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OVER 'THE - COUNTER INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEX BOOKLET AND COMPARATIVE CHARTS ON REQUEST SHOWING 11V2-YEAR PERFORM¬ ANCE OF THE 35 OVER-THE-COUNTER AND THE DOW-JONES 30 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS • -w? National Quotation Bureau INCORPORATED 46 Front CHICAGO * *.V HU Street, New York 4 •* SAN - X ' V FRANCISCO - a . C- Convention Number THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1 N. S. T. A. Officers and Executive Council 5 1 19 J SECRETARY 19 5 0 V PRESIDENT FIRST FIRST PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY VICE-PRESIDENT / John Morton A. Cayne & Cayne F. Egan H. First California Com¬ pany, Co. San Francisco Russell Hastings Crouse Cleveland & Company Detroit H. Frank Burkholder Morton Cayne A. & Cayne Equitable Securities Corp., Nashville Co. Cleveland SECOND TREASURER John Harry L. Arnold M. VICE-PRESIDENT Hudson Equitable Securities Corp., Nashville Quigley Quigley & Co., Inc., Cleveland Portland, Ore. Harry L. Arnold Paine, Webber, & Curtis, Uhlmann & Latshaw Kansas Jackson City, Mo. New York H. Frank Burkholder Co. TREASURER John Latshaw Thayer, Baker & Co. Philadelphia Paine, Webber, & Curtis, Jackson Jay L. r SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT New Donald C. Sloan Donald C. Sloan & Landon William & A. Freear N. Edwards Co., Ft.Worth, Tex. Donald C. Sloan Donald C. Sloan & Co., Portland, Ore. Lex Jolley Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc. Atlanta, Ga. Edward H. Welch Sincere <ft Chicago Co., John F. Egan Robert L. Mitton First California Com¬ Robert L. Mitton, pany, San Francisco Jay L. Quigley Quigley & Co., Inc., Cleveland Investments, Richard H. Denver Walsh Newhard, Cook A Co., St. Louis York R. Victor Stroud Mosley & Co., Inc., Philadelphia Edward Sincere H. Welch & Chicago Co., THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL R. Welch H. Edward H. Frank Burkholder Victor Stroud & Sincere & Co., Equitable Securities Corp., Nashville 1945-1946 1944-1945 Thomas Graham Edw. E. Parsons, Jr. 1946-1948 1949-1950 1950-1951 Mosley Bond Co., Louisville Bankers Co., Inc. Philadelphia Chicago Thursday, October 19, 1950 CHRONICLE Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc., Cleveland 1941-1942 1942-1944 Contents of This Issue and Articles Index News ■■■ NSTA Executive and Officers Council 1951) (1950 and Page 3 __ Past Presidents of NSTA . Security tising Committee)—Harold B. Smith Boston Carolinas, The Security Dealers of the., Chicago, Bond Traders Club of 47 Cincinnati Stock and Bond Club 24 5 Securities Cleveland Dallas Wm. Regulation Perry Brown Free Co., New Orleans to Stay McDonald Is —Harry Here A. 6 .— Best Security! Enterprise System—Our Harry F. Byrd —Senator Municipal Bonds as Inflation—Phillips of Our Investments Barbour. Financial Rearmament M. —Eugene in Present 8 Grafver 10 Program Zuckert __ Shadow-Boxing—Melchior Responsibilities of Investment agement—A. Wilfred May —__ Palyi Trust 12 13 Man¬ 14 • New NSTA Golf Winners Report of Nominating Committee.. at —_ Convention Legislative 16 16 Committee. 17 Report of Public Relations Committee 18 Report of National Municipal Committee..—19 In Attendance at NSTA Affiliates 1951 Convention NSTA and to Convention 20 Members Be Association 38 36 Held 21 Coronado at Beach, Calif. Security Bond Detroit and 51 Michigan, 22 ._ Securities of 32 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 Tiaders Association of Philadelphia, Investment Traders Assn. of. Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association... Portland (Oregon), Security Traders Asso¬ ciation St. of H. Blizzard 35 Herbert H. Blizzard & Co., Philadelphia 26 65 70 21 23 61 1940-1941 72 71 41 57 37 21 ; Louis, Security Herbert Traders Florida Traders Club of 28 San Francisco Security Traders Association.. Seattle Security Traders Association 72 Syracuse, N. Y., Bond Club of City Bond Traders Club 34 Twin Local of 73 (Minneapolis- St. Paul) Members 54 31 56 Club._ Denver, Bond Club of Association 7 The Television Industry—R. A. Scope 1941-1942 Traders Traders Association. Connecticut, Security Traders Assn. of__ • Newman, Brown & Dealers 5 F. Egan (on behalf of Adver¬ Thanks to One and All! Affiliates i 4 ... Presidential Greetings—John to ' ' P»Se Association 60 Baltimore, Security Traders Association of__ 30 ■ . Alabama 54 the NSTA Organizations Unaffiliated With 73 Joseph W. Sener John C. Company, 1939-1940 Jones Co., St. Louis Deceased 1936-1938 1938-1939 Edward D. Jones Edward D. Thomas A. Akin Legg & Baltimore &. Willis M. Troster, Summers Currie & Summers, N. Y. C. Arthur H. M. E. 1936-1937 Farrell Byllesby & Co., Inc., Chicago J. H. Gentry Daggy M. Byllesby & Co., Philadelphia 1935-1936 Henry J. Arnold H. B. Cohle & Co., Cincinnati 1934-1935 W. W. Cruttenden Cruttenden & Chicago Co., I . * v "" .. * THE Convention Number COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ftte5iden tlai 1950 The Convention Association Traders It count. every is of has the been to persons its so therefore, to extend fitting, tions in the handling of private investments. We will, therefore, need to exercise wisdom and courage Security successful on heartfelt thanks and all congratula¬ officers as to be The other and (fteetinal skill National very who have contributed to focused nancial ginia Beach. This is the second year in which the National has has coverage on the news attention which have Convention. The Commercial and Fi¬ deserves plaudits for a job well therefore, proof of coming year, help but feel that working with my fellow officers and 3,700 members of the Association, we should complete another significant and successful milestone. All of our efforts must be geared to I cannot con¬ tinuing good cooperation. To me, this year's Convention met on events the in threshold the making. Chronicle As events unfold themselves in the the spon¬ been It is further sor. of great I refer achieving better understanding of each other's prob¬ lems and bringing to the investors throughout the country helpful guidance; all of which should redound to the benefit of the profession. effort in Korea and our The implications of these developments include tremen¬ dous future government financing and regulation of the economy, all of which will call for great our Chronicle done. Association specifically to national Accordingly, ship of the Convention at Vir¬ Egan Financial and through publicity' and particular is to be thanked for its sponsor¬ F. helpful to the investing public. Commercial exerted its customary effort in helping to make the 1950 Convention successful and has done this success. The Association in John 5 war accelerating rearmament for national defense. J. F. National EGAN, President Security Traders Association Thanks to One and All! By HAROLD B. SMITH, Chairman, NSTA the history. meeting at Virginia Beach is One of the outstanding features of the attendance of many of our the first time. It was gratifying to was members for see Convention NSTA The now of them participate in various sports events and off first honors. carry Cincinnati claimed the largest tion, but I saw marvelous rep¬ resentation from St. Louis, Dal¬ It Seattle, Philadelphia and New York, too; and while the market was not a disturbing fac¬ in the Harold B. Smith Financial Chronicle staff production of ads in which our Association participates financially through the most gener¬ ous offer of Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and Pub¬ impossible for me to give here a detailed account of the operation of the editorial staff and advertising solicitors which cover the lisher. It is past ten months or so, but I can assure you we are indebted in no small way to all concerned. complete roster of officers and members of incorporated herein and in a manner make for ready reference and should be of A affiliates is to1 great value to our members. The complete con¬ vention reports, including the various talks given by outstanding personalities, makes this issue the "Book of the Year" of the financial industry. Those of work us that the in advertising this revenue re¬ Convention constitutes your treas¬ Your chairman has been identified with this project since its inception and every year when I make my report, I find it' quite beyond my feel¬ towards Herb Seibert, his entire staff and capacity to put in words my admiration and ing those remarkable producers, Messrs. Ed Beck, Hal Murphy, Vince Reilly, Fred Gray, the local chair¬ men of our various the members of selves to make our affiliates, listed below, and association who exerted them¬ this issue the success that it is. Our hats should go off to them all! HAROLD B. SMITH, Chairman, NSTA Advertising Committee Pershing & Co., 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. who have been identified with this Vice-Chairmen—John F. Egan, First California Calif.; John L. Canavan, Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Dallas, Texas; John Latshaw, Uhlmann & Latshaw, Kansas City, Mo.; Donald C. Sloan, Donald C. Sloan & Co., Portland, San Co., Ore.; cago, Francisco, Glen A. 111. Darfler, Kneeland Local Affiliate Chairmen—Lex & Co., Chi¬ Jolley, Johnson, Space & Co., Inc., Atlanta, Ga.; George Placky, L. J. Schultz & Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Henry J. Blackford, A. M. Law & Co., Spartan¬ Lane, burg, S. C.; Clair S. Hall, Clair S. Hall & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; Hubert Bernard, Jr., Schirmer, Atherton & Co., Boston, Mass.; Everett W. Sny¬ der, E. W. Snyder & Co., Syracuse, N. Y.; John W. Bunn, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., St. Louis, Mo.; Joseph H. Weil, Weil & Arnold, New Or¬ leans, La.; Chas. B. Murphy, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, New York City; Sidney J. Sanders, Foster & Marshall, Seattle, Wash.; Orville C. & Neely, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Beane, Denver, Colo.; John M. O'Neill, Stein Bros. & Boyce, Baltimore, Md.; Paul Moreland, Mich.; Henry G. Isaacs, Moreland & Co., Detroit, Securities Co., Norfolk, Va.; Fred K. Hermitage Securities Co., Nashville, Tenn.; Albert W. McCready, Geyer & Co., Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.; E. C. Hawkins, Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc., Houston, Texas; Clyde C. Virginia Kirkland, Pierce, Clyde C. Pierce Corp., Chas. C. Jacksonville, Fla.; King, The Bankers Bond Co. Inc., Louis¬ ville, Ky.; Leslie B. Swan, Chas. W. Scranton & Co., New Haven, Conn.; Early F. Mitchell, First National Bank, Memphis, Tenn.; Oscar M. Berg¬ Allison-Williams Co., Minneapolis, Minn.; Herbert H. Blizzard, Herbert H. Blizzard & Co., man, indeed pleased Committee Members—In addition to Chairman increased interest displayed and assis¬ Smith, the Advertising Committee consists of the Philadelphia, Pa.; Harry J. Steele, Fauset, Steele & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Alonzo H. Lee, Sterne, following: Agee & Leach, Birmingham, Ala. for the with the remembered ury's main source of income and makes possible the sponsoring of our convention by your national organization. combined its efforts with those of The Commercial and be from number of the Chronicle your 1950 Convention marks the twelfth year advertising committee has must ceived tor, the weather was. your members to continue their efforts to help in development of this type of advertising for future issues. las, This, affiliates exceeded only four last year. contrasted with age the attendance of all at the conven- Issue, revenue as our quotas, and will share in the gross the NSTA receives from the Chronicle, basic May we call your attention to the corporate advertising in this issue? Some of these ads are the result of last year's work. This may encour¬ many the their of that 11 by the fact Advertising Committee tance rendered past by 12 our years are members. This is indicated '6 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Thursday, October 19, 1950 Regulation IsjHere to Stay! I don't want to miss this oppor- statute By HARRY A. McDONALD* tunity of discussing something which might be mutually benefi¬ cial and interesting. No doubt to , n £ . t , £ , . . ... deaiersSi re"01 resent% type by action of the Con¬ The Commission, you must remember, cannot change the law. Acts. Invites constructive criticism rather than fear. Says securities business f is have honesty of security traders. no regulatory statute; and I want to point out the difference. I ever known Washington we undoubtedly some people who are just naturally regulators. They love to regulate. And then there are other people who are administering a public favor and more young men should go in the industry. Urges security traders to make views known to SEC and praises jectionabie. There In have should work for restoration of times'1 is°obregulation gress. missioner McDonald defends administration of the Securities and Exchange regulation wasn't politics. tion- (I was It a was the situa- come from the produced a remedy in the form of of entirely palatable. stabilize rience) that is Harry A. McDonald I to to frankly about this matter of regulation. I want you to think you wan There me. times when undoubtedly are would rather be you tne regulations that you have from the Securities and Ex- Commission; cnange the believe but securities statut? protective wouldn't I tional I stocks for wasn't I You was a You of addi- it I do the have wasn't sold had been done the in se- I sold .. know that experience lot to do with the followed. so acute tuted tions. tion The that had a I don't think it New Deal was a ques- legislation. the a fair airing. want case, we ., prob ems of the industry as it rwLii La ,. . Securities and Exchange Commission, it would be that they shou not fear the Commission, nor should they iso ate themselves fi°.m.c0.nu?cil«lth the Commls" would is unnecessarily plish more, I think, if you would Virginia Beach, Va., 1S Sept. 27, ' the aC-'Sire Of the Commission there (I think I can speak with author- lot to be done IS a direction. in this know. believe You as ^ there he ^ on |sti make an bad wants to it see with the probiems •-Jf--'-'-' To the individual comes the a wants everybody to believe just exactly what he says. As a matter of fact, you can't blame the staff if they are going to make an in¬ vestigation and bring it before the Commission. is their job. They are charged with the duty of coming to the Commission with MARKETS their INDUSTRIALS recommendations. Commission WITH That COMPLETE decide in which the light It must of finally what the I think you good job. I are doing personally proud am of my contacts with the industry. personally feel a great respon¬ sibility in my position at the SEC. If anybody in this whole indus¬ try gets anything that they think is not a fair bring it to see deal, our we ask you to attention. We want to it that the SEC is doing the fair thing by every individual in the business. May I say for Mr. McCormack, fellow Commissioner, and for my myself that with you tions you you we are happy to be this afternoon. Regula¬ have and regulations must accept, will and regulations because we are in a help business Congress never be which has needs so regulation. willed. changed in your It will lifetime and mine. The I this is lot of odor I to Commis¬ bad individual conduct and own many years. issue the little differ- security dealer before a of security .1 have watched you for a good that ent to them than it does to make can lot reputation, but for the reputation of the entire industry. at a a bad lot of conversation. That is a your honestly live with? situation becomes one you individually bears high responsibility, not only for a jjave regulations and statutes which y0u can Some of make why each of you to don,t wh can and egg and record with alternative ? confidence of your cus¬ used to say that one We transaction sion, his problem at the moment PRIMARY high on the average business you can point to. any tomers. organisation, effort to sincerity and honesty engaged in the securities On the other hand, you are in position to take advantage of the a compXy with. Why don't you make y0ur views known? Why don't £ that again, and I result of experience. I business is as as certain reguiations that sometimes it is difficult for the say the friends, who UTILITIES a as of those and will give nothing. an know is the greatest problem of his life. He wants quick action and he wants favorable action and he PUBLIC I it everything gecause conceived honesty in the indus¬ high as in any industry as trust and you message I Congress avSer^ hyvwfthoutplrtkipatog dTei Plai s xhe _ ch'SZZ 'm's,h':mrrk" 4mPe.di?8 honest business then it exert your efforts to improving .i™ oT,KcNa?i„„ai Secu°i.y YV.de" a" 13 ™ssl"g .lts call!"g' Certainly it he regulation you have. I think 1950. I say . It today sociation, try is • + carrying would be wrong. I would say that a i as the average ul"°0nVCanTake ,a pParTfnTt—thlt ia^ion* t . upon intention of Congress. At SEC we try to be adminis¬ When Sisi the counted Securities Act, they sought to re¬ store confidence and to spell out for the industry the practices that administered, then I think the in- leave with you this afternoon, it have had contact dustry has a definite ground to is the suggestion that you do not with the sta£f and some of you become disgruntled. fight regulation, but try to im- haven't. Some of you have fine Jh? statute was not designed to prove it. You are always going to contact with the staff but !?ter4eJa T4]1 ho.nest buslness- If h?.v® regulation. You can accom- must remember that, in dealing the SEC became study was instilong before the 1932 elec- of is ever tbmg to complain about. On the sion or the staff. °fber hand, if they are unfairly If there is one a legislation which situation If that Public confidence in our free should markets and our other institutions If there is any one thing that which we witnessed m the depres- I P°"ld'suggest.to_ the traders directly for a company. You couldn't do that s10"today, and you shouldn't be able As security traders you should to do that today. bo interested in a fair and honest I don't have to go back through administration of the laws. If the familiar history of what hap^ey are fairly administered, I any of you pened in the roaring twenties. We do"4 4hmh a"T ?£ y?U.Lv®a"y: all mTn comiLTnto nc adminis¬ trators, not regulators. hard to achieve. Some people be- ness. The average age seems to be come disgruntled with what they have moreyounfenercall "red tape" and some people we snouia nave more young, ener may feel that the SEC does not &etic men. try does not again suffer the loss time in Illinois and I any the h' complexity of twenties, the Securities Act was to hear about it We want to know enacted to assure that this coun- whether the SEC is handling the regulations, registered with the but can, are the the subject sometimes makes the goal young men coming into tne pusi damage as registered with the State. curities dealer. and if the Korean ble, and that is why, after the give their complaints that say situation young man I a procedures as simple as we be out sell this business short, In the securities business, it seems to me that we need more than anything the restoration of g0°d Public relations in favor ot «"d it increasingly difficult to hold this great country of ours our democratic people, in line with a war economy. That is our trou- You it. advocate accent is. now When without an regulations. must vou it do not am our about Korea can great American institution called "business" going. You shouldn't situation is stamped out, you will some today without do is not simple. We try to make You heard a few moments ago business rould think of being without couldn't ness who trators, on the other hand, I think be sharp, he has a great chance a vital part of that great industry to take advantage of the unsus- that gathers capital to keep that pecting and the inexperienced buyer. The SEC is here to prevent that sort of thing. The SEC necessarily has a very intricate procedure. Modern busi- Those stances. strong organization. You represent the operator is fast and wants to anc* get it in under control and to restore public confidence in the markets. The result was that with the passage of time (and in this country of ours things only hapPen because they must happen) there developed the need for reg- don't I curb the speculation ulation. going am speak or even may legislation. You must admit that the selling member when the Traders AssoCertainly the Hoover Adminis- of securities is a game, if I may ciation was formed. Individually tration was striving feverishly to call it a game. It is a business. If and collectively, you are a very expe- to regulate are harsh and tough. They be unfair in some in¬ going to be we iield without Those who love on this point) to see to it that There are a great many things do nothing to the industry that that your organization, your indiis not fair and just. vidual members, can do. I re- ity condition which not not proper, are it that they are see to made proper , . Condemning tear of over-regulation by members of securities industry, Com- o should you security you says you may or may do. If the statutes Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission intelligent attitude, think, is not to be antagonistic to regulations, but rather to to improve them. strive RAILROADS TRADING FACILITIES BANK AND INSURANCE U. S. Governments BONDS • STOCKS PREFERRED • COMMON STOCKS Industrials Municipals Railroads Canadians Blyth S. Co., Inc. New York boston Springfield • Louisville Oakland San Francisco • Detroit • • eureka « • Chicago Philadelphia • • Minneapolis Sacramento • • Los Angeles Pittsburgh • Houston • Fresno • • San Jose • Seattle • • Dallas Pasadena • Equipment Trusts Preferred Stocks Bank Cleveland Public Utilities Acceptances Portland Indianapolis • • • Spokane Salomon Bros. & Hutzler Members New York Stock Exchange San Diego Sixty Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y. Private wiru ti BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CLEVELAND HARTFORD CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Free I welcome you I am as curity at home and the only By HON. HARRY F. BYRD* a Sen¬ a tection that U. S. Senator from Virginia two of the greatest Pres- Veteran Virginia Senator, asserting preservation of is best country has rats, e m o c Jefferson government spending. unnecessary great Virginia D security at home and abroad, attacks socialistic legislation had; two ever nation is Says with New Deal at home. as well not am a "misdirected war with Russia is carry Urges strong defense charity." Deal New Democrat world not on our program, inevitable but She been faced with in the part of the We have tisticians not from time on me the other salaries. statistics good gotten up time to the and last "Byrd voted more was Republicans than any Senator." Democratic ever In 66% want to the Republicans and Democrats; but the fact is that my name be¬ gins with a B, so I voted first and the Republicans voted with me. 34% I have no tion is that the greatest na¬ in all the world. Why is it that after that to shoulder with government Republican Senator, Taft, to resist the repeal the Taft-Hartley Act. In order political debt, the Presi¬ dent asked Congress to repeal the to pay a and foremost the all that supreme the in nations have We the of because of the only 6% It is not population of the world. area that we We started with the land possess. now we we is not because of our popu¬ lation. have. We still have that. We have never sought to property acquire as other nations have done. great Senator of only 160 years of con¬ stitutional I other people's apologies to make. shoulder stood the with ask you why it America today is It with the give the reasons why we are in tnis peril, I selves. only on think that they said that I voted more stand the Republicans than the among Republicans voted with them¬ world? past six months I voted I Before I with the to drive continue can fact In country. I feel that are at the crossroads. our It is not because of our natural which as you business¬ know, are rapidly being de¬ pleted in these various sideline resources, men other and wars wars that we are Taft-Hartley Act. Let me say that and have been engaged in. it was due the Southern to Sen¬ 16 Southern Senators, who ators, left their Party and stood that Republicans with the prevented the repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act. Every now and then we South¬ erners and perform had a useful service; Taft-Hartley the Act repealed in the political at¬ mosphere in which that request was made, I think it would have been a catastrophe to this country. been would It the been have green light to such labor leaders as John L. Lewis, Murray, and others to stop the very necessities of our existence in this country, the trains, coal mines, etc., had we yielded to their demands. So, I am glad to stand in that category. I think today our nation con¬ fronts the greatest peril that we * An address by Sen. Byrd at the vention of the National curities Con¬ Association of Se¬ Virginia Traders, Beach, Va., Sept. 30, 1950. It is because of the free enter¬ system. That system has been a vital spark in the heart of prise every American. It gives to us, the only people in all the world, the opportunity to start at the bottom of the ladder and climb to the top our own by our own industry, by thrift and perseverance. free enterprise system and you have destroyed the heart of America; and that that Destroy very hand. of she if had wanted friendships. She knows it is not They landed about three hundred going to hurt her and it is not and some years ago. have accumulated this We have spent 35 billions of wealth by industry and thrift over American dollars since the war a period of this long time; yet we They of now war she is not ready for I do not think Let me say to you that charity is the best thing in the world, but it can if it is be one of the worst things improperly and unwisely administered. You and I know in personal relations or anything else that if we give a check to a person there will come a time when he or she thinks they have a vested right in that contribution. What is going to happen when we stop sending these contributions to Europe? What is going to happen when we stop sending these bil¬ our year. I ask how long you is we can inevitable be a continue to do that? the have. ace external great Not Baltimore Correspondent Wires to: We have an internal of the the effort of Virginians from day that the first permanent