle & Co. Hendricks & Eastwood, 1421 Inc. CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA 2 Telephone RIttenhouse 6-1332 Moore Stone, Si Company JOSEPH J. DAVIS R. CARSON Manager of Charge of Municipal Bond Department Corporate Department SUDLER, AMOS C. C. Sudler Amos Teletype PH 262 EDMUND Vice President in STONE, ERNEST E. & Co. SULLIVAN, JOHN J. Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. SWAN, HENRY The National States United Bank of Dealers and Brokers in Denver lillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Peters, ESTABLISHED Public Utility SWEET, WILLIAM 1912 Writer & New Jersey TALLMADGE, ROBERT C. Tallmadge Si Tallmadge J. THARP, Members Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange King Industrial • General Market Municipal Bonds and Television Guaranteed and Leased Line WILLIAM Equipment Trust Securities Stocks Obligations Bank and Insurance Stocks TETTEMER, FRANK L. The J. and Electronic Investment Service Corp. BROOKE & CO. Railroad SECURITIES TALLMADGE, MYLES P. Tallmadge & Tallmadge TEMPEST, • Christensen, Inc. K. Mullen Investment Co. Mutual Funds Shares HARRY Merrltt Sc Co. THOMPSON, Peters, PATRICK & Christensen, Writer TROUTMAN, Inc. WILLIAM E. Central Bank Charles A. Taggart & Members Philadelphia-Baltimore Si Trust Co. Co., Inc. Stock Exchange Investment Securities TSCHUDI, FRANK N. N. E. Cor. 15th & Locust Sts. 300 N. Charles St. Philadelphia 2, Pa. Baltimore 1, Md. Bosworth. VANDERVORT, Denver VERNER, Ill 1 Sullivan & Co. RUSSELL 1500 Walnut G. Philadelphia Phone KIngsley 5-1716 National Bank OGDEN C. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa. Teletype PH 677 New York WHitehall Phone 4-7000 In¬ New so THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Mr. & Mrs. Siegel & John Co., New York J. Meyers, Jr., Gordon Graves & Co., New York City; Nathan Krumholz, New York City; Mr. & Mrs. George V. Hunt, Starkweather & Co., City; Mr. & Mrs. Reginald J. Knapp, Wertheim & Co., New York City Nashville Mr. & Mrs. McManus Mrs. Thursday, November 13, 1952 . James & Graham Co., W. F. Kelly, Kidder, Peabody & Co., New York City; Joseph V. McManus, Joseph New York City; Mr. & Mrs. A. Gordon Crockett, Crockett & Co., Houston; Walker, New York City; George Dedrick, Joseph McManus & Co., New York City Vice-President: Everett M. Claytdn, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Security Traders Association TEMPLE, THOMAS, Secretary-Treasurer: M. F. McDaniel, Webster & Gibson. Elected: W. December, 1951; Took Office: January, 1952; Term Ex¬ pires December 31, 1952. THOMAS H. Securities Corporation Temple & Beane. MARION Estes N. & WARD, JAMES * F. Company, Inc. C. Third National Bank . WARTERFIELD, CHARLES W. .F i w t vtf" /X WEBSTER, Webster ANDERSON, JOHN Equitable Securities Corporation SHILLINGLAW, I Alfred D. Sharp 8c Company Mid-South M. ELL, & Bass Company Wiley Bros., Inc. WILEY, JAMES K. Wiley Bros., Inc. SMITH, H. LAIRD WALTER E. WILSON, BUFORD Equitable Securities Corporation Jack M. SMITH, BURKHOLDER, H. FRANK Securities Corporation Equitable Everett M. J. M. F. McDaniel President: H. Laird Smith, Equitable Securities Corporation. C. Bradford Securities Spencer CLARK, HAROLD W. Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, G. Company WORKE, Jr., ROBERT H. Corporation Cumberland STEMPFEL, ROBERT Co. & Bass & MARION Cumberland CARRICO, CHARLES B. Clayton Bank C. Gibson WILEY, DAVID W. RICHARD Securities Co. JACK M. Jack H. Laird Smith ROBERT 8c SHARP, ALFRED D. Equitable Securities Corporation I. National — ANDERSON, Jr., WILLIAM J. Equitable Securities Corporation BASS, - First American ROSTER OF MEMBERS Trask & ZEITLER, Co. Third Securities JOHN National Corporation R. Bank Inc. CLAYTON, EVERETT M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner 8c Beane DAVENPORT, Equitable C. EVAN Securities Corporation DERRYBERRY, LOUIS Hermitage Securities Company, Inc. 1877—SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF LEADERSHIP—1952 EASTON, PORTER L. Mid-South Securities THOMAS & COMPANY UNION Co. ELKINS, O. C. Mid-South ' Underwriters, Distributors, Dealers N. EVE, PAUL 19, PA. Corporation Securities Corporation F. Co. Municipal and Corporate FARRAR, RUDOLPH S. Temple Securities Corporation Securities Paul Corporate and Municipal BUILDING PEYTON Cumberland in TRUST PITTSBURGH Co. EVANS, JESSE H. Cumberland Securities EVANS, ! .. Securities Eve & GIBSON, Jr., JO Securities Webster 8c HAGGARD, Webster Gibson JOHN H. Gibson & HALE, Jr., R. WALTER J. C. Bradford 8c Co. HILL, J. MOORE, LEONARD & LYNCH MEMBERS New York Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange C. KEY, ALBERT S. Bradford 8c Co. MARTIN B. Spencer Trask & Co. ALL TAX EXEMPT ISSUES KINGINS, MERVYN J. Jack M. Bass & Company Pittsburgh Stock Exchange Union Trust Pittsburgh Telephone ATlantic Building, Pittsburgh Teletype 1-0358 New York Telephone DIgby 9-3650 PG 397 Direct Private Wire to New York Office GOVERNMENT KIRKPATRICK, Jr., EDWARD L. Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, KIRTLAND, FRED K. Hermitage Securities Company, — STATE — MUNICIPAL — LAND BANK Inc. Inc. LANDSTREET, III, BEVERLY W. Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, TERRITORIAL AND REVENUE BONDS Inc. * LAUPER, RUDOLPH First American National Bank LEDYARD, QUITMAN R. J. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRE C. Bradford LUSKY, IRA L. Merrill Lynch, 8c JOHNSON & JOHNSON Co. Pierce, Fenner & MADDEN, BERT F. Mid-South • NEW YORK CITY \ PITTSBURGH Securities MARTIN, RAY G. Temple Securities UNION TRUST BUILDING Beane Co. 19, PENNSYLVANIA Teletype Pittsburgh 289 ATlantic 1-8333 Corporation McDANIEL, M. F. Webster & Gibson Mclaughlin, thos. Wiley Bros.. Inc. MITCHELL, \ T. Cumberland e. H. Securities DEALERS Corporation BROKERS NELSON, FINIS REED, LEAR & CO Members Pittsburgh Stock Exchange New York Curb (Assoc.) First American National Bank NELSON, II, WILLIAM Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, PENNSYLVANIA ISSUES Inc. ACTIVE—INACTIVE NICHOLS, R. h. J. A. OAKLEY, W. LISTED—UNLISTED C. Bradford 8c Co. N. PAYNE, G. Estes & Company, Inc. TRADING MARKETS — RETAIL DISTRIBUTION BRUCE Cumberland Securities Corporation PAYNE, CARE Branches Cumberland Securities Corporation NEW YORK, N. Y. BUTLER, PA. MEADVILLE, PA. Bell Teletypes — pettey. herbert ... Equitable Securities Corporation . New York City NY 1-1420 — PITTSBURGH PHILLIPS, W. W. Hermitage Securities Company, Inc. Pittsburgh PGH 482 C. S. McKEE & COMPANY MEMBERS Union Trust PITTSBURGH Building, Telephone COurt 1-2830 PILCHER, MATTHEW, B. Mid-South Securities Co. STOCK EXCHANGE Pittsburgh Bell 19, Pa. Teletype—PG 496 Convention Number ' * THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 51 % Edward H. Welch, Sincere and Company, Chicago; J. Harold Rossbach, Securities & Exchange C.; Raymond Rodgers, New York University, New York City; Phillip Clark, Amos C. Sudler & Co., Denver; H. Russell Hastings, S. R. Livingstone, Crouse & Co., Detroit New Commission, Washington, D. J. Baltimore BOYCE, Security Traders Association JR., C. members Winton Inc., of Executive Committee: Lawrence S. Pulliam, Weeden & Co., Los Angeles; A. Jackson, First Southwest Company, Dallas; Walter G. Mason, Scott, Horner & Mason, Lynchburg; Thompson M. Wakeley, A. C. Allyn & Company, Incorporated, Chicago PREVOST GUNDLACH, Stein Bros. & Boyce BRADLEY, Brooke & R. EMMET Legg & Company LOUIS P. REIN, HOWARD E. Equitable Trust Co. Co. HERR, WILLIAM J. Alex. Brown & Sons RIEPE, BRADY, JOHN A. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane HOFFMAN, JOHN M. ROBERTS, BROWN, JENNINGS, ARTHUR C. John J. C. J. DORSEY Dorsey Brown & Co. BLUCK, H. MITCHELL c/o LEONARD J. Stock Exch. C. Stein President: H. Mitchell Bruck, L. E. Ensor, Jr. J.Thomas Yeager & KRIEGEL, LEO WILLIAM F. H. Alex. J. Carl Frank, John C. Legg & Company; William J. Herr, Alex. Brown & Sons; E. Elwood McClure, Stein Bros. & Boyce; Wil¬ liam C. Roberts, Jr., C. T. Williams & Company, Inc.; Jack Snyder, Mead, Miller & Co. R. Emmet Co. of Baltimore Brown Sons & Bradley, John C. Legg & Stein Bros. & G. FRANK, J. John C. & & & E. Boyce John C. Securities, Inc. Baker, Watts & Co. WHITAKER, HAMILTON T. Stein HARRY Garrett J. CHARLES & Boyce WILBUR, LeROY A. Stein Bros. & Boyce WILHELM, F. OSBORNE C. T. Williams & Company, H. POE. PHILIP I. Philip L. Poe & Bros. WHITE, GEORGE M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Sons & Legg & Company WATTS, Jr., SEWELL S. Baker, Watts & Co. FREEMAN, EDWARD B. Lockwood, Peck & Co. ALFRED TAYLOR. PRESTON A. Mead, Miller & Co. Jr., HARRY R. John D. Howard & Co. Company C. SUNDERLAND, EDWIN P. Boyce BENJAMIN PINKERTON, Co. JOSEPH G. John C. Legg & Company PIET, Inc. Co. Equitable Trust Co. ELWOOD & C. NIEMEYER, Robert Co., City STROHMER, MORGAN, Jr., C. GERARD John C. Legg & Company . CARL Legg Bros. Mitchell Boyce shriver SPILKER, Davies Bros. MITCHELL, FOUT, Jr., HENRY B. George Stein Stein ANDREW M. Shriver & Co., Inc. G. Y. SOWERS, J. CLAIRE Mead, Miller & Co. ROBERT McCLURE, ENSOR, Jr., LAWRENCE E. Governors: John G. Chenoweth, Jr., Baker, Watts & Co.; Committeemen: Trust EBERWEIN, BERNARD E. Treasurer: J. Thomas Yeager, Baker, Watts & Co. National Mercantile Miller & Co. Landon LIST, HARRY M. Sheely & M. SNYDER, JACK Mead, Miller & JACK A. George G. Shriver & Co., Inc. Harry M. Sheely & Co. George Secretary: Lawrence E. Ensor, Jr., Stein Bros. & Boyce. Harry GUSTAV Mead, EASTWICK, Jr., Vice-President: Allison M. Berry, Robert Garrett & Sons. SHEELY, Boyce KOLSCHER, CRUNKLETON, Jr., JOHN R. Kidder, Peabody & Co. Baumgartner, Downing & Co. Sons NEWTON Bros. KLEIN, COLEMAN, Berry Company, N. C. HERBERT Watts & Co. Baker, HOWARD L. & Brown KIDD, Philadelphia-Baltimore CRUNKLETON, JOHN R. Allison M. Trust Inc. H. CHARLES Bankers C. Company, SENER, JOSEPH W. John C. Legg & Company Alex. CHENOWETH, Jr., JOHN G. Baker, Watts & Co. H. Mitchell Bruck & SADTLER, CHAMBERS, ROBERT P. John C. Legg & Company , Sons WILLIAM Williams T. ROCK. Boyce & Jr., KELLERMANN, Baker, Watts & Co. BUTT, & Bros. C. CREIGHTON Brown KEAGLE, O. JOSEPH c/o Phil.-Bait. Stock Exchange & Co. WILMER J. Hoffman Company M. Stein Baumgartner, Downing BUTLER, John J. Alex. Inc. YEAGER, G. THOMAS Baker, Watts & Co. Co. Company; Charles A. Bodie, Jr., Stein Bros. & Boyce. GILBERT, DAVID H. Harry M. Sheely & Co. ROSTER OF MEMBERS ARMSTRONG, Stein Bros. BAMBERGER, EDWARD J. & E. Boyce CLINTON Baumgartner, Downing & Co. R. Jones & Co. ALLISON Robert Garrett BLOCHER, BODIE, BANEY, ARTHUR L. E. GRAY, E. BERRY, Stein M. & THOMAS CHARLES Bros. & ( GUY Mercantile Trust of Co. Baltimore Sons Kentucky GRESSITT, MORDECAI B. S. A. Boyce George G. Shriver & Co., Securities Inc. GROSS. CHARLES Harry M. Sheely & Co. Active Markets in All Issues Wagner, Reid and Ebinger, Inc. Members Midwest Stock Exchange 415 W. JEFFERSON STREET LOUISVILLE BELL 2, KY. TELETYPE TELEPHONE LS 292 NEWPORT STEEL CORPORATION m 4191 WABASH BANKERS BOND & INCORPORATED Member 1st FLOOR NEWPORT, KENTUCKY Midwest Stock Exchange KENTUCKY HOME LIFE BLDG. LOUISVILLE 2, KENTUCKY Bell Teletype LS 186 Long Distance 238 Kentucky Municipal Bonds Local Securities INVESTMENT THOMAS HECTOR W. WILLARD E. DEPT. GRAHAM, C. JAMES Manager BOHNERT P. McNAIR LEWIS M. FETTER INVESTMENT WOOD HANNAH, CHARLES POWHATAN ROBERT H. WILLIAM C. M. DEPT. Asst. Mgr. KING CONWAY JOHNSTON, Jr. P. ROBERT E. GRAGG PURYEAR 52 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Hugh R. Schlicting, Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co., Seattle; Earl Hagensieker, Reinholdt & Gardner, St. Louis; Mrs. George R. McAleer; Dan V. Bailey, Foster & Marshall, Portland, Oregon Kansas Mr. & Thursday, November 13, 1952 Mrs. John M. Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadelphia; Mrs. Felix E. Maguire, Philadelphia; Mrs. James B. Maguire, Boston Treasurer: William J. Dyer, Uhlmann & Latshaw. City Security Traders Association masheter, clyde w. Harris, Secretary: Charles M. Harris, Harris, Upham & Co. National Committeeman: John Latshaw, Uhlmann & Latshaw. MEYER, January 4, 1952; Took Office: January Expires: January 20, 1953. 19, 1952; Term In otherwise Kansas City north, Penner Beane HANNI, ARTHUR R. Seltsam, Hanni & Co., Inc., BELCHER, DONALD D. Martln-Holloway-Belcher Laurence B. Carroll Frank W. North William J. Dyer Charles M. Harris O. Peet & Commercial National Vice-President: Frank W. North, Barret, Fitch, North & Co. CARROLL, LAURENCE B. HILLMOND, A. B. L. Stern & Land, Inc. E. Weltner & 6c H. Gillia & Company Co., LISTROM, B. C. Inc. wahler, john e. Wahler, White & Co. & welsh, merle l. Harris, Upham 6c Co. Latshaw LOWELL Christopher & WHITE, LEONARD Wahler, White 6c Co. Baum & Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane LUCAS, Jr., MARK A. GUMBINER, ALTON George K. wagner, theodore f. Harris, Unham 6c Co. A. wyman, francis A. Co. LOCKE, WILLIAM G. GILLIS, A. H. A. Co. JOHN Uhlmann Latshaw EVANS, HAROLD D. McDonald, Evans & Company 90th YEAR Brothers LATSHAW, & Sylvester Investment Co. Uhlmann & Latshaw JONES, KNEELAND A. WILLIAM J. Uhlmann C. uhlmann. Jr.. paul JONES, CLARENCE E. Commerce Trust Company DYER, W. Bonds, Incorporated, Kansas City, Kans. DILLARD, JACK OLDEST INVESTMENT FIRM Reed, Inc. SYLVESTER, W. CLYDE JENNINGS, JOHN H. L. Prugh, Combest & frank j. STOENNER, ARTHUR W. Prescott, Wright, Snider Co. Company A. & Co. COMBEST, EARL CINCINNATI'S Inc. stephens. jasper f. Waddell & Reed, Inc., New York, N. Y. Waddell & Reed, Inc. George K. Baum & H. O. Peet Co., Uhlmann & Latshaw W. HUNTER, HAYWARD H. Harvey A. Clayton & Co. 6c SOLOMON, HAROLD R. Waddell & Reed, Inc. A. COLEMAN, HARRY Price Beecroft, Cole & Co., Topeka HARRISON, WILLIAM A. C. Christopher & Co. CLAYTON, HARVEY W. snyder, Bank Burke & MacDonald CHARMLEY, JOHN E. REED, C. K. Waddell Kansas City. Kansas President: Laurence B. Carroll, Burke & MacDonald. Company Stern Brothers 6c Co. ZAHNER. VICTOR H. Lucas, Eisen & Waeckerle Zahner and Company GEO. EUSTIS & CO Trading Markets OFFICERS Geo. Eustis Lee R. Jos. Staib Jos. H. Vasey R. and Distribution Service Work Willard C. Weiss Robert C. Weiss For i OHIO SIiCURITI]ES Field, Richards & Co, ESTABLISHED 1908 ; %> *8 •, Underwriters and Distributors Of Municipal & Corporate Wm. J. Mericka Securities Bldg. 1207 Union Central Bldg. CLEVELAND 14, OHIO CINCINNATI 2, OHIO Telephone PRospect 1-2770 Telephone Main 3776 Teletype—CV 174 Teletype—CI & Co. Inc. cleveland 14. ohio DIRECT WIRE 1556 Union Commerce 197 & CI 150 — JOSEPH McMANUS & NEW YORK MEMBERS CO. Inc. price, earl W. HARRIS, CHARLES Mt Harris, Upham & Co. Co. BJORKMAN, J. D. The Company Topeka, Kans. BERTRAND, FRANCIS H. Trust Topeka pauly, elmer w. Prescott, Wright, Snider Co. HALL, EMMA M. Commerce & Corp., Reed, Inc. frank w. Fitch, North & Co., Barret, unless Indicated) BACKLUND, C. W. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Securities MOYER, MARGARET PERKINS ROSTER OF MEMBERS located v CARL A. Columbian Waddell & (Members Co. 6c MESLER, MYRON d. George K. Baum 6c Company Alternate: Laurence B. Carroll, Burke & MacDonald. Elected: Upham Mcdonald, claude m. McDonald, Evans 6c Company MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Mrs. H. Sheldon Mrs. George Parker, Pittsburgh; Walter G. Mason, Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc., Lynchburg; Collins, New York City (seated); Samuel E. Magid, Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc., N. Y. C. Florida Cecil B. Pepper, Thomson & McKinnon, Miami; Henry Holt, Thomson & McKinnon, Indianapolis; Walter T. O'Hara, Thomson & McKinnon, New York City , OF AHBE, JOHN L. Harris, Upham MEMBERS— Palm Co., & Beach Wheeler Leedy, B. Jacksonville Inc., Or¬ MARION H. T. Nelson O'Rourke, Inc., Daytona Beach CLAYTON J. & McKinnon, Orlando COOK, KENNETH JOHN M. COOK, ROBERT H. Thomson CHRYST, Alleman, & COOK, EMERSON C. Emerson Cook Co., Inc., Palm Beach CHRYST, MONROE F. COLEY, FRANCIS Childress and Company, ALEXANDER. ROBERT U. Oscar E. Dooly & Co., Miami ALLEMAN, CARSON, Jr., ROBERT B. Thomson & McKinnon, West Palm Beach CHILDRESS, —ROSTER Security Dealers Association 53 Thomson & Emerson B. McKinnon, Daytona Beach J. Cook Van Co., Ingen Inc., Palm Beach & Co., Inc., Miami lando Cook Emerson COOK, THOMAS M. CHRYST, RICHARD S. Thomson & McKinnon, ANDERSON, WALTER T. Co., Inc., Thomas Coral Gables Palm Beach ASHLEY, EDWIN F. King Merritt & Co., Inc., Miami W. M. Cook & Company, Palm Beach CHURCHILL, WALTER R. Thomson & McKinnon, (Continued Jacksonville on page 54) AYERS, IRA C. Cook Emerson Co., Inc., Palm Beach BARNES, DAVID Ranson-Davidson Co., BARR, TRACY B. T. Nelson O'Rourke, Inc., Coral Gables CINCINNATI Inc., Daytona Beach BARRETT, JOSEPH R. Securities Florida St. Wm. M. Clinton Courtney H. T.McCreedy George Carrison BEATON, R. A. BEIL, M. A. Kidder & Co., St. Jr., FREDERIC Beil & Hough, St. President: William M. & Beane, Courtney, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Jacksonville. Clinton T. McCreedy, McCreedy & Company, Inc., Miami. Tripp & A. A. poration, Jacksonville. Governors: The Co., Petersburg Inc., Bradenton L. G. Kidder & Co., M. St. Petersburg BOWER, C. H. Secretary & Treasurer: H. George Carrison, Pierce-Carrison Cor¬ officers Kidder & M. and J. Herbert Evans, Beil & Hough, Petersburg; D. Kirk Gunby, A. M. Kidder & Co., De Land; F. Boice Miller, B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Inc., Miami; Howard S. Wheeler, Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, Inc., Orlando. Co., St. Petersburg J. E. MADIGAN & FORMERLY W. E. FOX & BRADY, EUGENE P. Thomson & St. Unlisted Listed Petersburg C. BELL, DOUGLAS M. BIEDER, Vice-President: SECURITIES Company, Petersburg Members McKinnon, Miami Stock Cincinnati CO., CO., inc. INC. Exchange 18 E. 4th Street, Cincinnati 2, Ohio DONALD B. Lord, Abbett & Co., Atlanta, Ga. BRAYSHAW, Teletype CI 494 Telephone Main 1627 BRUNDAGE, CHARLES F. A. M. Kidder & Co., Sarasota JOHN Lynch, pierce, CARDEGNA, National Committeemen: George M. McCleary, Florida Securities Company, H. George Carrison, Pierce-Carrison Corporation, Jacksonville; F. Boice Miller, B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Inc., Merrill Palm HENRY CARRERE, Merrill Miami. Fenner & Beane, Beach Lynch. M. Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Jacksonville Elected: October 21, 1952; Took Office: November 1, 1952; Term Expires: October 31, 1953. CARRISON, H. GEORGE Corporation, Jacksonville WALTER, WOODY and HEIMERDINGER Pierce-Carrison Specializing in the purchase and sale of municipal tax and revenue securities of all states. 403 Dixie Terminal Building THE BINGHAM-HERBRAND CORPORATION CINCINNATI 2, OHIO Phone Main 5072 and Main 7794 Bell System Teletype CI 188 Toledo and Fremont Ohio THE E. KAHN'S SONS COMPANY Manufacturers of automotive brake lever blies, precision stampings, assem¬ CINCINNATI, OHIO drop forgings, Producers of "AMERICAN BEAUTY" "Van-Chrome" drop forged hand tools and component parts for jet aircraft engines. Hams-Bacon-Shortening A Full Line of Meat Food Products Preferred Stock and Common Stock Traded on the Cincinnati Stock Exchange THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 54 Thursday, November 13, 1952 81 ' ' Mike J. Stanko, White, Noble & Co., Detroit, Mich.; Mr. & Mrs. Edward V. Vallely, John Nuveen Chicago; Donald B. Stephens, Cruttenden & Co., Chicago; Mr. & Mrs. Donald Fisher, Baker, Simonds & Co., Detroit; Thomas E. King, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Chicago Co., Florida from DUELL, Thomson & & Beane, Jacksonville Atlantic Thomson National Bank of Jackson- Atwill & & McKinnon, Palm Beach DeLANO, OSCAR L. Palm A. M. Kidder & Co., E. Dooly & Co., Miami Beane, H. W. Freeman Beane, M. Kidder GAISER, Axe FREDERIC Securities Sarasota Oakes & CHARLES ENGLISH. E. EDWARD L. Gordon Graves & Co., Miami Company, Miami Beach T. RAY Goodbody & Co., St. Petersburg GARNER, J. FRANKLIN HALEY, A. A. HASZ, B. & J. Van St. Ingen & Co., Inc., Miami THE FIRST CLEVELAND CORPORATION MEMBER MIDWEST STOCK NATIONAL CITY E. CLEVELAND EXCHANGE 6th BLDG. 14 Telephone Teletype PRospect 1-1571 Bell System CV 443 & 444 Kidder & Kidder & Thomson Co., St. Petersburg & Jr., Oakes St. Petersburg Lakeland & McKinnon, Miami Beach GILBERT F. Miami Beach Company, Calvin Bullock, Graves & Beane, VAN Co., Miami ROGERO, A. C. Thomson & McKinnon, HOLT, WILSON C. Goodbody & Co., St. Petersburg HOPPER, HARRISON Goodbody & Co., St. Petersburg HOUGH, WILLIAM R. Beil & Hough, St. Petersburg HOWARD, WILLIAM R. Thomson & McKinnon, St. Petersburg HUEY, GRANT S. Paul A. Davis & Co., Miami HUGHES, THOMAS Thomson & McKinnon, Tampa HUKLE, JOSEPH F. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Miami Beach RYAN, THEODORE Shaver SADLER, & Co., VAN RYN, JOHN Merrill C. WHEELER, U. Shaver Lynch, Merrill Fenner & Beane, Jacksonville M. & Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & & Beane, WILEY, JAMES K. Shaver & Kidder JR., JOSEPH N. Co., St. Petersburg Miami Pierce, SEABER, ALFRED M. A. Fenner & Beane, C. WHITEHEAD, CLINTON S. Coral Gables SALKAY, ZOLTAN Merrill Pierce, Lynch, Beach Pierce-Carrison Corporation, Jacksonville Petersburg Ranson-Davidson Co., Dooly & Co., Miami WHEELER, HOWARD S. Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, Inc., Orlando Beach W. St. Boston HUSAN, HAROLD M. WELLBORN, H. Miami ROGERS, ROBERT C. Atwill & Company, Miami Deland Ponte Vedra VALENTINE, KIMBALL Vance, Sanders & Company, Orlando D. & Co., , Kidder & Co., TUFFLI, E. D. M. Ft. Myers THROM, HAROLD J. Co., Tampa Palm RALPH Kidder A. M. ROBINSON, HUGH B. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Petersburg M. Jacksonville S. & Co., TERRY, LINTON H. Oscar E. Ingen & Co. Inc., Miami HOLLOWELL, A. M. Gordon Pierce, Fenner & & Co., ERNEST Kidder M. A. W. Palm Beach ROBERTSON, LEWIS B. Orlando A. HOLDER, O. J. Merrill Lynch, NORMAN E. Kidder M. UFFORD, HENRY M. HODGE, EDWARD C. B. J. Van A. SYMONS, GEORGE K. W. H. Heagerty & Co., Goodbody & Co., St. Petersburg W. Co., GEORGE Jacksonville ROBERTS, Jr., ALBERT DeLand Co., SIDNEY Grimm SECURITIES & Jacksonville PRESCOTT, BARNARD Thomson & McKinnon, Miami Kidder Heagerty & Co., St. Petersburg STERLING, Corporation, Florida Securities Company, St. Petersburg READ, M. C. Beane, GUNBY, D. KIRK A. W. H. SULLIVAN, JAMES B. Sullivan, Nelson & Goss, Inc., GOGGIN, ROBERT W. MUNICIPAL and CORPORATION SMITH, DERWIN B. SOBODA, Jr., EDWARD M. Gordon Graves & Co., Miami Co., Miami POWELL, MORGAN P. Shaver & Co., St. Petersburg Miami Underwriters and Dealers Beane, STEVENS, Tarrytown, N. Y. Welsh, Davis & Co., Lakeland GIVENS, JOSEPH J. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & & PIERCE, THOMAS S. GAITHER, DOWNES, C. Co., St. Petersburg PIERCE, PAUL L. Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, Inc., Orlando R. Corp., Fenner Miami Beach Graves & STANLEY JR., SHAW, HERBERT I. Vance, Sanders & Company, Boston PETERS, JOHN N. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, CLYDE Co., St. Petersburg Shaver & McKinnon, Miami N. FLOYD Shaver & PIERCE, ROBERT J. Pierce-Carrison Corporation, Ft. Meyers & Co., & Co., Beane, SHAVER, & Pierce-Carrison FREEMAN, ROBERT T. A. & PEPPER, CECIL B. PIERCE, Beane, FREEMAN. HOWARD W. & Beach Fenner PHELPS, ORIN M. Beach Pierce, Fenner & SHAVER, Pierce, Lynch, Gordon Lynch, St. Petersburg Co., Miami Beach EMERSON, W. A. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & St. Petersburg Clearwater Oscar . Beach Thomson Ft. Lauderdale FISHMAN, HENRY M. Atwill & Company, Miami Merrill Goodbody & Co., St. Petersburg DICKSON, WILLIAM R. O. FOISY, M. L. ELLIOTT, RAYMOND J. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner McKinnon, Jacksonville Merrill FLINN, EMERY EDWARDS, W. RAY Jijlle, Jacksonville OUCH, LEO P. Thomson & McKinnon, St. Petersburg Parsons <fc Cc„ Inc., Cleveand; Mr. & Mrs. Walter F. Saunders, Corporation, New York City; Mr. & Mrs. George McCIeary, * Securities Company, St. Petersburg PEARSON, JAMES Palm Inc., Daytona Beach EWING, CLAUDE M. A. M. Kidder & Co., J. E. Parsons, Jr., Securities Florida T. Nelson O'Rourke, DUSKIN, JOSEPH H. CRANFORD, JAMES A. Edward EVANS, J. HERBERT Beil & Hough, St. Petersburg - CLAUDE Mrs. Dominion CARLTON ERICKSEN, 53) ROSTER OF MEMBERS - COURTNEY, WILLIAM M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner The page & ERICKSEN, ARTHUR C. T. Nelson O'Rourke, Inc., Daytona Beach Security Dealers Association (Continued Mr. & V? Co., St. Petersburg WINTERS, JONATHAN H. Co., SHARP, NATHAN S. Harris, Upham & Co., Miami Gordon Graves & Co., WRIGHT Delray Beach GARLAND A. M. Kidder & Miami P. Co., Ft. Lauderdale HULETT, WILLIAM B. Thomson & McKinnon, Daytona Beach JACKSON, EDGAR W. TRADING MARKETS Thomas W. Cook M. Palm & Company Beach JESTER, DeWITT T. Thomson & McKinnon, Tampa EATON MANUFACTURING COMPANY KEEFE, KENNETH M. Grimm & Co., Jacksonville KUHN, OLIVER W. A. RUSSELL& UNION COMMERCE CLEVELAND Kidder & Co., M. Tampa LEEDY, LOOMIS C. Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, & Inc., Orlando, Fla. Irving the automotive, aircraft, LEWIS, NATHANIEL L. BLDG. TELETYPE -CV 14 CHerry OHIO L D 565 1-5050 Trust 500 Open Wire to Troster, Singer & Co., New York Thomson & MATHEWS, McKinnon, Orlando Jr., marine and other C. R. McNICHOL, HERBERT A. M. Kidder MILLER, B. motor Company of Georgia, Atlanta truck axles and axle parts; MeCFFiEDY, CLINTON T. McCreedy & Company, Inc., Miami City important industries, including J. F. Paul MOORE. Miami Beach iron G. Davis & Co., rotor pumps; spring washers; rings, cold drawn steel; sodium cooled, Miami PEGGY King Merritt & Co., heater-defroster units; leaf springs; stampings; permanent mold castings; Ingen & Co., Inc., Miami BUDD A. Co., BOICE Van MOORE, & and coil T. Inc., Miami Free Inc., Miami valve gray snap poppet, and valves; turbo-jet engine blades, tappets, hydraulic MOORE. VICTOR Hawk King Merritt & Co., &Co. ms MORGAN. Merrill STOCK MORLEY, EXCHANGE A. M. JOHN Kidder MORRISON, T. UNDERWRITERS - BROKERS - Pierce, Fenner & brakes and Beane, Miami MEMBER MIDWEST DISTRIBUTORS Nelson NELSON, & SECURITIES NEWMAN, M. NOEL. BUILDING TELETYPE CV-4 dynamometers; and other similar products. R. General Offices: L. Cleveland, Ohio Sullivan, Nelson & Goss, Inc. A. LEADER inserts; Dynamatic drives, Co., Jacksonville ARCHIBALD O'Rourke, Inc., Daytona Beach CARL seat J. PLANTS: W. Palm Beach INVESTMENT lifters, valve KNEALE Lynch, ROBERT Kidder W. & E. Co., Cleveland, Massillon, Ohio J. OHIO TELEPHONE—TOWER 1-3494 NOWELL, Thomson ROBERT & Kenosha, Wisconsin • London, Ontario E. McKinnon, Ft. Lauderdale OLDFIELD, JOHN W. Oscar E. Battle PLANTS OPERATED BY SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES: The Crummer ComDany, Inc., Orlando CLEVELAND 14, • Creek, Lawton, Detroit, Marshall, Saginaw, Vassar, Michigan Coral Gables Dooly & Co., Miami I t THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Mr. & Mrs. Shields A. & Gordon Crockett, Crockett & Co., Houston; Mr. & Mrs. Richard Company, New York City; Mr. & Mrs. Harry F. Reed, Dallas Rupe Dallas; Corwin L. Liston, Prescott & Co., Cleveland Mr. H. Goodman, & Son, & Mrs. 55 George H. Earnest, Fewel & Co., Los Angeles; Henry G. Isaacs, Virginia Securities Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. Edward E. Parsons, Jr., Cleveland; Mr. & Mrs. Orville G. Allen, Lynch, Allen & Company, Inc., Dallas Company, FRANEY, Third Vice-President: William J. Blake, Fusz-Schmelzle & Co. Security Traders Club of St. Louis FRANK Newhard, Secretary: Walter A. Beckers, Paul Brown & Co. Treasurer; Ernest D. Wilier, Boatmen's National Richard Committeemen: H. National Bank of St. Louis. Co. & FUSZ, Jr.. FIRMIN D. Walsh, Newhard, Cook & Fusz-Schmelzle Co.; John W. Bunn, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated; Earl Hagensieker, Reinholdt & Gardner; Edward H. Morfeld, Morfeld, Moss & Hartnett. Elected: Cook FRIEDMAN, WM. STIX Friedman, Brokaw & Co. GABLE. & Co. L. JOHN Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated V GARDNER, FRED W. Reinholdt & Gardner October 30, 1952; Take Office: October 30, 1952; Term Expires: October, 1953. GERSTUNG, WILLIAM B. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. ROSTER OF MEMBERS ARNSTEIN, Jr., ASHER, A. FELSTEIN, SAM Henry, Franc & Co. SIDNEY I. Edwards G. ATEBS Lynch, BAKEWF.LL, Haworth F. Hoch Richard H. Walsh Ralph M. Moberly FISCHER, JOSEPH S. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sons & Pierce, Fenner HAROLD Rollins & Co., Inc. GLASER, Glaser, & Beane FRAHM, HERBERT (Continued Mercantile Trust Company EDWARD EDWIN Vogel & Co. GLYNN, Jr., JOSEPH Blewer, Heltner & Glynn C. T. Merrfll Stix & GIGER, Blair, FREDERIC A. Stix & Co. on page 56) Co. BARKAU, ELMER Taussig, Day & Co., Inc. LOUIS BARKLAGE, I. Simon M. & Co. BAUCOM, CHARLES Paul Securities American North BECKER, WALTER Brown & INDIANAPOLIS BOND AND SHARE Co. A. CORPORATION • Co. KENNETH H. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner 129 BITTING, & Beane EAST INDIANAPOLIS 4 • BUILDING MARKET » , INDIANA BLAKE, WILLIAM J. Fusz-Schmelzle & Co. ★ BLEWER, CLARENCE F. Blewer, Heltner & Glynn C. J. Devine ★ •• . in issues of Indiana Tax BOSCHERT, DANIEL C. Morfeld. Moss & Hartnett Ernest D. Wilier BOYD, Jr.. A. Albert Tneis SHAPLEIGH & Sons, Haworth Hoch, F. ^ Telephone MA-4321 MIDWEST MEMBER STOCK EXCHANGE Bramman-Schmldt-Busch, Inc. President: Richard H. Walsh, Newhard, Cook & Co. Vice-President: • Exempt and Corporate Teletype IP-298 Inc. BRAMMAN, EDWARD O. First •- Specialists Securities. Bankers Bond & Securities Co. Walter A. Beckers • & Co. BOND, RAYMOND C. William J. Blake ★ " Investment Dealers and Underwriters. BOHAN, WILLIAM McCourtney-Brecken- ridge & Co. BRECKENRIDGE, HUNTER McCourtney-Breckenrldge & Co. BRENNAN, EMMET J. Brennan & Second Vice-President: Ralph M. Moberly, I. M. Simon & Co. Company BROCKMEYER, E. H. Goldman, Sachs & Co. BRO OFFERINGS WANTED CKSMITH, H. L. Scherck, Ricnter Company BRONEMEIER, MEDUSA PRODUCTS JOSEPH Scherck, Richter Company SPECIAL SITUATIONS BUNN, JOHN W. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated EUGENE T. Morfeld, Moss & Hartnett BURNS, BURTCH, B. W. PARSONS Henry, Franc & Co. BYRNE. R. EMMET Morfeld, Moss & Hartnett CADLE, CHESTER J. Central Republic Company MEDUSA GRAY MEDUSA PORTLAND WATERPROOFED PORTLAND MEDUSA GRAY CEMENT Teletype: CONDIE, Jr., HERBERT Newhard. Cook & Co. CEMENT COOK AIR-ENTRAINING CEMENT CV 652 Assn. Securities Dealers Members Natl. CLOONEY. LEO R. Reinholdt & Gardner D. HENRY M. Newnard, Cook & Co. MEDUSA WHITE PORTLAND CEMENT CORLEY, C. C. MEDUSA WATERPROOFED WHITE PORTLAND TOwer 1-0313 CARPENTER, JR., GEORGE R. Moody's Investors Service MEDUSA "MEDCO" HIGH EARLY STRENGTH Telephone: Cleveland 14, Ohio CANAVAN, JAMES M. Smith, Moore & Co. CEMENT CO., INC. & Union Commerce Bldg., J. F. Devine & Co. CREELY, WALTER J. Goldman, Sachs & Co. CEMENT IN CLEVELAND CUMMINGS, JOHN P. Newhard, Cook & Co. MEDUSA WHITE TILE GROUT CEMENT MEDUSA STONESET CEMENT IT'S CORB LISTON DARMSTATTER, E. W. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated MEDUSA BRIKSET CEMENT OVER THE COUNTER SPECIALIST DEMPSEY, DUMONT G. Newhard, MEDUSA PORTLAND CEMENT PAINT MEDUSA RUBBER MEDUSA MEDUSA WATERPROOFING FOR OVER 20 Edward D. Jones & Co. DOWDALL, WM. F. Wm. F. Dowdall & PASTE Co. Prescott & Co. DRUMMOND. KENNETH Calvin Bullock Members MEDUSA PORTLAND 1000 Midland Building (Listed • on CEMENT CO. Cleveland 15, Ohio Midwest Exchange) YEARS DEPPE, RALPH BASE PAINT WATERPROOFING POWDER CONCENTRATED Cook & Co. ERKER, GEORGE Hill New York, H. Midwest and Other Principal Stock Exchanges -• Brothers 900 National ESSERT, EARL Midwest Stock Exchange EVANS, CHARLES D. Redden and Company FARROW, FRED F. Albert Thels b Sons, Inc. City Bank Building CLEVELAND Telephone: PRospect 1-6300 14 BeU Teletype CV 97 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 56 Lewis H. Serlen, Jones & Josephthal Co., St. & Co., New York City; Mr. & Mrs. Louis; Martin I. King, Sutro Bros. & Ralph C. Deppe, Co., New York Security Traders Club of St. Louis (Continued from page Reinholdt 8c G. RUDOLPH H. Walker 8c Co. Mercantile Trust ROBERT H. A. Newhard, Cook & Co. G. Edwards HEITNER, NORMAN E. Blewer, Heltner & Glynn E. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. HELLER, IRVIN A. WALTER C. & Co. Newhard, Cook & SCHIRP KAUFFMANN, JOHN R. Semple, Jacobs & Co. Stlfel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated We generally have buying and selling orders in the following list of over the counter securities: * Edwards G. 8c Sons 7 KINSELLA, J. REID McCaskey Register Ohio Leather Bessemer Securities Ohio Water Service G. Peerless Cement Federal Machine & Welder Valley Mould & Iron Industrial Silica Youngstown Steel Car Co. & Mercantile Trust U. Newhard, Cook & Co. National Bank of St. LOTTMAN, CHAS. S. Kerwln, Fotherlngham & Co., Inc. UNION NATIONAL BANK BUILDING Herrlck G. Walker H. MALONE, Telephone 4-4351 C. V. 8c & & Weber C. Co. Co. Co. & EDWARD White & A. Company WHITE, F. HOWARD Goldman, Sachs 8c Co. Co. & Devine WHITE, Co. & J. WEBER, VINCENT C. J. WHITE, Jr., JULIAN White 8c Company Inc. Sons, HOVEY E. WIBBING, RAY H. Inc. Redden C. and Company WICKMANN, W. JACK Division Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated WILLER, ERNEST The Mills & Company D. National Boatmen's Bank of St. Louis YATES, Jr.. JAMES A. Elliot H. Stein & Co. Hill Brothers STUEBE, EDWARD Newhard, Cook & Co. Co., Inc. ZAEGEL, JOHN F. Bramman-Schmidt-Busch, SUECK, ROBERT J. MAENDER, CLARENCE J. YOUNGSTOWN 1, OHIO Co. Savings Bond G. H. WALSH, ROBERT A. Dempsey-Tegeler 8c STAY, WALTER A. R. RICHARD WEBB, FRANK X. STEIN, ELLIOT H. McKEE, LOGAN Barrett & ELMER S. Co. Newhard, Cook & Co. Federal Reserve Bank LEWIS, HUGH W. Louis BUTLER, WICK & CO. WALSH, M. Slayton & Company, Company SMITH, Boatmen's 8c Jones Thels SLAYTON, LEVIS, EDWIN The J. MICHAEL Brown Albert 8c L. Fusz-Schmelzle Paul KNIGHT, NEWELL S. Commrcial Shearing & Stamping B. Tibbe A. VOGEL, LEONARD Glaser, Vogel 8c Co. SHUEY, LEE G. LESTER W. Walker H. A. SHAPIRO. SUMNER Harvey. Klein & Co., Inc. KNICKMEYER, TIBBE, ANTON A. Co. Newhard, Cook & Co. Edward D. KLEIN, ELMER B. Bessemer Limestone & Cement GREGORY SESTRIC, Brennan & Company Aetna Standard Engineering 8c SENTURIA, EDWARD Newhard, Cook 8c Co. KERR, KENNETH A. Sanders SCHMELZLE, ALBERT Stlfel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated Co. JAY THOMAS, JOHN R. H. Taussig, Day & Co.. Inc. KELLY, FRED S. L. Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc. DONALD SCHLUETER. Beane THEIS, IH. ALBERT Albert Thels & Sons, Inc. SPENCER H. C. & Peltason, Tenenbaum Co. SCHERCK, GORDON Scherck, Rlchter Company JORDAN, ROY W.' G. H. Walker 8c Co. KEANEY, FRANK X. Co. TENENBAUM, Brothers Edwin Edward D. Jones & Co. TENENBAUM, HARRY Peltason, Tenenbaum Company Wlbbing 8c Co. SANDERS. EDWARD D. Inc. Co., TEGELER, JEROME F. Dempsey-Tegeler 8c Co. Co. HERBERT M. H. Hill Edward D. Jones & Co. & Sons 8c HENRY J. Rlchter Company ROBINSON, MojTeld, Moss 8c Hartnett IIARVEY, JOSHUA A. GUMMERSBACH, ALBERT O. Midwest Stock Exchange JONES, RICHTER, Scherck, ROACH, HUEBNER, CHARLES JANSEN, KENNETH J. HARTNETT, WM. H. D. Jones Edward REIS, GEORGE J. Stlfel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated HARRIS, IRWIN R. Scherck, Rlchter Company & Co. Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis Brown REIMAN, WM. L. Fenner TAYLOR, MEL M. Semple, Jacobs 8c Edwards 8c Sons G. A. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Gardner TAUSSIG, WILLIAM H. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, and Company REDMAN, W. G. Walker & Co. H. G. TARLETON Redden HULSTEIN, EDWARD — HAHN, JOSEPH F. GREEN, JR., ARTHUR W. Paul REDDEN, Franc 8c Co. Henry, HORNING, BERT GOODING, RUSSELL H. O. H. Wlbbing & Co. HAEUSSLER, Everett W. Snyder, E. W. Snyder & Co., Syracuse; Mr. & Mrs. George J. Elder, Straus, McDowell, Detroit; Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Hudepohl, Westheimer and Company, Cincinnati Mrs. HENRY, OLIVER B. HAGENSIEKER, EARL Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. GUION, & Blosser & HONIG, THEODORE C. GODBOLD, EARL G. H. Walker Mr. D. HOCH, HAWORTH F. McCourtney-Breckenridge 8c Co. 55) ROSTER OF MEMBERS GRAF. Edward City Thursday, November 13, 1952 The Co. National Boatmen's Bank of St. Louis VINCENT Inc. ZINZER, HERMAN J. Dempsey-Tegeler 8c Co. Paul Brown & Co, MATTHEW, DAVID S. White & Company A DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS MATYE, JOHN F. Dempsey-Tegeler <te Co. MAYER, WALTER Eckhardt, Petersen & Co., SELLING TO Inc. ESSENTIAL MEYER, EUGENE J. Municipal Bond INDUSTRIES Corp. MILLS, ANDREW S. Newhard, Cook & Co. Based upon the processing of many kinds of transparent films, MILLS, R. G. R. G. Mills & Company foils and other materials, The Dobeckmun in 24 years, from the Company has grown, original creators of cellophane cigar MOBERLY, RALPH I. M. Simon & Co. MOREY, Jr., RICHARD A. G. Edwards & wrappers to a national business Sons with MORFELD, EDWARD H. Morfeld, Moss 8c Hartnett For MOSS, MORRIS Morfeld, Moss 8c Hartnett Foods, ceuticals, confections, chemicals, pharma¬ tobacco, NEUWOEHNER, HIRAM White 8c metal Company NEWCOMB, LOWELL St. Louis NEWELL. A. products . . bags, pack¬ . material, labels, package age Union Trust Co. JAMES E. box wraps, covers; G. Edwards 8c Sons in flexible films, foils, laminated combi¬ NEWHARD, CHAPIN S. Newhard. Cook & Co. nations. NIEMOELLER, JOHN J. Stlfel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated Collin, Norton Associate Members & Co New York Curb New JAMES Mercantile Trust OHLREN. IRVING Unlisted Trading Department PAPIN. Petersen Lynch, & Co., LOISEL Pierce, Fenner Bell System FOBPER. tape and ELVIN K. I. M. Simon 8c Co. for wire, cable more . . • sheet and about us, film- stock, label For textiles . . non-tarnish¬ . fabrics. any industry . films, other materials . . custom- foils and for utilitarian decorative purposes. are manu¬ would write for brochure "A Typical you American Industry". The Dobeckmun Company, Cleveland 1,0. at Atlanta, Berkeley, Boston, Portland, St. Louis, St. Paul and Co., high- ing, Lurex metallic yartyi, for garments, draperies, uphol¬ or apolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, PETERSEN. JOSEPH G. & . Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indian¬ PELTASON, PAUL E. Eckhardt-Petersen Beane Branches Peltason, Tenenbaum Co. Teletype TO 190 8c . paper. laminated in like to know Inc., Scherck, Rlchter Company 6131 cover Berkeley, Calif. If PAULI, ROBERT A. TOLEDO, OHIO laminated These diversified products for essential industries factured in Cleveland, Ohio, and THOMAS PIERRE Merrill industry motors. SON, WILLIAM T. . hard-wearing, For form, Elliot H. Stein & Co. Eckhardt GARDNER BLDG„ 506 MADISON AVE. Telephone ADams electrical R. Olson, Donnerberg 8c Co., Inc. Manager graphic arts sulation, Company OLDENDORPH. EDWARD Smith, Moore & Co. O'NEILL. the finish, light-weight, space-saving in¬ O'BRIEN, 01 RUSS KEIER, the Nordman & Co. Exchange York Stock Exchange Members Midwest Stock Exchange Members Chicago Board of Trade Members For instance: For steries, fine decorative textile For NORDMAN, JOHN serving essential industries diversified products. many Inc. Seattle. Representatives everywhere. i DOBECKMUN Convention Number Mr. & Mrs. John THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL F. Harry McLaughlin, L. Arnold, McLaughlin, Reuss Goldman, Sachs & Bond Club of & Co., New York City; Co., New York City Mr. & CHRONICLE Mr. & Mrs. George McAleer, Dominick & Dominick, New York City; Mr. & Mrs. Ralph C. Deppe, Edward D. Jones & Co., St. Louis; Mr. & Mrs. Fred G. Morton, The Milwaukee Company, Milwaukee Mrs. Treasurer: Francis Q. Coulter, Syracuse Trust Company. Syracuse, N. Y. Secretary: Charles T. Heaton, William N. Pope, Inc. Board of Governors: Carl M. N ST A Clarence A. Goodelle; William G. Lapham, Loeb, Rhoades & Co.; Pearne W. Billings, Cohu & Co.; D. B. Bonbright & Co. Elected: January 21, AFFILIATES 31 Harry C. Copeland, Reynolds & Co.; Delwin H. Gidley, Geo. MEMBERS 4000 1952; Took Office: January 21, 1952; Term Expires: February 1, 1953. ROSTER OF MEMBERS BICKELHAUP; ALBERT Cohu & Co. ' BILLINGS, PEARNE W. Cohu & Co. BISHOP, WESLEY Smith, Bishop & Co. BULLOCK. Warren R. Wallace Francis Charles T. Heaton Q. Coulter The Milwaukee Company EDWARD J. Reid-Bullock Co. CANDEE, HORACE F. Cari M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. President: Warren R. Wallace. Vice-President: Edward J. Smith, Smith, Bishop & Co. Investment CARY, DANIEL W. Reynolds & Co. 207 COPELAND, HARRY C. Reynolds & Co. East Securities Michigan Street Milwaukee Wisconsin :: COULTER, FRANCIS Q. Syracuse Trust Co. UNDERWRITING DISTRIBUTING • TRADING • CUMMINGS, ERNEST M. George D. B. Bonbrlght & Co. DAY, MARSHALL W. George D. B. Bonbrlght EASTMAN, Co. 8a Chicago Office EMMONS. EDWARD L. 135 Reynolds 6s Co. SECURITIES ENGREN, Exchange Co. DREW G. Eastman LISTED & UNLISTED & Member Midwest Stock South LaSalle Saint Paul Office Street 144 Endicott Building GEORGE M. FELDMAN, RICHARD Through our distribution the retail own GEHM, GEORGE W. First Trust 6s Deposit Co. wholesale and GIDLEY, DELWIN H. George D. B. Bonbrlght & Co. offer unusual facilities for we placement blocks of Securities of Madison Office First National Wausau Office Bank First State American Building Bank Building GOODELLE, CLARENCE A. GRABAU, ALVIN J. Grabau-Buchman Members New York New York Curb Stock GRAVES, J. LLOYD Exchange William N. (Associate) Exchange Pope, Inc. GRIMES, WILLIAM H. C. Midwest Stock Exchange Barrett Herrick & Co., HEATON, CHARLES Inc. T. William N. Pope, Inc. Crnttenden & Co. JOHNSON, ORLIE D. George D. B. Bonbrlght & Co. SERVING SOUTH LA SALLE TELEPHONE STREET CHICAGO 4, DE 2-0500 ILLINOIS LAPHAM, BEVERLEY H. B. H. Lapham & Company LAPHAM, LINCOLN OMAHA DENVER Weartland THE KASBERGER, THOMAS S. 209 WILLIAM Jr., Carl M. G. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. LeVEILLIE, G. N. OF IOWA'S RICHEST SOIL WILLIAM MARSH, Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. McGURK, ROBERT T. Stone & Webster Securities Corp. MILES, JOHN P. L. D. 23 Sherman & Co.' of the 32 counties served by Iowa MULCOCK, ERNEST R. Sills, Fairman & Harris William N. Members Midwest Stock Exchange Chicago New York Peoria, 111. Kalamazoo, Mich. Gary, Ind. Emporia, Direct Private Wichita, Wire to W. Salina, E. Electric E. R. Mulcock 8s Co. Light and Power Company & Inc. among POZZI, FRANK Solvay, N. Y. ROBERTS. JAMES K. B. Rollins 6s Co. Co., N. Y. SCHELLENBERG, LeROY H. William N. Pope, Inc. Clarence SMITH. Underwriters and Distributors of SMITH, Industrial Securities Leo Goodelle A. LEO V. 200 counties in the nation. Iowa Electric Light and Company operates in 32 counties ... 23 of these ROY Ever for the industrial increasing renewals offers H. National agricultural income group. Plenty of power is avail¬ in the top able V. Smith & Co. SNYDER. EVERETT W. E. W. Snyder and Co. STOKES, expansion being attracted to the area. revenues an and an enviable record of franchise investment you can recommend confidently. Bank SUITS, GILBERT Teletype top Power Bishop 6s Co. Merchants Telephone SALES MANAGEMENT surveys credit Iowa with 42 of the EDWARD J. Smith, Municipal, Public Utility, Railroad and DEarborn 2-1421 U. S. Agriculture's 200 Richest ROLLINS, KARL B. Kans. Hutton Pope, SCHMIDT, NORMAN 0. THORNE, WILLIAM J. Syracuse Trust Co. CG 864 Write for a copy of our Annual Report for your files. IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHTS POWER TICKNER, RULAND L. COMPLETE SPECIALISTS TRADING IN LOCAL are POPE. WILLIAM N. INCORPORATED FACILITIES MARKETS Foster 8s Adams WALLACE, WARREN R. Fayettevllie, N. Y. WELLES, FRANK M. Reynolds 6s Co. GENERAL OFFICES: Cedar Rapids, Iowa 58 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Alabama Thursday, November 13, 1952 Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Birmingham; Fred A. Hayley, Mer¬ Security Dealers Association Mobile; James R. Hendrix, Hendrix & Mayes, Montgomery Inc., LOUIS Odess, Martin mingham Co., Birmingham; W. Berney Perry, Berney Perry & Company, Inc., Herzberg, & Bir¬ SELLERS, PHILLIP Sellers, Doe & Company, Montgomery Inc., Birmingham; Leo C. Turner, Marx & Co., Birmingham; George M. Wood, George M. Wood & Co., Montgomery. SHROPSHIRE, OGDEN Shropshire & Company, Mobile Lee, Sterne, Agee & Leach, SMITH, HENRY M. Birmingham; Miles A. Watkins, Jr., Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, Stubbs, Smith Lombardo, & Inc., Bir¬ mingham Inc., Birmingham. Elected: & SCHULHAFER. Mayes, Inc., Birmingham; Hugh Morrow, Jr., Watkins, Morrow & National Committeemen: Alonzo H. C. J. PERRYMAN, Hendrix chants National Bank, December, Office: Took 1951; January STANSEL, ARTHUR 1, 1952; Term Courts Expires, December 31, 1952. &t STERNE, Birmingham Company, H. MERVYN Leach, Birmingha Sterne, Agee & \ ROSTER OF MEMBERS STUBBS, ADAMS, RALPH E. Berney Perry mingham Eddins John Mortimer A. Cohen Clyde Ulmer AGEE, Vice-Presidents: Mortimer Sterne, Agee Agee & Leach, Mo¬ & V. Marx Company, THORNTON, Company, Marx Company, & Birmingham Bank, Merrill Lynch, Birmingham Pierce, Fenner St Marx Beane, Treasurer: Joseph P. Lombardo, Stubhs, Smith & Birmingham. Lombardo, Inc., Mobile, Mobile Baxley, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Milton S. Boyce, Merrill Lynch, Fenner & Beane, Montgomery; Pierce, Fenner St Beane, Markets Trading Cumberland Southern Utilities Common and Securities Corporation, Bir¬ CARLISLE, Co. C. JUDSON & Birmingham Company, WATKINS, Jr., MILES A. Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, DRAYTON Inc., Bir¬ WARNER S. WATKINS, Bank, Birmingham ODESS, LEWIS Watkins, St Company, Birming¬ Morrow J. Martin St Herzberg, Inc., WATKINS, Jr., WARNER S. Bir- mingham Watkins. PERRY, W. BERNEY Berney Perry St Company, mingham Sterne, Agee & Leach, Birmingham Beane, ham Odess, mingham Preferreds Iowa Marx Hugh First National Knight, Inc., Birmingham Fenner St mingham NABERS, BROWN, C. BLYTHE Power Co. Jr., Pierce, WALKER, JOSEPH ham Birmingham Iowa Electric Light & JR., SIDNEY J. Thornton, Mohr & Company, Montgomery MORROW, Lynch, WALKER, CULLOM Marx & Company, Birmingham Pierce, Fennere & Beane, BRODNAX, MARION J. St SIDNEY J. Watkins, Morrow St Company, Birming¬ BOYCE, MILTON S. Brodnax Birmingham Company, Montgomery Thornton, Mohr St Company, Montgomery MOHR, BONHAM, JOHN A. Sellers, Doe & Company, Montgomery Merrill Lynch, St Merrill Carlson St Co., Birmingham MOHR, Lynch, Montgomery Executive Committee: Marion E. Courts VINCENTELLI, JOHN BAXLEY, MARION Merrill * of Birmingham Hendrix & Mayes, Inc., Birmingham S. Bank Company, & ULMER, CLYDE McREE, S. A. First National MILLS J. Thornton, Mohr & Company, Montgomery Montgomery ARMSTRONG, ERNEST Sterne, Agee St Leach, Montgomery BACON, ROBERT Birmingham. Bir¬ TURNER, LEO C. MAYES, HAROLD B. bile. Secretary: John Eddins, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Inc., THORNTON, Jr., J. MILLS MASTERS, ERNEST National Lombardo, St Thornton, Mohr & Company, Montgomery Birmingham WILLIAM Hugo Smith H. mingham Birmingham HUGO & Bir¬ ANDREWS, J. WARREN First Jr.. MARX, , Stubbs, HUGO Marx Hugo Birmingham mingham Montgomery; Ogden Shropshire, Shropshire & Company, V. Hugo MARX, Leach, St ALLISON. Jr., CHARLES J. Equitable Securities Corporation, Birmingham. Cohen, A. Bir¬ RUCKER Sierne, President: Clyde Ulmer, Courts & Co., MARX, Inc., Company, & GEORGE Jr., St Co., Morrow Birmingham WOOD, GEORGE M. Inc., Wood M. George Bir- Mont- Company, & gomery CARLSON, ROBERT H. Carlson SINCERE AND COMPANY MEMBERS New and York all Stock OF Co., Birmingham Underwriters, COHEN, MORTIMER A. Sterne, Agee St Leach, Montgomery Exchange Principal Stock and Commodity St CARLSON, Jr., Robert H. Carlson St Co., Birmingham Brokers Listed of Distributors and Unlisted and CONVILLE, KNOX A. Conville Exchanges COX, CHICAGO St Company, Birmingham JOHN B., Investment Securities Jr. Birmingham Trust National Bank, Birmingham Teletype Telephone STate CG 252-656 2-2400 & 657 CROW, Jr., JAMES S. Hendrix & Mayes, Inc. Birmingham CRUMPTON, TOM U. T. U. Crumpton & Co., Inc. Birmingham STRAUS, BLOSSER i McDOWELL Members New DARBY, Jr., NOLAN C. Merrill Lynch, Birmingham .DOE, Pierce, Fenner St Beane, York Stock Stock Exchange—Midwest Exchange—New York Curb Stock Exchange Exchange (Associate) 135 South La Salle Street, Chicago 3, WELDON Sellers, Doe & Company, CHICAGO Detroit Montgomery New York EDDINS, JOHN Merrill Lynch, Birmingham Detroit Pierce, Fenner St Beane, Kansas City Private Illinois Teletype CG 650-651 Telephone ANdover 3-5700 Wire Grand Rapids Milwaukee System Coast to Mt. Clemens Coast ELIASBERG, JULIEN Selma OVER-THE-COUNTER SPECIALISTS SINCE FORE, ROBERT B. First National Bank of Birmingham, Birmingham FRAZER, FRANK B. Shropshire St Company, Mobile 1926 Underwriters and Distributors HAWORTH, HOWARD Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner St Beane, Birmingham Corporate and Municipal Securities HAYLEY, FRED Merchants SWIFT, HENKE & CO. MEMBERS MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE National Bank, Mobile HECHT, GEORGE Merrill Lynch, Birmingham Pierce, Fenner St Beane, HENDRIX, JAMES R. Hendrix St Mayes, Birmingham Inc., HERZBERG, BERNARD F. Odess, Martin mingham HOLLEMAN. S. & Herzberg, BROOKS St Chicago 3 1800 314 N. Broadway, St. Louis 2 Tel. Garfield 1980 Tel. STate 2-5770 HUBBARD, CHARLES C. Hendrix Founded 105 W. Adams Street, Hugo Marx & Co., Montgomery Trading markets maintained in Chicago Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. Bir¬ Inc., Mayes, Inc., Montgomery HYDINGER, EB S. Carlson St Co., Birmingham JEMISON, Jr., JOHN S. Marx St Company, Birmingham UNLISTED SECURITIES JOYANT, A. W. American National Bank St Trust Com¬ pany, Mobile LEACH, EDMUND C. Sterne, Agee St Leach, Montgomery Republic Investment Company, Inc. CONTINENTAL ILLINOIS NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 231 SOUTH LA SALLE STREET CHICAGO 4, ILLINOIS FRanklin 2-1150 Teletype: CG 2197 & CG 1614 LEE, ALONZO LESLIE, OWEN C. Odess, Martin St Direct Wires Inc., Stubbs, Smith mingham PROMPT St Lombardo, Inc., Pittsburgh Chicago - Cleveland. Loans and Securities MO U. 1 PAT on. Birmingham HENRY S. Agee St Leach, Sterne, partment. Teletype: i Birmingham Ohio's MARTIN, ELBERT H. Odess, Martin mingham - Bir¬ Address Co., dealers in New York We clear for - KENNETH St - CLEARINGS Tus¬ caloosa LYNN, to City, Missouri and Milwaukee, Wisconsin Herzberg, LOMBARDO, JOSEPH P. Carlson New York, Kansas SPECIALIZED H. Sterne, Agee St Leach, Birmingham LONG, DEALERS SECURITY KNIGHT, Jr., ROY W. Brodnax St Knight, Inc., Birmingham & Herzberg, Inc., Bir¬ Largest •i Bank CV 240. ' De¬ THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number .'J:-':•? 59 ' * w , w Mr. & Mrs. Kermit Mr. B. Mrs. & Sorum, Howard J. A lison-Williams Eble, Wm. J. Company, Mericha & Minneapolis; Karen Inc., Cleveland Wi A1 George R. McAleer, Dominick & Dominick, New York City; Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Walsh, Newhard, Cook <ft Co., St. Louis; Mr. & Mrs. Phillip J. Clark, Amos C. Sudler & Co., Denver Mr. & Mrs. Sorum; Co., Vice-President: Ernest H. Pringle, E. H. Pringle & Co., Securities Dealers of the Carolinas Charleston, S. C. ,Secretary: Edgar M. Norris, Greenville, S. C. Treasurer: Robert S. Hays, R. S. Hays & Company, Inc., Durham, N. C. ROSTER OF MEMBERS TRUST AMERICAN Charlotte, N. WACHOVIA COMPANY Asheville. C. E. BANK TRUST & CO. C. N. C. BEMAN Laurinburg, BRANCH Wilson, ALEX N. N. BROWN TRUST CO. & COVINGTON Spartanburg, S. C. SONS & N. BURNETT Greensboro, CALHOUN & C. Winston-Salem, OSCAR WARD C. BANKING N. C. CO. & H. M. Byllesby and Company C. CO. & (Incorporated) Spartanburg, S. C. J. Lee Peeler Ernest H. President: J. Lee Peeler, Robert S. Hays Pringle CITIZENS TRUST Greenwood, J. Lee Peeler & Company, Inc., JAMES Durham, N. C. S. Charleston, & S. INC. 'n<nwei> C. N. CRAWFORD Columbia, DARGAN CO., C. CO. & Durham, H. C. CONNER COURTS G. CO. S. & CO., INC. C. CO. & Spartanburg, S. C. Brokers and Dealers in R. S. N. EQUITABLE N. Durham, ALESTER G. S. HAMILTON New York Curb Exchange (Assoc.) 135 South La Salle Street, Chicago 3 C. Telephone Financial 6-4600 COMPANY & Railroad Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange FURMAN CO. Greenville, — Members Midwest Slock Exchange CORP. N. C. FROST, READ & SIMONS, INC. Charleston, S. C. Since 1924 Industrial Municipal Bonds CORP. C. SECURITIES FIRST — C. SECURITIES Greensboro, Over the Counter Securities Public Utility DICKSON & CO. Charlotte, Teletypes CG 273 and 2860 Chester, S. C. New York E. L. HARDIN Salisbury, Rogers R. & Tbacy S. & N. HAYS CO., — INC. Philadelphia — Pittsburgh — Minneapolis C. & CO., INC. Durham, N. C. INC. BARNWELL HUGER, 120 So. La Salle Charleston, Street, Chicago 3, Illinois INTERSTATE Telephone STate 2-4151 Direct wires to our Charlotte, DILLON & JACKSON Correspondents CO. SMITH, HAGUE & NEW YORK CO. SECURITIES CORP. C. N. OU1 40th YEAE SMITH & Gastonia, EASTMAN, & S. C. N. C. CO. DETROIT KIRCHOFER ARNOLD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Raleigh, A. M. N. LAW C. CO. & ACM7I and CoiflpClTW LEWIS A CMun & Co. MANNING M. Greenville, WE MAINTAIN S. C. JOE McALISTER CO. A Vf r Members ot 1 Greenville, S. C. ACTIVE TRADING MARKETS IN McCARLEY & CA CO. & Greensboro, N. C. VIVIAN ' Incorporated Spartanburg, S. C. McDANIEL New York Stock CO. Midwest Stock Exchange Exchange New York Curb Asheville, N. C. Exchange (Associate) HENRY T. MILLS Greenville, UNLISTED SECURITIES EDGAR M. S. Greenville, J. Your Inquiries Invited LEE H. S. N. Paal HLDavls & G'o. Established 1916 S. Exchanges FRANK S. CO. s. & CO. S. Rockford Peoria VANCE S. & CO., Rockford Spokane , Nantucket Sturgis (Mich.) Peoria Wausau Kansas City CO. Lexington C. C. N. C. Minneapolis Moline INC. C. SECURITIES Greensboro, Portland (Me.) Decatur TOWNSEND, WESTON & CO. Charleston, Trading Dept. Teletype CG-405 N. Philadelphia Milwaukee Flint INVESTMENT Charlotte, Madison Concord c. SMITH SOUTHERN 3 30 Federal St. Boston, Mass. Aurora C. South La Salle Street CHICAGO Chi<a«# City C. INVESTMENTS Columbia, 44 Wall Slree, New York Wilmington, N. C. Chicago Board of Trade 10 & Winston-Salem, N. Columbia, * CO. & ROBINSON-HUMPHREY SELECTED Members Principal Stock CO. & C. PRINGLE Charleston, REYNOLDS 100 W. Monroe Street C. PEELER Durham, E. C. NORRIS CORP. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 60 BAKER Georgia Security Dealers Association The H. Beer Courts & Co. J. W. Tindall Courts Company & PHILIP Thomson CRAIG Lane, Space Johnson, v 8c Co., Inc. Savannah BATTEY, Trust Evans A. & Inc., Company, BLACKSTOCK, JERRY G. Hancock. Blackstock & Co. Citizens and Southern National Bank. ■ iji J Brown RICHARD Thomson ROSTER OF MEMBERS SCOTT & Co. Goodbody BOGGS, located ALLEN, Atlanta unless In L., JR. French otherwise Indicated) APPLEBY, ADAMS, ALLISON Beer Thomson & McKinnon A. Evans & Company, Courts & Inc. AUSTIN, F. ALEXANDER, CAROLINE & Crawiord, WILLIAM BOYD, Inc. Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Co., C. J. Co. W. J. Inc. THOMAS J. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, & M. BRAY, ROBERT M. Co. Trust BRAYSHAW, B. DONALD HOFFMAN, Abbett & Co. Lord, Courts executed Orders N.A.S.D. Stock Detroit on at members regular Exchange for rates less & Thomson -8c Courts F. McKinnon Eorooke BROOME, MICHIGAN Courts & & Company, Inc. Co. & Inc. Company, LESTER Varnedoe, Chisholm & Co., Inc. Savannah Grange KILPATRICK, Company & Co., C. R. La Space Evans A. ANDREW J. Jr., Augusta MARION KISER, Inc. Courts D. W. & W. Co. KNOX, WILLIAM S. Space & Co., Inc. JOHN T. KONTZ, Merrill LAY, CULLEN J. The Columbus Pierce, Lynch, Fenner JOSEPH E. Robinson-Humphrey & Beane Company, 8c LAYTON, BUXTON L. Goodbody & Co. L. Co. LEE, R. E. CABELL W. Wyatt, Neal 8c Waggoner Co., Columbus HULL, J. G. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Groover, LESSER, NORMAN Trust Company of HUME, E. STOCKTON JR., JAMES F. Brown UNLISTED MARKETS 8c KAROW, Co. & STOCKTON Jr., & HOPKINS, Stockton Broome 8s Co. BROWN, Evans A. Clement VIRGINIA HOLMES, BROOKE, BYRON Byron E. Co. WILLIAM F. Co. HENRY BROCK, 40%. & Courts Cullen J. Hoffman Company, BROADWELL, Beane. KABLE, JOHN R. Co. Lane, & RICHARD K. Clement HIRSHBERG, JULIAN R. Norris & Hirshberg, Inc. Company of Georgia Fenner JORDAN, LUDLOW KEY, HILL, CARL Johnson, Lane, Johnson, MOLLIS Tindall Courts JONES, J. & Co., Inc. O. Pierce, Macon RICHARD HINDSMAN. Savannah JAMES JONES, DENMARK T. HEID, Jr., H. P. The Robinson-Humphrey BRADLEY, Merrill Inc. Columbus Augusta Company Co., La Grange DIXON Courts HUDSON D. R. Lynch, Hugh W. Long and Company, Inc. HEAD, Courts 8c Co. ARMSBY, J. W. Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner ADAMS, EDWARD R. Clement & Pierce, Fenner & Beane JONES, JR., FRANK Company HATCHER, LLOYD B. Trust Company of Georgia — LEONARD G. Inc. RALPH Goodbody & Co. BOUNDS, JAMES W. (Members In-.'., Co. JOLLEY, LEX Johnson, Lane, Space 8c HANCOCK, ROY W. Hancock, Blackstock & Co. HARRIS, McKinnon & & JOHNSON, THOMAS M. Johnson, Lane, Space & National Bank McKinnon, & Groover, GROVES, Inc. BLACKWOOD, Jr., W. HUGH BLANCHARD, Secretary-Treasurer: James W. Means, Courts & Co. & GROOVER, LESTER J. Clement A. Evans & Company, The Citizens and Southern National Bank Vice-President: Jack C. Morris, Norris & Hirshberg, Inc. Co., A. HARRY N. Merrill Lynch, GRADY, Jr., HENRY W. The Robinson-Humphrey Thomson BLACKSTONE, President: James S. Eudd, Jr., The Martin JOHNSON. GRIGGS, Jr.. JAMES Co. & Space 8c Lane, GARNER Milhous, Inc. Co., Merrill BLACK, Jr., GRADY H. James W. Means 8c Co. 8c Inc. Savannah Augusta Jack C. Morris Hilsman H. Co., Savannah JOHNSON, GOl'F, CHARLES II. Frinch & Crawford, BEESON, JAMES T. Jzmes S. Budd, Jr. J. & T. DAVID Johnson, Inc. GLENN, JOHN F. Citizens and Southern KARY J. Company of Georgia Courts JOHNSON, JAY D. FROST, Courts M. ALFRED Clement Co. GAY, Jr., EDWARD Augusta BEAVERS. G. & FRENCH, J. McCREA French & Crawford, Jr., JELKS, FREEMAN N. Johnson, Lane, Space Savannah P. Goodbody BARRETT, JULIAN N. Beer 8c Company BARROW, ROGER M. Hancock, Blackstock & Co. JACOBS, Ga. Co. & FONVILLE, E. McKinnon & HUNERKOPH, CLOVIS Trust Company of Georgia Company FLOURNOY, ELIZABETH M. E. CARROLL BARFORD, & FLEMING, WILLIAM S. Courts 8c Co., Albany, BANK, DONALD BANKS, STROTHER FLEMING, E. Robinson-Humphrey Company Thursday, November 13, 1952 LEWIS, Courts Courts & Co. Macon BROYLES, NORRIS ARNOLD Beer 8s Company HUMPHREYS, Courts & Co. LUTTRELL, W. R. WARREN Co., & Georgia W. WILLIAM Columbus LaGrange BRUCKNER, JACK I. Merrill WM. C. RONEY & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK Lynch, Rapids Courts & Co., DETROIT, MICH. Battle Saginaw Beane, Newnan MANLEY, BENNETT & CO. BRYANT, Jr., O. S. & Muskegon Creek Crawford, BUCHANAN, C. Thomson Grand & Augusta French • Fenner BRYANT, EVERETT C. EXCHANGE Teletype DE 100-101 BUHL BLDG. Pierce, Inc. ■'< SHELTON • McKinnon & BUDD, Jr., JAMES S. Retail and Trading Interest in The Citizens and Southern National Bank BURT, FRANK Brooke Byron & Detroit and Company Michigan Bank Stocks ALBERT BUTLER, V. Athens Courts & Co., CARTER, Jr., HUGH D. Markets In Michigan Securities Courts 8c Co. CASELL, UNDERWRITERS and DISTRIBUTORS H. Members N. Goodbody & Co. New York Stock Exchange CASWELL, IRA H. J. H. Hilsman CATER, (Associate) New York Curb & Co., Inc. Detroit Stock W. B. Exchange Goodbody & Co. White, Noble & Company Members Midwest Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange PRIVATE YORK—J. NEW Detroit Stock Exchange (Associate) WARNER & Michigan Phone 9-4336 Ann Arbor - Trust - CO. Battle Creek 26 - WOodward 2-8992 Lansing - Muskegon & - - Buhl Building Detroit 26, Teletype DE-92 Co. Michigan CHISHOLM, FRANK A. Varnedoe, Chlsholm 8c Co., Inc. DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS UNDERWRITERS CLISBY, JOSEPH R. Courts 8c Co., Macon Buhl Building Building Tindall CLARKE. HARRISON Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Co., Inc. DETROIT Teletype GR 184 W. Savannah CHICAGO—DANIEL F. RICE & CO. GRAND RAPIDS 2 J. CLARKE, HAGOOD Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Co., Inc. WIRES ARTHUR 1100 WOodward 5-1122 CHESTNUT, J. D. Teletype DE 7 Traverse City CONANT, JOHN Clement A. CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL Evans & A. Company, Inc. COOPER, HOMER G. Courts 8c COOPER, SECURITIES Co., Athens WILLIAM Merrill Lynch, F. Pierce, Fenner & Beane ACTIVE TRADING MARKETS COURTS. MALON C. Courts 8c Co. IN COURTS, RICHARD W. Courts 8c Co. WATLING, LERCHEN & CO. MIDWESTERN UNLISTED STOCKS COX, ERNEST P. Courts 8s Co. CRAWFORD, ALLEN Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Co., Inc. Investment Bankers Savannah CRAWFORD, Jr., ALLEN C. French & Crawford, Inc. CRAWFORD, WILLIAM C. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Members New York Stock New York Curb CROFT, Exchange The Jr., ED. S. R- LIVINGSTONE, CROUSE & CO* Members S. Robinson-Humphrey Company Stock Detroit Exchange PENOBSCOT BUILDING DETROIT 26, MICHIGAN DAVIS, LLOYD (Associate) Courts 8c Co. DEAN, Detroit Stock Exchange JAMES B. i J. Midwest Stock Exchange W. Tindall 8c Courts 8c Co. ■'r W. Clement A. Teletype to J. F. REILLY W. Evans & Company, NEW & CO., INC. YORK Inc. DuBOSE, SAM I. ARTHUR John F. Shields & Company L. WRIGHT & CO., INC. PHILADELPHIA Ford Building, Detroit 26 Ann Arbor Trust Bldg., Ann Arbor 120 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson, Michigan DULANEY, The J. LANDON C. Robinson-Humphrey DURRETT. H. DYKES, Courts J. Company FRAZER Hilsman 8c Co., Inc. EUGENE T. 8c Co., Columbus F. S. YANTIS & CO., INC. CHICAGO CONRAD, BRUCE & CO. of LOS ANGELES EVANS, CLEMENT A. Clement A. Evans 8c DE-336 DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES DICK, Jr., JACKSON P. Beer 8c Company DOUGHTY, 5-6202 Co. DENNY, RICHARD A. MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATE SECURITIES WOodward Company, Inc. Inc. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Mrs. Edward E. Mrs. Parsons, Jr., Cleveland; George McCleary, Florida Securities Company, St. Petersburg; Landon A. Freear, Ft. Worth; Edward E. Parsons, Jr., Parsons & Co., Inc., Cleveland; Landon Freear, William N. Edwards & Co., Ft. Worth; Mrs. George McCleary; Mr. & Mrs. R. Emmet Bradley, John C. Legg & Company, Baltimore; Mr. & Mrs. John F. McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Reuss & Co., New York City Dayton P. Haigney, Boston; Charles Wallingford, H. M. Byllesby & Company, Incorporated, Pniladelphia; Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Goodman, Shields & Company, New York City; Mrs. H. D. Knox, New York City; John F. Reilly, J. F. Reilly & Co., Inc., New York City; Mr. & Mrs. Gustave J. Schlosser, Union Securities Corporation, New York City; Mrs. Charles De Locek; Lewis H. Serlen, Josephthal & Co., New York City; Mrs. Ely Batkin, New York City Mrs. A. MALLORY, Clement MALLORY, R. S. Evans & JR., WALDO Dickson & Inc. Company, Co., Courts First National Courts Lynch, Pierce, & Fenner Beane, Columbus Courts MARTIN, Jr., JUSTUS C. The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc. & Courts Norris J. & Co., Decatur M. J. & E. Bank TILLMAN, THOMAS M. Tillman-Whitaker Co., Inc. Athens Co., TINDALL, JULIAN W. CHAPPELL J. Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc. JR., W. BARNARD Hlrshberg, Inc. W. Ttndall & Co. (Continued Savannah on page 62) FRANK J. H. Hilsman 8c Co., Inc. Charles A. Parcells & Co. Trust Company of Georgia Co. NELSON, ED. H. MEILL, EDWARD French & Crawford, & Co., Inc. Augusta E. Hilsman SUMMERS, NEAL, ROY D. / W. H. FRANK JR., National Fulton NEAL, J. ROBERT Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner Co. JAMES Courts 8c MYERS, FONVILLE Co. & MEANS, Space MURPHY, Inc. McWILLIAMS, Jr., OSCAR H. MARTIN, WAYNE Milhous, Martin 8c Co. J. TAYLOR, Hlrshberg, Inc. STEWART. Robinson-Humphrey Company King Murphy & Co. McWHORTER, MASON, JAMES Johnson, Lane, The MURPHY, KING McRAE, D. FINLAY Blair, Rollins & Co., MARTIN, J. W. Merrill & Norris 8c MORRIS, JOSEPH L. & Co. McNAIR, HOWARD S. Bank STEINIIAUER, R. EUGENE Norris & Hlrshberg Inc. ELLENE M. McGEHEE, W. Inc. MANNERS. PAUL E. JACK 0. MORRIS, McGAUGHEY, PAUL W. Equitable Securities Corp. WALDO W. A. 61 Clement Inc. Co., & of Members Inc. of Detroit Stock Exchange Midwest Members Evans A. Stock Exchange NEWTON, CHARLES E. MILHOUS, JAMES MATHEWS, Jr., ROBERT C. Trust F. Milhous, Martin 8c Co. Company of Georgia MILLER, MATTHEWS, ROBERT L. Merrill Lynch, French Pierce, Fenner & Beane Courts & Courts 8c Co. OBERRY, GEORGE Merrill Merrill Inc. Macon NUNNALLY, McKEE PHILIP L. Crawford, Inc. & Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane OLSEN, Investment Securities G. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Bean* MILSTEAD, ANDREW J. McClelland, john e. J. H. Hilsman & Co., Co., OWEN K. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane McCORD, Jr., MONK, GEORGE W. JOSEPH A. Pierce, Fenner & Beane Clement Merrill Lynch, & Evans A. Inc. Company, PARKER, LAWRENCE C. French & Crawford, 639 Inc. PAULSEN, GROVER Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., DETROIT 26, Inc. DEALERS - BROKERS • • DISTRIBUTORS PEEPLES, A. Evans & Co., Inc., PRIVATE WIRES WOODWARD 2-5625 FRANK Clement MICH. TELEPHONE Savannah UNDERWRITERS PENOBSCOT BUILDING TO ALL MARKETS Macon Teletype DE 206 PENDERGRAST, T. J. Courts BAKER, SIMONDS & CO. DETROIT BUHL BUILDING — WOodward 1-3670 ESTABLISHED DETROIT MEMBER 1920 DE 26 189 PERKINSON, TOM French & Crawford, Inc. PRESTON, Jr., SAM W. Hancock, Blackstock & Co. PRUETT, GERTRUDE M. Pruett WIRES TO DIRECT — Co. PRUETT, CARL A. Pruett and Company, Inc. EXCHANGE STOCK & and (Mrs.) McDONALD-MOORE & CO. Company, Inc. PRUITT, GEORGE — Byron Brook & Co. CRUTTENDEN CO. & RAGSDALE. IRVIN T. The Robinson-Humphrey —Chicago- Municipal and Corporate Securities Company BEES, III, A. F. Trust Members YORK NEW MIDWEST STOCK ASSOCIATE MEMBER NEW With Wires to Lincoln, Neb. and Sioux - EXCHANGE STOCK Courts EXCHANGE YORK New York City, Iowa - - Company 1566 Georgia of PENOBSCOT REEVES, H. GRADY CURB EXCHANGE Baltimore - Des Moines Denver 8c WO REVSON, Jr., ALFRED F. 8c Courts 3-9565 Co. REYNOLDS, JOHN C. Goodbody & Co. MEMBERS DETROIT MEMBERS MIDWEST REYNOLDS, A. ZAHNER Courts BUILDING DETROIT Co. STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE Co. & V TROSTER, SINGER & CO. —New York With Wires to Cleveland - Denver - Youngstown RICHARDSON. Philadelphia FLINT 410 National ROBINSON, H. ENGLISH - Pittsburgh - St. Louis Courts & LANSING Bldg. Phone 4-8044 Co. Bank RAPIDS GRAND of Lansing Bldg. Phone 810 Michigan National Bank Bldg. 5-7289 Phone 8-1507 ROBINSON. ROBY Detroit - W. ARTHUR Griggs 8c Richardson, La Grange City— The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc. SASSER, HORACE O. Courts & Co., Athens SAUSSY. WILLIAM H. Varnedoe, Chlsholm & Co., Inc. Savannah SETTLE, J. FLEMING Active Markets Maintained in J. H. Hilsman 8c BUHL BUILDING Co., Inc. SETTLE, ROYSTON R. J. H. Hilsman 8c Co., Inc. Detroit SHIELDS, JOHN F. municipal bonds Shields & An Address of Distinction Company SHOUN, corporate securities MURRAY C. « Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane SIMKINS, ARTHUR B. Clement A. Evans 8c Company, Inc., Savannah FINANCIAL TENANTS SITES, CRAWFORD N. Specialists in Courts IN THE BUHL BUILDING Co. & SITES, FRANK B. Michigan Bonds and Stocks Augusta Pirst of Michigan Corporation Member Detroit & Midwest Stock Exchanges Lane. Space & Blyth & Co., Inc. Campbell, McCarty & Co., Inc. Ferriss, SMITH, HERSHEL F. Johnson. & Co. Baker, Simonds Courts 8c Co. SLATTERY, JOSEPH Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Co., Inc. Co. Inc. First of H. SMITH, SIDNEY M. Clement A. Evans & Company, Inc. SMITH. WALTER Carlton Hentz M. Corporation Co. & Corporation Higbie Manley, Miller & Wagner Michigan Bennett Co. & Courts 8c Co. McDonnell BUHL BUILDING, DETROIT NEW CHICAGO YORK CLEVELAND Battle Creek Grand Rapids Lansing Port Huron SMITH, WILEY J. Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Augusta SPACE, Jr., JULIAN A. Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Co., Inc. SPEAS, J. W. First national Bank Bank of National Co. Detroit Co., Inc. Bay City Savannah & Wm. C. Shannon Roney & & Co. Company . White, Noble & Company THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 62 Thursday, November 13, 1952 Ellis Merrill TRAYWICK, H. R. Inc. WHELCHEL, C. Interstate Securities Charlotte, N. Courts Corp., C. Varnedoe. & SAMUEL Chisholm Savannah WILLIAMS, Inc. J. Hilsman & Co., Tindall W. Inc. WEAVER, EARL M. & WEIGAND, Co., JR., Courts <fc WELLBORN, Courts & & A. & Courts MARSHALL Rome J. Clement SAM , Co., & Inc. H. G. LAWRENCE Brockhaus W. Corporation, Harry J. Hudepohl Richard Chas. A. Richards Thayer Gradlson D. GRADY, & WILLIS GRADISON, Co., Inc. D. & Co. GEORGE T. Eustis & Co. ANDREW Middendorf Evans & Company, GRAY, & Co. WALTER U. Standard Inc. M. GORDON GRAHAM, Co. A. Heimerdinger & H. PAUL W. Edward Fenner & Beane Poor's & Corp. GREENE, HARRY T. Greene Inc., Greene Dayton Ladd, & B. JOHN GREENE, Columbus Co. Co. Prescott & Co. GLENN, HENRY Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner YEARLEY, IV. ALEXANDER The Robinson-Humphrey Company, ZIMMERMAN, WILLIAM H. Co., Beane Frank Co. J. & & EDW. GESSING, WYATT, WESTBROOK, LEONA Courts Inc. Geo. WOODWARD, F. A. CHARLES F. Co., Athens & ALFRED Brockhaus GERTZMAN, Savannah Courts & Co. WEIRAUCH, H. Co. & Securities Southern Macon Beane JOHN Woody GERDING, Edward & Company, Pierce, Bartlett D. Walter, S. O. B. WOOD. Jr., Courts Evans WILLIS, FRANCIS D, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, WALKER, SAMUEL G. H. JOSEPH JR., Athens JAMES J. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane EUGENE F. WILLIS, WAGGONER. T. REUBEN Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner J. BenJ. FUERBACHER, WILLIAMSON, Merrill & BYRON FRIEDLANDER, L. Co., S. Fenner Westheimer & Company Albany JAMES A. Clement Co., Savannah Fenner Pierce, Lynch, FOSTER, PINCKNEY W. Co., WHITTLESEY. GEORGE Courts <fe Co., Albany Co., L. & F. Co., Inc. & Tlllman-Whltaker OWEN C. Chkholm VARNEDOE, Varnedoe, & WHITAKER, UNDERWOOD. L. DEAN Norrls & Hirshberg, Inc. VARDAMAN, Dickson S. Lynch, Merrill GEORGE WEYMAN. Company. J. JOHN JR., FITZGERALD, LAWRENCE ROSTER OF MEMBERS TOMPKINS, HENRY B. The Robinson-Humphrey A. Co. & FISCHER, 61) page Jr., HARRY FILDER, Cincinnati Stock and Bond Club Georgia Security Dealers Association (Continued from CHRONICLE Dayton Ladd, & GRISCHY, CLIFFORD H. Field, Richards & Co. GUCKENBERGER. markets louis st. HALL, Clair Our Trading Department Is Active In All And Invites Your "If there it We Market a Harrison find it" Jones & Co. First Vice-President: Charles A. Richards, Field, 1871 Second Vice-President: Richard Thayer, Thayer, MEMBERS New York Stock Exchange Nelson, N<$io York Curb Exchange, Associate Chicago Board of Trade 300 North Fourth St. Central Bell 7600 Direct Private Josephthal & Co., New Wire Connections Trustees: Walter, Woodward & Co. with York, and James E. Bennett & Co., Chicago Co. & Company Heimerdinger Woody & HEIMERDINGER, JOHN M. Walter, John J. Armbrust, Pohl & Company, Inc.; John J. Fischer, Jr., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; Gordon M. Graham, Middendorf & Co.; Cletus H. Oilier, Edward Brockhaus & Co., Inc.; Lee R. Staib, Geo. Eustis & Co.; Gilbert A. Davis, Harrison & Company. Teletype SL 593 & HEIMERDINGER, JOHN G. Woody & HINSCH, CHAS. Heimerdinger A. Treasurer: James Moriarty, W. E. Hutton & Co. Saint Louis 2, Mo. Browning Harrison Richards & Co. Secretary: George F. Oswald, Smart, Clowes & Phillips, Inc. Midwest Stock Exchange & HEAD, Jr., HUGH President: Harry J. Hudepohl, Westheimer and Company. ESTABLISHED R. HARTMAN, W. STEWART James Moriarty George F. Oswald Specialize In Orders For Banks And Dealers Edward D. S. Company E. WEBSTER Company HARRISON, Inquiries we can & HAPPLEY, GEORGE C. H. Reiter & Co. Local Listed And Unlisted Securities v Hall S. EDGAR F. CLAIR Jr., Chas. A. Hinsch & Co., Inc. HIRSCHFELD, OSCAR W. Stranahan, Harris & Company HITZLER, JOHN G. Westheimer and Company —ROSTER OF MEMBERS— (Members located in Cincinnati unless otherwise PRIMARY MARKETS IN indicated) ARMBRUST, JOHN J. Pohl & Company, Inc. ARNOLD, HENRY J. H. Bank, Insurance and Cohle B. AUB, Co. A. EDGAR E. A. & Aub & Co. We BARNARD, REGINALD Public Utilities Stocks W. Hutton E. Co. & are Proud of the Markets We Make BARTH, JOHN L. The of the Nation J. L. Barth Co. BECKER, FRED H. Field, Richards & and Co. BENNETT, JEAN E. J. All Midwestern and Local Issues E. Bennett & BENNETT, J. E. Jr., Westheimer BRINK, The and Stock Exchange W. C. BROWN, New York Curb Exchange (Associate) Mississippi Valley Trust Bldg., BUTZ, & Private wires to: Teletypes—SL 25 & SL 26 Branch: & Benj. D. J. Chicago First Securities Co. WILLIAM & JAMES Chambers D. O. A. Bartlett CHAMBERS, Tulsa, Oklahoma Middletowi.\, Company CART WRIGHT, Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles and New York Rauscher, Pierce & Company Co. J. Ladd, CHARLES Harrison Telephone—Central 0282 Eastman, Dillon & Company Dallas Thornburgh ROBERT Greene Saint Louis 1, Mo. New York ROBERT Members Midwest T. Company JACK C. Eustis & Co. Geo. White & Company Correspondents Co., Inc. BERLAGE, WILLIAM BOYCE, Proud of our Wire Co., Inc. JEANE Bennett & A. «r Co. D. Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick Rauscher, Pierce & Company Kansas City H. O. Peet & Co. Los Angeles Inc. J. Barth & Co. Houston Co., San Francisco Nashville & J. Barth & Co. CLANCEY, W. POWER W. P. Clancey & Co. COHLE, HERMAN B. H. Cohle & Co. B. COMPTON, R. L. Field, Richards & Co. CONNERS, CHARLES F. Pohl & Co., Inc. COOPER, STANLEY Stanley Cooper Co., Inc. COULSON, L. W. UNDERWRITERS DISTRIBUTORS CHARLES G. Hoefinghoff & Co., Inc. CRUM, JAMES F. The Samuel & Engler Company Columbus CUNNINGHAM, Prescott DAVIS, & SPENCER Harrison & DAVIS, & Co. All of the above Company STANLEY Clair S. Hall & Newhard, Cook W. Co. GILBERT A. ;■ unlisted trading specialists with good retail distribution DEHNER, WALTER J. • are O. Company ^ Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane DITTUS, HERBERT R. ' — Members New York Stock New York Curb Exchange (Associate) Fox, — Harrison Midwest Stock Exchange t Company WILLIAM Einhorn & Ellis Jr., & ! ELLIS, L. D. St. Louis 340, 341 & 342 Correspondent and Private Wire System Clark, Dodge & Co., 61 Wall St., New York 5, N. Y. Co. Co. & OLIVE ST. LOUIS 2, MO. Teletype—SL 151 & SL 152 & EINHORN, ELLIS, Bell & DOHRMANN, WILLIAM F. Exchange > FOURTH Reusch WILLIAM Greene & ENGLER, The W. SCHERCK, RICHTER COMPANY V. N. Ladd, Dayton HERMAN Samuel lumbus, EUSTIS. Geo. DAVID Co. & Engler O. GEORGE Eustis & ST. J. Co. Company, Co¬ LOUIS \ THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Morton A. Cayne, Cayne & Co., Cleveland; HOEFINGHOFF. LEE W. L. W. KREIMER, HERBERT F. Hoefinghoff & Co., HOOD, PAUL Seasongood & HOWES, H. Inc. W. Mayer Geo. Browning 8c Co. HUGHES, and J. HUTTON, Jr., JAMES W. Inc. Co. M. & ROBERT Charles MATTHEW Hutton Middendorf & MONTAGUE, ISPHORDING, LOVELAND, FRANKLIN O. MORGAN, JAMESON, ROBERT A. LYNCH, E. Hutton & Co. ROBERT B. Doll & Isphordlng, Inc. Pohl & Company, Inc. JOHNSON, Breed Jr., & E. T. CAMPBELL KATZ, S. MADIGAN, J. Cincinnati KLEIN, KORROS, V. Municipal Bond First Merrill Corporation and JAMES Co., Hall THAYER, Inc. W. The WEIL, JOSEPH B. Westheimer ROBERT W. W. Thornburgh Co. C. WESLEY E., i Eustis Geo. & Westheimer N. and Company Middendorf Columbus W. Nelson, Pierce, NEWBURGH, Harrison Co. WESSLER, RICHARD Fenner 8s Beane & WESTHEIMER, Company J. E. Company C. C. McCune & Geo. Eustis & WHEELWRIGHT, Co. C. Company, W. Dayton, O. E. Ellis Greene & Ladd, & P. Co. Dayton D. VONDERHAAR, HARRY and DONALD S. White Company WHITE, S. 8c C. (Continued Company on page 64) LEO J. 8c Co., Hutton M. Established HERBERT & CLETUS Co. Brockhaus & Co., Edward OSWALD, GEORGE Smart, Clowes & —MEMBERS— Inc. New Specializing in PHILLIPS, GEORGE Gradison W. D. 8c Co. Missouri and Illinois Issues PHILLIPS, HOWARD E. Prescott Co. & COMPLETE POOR, HENRY Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Chas. Bache Carl M. Hinsch A. J. 8c Hill & Co., Inc. NO. 409 Telephone Co. ROBERT REED, 8c DONALD Wire to ST., ST. LOUIS Bell 4744 1, MO. Teletype—SL New York, N. Y. Houston, Texas Clayton, Mo. L. Private Loeb, Rhoades & Co., New York EIGHTH Central FACILITIES TRADING Direct RANSICK, NEIL RAYMOND, New Exchange Municipal and Corporate Securities Co. & Stock Inc. Jr., R. CORWIN Harrison York Curb Exchange Chicago Board of Trade York Stock Exchange Midwest Phillips, 1887 A. G. EDWARDS & SONS H. OLLIER, PAULY. DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS UNDERWRITERS Co. & Gradison D. Inc. HARRY C. OETTINGER, W. Peltason, Tenenbaum Co. Company RICHARD VOLZ, EARL E. LOTH Madigan O'BRIEN, CHARLES ROBERT and W. D. Gradison 8c Co. NUSSLOCH, T. S. VASEY, JOSEPH H. Co. M. T. Geo. Eustis 8c Co. Westheimer Browning 8c Co. McCUNE, 8c RICHARD TRITTON, THOMAS F. NEUMARK, J. H. Corp., Co. WELLINGHOFF, Co. CHARLES TOBIAS, V. MUETHING, CARL A. Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger Inc. Company Co. WEISS, WILLARD C. C. Thornburgh C. & C. J. Devine & Co. C. JAMES 8c and ROBERT Eustis Geo. Co. GEORGE City WANNER, LOUIS C. Seasongood & Mayer T. Company RICHARD THORNBURGH, F. York New WAGNER, ROBERT L. The W. C. Thornburgh Co. WEISS, The W. & Hutton E. 8c J. Hanley, G. Woodward 8c Co. Thayer, MUEHLENKAMP, JOHN C. Doll & Isphordlng, Inc. Company Cleveland Lynch, McCOY. and Company and ALFRED MATRE, EDWARD E. FRED Westheimer S. THORNBURGH, ARCH MORIARTY, E. Madigan 8c Co., The IRWIN B. Westheimer & Co. Hutton Clair Laura City; York Co. & CHESTER TERRELL, New JUSTIN JR., Hutton Geo. Eustis 8c Co. J. MAHON, Jr., HOYT B. Joseph & Co., Inc. ARTHUR M. Westheimer Hutton & Co. E. Company FRANCIS E. E. Inc., Mackie, Westheimer MACK, Inc. JOSEPH, JOHN E. John & W. Cincinnati Municipal Bond Corporation B. Harrison, JOHNSTON, W. Harrison W. MILLER, LLOYD A. Lepper 8c Co. ( Co. & R. Hinsch A. Bean STEVENSON, MIDDENDORF, WM. B. LEPPER, MILTON A. Lepper & Co. W. Singer, Braun, Bosworth 8c Co., Incorporated MEYER, Eustis & Co. E. Bean, MEINERS, EDMUND B. FREDERIC F. LENHOFF, Brockhaus & Co., & Jules, McKIE, STANLEY G. The Weil, Roth 8c Irving Co. Company LAUFERSWEILER, MAURICE Greene 8c Ladd, Dayton Company THOMAS Edward & Gradison D. LATSCHA, HUDEPOHL, HARRY J. Westheimer Kreimer F. KUEMMERLING, DON D. RICHARD Nelson, Harry L. Arnold, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York City 63 475 Springfield, 111. Co. REIS, Jr. GORDON St. Louis, Mo. Seasongood REIS, Mayer & W. ROBERT Seasongood Mayer 8c REIS, THOMAS Seasongood & REITER, C. SIXTY-TWO YEARS Mayer JACK Reiter H. & OF Co. REUSCH, CARL H. Fox, Reusch & Co. INVESTMENT REYNOLDS, JOS. BenJ. B. Bartlett & Co. D. RICHARDS, CHARLES BANKING A. Field, Richards & Co. GEORGE RILEY, C. Brockhaus Edward & Co., Inc. ROBERTS, HAROLD John E. Joseph & Co., Inc Stifel, Nicolaus & Company ROECKNER, OTTO F. & Greene Ladd, INCORPORATED Daytcn MEMBERS ROSSBACH, KURT J. Specialists in Unlisted Securities White A. & ST. RUTLEDGE, JOHN M. Greene & Ladd, SCHIRMER D. W. Dayton 314 CARL Eustis Geo. SCHWARTZ, MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE Company & LOUIS MOLINE, ILL. N. BROADWAY Bell Teletype CHICAGO 3 First Natl. Bank Bldg. 105 W. ADAMS ST. 2 Bell Teletype CG 697 SL 392 Co. DANIEL Gradison & D. Co. SCHWINDT, PETER Seasongood 8c Mayer SEUFFERLE, WM. C. Seufferle & Co. Wm. C. SHAFFER, LATSHAW EARL Charles A. INVESTMENT SECURITIES R. Hinsch & Co., Inc. SHEPLER, LLOYD W. Merrill Lynch, SHERHERD, BenJ. SIEGMAN, Members NEW YORK NEW YORK MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE CURB STOCK D. ASSOCIATE Kansas City 6, Missouri our & LOCAL Beane LISTED — UNLISTED Bought—Sold—Quoted C. Reinhart 8c Co. Merrill Lynch, C. Pierce, Fenner 8c Beane branch office: KENNETH Hutton E. SNYDER, & Co. CHAS. H. E. Bennett STAIB, LEE R. Geo. Eustis 8c 8c Co., Inc. Prugh, Combest & Land, Inc. 1016 7 Co. * 14 Wall — SMALLEY, ROBERT J. wires to correspondents in principal cities and to Fenner P. EXCHANGE W. Direct private JACK Bohmer, SMITH, 111 West 10th Street Pierce, ALFRED Bartlett & Co. St., New York STEFFENS, Jr., CHAS. H. The Cincinnati Stock Exchange STENGER, Nelson, ALBERT J. Browning 8c Co. BALTIMORE AVENUE KANSAS CITY 6. MO. " * ' • Teletype KC 191 * Telephone Victor 2841 Mr. & Mrs. Haigney & Co., Boston; Mr. & Mrs & Ralph F. Carr & Co., Inc., Boston; Mr. & Mrs. James B. Maguire, J. B. Maguire & Co., Mrs. H. D. Knox, New York City; Mr. & Mrs. Frank T. Harrington, H. D. Knox & Boston; Mr. & Mrs. Phillips, Pacific Northwest Company, Seattle; Hugh R. Schlicting, Wm. P. Seattle; Mrs. L. Warren Foster, Cleveland; James Kelly, Kidder, Peabody Frank J. Cunningham, Kidder, Peabody & Co., New York City Mr. & Mrs. Josef C. William S. Thompson, Inc., Boston; Co., Inc., William J. Burke, Jr., May & Gannon, Inc., Boston Dayton P. Haigney, Dayton Thursday, November 13, 1952 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and 64 Son & Co., Harper & Co., New York City; McCLUNG, CLINTON C. Cincinnati Stock and Bond Club (Continued from page Investment Dealers Association of Houston McClung & Knickerbocker Mcdonald, john a. 63) J. R. Company, Investment Phillips Incorporated ROSTER OF MEMBERS — MILLAR, ESTELLE A. WHITE, J. WHITING, Field, CHARLES Richards WIDMANN, Widmann B. WARREN Thayer, Woodward & Co. WOODWARD, AUSTIN J. A. White & Company WOODY, MARION H. A. Eustis WORTH, WILLIS, FRANCIS B. & Westheimer Field, Richards & Co. and LUDWIG and Moreland Mosle Rotan, Co. WILLIAM Co. Mosle and Moreland J. MOSLE, WORK, JOSEPH R. Geo. Christie & Rotan, Woody & Heimerdinger Walter, & Co. ALBERT C. & Company V. moreland, j. marvin , PAYNE, JACK CREIGHTON P. Eddleman-Pollok Company J. R. Co. JESSE PHILLIPS, R. Investment Phillips Company, Incorporated PHILLIPS, J. R. JR., JESSE R. Investment Phillips Company, Incorporated POLLOK, W. LEWIS Eddleman-Pollok J. Ludwig John DeC. Scott Jesse R. Mosle Co. Phillips, Jr. ROTAN, EDWARD Rotan, Mosle and Moreland ROWLES, President: John DeC. Municipal Bonds and Corporate RUSSELL R. Rowles, Vice-President: J. Ludwig Mosle, Rotan, Mosle and Moreland. Winston & Co. SCHMITT, ANTHONY L. Schmitt Securities Secretary & Treasurer: Jesse R. Utility Stocks Phillips, Jr., J. R. Phillips Invest¬ SCOTT, Company, Incorporated. ment Local Industrial & Scott, John D. Scott and Co. Elected: November, 1951; Took John Office: January, 1952; Term Ex¬ TODD, (The following members of the are Retail Distribution also Investment Dealers Association of Houston members of the B. N.S.T.A.) V. Inc. DeC. Scott Co and WILLIAM J. Shawell-Ellsworth pires: December 31, 1952. Trading Markets D. SHAWELL, Co., & Berry JOHN Co. WALTER Christie Co. & WARE, NATHANIEL ROSTER OF MEMBERS Abercrombie Lovett BAYLESS, JAMES STRADER, TAYLOR & CO., INC. Co. & Chas. L. LD 39 TWX LY 77 B, White & Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. McAllister, Merrill jr., Lynch, Edwards B. WIGGIN, Merrill Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. BAYNE, JOHN M. G. Chas. Co. matcek, w. H. Underwood, Neuliaus & Co. LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA A. a. Fenner & Beane Dunn White & Co. JR., JACK Lynch, WILLS, R. j. Pierce. & Sons WHITE, CHAS. B. masterson, jr., neill t. ABERCROMBIE, I.OVETT & Pierce, Fenner & Beane GLOVER Wills THOMAS A. BERRY, Schmitt, Berry & Co., Inc. CAMPBELL, EDWARD H. V. B. Christie & Co. CHRISTIE, BYRON V. B. V. Christie & Co. CORDTS, EDWIN G. Mosle and Moreland Rotan, CROCKETT, CLAUDE T. Crockett & Co. Wi DAVIS, 1*52 LAWRENCE McClung & Knickerbocker EDDLEMAN, RICHARD TELEPHONE 8-2821 Eddleman-Pollok N. Co. ELLSWORTH, C. BRUCE TELETYPES; VIRGINIA N. CAR. W. VA. Shawell-Ellsworth Co. . FREDERKING, WILBUR II. CORPORATE LY62 & S3 \, MUNICIPAL LY82 CORPORATE STOCKS 8 BONDS Fridley & FRIDLEY, Fridley Hess EARL & GEORGE, COLONIC G. Hess GEO. STORJl E. Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. ''' MUNICIPAL BONDS UNLISTED SECURITIES GOODWIN, JR., ARTHUR E. Rowles, Winston & Co With HAIIN, CHAS. Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. HARRIS, Harris-Heath LYNCHBURG. VIRGINIA stores modern concentrated supermarkets and in eight states food in the J. WYLIE rapidly expanding Southeast, Colonial Stores Co. HAWKINS, E. CLYDE SCOTT, HORNER & MASON, Inc 350 W. ranks among the top ten food chains in the Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. HESS, nation, with WILBUR E. over $200,000,000 annual volume. Fridley & Hess UNDERWRITERS and DISTRIBUTORS JOHNSTON, DOUGLAS E. Fridley & Hess KNICKERBOCKER, McClung La WALDO E. & Knickerbocker COLONIAL STORES MASTER, LEWIS M. La Master & Co. MAGILL, ALBERT E. Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc, 'A Southern Institution For More Than Fifty Years" THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 65 Edward H. Welch, Sincere and Company, Chicago; 0. H. Strong, First National Bank of Chicago; D. Walsh, Doyle, O'Connor & Co., Chicago; Charles Fisher, National Quotation Bureau, Chicago; Morey D. Sachnoff, Straus, Blosser & McDowell, Chicago; Elmer Hammell, Shillinglaw, Bolger & Co., Chicago; Richard A, Wernecke, Paul H. Davis & Co., Chicago; Arthur C. Sacco, Cruttenden & Co., Chicago; Leonard J. Wolf, A. G. Becker & Co., Incorporated, Chicago; Lester J. Thorsen, Glare, Forgan & Co., Chicago; Thompson M. Wakeley, A. C. Allyn & Company, Incorporated, Chicago Thomas Arries, Tampa; Mrs. F. Boice Miller, Miami; Robert H. Cook, B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Inc., Miami; William Atwill, Jr., Atwill and Company, Miami Beach Seattle President: Paul Johnson, Blytli & Co., Inc. Security Traders Association TAYLOR, C. ARNOLD Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co. Vice-President: H. Clyde Berryman, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fen- TOWNSEND, CHARLES R. & Beane. ner Bank ipt§i!ip? of California, N. JOSLYN H. A. Secretary: William H. Oper, Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin. WATERMAN, Treasurer: Sidney J. Sanders, Foster & Marshall. National Committeeman: John I. Alternate: Homer J. Bateman, — Earl F. Rohde, John R. Lewis, Inc. YEADON, Pacific Northwest Company. Bark Waterman & Co. GORDON of California ROSTER OF MEMBERS ATKINSON, Jr., REILLY H. P. Pratt & Co. UNDERWRITERS BARNET, GEORGE Foster & DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS Marshall BATEMAN, HOMER J. Pacific Northwest Company BERRYMAN, H. CLYDE Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Paul Johnson h. Clyde Berryman William h. Oper Sidney J. Sanders BISSELL, M. LAWRENCE Securities Exchange, Inc. Iohnson, Lane, Space and Co. INCORPORATED DANIEL, ROBERT E. Pacific Northwest Company Georgia and South Carolina EASTER, EDWARD K. Witter Dean 1902 Co. Municipal Bonds EASTER, F. KENNETH 1952 Fifty Years in Georgia & Witter Dean & Co. FOULDS, CLINTON Foster GEORGIA MUNICIPAL BONDS Harold H. SOUTHERN CORPORATE ISSUES ALL LOCAL CORPORATE BONDS & STOCKS Marshall & GARRETSON, RON HARTLEY, Pacific & LOCAL SECURITIES Huston & Co. DAVID Northwest Company ATLANTA HARTLEY, TALBOT SECURITIES SAVANNAH AUGUSTA Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co. HEMMEN, TEXTILE STOCKS George VICTOR Hemmen S. Investment BELL TELETYPES Co. AT 182 SV AU 16 68 HEMPHILL, WALDO Waldo Hemphill & Co. ★ ★ ★ ESTABLISHED JOHNSON, PAUL G. Blyth & Co., Inc. JONES, HOWARD W. 1902 National Securities Corp. J. H. HILSMAN <r CITIZENS AND (P. SOUTHERN O. Box JONES, JACK E. Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin CO., INC. JORDAN, BUILDING Dean ANDREW A. Witter & Co. 1578) KEEN, BRUCE ATLANTA Dean Witter RICHARD LANGTON, Bell Teletype—AT Co. & 1, GA. 296 Telephone—Walnut Conrad, 0433 Bruce & Co. LEE, J. BARNEY Hughbanks Incorporated LEWIS, JOHN S. John R. Lewis, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1894 MACLEOD, EDGAR B. MacLeod MacRAE, Georgia South Carolina Co. & ROBERT M. MEYER, DONALD A. Foster & Marshall Tennessee, North Carolina, MOREHEAD. ERWIN The Pacific NATHANE, Alabama, Louisiana & Florida National Bank of Seattle ROBERT A. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane OPER, WILLIAM H. Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS PATTEN, Jr., WILLIAM T. Blyth & Co., Ino. CORPORATE BONDS AND LOCAL STOCKS PHILLIPS, JOSEF C. Pacific Northwest Company The investment PERRY, LEONARD arande & Co., Inc. ROHDE, JOHN Robinson-Humphrey Company,Inc John R. Members New York Siock I. IN SOUTHEASTERN AND NATIONAL SECURITIES Marshall Teletypes—AT 288 and AT 142 SCHLICTENG, HUGH R. Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co. ATLANTA 1, GEORGIA Long Distance 421 and 422 HAVERTY MARKETS Lewis, Inc. PRIVATE BLDG. RHODES Exchange and Other National Exchanges PRIMARY SANDERS, SIDNEY J. Foster & bankers Established 1925 WIRE CONNECTIONS PRINCIPAL SOUTHEASTERN CITIES SOHA, Jr., ANDREW Seattle Trust and Savings Bank I STEIN, WALDEMAR L. New York Atlanta Bramhall & Stein & SWANTNER, Dean OSCAR Witter & Co. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 66 Wichita Bond Traders Club President: Duane T. Thursday, November 13, 1952 G. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Alldritt, Mid-Continent Securities Com¬ PERRINE, K. I. Inc. pany, JOHN OWEN, Smith, The Small-Milburn Company Inc. Vice-President: Don H. E. F. Hutton & Company Secretary: Warren Cortner, The Ranson-Davidson Company, Inc. Treasurer: Everett Stephenson, Assistant Treasurer: Ted REFSNES, Refsnes, Jr., Harris, Upham & Co. Kiefer, Securities Company First Refsnes, Kirby SENA, ALLDRITT, DON II. Mid-Continent Securities Brooks & CLINGER, The K. Warren Cortner Don H. Alldritt WARREN CORTNER, ELLIOTT, Company, Inc. JAY W. Israel J. W. The CLYDE of Kansas, Inc. Ed A. TRIPP, Company, E. Inc. THOMAS, Thomas Company of Kansas, First Securities Inc. A. WILLIAM The A. & Hutton & Stephenson, Jr. Ted Kiefer Company ROBERT W. Investment Harris, Company, Inc. Cruisse WEBSTER, ARTHUR Company, Merrill Lynch, Inc. HOWARD Upham & Security Ed Murray Dealers Association OVENS, E. F. Company I. Pierce, Fenner & Beane WHITACRE, ROBERT H. Co. National First Bank of Arizona (Associate) Woodward MURRAY, ED Arizona & Co. WOODBURY, T. BOWRING Sills, Fairman & Harris, Incorporated L. Small-Milburn C. Ver PETER VIDRINE, KIRBY L. Kirby L. Vidrine Company WOODWARD, E. Co. L. CRUISSE, Peter WILLIAM P. Inc. Company, Ranson-Davidson WILKINS, McKinney Ohmart Co. GLEN Upham & Co. VINK, DIRK W. The MILBURN, F. VER T. VERNON McKINNEY, Murray Corp. JAMES R. SULLIVAN, Sullivan White & Co. Wahler, F. Beck & Co. TRUAX, VICK A. Securities Ranson-Davidson Harris, TED MARSHALL, Company Investment Co. First Securities Company McCOMBS, & Refsnes, Ely, STEPHENSON, Jr. EVERETT KIEFER, Hutton TOMPANE, EUGENE Company MELVIN Columbian The & Co. Bennett STAMPS, ISRAEL, Investment Co. KENNETH E. and P. T. DUANE Zahner Company SORANSON, RANDOLPH E. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Small-Milburn Company Inc. SMITH, PAUL V. E. James The SMITH, Ranson-Davidson The LAWRENCE W. Rittenoure SMITH, Company, Inc. E. Vidrine L. & Co. C. J. P. Investment Co. Harold Null The RITTENOURE, Lathrop-Hawk-Herrick Duane T.Smith Inc. Company D. HAROLD NULL, Company, O. Beck Ely, ROGERS, FRANCIS ROSTER OF MEMBERS WAR Co. & REFSNES, JOE L. Expires: December 31, 1952. BROOKS, E. Beck Ely, of Kansas, Inc. Term JOSEPH MALCOLM & C. Zuber, Tucson & Co. JAMES Hutton ZUBER, M. & J. ARTHUR Woodward Company & Zuber, Tucson MINNESOTA SPECIALISTS IN MONTANA Cinerama MUNICIPAL AND — Reeves Soundcraft STATE BONDS ACTIVE MARKETS MAINTAINED IN OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES TWIN CITY STOCKS Allison -Williams Company INVESTMENT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Phone: ATlantic 3475 TWX MP 163 210 W. 7th St., TR-2505 Kirby L. Vidrine Henry E. Dahlberg L. Vidrine Company, \J!7 LOS ANGELES 14 President: Kirby L. Vidrine, Kirby SECURIT I E S (\j7\ 9-2265 530 Broadway, FR-< SAN DIEGO 1 Teletype LA 99 Phoenix MEMBER LOS ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE (inactive). Vice-President: Henry E. Dahl¬ berg, Henry Dahlberg & Com¬ pany, Tucson. —ROSTER Kalman & Company, Inc. MEMBERS MIDWEST STOCK OF MEMBERS— otherwise EXCHANGE ANDERSON, Ed CORPORATE & MUNICIPAL SECURITIES — Distributors indicated) Corporate JAMES Murray & Co. ANDLAUER, FRED UNDERWRITERS & DISTRIBUTORS Dealers (Members located In Phoenix unless C. Bonds & Stocks Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane BECK, PAUL D. Refsnes, Ely, Beck & Co. CHAPPELL, JOHN W. E. F. Hutton & MCKNIGHT BUILDING ENDICOTT BLDG. MINNEAPOLIS 1, MINN. ST. PAUL t, MINN. TELETYPE— MP TELETYPES— 120 ST P Company, Tucson CUTHBERTSON, FRED A. Refsnes, Ely, Beck & Co. J. F. Perkins & DAHLBERG, HENRY E. Henry Dahlberg and Co., Tucson 93 (Corporate Dept.) ST P 117 (Municipal Dept.) DOUGLAS, JAMES Southern Arizona Tucson Bank & Trust ELLIS, Bldg. DALLAS 1, TEXAS Co., (Associate) R. Teletype—DL 481 Telephone—STerling 4531 DUNBAR, KIRK C. William Company 1508 First National Bank STUART Staats & Co. KENNETH A. Kenneth Ellis & Co. ELY, Jr., SIMS Refsnes, Ely, Beck & Co. ACTIVE MARKETS MAINTAINED FICKS, Jr., ALBERT Dean Witter GALLOWAY, Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood ESTABLISHED 1895 & Co. ALVIN W. Henry Dahlberg and Co., Tucson HANCHETT, HAROLD G. 'Refsnes, Ely, Beck & Co. HAY, Jr., JOHN L. Shields Si Company, Tucson HICKS, UNDERWRITERS & DISTRIBUTORS ROLAND J. Shields & Company, Tucson JONES, LEONARD E. CORPORATE & MUNICIPAL SECURITIES E. F. Hutton & Company Securities KAUFMAN, HENRY J. Shields Sc Company, Tucson MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK NEW YORK CURB MIDWEST STOCK LAUVER, HAROLD J. EXCHANGE (ASSOCIATE) EXCHANGE LEE, Witter Si DEALERS Co. LEE, EUGENE S. ST. PAUL DISTRIBUTORS BENTON M. Dean MINNEAPOLIS UNDERWRITERS Valley National Bank of Phoenix, Tucson (Associate) Valley National Bank (Associate) FIRST LOPER, ANDREW B. GREAT FALLS BILLINGS Valley National Bank of Phoenix COMPANY INVESTMENT BANKERS TELEPHONE (Associate) RAndolph McGINNIS, JAMES F. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane ^Otcthwedt 6461 TELETYPE DALLAS DL-346-347 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention ttumbeP 67 HUDGINS, JACK L. Memphis Security Dealers Club Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane JORDAN, ROBERT H. Mid-South Securities Security Traders Assn. of Portland, Oregon Co. LANCASTER, JAMES C. Union Planters Nat'l Bank LEFTWICH. WILLIAM GROOM Leftwich & Ross LIMERICK, AYLETT B. Goodbody & Co. MITCHELL, EARLY F. The First National Bank REDDOCH, JAMES N. Meeks, BISON, Reddoch & Company SAM Standard Securities Co. ROBERTS, JACK D. Bullington-Schas & Co. ROSS, HOWARD C. Leftwich Brown Burch Howard Ross Walter Foster President: Brown Burch, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. Vice-President: Howard C. Ross, Leftwich & Ross. Secretary: Walter Foster, Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co, ds Ross SAUNDERS, M. A. M. A. Saunders & Co., Dan V. Inc. President: Dan V. SCHAS, FRANCIS D. Bullington-Schas & Co. Secretary: Paul A. Ludlam, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. National Committeeman: Dan V. Bailey, Foster & Marshall. Elected: December 15, 1951; Took Office: January 1, 1952; Term Expires: December 31, 1952. ROSTER OF MEMBERS THOMPSON, EDWARD F. Merrill Union Planters Nat'l Bank CURD, H. PRICE Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Federal Securities Co., Inc. TREXLER, FOSTER. WALTER T. BURCH. FREDERIC, FRANK D. Equitable Securities Corporation Merrill Carl BROWN Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane CROSSETT, E. GORDON The First National M. ROSTER OF MEMBERS FRED ADAMS, RICHARD H. Donald C. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. WARD, B. FRANK J. C. Bradford & Foster RICHARD S. M. A. Saunders & Co., Inc. Bullington-Schas B. Wooten & BOHRER, LESLIE J. Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin Co. & BRADLEY, Marshall U. BALFOUR, & DAVID A. Russell, Hoppe, Stewart Co. Blankenshlp, Company Gould & Balfour NORMAN National S. BROWN, BLAKELY, WILLIS H. WOOTEN. ROGER R. Sloan & BAILEY, DAN V. Co. WHITMAN, A. L. HARRIS, Bank R. J. C. Bradford & Co. BANKSTON, Jr., W. L. Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. Bailey, Foster & Marshall. Vice-President: Preston L. Phipps, E. M. Adams & Co. THOMAS, Jr., J. NICK Memphis Securities Company ALLEN, HARRY Paul A. Ludlam Phipps SAUNDERS, ROBERT M. A. Saunders & Co., Inc. SPRAGINS, R. WENDELL R. W. Spragins & Company Treasurer: James N. Reddoch, Meeks, Reddoch & Company. Preston L. Bailey Bank Portland of RALPH Pacific Northwest Company CAMPBELL, RICHARD M. & Blakeley, Inc. First National Bank of COLE, VERGIL R. Daugherty, Butchart Portland Cole & Inc. COLLINS, WILLIAM J. J. William Collins & Co. COLTON, E. L. Canadian Bank D'AMICO, Witter & Dean • •• W. FIELD Field ALL PHASES oj Commerce Co. GLEN & Co., Inc. ' GALBRAITH, JOHN G. Camp & Co. Investment Bankers M of NEIL HESS, JOHN Hess INVESTMENT BUSINESS HILL, U. & J. McFaul VIRGIL L. National Bank of S. JOHNSON, Bank JONES, June G. of J. S. Portland H. California SHELDON Jones Co. & KOSTERMAN, PIERRE A. Conrad, Bruce & Co. OIL FINANCING •UNDERWRITING • LUDLAM. PAUL A. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, TRADING Fenner & Beane LUNDBORG, HUGO Handel, Lundborg & Co. PATTEN, Jr., GEORGE F. Patten Investment George Southwestern Securities Cohrant E. ' Riverside 5471 Dallas, Texas Teletype DL-334 Adams M. Co. & PITT, ROBERT Blyth & Co., Inc. MERCANTILE COMMERCE BLDG. ~, Co. PRESTON PHIPPS, RAGLAND, JAMES M. | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane ROBBINS, J. GILBERT Campbell & Robblns, Incorporated SLOAN, DONALD Donald C. Conrad, ACTIVE TRADING MARKETS Longhorn Portland Cement Co. Slick Bruce & Co. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. VAN BOSKIRK, DON R. Atkinson & Co. Underwriters and Distributors Tennessee Gas & Tran. Co. Houston Light & Power, $4 Pfd. Airways, Inc. El Paso Electric Co. Lone Star Brewing Co. TRIPP, Jr., CHAS. N. Chas. N. Tripp & Company Kirby Lumber Corp. Houston Natural Gas, Com. & Pfd. & DERELE SWAILS, TEXAS,,SECURITIES C. Sloan Southwest Natural Gas Co. Welex Jet Co. Sommers Drug Stores, & Pfd. Com. Central Power & Light Co RAILROAD Services, Inc. INDUSTRIAL Duncan Coffee Co., Class A 4% Pfd. San Antonio Transit Co. Johnston Testers, Inc. PUBLIC UTILITY River Brand Rice Mills, Inc. Garrett Oil Tools, Inc. BANK & INSURANCE Yuba Cons. Gold Fields TEXAS MUNICIPAL All San Antonio and Houston Bank Stocks 3 1 SECURITIES Quick Firm Bids On All Texas Municipal Bonds Russ Active Mercantile Bank & Gompany Members Midwest OFFICES: W. G. HOBBS, Jr. MUIR SAN ANTONIO E. D. 5 A. M. RUSS Connecting Wires to: Dallas, Houston, Galveston, New TWX: HOUSTON SA 23 & 53 Bell Telephone: Teletype: DL 186 and DL 197 Riverside 9033 AUSTIN FT. WORTH Direct and 4000 Stock Exchange Alamo National Building: C. L. WEST Building DALLAS 1, TEXAS INCORPORATED OFFICERS AFFILIATES Trading Markets BRANCH „ York <ft Los Angeles Fannin 4324 OFFICES: HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO and Direct Wires to New York, St. Louis and other Principal Markets AUSTIN MEMBERS THE COMMERCIAL and Mr. & Mrs. Allison Mr^ Continued from & W. Mrs. Marsland, Wood, Gundy & Co., Inc., New Sidney J. Sanders, Foster & Marshall, Seattle York indeed powerful been economic year. nearly and they will continue con¬ siderably longer than originally anticipated. props, 1951. Probably the most unfavorable factor in the long-term outlook is Long-Term Outlook On the powerful unfavorable forces are side, In fact, the 1952 rate is $5 billion under that of Private expenditures are, thus, not only failing to keep up, they are actually declining! Factors in the Unfavorable expenditures has also declining for more than a ernment two our in evidence. national policy of ever higher regardless of productivity costs. It is elementary that a wages, One of these is the decline in non¬ or governmental spending. Gross na¬ tional product has increased in each of the last 10 quarterly wage increase which exceeds the productivity inevitably increase in forces an increase in prices, or a Hatz, Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder, D. Sachnoff, Straus, Blosser & Arthur The resulting better than increases in favorable which forces right public housing. The most serious aspect of all, Stocks for be indeed presump¬ (1) Life holdings of within within one and year; fall im¬ 90% five year limit. The a involved been against the in selling inflation" "hedge appeal recent is the forced substitu¬ plications are clear and unmis¬ Brookings Study shows that of tion of capital for labor. Faced takable. To increase holdings or extend the 6,490,000 persons in the United with keener competition and' States holding stock in publicly higher costs, the industrialist has maturities, these agencies, as a corporations, only 1% no choice — he is forced to in¬ practical matter, will have to rely owned The stocks. labor-saving devices or on Treasury refundings or cash out of business. The effects of issues. Obviously, the time when this substitution are not particu¬ they will have to act is getting bought the stock as an inflation hedge! This indicates that the current market is not an "infla¬ troduce go In particular, MITTON, INVESTMENTS pushed above the reach of too many people. Such large-scale unemployment from prices in cline cause commercial effort on been so commodities, such and will to try consequential their part to do this will increase in trend, now may a supported ger of inflation. It follows that the on a firmer foundation market is than is generally thought. development other The is the ever-shrinking net profit margin. Ownership is steadily getting less, relatively. and absolutely effort to lick this trend, In an caused by higher taxes, and is higher wages, downward keener competition, industry has loans commercial currently obscuring largely market, by those hedging against the dan¬ lengthen off fireworks. As the seasonal be the last oppor¬ made perfectly fantastic expend¬ for plant tunity to pick up governments be¬ itures fore the rush! in recent years. could, through ever more govern¬ ment intervention, force contin¬ uous inflation. It certainly will cause wide shifts in the use of various loans banks increase their portfolio. Any set small de¬ a even commercial to both common tion" closer each day. — Specializing in Western Stocks Outlook would It however, periods, but in almost all of them, decline in profits, or efforts by the total repre¬ industry to reduce production larly noticeable in a boom; but sented by non-governmental ex¬ costs through labor-saving devices when the demand for capital goods construction slackens, the penditures has declined. This, of or, varying combinations of and serious consequences of such an course, is due to the increasing these consequences. unwise wage policy will become government expenditures for de¬ As the wage increases of recent painfully apparent in a great in¬ fense, but, paradoxically, the ac¬ years have not been uniform, crease in technological unemploy¬ tual dollar total of the non-gov- workers in the strongly organized ment, which may last for quite a long time. And this technological unemployment will be added to the unemployment caused by the down-swing of the business cycle as well as that caused by the re¬ duction in sales volume flowing Municipal—SECURITIES—Corporate The de¬ are veloping: Mr. & Mrs. York City; Chicago for the percentage of ROBERT L. Inc., New McDowell, insurance company tuous to try to tell this gathering governments are a of experts the market outlook fpr smaller percentage of total assets common stocks. If I knew what people. This has been particularly today than they were in 1940. In stocks were going to do, and had true of the goods for which there fact, they are at such a low point the 75% cash down-payment, I'd is an elastic demand, such as that it would seem reasonable to go'into the market and, in short clothing and semi-luxuries. It is conclude that they have reached order, would own a large part of and goods of the also true bf housing, which re¬ rockbottom on the minimum dol¬ the facilities quires increasing government sub¬ lar amount they will hold, and western world! There are, however, two things sidization of one sort or another, that any future change will be about stocks which I should like if the rank and file of our people upward. are to be able to buy them. This, (2) Fifty percent of commercial to mention. One of these is the of course, also means more out¬ bank portfolios are due or callable great waste of effort which has prices, coupled with higher taxes, have placed many things beyond the reach of large numbers of our Outlook ing will drop only 10% in 1954-55, and around 15% in 1955-56. These Mrs. & Morey others. The Economic and are Mr. City; industries have fared 7 page fhursday, November 13, 1952 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE and equipment Thus, in the seven RETAILING & TRADING has as obvious in the case of coal PACIFIC NORTHWEST ISSUES in recent years. 338 U. S. National Bank DENVER The Financial Outlook Building The financial outlook is better than the economic outlook. In fact, 2, COLORADO I see on little to very worry about George Patten Investment Co. the financial side of the econ¬ SECURITIES omy. In particular, dollar our Underwriters &. Distributors the better is since before been outlook for it AMERICAN BANK BUILDING has than World Its money management War PORTLAND 5, OREGON II. position is stronger; its political position will be stronger, 1 \ _ of Mon. INVESTMENTS JidahoT despite the recent trend rates, I still feel that longer trend is downward. money tures, Colo- Municipal & Corporation Securities jUriz.- later, capital expendi¬ government expenditures a MMex. Specialty activity will decline, bringing lower interest rates. In view prevailing un¬ word or two about a outlook curities the of certainties, the We are or and business Local PD 229 Also, in Sooner 1 AT & T TELETYPE TELEPHONE AT WATER 4389 economic position is far stronger. the jDeniter regardless of who is its elected to the Presidency; and for and for government stocks se¬ be interested in baying or selling the securities of : Cement Company Bay Petroleum Ideal Black Hills Power & Light Colorado Central Power Co. Kutz Canon Milling & Elevator Co. Cresson Consolidated Gold Daniels & Fisher Stores Supply Co. Tel. & Tel. Co. Co., Inc. Potash Company of America Mountain Colorado Interstate Gas Colorado Kinney Coastal Oil Co. Co. Denver-Chicago Trucking Fuel Mountain States Oklahoma Oil Sierra Petroleum worthwhile. Co. The Outlook for Government Denver National Bank Sioux Oil Denver may Tri-State Oil & Refining Tramway Corporation Equity Oil Co. Frontier Refining Co. Golden Cycle Corp. United States National Bank Company United States Potash Woodward Oil, Inc. Securities Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc. 724 SEVENTEENTH STREET DENVER Telephone Main 6281 2, COLORADO Bell Teletypes DN 290 & DN 369 LOVELAND, COLO. The erratic performance and generally of poor government se¬ curities in the thin markets of the past three months should not be allowed to blind you to the posi¬ building To mention but two of the Amos €• Sudler & Co. First National Bank Bldg., Denver DN 490 KEYstone 0101 tion of strength which is up. mmmmmmmmmmSpecialists Rocky Mountain Region Securities—*— THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 69 i Corwin L. Liston, Prescott <fi Co., Cleveland; 1946-52, about $133 billion, $19 billion each year, was spent Continued years or Don Miles A. Watkins, Jr., Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, Inc., Theodore E. Plumridge, J. Arthur Warner & Co., Incorporated, New York City; Fred Ball, Burge & Kraus, Cleveland; Reginald Knapp, Wertheim & Co., New York City Birmingham; Shorsher, A. for this purpose. from page Lillis, Bear, Stearns & Co., New York City; Jerry Tegeler, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., St. Louis; Gregory, Bonner & Gregory, New York City; Clarence H. Adams, Securities <ft Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. 1 Bill 6 to appears be financially sound, work is begun (This is in sharp sel contrast to the of Turnpikes "I"!!£ $65 billion, or $5.7 billion spent each year in the 11 ■ IIV by the bond coun¬ agreement which se¬ the on cures the bond ment is known This docu¬ issue. as the Trust In¬ duties of the commission, its em¬ ployees and agents. From the legal standpoint all of the procedures affecting the fi-* nancing of the project must be in denture and in it are included accordance with established 1935-45.) Despite prin¬ Enabling legislation must be provisions under which bonds are these Herculean efforts, business pattern initially established cociples of revenue bond financing. such that it will permit the com¬ to be seems to be moving toward an incident with planning and financissued, matters affecting in¬ Continued on page 70 ever lower level of profit. Ex- ing of the Pennsylvania Turnpike mission or authority charged with terest rates, redemptions, and the responsibility of creating the pense ratios are crowding break- in 1937. Since that time, "refineyear period, even points in a many have been made in these turnpike to proceed in a clear-cut fashion. Experience in many steps; however, their is contrary manner of execution and impor- States has shown that unless this tance remain the same. The three is the case, construction can be -Jbi-principal functions required in the delayed and/or result in uneco¬ lines. This is ments dangerous situation which labor procedural be made to must to its see interests. own Conclusions Great changes are development of toll roads are: afoot in our economy. A is large measure of optimism justified for the next six months. increase Stevenson nor government tion be adequately spending planned, econom- developing business cycle is at the earliest time unrealistic to expect a con¬ tinuation of the market of recent expansion Enabling Legislation mission is trend authority and these ap¬ are confirmed by the Legislature in those States where appointments of the executive branch of government must follow this recent tightness in money struction and operation; lists the available notwithstanding, the basic powers of this authority or comauthority Government securities are technical developing a stronger position. The bargain sale will soon steadily be ^ ... , ^erms . method an(J , financing and summarizes funds to funds on regularly Highway State legislative authorizations relating utilize for such purposes. UNDERWRITERS DISTRIBUTORS DEALERS Municipal and Corporate Securities executive the Teletype — NO weil investment company NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE NEW ORLEANS BLDG. 12, LA. TELETYPE NO 428 TULANE 6583 Exchange 465 Telephone Morris W. Newman branch Win. — Canal 9321 Often Kerrigan LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, an ALABAMA, GEORGIA and OTHER SOUTHERN MUNICIPALS newman, brown & co. INC. 321 Hibernia Bank first employment that the or authority usually considers is the hiring of its con¬ John E. Perry Brown Dealers in can NEW commission Institutional and Real Estate Bonds Stock or appropriation to cover the cost of the preliminary work is author¬ ized in the enabling law. However, regardless of the method, in all instances these moneys are reim¬ bursed to the loaning agency from the proceeds of the bond issue sold to finance the project. The DANE Orleans made Department; in loan is made from funds Neio NEW ORLEANS 12, LA. loan basis from allocated to the a other States, a are commission the to the project. over. Mississippi Municipals JOHN Members procedure. years. missi Jr. or the replacement in rates is downward. Dane, pointments several ' States The rates John Northrop New Orleans Bank Stocks The hope of the initially there is enabling legis¬ The commission or authority market, iation which details the legal once in office should have suffi¬ which, fortunately, will be large precedent and establishes the cient funds on hand to carry out by any historical standard. scope of the toll road project; crethe preliminary planning required The outlook for our dollar is ates the quasi-governmental unit before the project is financed. In better than it has been since 1940. responsible for its planning, conlature K. Southern Corporate Issues the existing State statutes. Following icapy financed and constructed, enough to offset the effects of the and assures opening to traffic It Louisiana and enabling legisla¬ available the next step is to test its constitutionality under Abner Dane The integration of these this, the Governor usually ap¬ neither Iunctions permits the turnpike to points the members of the com¬ will thereafter, But, Eisenhower H. nomical development. With adequate (i) The Engineering, (2) The Legal. (3) The Fiscal Harold Building ORLEANS, 12 Long Distance 345 & 389 Teletypes NO 189 & NO 190 Very little of none of the financing work can be accom¬ plished until and unless the en¬ gineering and economic feasibility engineers. sulting the of legal the work and turnpike has established been by previously the consult¬ IKE D. SCHARFF JAMES E RODDY JOHN J. ZOLLINGER, JR. ing engineers. The preparation of the Engin¬ eering and Traffic and Earnings Reports are the principal duties of Active Trading Markets the consulting engineers. The En¬ gineering Report includes a loca¬ tion study of the toll road route, derivation of design criteria, pre¬ Specialists in LOUISIANA AND BANK liminary structural and roadway designs, estimates of construction, louisiana municipals in right-of-way, and other costs, and determination of possible stages MISSISSIPPI STOCKS AND LOCAL CORPORATE ISSUES priorities of construction. The companion report, on traffic and or Dealers in earnings, includes a traffic justifi¬ cation of the location of the turn¬ Municipal and Corporation Securities estimates pike, of amounts types of traffic anticipated to and use the route, derivation of a schedule of tolls and estimates of gross rev¬ Barrow, Leary & Co. SHREVEPORT 80, LOUISIANA enue from tolls and other — L. D. 64 & 65 Bell Teletype SH 82 & 83 S charIT L Jones INCORPORATED TELETYPE NO The Once Telephone 2-8351 sources. 