English settlers landed right out¬ side this hotel on Cape Henry. Russia fears is our free produce only twenty million tons of steel. That is what she fears and that is what I want to discuss tonight. The preservation of our free enterprise system is our se¬ I am for a this country. costs carry so radar that bombs or come Continued we charity that we Exchange Stocks 1865 Exchanges Chicago Offices Lowell Scranton New Bedford Springfield Newport Wilkes-Barre D. C., Buffalo care planes men¬ 120 Broadway screen I don't spreading around the world, this money that we are spending to fight off Communism and buy Philadelphia would ourselves strong internally, mili¬ tarily, physically strong. Have a 70-group air force. I have always enterprise that can out-produce favored that. I favor compulsory all the rest of the world combined lions and billions of dollars in military equipment and things military training. We should not permit the occa¬ abroad? that kill people. That is what she sion to arise again when this The State of Virginia, notwith¬ believes in; in engines of war, in country sends troops (as was the standing this bad weather, is a airplanes and atomic bombs and case in Korea) into war untrained. good state. I can bear witness to things like that. You destroy that I think compulsory military train¬ that and others who come from free enterprise system, ladies arid different which we have in ing would be a substitute in some places would say the gentlemen, measure to a great standing army. same thing. When I must vote on America and you have destroyed The standing army costs $4,000 per things, I try to translate them the very thing and the only thing soldier and no democracy in all into my native state. The wealth that will make us secure in these the history of the world has been terrible days that I think are of Virginia is estimated at $5,000,able to maintain a great standing ahead pf us in the years to come. 000,000. That is not the wealth of army in time of peace over a long That is the only thing Russia this generation. It is not my fears. She fears the fact that we period of years without seriously defecting and weakening perhaps wealth or the wealth of those that can produce a hundred million the economy of that country. live today. It is an accumulation tons of steel a year while she can What are Branch that and then attack. that is almost as great. Russia does not fear this Dallas, Seattle, Atlanta, Washington, with those That is menace Cjw York Qiirb Exchange Reading war When you fight Russia, you are what does Rus¬ fighting a nation of people that things. She it is nearly impossible' to reach. is glad to see us weakened. She You would have to police them. has begun against this country a war of economic attrition. She is You couldn't conquer a nation and then permit them to rearm and not going to attack us while we start again. I say the way to pre¬ are strong. She is only going to vent a war with Russia is to keep try to soften us up, make us weak, fear? Misdirected Charity j^ew York and 'Boston Stock Altoona Providence that I started to say, sia you, What does Russia fear? FOUNDED Albany it. because KIDDER, PEABODY &CO. and thinks gloomy outlook indeed. Municipal Bonds Sales to outbreak she Russia is enterprise system, let me say and you know it, is in grave danger today. to Preferred and Unlisted Common Boston had With Russia Not Inevitable War Corporation Bonds New York She to. because Trading Markets in and she careful not to give cause been Members New York Stock tjftembers had that could have sent to Northern Korea Wertheim & Co. State and I careful not Russia airplanes free n—« * r. Urges Congress abandon partisanism and vote going to be effective. the inevitable. I would hate the road to strengthen and concluded in this effort to pur¬ have given away to Europe seven to think, as one who had three revitalize the private enterprise chase the friendship of people to states of Virginia since the war sons in the last war and five system which has made America fight off Communism here and ended and we are giving away grandsons, that war with Russia the greatest of all nations. there. one new state of Virginia every know, except that I know very been her thousands go on quite a number of sta¬ Washington on the draw have with Party. in they They one road to state socialism or we can a Exactly what they do I payroll. do We principles of Harry F. Byrd history of today we fundamental the Democratic have New Deal is of War. this country to have an believe the I think strong. member opportunity to know of the inside of the has show to but calls European I do not cause a an something Korean shoulders, along solely for nation's interests. be¬ am Armed Services Committee and as son. aid as we are I War. have had being weakened by attempting to and Woodrow Wil¬ I pro¬ have abroad. she has shown that in the Korean free enterprise system our this idents long as taught by were we Russia is not going to attack us in those things ator who believes that Enterprise System—Our Best Security! to Virginia Democratic Senator. 7 New York 5, N. Y. around what it that may with hostile on page 74 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 8 Municipal Bonds Investments in Present Inflation as can economic suffer. like it a diseases nation a In many respects cancer, it is this entire farm lands, commodities and equities. because they be not of avoiding been discovered, Mr. Barbour considers body and fi¬ nally kills. Trie economic bod;* can no sure way are secure popular suggestions such as sides real estate, Finds municipal bonds in the picture they ent, so it is as wise and nec- income factor and contends records show inflation students i i n cure or for a cluded p r e- and Phillips Barbour for reasons emergency specific to relieve the human been suggested as circumstances, no ages of way to of inflation, avoid the rav¬ sure way i is not in¬ for the mal¬ Our discussion today, in¬ units, patriotism block kinds have suitable in these many but I repeat that to avoid trie ravages the practice. perfect The bles. be to hedges. bought is often the which the buyer stum¬ over A decision must be made to the as particular farm, commodity, more solution in art, or stock, which should after the die is cast, as wnich is practi¬ cable for l the investor to employ. All oil sioqks don't invariably go be bought to the up or prove category all real estate always im¬ value. in Municipals Fit Into the gestions include real estate, farm Picture lands, growing trees, aging liquor, ady, however, but to point out breeding live stock, jewels and Now, let's see how municipal some of the reasons municipal precious stones, works of art and, securities fit into this picture. bonds, in my opinion, will aid the of course, commodities and com¬ American investor (1) They are secure: Municipals greatly in mon stocks or equities. are the only form of investment maintaining an investment port¬ The ideal investment, under among those mentioned, that the folio in as healthy a condition as is possible in the present inflation present conditions, is one which investor can be as sure, as he can be about anything these days, that and why he should not put all of provides: (1) Safety of principal—that is he will have his principal re¬ his eggs in the equity basket. the most important requisite. turned to him in full on a speciA repetition of the tragic ex(2) Dependability of income— iied date in future. tended to find perence France a cure which Germany had with and inflation imme¬ diately after the first World War tends to compensate the larger the better, but regard¬ (2) Income is dependable: With less of size, it should be depend¬ few exceptions among those men¬ for loss of individual investor because not taxes instance. in the will we when And tax. as we quantity of dollars receive the buying of during inflation." of hitch picking ment than in satisfactory a that category is simpler in any other I the cause invest¬ there portant. underlying ail municipals is sub¬ among stantially the can't (8) out Most of taxes same. municipals and are paid exactly how home to many do. with he as the go¬ you im¬ so municipals, in one positively what the fu¬ will value be at specified a time. Stocks Record of Common As stocks common are a popular suggestion for investment at this time, let's what see learn can we from the record made by a group 200 of such Moody's stocks years and during by Service in immediately the last 1945 inclusive. prior to 1937 to war, I have chosen that period because it is the most cent now one like that find ourselves. take preparing for pieases. warlike who knows the amount of his compiled Investment the municipal investor is the only one are the investments listed, may he dollar the course, Timing is Except tell ture be must taxes Of is, when ing to cash in? know of, be¬ security fundamental prin¬ our for the loss in up power (7) While municipals may not be bought blindly, the problem and income in have cashed in cipal, to make loans. such The • graduated rise, crease (6) They are an ideal collateral for making quick loans and banks are in no way restricted in making able. UNDERWRITERS the the value of the tax exempt security tends to rise also. or sell. Banks and brokers every¬ Of course, the usuai rejoinder where are accustomed to handling made to these arguments is "You such transactions. The supply is have no chance of appreciation of greater now than it has ever been principal or income in municipals, before and tneir ownership does which those other investments not present problems such as mentioned have." Summed up that those presented by farm or real estate ownership or breeding live¬ means: "We have hope of an in¬ tioned, municipals alone, provide paid before dividends. Thus these anticipated in this country (3) Opportunity for growth—in a regular income. securities have a prior claim, as and is not considered in what I both principal and interest. (3) They are the only income- it were, have to say. Neither are munici¬ over dividends. When (4) It must be realistic. There producing investment in which not paid out of taxes they are pal bonds presented as ideal in¬ is a limit to the number of in¬ Ihe investor can know not only paid from revenues received for vestments for the average smali vestors who can breed cattle, for tho number of dollars he will re¬ vital services rendered, such as investor at the present time. They instance. ceive on a certain date, but how sale of water, on which they have should be included in the port¬ folios of the well-to-do, however, Obviously, the majority of the many of those dollars he may a monopoly. to the extent of 20% to 50%, de¬ suggestions I have mentioned do keep for himself to use as lie The Certainty of Income Factor pending upon the investor's tax not fit entirely satisfactorily into wishes. the pattern of requirements spe¬ bracket and to the exclusion of (4) There is opportunity for Now these are the points I hope all other fixed interest-bearing cified. Where they may possess growth in market value of munic¬ you will keep in mind throughout one good feature, - they are de¬ ipals, because as inflation grows this discussion. securities I want to stress except governments. ficient in others. taxes usually grow, as a result chiefly that only in municipals ♦An address by Mr. Barbour at the Na¬ Even after determining the the value of the municipal in¬ can one have the assurance of tional Security Traders Association Con¬ come grows because it is tax- receiving a given number of dol¬ vention, Virginia Beach, Va,, Sept. 27, category to be used, the problem of choosing the particular unit, or exempt. 195Q. Thus, tax' exemption lars on a given date and know is first consideration, principal. the great¬ is the value of tax exemption of purchasing power. (5) Municipals are easy to buy stock, for popular sug¬ How be higher, The higher the income, work of , of inflation has been found. None if present, has supplies yet been discovered. be because of marketabil¬ and their high quality and the body. sure should as after that of security of er latter economic body as it is lor the ity. Investments of medicos to continue their search No be given must always good to the the of Some ventive of this a not are high as as long as you ana I live, the amount of the take home pay tiie scourge on for stocks taxes and with every in¬ now possibly con- u e search common income are dication that they will ideal collateral. Stresses certainty of that essary should are pays that investment or Federal and give dependable income due to tax exemption. having good marketability, they stock that or 7%, Says there is opportunity for growth in market value of municipals and, be¬ in¬ oi flation is pres¬ of 6% or produces a certain return, giving the gross figure. That is not an accurate way to put it. The take home pay is the only thing that counts. With of inflation has yet ravages healthy if the cancer is fact We are too much in the habit of sajdng that in that if left alcne Though pointing out That pay. importance. prime Editor, "The Daily Bond Buyer" pervades the home take By PHILLIPS BARBOUR* Inflation is one of the most viru¬ lent Thursday, October 19, 1950 war. a which We are We have and economy looking into in future, re¬ we now a pre- are we when the DEALERS Listed and Unlisted Securities LISTED & UNLISTED SECURITIES Dealer on Inquiries Invited Pacific Coast and Hawaiian Securities Teletype NY 1-750 Telephone WOrth 4-4300 Direct Private Wires . • ■ Dean Witter & i \ Pershing Co. New York Stock Exchange MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE SAN LOS ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE HONOLULU STOCK EXCHANGE and other BOSTON 120 BROADWAY, of NEW Trade YORK 5, N. Y. 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As the cost profits rise, months labor's buying equities, or will yqu sug¬ gest that they place a good por¬ tion of their funds in municipals and After the the war 1946 picture was increased-number-of-dollar the of number many dollars he will receive at regular intervals in future, and how many he can take home. Controls and rationing and strictions of various sorts the around All corner. In these circumstances munici¬ bonds are obviously the in¬ pal and provide the greatest peace of As a matter of fact, those bonds will benefit, because their mind. value market increase will extent of the levies and the de¬ in supply of bonds caused by the expected controls. crease What About Deflation? Up to this point we have been a talking chiefly about inflation. price-earnings investor ratios did before the postwar than they commodity But to inflation got started. "In 25 du Pont 1945 and times 31 sold between earnings; today it. sells around 14 times 1950 esti¬ mated earnings. Aluminum Co. of America, a war baby, sells at about nine earnings. between times estimated In 1945 and 13 it was times 22 1950 selling will be in position to benefit. The get back to our subject: body is in a pre¬ position compared with the industrial corporation, for in¬ stance, in the present inflation. While, of course, the cost of the things it buys goes up, so does its revenue, and there are not the public ferred Continued earn¬ on 77 page * 5 Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. Members Hew Tor\ Stoc\ 61 Exchange and other leading Exchanges BROADWAY london, england hotel st. regis, new york city new batavia elmira geneva york hornell S NEW YORK 6, . N. Y. memphis, tenn. state ithaca middletown syracuse utica watertown CORRESPOHDEH? S STATE HI Farwell, Be. « Company............ Waller Betta, Borland & C. Bradford ii Co W. L. Knoxville, Mead, Mashville {Jackson. Memphis W. Clark Co BONDS \Philadelphia, Lancaster. A. G. Edwards & Sons (Washington D. C. 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Johnston, Lemon & Co and Established 1812 New York I sad D ' Office: ap¬ proximately in proportion to the ' Wall Street de¬ mations of these beliefs. $ auburn 55 are to 1949, the turn, capital gain, from common average prices of this list of 200 stock investment, for instance: stocks were higher each year, as There are at least two forces which were also the dividends, than in are sure to interfere materially any one of the years from 1937 with the realization of that hope. to 1945. Municipal prices on the One is the government and the contrary have declined from 1946 other labor. to 1949, although in 1946 the aver¬ We are living no longer in a age price was highest, yield the laissez faire economy. The New lowest, in history. Today the 200 Deal took care of that. The phi¬ stocks' average price is higher losophy of government under than it has been since 1937, two which we now live is a soak-the- Head just signed to make it difficult to make large profits. The President's re¬ cent speeches and the actions of Congress are replete with confir¬ § re¬ re¬ are fact, but true, that so think we should consider for a moment what would be our posi¬ many people who have never had experience in such matters will tion should we find ourselves in put their hard-earned savings into a period of deflation. I am one real estate or stocks, often per¬ who believes we will have such a period, sometime in the future; mitting their emotions to dictate just when, I have no idea. I be¬ the choice. lieve it will surely come, however, The popular idea that stocks are and it will start possibly when we the best hedge in an inflation, is not proven by the record. In fact, begin paying off our debt. When that time comes, the holders of inflation can be bad for stock stocks will not be sitting very prices. Dividends determine stock prices over the long run and infla¬ pretty, whereas the holders of taxexempt bonds will be in a more tion can be bad for dividends. comfortable position. The obvious Rising replacement costs, in addi¬ reason is that the income of the tion to higher wages and taxes, latter will be fixed; the value of frequently cause corporations to tax-exempt bonds will be high, cut down the percentage of earn¬ because taxes will be high, and ings they pay out in dividends. the buying power of the dollar "Business Week," in a recent will grow. number (Sept. 2) pointed out that In view of such a possibility, the current inflation in commodity but chiefly for the reasons given prices is a threat to the present previously, I suggest the purchase bull market in stocks. It says of average grade municipals, with that in times of commodity infla¬ staggered maturities, say, 10, 15, tion it takes higher corporate 20, 25 and 30 years hence. Then earnings to attract the investor. if deflation comes the municipals Stocks now sell at much lower It's year From of sure they will have to spend, regafdless of taxes and labor? The municipal investor can tell you two things which none of the others can. He can tell you how Such a bond If you sell, what are you going law. Under that law a bank earn¬ to do with the proceeds and what would, in 1942, ing above $25,000 will have to have 15 years to run and in the If the have a taxable income of 3.69% will yob do for income? market then in effect would be price goes down, what are you to net 2%. worth 102.57, a profit of about going to do in that event? 13 Government and Labor as Cuts points. By 1945, when this If you buy an equity because bond would have 12 years yet to Into Income * run, it would have been worth Now let's try to be realistic and approximately 111. * see how justified is this hope of reversed. be dollars 89.06. was bought in that other simi¬ from these levies and restrictions 40% ; are many record investors have made when 40% 94% demands rise also, and if wages excepted, whereas the should be frozen in isolated cases, from $44.04 in 1937, to $46.02 in municipal average is below the the indications are that demands 1945. This was the high point in price of 1946—it is 1.83% now, for a share in the management that period and the low point was compared with 1.29% then. In will take the place of demands $26.66 in 1942. Dividends ranged August, the average stock price for wage increases. It will be ex¬ from a high of $2.04 in 1937 to a was $56.80, the average dividend, tremely difficult, and in many low of $1.43 in 1938. Stocks bought estimated on annual basis, was places impossible, to deny those in 1937, at $44.04, could not be $3.63, the highest ever, and the demands. When that day comes, sold at a profit until 1945 and yield was 6.39%. This is indeed a and it is already here in some in¬ the dividends received would be tasty dish to set before the in¬ dustries, the stockholders' posi¬ less every year for eight years, vestor, but how long is that divi¬ tion, precarious as it is today, is than they were in the year the dend likely tp last? How much likely to suffer even more. will increased taxes and wages stocks were purchased. A good The production of capital gains illustration of the way dividends cut it down? Obviously, if the involves the factor of timing, of fluctuate, so often to the disad¬ dividend is reduced and stocks are course. When are you going to bought at the present level, the vantage of the stock owner. buy and when are you going to Stocks bought in 1938 could have yield will decline. Municipal in¬ sell? To make the investment suc¬ been sold at a profit, in five years vestments, of course, when made cessful, you must be able to sell out of the next seven; those bought at a definite yield basis, continue at a price high enough above that in 1939, could have been sold in that yield during the life of the paid for the equity to care for two years out of the next six at investment. the 25% capital gains tax, which a Now compare for a moment profit, and those bought in 1940 might be hiked, and produce could have been sold in three how devastating are the demands enough additionaldollars to offset These years out of the next five, at a of Federal income taxes. the possible decljJafc in their buy¬ calculations are based on the old profit. ing power. Are you going out rates for taxpayers filing joint However, Federal income taxes today to buy stocks, or commodi¬ were being raised also in that Returns. The new rates are 10% ties, or land, and pay present to 20% higher than the old. The period. Individual taxes were prices, which are as high as they investor in the $50,000 bracket have been for boosted from a maximum of 79% many years, in some could keep only 48% of his in¬ in 1937, to 94% in 1945 and cor¬ cases the highest ever, and then porate taxes from 15% to 40% come; the $100,000 bracket only be able to sit back confident that 34%; and incomes of $400,000 and you in those years. will them in the future up, could keep only 17.87%. The for enough profit to make the Municipal bonds acted very $50,000 income had to earn 4.16% venture worth while? much better, price-wise. The aver¬ taxable income to net 2.00%. The age yield in the year 1937, as When you buy a municipal bond $100,000 person 5.88% and the measured by "The Bond Buyer's" due in, say 1955, you may be con¬ topmost bracket had to earn 20-bond index, was 2.98%. Prices fident that you will receive $1,000 11.19%, to net 2.00%. The $100,rose, yield decreased, above that 000 for that bond on the specified person had to earn 7.35% to point, every year, except one net date. You can't possibly tell what $2.50. Remember, those are (1938) to 1945, when the index you will get for an equity then. the old rates. The individuals in registered 1.50% yield. Applying the If you buy an equity and it goes top tax bracket may keep this yield scale to a 20-year, 2%% than you antici¬ about $130 out of each $1,000 of up even more bond, we find that the price in taxable income under the new pated, are you going to sell or sit? The average annual ings." There lar illustrations. and even reasonable do, because of the tax on the divi¬ profits; and labor, with the gov¬ dends, and they are disappointing, aid, will do all it can what do you do then? to take for itself an increasing Facing wartime restrictions, in¬ share, whether the profits grow creased taxes, labor dominance of or not. After these prior claims the Government and the economy have been served, I believe it is as we are today, are you going to doubtful if enough will be left advise your customers to brush for the stockholder, except pos¬ aside those deterring influences sibly in rare cases, to make worth and put all investible funds in while the gamble of betting his equities alone, in spite of the poor 93% - be you want the dividends, which so often is not a profitable thing to any ernment's Individual 2.98% $2.04 can away abnormal war: Municipal Yields Average and tax 9 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 10 The Television Thursday, October 19, 1950 Industry Later I'll By R. A. GRAVER* The past of commercially prac¬ ticable television dates from April Vice-President, York the area first Mr. electronic an Right televi¬ system. then, war defense program, and t next on with itself, All on those its of had tre- this great new who us faith mendous particularly way, in art. shelf. Everybody R. A. Graver elec¬ tronic distribution. Estimates there are now line receiver manufacturers, have manu- was friendly not There television. toward were lifted. 107 telecasting stations located in 63 cities. . until the had authorized. The FCC's action autumn of 1947, just three years is called "The Freeze." It has ago, although preparations had been just that, been under way for several years. What had happened was that television receivers share of the total receiver production in 1947 therefore was Our the demand for television had expanded so rapidly that room could type „ had what sort of standStates would use ards the United television system. been ui0Us cast programs, and very few sets had been installed nationally. During months remaining eight television atattention, but the of 1947, tracted considerable compelling interest it attracts now. By the end of the year, however, 14 stations nothing like nine the cities telecasting were with more or less rfgu~ lanty, though the less said ahflut Even better. of the as were some late as I cife these network who said that sponsors is A short digression 150,000 mirai became associated marks ♦An addreKs of by Mr. Graver before the the National Securities Traders Association, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 27, 1950. whole Ju" if' , can Mv + point the about first fuL I of a place world's largest television com- will zealously guard and advance. The progress made by Admiral and the television industry in the latter months of 1948, and in 1949 and 1950. takes cance when September of added on you recall looks now 1948 the in Federal television In 1949, television programs improved im¬ measurably. The public discov¬ ered that many sports events are seen as more telecast- ing stations than those it already sion satisfactorily than screen Methods service televi¬ a on the on scene. for presenting programs for the useful house¬ wife and the male home hobbvists significantly improved. Ways were for making educational and dramatic urograms ing news interest¬ and developed. were The tech¬ began the parade of big names of radio, the movies and the stage to television. in Also, important 1949, Here following reference to the FCC "freeze" is the place to speak color television, a subject that has been agitating the industry, the FCC and the public for many 0f a has been plan proposed adoption of the developed tern the hv is very by sys- Columhia much in the tentative stage with many ramifications. of today's telecasting stations is equipped to telecast a color system. In addition, two today, Only did im¬ sev¬ previously needed. 1949 volume pro¬ 12%, 16 and even came of 19-inch picture tubes the to pioneer today's trend to larger tube sizes that expected are and 24 High 30 to go as high inches. quality entertainment, operation, and big, clear pictures were what the ease receiver of public discovered the television industry had for him in 1949, and they responded with Even one other one job for which the been in And was that so duction as months. FCC for the simplified, greatly eral had is to Communiratirm<? Cnrnmi^inr, hoU If «ev^Opeq Py me UOlUmPia iJf communications Commission halt- Broadcasting Co. However, that fact that Admiral Corporation ed the erection of in really began. if it will be next perfected. Receiver operation as reference did not begin the rnsnufacture of up my 1949, when the boom vision in knob signifithat now "freeze," and he made the same provements were made in tele¬ statement that day, so your guess vision receivers. Circuits for pro¬ *s as &ood as mine as to when this viding clearer pictures and for "freeze" will be lifted. It certainly minimizing interference were Color Television we to historical re¬ view and what happened in tele¬ Back to nine months at least to lift the phonograph and television — an industry position which we have relinquished, and which held mysteries were greatly advanced. Comedy and "Quiz" shows found the "know-how" for providing laughter and thrills. And in 1949 spring, and we certainly hope so. never a as earn being band, that Very High Frequency the FCC is now studying, binations—' three-way units that include FM-AM radio, automatic up my re- industry the manufacturer re- am Television in 1947. to sion industry. ceiver manufacturer with whom I and installed areas avail- were the leaders in the televiAlso, in 1948. Ad- among from my here. My occasional reference to the 100,000 sets over programs^ trrer subject is the television industry, Approximately those in 1943, Admiral built and sold any main theme is necessary in 1948 of end station 300-odd now niques for presenting dramas and Fejpjral Communications Corn- able. no television receivers had been built Convention the a the well as allocations in the mi^Sioner, Wayne Coy, in a speech iwChicago, just the day before yesterday, said that two years ago he said it would take from six was alone where telecasts television programs, are selling out daytime, also, and every big-name star in the entertainment field is clamoring for a spot on television. The sponsors of television shows are highly pleased with the results they are obtaining. It is a tremendous advertising medium, as I will go into a little later. today for and they as the potential for the would available time evening figures to show how band, the sale of television receivers at tremendous last year, there could not carry the load. I like to tell you that there programs quality required to prove how ridicwere the clamors raised by television's early enemies. April, 1947, FCC gave us the green light. On that comparatively recent date, less than three and one-half years ago, television as we know it today, began. Five or six stations were ready to tele- the run. be approved. were . however, had receiving sets, 975,000 of the sets built in 1948. Less than three years have s^age In in pilot a Growth of Television Industry . . Communications Commission our small—only _ to decide just for if against nation, provided with of part would television the regret we believe it should be discriminates It considerable not be found in the Very High Frequency wave band for all the television stations needed to proequipment that we were called suffer eye strain, program quality The good beginning made by vide national television service, upon to manufacture was of a WOuld never attain the quality of the television industry in 1947 The Very High Frequency wavenature; alti- other entertainment media, and was sharply accelerated in 1948. band provides room for only 12 sight and sound meters, radar and various other even if it would, sponsors would By the end of the year, 54 sta- commercial telecast channels. types of detection equipment. We never able to pay the cost of tions in 30 cities were on the air, With more channels needed, the learned much about this type of programs that would compete sue- making programs available to only wave-band available for them equipment during the war years. cessfully with the entertainment some 18,000,000 families. Only is the Ultra High Frequency, and Following tjie war, the Federal offered by radios, movies and the about 1,150,000 of these families, it is channel allocations in that the However, work. people who doubted the tremendous growth that it has enj0yed. Some said people would many facturers, as you know, went into war build, could they "freeze" and and^predicts, barring hold-up of materials due to are sell all the receivers been able to about these will have producing capacity of eight million sets within Estimates there year. really was television the color television and expansion of co-axial cable as program applications prepara¬ war Discusses which tions, and then put of 100 television manufacturers growth were ready to be¬ gin. However, the developments, such develop- e n in history and problems of television industry. and micro-relay system sion's spectac¬ ular Graver reviews recent Fre¬ I have brought the two subjects in here only to point out that even though Ad¬ miral, and virtually all other first- regular telecasting service using Ultra High for color. quency and 30, 1939, when NBC started in the New speak about Admiral's preparation Admiral Corporation Division, The Electronic a though the FCC rush. "freeze" held up construction of television stations ized other than those author¬ before types of color telecasting systems have been presented to FCC, and agitation continues for CANADIAN their approval. SECURITIES new of to¬ tion zoomed industry does sets. Demand for receivers during Actually, day, the television as the air in 1949. not know what kind all for color will exceeded of a system finally be adopted. September, 51 1948, stations in 40 cities went on Receiver produc¬ to about 3,000,000 but three months of the year supply. Tremendous as It does know that color will come BONDS just STOCKS was allocations less than 4,000,000 of the approxi¬ UHF, but what kind and when wide-open subjects as of mately 24,000,000 families within in Government channel the range of telecast programs had today. receivers at the end of 1949. Industrial Corporation will are Public Utility, Municipal as the increase in receiver sales, Mining Traded in American Funds W. C. Pitfield & .CANADIAN ' Co., Inc. 30 Broad Street Phone: HAnover 2-9251 Government, Municipal and Teletypes: NY 1-1979 NEW YORK 4 NY 1-3975 Corporation Bonds Affiliated With W. C. PITFIELD & COMPANY, LIMITED F. B. Ashplant & Co. MONTREAL Halifax Moncton Vancouver Two Wall Street Saint John Ottawa Kingston, Jamaica Coast to Coast in Canada Cornwall London, England Toronto NEW YORK Rector 2-1545 5, N. Y. Bell System Teletype—N Y 1-69 The THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number potential market in the huge, and large part of the United States telecast a still solely remained area without television. was dustry production, Admiral to build 1,000,000 sets. pects of Cable Co-Axial and One Hundred was importance great in 1949 the extension of the co-axial cable and micro-relay system, through which network television programs transmitted are from station to station. Already, in 1948, the cable connected a few cities the on East Coast; but not until 1949 could it be ex¬ January of tended to the Middle West. Since then it has been extended to ad¬ ditional cities the in East, near South and Middle West, and now is in process of extension to the Pacific Coast, where a relay al¬ 100 continue tumn and relay links to 15 cities more this year. The witness what it is to station television to radio. It enables be telecast from to program is the network. on a any By mul¬ tiplying the audience it increases the money that can be spent for s at year an This pace. au¬ least Admiral one dealer. television big audiences. command shows is States makes plain, Why? television proved actual profitable s.les and 169% in earnings the first half of 1949. the from effective how in has Better programs for identical caused The instances Memphis. sales Louis and each city receiver far below the lagged national average because each city had only a single station, and the quality program network quality. program of the nouncement station would go with list of on network pro¬ each would telecast, caused grams receiver sales to mount t^at An¬ day that each the cable, the a not equal to was dealers' cleared, and stocks so rapidly soon were large pile of back- a so clusive. We have two net That Now, for the present year, and first thing to say about it is that television has arrived. In one than three years, tele¬ more vision has earned recognition as of the most important factors American life, and perhaps the greatest advertising medium ever m offered great sion American business. So the demand for televi¬ was receivers, FCC "freeze" and all, at the beginning of 1950, that some predictions were made that shows experience from con¬ advertising an To give you an example: When advertise a specific model re¬ frigerator on our Thursday eve¬ ning program, "Stop the Music," we by careful check of retailers, the public is asking to a know that model. in provided are branches. operated. "d We show can j conditions cbnsidered, 1 am coners and friends &dent our stock.ml you wlAAA nat be disappointed. (ast t Ar.d now to make the audacious str0'ng forecast that was specified. fe'vefs I can assure are efficiently addition, they are celery that is kept testing sales in areas for all evtn come j You uncovered can old worth see adage a dishes the in what I mean, that thousand "a that picture is words" is so true, and television brings it home. Of 5 to 10 have just en described. tha demand fo? there for several The forewill television receivers in the only about 6,000,000 receivers can would be built, 100% built be an over and sold increase 1949. almost of tears at Another brief reference Pl^es> which I'm you'd like to have is Admiral advertising. Admiral always has sure °I u Of the total in¬ has products established sumer, the many con- I do know, of thousands of American fam- Admiral ilies wi h their first television won has It made. total pro:uction is not likely to production capacities. I'm willing to guess, however, that at the Facing television manufacturers, moment, total industry capacity It therefore, is the job of supplying is about 8,000,000 receivers a year, of national ceivers. First sets, however, are only Part of the huge potential market. Already a replacement market is developing. Families that bought sets with 7 inch tubes in 1947, and 10 inch tubes in 1948, quality the products. are with interest to television the 24 and 30 inch tubes are course, the extent to which our own capacity has been expanded. In the last three re- Admiral has invested an additional $5,500,000 in plant quality, and win further acceptequipment and increased plant ance for the Admiral name, $15,space 1,000,000 feet. In January, 000,000 is being spent to advertise 1948. when we went into the line Admiral products this year. now want receivers with larger production of television receivers, picture tubes; and this replace- our production rate was 100 reAdmiral's Earnings ment market is bound to grow, ceivers a day. Now, little more A name. be of interest to you ings in 1951, but you gentlemen investment experts, skilled in interpreting the future from the are past, and so review of Admiral sales earnings for 1947, 1948, 1949 and the first half of 1950 may you help to form your own opinion as to what our next years, -iust.as » dic! in radio, to become than-two and one-half years later, ?n, ,mPortant part of each years it is 5,000 a day. t0AaA potential. The enormous the last three Another developing potential is increase during years in television all receiver production facilities is of members of all families want to great significance when considsee and hear the same television ered in connection with the re¬ program at the same time. Sec- quirements likely to be put on ond sets are the answer to these the electronics industry by the families' needs, as they have been n a t i o n's military preparation, in radio. Parts and materials shortages, as the second set market. year's prospects Not I.bave told still another potential is export. Admiral are. already has established in offing. Before I offer the forecast that STOCKS BONDS Markets maintained in all Stocks Bonds Utility, Orders Municipal, Canadian Corporate at External and Internal net executed Exchanges New York on classes of Canadian exiernal and internal bond issues. or prices Stock orders executed on ihe Montreal and Toronto Exchanges, Inquiries Invited or nei New York markets quoted DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES CONNECT A. E. Ames & Co. on Stock request. OUR TORONTO AND MONTREAL OPPICES NEW YORK, BELL SYSTEM TELETYPE NY 1-702 Incorporated Two Wall Street, New York 5 • Fifty Congress Street, Boston 9 • WOrth 4-2400 Dominion Securities Corporation CApitol 7-5471 Philadelphia Affiliates in: MONTREAL TORONTO VICTORIA VANCOUVER and other Canadian Cities 40 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK London, Eng. WINNIPEG LONDON, ENG. Ottawa CalgaryHalifax » much exceed 6,000,000, because of a shortage of critical parts and materials. I can't know exactly how much other receiver manufacturers have expanded their Canadian Government, lest 000 000 television receivers would be built during the year, but that , the size of the a re families in telecast areas.. that has made the name, Admiral, dominant in all fields for which Admiral * TV even be television industry's ability to increase picture tubes to provide clearer pictures. Right single year. Given the breaks, the larger, industry probably could have built now, the 16 and 19 inch tube is standard. Last year it was the that number. But the breaks went The year before, the the other way, and now, because 12Y2 inch. 10 inch. Next year it may be the of the shortage of critical parts 20 inch, and as I told you earlier, and materials, it looks as though 8.000,000 to vears you, will hold televlsl0n YfCeiV-eruuPru^Uj^rl pro¬ In 1947, Admiral sales of all distributors in Havana and Mex- year to the neighborhood of M00,through 1950 has been the products were $47,899,938, and net ico City. Others in Latin and Continued on page 77 comparable improvements in grams lfter it^ stni ab~east of the notential Ad- topic that I know will Dual-Temp is edible after weeks; cold cuts soft and as they were put in, in the Dual-Temp. the on and third two conventional refrig¬ looks but As of today, there are 107 teletor several years at lest, merchandising casting stations in 63 cities. Applans, and pilot operations for our Plications for 300 more are being other distributors. Each of the 76 held up because of ihe FCC Elght ^llh-on ^VXTRe?ex\vers to Be independent distributors is a siz- "freeze." Within receiver range Produced Next Year able company, with substantial °f the 107 stations, about 7,500,000 Some moments ago, I said that annual income. Some employ as families have television receivers, at the beginning of' 1950, some many as 40 salesmen. with another 1,175,000 in public predictions were made that 8,miral is Admiral's limp; while it is earnings. No one, I am sure, would fresh and crisp in the Dual-Temp. dare risk a forecast of our earnFood tof^h U3trv^ from the Ad- knowledge of Admiral by demonstrating with an actual picture in front of them what hap¬ to though soon ^oumaLT^evis&Lltr our the full year, bu , of acceptance for the Admiral au¬ an tele- no own a wjii as To extend famous pens it I leant anticipate earnings for Ad- than Five five In 81 greater operated are those by we conventional refrigerator, or Admiral Dual-Temp, a the has have to SSZm thVS HSfJSfJL" JY Sales for all of 19J0 will exceed $200,000,000—100% see dience just what happens to food erator—it the is standpoint. weeks in the orders accumulated. little experience our television increases. St. are: In had year, presently expected over means that less than e. amines in those areas .Ye teAevi£1°n. Additional teleimmediate sales response in prof¬ more people is the result. known how potent an influence Y1^0]1 receivers are being bougnt itable volume to TV commercials. The effect of the extension of advertising is in its industries, and Lnn nrfn areas at a rate of about We, as sponsors, and one of the the cable on receiver sales is always has advertised aggressively au">uulA a month. Thus, at the sponsors, having started and amazing. Two recent instances early effectively. Second only to Present receiver production rate, with the "Broadway Review," the come to mind, although virtually management and quality of prod- 1 would take four and one-half first of its kind, know the value every other extension of the cable uct, advertising has been the force year®> °r to supply receivers of the program. is it r* are. works, "Stop the Music," at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Thursdays, and "Lights Out," a 9 p.m. Eastern time on Mondays. We sponsored both shows last on however, how distributors. vhat 3y% 1950, sales company's earnings $103,295,000, and earnings, If nati0n's militarv nrena 58,485,000, an increase of 94% in ratTon shouU not reauir7a sinele cealer coverage. our distributors miral of were non- Sales and service to Admiral m im business special knows experience shows Simply commercials Admiral , dealers The de¬ miral television great that no network so has time available. builders. now increase For the first hali of Ob- dealers in complete is In addition, an may sales and 67% in earnings. border cities now receive 'proIn 1949, sales were $iiz,000,000, grams from the American side and ranges—Admiral has and net earnings, $8,239,000, an anci saies 0f television receivers retail dealers. In every increase over 1948 of 68% in sales by Admiral's Canadian subsidiary in the United States is at and 118% in earnings. contribute substantially to that movies and the stage. mand from sponsors for Canada countries products—television, radio-phonographs, refrig- viously, Admiral many newcomers wno first provea on were For all its 782,825, 36,000 retail dealers in the United themselves South American follow. were $66,764,000, and net earnings, $3,- casting stations of its pattern fairiy typical. vision of almost every major star of radio, and many more from the TV commercials network Admiral re- win.er's programs will television areas do not handle Adthe appearance on tele¬ miral television. That we have have Immediately ahead television ana Los Angeles. is the extension of the cable becat.se it is television of this accelerated cite about are radio, make- plain the industry orators position Admiral has achieved. 38,000 Improvements in television pro¬ coun.y grams I ceivers. earnings after all charges $2,248,186. In 1948, Admiral sales outline of the distri- pattern for quoted even specified, I think you'd brief a The figures I have just because us there manufacturers ready connects San Francisco and of like Manufacturers together, receivers. Micro-Relay System Of Ed Welch bution AH Extension ex¬ 11 Telephone WHitehall 4-8161 5 Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver Victoria THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 12 CHRONICLE Thursday, October 19, 1950 Scope of Our Rearmament Program I had intended to "Air Force Speech." make this an I my changed want talk to you as repre- a Pentagon official, asserting most all the Armed Forces, Armed Forces of team i a good prize fighter, a termine r says to marshal all our resources in present sit¬ more expensive than people realize and national needs will de¬ channel of investment capital. As you fabulous tagon. the Korean hostilities and know, defense Pen¬ all jokes building — the apology building five years proved to us? I think the front pages of our daily last of ramps its lost M. Zuckert Eugene end, I enough am that to sure there would be material for comedian to for use radio every half a life¬ time. I sometimes think, though, that give the jokes and gags a much we wider circulation than facts—facts that For only facts face the courage, we do the citizens need. citizenry that has the a and our understands future, them only not can with There Today, the men who are work¬ ing in the Pentagon building are, to my mind, contributing their ef¬ is for need no answers generation. me, or of the had globe. As a result, we have choice today but to pre¬ are all own defenses as against advancing our pare tection and ambition. Such a a pro¬ greed re-activa¬ military might cannot be taken by Russia as a threat to her our security. own We are, as military strength, of us determined to "Bring the boys back home," "demobilize when we Marine melting forever" found Corps, — the should our be much as I conceive it, like the natural own. There days be can no provoked A Army, Navy, show-down. positive show¬ and Air Force down will not give us a quick or our effective away. answer to the present in¬ stalemate. Such a They melted away, we quickly ternational found out, much too soon.- They show-down, if that should mean a resort to force, is not in conso¬ melted away when, at the very same time, another nation was nance with what you and I under¬ stand to be the fundamental be¬ building with determination. liefs of a democracy. Some mod¬ *An address by Sec. Zuckert at the ern form of trial by combat would National Security Traders Association Convention, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. be 27, answer. 