180 & 219 CARONDELET (Ground 181 ST. Floor) L. D. 235 Tulane 0161 Turnpike Financing the engineering and eco¬ nomic feasibility of the turnpike have been determined by the con¬ sulting engineers and the proj~"A NEW ORLEANS 12 SHREVEPORT, LA. JACKSON, MISS. 70 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Standing: Lester J. Thorsen, Gtore, Forgan & Co., Chicago; John J. Hack, Jr., F. S. Moseley & Co., Chicago; Thompson M. Wakeley, A. C. Allyn & Company, Incorporated, Chicago; Elmer W. Hammell, Shillinglaw, Bolger & Co., Chicago; Arthur Sacco, Cruttenden & Co., Chicago; O. H. Strong, First National Bank of Chicago; Thomas D. Walsh, Doyle, O'Connor & Co., Chicago; seated: Edward H. Welch, Sincere and Company, Chicago; Samuel Sachnoff, First National Bank of Chicago; Edward V. Vallely, John Nuveen & Co., Chicago; Fred T. Rahn, The Illinois Company, Chicago Continued from suming The Rebirth oi The Turnpikes responsibility of the financ¬ being prepared, the financial ad¬ ing group is to determine whether visor reviews with the consulting or not the project is economically engineers the engineering report feasible and assurhe all finan¬ to cial negotiations and related work incidental to the preparation the bond issue which work is summated in of con¬ successful under¬ a writing. While the Indenture Trust (Speakers' Table): Edward H. Welch, Sincere and Company, Chicago; John W. Bunn, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, St. Louis; Cecil B. Pepper, Thomson & McKinnon, Miami; McGregor Smith, Florida Power & Light Company; Tom Smith, director of Miami Beach Convention Bureau; H. Russell Hastings, S. R. Livingstone, Crouse & Co., Detroit; Winton A. Jackson, First Southwest Company, Dallas; is tions favorable market condi¬ an availability of re¬ materials, the project is and quired financed. using the facility and paying tolls to i8}8 SUTRO adequate to o cipal and to provide CO. assure meet prin¬ interest payments and liberal a of margin safety. Investment Dealers and Brokers Distributors of Primary and The Traffic and Secondary Offerings Earnings Report attains special significance as the estimates of revenue presented therein together with the cost es¬ timates as set forth in the En¬ Industrial Brokers gineering Report form MEMBERS San Francisco Stock New York Curb Los Angeles Stock Exchange Exchange (Associate) 407 FRANCISCO 40 YORK 4' LOS VAN 5 Exchange Exchange ANGELES determines cation of the the the financial economic the project basis group justifi¬ and the po¬ NUYS 14 BUILDING SAN JOSE 4 WALL STREET with a minimum of construction mary sources. The first source is traffic presently using one or more right-of-way costs. purpose an analysis is of the existing highways travers¬ conducted of all dominant traffic ing the project area. Portions of movements that are presently be¬ this traffic, because of their origin ing made on existing highways and destination, will be better For this location must, of course, fied as necessary so that be modi¬ the route is feasible of development from a construction and engineering viewpoint as well as from the traffic aspect. Once the turnpike has been fi¬ nally located it is necessary to de¬ NORTH HILLS CANON DRIVE and MANILA, this for reason and P. I. (1) A description and traffic justification of the proposed turn¬ pike location. Advantages and disadvan¬ tages of the turnpike over other competitive routes. (3) Determination of the loca¬ tion the for interchanges to connect turnpike with existing high¬ conditions prior to the types of traffic anticipated to use the turnpike. turnpike, would not be expected; and Third, a mode from change in the travel transportation or mass points along the route other means of travel to motor interchanges will be pro¬ vehicle transport. be carefully In order to estimate the volume selected to serve the important of traffic that can be expected to existing roads intersecting the use a turnpike facility, it is first route that can be expected to carry necessary to determine: the quan¬ traffic between it and the major titative and qualitative flow of traffic generating centers. traffic within the tributary area, vided. , These should the physical characteristics of The Traffic amount Estimate of traffic anticipated to use a that revenues from tolls sources and be can from expected such other as leases, permits and for rentals service stations, res¬ taurants other concessionaire and facilities. (7) A projection of the first year's estimate of traffic and earn¬ ings for each year throughout the duration of the bond issue. Engineering Problems First California Company Wire Los Angeles Stock Exchange Exchange Montgomery Street to Netc York, a for the specific In most cases Members Private work engineer is to determine location for the turnpike. the termini of a project Incorporated Midwest Stock The first item of • San Francisco Chicago and other leading Eastern cities well as the established general location either by law or direction. of the as are commission by or authority. The job of the engineer is to limits locate a within route maximum of that these will traffic general serve a compatible ex¬ isting routes from which certain that volumes can proposed will be diverted turnpike, the travel times turnpike is derived from two pri¬ tances between various Dean Witter Inquiries & on Hawaiian Securities invited Members: San and New York Francisco Angeles other Stock Exchange Stock Stock Exchange Exchange leading security and commodity exchanges SAN FRANCISCO to the and dis¬ points of Co. Pacific Coast and Los (5) A schedule of tolls to be charged each classification of ve¬ hicle for trips of varying lengths. (6) An estimate of the gross 300 construc¬ tion of the ways. (4) Estimates of the amount and com¬ volume of (2) San Francisco Stock Exchange of industry resulting in a traffic which, based on at which be usually in¬ information: cludes the following CORRESPONDENT OFFICES : traffic stimulation a and earnings report is to measure the revenue potentialities of a project Direct Private Wires HONOLULU, T. H. The purpose of the Second, merce termine the The Purpose of Traffic and Earnings Report 246 SOUTH FIRST STREET BEVERLY 275 York; and tential investor judges the attrac¬ tiveness of the bonds. MONTGOMERY STREET NEW which upon New York Stock SAN New of revenue bond which carry traffic in the tribu¬ served by transferring from these These highways to the turnpike. makes it mandatory tary area of the project. The second source is newly gen¬ that the project be feasible from traffic movements are then com¬ and the traffic and' earnings re¬ the engineering, legal and fiscal piled and graphically shown on a erated traffic which most traffic port to develop with them the jus¬ The desired engineers believe is derived from aspects. As you know, the funds map of the region. tification he requires, both en¬ required for debt service of rev¬ lines thus produced clearly indi¬ the following sources: gineering-wise and financially, to enue bonds are derived First, a greater frequency of solely cate the relative volume and di¬ prepare the bond issue. from the revenues of the project rection of all important move¬ trips made because of the added When the Trust Indenture has after deducting maintenance and ments. The resultant of these lines ease and economy of travel be¬ been completed and approved by operating expenses. Therefore, it represents an optimum location tween any two points accomplished must be demonstrated prior to fi¬ for the turnpike. This optimum by use of the new facility. revenues — Fischer, Knappen-Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy, Roberts, Florida Power & Light Co. The character nancing that there will be suffi¬ Underwriters M. financing cient volumes of traffic Since Jerome Richard the financial group, the Commis¬ sion and the bond counsel, and as¬ 69 page Thursday, November 13, 1952 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Earl Hagensieker, Reinholdt & Gardner, St. Louis; Mrs. R. Emmet Bradley, Baltimore; Reilly, Commercial & Financial Chronicle, New York City; R. Emmet Bradley, John C. Legg & Company, Baltimore Mr. F. Vincent & Mrs. York George V. Hunt, Starkweather & Co., New York City; Mrs. Gustave J. Schlosser, New City; Mrs. Reginald Knapp, New York City; John J. Meyers, Jr., Gordon Graves & Co., New York City origin and destination by means of is entered on interview sheets and the present highways and the pro¬ eventually transferred to business posed turnpike and the unit cost machine cards to be collated and per mile of vehicular operation on summarized. Concurrently with grades, deteri¬ orated pavements and restrictive bridges are listed as to number the and location existing routes and turnpike. For on the the of purpose obtaining data concerning the amount, clas¬ sifications and origin and desti¬ nation of traffic, extensive traffic surveys are conducted. vey interview work established In the stations sur¬ are various at these surveys, manual and auto¬ matic traffic counts t are made so travel way excessive as alignment, poor narrow or each on considered way existing high¬ competitive to as origin and destination the proposed route. Since savings in time will in¬ be projected from the day or days of the survey to the fluence many motorists to transfer from annual average condition of the present highways to the base year. turnpike, it is necessary to obtain factual information Data pertaining to the physical concerning characteristics of existing high¬ the average speeds that can be that the results can key points highways consid¬ ways is used to measure the effect maintained and the delays that encountered on each ofcarry volumes of traffic of highway discrepancies on the are routes. For that could find some advantage economic costs of motor vehicle such this purpose through use of the turnpike. The operation and thereby provide a crews, consisting of a driver and survey procedure includes halt¬ guide in estimating diversions of a recorder, are dispatched to tra¬ ing all traffic passing the station traffic. This information is ob¬ verse these highways at different and interviewing the driver to de¬ tained from field inspection and times of the day and under vary¬ termine the City and State of ori¬ from the records compiled by the ing conditions of congestion to se¬ cure speed and delay information. gin and destination and to record respective state highway depart¬ After conducting the traffic sur¬ the vehicle type. This information ments. Such impediments to highveys, investigations of physical along ered the turnpike in the base 70% for present turnpikes. In the case of passenger vehicles and gen¬ This estimate must be projected erated traffic is experienced al¬ from the base period to the first most immediately upon the open¬ full year of operation of the facil¬ ing of the turnpike; truck traffic, ity. To develop projection factors however, because of its commer¬ an analysis is made of all data cial nature and the necessity of usage of year. indicative of traffic trends in the affected on oline time and and franchises, takes consumption, population and can employ to prede¬ exactly the amount of a new facility will generate. He must rely upon the experience gained in other areas on similar projects and relate such engineer termine that traffic Attracting New Traffic Besides the volumes of traffic diverted to the turnpike from highways, it has been that the opening of a new turnpike attracts substantial vol¬ present In addition to the determination of traffic which prior to the of amounted to from 20 expansion factors for projecting estimates traffic This newly generated traf¬ has on which he is working. construction of the facility did not fic facility the to experience proven exist. longer period statistics of time to generate new volumes. registration, gas¬ There are no formulae that the vehicular density. umes a including area motor vehicle existing to characteristics 71 from Continued to on the base page 72 de¬ lay studies, the engineer has de¬ veloped complete comparative data ways concerning the present high¬ and the proposed turnpike. With this information he DEALERS IN McAndrew & Co. de¬ can termine the tangible items of sav¬ ings that OVER THE COUNTER travel are realized in turnpike Incorporated including savings through travel time, by reduc¬ decreased SECURITIES UNDERWRITERS 8c DISTRIBUTORS tions in distances and grades and by improved alignment and pave¬ ment conditions. These savings as well as the intangible benefits of turnpike use such as safer, con¬ UNDERWRITERS and DISTRIBUTORS venient travel, and the factors that motor¬ choosing one route are J. S. Strauss & Co. 155 MONTGOMERY Telephone Bell — Teletypes step in estimating traffic diversion to the turnpike, all of the tangible benefits can be re¬ duced to a common monetary base, STREET SAN FRANCISCO (4) the cost travel. of in OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES is It probably true that few motorists actually compute in dollars and cents the value of each trip they EXbrook 2-8515 — a user make. SF 61 & SF 62 However, they do have Direct Private Wires to a G. A. Saxton of value which goverhs their sense of this occasions. tions sense the and sible to merit distributors rating which BRUSH, SLOCUMB & CO. INC. MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO Stock STOCK EXCHANGE • SAN FRANCISCO establish would of the toll Before all BELL SYSTEM TELETYPE SF70 wire systems GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. DEMPSEY-TEGELER & CO. from its factors a LA 24 23 MEMBER are em¬ movements to dis¬ the INC. TO: LOS ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE Co., Inc., SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE WIRES PRIVATE G. A. Saxton & New York Established City 1921 Dominion Trading Markets in Securities Corp. Toronto — INVESTMENT TRUST SHARES — Montreal review is made McAndrew & Co., Inc., Henry F. Swift & Co. San Francisco LOS ANGELES Phone Vandike 1071 PACIFIC COAST UTILITIES CALIFORNIA OIL STOCKS EASTERN & MIDWESTERN UTILITY, WATER AND NATURAL GAS SECURITIES CANADIAN SECURITIES the traffic diversion factors assigned to the route at the appropriate interchange of entry and TELETYPES LA relative analysis those trips which by reason of their origin or destination would not be served by the turnpike. The re¬ maining movements after apply¬ ing BELL SYSTEM New York these traffic for Communication relative highway any reflect ployed, however, of are Exchange of movements. card San Francisco amount patronage. In this way factors can be developed indicative of the percent of traffic that can be di¬ verted from each of the competi¬ tive highways to the turnpike for various origin and destination brokers Los Angeles basis charge to each other. By reason of this cost relationship, it is pos¬ underwriters member the Inc., New York of value, motorists in the aggregate evaluate running time and waiting time, distance, fuel consumption, roadway condi¬ trading markets 1 On & Co., Akin-Lambert & Co., Inc., choice of possible routes between their origin and destination on different 370 TRADING MARKETS another. As 4, CAL Bell Teletype SF comfortable more ists evaluate in or SAN FRANCISCO 1900 RUSS BUILDING Telephone EXbrook 2-7900 departure. traffic point A movements represents summary made at of this the estimated 639 South Spring Street, Los Angeles 14, California , THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 72 James Jones, Laura Courts G. <fi Hanley, Mr. Co., Atlanta; Jules Bean, Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc., New York City; Richard H. Goodman, Shields & Company, New York City; J. Clark, Amos C. Sudler & Co., Denver Mrs. & William F. Thompson, Greene and Company, Lynch, Allen volume of traffic that ticipated to use be can an¬ Turnpikes establish of rates equitable for that toll all classes are vehi¬ of to from 4 to 7% & the of annual cedures of revenue existing turnpike's. lowed bond issue rather than an estimate to the first year of operation, are will still benefit after the toll user is applied to other user costs. If this is not exceeds Serving Southern California since 1921 the the case Wagenseller 6 Durst, Inc. Investment Securities to 14 TELETYPE: LA 66—LA 35 ANGELES CURB NEW' YORK CLAREMONT - PASADENA - EXCHANGE (ASSOC.) REDLANDS - SANTA MONICA ^WWWWWWWWWVWWWWWWWHWWWWWWWW| of saving, the toll may be said lay within a range of values highest point would be somewhat less than the monetary amount of the savings and whose amount for travel on present turnpikes that provide similar advantages as will the users Stone <Sl Youngberg data with lief from distance, and then are responsibility economic for to present growth of ern than area in cate the of San Francisco Telephone SUtter 1-5460 one for their upon PACIFIC COAST cents to almost timated to first is to of added other will eight facilities trading centers insufficint funds make construction these strumentality justifiable. through areas of SAN be provided and necessary promptly bond would take Y. S. E. & Exchange Co. 1883 San Francisco Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange (Associate) leases for combination movement subsequent the be Montgomery 210 W. 7th St. or with reputable rentals 14 Wall St. Telephone DIgby 9-3780 • WIRE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ALL OFFICES TRADING MARKETS Specializing in IN OVER-THE-COUNTER ► ^ PACIFIC C0AST ISSUE? SECURITIES years income from authority facilities operation. these NEW YORK: Teletype NY 1-3466 es¬ Oicar 3. per¬ that the turnpike case Street Teletype SF 230X revenue estimated received these their from 404 one its companies The 530 WEST SIXTH STREET • con¬ with funds and arranges long-term own FRANCISCO: income has amounted Kraft Co. & LOS ANGELES 14, CALIFORNIA TELETYPES OIL & MINING STOCKS LA 675 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS LA PHONE TRINITY 2529 678 the that years develop. pro¬ can with highways modern turnpike otherwise Telephone MAdison 6-4681 PRIVATE in¬ the revenue light and To this toll commission structs to wire and year erally the COOKE FAULKNER their and turnpike depending and restaurant facilities. It is gen¬ BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO use ways Municipal Securities mits and leases for service station WULFF, HANSEN-» CO. With traffic Underwriters, Distributors, Dealers in Corporate and the turnpike in the use of operation. N. heavy classification tractor-trailer that Members needs. numerous mile and per weight interchange traffic /MARKETS C., where are mile to three categories for each interchange to Y. solution sole highway financing, the motoring public Los Angeles Stock Exchange cars The established toll charges are then applied to the various vehicle N. advocates Members vehicles. CO., existing to relate the LOS ANGELES: from two cents per mile for est & to arrange background New York Stock de¬ rates half cents per mile for the heavi¬ HUTTON the that the say the nation's locations endeavored are passenger cent per one-half trucks * provide there determine In to I have the me turnpike However, ESTABLISHED southern toll for commercial vehicles E. is present turnpikes indi¬ on charges and W. the Telephone DOuglas 2-6400 pattern of from Wire not to J. Barth motor expenses Toll Rates Investment Securities Private do to¬ available feasibility and this talk of realizes that these facilities alone underwriting the project. In on substantiating densities, sorely inadequate high¬ made it closing let considerably greater in the north¬ veloped RUSS therein judgment a savings and time operating The COLLINS MACRAE, V.-P. In the financial group whose ultimate movement and congestion EXCHANGE Russ Building the before staunchest Earnings Re¬ presented revenue gether portion. MEMBERS STOCK and viewpoint is engineering an feasibility is reached. port. The estimates of traffic and Usually the toll rate per mile throughout the length of the facility, however, on the New Jersey Turnpike rates on the northern-most thirty-five miles are substantially higher than on the southern eighty-three miles. Some engineers believe that this is justifiable as the benefits in re¬ vehicle Teletype SF 492 Traffic turnpike proposed a pay project under study. in SAN FRANCISCO that subjected to from is constant EXCHANGE STOCK toll the on low point is reflected by the aver¬ MEMBERS LOS the whose age 626 S. SPRING ST., LOS ANGELES and the advan¬ turnpike will be largely negated. tages The optimum ■ sis of each estimated for TRinity 5761 to The cles, feasible to collect and of maximum revenue productivity. from this amount the estimated year's use. The toll structure is therefore annual costs of maintenance and An important phase of the Traf¬ based the anticipated traffic growth of primarily upon the tangible the facility for each ensuing year fic and Earnings Report concerns savings that result from turnpike operation to determine the sum of the bond issue. The estimates the formulation of a schedule of travel. These savings, that have that will be available for paying This work is accomplished been of traffic that result after applica¬ tolls. previously mentioned do not principal and interest charges on tion of the expansion factors rep¬ concurrently with the preparation include the toll charge motorists the bonds. The compilation of resent the engineer's best judg¬ of estimates of traffic diversion. and truckers will be required to these estimates of net revenue ment of the average usage of the This is a logical procedure as the pay for turnpike use. The estab¬ facility over the period of the amount of toll directly affects the lished toll should be such that the completes the final phase of work year annual increases that are commonly fol¬ bring about their suc¬ total of toll revenue and cessful development. I have gone non-operating revenues equals the into detail concerning the Traffic gross revenues of the project. It and Earnings Report so that you is necessary however to deduct will understand the critical analy¬ toll the turnpike. The problem in this work is to The Rebirth oi New York City; Miss Barbara Thompson; Mr. & Mrs. Orville G. Allen, Jr., Company, Inc., Dallas William F. Lynch, Lynch, Allen & Company, Inc., Dallas; guest; Phillip Continued from page 71 Thursday, November 13, 1952 to Convention Number THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Mrs. & Mrs. Dayton P. Haigney, Dayton Haigney & Co., Boston; Mrs. Walter F. Saunders, City; Mrs. William J. Burke, Jr., Boston; Mrs. James B. Maguire, Boston Continued from 1938 11 page ing effect of lower prices "bargain" or which (4) The could develop as increases at the being manufacturing and import levels. work (2) The Government will prob¬ ably its expand activities, public including slum clear¬ be Some of these sponsored types of armaments, to This thanks accelerate obsoles¬ could bring about a for new equip¬ demand ment than might pected normally be ex¬ the two or three during immediately ahead. years (5) The stock market, whose quickly, fluctuations influence the effective announcement of demand for goods to a greater ex¬ majof projects of this type into put and the any effect in the very very would tend to be tor plans could progress research, Government new tending cence. greater public housing, on any signs of an increase in unemploy¬ ment. is to on works and ance partly in business. 