1950. erations. neither a moral nor practical tremendous. women. ginning more to to turn are already be¬ over more and of their productive capacity goods. Employment, al¬ war Part of our all-out effort in Korea is due to unifica¬ tion. And I can truthfully say that, although unification has been a big headache, headache has it been a new much ment of the capital. There will be direction of con¬ invest¬ They have the men—the did not we in the line outfits—who men were capable of carrying out the job. I would like to point out tonight that has been over¬ those who write and comment on our military opera¬ tion in Korea. I regard the men something looked by fighting there—and I include all branches our service the of praise—as courageous military history. as this in any as an agent of the United Nations, entered that conflict, we were able When I talk about sacrifices, I to using words idly. A man to quickly. Critics are apt that we started from can't take out a substantial insur¬ something less than a standing ance policy without curtailing his start against a capable enemy. other savings and his spending on Greatest Supply Movement in food, clothing, shelter and recrea¬ am not move forget One the men Tarawa, the who fought and died at Okinawa, the Battle of and Bulge, over the Ploesti fields. oil I this make statement because of one the boys who fight today in Korea. the thing: psychology of In World War II the men left this country to enter combat with the bands of the greatest history of men and was material supply instant¬ that went into Korea within the short time of 90 days greater than any our history. was similar mission in The united planning of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, was already in operation. It has been a thrill to see the spirit of "can do" that turned the tide in Korea. "pretested One result of this joint a strange, bloody planning" was country, into vicious, troops. There had rugged combatv-hgainst well-trained been no time for orientation, for building the spirit of combat. Yet, what did these men do? They fought, most of them for stretches of 48 without time - ly thrown into action. The amount 84 to hours at bravery. They were, I sincerely believe, of the bravest men we have some ever had defending freedom. They have met the test. But the real test for those of us who haven't been in the foxholes is yet to come. It will come when the battle for Korea is won—as it definitely will be. Without Korea as a daily reminder of imperialis¬ tic communism's threat to us, will we be willing of sustain our effort (Continued on page 69) Specialists in Established 1922 Foreign Securities Foreign Investments ijdbtlAclcl and SP. SB/eic/tAoedeA, dnc. INVESTMENT SECURITIES 30 Broad Street New York 4, N. Y. FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES Adler & Co., A. G., Zurich, Switzerland a relief, with gallant Company NEW YORK 4, N. Y. in I make that statement with deep reverence for were movements in & if playing on the piers; they left a country burdened under indications that the shortages and rationing; they saw trols, irksome but necessary. pressure of unification was forc¬ everyone extending a helping All of this effort will cost ing the resolution of basic issues hand to the man in uniform—the that could have previously re¬ USO's were open 24 hours a day. money. It will be your money and submerged indefinitely Our my money. The inevitable result mained people were clearly warbecause of this preparedness effort and the and submerged, would minded. Our soldiers were psy¬ taxation it implies may be less of have weakened and increased the chologically prepared for war. the better living we have been cost of our defense structure. What about the soldier of June As a result of the process of 25, 1950, in Japan? The men who enjoying, and that effort will in¬ evitably bring dislocation of our unification, we were in good con¬ went into combat in Korea were, personal lives and. occupations. It dition, within budget limitations, for the most part, peacetime sol¬ will markedly affect those of you when the Reds laid down the diers, doing routine, occupational who deal in securities. National challenge in Korea. guard duty in Japan. Suddenly needs will necessarily channel When the United States, acting they were thrown into a war in edness effort. History qAllen planning would have meant little a of the difficul¬ because high in our his¬ ties and the differences that have tory, will be stepped up even been aired in public. more. Manpower, as a result, will But why have these things been become scarce, and channeled into activities relating to the prepar¬ aired in public? ready at To¬ proved the underlying strength of our organized teamwork. But this did for "total war." Manufacturers perfectly executed land¬ modern military history." we had to pay for such per¬ actions in the last few weeks have preparation. Our only answer must be, as tion. By the same token, a nation Secretary of State Acheson has can't take out an insurance policy said, "total diplomacy." That in defense without cutting back— means a marshalling of all our without, to use a statement that resources towards the accomplish¬ may sound trite but is all too ment of our national objectives, true, "tightening the belt." perhaps even more fully than we Those are some overall consid¬ no exploit to the fullest that chance. equipment of a good prize fighter. And we can only do that through We should be strong enough to possessing force in being. For the fend off any blows, while at the thinking of late 1945 and early same time being strong enough to 1946 is over. Those were the days strike out with telling blows of of up This will be expensive to an to be squeamish Korea about naming that power. It is extent perhaps not fully compre¬ I would like now to pin-point Russia. A glance at the map of, hended by our people today. As what I have said by referring to the world will clearly show how only one example, we are bring¬ Korea. imperialistic communism has cast ing into the Services substantial Our effort in that battle has been its shadow over so large a portion qauntities of additional men and all democratic na¬ fort and devotion to realization of tions should be, without any ter¬ the last chance for peace in our ritorial ambitions of our own. Our We still keep must we else, anyone tion of but with faith. are eloquent question. newspapers and found victims—were laid end to was But what have these for defense. long, rambling corridors, i t s and first At its maze there that this power was only this at day, we can point with pride to the achievements in Korea. Our If about ago smoothing out unification. of Praises supply accomplishments in after end of the episode warns in the week fection with the earlier heartaches power. I work in ing But uation will be land, and sea of ment the a over ings, called it the "best planned, military strength should be like natural equip¬ our little Inchon. One experienced correspondent, who has witnessed many such land¬ mind and tonight I to a the landings at Assistant Secretary of the Air Force ntative of s e seen By EUGENE M. ZUCKERT* originally Soiinur, S. A., Montevideo, Uruguay Convention Number THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Financial One basic trouble with every 13 Shadow-Boxing By MELCHIOR PALYI the managers eye with U. der printing press, thus pouring fuel re¬ bor¬ process, fire of monetary on expansion. Says both Treasury and Federal Reserve believe in "cheap money" .un¬ and contends recent fractional rise in short-term rates has little effect. system a Says Government, in recent refunding rates. rowed billions from the of S. Palyi discusses controversy of Treasury with Federal Reserve Board garding interest man¬ agement of Dr. Often, they at pur¬ nancial Holds controlled inflation and money credit offers a can bank reserves and Sees no through qualitative necessity for tightening predicts iriterest rates will be kept low. be¬ of their earning assets. In view of possibility that long-term the bonds might depreciate some day, Re¬ with "orderly System serve Treasury (Morgenthau) Dr. Melchior Palyi is era still story. This is the time, however, that the two first bureaucracies have engaged in an battle that began with verbal open skirmishes about a year has a sort reached now ago and of show¬ government 1930's and became institu- tionalized since Pearl Harbor, what does the conflict of further, perhaps to 1 V2 %. The Reserve has but it is to a take up member which to venture much maturities. change in the short rates reflects itself as a major factor in those banks' The banks fuel ternity refused to buy— that the government pansion. tune of pile up bonds to the $92 billion. One conis that the policy of low to borrowed over no longer can be abandoned without endangering the liquidity billion directly the fire of monetary ex- some sequence $1 from the printing press, pouring on II/ a commercial bank loan, is the case? (The discount on 60-day commercial paper has been raised to—13A%.) Booms have not been halted in the past by rates on prime paper of as high as 8%. The Treasury will not as Theoretically, the Reserve Board borrow one cent less if it has to couid raise +he long-term rates PaY %% more, nor can more bonds and IS s™ak pS and solvency of thousands of vateiv ahout dojne iust that The giant bureaus in charge of the smaller banks. Their holdings of purse portend from a practical point of view, other than interest-bearing securities-up to a pure the dominant maturities — amount on as a clash of power-minded and 10-year fac£or ;s tbe mice at which the the average to as much as five mutually jealous public bodies? a ent times their combined capital and the p^vaitog^ national of rising prices and skyrocketing 214% for artificiality, obligations p™c|nf1 government profit be placed with ultimate investors. The banks may be induced to be and Reserve's also rates of accounts. loss efforts mean to bolster higher in¬ business loans, the vol¬ terest on won the first round, profit margins, how much differPyrrhic victory: it had ence does it make to a borrower the "slack" which the if he has to pay 2%% instead of means During the War, the guarantee of fixed bond prices (and interest rates) induced the banking fra- rates down stage. Just in an has evolved as part and parcel of the Cheap Money policy of the Roosevelt unwritten an market" irony, paper; it (Eccles> and the in the F. D. unconscious can afford beyond two-year Therefore, a minor they do not feel they the Federal metropolitan They carry short, low-yield which constitutes up to 60% ume tween big paper those skir¬ mishes be controlled without rise in interest rates, discrimination in making credits available. good example. The the banks. eye-to- see The fi¬ poses. the another. one operate cross not do of power Managed Economy is the fact that which, incidentally, has risen in four months at the recordbreaking pace of $2 /2 billion. The banks profit all down the line, ,e. banks certainly need additional mcome to build up their capital-cushion wnich has sunk to less than 10% of their noncash assets. (They need it all the more J*> as " ls expected, the member banks reserve requirements should be boosted.) Could that be attRnde^MOTe^ikelv Its number attitude. More likely, its number one«jn».dm'tion ™ay be-a *udt complex. In final analysis, the a ^i^L^uSheLr^neof proportionately, there is no inducement to loan less to customers or to refrai„ from purchasing cor. the banks with government paper bit more cagey in their lendings; but since all money rates go up and the consequent stymying of its own policy into a virtually accounts. A substantial ow"sd"ynsnorate bonds frozen pattern of Cheap Money, *n Plain language, the central With a runaway boom under way, Let us recall the prime facts decline of the longest outstanding marketable issue (the 2y2% Vic- bank has become a machine that 1wnat matters even more tnan it ig deprived of its classical underlying this situation. To be¬ weapon of money market control: gin with, the Federal Reserve still tory "tap" bond due in 1972/67) responds to every piece of gov- ns Pric® }s ine r; i D ?y is an independent agency—one of to appreciably below par, and of ernment paper thrown in by emit- credit. As long as tne Hoard con- the uge Qf the discount "screw." other issues accordingly, ting a piece of paper money. P provide all tne money q£ course> js most discouragthe very few central banks which the would spell terrifying losses if Thereby, it maintains the level wanted by purchasing an tne gov- jng £or a self-respecting central as yet have not been nationalized, not widespread bankruptcy. and pattern of interest rates, which ernment paper ottered—and it bank to gtand by with f0jded arms openly or otherwise. Its Board of surplus , appointed for Governors, a long term by the President, subject to Congressional approval, is respon¬ sible for monetary and banking policy. On the other hand, man¬ aging the national debt is or should be ury a function of the Treas¬ which is ernment of the Gov¬ naturally "fiscal" an arm and minded, while the Reserve's role is that of a guardian of monetary stability. since However, abandonment of the the de facto automatic gold standard, the two fpnctions overlap. Our postwar monetary system is best defined as an auto¬ matic bond standard. All govern¬ could be changed by a mere push could not do otherwise lest the an(j wa£cb helplessly as the tide of- a button, so to speak. But in entire financial structure collapse rjgeg £0 wasb out the monetary practice, 2 Vz% is and must remain —a fractional tightening of the pinars. The ineffectual gesture of borrow is politically more expe- the limit for marketable securi- interest rates has no influence on sightly penalizing the Treasury dient—on top of a $256 billion ties of the government. To go be- the volume of money, or the prosjts future borrowings may be national debt—than to tax. And, yond that to any extent, even as Pects of business and the demand understood as a warning signal of course, the Treasury prefers to little as 2%%, might bring an for capital. to shake the Administration out of Presently, the Defense Economy enters, with the prospect of new deficits and rhore inflation. To borrow at low rates. Notwithstand- retary Snyder, backed by President, made up his mind that he will carry out his financing operations by way of 13-month certificates at 1 V\ %. He to "roll over" proceeded $13.5 billion in cur- maturities rent offering the (by Oct. 1) certificates in sold bonds, long or short, can be any time and at a guar¬ at depends mainly on the amount of its irresponsible lethargy, The Board takes the very sensible attitude that controls need not ag contempiated Berth Treasury mean resorting to police methods, To experiment with minor ups and Federal Reserve believe in such as price-fixing and rationing, and downs merely would upset the "cheap money," though the former Its spokesmen point out that unmarket without contributing any- means a little cheaper than the der present circumstances, it is thing to the control of inflation. ]atter. But that slight difference even more difficult to police the ^g £0 £be short rates: in the face is quite significant to the earning Continued on page 161 To basjc be g no cbange financial policy is the much in as by ex¬ change for diverse short and me¬ coming due. Ap¬ anteed minimum price to the Re¬ parently, he expected the central bank to go along supporting the serve Board, and monetized there¬ market as it always did hereto¬ by. The money volume now is not anchored to gold or to the busi¬ fore. This time, the Reserve authori¬ ness community's demand for selfliquidating, commercial credit. It ties rebelled. After having raised ment III avalanche of bonds to the central bank's windows and wreck the national credit, also sabotage the the Treasury s financial program. ing the Reserve Board's warnings about inflationary hazards, Sec- dium-term paper the rediscount rate from iy2 Clearance Facilities \ ,! to for bonds the central bank has to ab¬ sorb so as to maintain 1%%, they let the short maturity rigidly market drop a little. The 13-month a low level of interest rates. This system rate is called officially, tions now are is almost 1%%. that it may New York and Out Indica¬ of Town be raised OVER-THE-COUNTER brokers and dealers Inquiries Adler, Coleman & Co. Members New York Stock New York Curb are of invited regarding our facilities. Exchange Members use Exchange Trust Company of North America 15 Broad Securities Clearance Division Street, New York 5 HAnover 2-9780 115 BArclay 7-1300 Broadway, New York 15 Complete Domestic and Foreign Banking Facilities Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 14 Thursday, October 19, 1950 Responsibilities of Investment Trust Management The of fulfillment its broader (a statutory requirement; especially its implications are highly relevant. Its implications should be frank¬ ly discussed with the prospective buyer along with appreciation of the necessity for the incurrence of a sales charge. For example, load By A. WILFRED MAY* and responsibilities by the investment industry is becoming important—for its own company ever more benefit well broad entire investment community, rpallv pr0gressjve income taxation, sup- :f ment _a_ ing of age a bang. The to over the In billion during $2 fnH 9^ o the oast the decade, and a 25% g ow h by closed-ends. them around. i left un- contained Company sjons all multiple-pyramided spheres, the public's of acceptance brackets ben- investment hv of disclosure, tection bPforP Mav Utility registration of 1933 is even a now of and affording pro- 33rdAnA„ld:r Conbvy.„"o„ Detroit^Mich!, itself with the trust share- holder-both already existing and prospective-through the Securi- confer the effec- on power Defines types of trust. officers directors, and Exchange Securities via the National the SEC, gives Act the registration provisions of the jurisdiction statute, etc. thority over /0. D . . and au- the underwriters and registration-re- dealers, of power ing the of <3) Restrictions on the proper- legislation, states almost the all and non-uni- individually time selling, major changes in policy, sale Investment Bonds and Stocks organizations of fraudulent securities, re- censing of dealers and brokers. company. (5) Prescribes structures; simple barring The; Void Remaining for capital Outside the capitalization by open-end funds. Federal proper manner of div- idend payments. can dispelled Insuring of adequate re¬ porting to shareholders, with balsheet and attain- and income informa- That hard-boiled the ma¬ here too viewpoint, selling of trust shares, this thought recently was of Severe penalties of viola- tions. advice "There detrimental the aspects of what they are selling. happens in face right and turn them line. every Nothing is perfect. But you can to the rough spots up into less potent objections by bringing them up yourself. You can turn a seem¬ ing objection into for reason a for reason not buying . . . tell man a them the bad points as well as It good. kind of the is strongest salesmanship. When you by the human beings planations sell in the anything of the merits of the being pro — straight There open. are out enough advan¬ tages in the fund to more than make arguments later apologies and That is the only way to on. up widely for the disadvantages acquisition cost and modest is beyond the and con the "load" paper. space limitations of Past But disclosure of the Performance Over¬ emphasized Comparative performance dem¬ State, Municipal and Revenue Bonds Railroad White, Weld Members of 40 Bonds and Stocks & Co. the New York Stock Exchange Wall Street, New to be expected another ness York 5 use shares, constitute phase of the funds' busi¬ where great responsibility for self-discipline rests Company Stocks We maintain active markets misleading from creating a not those on by the statutes tions. Not only should from Foreign Bonds is of course in the competitive effort to sell the covered Canadian and as salesmen who shy are from away onstrations, whose Bank and Insurance salesmen to lay it on the line first, you won't Development Bonds • the have to worry about making ex¬ Discussion various this International Bank for Reconstruction Utility in expressed professional heart- some return." i (10) Public In the practices which Acquisition Cost Item advanced United States Government Securities be that honesty is the best policy. of ti°n. the on should realization by the terialistic the a composing the industry. ment plans. here within proper bounds ke obligation pay¬ action from even a only by fulfilment of a sense of (8) Regulation of periodic turnover. "idealism" of People like to hear state—are naturally or wide miscellany of (7) Definition of * f°rmal regulation scope (6) Barring of senior securities ance shareholder buying, or at least nullify it as Self-Regulation leverage abuses, cross-holdings, etc. (9) the ations of the trusts, and the li- and sponsor preventing formation, organization and oper- their assignment, or between as quiring disclosure of pertinent in- long-term contracts with advisory dealings matters the at and the fund by re¬ serve Cynicism over the possibility of formly have statutes dealing with margin trading, short- such help the would load its ducing This as or follows: In addition to the regulatio„ Pr°Vk,ed by thC above"cited Fed" trust. a overage y cash-in investor, long-time same to-heart „ ue (4) Prohibition against specified • equivalent buyer in keeping him in line as a course , ,. kers, underwriters, and investment eraj activities; Industrial an early an constructive The rowing provisions, investing poli- advisers, affiliated with and purchasing Such further understand¬ ground Commission, with full infor- Association of Securities Dealers cies, in tailed switch. its wishes for changes in practice, f fish-bowl mation about capitalization, bor- and beyond that possessed a considerable SEC (2) Prescribes registration with the and, if supplemental year, a filings recurrent 1940. The Federal Government con- vocation by the Commission. cerns thP a constitutes charge calculation his of deduction from his future income tively to impose on the industry . ' filing necessary, are: . ^ Act once prospectus during the year. Such epochal In- important of its provi- more by the investor in other securities. —with mid-century our Mr business trust finds itself living in efiting from the redistribution of capital through de- vices, and other shenanigans—the the ening the ownership of securities lower income trading the passed political, boom of the 1920s—the blind pools, social, 1ft/in Public Congress panying the roaring stock market legitimization the Act payment flexible the in vestment g ^ Securities The concerned primarily with the offering of securities for sale to the Invest- Holding Company Act of 1935, the Following the avalanche of in- indicating possibilities of 717 still touched. a filling some vital needs; os broad- among conduct The n In increasing A„+ vestigation and regulation which and economic trusts is n continuing followed the awful abuses accom- enjoying the 1934, of ment Company Act of constantly and i n c r e as as our employment by fidu- vehicle for ciaries accepted investment atti¬ an necessitates (one of 9% will consume the 9 0, a public. This chiefly affects the adminis- open-er.d companies, who con- fund's throw-off of investment in¬ Existing Formal Regulation trative procedure of the Securities tinually sell new snares and hence come for two years). He must order to view the picture in and Exchange Commission must file periodic registrations also understand the penalty en¬ area Qualitatively, we see becoming combating Act perspective, let us first ' and prospectuses. An arrangement note the lormal sanctions now beBased on the findings of an ex- has been worked out whereunder ing imP°sed by the Federal and haustive four-year investigation an open-end company can have a State statutes and administrative . the SEC following instructions current prospectus in circulation reSulations, and then consider the Dy ^ne 101^ g s "J® permanently by filing a new funds ooen-end business. own prospective buyer should un¬ tude Pr()Per encedaouin tunlingof the of and the Quantita¬ assets needs, secular socialization process. tively, we have experi- net and the trusts' ties Act of 1933, the Securities Ex- P]ying the nation's capital invest- change rnm with May the derstand that the United States A. Wilfred the economy, that indus¬ in a Holds avoidance of necessity be left for self-discipline. the For trust . of importantly further the constructive interests of the national terest. try must questionable practices in selling, portfolio management, and reporting, will in¬ national much asserts that as the of Citing the formal Federal and State regulation of the trust business, Mr. May as regula¬ or they abstain and statements horserace-doping atmosphere; but affirmatively, the item in securities Underwriter • Distributor • of Dealer Companies ks sets—should stressed. the Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh « Cleveland San management expense Chicago In be at the continuing least final expense to all offices equally analysis ratio is crucially important to proper ap¬ Francisco Boston praisal Chicago from a true investment viewpoint and should be Private JVires — comparatively from fund-to- fund and in relation to gross as¬ Natural Gas New York of both Philadelphia New Haven London Providence ceded. Performance so tied to con¬ capi- Amsterdam 1 From —•by nancial "Securities Salesman's Corner" John Dutton, Commercial and Chronicle, Sept. 21, 1950. Fi¬ THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number tal gains can be largely a for¬ phenomenon, while man¬ tuitous agement incurrence of expense— s ranging from 1.03 to 0.35% for the open-end funds and from 1.94 to 0.38% the for panies—is closed-end Of course, the duction in com¬ controllable item. a re¬ expense injuring results must not be over¬ looked. importance of the item of management expense can be par¬ ticularly appreciated closed-end the of in the case companies, for product—is cating sponsible leaders business. lund at the Where selling are is wnicn own market the wnicn discount a amount trust's in exceeds tne from deducted management ex¬ gross income for pense, the actual result is tnat the snarenolder is being given the of benefit service management gratis. Moreover, this and other advan¬ tages attached to the ownership of closeu-end in ested should be those inter¬ companies conceded freely the by of promotion tne premium (as well as by Stock HiXcnange bro¬ kers) when the subject arises. open-end funds at a While tne open-end have wise mutuals like¬ number a of advan¬ tages (such as liquidity at under¬ lying asset value), they should be weighed in the light of their price of 100-plus cents of assets of 75 cents so or closed-end companies. for many of size running from fund to 60%, ($134,437,000 $45,707,000), and amounted versus to by of the 52% their windows" stocks" in possible concurrent volume sales.2 This selling device tical the and need baby a salesman's for earnings pair new seemingly will of prac¬ to shoes," it impossible be as ing away. in any event, in ratio be as can encouraged by construc¬ tive correspondence from sponsors the phenomenal promotional ability. "Blue The the of of technique selling escape" is an¬ growing practice calling for other seif-restraint by promoters fund in their own best interest as of cashing-in I see while the "let- example, past about claims per¬ form, intra-company far Although practice good in re¬ While this they promises to prevent does not affect the very important activities of salesmen in their di¬ by way business. id cern ities. minority the dustry as — well as attention the its of by the of aroused have and in in¬ their con¬ They calibre leads a yjltal must, and to me believe they will, fulfill it! leaders 4 In the regulatory author¬ Indicative thereof is the This constitutes responsibility. tion the so- substance, it is the fair of Securities partial codifica¬ a intentment of Sec. Act of '33* responsibility major regulation, engaged growth—and tightly definitized by statute and for the overall effect is necessarily still vouchsafed in the trust man¬ from Forbearance agers. ir¬ pictorial excesses, textual of self-interest well via 2 Source of data: Investment Robert "A Rich Sept. 28, ease with by the the avid prevalent investment National coincides practice with self-interest. High-sounding language, includ¬ Reynolds & Co. Underwriters—Distributors ing implication of similarity be¬ investment trust tween and safety of government bonds or insurance, com- Association subject fund industry. Here again good ethically repurchase foibles throughout the 3 Cf.: The accentuating several are prevailing of the spring the the long-term benefit as the life should be avoided. Members Likewise refrained-from should be the dressing-up of staff econ¬ New York Curb Exchange New York Stock Exchange Companies. Shareholder's in "Mutual and Loyalty" Funds" Financial by column, Chronicle omists, power exaggeration and of the Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange of technical gadgets to beat ot New York Cotton Exchange Midwest Stock Exchange the market. 1950. us-take-care-of-you" appeal is be¬ Commodity Exchange, Inc. Chicago Board of Trade ing applied to the layman's worries over portfolio-management prob¬ lems quite justifiably, at the same time "inflation" the is bugaboo -Private Wires- seemingly being oversold. Not only is the unwarranted blithely made 120 BROADWAY NEW YORK 5, N. Y. • assumption be¬ in some cases ing BALTIMORE assets terest tutes DAYTON fixed-in¬ or EASTON, and LEXINGTON, KY. PHILADELPHIA PORTLAND, ME. complete dollar against ME. LEWISTON, PA. LOUISVILLE, KY. protection DETROIT funds consti¬ the to automatic an CHICAGO BOSTON CINCINNATI transfer of cash that depre¬ SAN Branch the timing of such placement only into equities, as well as of partial ' satisfaction Empire State Building of effected on • New York 1, N. Y. Chicago, III. its the strength of • DISTRIBUTORS • BROKERS sions and historical experience Winston-Salem, N. C. Syracuse, N. Y. will hurt all concerned in the Bridgeton. N.J. Moiristown, N. J. East Orange, N. J. other than sound economic conclu¬ York, Pa. pottsville, PA. Scranton, Pa. UNDERWRITERS Lancaster, Pa. Allentown, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. this function, are entirely disregarded. Sales Offices FRANCISCO ciation, but the important factor of money Lumberton, N. C. run. I to hold happen that for most ownership of the owners some long Pinehurst, N. C. conviction of capital, amount of in¬ vestment companies as of W. E. HUTTON & individ¬ conclusion on my CO. Direct Private Wires to All Branch Offices ESTABLISHED 1886 ual common stocks is advisable— but this DETROIT, Members New York Stock Exchange and other Leading Exchanges part is ing, as a NEW guide to it might be proper sell¬ well to refrain from offering long-term time pay¬ ment plans to older people (as in the case of U. S. savings bonds). Philadelphia Easton, Pa. CINCINNATI YORK Baltimore Portland, Me. Boston Dayton Lewiston, Me. MICH., Lexington, liy. Hartford, Conn. and BALTIMORE, DES irrespective of the inflation-hedg¬ ing advantage. Also of and content of supple¬ questionable promotional devices reaching the public through the medium of the written word, it the sporadic or the standards mental sales literature and adver¬ on manage¬ battles use forth tising. manage¬ how either during only Reporting to Their Shareholders as evils combined exerted Commercial For Just in checking an administration, its for over- Chip-Itis" switching evil. salesman, and "scare body shareholders' the with committee of underwriters document sets management companies whose stocks hold. should go the the ques¬ in fulfilling obligations vis-a-vis of ments trust in discussions extended NASD and dealers and dependent on that extravaganza, and general sugar- ancillary agreement Scare Technique Over-use the in they formance. of the entire Several from the pressure it. persuasion salesmen.3 Window-Dressing and disadvantages well be merely the result of may far National Association of Securities coating, should be followed for the of advantages. Phenomenal growth money-back resides there privilege, pressure trustees ments all by community pre¬ Dealers, and released by the Com¬ mission Aug. 14, last.4 Based on wide and care¬ constituent their porting to the shareholders is quite appreciably curtailed and long- management expense, bigness can entail just as many of switching face the and the shareholders' to Possibly the switching evil against the how should go paper "buy stop the abuse. zealous in tion losses on which might require nettlesome explain¬ ations, tive nature Except for the reduction suing constructively investment Policy, of real benefit derived from en¬ very "elite consideration ful of pared jointly by the SEC and the management a fundamental re¬ rect oral contact with the public, sponsibility to gear its investing of continuing routines is prob¬ which must of necessity primarily making a prospect dissatisfied with policy to judging available hold¬ lematical—but surely it is against be a conscionable mattci. ings according to standards of public his existing holdings (without policy as well as the legiti¬ business-value appraisal, in lieu of having a sound investment rea¬ mate interests of their sharehold¬ attempting to outguess the crowd son for doing so) as the pre¬ in timing the short-term market ers to dis-franchise them by en¬ During the coming years the liminary to a new sale, is the coun¬ gyrations of the popular issues. In tirely washing their hands of the leaders of the investment trust in¬ terpart of the practice long prev¬ this way, in addition to serving status of public shareholder. dustry will be possessing. an un¬ their shareholders' real self-inter¬ alent in life insurance selling paralleled opportunity to further est, they would be supplying the The Statement of Policy wherein the solicitor's entering economy with real venture capital. the constructive interests of the Abuses more recently coming to wedge is the picking of flaws in a Switching-pressure furthermore national economy, of their invest¬ prospect's existing policy. And in greatly accentuates the temptation light, no doubt as a natural ac¬ ment community, and of their own 10 push the questionable competi¬ both fields, in the light of human companiment of the industry's rap¬ of of misunderstand¬ source by tne public. of lieu the with I would submit for digging out investment-value situ¬ relevant ing operations to pla¬ public by "dressing their it is the firm con¬ redemptions viction of this observer that even another to shareholders, bulwarking them is fund a trust demonstrated by the cur¬ holding The emphasis on the growth or mere the re¬ rently large amount of repur¬ chases. Durmg the first six months of 1950 while gross sales were for every dollar versus by tne Quantitatively, this situ¬ of is alarm trebled those in 1949 value. gearing their portfolio with viewed increasing shares intensively more be there the income yield is obvious¬ important man the asset ever whose rapid growth should indeed ly more practice a Statement called In language as well as illustra¬ munity. Importantly, windowextravagance should be technique of making dressing and "blue chip-itis" are tion, a sale—that encouraged. Conscious minimized! is, persuading the thereby prospect to cash in his previously- of continuous questioning scrutiny Their Stockholders' Trustee? existing holdings of another fund by their potentially-redeeming A word on error of omission: to pay for the purchase of the shareholders, fund managers are ation The Switching Evil The switch salesman's possibility of management The 15 MOINES to our MD., AND Correspondents in LINCOLN SIOUX CITY, AND IA. OMAHA, NEB., 17 of THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 16 Continued from New NSTA Nominating Committee Thursday, October 19, 1950 13 page Financial Shadow-Boxing than it was under actual economy conditions. war the They necessity of budget, restrictions. the be Board eliminate to him on reckless the the use con¬ financing, to restrain the equally reckless expansion of housing credits, etc. sumer Aionzo H. Lee J. W. Means Josef Phillips But the President is a His politician. counselors economic are not overly concerned about inflation; as a matter of fact, they seem to expect an early tapering-off. And the Reserve more itself Board courage shows in speaking than in acting. Virtually nothing has been done market commit¬ expansion, in Aug. 18 solemn an¬ by the open tee to restrain credit spite of its nouncement to curtail the expan¬ sion of Board loans. So the both far, have President the and refrained from using their powers in any way that would "hurt." Clamping Stanley Roggenburg Alonzo H. Lee, Lee Co., Atlanta, Ga. Phillips, Pacific Northwest Company, Seattle, Wash. on more in¬ than inflation by part fears. be controlled the interest without rates! "qualitative" methods of job, so-called its into be it ultimate resort, policies of is Nor ing ment New York Curb Chicago Board of Trade WOrth Bell System an 1-319 To Wire System to is that a $20 billion to gress for A fresh deficit on the cur- Should anything or to effective credit restric- can but rise, The when crucial question public resentment against inflation reach the boiling point, forcing the politicos to apply the brakes on lusty spending and lending? An early "peace" in Korea should help, too. CALCUTTA: Team: 2nd all and seems John French, A. C. Allyn & Co., N.Y.C.; Louis P. Singer, Troster, Currie & Summers, N.Y.C.— Dallas; Joe W. Ellis, Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Dallas Wilbur bonds to 141 net R. Wittich, Grimm & Co., New York City; Paul Monroe, Hunnewell & Co., Boston Phillips, S. K. Phillips & Co., Phila.; Gilbert Lothrop, W. E. Hutton & Co., Boston 141 net 6th Team: Mark Stuart, Cowen & Co., N.Y.C.; John H. Rauscher, Jr., Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Dallas 143 net LOW GROSS: Josef C. interest Phillips, Pacific Northwest Co., Seattle 71 gross LOW NET: John French, A. C. Allyn & Co., New York City MUNICIPAL the 64 net CUP: Russell N. Ergood, Jr., Stroud & Company, In¬ corporated, Philadelphia investors NATIONAL banks; and to Con¬ 80 gross QUOTATION CO. BOWL (For Four-Man Team) controls to be put own 141 net Samuel K. sundry to 140 net 3rd, 4th and 5th Teams (Tie Score): William A. Jackson, First Southwest Company, to realize of 136 net Team: Gustave Levy, Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Stanley Roggenburg, Roggenburg & Co.; John French, A. C. Allyn & Co.; and Lawrence Wren, Allen & Co.—all of New York City discretion. And the Board knows only too that an appreciable decline well Common and Preferred Dealers Analysis Francis I. upon du Members New York Stock & New ONE Tel.: WALL DIgby 4-2000 Wilmington Los 8TREET Angeles Elmira Cable: ' Charlotte Newark • • Miami • Brokers HANOVER 2-1266 TELETYPE NY 1-3238 , Exchanges 5, • Minneapolis • Co. Teletype: Chicago • San Francisco & YORK Rhetpont Philadelphia White Plains York Curb NEW • W. L CANADY & CO., Inc. request Pont • N. Y. NY 52 1-1181 WALL ST. Cleveland NEW YORK Rochester Miami Beach 5, N.Y. London, England Direct Private Wires to: Boston Buffalo Cincinnati ' Washington * Columbus • Atlanta NYACK remains: will Mosley, Stroud & Company, Incorpo¬ rated, Philadelphia; Milton Isaacs, Straus & Blosser, Chicago necessity for require¬ admonishments more slow are tion, tions—while institutional liquidity R. Victor practically insignificant at the Board's fiscal Winners in the Goif Tournaments the sell same until toward the end of monetary controls, including efforts below expenditures rent fiscal year. reserve rather than to the far major scale is not likely to arise reserve finance in is increased, while the colossal 1st - PEEKSKILL - of savings bonds asking for redemption. In any case, the real showdown on interest rates is to come, By that time, the Treasury will have to force the issue so as to cut the cost of servicing a national debt of unmanageable size, There can be little doubt as to the outcome. Interest rates will be. kept low. The Reserve Board may have to swallow its pride and reverse itself. At any rate, business need not worry about higher costs of borrowing. As a matter of fact, mortgage credit may even ease somewhat next year, when the housing boom slows downdue either to consumer resistance against high costs, to material and to materialize. a In addition, be faced with a flood labor shortages, to demand satura- to comes are skyrocketing boom, and tax rates have "defense" huge deficit. the it deficit year's been Administration for effective fiscal and current a may January maturities, when so in the procedure. This is expressed in its Company 1935. of Fed- own period. Revenues credits, in doing what the to minor increase constant do Its to stiffer rates is a Christiana Securities of refinancing itself at the best rate can fetch, and it may continue to way any the The Board itself Correspondents in Principal Cities aban- was — legislation For the time being, the Treasury let things ride. So far, it keeps who work for "defense"? LAfayette 3-4620 Direct Telephone to Boston and Private bonds the around investsupport an and can by monetiz¬ equivalent amount out of what posed 19 Congress St., Boston 9, Mass. hold Making it responsible for debt management, as the well-meaning but naive Senator Paul H. Douglas suggested, would not change the picture materially. requirements. purpose of pro¬ viding such powers when the banks to be regimented are sup¬ But Teletype NY should portfolio the Reserve System is, in effect, nothing but the "kite to the Treasury's tail," squirm as it may. their bond holdings. The Reserve Board clamors for powers to im¬ Commodity Exchange, Inc. it bank, not to eral securities in its selves with the cash ing Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. 4-5000 in that — government With the legally permis¬ (by another 4% for the big institutions) is totally inef¬ fective: the banks provide them¬ Exchange dele- or control—over long there them pose 120 trust doned sible limit MEMBERS Reserve, original idea underlying construction the bankers' ments of member banks. Increas¬ New York Stock Exchange In Federal the mortgage contrary tightening Josephthal & Co. political Congress determines the textbooks preach. BABY BONDS, SCRIP & RIGHTS v ap¬ The have may discriminatory or etc.—can go a the boosting The credit and consumer • political are System up to $5 billion, serve gates the power to the President, ambitions. last IV without raising the in¬ terest rates? A very significant lesson of our postwar monetary experience is this: inflation can SECURITIES it the savings bonds—it has at its disposal $4 billion "Treasury cash,' plus the newly confirmed right to borrow directly from the Re- But given Uncle Sam's superpropensity to spend for Defense as well as for the Welfare State, at home and abroad, his budget is bound to burst sooner or later and December and in be stopped REORGANIZATION & "WHEN-ISSUED" Yet, blame to Its independnominal than real. governors motivated ing commodity prices and wages Yarrow, E. F. Hutton & Company, Chicago, 111. late. too unfair more pointees a But could the drift into mount¬ Staib, Geo. Eustis & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Paul no The is it Stanley Roggenburg, Roggenburg & Co., New York City. Lee margin 10% a stallment loans is is ence been during it Now war. symbolic move; and virtually nothing has been done to stem the unprecedented rush of speculative dwelling constructions, which are Sterne, Agee & Leach, Birmingham, Ala. J. W. Means, Courts & Josef Paul Yarrow Staib that line the last altogether. wished have along would be incisive powers conferred to something far-reaching disin¬ accomplished if a could President the done would of matter a moderate a budget, flation credit energetic of bond prices would spell a unforeseen occur — such as a catastrophe that could not be per- multibillion demand of the public mitted to occur. The time to have for the redemption of outstanding fact, deficit in As with even pay-as-you-go a for and for argue ROCHESTER - SYRACUSE, N.Y. - SUMMIT, N. J. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 17 Report of Legislative Committee Following is the text of the Report of the NSTA Legislative Commi tee submitted by Chair¬ J. L. man Chairman J. L. activities of year were concerned Report objectional Clause 3 of Section 12F removed from Mosley: The with Frear Bill. Quigley and R. Victor activities Legislative date of have of Committee been up to agreement of the Jbill. Convention present our National the approved at the Convention ap¬ as Quigley and Committeeman R. Victor Mosley reveal main pears in having success NATIONAL thus leading to measure, below.] Respectfully submitted, NSTA, along with other organizations in industry, to support Stresses need of protecting over-the-counter market from practically confined to LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE J. R. legislative L. Quigley, Chairman Mosley Victor Resolution attacks. On this, the 30th day of Septem¬ 1950, ber Washington to establishing the position and views of the National ,Subsequent the Our work is cut out for us. Be it Resolved, Clarence R. Mills, General Man^pmrifv TradSecurity Traders Association with new and formidable opposition ager, Department of Governmental ers Association, Inc., in Conven¬ Senators and Congressmen whose appeared which had not been Affairs, of the Chamber of'Com- tion assembled at Virginia Beach, committee assignments, directly or aware of the far reaching effects merce of the United States, ir. a Va., is convinced, the continuing of the indirectly, affected the day to legislation even in its letter to Senator Frear, which let^ fu i effort, through the introduction of ter is set forth in the hearings day activities of the members of amended form, amen(jing legislation to the Secuour organization. After a careful survey, a brief report in our judgment states the ritieg Exchange Act of 1934^ wni The wisdom of this procedure confidential report by your Chair- procedure ^to be followed when eventually destroy the only origiwas amply demonstrated we as to hearings, which received national publicity, was made to our members to the probable fate of the bill, man he writes: "The Chamber of Com- R. Victor Mosley Jay L. Quigley counter market. have been Convention the since activities Our in last continu¬ a ation of the work initiated by our national the introduction of Senate 240'8 in the first session of Bili thorough study and investiwas made of the back- SjJ of those who nrf jectives AfAwtAtf/hA are the 81st Congress, on Aug. actively supporting the legislation separate the SEC. and distinct from organization and its legis¬ lative committee immediately upon A gation It became soon other quarters of the aware menace ation contained that evident were becoming to free oper¬ the bill in Currency headed by Senator Bur¬ Maybank of South Caro¬ lina, the Chairman. Senator Maybank then appointed a subcom¬ headed by J. Allen Frear, mittee and Senators Glen H. Taylor of Idaho, Charles W. Tobey of New Hampshire, John Sparkman of Alabama, and Ralph as Chairman Flanders E. limited facilities. which Vermont, of Now it market. of was passage, redraft clause by On Aug. 2, in 1950 lecture a Vice-President of the a York New rdainlv Frear It's that a and with a proposed the SEC, eliminating of Section 12F, we three Curb for+h set Exchange, he (""Commercial ment 1950) let it be said venture think. of We of 07ihe , * employment. ers Legislative at once to contact all parties interested in the preservation and firm estab¬ (with the approval lishment ter obvious that Text of the resolution Market," and to accomplish this objective, TRADERS! Quotation Bureau, Inc., m given on Aug. 4, 1950, lecture IIIIII great deal of preliminary to the statement re- Annual Meeting of the American to a lating to our stand on the Bar Association, Section on Corproper presentation of the position amended legislation before the poration, Banking and Business of our national organization. We Senate subcommittee: Law, at Washington, D. C., again acted with the continual advice was would time be "I would Executive Council. to the like to committee ciation is not a house it clear asso- our in the investment industry. By Mosley had been in close that I mean, the IBA is a house on very cordial rela¬ and underwriting organization. tions with the SEC, while they were domiciled in his home city The NASD is a dealers and house Mr. Philadelphia for quite a period, while your tions with the Chairman's rela¬ distinctly Commission were felt that Mr. Mos¬ ley would be of the utmost value cordial, it our Our organization is organization. tion. an individual organiza- In other words, we are the due to his past experience and it so proved. working men in the a former SEC Attorney. It is originated which the and consummate his time in the and out of political Boston strategy Dealers, by the New if a story is repeated often enough and by various wrwrw *****•«. wm:'- it. Added to this is ... " — Los Angeles. - TWX All peo- PAINE, pie the public will begin to be- lieve — "" to System all offices from the principal offices. Operating WEBBER, lawyers in the hope that they will ally on is, old line in the securities trading business Chairman, the strategy employed in telling it to other of is We constitute the front industry. hand, had devoted the major por¬ Your investment Private Wire Connecting lecture of Aug. 2, 1950. Mr. Spear was deliberations Offices 33 located in 30 cities. covered the ground, only in legal phraseology, .hat was set forth organization hy the Curb Vice-President in his make that contact and and FACILITIES a necessary counsel of the President and your tion "Over-the-Coun- (with the ap¬ proval of the Executive Council) to take whatever steps necessary public hearing dates on the that the National Security Traders answers about all the points raised and Association appeared in the na- by the Curb Vice-President, held from Feb. 7 to the 10th, of tional legislative picture as a facHowever, on Sept. 19, 1950, a 1950, in the Senate Office Build¬ tor, which from now on should be Mr. Spear, who is a Special Assisting. consulted whenever the protection ant to the U. S. Attorney General Your committee was streamlined of the investor and the working (although it is noted his views to the minimum" and was com¬ members of our profession is at do not necessarily reoresent the views of the Justice Department posed of past ^President Victor s^ke. Mosley and your Chairman. This At this point we quote from the or any other government agency) was decided for the reason that it remarks made by your Chairman in an address delivered before the in the of 1951 proceed These hearings were set bill. in the and Committee to ■a-; 1 important to "Chronicle," Sept. 7, 1950, Louis Walker, President of the Na- uled and Association, Inc., instruct its present executive council; 10 xaKe note that in the same issue of the a a , Executive Council) to take showdown, a At this point it is to high level necessary so of That the National Security Trad- "over-the-counter the of enterprise maintenance Therefore, Be it Resolved, establish¬ firm new the than'develop, ----capital, and — produce a handicap to the growth definite are necessary to accomplish this objective. [Edi- that selves for tional record we and market," and E< the tend to stifle, rather recommend a resolution by this "over-the-counter agreed, along with the other two organizations in our industry, to For piecemeallegis"a- ' PIecemeal leSlsla S.2408, the so-called than later the burdensome a* inasmuch as the ourdensome Bill, should be deferred." the raiding of the market," by tor's Note: must be effected if the Curb Exchange is a must, and to have any chance we might as well prepare ourobvious rocninori inasmuch ^rFinancial Chronic" srpt whatever steps support the bill at that session. subcommittee in due course sched¬ made tlon such as ls maa tion preservation given by 7, became compromise the bill ^on^s free enterprise system* and our legislation, in its original Convention instructing your presform, scattered to the four winds? ent and the 1951 Legislative ComThat we do not believe. Already m;++ee to nroceed at once to conthev are gathering for.a new as they are gathering for a new as- mittee to pr<?ceed at once t0 COn tact all parties interested in the sault on the over-the-counter 8,1949. troduced, and needless to say our of was introduced in the field necessary issary activity and Senate by Mr. Frear and referred contact was immediately broadtent taxed our to the Committee on Banking and ened to an extent which taxed our Jr., Are the forces that generated this in¬ as This bill nett R. If the Frear Bill, as now seems to be the case, dies in committee over-the- ground of this legislation, its origi- with the present session of the nation, sources, objective, and the Congress, what of the future? the of industry our preservation and defense the as market within j venfure caDitai merce of the United States lavors To this date nothing has occurred a comprehensive examination by team work was developed within to change the prediction made at Congress of the operations of sea minimum length of time. that time. eunties laws " and he further proceeded with our representation of this body, and a high degree of are men the who don't JACKSON of tell them the truth of the matter % experience. & CURTIS actu- trading In 21 stocks and bonds." believe it. as we They will if know it from we states. ■Mi, m Trading Depart merits Corporates and Municipals in all principal offices. Established 1879 Members New York Stock Exchange TRADING MARKETS IN Producers 353 men experienced in the distribution PUBLIC UTILITY NATURAL GAS G. A. Saxton t Co., Inc. DETROIT CLEVELAND and INDUSTRIAL 70 Pine St., New York 5, N.Y. WHitehall 4-497Q SECURITIES Private Wire Connections to Philadelphia, San Francisco and Los Angeles AKRON CONCORD of secondaries and new issues, specials. DULUTH Telemeter GRAND RAPIDS Teletype NY I-609 CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON HARTFORD LYNN MILWAUKEE MINNEAPOLIS Direct PHILADELPHIA PROVIDENCE LOS ANGELES BEVERLY HILLS ST. PAUL PASADENA SPRINGFIELD WORCESTER connection Francisco. with San Thursday, October 19, 1950 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 18 » Report of Public Relations Committee The report of the NSTA lic Relations Committee ing the past Pub¬ John M. Hudson of cover¬ activities of year, among delivered year was Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadelphia, Chairman, reveals to the NSTA Convention at Vir¬ with staff of ginia Beach, Va., by John M. Hudson, Assistant Secretary of Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadel¬ phia, Pa. The text of Mr. Hudson's re¬ Bill" port follows: would Your Public Relations Commit¬ in com¬ plete with accord the As y y Council. il remain not seem as s i study if it eompreheri- work of years. the but mission) ber. effort every John M. Hudson has been made foster to tual the between Our SEC. our during our as the that a set was modified delegates ate the the "Frear use sources some our wide va- literature you hesitates to for fear enumer- of over- In most one. is sponsor extend a will take to advantage. Your hope we Committee on up number of a educational 0f looking Committee basis of cases self-evident. We sincere thanks to those lot a ciates the write to San column in the delphia "Inquirer" the only paper in is currently the country service organizations and ether their constructive part we work emphasize current series of sketches on the com- contained in the N. Q. B. Index presented in the "Digest." panies Also BROKERS the "Chronicle" is present- ing its readers the lecture series on the "New York Securities Markets" sponsored jointly by the Vilas & Hickey 49 Wall Street Exchange Exchange and letter of Aug. 21 the members of the I v # Chairman of the Georgia Security Dealers Association Pub¬ lic Relations Committee and to any as an individual, am very much interested in the public relations angle of the securities business, but I am afraid that I have very little a tangible nature to report this Year- Stock territory this in mem¬ York New have which booklets not only explain the workings of the York Stock Exchange, but New which also describe to the the ease listed with which or a public transaction, unlisted stocks and bonds can be made and the benefit which can accrue to the owners of stocks and bonds. We have, publicize in course, tried to local newspapers and in national magazines any im¬ portant participation in civic ac¬ tivities by members of securities of our organizations in this part of the country. From the above, John, that while see we had you will definite no the Depart- tee will