1937 tent than is true in reverse, is cur¬ sustaining fac¬ a (As result a experience, of rently in recalled as in the memoirs of the head of the Federal Reserve Board at that time, government action will al¬ certainly be more prompt than it was in 1937-1938.) most (3) The to pressure substitute labor-saving equipment for high- ularly since there is little chance of any substantial decline in wage rates. This will help support one segment of the economy, which very frequently in the past has helped to make for a business re¬ cession spiral because of the re¬ labor-saving equipment when wages and prices were for pressure stronger technical posi¬ in the was to case an greater even following the degree advance. 1926-1929 In view of the substantial declines the years already witnessed in stated at the beginning of review, the outlook for prof¬ its is not necessarily synonymous with the highs of the outlook for two past large a accelerated volume. called that are business current reaction that4 the not be of to be sooner nessed ner (between 1926, 25% 1934, and or in 40% 1946 in the prices of the majority of issues). would be less than economy damaging to was the 1937- CrowelLWeecfon & Co. Members Los Angeles Stock Exchange of • TRinity 0281 38 San Diego • Sam Mgrs. Trading Dept. was of one PLEDGER & MEMBER LOS the Bob Green, Pres. Green, V.-P. COMPANY, INC. ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE 210 W. 7th STREET LOS ANGELES 14, CALIFORNIA Phone MUtual S231 Bell System Teletype LA 382 to on consumers later, in the same man¬ are higher wages. The re¬ is equally true when taxes now being in seem a of excess mal requirements in most little REVEL MILLER & CO Members Los Angeles Stock Exchange nor¬ lines, it dangerous to that reductions in taxes, except in corpo¬ Investment Securities minority would automatically in¬ profits by the the tax reduction. (If a amount of reduction a in corporate taxes will not benefit people many the on wrong track corporate Trader have in taxes ar¬ guing that 650 S. hidden consumer levies.) (Mac) McOmber SPRING ST., LOS ANGELES 14 are Bell System Teletype LA 155 SANTA MONICA will work back to around prewar levels, after taxes. a This would be natural sequence of the normal laws of survival in • Laguna Beach result in period of wire to in school Unlisted Securities Over the longer-term, the prob¬ abilities are that profit margins LGS ANGELES 14 TELETYPE LA Private decline one really DISTRIBUTORS • as costs, tax increases tend consumers, PLACEMENTS compared $11 billion, Brokers & Dealers in declining during periods of in¬ tense competition. With plant ca¬ been PRIVATE 1949 of about ac¬ are pacity possibly to around the or as verse check debt expansion next year— part and parcel of passed greater proportions than that wit¬ in wake up in the to the year, even any is this are were some com¬ principal supporting arguments for the purchase of drug stocks in 1951, at 50% or more above cur¬ rent prices.) Inasmuch as corpo¬ crease Long Beach with There chances quite good they we Spencer Trask & Co., New York business, which margins over a being merely equal profit years to the difference between the costs of the efficient producers tributors) MARKETS MAINTAINED (or dis¬ and those of the mar¬ ginal companies. The process of weeding out sub-marginal pro¬ JT v r IN MORE THAN 300 ducers, however, frequently en¬ tails uncomfortably long periods of sub-normal profits for even the Edcerton. Wykoff & Co ACTIVELY TRADED SECURITIES most efficient business the units, until higher cost surplus capacity has been rendered ineffective. The —•— fact that this type of normal com¬ petition has not been witnessed during the war and postwar years Trading Markets PACIFIC COAST SECURITIES FOREST W. SHIPLEY hardly justifies the conclusion that we are again in a "new era." We should not forget that we have been enjoying a boom based on pent-up demands, inflation scares, and Ground Floor, 618 South Spring St., Los Angeles 14 redistribution comes, of current Morgan S Co, Members Los Angeles Stock 634 S. SPRING ST. • Exchange LOS ANGELES 14 • Ml 6421 in¬ Teletype LA 146 aided and abetted by a sub¬ increase in public and stantial Telephone TRinity 1694 Bell Teletype LA 107 Bell Direct Wire to Teletype LA 20 Troster, Singer & Co., New Yerk, N. Y. private borrowing, and > limited foreign competition. We only hope that we are not too optimistic in believing that basic conditions will rate necessity of limiting the with the 1950 total of $39 billion, expansion of private as well as and the 1951 net increase of $33 public debt. With the elections billion. This aspect of our eco¬ out of the way, there should be nomic "progress" will bear very less reluctance on the part of our close watching during the period monetary authorities to try to immediately ahead. moderately. At the same time, the declining trend of pre-tax profit margins noted in some reports for the first three quarters of this year, in spite of increased sales, could be of cases, UNDERWRITERS late 20's before if sales shold decline rate • business tivity. The earnings of panies could rise next rate taxes will allowed to get out of hand to the extent that Cleveland; eventual As would Pasadena by this assume • declined Profit Versus Business Activity segment of the stock market, the our 650 S. SPRING ST. securities not be thought that is quite complacent 1937. At that time we had had the about the profit outlook because equivalent of three intermediate of expectations of some tax relief, bull markets superimposed on particularly in the realm of ex¬ each other, just as had been the cess-profits taxes. (It may be re¬ This declining. largest spring of from priced labor will continue, partic¬ duced a than it tion second than 50%. more tremendous made decline—the listed of competition Benjamin McPolin, McDonald & Company, Cleveland; Daniel M. Hawkins, Hawkins & Co., John J. Hack, Jr., F. S. Moseley & Co., Chicago record—when the market value on The Business Outlook York New 73 BEVERLY HILLS - SANTA MARIA - LONG BEACH DIRECT PRIVATE WIRE TO NEW YORK Continued from Exchange factors. enjoy, the ordinarily take the initiative in finding contra-orders and/or assuming in¬ Counter Trading stocks the in positions ventory In And appraising value usually take in must dealer counter vs. may he business 9 page Thursday, November 13, 1952 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and 74 be may of academic significance if the corporation is going to inactive securities continue in existence. The an¬ far so as concerned, the over-the- are value liquidating largely future ticipated counter market is in no way de¬ annual average net income may be capitalized furnish anything ap¬ must characterize his activities proximating true auction market¬ numerically, but not without ref¬ erence to many non-numerical when no unsolicited orders are ing. It is competitive, but not auc¬ forthcoming. A major character¬ tion, in character. Auction mar¬ concepts. These include the acu¬ of orders which istic of counter markets is nego¬ keting in a security can not be men, initiative, imagination and forcefulness of the officers and the trading pub¬ tiation. Prospects are sought out, maintained unless there is suffi¬ the And involved. volition same to signed In Inactive Securities Counter desires. execution the though, dealers, with originate point to the limitation (one trad¬ unit) mentioned above, im¬ lic, counter dealers are concerned, plying that this seriously re¬ to a great extent at least, with stricts any contribution of the seeking out buyers and sellers, exchange specialist system to is something, generally better markets. Although the which physical in price exists after the prospect is found, the transaction does not die. In¬ specialist may act of his own voli¬ speaking, entirely foreign to tion (for his own account) as long stock specialist on an exchange. mere ing as his do orders cedence "making cus¬ solicited It flow un- is true that many orders in over-the-counter to for dealers, and in some cases the mere matching of buy and sell requests called is markets" his activity his of pre¬ of those over much tomers, take not a by exchange regulations or com¬ mittee is decisions. stock Whereas designed exchanges primarily to involved, ception, are but such is facilitate bring to fruition any the ex¬ rule. the not and To having markets the If limitations. no gap a The negotiation ensues. stead, of existence buy a sell or to find the opposite. ing thousands of corporations in raising activities, and unsolicited providing for the liq¬ resource a cost moderate at and in which are funda¬ mentally of local importance, or in any event not widely held. investments of ease, corporations dealers Counter provide home a market for securities native to an But such markets area. R. Lewis, Inc. a serve dealers in "making a unlisted Bell Teletype: SE 105 market for" buy or a They security. to ready themselves interest may SEATTLE 4 Telephone: Eliot 3040 most One, five, ten or more counter SECOND AVENUE given stand sell substantial quantities of the security or se¬ the of ices fact narrow, because is quite competition. of over-the-counter These are ordinarily figures dealers definitely interested in seek¬ of their inventory CONTINUOUS SERVICE stressed by operations, positions. taking This the proponents of is un¬ listed trading. They hold that the THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IN trading from public stands definite the the dealer to take PRIVATE WIRE TO DEMPSEY-TEGELER & CONNECTIONS WITH TO Co., LOS ANGELES PRINCIPAL TRADING CENTERS to benefit willingnes of inventory posi¬ tions; and from the fact that he the takes markets buyers of the by and initiative in unearthing sellers; making potenial is is capi¬ with due time his after so exhausted. it So in¬ from the frequently dealers counter must inactive an of cognizant the curities is unlisted, stock taking is he which in inventory positions. His prices good many counter dealers may interest themselves in "making a cannot consistently be out of line a initiative the take in of the in as¬ Although suming such positions. which ments They this task. part of integral must values. real which foibles cannot is he positioning unless function have their of without who they take be as a of results from market influenced dealers inventory the pricing (more so than the specialist with equal somewhat elusive, but they exchange none the less real. They con¬ knowledge) definitely by intrinsic are of numerical and merical elements.! Some sist as may real the to value corporate value factors. They must non-nu¬ of insight stress a It be gained by checking such things dend its as and book But value. these of accounting is is divi¬ counter in no way dealers implied render a are and itous service to investors and the first trading public by making their in line with basic to the quotations tied an economic values. inexact science. matter that, It is merely California Oregon Power Co H arLor Plywood Corporation Ligkt Pope & TalLot Pacific Power & Portland Gas & CoLe Growing with the Pacific Northwest since 1913, the entire through region Portland General Electric offices in we serve ten principal cities of Oregon and Washington. UNDERWRITERS • DISTRIBUTORS Puget Sound Power & Liglit DEALERS • FOSTER & MARSHALL B ACIFIC tAittiuctfui/ €vnd %D&tfayuzfam SB&ncfa IvJoRTHWEST COMPANY NEW tjtiemSeM &cauhe4 YORK STOCK NEW YORK CURB CHICAGO SEATTLE PORTLAND EUGENE • • SPOKANE YAKIMA • 14, WASHINGTON • ABERDEEN TACOMA • • WENATCHEE Teletype SE. 482-483 BOARD 820 SECOND AVENUE EXCHANGE (Associate) OF TRADE SEATTLE 4 BELLINGHAM • MEDPORD Portland • Spokane • Eugene a in time, the dealers SECURITIES PACIFIC NORTHWEST SECURITIES that gratu¬ the WASHINGTON a„I OREGON PRIMARY MARKETS IN over value records, liquidating three earnings consciousness value quotation consciousness. stock Seattle I Mask Yakima fact must pear Investment Securities Wenatchee po¬ One important counter H2>RHarper&Soii&Co. Tacoma a general rule, important their that Basic economic values may ap¬ security a assume lay trader. cognizance of basic economic positions values. of to knowledge superior to that the inventory contribution their execute hazard of the they to into the making go value real they must be aware of and re¬ sition, he must, take Particularly in inventory positions is an regard to the non-numerical ele¬ of tion with And the assump¬ market" for it. founded 1892 150* Third Ave* he ele¬ or potential buyers If For survival scene. be in capital and drive him offers from ments, listed above, which con¬ stitute the real value of the se¬ and sellers. bids matching will forces exhaust his and because past, and subject to the fact that great care the dealers must do cannot nomic is services of the that the clude the extensive searching for ing business, and, as an integral part for this important reason the customers, offer he may tal An sponsive their bid and dealers counter profit curities which they are "quoting." Years a rates somewhat the over-the-counter dealer. If higher than exchange commission he habitually assumes inventory rates, they may afford investors "better" prices than the less ex¬ positions at prices out of line with pensive services of the exchanges. basic economic values, the eco¬ involve The spread between 60 be handled numerically certain extent. may obliged to exact is true. But only to which is less costly is not necessarily designed the of needs links investor. remote 1006 the are chain wide nation in to SECURITIES that for their fund relative INVESTMENT corporation will fare on the mar¬ kets are how possible future products of a and profit the than lower over-the-counter dealers rates to as When an individual consistently "better." A worker, example, may find it to his purchases stocks without regard to basic economic values, he may The primary economic func¬ advantage to engage the services at times make money, but sooner tion of over-the-counter markets of an expensive employment or later he will book losses. And is to create marketability for se¬ agency rather than a less costly curities which are not widely one, or none. So it is with un¬ although he may remain "in the market" for an extended period, known or traded—thereby assist¬ listed securities. Though the serv¬ order is incentive for the counter dealer uidation John much are ulation often than not more corporation. Spec¬ the present, directors of the activity in it. That exchange cient commissions Telephone MU. 1900 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 75 & '<&* R. Emmet Bradley, John C. Legg & Incorporated, Philadelphia; Company, Baltimore; R. Victor Mosley, Stroud <ft Everett W. Snyder, E. W. Snyder & Co., Syracuse eliminated by economic forces supply of which was very limited, were to be listed, the investor When a security is taken from could depend neither on the auction principle upon which ex¬ the over-the-counter market, and changes are based, nor on the listed on a stock exchange, coun¬ competition which characterizes are if they do not. ter dealers they interest lose cannot make ing it at rates Too, comparable the the exchange his inventory tion are for at specialist those to in do not take his economic the point in so performance rowing Thus, values far of a B. W. may Eugene Stark, M. S. Wien <ft Co., New York City; Mr. & Mrs. Ely Batkin, Batkin & Co., New York City For such reasons, mutual the be to all concerned ties which standards and would listed securi¬ meet proper over-the-counter Such de-listing not of tightening - up unsuitable long as a of sufficiently broad exchange trad¬ activity be delisted, of traded stead. that do it could well listings to those issues promising advantage in¬ of issues supplement the exchanges' In any prove event, the studies being rently changes as members to the made by can well activity listing or not amenable to auction trad¬ ex¬ tage of all concerned that it not may im¬ be it delisting the relates of is¬ exchange develop It traded. might that member firms with unlisted departments would share the over-the-counter those market issues. his orders as precedence those over of his customers—as distinct from his beside obligatory assumption of such positions — (perhaps rumors ARTFORDC^ to¬ tally unfounded) concerning price concerned. the culate floating to a much greater degree than would otherwise be the Clark Edward L. III UNDERWRITERS DISTRIBUTORS — — case. Kirkpatrick, Jr. William Nelson II DEALERS Insurance and Bank Stocks Public Utilities — Industrials Municipal Bonds ACTIVE TRADING MARKETS Clark, Landstreet WITH & RETAIL OUTLETS Kirkpatrick, Inc. Members Midwest Stock Exchange 407B UNION TELETYPE—NV Direct wire STREET, NASHVILLE 3, TENN. 353 to TELEPHONE—4-3312 Scherck, Richter Company, St. Louis, Mo. Underwriters SPECIALIZING H ARK PRIVATE WIRE Bids Firm IN SERVING / Firm Distributors H| Equitable's extensive direct wire system gives instant 1 MUNICIPAL Quotations communication BONDS Immediate United States Government Securities • General Market Municipals 3^58 all M teir Mmmi i™ OF MEMPHIS MEMPHIS 1, • LD-311 WIRE • SYSTEM — THE KNOXVILLE NEW ORLEANS MEMPHIS TELETYPES ME-283 BANK quotations and executions are available to Equitable customers. NEW EQUITABLE Securities H. Frank Burkholder, Vice • Herbert Pettey, Assistant ME-284 YORK HARTFORD ATLANTA GREENSBORO BIRMINGHAM TENNESSEE LD-312 throughout the Southeast and Southwest. NASHVILLE DALLAS TELEPHONES 8-5193 SOUTHERN Offerings ) MIS*. Dealers Corporation AND JACKSON, President and Manager Municipal Department Vice President and Manager Municipal Trading Department WIRE 322 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE 3, TENN. of enough great stock include as be is ing, it may well be to the advan¬ to how they of security cur¬ the economic status of their subject a to ing market. When the floating supply sues. manipulation would publicly cir¬ is Landstreet specialist market-nar¬ security, Harold W. eco¬ the effective as his function if is with Company, inventory positions of his present regulations confining new volition own func¬ to value. assume executes market line price in And because the book. Whether these prices reflect basic a nomic to which positioning related effect by exchange prices over-the-counter the profit trad¬ a commissions charged firms. in it ! TWO WALL STREET, NEW YORK 5, N. Y. MISS in I THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 76 Continued from page 13 In Attendance at NSTA Convention LUDMAN CORPORATION SMITH, HAROLD B. * Auto-Lok Wood Windows Power Windo-Tite Jalousies Schapiro & Co., Inc. & Co. Co. M. Marks & Laurence New York A. G. Edwards & Sons New York Beach CHARLES M.¬ ZINGRAF, WITTERMANN, JOSEPH Light Incorpo¬ Chicago rated, New York SMITH, TOM Miami - M. A. . SMITH, MCGREGOR Florida A. G. Becker & Co., Petersburg WILLIS, EDWARD T* Newburger & Co. Philadelphia Type Windows Ludman K Shaver & Co., St. SMITH, JOSEPH E. Awning WOLF, LEE WILEY, JAMES * Pershing & Co., New York MANUFACTURERS OF PATENTED: Auto Lok Aluminum Thursday, November 13, 1952 ♦Denotes Mr. and Mrs. Convention Bureau SNYDER, EVERETT W* D Jalousies E. W. Snyder & Co., Syracuse Ludman Window & Jalousie Hardware SORUM, KAREN Minneapolis Ludman Jalousie Doors, Screens & State—County—City SORUM, KERM1TB* & Allison-Williams Co. Storm Windows A?* Minneapolis Geo. Eustis & Fabricators, Erectors, Warehousing & Co., Corporation Securities STERNE, AGEE & LEACH New York MEMBER STEPHENS, DONALD Distributed everywhere outside the Iron Curtain Cruttenden & Co., B. MIDWEST Chicago EXCHANGE STOCK BIRMINGHAM 3, ALA. Teletype BH 97 STRADER, LUDWELL A. Strader, Taylor & Co., Inc. Lynchburg, Va. — Warrants Detroit STARK, EUGENE General Offices Local Co., Cincinnati STANKO, MIKE White, Noble & Sale of Structural Steel — — STAIB, LEE R* Bar-Lok Storm Shutters Post Office Box Bonds Long Distance 9983 Branch—Montgomery 2, Alabama STRONG, O. H. First National Bank of 4541, Miami, Florida Chicago, Chicago STUART, MARK Cowen & Co., New York 1. A. Zthnlbaatr, President ol Jantien Knitting Mills, Int., Portland, says,,, SWENSON, CARL * G. WE'VE DISCOVERED A WONDERFUL NEW SERVICE- Walker & BUSINESS ESTABLISHED Co. TEGELER, JEROME F. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. St. the i/u\ H. 1924 New York '7SuDGl ffidKBOQ municipal bonds Louis THOMPSON, WM. F* and BARBARA Greene and corporate securities Company New York . *• •»,/>,/a'/; ' ' /r * 'f, THOMPSON, WM. S* Ralph F. Carr & Co., Inc. Boston THORSEN, LESTER J. Glore, Forgan & Co., Chicago THROM, HAROLD Thomson & McKinnon Miami Beach LEEDY, WHEELER 6- ALLEMAN Incorporated TOM ASIC, A. E* Thomas & Company FLORIDA Pittsburgh BANK BUILDING ORLANDO, FLORIDA TOPOL, ROBERT * Greene and Company BELL TELETYPE OR DISTANCE 27 LONG 10 New York UFFORD, HENRY Calvin Bullock Ponte Vedra, Fla. VALLELY, EDWARD V.* John Nuveen & Co., Chicago VASEY, JOS. H* Geo. Eustis & Co., Cincinnati WAGNER, ROBERT W. C. Thornburgh Company Cincinnati WAKELEY, THOMPSON M* A. C. Allyn and Company, Incorporated, Chicago WALKER, GRAHAM M* Joseph McManus & Co. New York WALKER, LOUIS National Quotation Bureau, Inc., New York p/eaWe-. WALLINGFORD, CHARLES H. M. Byllesby and Company, Inc., Philadelphia There's the Florida of "Super Colossal" vacations where while you are looking, aggressive and more on WALSH, RICHARD * Newhard, Cook & Co. St. Louis people have sic more fun-in-the-sun...all year'round...than anywhere else WALSH, THOMAS Doyle, O'Connor & Co. Chicago WATKINS, MILES, Jr.* Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, earth. So any on time the spirit moves state with livestock growth...on increasing trade and commerce, especially by air...on rapid development to serve fast-growing markets. So when Cot*e oft doubt... sound a expanding economy...based amazing agricultural and industrial you.. here There's another Florida...a forward- come a for a lifetime you vacation...look for opportunity... Inc., Birmingham WELCH, EDWARD * Sincere & Co., Chicago ^N MEETS WERNECKE, RICHARD Paul H. Davis & Co., Chicago ^fl&MORETO THEfye/ WHITE, EDWARD A* White & Company, St. Louis WHITEHEAD, CLINTON OFFICES IH PRINCIPAL CITIES • GENERAL OFFICES: LOCKHEED AIR TERMINAL, BURBANK 8, CALIFORNIA • CABLE: FLTTiGER Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Miami FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Vir THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Mr. & Mrs. George L. Collins, Geyer & Co. Incorporated, New York City; Mr. & Mrs. H. Sheldon Parker, Kay, Richards & Co., Pittsburgh; standing: Ree Bolognini, Lasser Bros., New York City; Clifford K. Channell, First Boston Corporation, New York City Continued, from The Miami 10 page Henry fastest 10 Metropolitan Area Development haven't yet, finished cream 20 ice my just go ahead so you little a Mr. All right. Now, of the most important facets one of any economy is the number of buyers and the development of the number of buyers, here and we Florida, population 20 years, with has Florida is first. If it weren't first, to wouldn't show Florida was period, 1930 to her 20-year pretty the tenth So can so we But 20-year She almost 1950. only ask state determine continue And that, comparison in we with is as California had on of have made a years follow a be¬ head start about 30 years. 30 to She had before we the So we growth She doubled her population every our greater California rapid continue to a dur¬ growth. grow, we population doubling Miami All we come to the Miami increased 242%. by So state. now her three area. population of Florida's large metropolitan areas—Miami, Jacksonville, Petersburg fastest Tampa-St. in the 10 area—were growing metropolitan in that areas 20-year period. believe I the and that Miami population reaches and half, a which not later than should be Now, people afraid of past five that this is a population, San United next States dwelling in units when you're come up the number the chart. Mr. next I think with 31 we you to get the relative is Yes. have you Incidentally, the among on the charts table. raise your hand and we'll be glad highest to deliver you a set of charts. on Expansion Program to. Now, the impact of this build¬ in 1947 ing, the impact of this increasing per be 1,000 glad Miami dwelling units Continued on page They say, "Aren't tourist economy? a to equal California, and at nomic horizon, you'll be the first of 30 least at years we should population of approximate¬ will continue to grow, for at least 30 Now years we or 40 here show .i . Do you want to take over now, No, you're doing all when the UNDERWRITERS the on DISTRIBUTORS up?" Florida Bonds Well, the record shows whether that's the fact here to not. We go back or 1933, and we show here business activity in the general MUNICIPAL COUNTY DISTRICTS United States, in Florida as a whole, and in the Miami area, the center of this wonderful business. Here we come Firm Bids tourist Firm Offerings — — Quotations from 1933 the country as a whole and reach 1937, and then go down —general business activity UNLISTED meas¬ ured in terms of bank debits goes down 13V2%. In that year—called right. DEALERS eco¬ go down, will stay down the longest and be the last to come we Mr. Smith: gather to for Boss? that know ALL CORPORATE LOCAL ISSUES SECURITIES the recession in order to minimize thinking of its effect our second deepest visited this year—there then And Underwriters and Distributors country that's any one Pierce-Carrison Corporation 13V2% decrease. was a it in the as depression didn't re-attain Barnett National its The State, General Market, and Public Revenue line center increases is Florida. It rapidly, and then more Bank Building JACKSONVILLE 1, FLORIDA 1937 level until 1941. Long Distance 47; 3-8621 Bell Teletype JK 181 in 1937 goes off only 3%, evidenc¬ ing a the stable more country again has been MUNICIPAL The top line is of tourist business point of this rapidly very instead does the the second ever one visited its 1937 inc. it, or in Pont Bldg. chicago new york Miami 32, Fla. the corporate bonds & stocks as did as florida municipals go actually face of Inquiries Invited the Florida that's country in country had re-attained level, is really economy This we were as far as more 75% above I'm our con¬ econ¬ Florida S<ecurities c, Uompany Not stable than is of the country as Members a 601 Incorporated Philadelphia-Baltimore FLORIDA NATIONAL ST. PETERSBURG economy isn't only stable; it's getting more stable year after year. on Corporate Issues and Local Securities any whole. telephone 3-3311 Dealers And by 1941, when the showing, omy and don't we depression this Distributors up 1937, 13^2% the Underwriters stand¬ going off 3% cerned, definitely that du very come hit and deepest year. the we go up, we 10% rest of the Co. was maligned We country, off, instead Direct Wire to New York and Chicago Miami, the from of state, whole increase & it as greatly stability. then Ingen low never in 1937. BONDS center B. J. Van as than economy whole and as a TELEPHONE: 7-5131 If don't have those charts, please it's revealing. I'll have chart which Dick, read the Miami Roberts: The first again . . Mr. Roberts: this account for her growth. that fourth. was significance. con¬ stability of the things which the . them wanted posi¬ your consist¬ and was That's all right. You don't have to read them all. I just measure figures was 20, Mr. Smith: very of the Angeles than Miami with 31, and to challenge And year 1,000 per of her growth is the ency Francisco champion! And a tion, but fall by the wayside sistently. of Los less Balti¬ third with less than 10, and more champion, others a with second one, — built population. What Where say of two, three, four, five years—Miami led all metropolitan areas in the years by 1965. tourist economy. you million a the con¬ tinue to grow as rapidly as it has continued to grow, certainly until her Company, Norfolk; Mrs. Miles A. Watkins, Jr., Birmingham; Freear, William N. Edwards & Co., Ft. Worth; Winton A. Jackson, First Southwest Company, Dallas Mr. Smith: will clouds years more. . growing to the fast¬ as you for years doubling her population every 20 . increase of storm Florida 10 rate whole, as Don't a years the state in down here ly four million. We believe that the top line here for 90 years. California's is It of center was remember 30 20 end have did. on every too, will continue period of we years, order the should have state. grow we, than every California, cause wealth for to that done rapidly. We're nearer to of population and to nearer So, 89%, you see here. ourselves, "How long years center her percent of increase, the was grow the ing 36% growing opinion that that in California fastest rapidly?" us that population down to this railroads all. at equal, and it drops all near way highest, in period. the Florida's first it her for 90 doubled million. three-quarters doubled yet and here we are in 1950, population of two and a show the 10 fastest growing states in the United States. Of course, we hasn't 20 every She years. has too, 89% est and she started to plateau. The bottom line here is Florida. Roberts: Florida, metropolitan lead the United States years, bit longer. that Virginia Securities Here's another Miami "first": In show the we will you was I Here growing Now, areas. Isaacs, Landon A. Mr. Roberts: Florida—Its Industrial G. 77 L D-32 Stock BANK Exchange BUILDING 1, FLORIDA TELETYPE: ST PBG 89 78 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 78 Continued from politan area in the country, per¬ leans with Oklahoma haps. Now, this shows the influence Houston, a on the number of buyers in this itself, with area, electric buyers or any buyers year. Florida—Its Industrial Development population, and the utility industry on Florida the on and Power Light Company, is illustrated here. Back on V-J Day, the total capa¬ interconnected sys¬ tem was 210,000 kw. By the end of 1951, we had increased that capability to 503,000, with an ex¬ penditure for construction of ap¬ proximately $113,000,000. Now, our engineers advise us that if we continue to grow as we believe bility of our shall we will grow, have bility to that by increase to with 1,405,000, mated expenditure of What capa¬ esti¬ an $332,000,000. terrific program of ex¬ a pansion, 1961 we our made the by necessary terrific increase in the growth the area! of Here is something that's adding ing to this economy approximately terrifically to the stability of this $135,000,000 in that year measured terms of wages and salaries area. An economy already stable in has become more stable because and local purchases and local stop¬ influence in a stable of the aviation Industry. Florida overs—an is the hub of all the Americas. It's economy being made more stable the natural aerial gateway of all year after year. Now, our summer business is the Americas, and through this area, the greatest international growing more rapidly than is our airport in the United States, 37% winter business, again increasing people going in and out of all the country by air pass through Miami. New York, with her four international airports, was second of this the 20 stability of our economy. Back years ago the ratio of summer business to winter business ured in terms of meas¬ kilowatt hours in the area, and we have the same business summer 28%. kilowatt This is most important, and dur¬ ing that year, 1951, during it 41% more people went in and out of this country by air than did by sea. It's the most important method of international travel, and we was sales in this area Ten years later it had 67%. moved it hour Our business is growing rapidly than is our winter business, and our winter business have 37% of all of it, add-. is growing more rapidly than is more rapidly than the winter bus¬ from Georgia, and all from north illustrated again by bank of Valdosta are from Atlanta— debits, a good index of general and they say Atlanta is a summer business activity. The same thing heaven. I was anxious to see what appears. heaven Now, why is our summer busi¬ growing ness our summers the mild. are number of reaches 90 so degrees when year 90 degrees maximum 95 degrees. the but temperature of only Our one mild. northeast Chicago has 11. summers are has New York, 1,350 miles has seven. Pittsburgh, one Rummers Are M'ld iami for still greater great industrial They say the of summers world's are too that hot, great 90* F. Annual growing Daijs a Over and year as against Pittsburgh Avenge a our Industrial And Houston that finally he paid of the fastest 80. And a with has tourist days with degrees maximum And Arizona, such a year areas, 88. summer 152 un6th of above, or on any a degrees. basis of comparison. People is me the checked we come "I don't mind the say, the thing that humidity." that, too, and So we gets we found 77 66 38 76 78 78 71 74 68 95' 102' 104' 105* 109- 103* 100* 78 77 57 75 71 105* 106" HO' 113' 106* 102' 59 39 35 54 113' 108' II0' 118' 13 record yea m of Construction on some current | has temp record 108' 103* Florida Florida Power & Light Co. SOuBCE us WEAfMCa BUBMU begun "FIRST MIAMI ANOTHER ex¬ of remainder NEW this RESIDENTIAL H proval is awaiting ap¬ Leoding THE OF BUILDING TWO 1000 Populotion in Four FASTEST U.S. Metropoliton Areas. governmental of I IS 37 Dwelling Units per program . . portions of our $76,000,000 pansion program. The . GROWING STATES regulatory authorities. IN 30 This expansion will in¬ -30 30• FIRST crease our r- FIRST h~ FIRST • NATION. FIRST system's daily delivery capacity by more THE than 55 per Florida has 27 cent no state income tax 'FIRST and will extend our lines * no -20 inheritance tax state ad valorem tax * SOUTHERN ■ state * * ■ bonded debt no 20- state no into South Carolina. r-' * NATURAL PARTNERS IN FLORIDA'S PROGRESS 10- FOR 53 YEARS GAS COMPANY Birmingham, Alabama FLORIDA POWER 1949 1948 1947 Sourcer Dwelling Units Populotion - F.W. Dodge Corp. and - Federal Census Roy Wenzlick 8 Co. interpolated 1950 1951 a tem¬ a South highest a Houston, up. growing Phoenix, bid for with 80, me wrong, was Dallas have we temperature, a year. in not Atlanta, Now, our summers are mild only 6, and maximum tempera¬ Denver, the mile-high city, has days in of 118 degrees. 22 such you're just temperature and ture of 103 degrees as against our 95 quarter perature of 90 of industry, has had 16 such hot days Number of maximum boss, he bet year—152 days yet and there's bet my I business, our center a degrees, and you're in Atlanta you're making has 16. become im¬ we Pittsburgh, here centers, won't industrially because portant service to the Fast us, 103 summer, whole with over, of figured if And and temperature or and year, that's all. over, reached of the having and from this they have 57 such see a heaven, the annual average over the entire temperature record. In Miami, we have had only six days a I in the when days days without like so soon, temperature show We we hot hun¬ in there chart, It's because discovering are was to go rapidly than more winter business? people a Expanding so iness, or summer Atlanta—I have fine friends who come here many more to 72%, and last year temperature up 92%. was Explain about At¬ Mr. Roberts: grows eight off-season months dreds and hundreds of. thousands and all the rest of the international airports in the coun¬ divided by the average of the four that our summers are mild. Now, on-season months, that ratio - of we show here1 that our Miami try combined accounted for but with 35%, with 64. And rapidly growing area 80 of those hot days a City lanta. Summer Business Grows Our hit New Or¬ we And 57 in Atlanta. 53. Smith: Mr. general trend upward. the for and here down business in any other metro¬ the 77 page Thursday, November 13, 1952 CORPORATION Convention Number that the relative about the same THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL? CHRONICLE v„i humidity here is j in any place along the Atlantic or comparison, our summers it is in August Gulf Coast. So on any basis of The greatest asset that are mild, is we have an FLORIDA HUB ... of the wonderful climate, and it's our as 79 inexhaustible climate — more the you take from it, the have left. you more AMERICAS HOW FAST AND HOW BIG CAN DADE COUNTY (MIAMI) GROW? Comparison Population Growth Trends Los Angeles !r Dade County and County 1940 -V 1.6 - 1950 Growth Rate Trend Year'pre-War Changes Trend Population Development TO UMA. Parallel? That Of World War O SANHWjgj 4 _ ESTABLISHED AIRLINES SERVING FLORIDA PASSENGERS TO & FROM ft War D 37% 35% ALL FOREIGN :,, . YEAR FLORIDA POWH ft LIGHT COM#*ANT'S •Aginafffog $117,000,000 potfwor ctmUrvctlon program - i LANDS j- ENOING :.i ' BY AIR ' ■ JUNE 28% of oxpamioit fqolwwwifi cfworfi if* compoft/t which hot already mor§ than 4ovbM It! V-J Day 2 SOURCE: U.S. Dept.luitice 40 50 .IS 60 70 UJ CVJ I w t- fO 5 O z <8 ffl °ro <t N * > & 1 1934 £ Ife wppfy. powor IDADE COUNTSI .1 a: 1951 > _|fO ^ < Florid? Power & 10/19/51 Lljjht Co. Foreign Air Travel Exceeded Foreign Sea Travel By 41% »:W FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA TEN GROWTH TRENDS FASTEST GROWING PERCENT Populations Double 1930 Every Twenty Years 89 STATES TEN INCREASE - 1950 FEDERAL FASTEST 300,000 POPULATION CENSUS PERCENT FLORIDA'S GROWING METROPOLITAN 242 OR OVER IN CENTER POPULATION IS MOVING SOUTHEAST 1680 -1950 AREAS 1950 INCREASE 86 1930 ■ g S2 .8 % 8 St - 1950 FEBERAL 50.0 CENSUS 76 15.0 72 , 10.0 156 r 8.0 'V 6.0 61 60 0- / 5.0 \>£ 4.0 CA LIF( DRN1 123 52 i« in ■y [A^ Up per Sc of# 44 95 fJ 9.0 — —FL OREDA 15 « 88 88 86 82 37 36 tower Scab [/ 1.0 in _i /'/ O // cr> ( y z < > < _J in r < O Q -J sub-tropical total „ g g ^ s> SOURCEt 5 8 u.s.a. S U.S.Ccniu. Florida Power & Light Co. 10/20/51 Florida Power & Light Co. 3-6-si FLORIDA'S ECONOMY MIAMI'S SUMMER SUMMER BUSINESS BUSINESS IS GROWING Trend In FASTER General Business Activity MIAMI'S MIAMI'S SUMMER IS SOUND AND EXPANDING THAN ITS BUSINESS IS GROWING FASTER THAN FASTER ITS IT S WINTER * WINTER* WINTER* IS GROWING THAN Bank Debits 851% 92 4% 1933 INDEX = 100 Index 96 3% 3ooo Bonk DeMte Electric Cuttomert 3 W 2000 i5oo 87.7% 'L 1000 Aj 66.8% 900 8oo 3 700 n 64 9% 600 79.7% u j 5oo 71 7% j c< U. S. A 400 674% 3oo \, I 200 L_A^J W ar j L-V-J □ L-Ar-1 ' ZjXZ m 1939-40 1949-60 1929-30 1939-40 1949-50 m 1939-40 1949-50 i:,*s fVcentogee 100 (933 4 5 m 1929-30 mm 1929-30 6 7 8 9 40 i 2 3 4, 5 6 7 8 9 50 « * Percent oqes ore (4 Preceding Dec ond 4 Following Morch) to for the Winter Month* Flondo Power Florida Power & Light Co. 9-3-52 Rotios of Averoge KWH Sole* for 8 Summer Month* Averoge KWH Sole* (Dec.-Morch Incl.J. 6 Light Compony Miomt Area -* Percentage* or* Rotio* of Average Electric Cu*lomer* for 8 Summer Month* (4 Preceding Dec. ond 4 Following Morch) to Averoge Cu*tomtrs for the Winter Month* ( Dec. Miomi Area. - Morcb Incl.). Florida Power 8 Light Compony ' ' .4 c (4 ore Rotioe of Averoge Bonk Oebiti for 8. Summer Month*. Preceding Oec ond 4 Following Morch) to Averoge Bank Debit* for Winter Month* (Dec. - Source: Greater Miomi Morch Incl.). Cleoring House. N -V ^ v THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 80 Thursday, November 13, 1952 Roster of Advertisers Courts Stores 65 Hilsman (J. H.) & Co., Inc. Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc. 61 —61 First of Michigan Corporation 65 65 Robinson-Humphrey (The) Co 2, 61 Building 65 Livingstone (S. R.) Crouse & Co. Man ley, Bennett & Co 61 Co. McDonald-Moore & 61 Parcells-(Charles A.) & Co. BALTIMORE, MD. 60 60 —60 Roney (Wm. C.) & Co Watling, Lerchen & Co 45 45 Baker, Watts & Co (John C.) & Company Legg Stein Bros. & White, Noble & Company Boyce Incorporated_41 Bioren & Co 48 39 Boenning & C 46 Brooke 49 Co. & Blyth & Co., Inc Burns Bros. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 78 —76 Devine (C. J.) Dominion Ernst First Indianapolis Bond and Share 55 du 43 44 Kidder, Peabody & 77 Corporation KANSAS CITY, 44 -43 42 44 42 42 Co.__ & Co Maguire (J. B.) & Co., Inc. May & Gannon, Inc F. S. Moseley & Co Townsend, Dabney & Tyson MO. 63 LOS 63 ^ Fox ANGELES, CALIF. Holton, Hull & 76 —71 73 2, 73 66 72 73 CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Co (Oscar F.) & Co___ Miller (Revel) Morgan & Co 73 Co__ & Pledger & Company, Inc 43 Association 73 Wagenseller & Durst, Inc New England Gas & Electric 71 Hardy & Haupt (Ira) 7 Byllesby (H. M.) and Company, Co Ingalls & Israel Snyder 39 Joseph thai Kidder Co & (A. M.) 30 & Co 25 Kidder, Peabody & Co King (Charles) & Co 22 Ladin 38 (Edward S.) (Joseph J.) 19 Company.. & Davis (Paul H.) & Co._ _15 Securities, Inc Rogers & Tracy, Inc 57 Sincere and Company National Bank 58 75 Abbett 9 Co & ' MIAMI, FLA. Masterson (Frank Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc 58 Florida Power & Light Company Ludman Corporation 76 58 Swift, Henke & Co 58 Van Ingen 77 (B. J.) Co. Inc & 76 McDonnell & Co 52 Sons Company Madigan (J. E.) & Co., Inc Milwaukee & (The) Company 57 53 Allison-Williams Company Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood 27 Beane Cayne & Co Savard 56 Company 54 Gottron, Russell & Co Hawkins & —55 Mericka (Wm. J.) & Co., Inc. NEW 55 Prescott & Co. 55 Scranton (J. F.) & Company 1 Co Tellier 41 L.) 69 66 Newman, Brown & Co., Inc 67 Scharff & Rupe (Dallas) & Son 67 Southwestern 67 Jones, Inc Investment —69 —L—1—69 Company 69 Singer Co & ST. S.) Gundy PETERSBURG, FLA. Florida Power Corporation Florida Securities Company SAN Russ & 78 77 ANTONIO, TEXAS Company, Inc.______ SAN 67 Barth (J.) FRANCISCO, CALIF. & Co 72 Brush, Slocumb & Co., Inc._ __71 First California Company 70 McAndrew & Company, Incorporated 71 Stone & Youngberg Strauss (J. S.) & Co.. Sutro & 72 71 Co. 70 10 70 Wulff, Hansen & Co __72 29 SAVANNAH, GA. 17 Johnson, Lane, Spare & Co., Inc __65 6 SEATTLE, WASH. 30 ...35 Foster & Marshall Lewis Pacific 74 j. Harper (Wm. P.) & Son 37 34 18 & Co 74 (John R.), Inc 74 Northwest Company 74 SHREVEPORT, LA. Barrow, Leary & Co _69 & Co., Inc Co. & SYRACUSE, N. Y. .Snyder (E. W.) & Company TOLEDO, .OHIO Bingham-Herbrand Corp. Collin, Norton & Co 53 56 24 TORONTO, ONT., CANADA 39 7 Co 41 \ 15 27 31 Wertheim & Co (M. 66 2 Hickey Weber-Millican Wood, ST. PAUL, MINN. Kalman & Company, Inc ...20 Alstyne, Noel & Co Wien 62 38 Securities Corporation & 63 _ White & Company 28 Co & 62 33 Company Warner (J. Arthur) Dane, John Weil Co Co & 63 Incorporated 30 & Co (Spencer) & Co.... Union Vilas ORLEANS, LA. Mackie, Inc.i_, & .—62 Scherck, Richter Company Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, 34 __36 Thomson & McKinnon Van Rauscher, Pierce & Co.__ Securities Company (Edwin Troster, ' NEW 66 & • DALLAS, TEXAS Perkins HAVEN, CONN. (Chas. W.) f First Southwest Company Bros. Trask 52 Parsons & Co., Inc (A. L.) Sutro Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, lnc_75 Equitable Securities Corporation 75 54 Medusa-Portland Cement Co Stamm Tatro NASHVILLE, TENN. 2, 54 Co 12 63 62 & Co 36 & Sons.... & Co... Witter (Dean) .33 Co Singer, Beane Starkweather 52 First (The) (W. C.) & Co., Inc.____ Registrar & Transfer Company Reilly (J. 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Patten 33 Corporation McManus (Joseph) & Co —59 Republic Investment Company, Inc.__58 & Co.l_ 37 Co (Carl M.), Rhoades & Co Marks ; 50 33 Co & McLaughlin. Reuss MEMPHIS, TENN. Company... Young & Co., Inc 38 McGinnis & Company 57 Cruttenden & Co 50 . Thomas & 20 Loeb 59 — 50 Reed, Lear & Co. __37 33 Lee Higginson 64 50 24 (W. E.) & Co 51 64 - 50 2 McKee (C. S.) & Company Moore, Leonard & Lynch 35 40 Co Lebenthal Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc Strader, Taylor & Co., Inc. 32 •* ___32 Co. & Hourwich & 22 Hutton Lord, 59 PITTSBURGH, PA. Johnson & Johnson 38 & Co Co. & 47 32 13 Lann LYNCHBURG, VA. & Co Eaton Manufacturing 46 Goldman, Sachs & Co Goodbody & Co 51 CHICAGO, ILL. Walter, Woody 49 Warner (Henry B.) & Co., Inc Yam all & Co... 31 Marks (The E.) 47 Taggart (Charles A.)& Co., Inc 16 : Co., Incorporated (O. D.) 2 48 32 Griffin & Co., Inc Schaffer, Necker & Co 36 & Wagner, Reid & Ebinger, Inc 67 Company (H. A.) 49 Stroud & Company, Incorporated Gersten & Frenkel Bankers (The) Bond Co., Inc. Iowa Electric Light & Power Riecke 46 21 Laird, Bissell & Meeds LOUISVILLE, KY. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA Kahn's 49 Co. & 25 Co (The) Boston Corp (P. F.) & Co Hirsch Kraft (Geo.) Phillips (Samuel K.) & Co Rambo, Close & Kerner, Inc —28 .* Heaney (Michael J.J & Co Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc Crowell, Weedon & Co Edgcrton, Wykoff & Co. Flying Tiger Lines, Inc Eustis 48 8 Greene & Company Prugh, Combest & Land, Inc Uhlmann & Latshaw BURBANK, CALIF. Incorporated Newburger & Company Penington, Colket & Co 30 Grace National Bank of New York Graves (Gordon) & Co Akin-Lambert Co., Inc.- Allyn (A. C.) 49 Glore, Forgan & Co.- 44 Hotchkin & Co (H. D.) Pierce-Carrison 42 Co Haigney (Dayton) & Co Knox JACKSONVILLE, FLA. & Co., Inc.————-44 Pont, Homsey & Company Estabrook & & Co.___ Co & 47 ... 48 27 (Joseph) & Co Janney 11 & 49 Co 23 Co.__ & (E. 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