continue its efforts in the New York 5, N. Y. educational field. In \° Set the officers of corporations l°i?ppr.ecl,ate *he advisability of better stockholder relationships. I trust I and I am this is only what you that sorry we wish, don't closing, we ®. believe we have made progress have some outstanding example to appeal, particularly to the officers aiong this line. present or some revolutionary of affiliates, for a greater degree We, 0f course, read the local thoughts to pass to the members of our organization along the lines of cooperation with this phase of newspapers, and where items ap- Telephone: HAnover 2-7900 Teletype: as or Lex Jolley, the President of the project or projects on which we Georgia Security Dealers Associ- worked this year, we have not ment of Commerce and Economics, ation, as well as others in this been completely "asleep at the The latest lecture reported [at organization, have contacted the switch" and have taken an oppor¬ this writing] was by Lou Walker presidents of corporations in this tunity to improve the position of of National Quotation Bureau. part of the country in an attempt the securities business whenever an opportunity presented itself. The Public Relations Commitindustry in New York University of Vermont York Curb Co., the of Exchange of your Among and effort other Our firm, as well as bers distributed addressed to an particular security. Dear John: I received your in made not "sell" the particular firm a to the wel- £ kv t£i ? Association and our 9 R.e a .10ns Jj!fe ou^ industry. Your Committee would Association in regard to the report be remiss if it did not particumade at the Annual Conlarly mention the "Commercial venuonI, as a member of your Comand Financial Chronicle," "Dealers and "National Quote." mittee, as a Partner of Courts & Digest" BOND and STOCK Members New Hudson the business securities the were August 25, 1950 which firms other the speakers represented, most of them were of a general nature explain¬ ing Atlanta 1, Ga. M. the of members that know and SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS John member, and I believe we obtained the de¬ these talks benefited Courts & Co. Portland, Ore. Mr. company a civic clubs, Associations of Ac¬ countants, etc. While admittedly a listed review edition Thayer, Baker & Co. quarterly basis and a summary of unlisted securities semi®"*g. Philadelphia 2, Pa. annually. publishing tributed substantially Members New York Stock Co. Atkinson-Jones & Co. interested to know that the Phila- on the "ad" was ran organization, as well others, have been called on to make talks before ladies' clubs, E. T. Parry delphia "Evening Bulletin" (Jan. and more recently to be a guest columnist in the Phila¬ delphia "Inquirer." You may be the which who I Hartford, Conn. Phila- Savings and Loan Asso¬ of as Graham E. was Courts & Co. Atlanta, Ga. Brainard-Judd & newspaper in run and also the sired results. John F. Glenn John with ciation, George A. McDowell & Co. Detroit, Mich. 3, 1950) on up with the was We took this mat¬ business. which the "ad" Francisco, Calif. "ad" which "poke" at the securi¬ ter George J. Elder presented ran an a ties Courts & Co. opportunity a small town Schwabacher & Co. The preSs has fare industrial the to definitely Frank Bowyer either As- than more trade periodicals have again con- public utility wording, such items are called attention of the publisher, or along this line. Thayer, Baker & Co. Philadelphia, Pa. smaller affiliates, All railroad this the standpoint and some progress fellow¬ good Elder has reported of a joint party of the do to mem- constructive nature, a home and of the members some of which Commission. Our matter George of general letter point- the value of up articles rjety Washington. We are honored by the presence here at our Con¬ of mailed to each a Convention the year recent day in vention and copy have made available to the filiate meetings through well as ing goodwill at various af- has been indicated as the cooperated in relament the lack of comporting our activities all through requested. This was fol- the year. Your Chairman appre- lowed with members and the Commission and of was We ments mu- understanding staff educational an killers of the Federal Trade Com- SEC annual dinner In sociation could have done indi"Is Business Bad?" by Phelps vidually. This idea may prove Adams (an expose of the giant worthwhile, particularly to the discontin¬ of of public relations nature. A regret uance matter the next Con¬ ship, literature Many of you the this upon before Chairman, inspired by the success Mort Cayne, and with a substan¬ Detroit Traders and a non-affili¬ tial assist by Republic Steel Corp., ate, the Bond Club of Detroit, inaugurated a program featuring pointing out that they were able previous may act comes educational and public not to the best business, either of substance are of interests has been made One of our local newspapers carried a daily column written by a nationally syndicated who cooperated in this endeavor, your "National's" program in the financial writer. It was the con¬ Affiliate activities have carried coming year, census of opinion of those here in on this year, as in the past, furWe extend our thanks to the Atlanta that this column was in¬ thering the interests of our Asso- officers and members who as¬ accurate and for many reasons did ciation and the industry at large. sisted us, and for the opportunity much more harm than good, not Supplementing this report are presented to work for this group. only to us in this business, but three letters which evidence what Respectfully submitted, also to the investing public. This our members are doing, or should column no longer appears in our PUBLIC RELATIONS be doing, if our business is to COMMITTEE paper. In another instance a survive. Savings and Loan Company in a John M. Hudson, Chairman Your compared with guard and be ready to on and gress. when v e with the of protests on the part of effected corporations. We should, however, program may As not passed principally because was ■ result a our to carry on executives. developed, this legislation economy DroerarrT set"forth"hv*voiir tive ma*tar an Gives information of affiliate activities. nature. might be passed, which give the Committee a vast corporation this year is working tee efforts to foster mutual understanding were SEC, and distribution of literature of relations educational job which which pear from . NY 1-911 ,. - i . ,, of Public Relations. If I I hope or Chairman, Georgia Security Utility and Industrial Issues MEMBERS 120 Relations Committee. Corporate and Municipal Bonds St. Louis, Mo. September 1, 1950 Investment Preferred Stocks NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE DIRECT Atherton Co. & Street Boston, Mass. Street Springfield, Mass. DU PONT BUILDING WILMINGTON, DEL. Bell Teletype NY 1-1248-49 M. Hudson Thayer, Baker & Co. Commercial Trust Bldg. Philadelphia 2, Pa. the of CONNECTIONS TO Brothers Lewis Hartford, Tifft Brothers Main Tifft John Mr. Haworth — WIRE 9 Mr. Dear John: BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5, N. Y. Telephone BArclay 7-3500 1387 t Dealers' Association Public Laird, Bissell & Meeds Congress so JOHN F. GLENN Trading Markets Maintained in Trading Department, LOUIS A. GIBBS, Manager 50 to " Sincerely, Bank and Insurance Stocks 8chirmer, won't hesitate you advise. Public give you further infor¬ help in any other way, can mation Day, Stoddard Street 95 Conn. New Crowell, 650 Los S. & Elm Williams, Weedon Spring & Conn. Union Securities 65 Co. Corporation Broadway, New York 6 St. Angeles, Cal. LINCOLN LIBERTY BUILDING PHILADELPHIA, PA BOSTON HARTFORD BUFFALO • • PHILADELPHIA CLEVELAND • • SYRACUSE and Hoch, Chairman of Relations Committee Security Traders St. Louis, is Inc. Street Haven, Public the since Club of presently out of town, he is not expected to return to this city for another two weeks, thought it advisable to "pinch hit" for him with regard to Public Relation Louis affiliate during this past In my letter (Continued work has the St. accomplished year. to you on page 64) dated THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 19 Report of National Municipal Committee The NSTA National Committee, of Municipal John G. which John G. Heimerdinger, to the Convention covering relating and municipal bonds: committee Your the in de¬ municipal bonds reviewing has high municipal obligati on s making it three years in that row have had t i , ,, . should , increase, Frank Meyer of the First of Michigan Corporation of Detroit, f a taxes too low at this time. set in the issuance o , the spread would narrow considerably mdicating that either govern— ments are too high or muncipals an¬ been , imp^anfbearingon the'munid- all- imporiant oearing on xne future John G. Heimerdinger ence and figures do«b*? my Michigan bonds erally held as by the "Daily Bond Buyer" for municipal financing in 1949 as against 1948 are set forth below (1950 figures are not as yet contamination of in Michigan the For ppn- Supreme Court "Port Huron so-called Case." nrettv is the decision This of compiled the are pollution and Michigan rivers, years . . of -yoVgaUon'or equity" olTny tion for which registered with the Securities debt and Exchange Commission if a an- «S.'Sg SSSUStoH «. ited solely to sewage exclwnge 11 It U Inasmuch purposes, as case • committee less there be a feels that i , * with $3,994,459 $4,328,261 un¬ serious curtailment ^ by strong ; as • • i to Since public health involved, the State when a faw nroviding providing law municipality by a court of a Supreme"Court PnfSI Court) Pirmiif Circuit that tnat, under competent was Countv ora lw r^lJESi tn to build required treatment facilities, the sewage ' to Owned and ved hospf operated ex- el"s(^1^e^ounnt^perated ex Y2' Uwned and operated sa&rt.srstk ex . ".<•> P— *•«•% W • «"» city; .n and the field for in— "(4) Owned by non-profit gen¬ t2»5e hospital hereouirementf^ tolawTu , thought that municipal prices will continue at a relatively high level. The present strength of the mu¬ nicipal market is attributed to the Korean situation and the implica¬ tion of higher taxes. In addition consideration of which has was given to housing expected to be fng°opinfons^so the lawVwasPnever aid the t* re i tmnr in tntxri n 5?? i of ,^i,n i. r? w n . 1111111 i *-i ■ v 11 hi i i i . the iih funds for investment may invest the same in the kinds and classes Henry Harris of Goldman Sachs _ Question pr0poSed was bonds of ofTennessee toaidthe would be valid provision of Article 31, of the Tennessee program nf Qpni Ht'to* dpcorihpd in thp ^Ld^nfraS6 of ceeding paragraphs cup— snh- ' ' Constitution, which reads: 'The credit of this State shall not be hereafter owned or given to or in aid of any person, association, National Committeethis submen' calls to our attention recent division, provided that investment ^0™pany' corporation, jegjsia^on in Ne York State ls made only in such securities as pa«ty, ... uSizing the junjyes investment fiduciary would oopor- trusts be men and " law all {" nuZZ-1 „ new to previous debt unoer tne restrictions n interna¬ ^ ^ A in etc., governing obligations public expenditures which would also lead to a sharp reduction in the supply of new municipal issues. Then again deficit financing may be necessary with inflation of bank deposits, sewage another bullish factor. et lution Commission) to complete treatment works decided to test the 1927 Act by a Supreme mv x«»» « — -— Frank vs. Earl The decision municipals and Treasury to levy unlimited taxes 000,000, a reasonable (Continued on page 66) portion of At Your Service! is historically on the high June, side at the present time. However, 1950, Trading & Buying Department Personnel O. Staiger, Mayor Madell, Treasurer). was handed down in sustaining right to issue the the Bertram city's bonds for Goldsmith, Partner in Charge Mgr. Municipal Syndicate Dept. Carrington, Jr. Leon S. Lees, distributors Dealers M. the William G. underwriters Mgr. Corporate Syndicate Dept. Jr. Harry J. Peiser brokers Robert W. Sharp Municipal Trading Dept. Wesley Warren Corporate and Municipal Securities Milton F. Lewis Public Special and Secondary Offerings Research and Joe Advisory Service Goldenberg Utility Stocks Railroad Bonds W. W. Veazie Commodities Personalized Trading Facilities Ira Haupt & Co Shields & Company Members New York Stock Exchange Members New York Members New York Stock Exchange and NEW YORK 5, N.Y. Municipal Dept. Teletype NY 1-1052 Uptown CHICAGO • • • WHITEHALL 3-5300 111 Office—HOTEL BILTMORE • LITTLE ROCK Exchange Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. Corporate Dept. Teletype NY 1-1680 BEVERLY HILLS HOUSTON Curb (and other leading Exchanges) other principal Stock and Commodity Exchanges 44 WALL STREET BOSTON • • LOS ANGELES 1 NY 1-1920 (Municipals) NY Teletypes: BUFFALO > - Landon A. Freear of William N. legally restricted investors in New Able legal counsel represented both sides in the case al , the P°wer of the issuing York State at present is $1,000,- Edwards & Co. of Fort Worth, a and thereunder. (titled state ulation, and supervision, and that the fact that title to the particular hospitals is not vested in the state or even jointly therein does not cash alone available for invest- change the character of the purment by trust funds and other pose as a state purpose." Court decision and to issue bonds The spread a u Ttlis law should further broaden the market for municipals and be of interest to municipal dealers as an estimate has been made that of United States-Canadian Anti-Pol¬ and hospital limitation, population, m records, investments Port civilian ) a"thonzed under aidChapter 74 vest in fixed income obligations seeking a reasonable income and on the theory that the f limited categories Under the tbe preservation of their capital." project is in reality for a tional situation; and there is also the possibility of curtailment of or mumci- acquired by prudent "The court held that the prodiscretion and intelli- posed state bonds could/ be validly trustees previously obliged to in- gence in such matters who are However, in 1949 the City body Huron, which was under Michigan Supreme Court order (and also the order of a Joint used. heavy volume but will prob¬ ably be held down by the author¬ of yonni i roo nvix. electorate, such bonds states and their political subdinot to be chargeable against the visions are removed and in olace debt limit of the municipality. In thereof are substituted the few the absence of a Michigan Su- and ^eral requirements of (1) preme Court decision clarifying a full fajth and credit pledge; (2) and sustaining this Act, municipal a minimum population of 10,000 in account , , vote of the been Federal r i f 111 r J?1"1 tl(^; default _ bonds nvo The S'TSton f „i ra]!on _proYlde, .f,or as the trend of municipal bond prices will indicate there is considerable between it eral welfare corporations. w/ || i Commission powers. enacted A review of opinion among the on since and then only where court or- vestment has been greatly inder<rd, the credit of the municipal- creased and the restrictions re^y involved should not be abused, duced to a minimum, there are * Company Lelh!lature'as'7arVback*as Tq27 one of y°u? volume for the next 12 months. committee . State vitally public and private order purposes the outflow of munici¬ pals will continue in fairly heavy State members of the a which tha t otficiotnro has granted the Legislature hac arantprf of materials for ities js of interest to mu- ^classified as to ownership as Section (000's omitted) bonds indebted to are statoaid to 1949 Long-term financing- $2,989,731 $2,995,425 Short-term financing 1,004,728 1,332,836 flow & of the 1948 the we dealers available): Your Chapman case them: "(1) ren- der unqualified leeal ooinions which T any legally created tax supported authority,- commission, department or gations municipal the* way for*theiTto cleared Sd ih? purposes , revenue or .-ursris, refer¬ . w ing Michigan cities are preparing district, the new law also permits to. use this; sameJo fi- ^stmg of up to 35% of the Supreme Court of Michigan which we on Cutler, Chicago municipal bond against real property. In addition attorneys have been so kind as to permitting investment in obli- to gjve Ug the following informa- , , stated purpose and as a result the City of Port Huron sold, earlier this month, an issue of $1,300,000 unlimited tax, general obligation sewage bonds. Several other lead- For immediate interest obligations. rn°U™rtrsNofa0nd1c™?he; *5 SSJMfSSK his highs. m e Tennessee Supreme Court decision upholding state as exempt Acts ., if other all-time record and hospitals. Calls attention also to other decisions and legis¬ lation affecting state and municipal of finds that well as bonds issued in aid of municipal obliga¬ tions during the latter part of 1949 and for 1950, up to this time, output likely to find its way into municipals, particu¬ larly revenue bonds. Herbert Pettey of the Equitable Securities Corporation, a member of the National Municipal Com¬ mittee, calls to our attention a de¬ cision of the Supreme Court of Tennessee in December, 1949, re¬ garding validity of bonds of the state for hospital purposes under Chapter 74 of the 1949 Public tax Reveals implications of Port Huron Case decision, and relatively high level. liberalization of New York State law regarding trustee investment in state State to which is munic¬ new ipal obligations, holds trend indicates municipal bond prices will continue at Heimerdinger, partner of Wal¬ ter, Woody & Heimerdinger, Cincinnati, Ohio, is Chairman, presented the following report velopments Chairman, after noting all time record of 1-2708 (Corporates) THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 20 19, 1050 Thursday, October In Attendance at NSTA Convention COULSON, CHARLES G. L. W. Hoefinghoff & Co., BROWN, WILLIAM P. Baker, Simonds & Co., ARMSTRONG, EDWARD J. Stein Bros. & Boyce, Detroit Baltimore phis, Memphis CUMMINGS, PATRICK J* Bear, Stearns & Co., Chicago DUCKEL, HARRY B* Manley, Bennett & Co., V* Marshall, BIJNN, JOHN W. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Portland, Ore, Incorporated, St. Louis porate!, New York Edward Co., St. Louis DIXON, ROBERT B. DOCKHAM, GEORGE A. Hincks Bros. & Co., McDaniel New CANADY, LLOYD E. Lloyd E. Canady & Mackie, pany, BERTSCH, ARTHUR* G. A. Saxton & Co., Inc., Com¬ Raleigh A. G. Becker & Co., Inc., Chicago BISHOP, WESLEY M* Smith-Bishop & Co., CASEY, FRED J. Doyle, O'Connor & Co., Inc., Chicago Syracuse BLIGH, ROBERT A* CAUGHL1N, EDWARD J* Edward J. Caughlin & Co., Philadelphia Fahnestock & Co., Torrington, Conn. BLIZZARD, HERBERT H* Herbert H. Blizzard & Co., DOTTS, RUSSELL M* Woodcock, Hess & Co., Philadelphia DRINKARD, OSCAR B. Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc., Lynchburg EARNEST, GEORGE H* Fewel & Co., Los Angeles EGAN, JOHN F. San Cayne & Co., Cleveland CHISHOLM, FRANK A. Varnedoe, Chisholm & Co., Inc., Savannah Brush, Slocumb & Co., Francisco Amos C. Francisco George A. McDowell & Co., ELLIS, JOE W. Co., BOWYER, FRANK COHAN, H. D * Denton & Co., Inc., Hartford Stroud COLWELL, SAMUEL F. W. E. Hutton & Cb., New York City Baltimore HUNT, WILLIAM P* W. Inc., Jr., RUSSELL M* Company, Incor¬ & Philadelphia City Louisville FITZ-GERALD, JAMES F* W. L. Canady & Co., Inc., New York City FREEAR, LANDON A* William N. Edwards & Co., Worth Fort Norfolk GRAHAM, JOHN E* Brainard, Judd & Co., ISAACS, MILTON J. Straus & Blosser, Chicago Hartford GREEN, SAM* JACKSON, WINTON A* Pledger & Company, Inc., First Los Angeles Dallas GREENE, IRVING ALLEN Greene and Company, New York Atlanta JUSTICE, FLOYD E. Kidder, Peabody & Co., Philadelphia York City KEANE, J. FRANK Elmer H. Bright & Co., Scott, Horner & Mason, Richmond Boston KEARTON, J. G. National Quotation Bureau, , Gardner, Philadelphia HALL, Jr., CLAIR S* KEEN AN, JOHN J* Company, Morgan & Cincinnati KELLY, JOSEPH M. Francisco J. Arthur Warner & Co., HARRIS, HENRY* Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York City New Hattier & KING, CHARLES C* Bankers Bond Sanford, KING, MARTIN I. Sutro Bros. & Co., New York City KING, THOMAS E. Thomas E. King & Co., Chicago Co., LATSHAW, JOHN Uhlmann & LEAHY, CRANDON National Quotation Bureau, HINES, JOHN D* & Boston Co., (Continued City Chicago, and to 62) direct private lines to in United in New York States funds. charles king & co. Members: New York Stock New York Curb Incorporated Exchange Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange Montreal Stock Exchange Montreal Curb 89 Devonshire St., Boston 9 Exchanges at regular commission rates or traded Morgan & Co., Los Angeles J. Arthur Warner & Co. Telephone WOrth 4-2300 page CANADIAN STOCKS Orders executed on all Canadian Broadway, New York 5 on Investment Trust Shares Coast-to-Coast Wire Service through 120 Latshaw, Kansas City, Mo. Milhous, Martin & Co., New England Securities Paul H, Davis & Co., Co., Louisville HILL, CARL E. Dean Witter Co., Durham HATTIER. Jr., GILBERT New York Bank & Insurance City J. Lee Peeler & HECHT, JOHN C. Dempsey-Tegeler & Los Angeles Railroad Securities York KENNEY, JACK HASTINGS, H. RUSSELL Crouse & Company, Detroit White, & KELLY, JAMES F. Kidder, Peabody & Coi, New York City Atlanta Atlanta Public Utilities Co., Los Angeles KELLY, EDW. J* Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades Co., New York City HAMMELL, ELMER W* Caswell & Co., Chicago San Company, Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., GREGORY, Jr., WM. H. Bonner & Gregory, New Southwest JOLLEY, LEX* City HAWKINS, DANIEL Otis & Co., Cleveland Natural Gas Issues Co., City ISAACS, HENRY Virginia Securities Company, Cincinnati HAUSER, HERBERT M. Hooker & Fay, San Francisco Industrial Stocks & Hunter New Orleans Primary Trading Markets Sibley & Co., Boston New York GRADY, GEORGE T* John E. Joseph & Co., HARKINS, CHARLES B. Blyth & Co., Inc., & Beane, E. HUNTER, WELLINGTON* HANCOCK, ROY W* Hancock, Blackstock & Co., CORNELL, JR., JOHN B. Dallas Rupe & Son, Dallas •Denotes Mr. and Mrs. City EVANS, J. HERBERT Florida Securities Co., St. Petersburg ner CONLAN, PETER J* Hornblower & Weeks, Chicago BROWN, M. E* Shields & Company, Los Angeles porated, Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadelphia FERGUSON, Mrs. ORA M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fen- COLLINS, GEORGE L* Geyer & Co., Inc., New York City BRADLEY, R. EMMET* John C. Legg & Co., York Co., HUDSON, JOHN M.¬ GRACE, IRVING P.* W. C. Pitfield & Co., New & Cincinnati GOODMAN, RICHARD H* Shields & Company, Clair S. Hall & CLEAVER, JAMES P. ERGOOD, Westheimer William R. Staats Co., St. Louis Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Goodbody & Co., New York City tion, Detroit HUDEPOHL, HARRY J* GLASS, Jr., CHESTER M. Reinholdt & Sudler & BOGGS, WILLIAM H. Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc., New York City BRADY, H. NEILL Blyth & Co., Inc., New York City Laird, Bissell & Meeds, New York City HAGENSIEKER, EARL Dallas Schwabacher & Co., San Francisco GIBBS, LOUIS A. New York City HORN, CLARENCE A* First of Michigan Corpora¬ GUNN, M. CARTER Detroit Denver Baltimore Company, ELDER, GEORGE J* CLARK, PHILLIP J. BODIE, Jr., CHARLES A. Stein Bros. & Boyce, California First CAYNE, MORTON A* Philadelphia BLUM, ERNEST E. Haven DOYLE, LEO J. Doyle, O'Connor & Co., Inc., Chicago CANN, MAURICE J* York City Lewis & Co., Greensboro Baltimore San & BUTLER, J. WILMER* Baker, Watts & Co., BARYSH, MURRAY L. Ernst & Co., New York City New Jones BURKHOLDER, H. FRANK Equitable Securities Corpo¬ ration, Nashville Eastman, Dillon New York City BEAN, JULES Singer, Bean & New York City D. Grimm & Co., New York Co., Los Angeles DEPPE, RALPH C* May & Gannon, Inc., Boston City FREDERICK & Co., BARTON, D. CUNNINGHAM, FRANCIS J. Kidder, Peabody & Co., New York City BURKE, Jr., WM. J* Co., Incor¬ duPont, Homsey & Company, Boston Chicago Orleans BAILEY. DAN BAIR, JOHN W. Blair Rollins & HOOD, IRVIN* William A. Fuller & Detroit & FULLER, WILLIAM A. First National Bank of Mem¬ New AUSTIN, J. HOLLIS* J. W. Tindall & Co., Atlanta Foster HOMSEY, ANTON E* Newman, Brown & Co., Inc., & City Curtis, New York CROSSETT, E. GORDON BROWN, WM. PERRY ARNOLD, HARRY L* Paine, Webber, Jackson Cincinnati FRENCH, JOHN S. A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc., New York City 61 Broadway • Market New York 6, N. Y. TWX-BS 208-9 Telephone: Branch Offices: WHitehaU 4-8980 Royal Bank Bldg., Toronto, Ont. Teletype NY 1-142 TWX-NY 1-40 Telephone LAfayette 3-3300 Aldred Building, Montreal, Que. Direct private telephones between New Yorht Philadelphia, Boston, Hartford, DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES CONNECT NEW YORK Providence, Portland, Me., and Jersey City, N. J. WITH OFFICES IN TORONTO AND MONTREA" THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 21 NSTA Affiliates and Members Security Traders Association of Los Angeles LIVINGSTONE, CHARLES Crowell, Weedon & Co. McCREADY, Geyer & Jr., McOMBER, Revel A. Co. & WILLIAM Fairman A. Co. & RICHARD O'NEIL, W. S. Miller MILLER, Security Traders Association of Portland, Ore. ALBERT Co., Inc. R. Edgerton, Wykoff & Co. O'NEIL, THOMAS D. Hoflman & Goodwin Walston, PAISLEY, California First PIKE. FOSTER J. WILLIAM Company C. & Co. Morgan POIVDEXTER, CLIFFORD E. Wagenseller & Durst, Inc. PULLIAM, A. W. McCready, Jr. Jack H. Alexander LAWRENCE Weeden Richard R. O'Neil N. B. Van Arsdale & Akin-Lambert Secretary: Richard R. O'Neil, Edgerton, Wykoff & Co. Governors: William A. Miller, Fairman & Co.; Thomas J. Euper, du Pont & Francis I. Durst Pacific Company Inc. Marache Sims & Sims Took Office: January, 1950. JACK ADAMS, E. otherwise William indicated) PAUL Pacific Goodwin Hoffman & ASCUKAR. Co. & Co. Wagenseller PAUL California of Company GREEN, BABICli, LEO B. Company, & Donald DONALD & Durst, TURNER, STEPHEN C. Wagenseller & Durst, TUTTLE, SAM Pledger Hill Richards & Co. SCOTT SUMMERELL, GREEN, ROBERT M. Pledger & Co., Inc. H. Dempsey-Tegeler Staats GOLDSCHMIDT, ALEXANDER, JACK Walston, R. Edward J. EDWARD Foster Inc. Dean Inc. BLAKELY, GORDON B. WALKER, BRITTAIN, MILTON C. Shearson, Hammill & Co. Shields & First HENDERSON, ROBERT J. HENRY, CONRAD Barbour, Smith & Company D. DAVIES, Holton, WILLIAM Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. R. & Co. DIEHL, ROBERT Paine, Webber, R. Jackson & Curtis Sutro Fewel THOMAS Francis I. du Fairman & FRANKLIN, Samuel B. Dean Lundborg & Balfour Bank & Beane of California, N. A. H. Blakeley, & McJURY, RUSSELL Inc. J. Hoffman & Goodwin McNARY, First FRANK Butchart & Company WILLIAM COLLINS, William & E. Canadian of Co. & PRESTON Adams M. Co. & ROBERT Blyth Commerce & Co., Inc. Bateman, Eichler & Co. DAGGETT, Pacific Waggenseller & Durst, Inc. FIELD Field William R. Staats Co. Lester & HESS, L. Hess Co. ZIMMERMAN, W. & ROBERT Northwest Campbell National Conrad, TRIPP, Bank of Chas. Portland & Co. DONALD Donald C. C. Sloan Jr., CHAS. N. Tripp & Co. N. & Company WERSCHKUL, Jr., LESLIE J. PIERRE A. Bruce & Camp SLOAN, J. U. & SHIELS, LAWRENCE STEWART S. Robbins Company McFaul KOSTERMAN, WILLIAM J. GILBERT Co., Inc. JOHN & BOBBINS, J. A. GLEN KIDD, Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin Staats Witter L. Co. J. Werschkul & Sons Co. & Co. KOLBERG, WILLIAM R. Harbison KRAFT, B. & Franklin & Oscar Company Henderson OSCAR F. F. Kraft & Co. RAILROAD KRAFT, OSCAR F., JR. G. Oscar F. Kraft & Co. FRANK Harris, Upham & Co. LINK, of California LIPPMAN, W. PIERCE R. A., JR. Akin-Lambert Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Co., Inc. BONDS and STOCKS Lee Higginson Corporation NEW YORK McGINNIS & COMPANY Members New 61 BROADWAY TRADING JOHN PENNY JOHN BARKER York Stock Exchange NEW YORK 6, N. Y. DEPARTMENT THOMAS S. EVANS Portland Co. PITT, Bank of Bank T. Atkinson-Jones COLTON, E. L. WEBSTER, WILLIAM E. PHIPPS, J. Collins J. JACK National PARRY, COLE, VERGIL R. Daugherty, Cole & Co. Co. WILLIAM & Co. JOHN F. R. Fenner G. R. THOMAS H. Co. SAMUEL Company Handel, MARTIN, & Co. C. Stern, Frank & Meyer Pacific & Pierce, KIRWAN, NICHOLAS P. GALLEGOS, JOSEPH F. GARRETT, & Co. William L. J. Pont FRASER, JAMES Richards PAUL A. Lynch, & Co. KELSEY, CHARLES FRANKEL, HAROLD Fenner WRITER, JOSEPH & Co. & KELLER, Bateman, Eichler & Co. EUPER, Pierce, Bingham, Walter & Hurry Co. Staats Jr., EBNER, C. JOHNSON, WILLIAM A. Co. Fewel & Co. Colburn & Fairman D. GEORGE H. EARNEST, L. IRISH, HERBERT DORROH, WILLIAM W. William Frank J. Lynch, WRIGHT, NORMAN HUDSON, DEFOE, RALPII E. Fairman CHARLES L. Hull & Co. HOLTON, Term Bruce & Co. Merrill Co. Gould LESLIE BUTCHART. WESSENDORF, JR., HOMER Crowell, Weedon & Co. 1950; LUNDBORG, HUGO WILLIS Walston, WELLER, JOHN T. Co. & Bourbeau & Co. J. Hill 1, Dean Witter & Co. BOIIRER, WILLIAM C. Bruce & Co. FRANK Merrill & V. Blankenship, WARNES, ROY C. Edward JAMES Conrad, Co. & JOHN C. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. T. Floyd A. Allen Witter HECHT, CARLSON, THEODORE D. Geyer & Co., Inc. COCKBURN, . WARD BROWN, WILLIAM E. E. F. Hutton & Co. ROBERT Company PARKMAN IIARDCASTLE, Company Dean CASS, California E. MAXFIELD BROWN, HANSON, WARREN B. Conrad, LU.DLUM, BALFOUR, DAVID A. Russell, Hoppe, Stewart ARSDALE, NIELAND B. Blyth & Co., Inc. Witter & Co. January LANGTON, DICK Co. Marshall & Inc. Gross, Rogers & Co. HALL, MAX & Co. Bourbeau J. & Sloan C. BAILEY, DAN E. VAN BOURBEAU, EDGAR M. Adams M. ADAMS, RICHARD H. Morgan & Co. CHESTER M. GLASS, Angeles unless Took Office: 1949; ROSTER OF MEMBERS J. A. Hogle & Co. (Members in Los December, Expires: December 31, 1950. Webber, Jackson & Curtis Paine, STOUT, Atkinson, Jones & Co. Alternate: Donald C. Sloan, Donald C. Sloan & Co. SPILLANE, TIM D. ROSTER OF MEMBERS Co. Richard Langton, Conrad, Bruce & Co. Co. & Mitchum, Tully & Co. SILLICK, Atkinson, Jones & Co. National Committeeman: E. T. Parry, W. Elected George H. McJury Russell M. McJury, Dean Witter & Secretary-Treasurer: SHROPSHIRE, PAUL J. Delegates: John C. Hecht, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co.; Earnest, Fewel & Co. Alternate: Maxfield Brown, Shields & Company. E. T. Parry, Vice-President: Co. FOREST Marache Russell Parry President California of SCHNEIDER, JAMES F. SHIPLEY, T. A. Co., RYONS, JOSEPH L. Co.; Stephen C. Turner, Wagenseller & Inc. E. JAMES REEVES, Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin. Vice-President: Albert William McCready, Jr., Geyer & Co., Inc. Treasurer: Nieland B. Van Arsdale, Blyth & Co., Inc. President: Jack H. Alexander, Richard Langton S. Co. Dlgby 4-4933 Bell Teletype NY 1-310 Beane THE 22 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL and Thursday, October 19, 1950 ROSTER OF MEMBERS Bond Club of Denver (Members in located otherwise ADAMS, The unless Denver CLARK, Colorado Indicated) EUGENE International Trust CLARK, Co. HAMMER, LLOYD Coughlln and Company GLEN B. State HANIFEN, Bank Amos Sudler C. Se Co. CLARKE. GEORGB P. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Si Beane GEORGE H. Denver ALFF, National JOHN Amos C. ALLEN CODY, RAYMOND P. Colorado National Bank II. Sudler C. Bank Co. Si WALTER COLE, Garrett-Bromfleld ALTMAN, Si EDWARD Edward F. Pueblo, Co. WILLIAM Company, Founders AVERY, Norman Barwise George S. Writer R. L. Robinson Phillip J. The Clark or President: & Norman C. Barwise, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Beane. Vice-President: George S. Writer, Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc. Secretary: Raymond L. Robinson, Sidlo, Simons, Roberts & Co. Phillip J. Clark, Amos C. Sudler & Co. Treasurer: Robert L. Mitton, Robert L. Mitton Investments; Glen Clark, Colorado State Bank; Gerald D. Bachar, J. A. Hogle & Co.; Donald L. Patterson, Boettcher & Co. National Committeemen: Phillip J. Clark, Amos C. Sudler & Co.; Ernest E. Stone, Stone, Moore & Company, Norman C. Barwise, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; Robert L. Mitton, B. Donald L. Patterson, Boettcher & Co.; Jerry B. Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc.; Orville C. Neeley, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; Bernard F. Kennedy, Elected: December, 1949; Took Office: December 31, 1949; Term Expires: December 31, 1950. United States National !fort Chapln & Co. Collins, Colo. & Colorado Co., BARNHOLT, VICTOR V. Bank United States National Management Corporation W. Hughes Si Co. Colorado Springs, Col. Co. & HUNT, HARRY E. Founders Mutual Depositor Corp. INMAN, LARRY C. J. A. Hogle Si Co. TREVOR GEORGE Harris, Upham Si Co. JR., R. M. Perry & Co. IRION, WILBER H. The International Trust Co. BARWISE, DAVIS, NORMAN Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Si Beane C. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Si Beane NORMAN Colorado JOHNSTON, FLOY F. Sidlo, Simons, Roberts Si Co. DINES, THOMAS M. BENWELL, OSWALD National United Bank National Bank States of Denver JORGENSON. O. JERRY Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc. BOSWORTH, ARTHUR F. Bosworth, Sullivan Si Co. DODGE, DAVID C. J. A. Hogle Si Co. BRERETON, WM. H. Brereton, Rice & Co., DOOUTTLE, CHARLES Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Si Beane KING, NEIL FISHER, KIRCHNER, ROBERT v BROWN, Inc. C. WALLER DONALD and C. BRUNTON, Sidlo, and GEORGE Simons, BUCHENAU, Colorado Roberts RALPH Si Co. Forbes Si Si Co. Calvin Bank Denver National Bank & Co. Colorado State Bank LAKE, Company S. Standard Si Poor's Corporation K. Mullen Investment Boettcher J. Otis Si Co. and GREENE, Company J. CHAPIN, DON A. Don A. Chapln Co. Fort Collins, Colorado A. Mullen LLOYD Merrill RICHARD Hogle K. LINVILLE, GRAY, GRAY B. Walter Si Company CARROLL, HOWARD Company Investment LORENZO Co. W. Jr., KENNETH Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Si Beane Si Co. MACART. GRIFFIN, LYNNE J. A. Hogle Si Co. LEON Macart-Jones MANNIX, Si Co., Pueblo, Col. ROBERT D. Earl M. Scanlan Si Co. MARBLE, Members New York Stock Exchange PRESTON M. Colorado Grain Exchange Exchange MATLOCK Railroad Securities Y. Teletype NY 1-1110 & NY 1-1111 Public WOODFORD Broad Telephone HAnover 2-5000 Co. LEE, WILSON B. GOODE, J. H. CAMPBELL, DONALD J. A. Hogle Si Co. and J. LAWRENCE, DAVID G. Harris, Upham & Co. Boettcher P. LASCOR, L. A. The ERNEST ROBERT Sidlo, Simons, Robert Si Co. lullock GODFREY. Bank KULLGREN, ELWOOD M. ALEXANDER , National KUGELER, HENRY A. D. RUSSELL H. FORSYTI E. Sullivan First Boettcher and Company Bank WILSON Bosworth, FORBES, W. National BULKLEY, FLUGSTAD, Company HARRY Sullivan First National F. Company DAVID KENNEDY, BERNARD F. Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. FLOYD, CLAYTON O. Co. FRED J. Boettcher New York 5, N. Bank HAROLD DAVIS, John G. Boettcher Wall Street Springs OSCAR Grain Exchange E. Sullivan K. Mullen Investment Co. CURRIE, BROWN, 11 Springs HUGHES, MRS. ARLEEN W. LAWRENCE The J. Garrett-Bromfleld Si Members New York Curb Colorado B. Denver HUBER, CRIST, B. P. BARKER, FREDERICK F. Garrett-Bromfleld Si Co. BROMFIELD, DONALD Asiel & Co. Upham Hamilton Bosworth, Since 1878 The COXHEAD, J. WALLACE Bosworth, Sullivan Si Co. The J. K. Mullen Investment Co. Brokers and Dealers Co., A. A. BRINKER, Servicing & Colorado National of COUGHLIN. WALTER J. Coughlln and Company Bosworth, Co. Co. HERSHNER, JOHN D. Coughlln and Company CRILEY, Don Harris, HAWKINS, COUGHLIN, EDWARD B. Bank Upham Colorado B. Denver BAKER, ROBERT R. Ryan, Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. J. BAKER, DUDLEY F. Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. Robert L. Mitton Investments. Alternates: A. & Si HASSELGREN, Peters, Writer Si Christensen, Inc. BACHAR, GERALD D. J. A. Hogle Si Co. Directors: . ROBERT Corp. J. Rice Si Co., Inc. COPELAND. LEE C. National Bank Sullivan HARRISBtJRGER, Depositor ROBERT Brereton, Harris, Upham & Co. ASHLEY, First Mutual CONNELL, H. Company HAL Harris, COLLINS, LOWELL O. & and LORING Bosworth, HARMAN, Perry Si Co., Inc. Colo. ARGALL, Altman HANSCOM, HARDEY, PAUL Amos C. Sudler CYRIL John G. F. A. Hanifen HANNON, HOWARD Stone, Moore & Company ADAMS, FREDERIC A. ALFF, EDWARD McCabe, PHILLIP J. Sales New Street Corp. York, N. Y. MAY, WM. J. Stone, Moore Si Company MAYER, KARL L. J. A. Hogle Sc Co. Utility Bonds McCABE. WILLIAM E. McCabe, Hanifen and Company McCONNELL, FRANK A. Boettcher and Company McCONNELL, FRANK T. Harris, Upham & Co. Adams & Peck McKINLEY, CARL D. Greeley, Col. Established 1924 A. L. STAMM & CO. MIDDAUGH, Boettcher 63 Wall Street New York 5 • HARRY and W. Company MITTON, CHARLES E. Mountain States Bank 120 MITTON, Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. Robert ROBERT L. L. Mitton Investments MUCH, Jr., FRED J. The International Trust Co. MULLEN, JOHN J. Garrett-Bromfleld New York Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange New York Cotton YORK STOCK NEW YORK CURB Exchange COMMODITY LEWIS R. Boettcher and Company EXCHANGE EXCHANGE EXCHANGE, (ASSOC.) NEELEY ORMSBEE, JACK Exchange Peters, BOND BROKERAGE SERVICE Sugar Exchange, Inc. New York Cocoa Springs, O'DONNELL, CANTON Exchange New York Mercantile C. Pierce, Fenner Si Beane NEWMAN, ROBERT Newman Si Co., Colorado Commodity Exchange, Inc. New York Coffee & ORVILLE Merrill Lynch, INC. Chicago Board of Trade New York Produce Co. NANCE, MEMBERS NEW & MYERS, J. HAROLD Harris, Upham Si Co. Mclaughlin, reuss & co MEMBERS Writer Si Christensen, Inc. PARKER, EVERETT Exchange, Inc. Specializing in Railroad Securities Chicago Mercantile Exchange PARELLA, WILLIAM P. Garrett-Bromfield & Co. PATTERSON, DONALD L. Boettcher and Company PERKINS, CARSON Denver ONE Telephone Teletype NY 1-2129 REctor 2-6800 WALL STREET NEW Cables "STAMAL" Telephone HAnover 2-1355 YORK 5 Bank PETTIBONE, Jr.. C. ARTHUR Earl Teletype—NY 1-2155 National PETERS, GERALD P. Peters, Writer St Christensen, Inc. M. Scanlan Sc Co. PLEASANTS, AARON W. The International Trust QUINN, ARTHUR Co. . Quinn Si Co., Albuquerque, N. Mex. Col. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number KA1CHLE, JOSEPH L. Boettcher REFSNES, and Stein Bros. & Boyce GRAHAM, THOMAS Bankers Bond The Phoenix, Arizona Co., Inc. MAJOR, EARLE E. Stein HAAS, WILLIAM G. CHARLES J. Stein Bros. & W. Sidlo, Simons, Roberts & Co. E. v Sidlo, Simons, Roberts & Co. HANNAH, The GERALD Peters, B. Christensen, Writer & SARGEANT. Inc. Earl E. The Henry Christman, Jr. Investment J. Clarence L. E. G. Molter, Jr. Jones Bond Co., Inc. miller, The EARL E. & Moore Bankers Inc. Co., Bond Service Corp. ner THOMAS A. Hogle & Sidlo, Simons, Roberts & Co. Pierce, Fenner & Beane; Thomas Graham, Bankers Bond Co., SIMPSON, BRYAN E. Inc. & Company Alternates: Harris, Upham & Co. SMITH, CHARLES Berwyn T. Moore, Berwyn T. Chester A. Lucas, Stein Bros. & Boyce. SIPLE, H. W. Moore & Co., Inc.; perry r. Bankers Bond Co., Inc. Jr. MOORE. Inc. MOORE, TOM Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Inc. Inc. Co., BERWYN T. Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Matthews, Ky. PARKS, JOSEPH W. Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Inc. PAYNE, DEXTER Boyce Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Inc. KING, CHARLES C. POWELL, EDWIN The Bankers Bond Co., Inc. Secretary: Clarence L. Jones, Almstedt Brothers. Treasurer: Edward G. Molter, Jr., Wagner, Reid and Ebinger, Inc. National Committeemen: Mrs. Ora M. Ferguson, Merrill Lynch, Co. E. Simpson & Beane. & Inc. Wagner, Reid and Ebinger, Inc. KAUFMAN, IRVIN Bros. Bond Co., MOLTER, EDWARD G., Almstedt Brothers Stein Bankers miller, J. hugh J. J. B. Hilliard & Son JONES, CLARENCE L. Conliffe Wm. J. President: Henry Christman, Jr., O'Neal-Alden & Co., Inc. Vice-President: William J. Conliffe, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fen¬ SIMONS, BURDICK B. & Beane Pierce, Fenner & Beane SCOTT, JR., RICHARD M. SIGLER, Fenner JOHNSTON, Jr., ROBERT H. G. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Liberty National Bank & Trust Co. & Co. M. Scanlan The Sanitation District No. 1 St. EARL M. SCHLENZIG, T. Boyce McNAIR, WILLARD P. HOPKIN, W. HOWARD Harris, Upham & Co. SCANLAN, Ky. HELCK, CHESTER L. E. RAYMOND Lexington, Co., WOOD Bankers HARDAWAY, Savings Bank Berwyn RYAN, & Merrill Lynch, RUBLE, FRED Midland Hutton HAMPTON, GARRETT ROBINSON, RAYMOND L. & Blyth & Co., Inc. HAGIN, HART MALCOLM F. ROBERTS, Bros. Mcdowell, robt. b. Boyce Brereton, Rice & Co., Inc. Co., Inc. LUCAS, CHESTER A. Wyatt, Grafton & Grafton Refsnes, Ely, Beck & Co. RICE. The Bankers Bond GRAFTON, ARTHUR W. E. JOSEPH LOUDEN, HOWARD GIES, ANDREW P. The Bond Club of Louisville Company 23 W. Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Inc. KIRBY, SAMUEL B. reimer, J. berges LINCH, DALE F. Berwyn T. Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Inc. Moore & Co., Inc. ROSE, JR., BOONE LONG, EDWIN A. Russell, Ky. Merrill Burkholder, Long & Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Lexington, (Continued on page 24) Elected: July 8, 1949; Took Office: January 1, 1950; Term Ex¬ pires: December 31, 1950. F. Investment Service Corporation SNOWDEN, W. L. ROSTER OF MEMBERS Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc. SOD EN, B. J. (Members in Louisville The J. K. Mullen Investment Co. A. ALDEN, & WM. The Bankers Bond ALDEN, Jr., CREGOR, BEN Merrill Lynch, O. O'Neal-Alden Hogle & Co. STONE, ERNEST E. Stone, Moore & Co., Inc. Company & Co., SUDLER, AMOS C. Sudler Merrill & Lynch, Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. The United Pierce, Fenner Beane & National Denver Bank of Stein BROCAR, Peters, Writer Jr., Christensen, & Citizens Fidelity Bank Inc. The J. K. EBINGER, RUSSELL Hilliard & Son Wagner, Reid and Ebinger, Inc. FEHRIBACH, R. Co. BURKHOLDER, III, JAMES R. Russell, Long & Burkholder THARP, J. L. King Merritt & Co. FERGUSON, MRS. ORA M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner TROUTMAN, WILLIAM Bank E. Trust & & Beane Lexington, Ky. FETTER, JAMES M. CHRISTMAN, Jr., HENRY Central URBAN H. Linooln Bank & Trust Company Almstedt Brothers Investment Mullen & Trust Co. Blyth & Co., Inc. BURKHOLDER, Jr., JAMES TETTEMER, FRANK L. GROUP SECURITIES, INC. DURHAM, Jr., J. H. ALBERT C. BURGE, JOHN M. J. J. B. SPONSORS OF & Boyce Eskew, Gresham & Diersen Inc. J. WILLIAM Investment Service Corp. Bros. DULANEY, WOODFORD H. J. J. B. Hilliard & Son TEMPEST, DISTRIBUTORS GROUP, INC. DIERSEN, J. H. BOHNERT, HECTOR W. The Bankers Bond Co., * SWEET, WILLIAM Beane DESMOND, C. G. Wagner, Reid and Ebinger, Inc. States & WILLIAM R. J. J. B. Hilliard & Son Lyons & Co. BITTENBACK, D. N. SWAN, HENRY Fenner DERING, BIRCHLER, EDWARD L. W. L. Pierce, The Kentucky Trust Company Inc. Co. SULLIVAN, JOHN J. COMPLIMENTS OF Co., Inc. DEARING, ANDERSON WM. O. O'Neal-Alden ALLEN, HORACE Amos C. CONWAY, POWHATAN M. indicated) STITT, CARL E. J. otherwise unless O'Neal-Alden Co. & Co., The Bankers Inc. TRUGLIO, NICHOLAS L. Stone, Moore & Co. Lynch, Pierce, Co., Inc. WELLINGTON FULLER, ASA W. CONLIFFE, WILLIAM J. Merrill Bond Fenner & Liberty National Bank & Trust Co. Beane <J^FUND TSCHUDI, FRANK N. Bosworth. Sullivan VANDERVORT, Denver VERNER, Co. & RUSSELL G. Bank National OGDEN C. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane VINEY, F. H. Harris, Upham & Co. WALSH, LORD, ABBETT & CO. M. JOSEPH INCORPORATED 1928 Investment Managers Harris, Upham & Co. WALTER, FREDERICK D. Walter & Company W. WEBB, CHARLES W. U. S. National Bank AFFILIATED FUND, INC. WEBB, JOHN TRUMAN Otis & L. Morgan & Co. National Distributors Co. WILLARD, E. WARREN Boettcher and Company AMERICAN BUSINESS SHARES, INC WOOD, GERALD C. WRITER, Peters, WRITER, GEORGE Writer & HAROLD 1420 WALNUT PHILADELPHIA STREET S. Christensen, Prospectuses Inc. on 2 Teletype Ph 743 PEnnypacker 5-0851 Bosworth, Sullivan & Co. Request D. Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc. YOUMANS, Bosworth, Lord, Abbett & Co. PAUL Sullivan & Co. YOUNG, RALPH S. Colorado Springs, Colo. 63 Wall Street, New York YOUNG, REX E. Founders Mutual Depositor CHICAGO Corp. ATLANTA LOS ANGELES NATIONAL SECURITIES SERIES YOUNG, WILLIAM A. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane BONDS BOND BALANCED INSTITUTIONAL SERIES LOW-PRICED BOND SERIES BALANCED SERIES • INCOME SERIES PREFERRED STOCKS SPECIAL PREFERRED SERIES SPECULATIVE SERIES STOCK SERIES COMMON STOCKS STOCK SELECTED GROUPS SERIES SERIES LOW-PRICED STOCK SERIES INDUSTRIAL STOCKS SERIES AUTOMOBILE BONNER & GREGORY Members New York Stock Exchange SHARES AVIATION SHARES BUILDING SHARES CHEMICAL SHARES METAL SHARES OIL SHARES FIRST RETAIL TRADE SHARES RAILROAD EQUIPMENT SHARES RAILROAD SHARES MUTUAL Prospectuses TRUST upon STEEL SHARES FUND request NATIONAL SECURITIES & RESEARCH CORPORATION 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. THE 24 COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE New NSTA Officers and Senator Byrd: Morton A. Cayne, Cayne & Co., Cleveland, Ohio, Secretary; John F. Egan, First California Company, San Francisco, President; Sen. Harry F. Byrd (Virginia); H. Russell Hastings, Crouse & Co., Detroit, Mich., First Vice-President; Harry L. Arnold, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, New York City, Second Vice-President; John M. Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Co., Thursday, October 19, 1950 New NSTA Executive Council: Edward H. Welch, Sincere & Co., Chicago; H. Frank Nashville, Tenn.; Landon A. Freear, Wm. N. Edwards & Co., Ft. Worth, Tex.; Lex Jolley, Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Atlanta, Ga.; Jay L. Quigley, Quigley & Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Don C. Sloan, Donald C. Sloan & Co., Portland, Oreg. (not in picture) Burkholder, Equitable Securities Corp., Philadelphia, Treasurer Bond Club of Louisville CART WRIGHT, Cincinnati Stock and Bond Club Cartwright WILLIAM & Co.. JAMES D. Co., (Continued from page 23) CHAMBERS, ROSTER OF MEMBERS CLANCEY, W. POWER RUTLEDGE, WESLEY Stein Bros. SCHULMAN, Louisville SEDLEY, & VAN Boyce J. SOL MRS. Journal SOMMERS, Lincoln WAGNER, ANTHONY Bank & Trust Ky. Wilson-Trinkle WATKINS, Merrill Fenner & & Ebinger, Inc. STANLEY Samuel CUMMINS, T. Edw. Pierce, Fenner & L. II. ALLEN Otis Lyons & Co. 1I0LMAN WILSON, Wilson-Trinkle & & Inc. Co., Joseph H. Vasey First Harry J. Hudepohl DEHNER, Fred H. Becker Paul W. Glenn GOVERNMENT Joseph H. Vasey, Geo. Eustis & Co. Vice-President: Harry J. Hudepohl, Westheimer & Secretary: STATE, MUNICIPAL AND Treasurer: Trustees: SECURITIES Com¬ Lyn»h, Pohl Fred H. Becker, Field, Richards & Co. Paul W. Glenn, Edward Brockhaus & Co., Inc. James F. Moriarity, W. E. Iiutton & Co. Paul Hood, Seasongood & Mayer; Robert A. Jameson, & Company, Inc.; Jack Neumark, Middendorf & Co.; Lloyd W. Shepler, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; Charles H. Snyder, J. E, Bennett & Co., Inc.; Robert Weiss, Montague, W. E. Hutton & Co.; Field, Richards & Co.; Harry C. Vonderhaar, Westheimer & Co.; Joseph H. Vasey, Geo. Eustis & Co. Alernates: Franklin O. Loveland, Harrison & Co.; George Phil¬ lips, W. D. Gradison & Co.; Lloyd Shepler, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; Joseph R. Work, Geo. Eustis & Co. Charles A. Richards, Incorporated ROSTER OF MEMBERS 44 Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y. NY 1-763 (Mun.) (i NY 1-764 (Corp.) NY 1-1109 (Trad.) Philadelphia Other offices in Detroit (Members located In Cincinnati unless otherwise Indicated) ARMBRUST, JOHN J. Harrison Pohl H. & Chicago St. Louis principal cities throughout the country B. Company, Cohle & Inc. J. E. Hutton J. L. The A. & Company WILLIAM Einhorn ELLIS, Ellis & & The Co. DAVID Jr., W. Co. ENGLER, HERMAN Samuel lumbus, J. & Engler Company, Co. Co. Eustis Geo. Ellis & & Co. Co. FISCHER, JR., Merrill JOHN Lynch, J. Pierce, Fenner & Beane FITZGERALD, LAWRENCE S. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane BYRON Company & Co., WILLIAM and W. C. Inc. T. & Ladd, CHARLES Harrison & Bartlett GERDING, Edward Company & Co. Co. J. Devlne & J. & & Co., Inc. Co. SAM Frank H. Co. GLENN, PAUL W. Edward A. Company H. PAT GERTZMAN, A. J. Middletown, EDW. Brockhaus GERRABJ), C. Thornburgh ROBERT D. FUERBACHER, JOHN Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger E. Brockhaus GRADISON, D. & WILLIS Gradison Co., Inc. D. & Co. GRADY, GEORGE T. John E. 19ZO / / ^afmeuom SUa/t/tifw/ dhmlert 1950 Joseph & Co., Inc. GRAHAM, GORDON M. Middendorf oner GRAY, w. tr & Co. WALTER Standard & U. Poor's Corp. GREENE, HARRY T. 1881 MUNICIPAL (o'xcAary* and Greene BONDS & GREENE, Greene /■eadiny. SxcAanpel Ladd JOHN & B. Ladd GRISCHY, CLIFFORD H. Field, Richards & Co. GUCKENBERGER, EDGAR F. L. W. Hoefinghoff & Co., Inc. Brokers in Stocks • Bonds HALL, Clair Jr., S. CLAIR Hall HAPPLEY, Commodities • C. H. Harrison 3c S. Company GEORGE Reiter HARRISON, E. & & R. Co. WEBSTER Company HARTMAN, W. STEWART Nelson, Browning & Co. 65 £$rca</uMy, j\ew ty/orA 6, 30 0fyaya, j\L 190A Chicago, Illinois Connecticut: ^uatif Sflwt, * 13, • Waterbury Danfcury • • Merlden Boland, SafSin & Co. Established 1920 20 PINE ST. 5V NEW YORK • London, England Torrington • HEAD, Jr., HUGH Harrison 9 jV. ty/. 20, ty/ord Memphis. Tennessee (Cotton) New Haven ty/. Walter, TELEPHONE 5, N. Y. WHITEHALL 3-3414 & Company HEIMERDINGER, JACK Woody & Heimerdinger HEIMERDINGER, JOHN G. Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger HILKER, J. KENNETH A. Lepper & Co. Hartford Bell Co¬ O. FILDER, Jr., HARRY A. W. ori Beane Lepper & Co. EINHORN, BenJ. & ROBERT Greene BUTZ, BartU J. Bennett BROWN, & Co. BARTH, JOHN L. The E. BRINK, Aub & Co. E. Richards Westheimer BARNARD, REGINALD W. Fenner R. Co. FRIEDLANDER, ALFRED Field, BERLAGE, Co. AUB, A. EDGAR A. & Westheimer & BECKER, FRED H. BENNETT, ARNOLD, HENRY J. Private Wire Connections With & DOIIRMANN, WILLIAM F. FOSTER, ' Boston Reusch EUSTIS, GEORGE National Committeemen: Arch F. Blair, Rollins £> Co. Pierce, HERBERT DUBLE, WILLIAM D. Geo. Eustis & Co. Teletype W. WALTER J. Merrill Fox, pany. Second Vice-President: Telephone DIgby 4-4000 Inc. Harrison & Company R. President: CORPORATE Co., Co. DITTUS, STATES & SPENCER DAVIS, GILBERT A. Inc. S. Boyce Engler Company Taylor CUNNINGHAM, W. UNITED & WILLIAM G. Beane Beane WATTS, G. Columbus, Ohio Ebinger, Inc. WILLIAM CHARLES Hoetinghoff & Co., Inc. CRUM, JAMES F. DUNLAP Lynch, Inc. Stanley Cooper Co., Inc. The Ebinger, Inc. & Clancey & Co. L. W. Wagner, Reid and Co., MILTON P. COOPER, G. Diersen WILLIAM WAKEFIELD, Company H. Reid and Bros. Lexington, Chambers COULSON, TRINKLE, WALTER Stein WARREN Wagner, Reid and STERNBERG, BERT Merrill Lynch, Pierce, TROST, ROENN. D. CONNERS, CHARLES F. Pohl & Co., Inc. ,0. Co., ELINORE JOHN Wagner, JAMtfS Hooser Eskew, Gresham & The Bankers Bond Co., Inc. SPIERS, Van J. W. IIOOSER, D. VON Courier A. Inc. System Teletype—NY 1-S3S HINSCH, Chas. A. CHAS. A. Hinsch & Co., Inc. HIRSCHFELD, OSCAR W. Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc. Convention THE Number COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Past Welch, Sincere & Co., Chicago; John Latshaw, Mo.; Corwin L. Liston, Prescott & Co., Cleveland, Breakfast: Edward H. Past Officers' Uhlmann & Latshaw. Kansas City, & Company, Seattle; Paul Yarrow, E. F. Hutton & Company, Chicago; H. Frank Burkholder, Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashville, Tenn. JOHN Westheimer MORIARTY, G. and W. Company HOAGLAND, ARTHUR M. Hugh W. Long & Co., Inc. HOEFINGHOFF, L. Middendorf NEWBURGII, Mayer W. & REIS, Co. REIS, Gradison & Co. D. J. HUDEPOHL, HARRY J. Westheimer and W. NORMAN Hutton E. OETTINGER, D. W. JAMES Jr., & Co., Inc. Harrison, Hall & OTTO, & MIILLIPS, Inc. W. Dayton, O. John Co. & Pohl WILLIAM & POOR. Joseph & Co., Inc. E. & STAIB, Co. E. RUZICKA, & Company, C. Thornburgh C. Co. TRITTON, THOMAS Co. & Bennett & Co., & Company LEE JOSEPH H. VASEY, Inc. Eustis Co. & R. Eustis & VONDERIIAAR, Co. Westheimer H. The Cincinnati Stock Exchange HARRY and C. Company STEFFENS, Jr., CIIAS. WAGNER, ROBERT L. The W. C. Co., Inc. ALBERT J. Browning & Co. Thornburgh Co. STENGER, (Continued page 26) on Joseph & Co., Inc RUDOLPH Geo. CARL Eustis & UnJ erwriters, Distributors Co. Inc. HENRY E. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane SCHWARTZ, W. Merrill JEROME L. Breed & Harrison, Inc. W. CHAS. II. A. & WESLEY Co. L. JOSEPH, JOHN E, John The B. CHARLES SCHIRMER, < Pierce, Fennev & Beane W. ROBERT Thornburgh Co. ROHAN, HOWARD Benj. D. Barlett & Co. GEORGE Gradison D. C. ROBERTS, HAROLD Ladd, S. POHL, W. Geo. Brockhaus Edward F. H. The THORNBURGH, GEORGE C. RILEY, Company PAULY, Jr., R. CORWIN Harrison & Co. CAMPBELL JOS. E. Company KENNETH Hutton E. SNYDER, Co. Field, Richards & Co. GEORGE Co. Harrison & Bartlett D. RICHARDS, B. T. E. Hutton Benj. C. Nelson, JAMESON, ROBERT A. Pohl & Company, Inc. & Co. Brockhaus & S. Greene Breed REYNOLDS, II. OSWALD, ISPHORDING, ROBERT B. Doll & Isphording, Inc. JOHNSTON, HERBERT M. M. & Co. Jr., Reiter H. Geo. Clair JOHNSON, C. & JACK REITER, Co. CLETUS Edward Hutton Merrill Lynch, SMITH, Mayer & RICHARD Thayer, Woodward & Co. Beane Fenner & J. Co. CHESTER T. Hall S. THAYER, SMALLEY, ROBERT THOMAS & Clair . & THORNBURGH, Reinhart Bohmer, Mayer Inc. JACK SIEGMAN, W. & Seasongood C. & Gradison D. OLLIER, E. Mayer & ROBERT REIS, Inc. Detroit, Mich. HUTTON, GORDON Jr. Co., JUSTIN JR., Hutton E. TERRELL, & SHEPLER, LLOYD W. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, J. Inc. Funds, Custodian Keystone J. Hinsch A. Co. Seasongood & Co., HARRY O'BRIEN, J. Edward Brockhaus & Co., HUMPHRIES, LEO Madigan Charles R. EARL SHAFFER, L. W. Seufferle & Co. C. Wm. W. Company THOMAS HUGHES, E. & Cleveland, Ohio; R. Victor Paine, Webber, Jackson STEVENSON, SEUFFERLE, WM. C. Co. Seasongood LOTH M. NUSSLOCH, Browning & Co. Nelson, W. Hill & ROBERT REED, RICHARD HOWES, W. Bache Jay L. Quigley, Quigley & Co., Inc.: Cleveland, Ohio; Woodcock, Hess & Co., Philadelphia; Paul I. Moreland, Moreland Breakfast: Co., Detroit, Mich.; Morton A. Cayne, Cayne & Co., DONALD J. RAYMOND, F. Co. NEUMARK, J. H. Hoefinghoff & Co., Inc. W. HOOD, PAUL Seasongood & & MUEHLENKAMP, JOHN C. Doll & Isphording, Inc. / W. L. JAMES Hutton E. 25 Mosley, Stroud & Co., Inc., Philadelphia; Harry J. Arnold, & Curtis, New York City Northwest HITZLER, Officers' Russell M. Dotts, Pacific Ohio; Clair S. Hall, Jr., Clair S. Hall & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; Josef C. Phillips, CHRONICLE D. DANIEL Gradison & 1), Deal ers and Brok ers Co. KAHN, KATZ, ARTHUR V. Cincinnati Municipal ROBT. KEELER, Clair Hall S. RANSICK, NEIL Chas. A. Hinsch SCHWINDT, & Co., Seasongood Inc. PETER & in Mayer Corporation Eond Industrial, Railroad, Pu blic Utility B. & Company IRWIN B. KLEIN, Westheimer and and Company Westheimer and Company Members New Torl{ GEORGE KOUNTZ. & Widmann Members New Yorl{ Co. Stocl{ Exchange Curb Exchange HERBERT F. KREIMER, Eastman, Dillon & Co. Assel, Kreimer & Company DON D. KUEMMERLING, MUNICIPAL LAHAM, ROBERT The C. W. Thornburgh BONDS MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK Co. EXCHANGE Street, New York 5, N. Y. 15 Broad FREDERIC F. LATSCHA, Eustis & Co. Geo. Greene & 39 Ladd, Dayton Broadway, New York 6, N, Y. MATTHEW LENHOFF, E. Hutton & Bell System lei. NY 1-752 Tel. Bowling Green 9-3100 MAURICE LAUFERSWEILER, W. JMunicipal Securities Bacon, Stevenson & Co. KORROS, FRED Philadelphia Telephone DIgby 4'4100 Co. Chicago Hartford Direct Private Wires to our Reading Paterson Easton correspondents in San Francisco, Los Carlisle Angeles, Chicago and St. Louis LEPPER, MILTON A. & Lepper FRANKLIN O. LOVELAND, & Harrison Co. Company FRANCIS J. Cincinnati, Municipal LYNCH, Corporation Bond ALFRED Westheimer and Company MACK, M. JAMES MADIGAN, J. Cleveland MATRE, EDWARD E. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, W. McCOY. or Disclosed L Basis & — Commodities Beane Complete margin, bookkeeping, cashier McCune C. Securities BROKERAGE SERVICE Fenner T. CHARLES McCUNE, C. Columbus Corp., department functions. Browning & Co. Nelson, Clearing Facilities Omnibus HOYT B. First The STOCK 6- BOND & Co., Inc. E. Madigan MAHONf Jr., Brokers' E. C. Company, & Dayton, O. for Banks, Brokers and Dealers Statistical assistance. Direct Wire to STANLEY G. Weil, Roth & Irving Co. Chicago McKIE, The Other wire facilities MEINERS, EDMUND B. Braun, Bosworth & Co., Incorporated JUSTIN MEYER, A. Lepper & Co. Charles A. MIDDENDORF, Middendorf Co., , Inc. WM. B. & Members Co. E. 30 Broad ARCH Hutton & MORGAN, Geo. New York Curb Exchange F. Telephone DIgby 4-7800 Co. GEORGE C. V. Eustis & Co. • 1 1 * 7 New York 4 St. , 4a£jyT«l$type NY 1-733 FAROLL & CO. MEMBERS New York Stock JYfembers New York Stock Exchange Lepper & Co. MONTAGUE, W. & LLOYD MILLER, A. R. Hlnsch JOSEPH Hardy & Co. | ROBERT MEYER, Exchange Commodity Exchange, Inc. Midwest Stock Exchange 29 Chicago Board of Trade New York Curb Exchange (Assoc.; New York Cotton Exchange New York Produce Exchange New York Cocoa Exchange BROADWAY, Telephone IIAnover 2-6600 NEW YORK 6, N. Y. Teletype NY 1-2534 San Joseph W. Sener, John C. Legg & Company, Baltimore, Md.; Past Officers' Breakfast: John C. Breakfast: Phillip J. Clark, Amos C. Sudler & Co., Denver; Past Officers' Chester M. Glass, Jr., E. Blum, Brush, Slocumb & Co., Francisco; Harold B. Smith, Pershing & Co., New York City; Jerome F. Tegeler, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Wm. Perry Brown, Newman, Brown & Co., New Orleans, La. Hecht, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Los Angeles; Ernest Thursday, October 19, 1950 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 26 William R. Staats Co., Los Angeles; B. W. Pizzini, Co., Inc., New York City W. Pizzini & B. BOYD, Georgia Security Dealers Association Cincinnati Stock and Bond Club HUDSON Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Co., Inc. Augusta BRAY, (Continued from page 25) ROBERT M. Company of Georgia Trust BROADWELL, ROSTER OF MEMBERS Courts WANNER, LOUIS Seasongood WHITE, C. WHITING, WEIL, JOSEPH B. Westhelmer Geo. and Otis Company Eustis & Eustis & WELLINGHOFF, WOODWARD, T. RICHARD WHITE, D. S. Westhelmer CO. DONALD White & H. BROWN, Courts Co. and Westheimer Company and Company Jolley Alex. Yearley, James IV S. Budd, Jr. Lex Jolley, Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc., Atlanta. Alexander Yearley IV, The Robinson-Humhrey Company, Atlanta. Secretary-Treasurer: James S. Budd, Jr., Citizens and Southern GRACE NATIONAL BANK National Bank, Atlanta. Executive Committee: Evans, Clement Byron OF NEW YORK Brooke John F. Glenn, Courts & Co.; Clement A. Inc.; Byron Brooke, Company; J. Robert Neal, Wyatt, Neal & A. & Evans & Company, Waggoner. National Committeemen: James W. Means, Courts & Co., Atlanta; Jolley, Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc., Atlanta; Frank Chisholm, Varnedoe, Chisholm & Co., Savannah; Roy Hancock, CLEARANCE FACILITIES Hancock, Blackstock & Co., Atlanta; Alexander Yearley, IV, The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Atlanta. FOR Alternates: J. Hollis Austin, J. W. Tindall & Co., Atlanta; Jack Morris, Norris & Hirschberg, Inc., Atlanta. LOCAL AND OUT-OF-TOWN Elected: June 10, 1949; Took Brokers and Dealers call Office: July 1, 1949; Term Expires: located In Atlanta unless BARFORD, otherwise Indicated) Clearance Department Beer HANOVER SQUARE, NEW YORK 15, N. Y. Clement A. R. Evans & Company, Inc. Co. BEAVERS. Trust BAKER Underwriters, Brokers and Dealers The H. W. Tindall CLARKE, HARRISON I Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc. CLISBY, JOSEPH R. Courts 8c Co., Macon Co., Athens COURTS, MALON C. Trust & Co. RICHARD & W, Co. Company of Georgia 8c Co., Johnson, Inc. ALLEN Lane, Space 8c Co., Inc. Savannah CRAWFORD, French Jr., ALLEN C. Crawford, Inc. & CRAWFORD, KARY JAMES T. The Jr., Company, Inc. L. Clement A. Evans 8c Jr., LLOYD J. W. B. Tindall DENNY. & Co. RICHARD & Courts DICK, Co. A. Co. JACKSON P. 8c Company Jr., Beer BOUNDS, JAMES W. Courts 8c Company , 1 Co. JR., BLANCHARD, SCOTT Goodbody & Co. Company S. Robinson-Humphrey DEAN, J. E. C. Pierce, Fenner 8c Beane ED. J. Company, Inc. W. HUGH The Citizens and Southern National Bank Company WILLIAM Merrill Lynch, CROFT, DAVIS, BLACK WOO®, E. & Co. Savannah Courts & EARL W. CARROLL & CLARKE, HAGOOD Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Co., Inc. CRAWFORD, Augusta Co. Tindall W. Courts M. Clement A. Evans & Co. Robinson-Humphrey BANKS, J. & J. BLACKSTONE, & BAGGERLY, JR., Courts J. CRAFT, GEORGE C. Company of Georgia BEESON, H. Tindall CHESTNUT, J. D. CHISHOLM, FRANK A. Varnedoe, Chisholm 8c Co., Inc. Augusta ATKINSON, JOE Courts & Co., La Grange W. E. CRAIG Lane, Space BATTEY, ALFRED ARMSBY, J. W. Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner J. Company COX, E. P. Jr.. Johnson, ALLISON, C. R. AUSTIN, J. & Co. Savannah Deposit Insurance Corporation Dobbs & 8c McKinnon & BARROW, ALLEN, G. LEONARD Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc. Member Federal Brooke Courts Courts & Co. BARRETT, JULIAN N. Beer 8c Company Company EDWARD FRANK Byron COURTS, PHILIP Thomson ALLISON & ADAMS, The Citizens and Southern National Bank BURT, Courts jor details (Members McKinnon BUDD, Jr., JAMES S. Courts 8c December, 1950. ADAMS, 8c COOPER, HOMER G. ROSTER OF MEMBERS or Thomson BUCKLEY, Jr., JOHN H. Clement A. Evans & Company, Inc. CARTER, Jr., HUGH D. Lex Write ARNOLD BUCHANAN, C. SHELTON Lex Company Vice-President: I Co. & BRYANT, EVERETT C. Courts & Co., Newman President: COMPLETE 8c BROYLES, NORRIS Beer & Company ZIEGLER, ALLAN S. Co. & STOCKTON Jr., JAMES F. Groover, Macon Brown WARREN & Jr., BROWN, JOSEPH E. WORTH, WILLIAM P. WHEELWRIGHT, RICHARD F. & Eustis Erooke Stockton Broome 8c Co. Thayer, Woodward & Co. Geo. F. McKinnon BYRON BROOME, WORK, JOSEPH R. WESTHEIMER, ROBERT Westhelmer and Company Ellis C. Company Field, Richards & Co. C. J. Devlne & Co. & BROOKE, Byron ALBERT & WILLIAM F. Co. HENRY Thomson CHARLES A. WILLIS, FRANK Co. 8c BROCK, Co. Wldmann Co. WEISS, WILLARD C. Geo. & WIDMANN, ROBERT WEISS, AUSTIN J. A. White 8c Company Mayer & J. DOUGHTY, Clement W. W. A. Evans 8c Company, Inc. Augusta LISTED and UNLISTED DULANEY, SECURITIES DURRETT, The J. LANDON C. Robinson-Humphrey Company H. FRAZER J. Hilsman & Inc. Co., ESLINGER, VASSAR L. Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., HAY, FALES & CO. MEMBERS NEW NEW YORK YORK STOCK CURB (Associate) EMANUEL, DEETJEN & CO. New York Curb A. Inc. A. Beer & Evans & Company, Inc. Company FLEMING, WILLIAM S. Courts & Co., Albany, Ga. FORD. A. C. Milhous, Martin 8c Co. FRENCH, J. McCREA French & Crawford, Exchange SNew York Stock Exchange Midwest Stock Exchange CLEMENT Clement FLEMING, STROTHER EXCHANGE EXCHANGE EVANS, l FROST, J. Commodity Exchange, Inc. H. Inc. JAY D. Hilsman & Co., Inc. GARRETT, HENRY B. 120 Broadway New York 5, N. Y. 71 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 6, N. Y. Telephone BOwllng Green 9-7026 Teletype NY 1-61 Clement A. Evans Augusta GAY, Jr., EDWARD Courts 8c Co. GLENN, JOHN F. Courts 8e Co. & Company, Inc. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Lou WaiKer, National Quotation Bureau, New York City; Harry A. MacDonald, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C.; Edward T. McCormick, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. KNELLER, G. C. Johnson, Lane, GRADY, Jr., HENRY W. Robinson-Humphrey Company The GRIGGS, Jr., JAMES R. Courts 8c Co., La Grange Merrill Courts Co., Inc. Fenner & Beane Georgia of HANCOCK, Hancock, LEE, R. E. HARRIS, J. Goodbody & LEVINS. H. P. Robinson-Humphrey The HENDERSON, Courts & HENRY, Courts CULLEN HOFFMAN, Columbus Courts & HUGER, Courts & HULL, J. Merrill Co. G. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane E. HUME, 8. & Co., Merrill Blair THOMAS M. Lane, Space & Co., H. Inc. Hilsman & W. Lynch, Pierce, Merrill Inc. Co., ROY Jr.. Fenner & Beane WEIGAND, Bank THOMAS JR., A. Co., Columbus & F. M. Athens Co., CHARLES F. Co., Athens WEIRAUCH, Courts SAM W. J. W. JULIAN W. Tindall & Co. & Company MARSHALL J. Rome WELLBORN, Courts T. TOMPKINS, HENRY B. The Robinson-Humphrey & Co., (Continued Company page on 28) GRADY & Co. & Courts & Jr., Co. Underwriters, Dealers and Brokers Inc. ZAHNER Co. SIDNEY A. B. HIRSCH . & Company, Evans ROBERTS. BEN Courts Inc. Members New York CO. & Stock Exchange and Other Principal Stock and Commodity Exchanges Co. 8c Clement A. ROBINSON, The Inc. E. 25 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK 4, Evans 8c Company, Inc. ROBY Robinson-Humphrey Company RUDOLPH, BEN A. Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Co., Inc. & Varnedoe, SETTLE, Co., Inc. Courts & Inc. J. FONVILLE J. & H. Chisholm & Co., Inc. H. SHOUN. Co. Merrill Lynch, Space & Co., Clement MILHOUS, JAMES F. Milhous, Martin 8c Co. Inc. LUDLOW Merrill Lynch, Tel.: National 2545 238 Commercial Keyser Building Baltimore 2 Tel.: Gastonia, Tel.: Lexington 7861 Building N. C. — Wire Service Representatives: — GENEVA GAstonia 5-2317 AMSTERDAM . York, Washington and Baltimore New Inc. R. Inc. C. Pierce, Fenner & Beane ARTHUR A. LONDON, ENGLAND Evans B. & Company, Inc. Savannah milstead, andrew j. Co Co., & Co., MURRAY SIMKINS. Courts 8c 8c ROYSTON Hilsman w. edward Co. meill. Company Eye St.,N. W. Washington 6 Direct FLEMING J. Hilsman SETTLE. Co. james 1624 N.Y. Teletype: N.Y. 1-210 Telephone: HAnover 2-0600 SAUSSY. WILLIAM H. J. LAMB Robinson-Humphrey Courts & Company, E. F. Tillman-Whitaker ROBINSON, H. ENGLISH Co. McWHORTER, means, JOLLEY, LEX Johnson, Lane, JORDAN, TILLMAN, FINLAY D. McRAE, Pierce, Fenner 8c Beane Courts The 8c Macon Courts Savannah Savannah JOHNSTON, Jr.. Clement Lane, Space & Co., Inc. 8c Courts HARRY H. JOHNSON, Johnson. Jr.. H. WALLACE Evans Co., WALKER, SAMUEL G. J. A. Inc. WAGGONER, T. REUBEN Wyatt, Neal 8c Waggoner Lane, Space & Co., Inc. National W. ARTHUR Griggs & Richardson, La Grange HOWARD S. McNAIR, Martin & Co. Milhous, Co., Inc. IRVIN Clement Fulton REYNOLDS, JOHN C. French & Crawford, RIVES, Jr., J08EPH A. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane McCORD. Inc. GARNER A. Merrill Lynch, Company, Inc. & Courts M. & Co., JOHN F. RICHARDSON. ' McClelland, john e. J. H. Hilsman 8c Co., Inc. Savannah JOHNSON, & Robinson-Humphrey Courts MATHEWS. Jr., ROBERT C. Trust Company of Georgia & Company, Evans JELKS, FREEMAN N. Johnson, Lane, Space JOHNSON, Johnson, TATUM, Evans Co. REYNOLDS, Augusta Jr., WALTER 8. A. Company, Inc. & Evans james Johnson, ROGER M. Clement VIRGIN, Macon Hancock, Blackstock & Co. JAMES, A. Inc. w. MARTIN, Jr., JUSTUS C. Thomson & McKinnon mason, Company of Georgia JACOBS, Company, WAYNE Milhous, Martin & Co. HUNERKOPH, CLOVIS Trust & MARTIN, Courts & Co. E. Hilsman L. & REVSON, Jr., ALFRED F. w. Evans Jr., waldo MANNERS. PAUL E. First National Bank E. H. SAMUEL Chisholm Savannah TINDALL, PRESTON, The A. Clement Co., Columbus WILLIAM Clement mallory, CABELL W. & REEVES, Courts Co. waldo mallory, J. Cullen J. Hoffman Company, HOPKINS, & A. RAGSDALE, IRVIN maddox, joseph j. Courts VARNEDOE, Varnedoe, Co. Hancock, Blackstock & Co. Columbus Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc. UNDERWOOD. L. DEAN Norris 8c Hirshberg, Inc. Bank Savannah PERKINSON, TOM Courts 8c Co. Inc. & TAYLOR, Courts Inc. Co., luttrell, w. r. HIRSHBERG, JULIAN R. Norris & Hirshberg, Inc. Inc. PENDERGRAST, T. J. & Company SUMMERS, J. C. Co., Macon W. Savannah W. D. J. FRANK Clement LIVINGSTON. LORTON S. Varnedoe, Chisholm & Co., CARL Milhous, Martin & Co. HINDSMAN. PEEPLES, Courts & JAMES STEWART, Savannah Co. Hilsman J. Courts & Co. HILL. 8c C. Crawford & Evans STEINHAUER, R. E. Norris 8c Hirshberg, Inc. PAULSEN, GROVER Johnson, Lane, Space 8c lindsey, edw. ii. Co. FRANK Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Bean* French WILLIAM LEWIS. Company L. J. STAMPS, TRAYWICK, HOWARD C. Trust Company of Georgia JACK A. SPEAS, J. W. First National G. PARKER, LAWRENCE WILLIAM 8c Co. Courts HEID, Co. LESSER, norman Stockton Broome & Co. HATCHER, LLOYD B. Trust Company of Georgia McKEE GEORGE Courts & Co. Wyatt, Neal 8c Waggoner RALPH & Co. Clement PANAGOS, JAMES A. LAYTON, BUXTON L. Dobbs OBERRY, Merrill LAY, J. E. Trust Company & Co. SPALDING, Co., Athens Courts & Co. Pierce, GROVES, RICHARD M. Hugh W. Long and Company, Inc. ROY W. Blackstock Welcoming Eugene M. Zuckert, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, at the Airport R. 8c NUNNALLY, Lynch, T. & Brown & KONTZ, JOHN T. DENMARK Groover, Macon GROOVER, NOELL, J. Space Savannah 27 SITES. FRANK B. Pierce, Fenner & Beane For Courts & Co. Banks, Brokers and Dealers KABLE. JOHN R. Clement A. Evans 8c Company, george w. monk. Inc. Clement LESTER Varnedoe, Chisholm A. & Evans Company, Inc. KAROW, KEY, La Courts & Norris Grange Courts ANDREW J. Courts The M. & joseph Company barnard 8c Beane MYERS, FRANK J. H. Hilsman NEAL. C. J. Wyatt, Co. J. & A. M. Evans Courts Company, Inc. FOREIGN 8c Co. WILEY J. Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Augusta SMITH, Co., Inc. ROBERT Neal 8c Waggoner SPACE, Jr., JULIAN A. Johnson, Lane, Space 8c Co., Inc. SECURITIES Co., Inc. Savannah Seligman, Lubetkin & Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK 8c SMITH. WALTER l. Courts & Co. Co. SIDNEY Clement Inc. Robinson-Humphrey murphy. KING. RICHARD W. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner KISER, morris. JOSEPH & SMITH, Hirschberg ( KILPATRICK, Jr., Augusta KINARD, & Inc. Co. jack c. morris. C. R. HILTON L. 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HOPKINS, HAROLD C. H. C. Hopkins & Co. HUDSON, Ball, Burge St Kraus j Prescott St Co. Schwinn & Co. LAFFERTY, ALAN E. Hornblower St Weeks Co. Secretary: Harry J. Gawne, Merrill, Turben & Co. Governors: Carl H. Doerge, Wra. J. Mericka & Co., Inc.; LEWIS, MILTON B. A. W. Jaffe, Siegler and Company De Garmo, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; Charles Nadeau, Gottron, Russell & Co.; Russell K. Rowley, Geyer LISTON, CORWIN L. Co., Inc.; rated, Toledo. LONG, MARTIN J. The First Cleveland Corp. S. & Carl F. Bargmann, Braun, Bosworth & Co. Incorpo¬ Committeemen: Jay National Quigley, Quigley & Co., Inc.; L. Russell K. Rowley, Geyer & Co., Inc. St Co. MASTERS, OLAN B. Butler, Wick St Co., Youngstown McLeod,Youhg,Weir & Compaky McGINTY, JOHN Alternate: Daniel M. Hawkins, Otis & Co. McDonald January 1, 1950; Term Expires: December Took Office: Prescott St Company 31, 1950. LIMITED McPOLIN, BENJAMIN J. McDonald St Company ROSTER OF MEMBERS Members of The Investment Dealers' Association of Canada MELODY, THOMAS A. located (Members Cleveland unless In indicated) otherwise Merrill, Turben St Co. CARL F. DAVID BARHYTE, Corp. Incorporated J. Prescott, Hawley, Shepard & Co., Inc. BELLE, CLAUDE METZENBAUM, GELBACH, MYRON T. H. Jones St Company MORROW, FRANK W. GIBBS, WILLIAM S. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. NADEAU, CHARLES S. Gottron, Russell St Co. GIER, BERNARD H. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, McDonald St Company DEALERS IN ALL CANADIAN SECURITIES ARTHUR GEGGUS. EDWARD B. Curtiss, House St Co. ELTON Hayden, Miller St Co. BARBER, Braun, Bosworth & Co. The First Boston MERICKA, WILLIAM J. Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc. GAWNE, HARRY J. ASBECK, FREDERICK M. Olderman, Asbeck & Co. BARGMANN, GAITHER, PAUL Gottron, Russell & Co. WU1 S. Halle & Co. St Morrow NASH. Fenner & Beane Direct Co. CHARLES Montreal and private wire to The First Boston Corporation, New York Stock orders executed on all Exchanges J. Ceylon E. Hudson. Wooster Head Office BLAINE, PERKY T. Blaine T. Perry & Co., Ashtabula & Co., Ashtabula Blaine Perry T. Ledogar-Horner PARSONS, Wm. Paine, GOTTRON, RICHARD A. Cayne Gottron, Russell & Montreal Ottawa Hamilton London Winnipeg New York PERKO, FRANCIS J. Webber, Jackson & Curtis JOHN F. J. F. Perko St Company PERRY, WILLIAM J. Cook GRAY, WILLIAM S. Wm. J. Mericka St Co., Inc. & Co. HERBERT H. Ripley St Co., Incorporated COVINGTON, Harriman E. St Co., Inc. Arthur V. Grace St Co. Co. & Co. GRACE, ARTHUR V. A. COOK, LAWRENCE Lawrence Jr., EDWARD J. Mericka PATRICK, Co. MORTON Company King Street West, Toronto, Canada Correspondents in London, England OLIVER Goshia & Co., Toledo CAREY, WALTER J. Gunn, Carey and Company CAYNE, 50 GOSHIA, BOWDEN, PAUL S. & F. Branch Offices GLEASON, JOHN M. Curtiss, House St Co. Corp. GEORGE OPDYKE. ROBERT BLAINE, BOCK, ROY E. Dodge Securities Otis GINTHER, NELSON D. Ginther St Company Midwest GREEN, Green, ALBERT B. Erb & Co., L. Inc. DAVIDER, ROBERT H. GREEN, Nelson, Browning & Co. GARMO, A. W. Merrill Lynch. Pierce, Fenner J. Schultz PLASTERER, WILLIAM Exchange & Co. DON Hornblower St Green, Erb St Co., Inc. DAVIS, CLARENCE F. The First Cleveland Corp. Stock PLACKY, GEORGE W. Canadian Securities Weeks Provincial Government DE St Beane Wm. J. Mericka St Co., Public Utility Municipal DOERGE, CARL H. Inc. DOERGE, JACK O. Saunders, Stiver & Co. DRNEK, JAMBS J. C. J. Devine St Securities Co. EAGAN, FRANCIS J. C. J. Devine & Co. EBLE, HOWARD J. Wm. J. Mericka St Co., EILERS, STANLEY M. Hornblower St Weeks FISCHER, VAN ALSTYME, NOEL a CO. Members New York Stock ERB, ROBERT L. Erb & New York Curb Exchange Exchange Wood, Gundy & Co. Incorporated Co., Inc. ALBERT 52 Wall Street, . New York (5) 14 Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Bros. St Hutzler FOSTER, WARREN Otis St Co. Wall Street, New York 5 Affiliates FLEEGLE, CHARLES Salomon Municipal Bonds Inc. EHRHARDT, EDWIN F. The First Cleveland Corp. Green, State and Van Alstyne Noel Corporation Delaware Fund Distributors, Inc. Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver - London, England THE 32 COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE i M. nauser, Hooker & Fay, San Francisco; Frank Bowyer, Schwabacher & Co., Francisco; Kermit B. Sorum, Allison-Williams Company, Minneapolis, Minn.; Walter Saunders, Dominion Securities Corp., New York City; Maurice J. Cann, A. G. Becker & Co., Chicago; Milton J. Isaacs, Straus & Blosser, Chicago fci'Dti William E. B. Lyon, R. S. Dickson & Co., Charlotte, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Harris, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York City; Arthur C. McCall, Alester G. Furman & Co., Greenville, S. C.; Logan V. Pratt, R. S. Dickson & Co., Charlotte, N. C.; San * Security Traders Association of Detroit And Directors: Mark & Co.; Charles Committeemen: Bechtel, C. Herbert Schollenberger, National A. Smith, F. W. Craigie & Co., Richmond, Va. The officers, and Harry A. McDonald, Jr., Moore Michigan, Inc. Thursday, October 19, 1950 McDonald, Wailing, Lerchen & Co.; land, Moreland & Co.; & Hastings, Crouse & Com¬ Clarence A. Horn, First of Michigan Carr Corporation. CLARK, P. Meyer, First Michigan of Corporation; Wm. C. Roney & Co.; Claude G. Porter, Elected: September 5, John K. Roney, Baker, Simonds & Co. A. McDowell MINTON & Bache Detroit unless in Battle Creek CLOUD Matuey, ADAMS, WILLIAM M. Braun, Bosworth & Co. Incorporated Bennett RAY EF.RNARDI, Nauman, & J. George Harry B. Buckel George A. Reuter Edward J. Miller Elder H. Hentz & S. BOLGER, Hornblower P. Co. & & & President: George J. Elder, George A. McDowell & Co. Vice-President: Edward J. Miller, Andrew C. Reid & Co. BOLIIOVER, Charles M. E. E. George A. Reuter, Baker, Simonds & Co. Harry B. Buckel, Manley, Bennett & Co. A. Parcells ALLISTON, FREDERICK H. Wm. BOWYER, MERLE J. C. Roney & Co. ALLMAN, N. Braun, C. J. Bosworth CR4BSON, Roney & Co. Smith, Hague & Co. Co., & Incorporated JOHN YOUNG, NEIL Young-Torgna Co., Grand Rapids De DILLMAN, AXTELL, WILLIAM J. EROWN, WILLIAM Baker, Simonds P. & Charles BAIRD, E. Bailey George A. BUCKEL, HARRY B. & MACKENZIE Co. Manley, C. McDowell Co. & Ripley & Co., & HAROLD R. C; & CALICE, Co., R. & R. Incorporated H. ANTHONY O'Donnell C. CAMPBELL, First Company BECHTEL, CHARLES C. Watling, Lerchen & Co. retail distribution Incorporated II. Company DOIIERTY, Jr., JOHN E. Smith, Hague & Co. & A. IRA J. H. Vogel & Co. Company EARLE, BARNARD, Crouse Offerings for Bosworth & Co. J. DUCEY, Braun, LAWRENCE O'Donnell Watling, Lerchen & Co. BARGMANN, FRED. A. Interested in Block Bennett BURROWS, C. GEO. Harriman, Co. DILWORTH, BAILEY, CHARLES E. UPSTATE NEW YORK SECURITIES Co. Goodbody & Co. While, Noble & Company TRADING SPECIALISTS IN & Bailey & Co. DELANEY, ROY F. Wm. Secretary: | JOHN Charles DE Treasurer: Company Co. DANIELS, ALLEN, ALONZO C. Blyth & Co., Inc. Weeks GILBERT S. Crouse Bennett & Company Company G. L. Manley, Company Co. CHARLES B. Crouse & & CROOKSTON, RALF A. Co. CROUSE, McFawn & I. Bennett CURRIE, GEORGE L. McFawn CREECH, DONALD BENNETT, Jr., EDWARD T. otherwise indicated) ALLARDYCE, Blosser COLEMAN, MARK H. First of Michigan Corporation Manley, (All members located Co. Co. & Nauman, ROSTER OF MEMBERS & M. COEN, JOSEPH T. CRAY, 1950. Company WILLIAM E. George Straus George J. Eider, George A. McDowell & Co.; Frank Co. ROY F. & CLUTE, Alternates: Company CHAPEL, HAROLD R. CHAPIN, Russell Miller, Titus-Miller & Company; Paul I. More- pany; Don W. HOWARD F. Carr McDonald-Moore & Campbell, McCarty & Co., Inc. H. CARIt, of CARMAN, Manley, DOUGLAS H. HENRY First of Michigan Corporation Michigan Corporation RICHARD Bennett & A. EIS, VALLETTE R. Moreland & Co. Co. ELDER, GEORGE J. George A. McDowell & Co. EVERHAM, EDWIN M. Smith, Hague & Co. STANLEY PELZ & CO. Members National Association 40 EXCHANGE PLACE Tel.: of • Securities Dealers, Inc. NEW YORK 5, N. Y. We we are pleased announce have completed 28 years at the with the same firm FAULKNER, same the name, EXLEY, CHARLES E. Charles A. Parcells & that address same and the same Co. L. Stoetzer, Faulkner & Co. C. Roney business Bell Tele. NY 1-3089 GEORGE FISH, JACK V. Wm. partners BOwling Green 9-5580 to & Co., Saginaw FISHER, DONALD B. SPECIALISTS IN UNLISTED SECURITIES FLOYD, Jr., C. A. Roney & C. Wm. Co. GARCEAU, FRANK J. JOHN J. O'KfiNE JR. & CO. ESTABLISHED 1922 Wm. Members Roggenburg Members New York Security Dealers & Co. Nat'l New Association York of Security Securities Dealers Roney & Co. GARDNER, BRACKETT A. Members C. H. Vogel & Co. Dealers Association. GATZ, JOSEPH F. McDonald-Moore DIgby 4-6320 42 Broadway, N. Y. Co. & GILBERT, NELSON R. Donovan, Gilbert & Co., Lansing Association GILBREATH, Jr., W. S. First Brokers and Dealers All Michigan Titus-Miller CORPORATE SECURITIES Corporation & Company, Ann Arbor GIRARDOT, ALFRED J. Wm. OVER-THE-COUNTER Specializing in of GILLEN, JOHN W. C. Roney & Co. GOODRICH, RUSSELL II. Investment Securities Company Jackson GORDON, WILLIAM H. SECURITIES Foreign Bonds & Stocks Shader-Winckler & Co. GREENAWALT, H. SAMUEL MacNaughton-Greenawalt & FOREIGN BOND COUPONS Grand HASTINGS, H. FOREIGN BOND SCRIP Crouse & RUSSELL Company HASTINGS, PIERCE A. 29 BROADWAY Telephone: WHitehall 3-3840 NEW YORK 6 Bell Teletype: NY 1-1928 FRANK C. MOORE & CO. 42 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. Telephone WHITEHALL 3-9784-5-6 Teletype NY 1-2623 Straus & . Blosser HEALY, WILLIAM B. Comstock & Co., Chicago, higbie, peter Bradley HILL, J. Co. Rapids Higbie c. & Co. GORDON Watling, Lerchen & Co. 111. - * h Milwaukee & Co., New Fenner & MEYER, HINSHAW, JOSEPH Watling, Lerchen First & Co. Rapids FRED Andrew MOONS, HURLEY, Baker, HYDE. MOORE, WILLIAM L. Simonds & Co. H. W. H. Protiva Company, CLAUDE PORTER, MURPHY. & Curtis A. £ Paine, KAUnL, HERMAN REID. C. Nauman, kelly, ernest Charles & REILLY, Corporation E. Bailey & Co. VOGEL, Co. RAYMOND W. Bennett Straus H. Andrew McFawn & A. M. C. C. Roney Reid & Co. STRINGER, RALPH Goodbody W. H. Jr., CLARENCE J. Protiva Company, Pontiac NEWMAN, PERCY P. SATTLEY, HALE V. H. V. Sattley & Co.. Stoetzer, Faulkner & Co.. OLSON. LOUIS White, Noble & Company, Smith, Co. page 34) Inc. ' Hague & SCHNEIDER. Underwriters ELWOOD H. Kalamazoo E. H. Schneider & Co., Co. Grand Rapids Dealers Distributors RUSSELL A. KUHNLEIN, Goodbody & 71 n Co. Wholesale and Retail Distributors RAYMOND A. Smith, Hague & Co. KUPFER, of Investment Securities LESTER C. LANTERMAN, & Titus-Miller Company, ELMER Lynch, Pierce, Detroit Fenner & Beane Active UNTER & CO. trading markets LEPPEL, BERTRAND Chas. A. Parcells & Co. LERCHEN, Watling, 52 Lerchen & Co. Blair F. SEABOURN R. Claybaugh & Co. Livingstone & Co. Established Member LONGSTAFF, RALPH S. Tracy, Inc., Chicago, Rogers & LUDINGTON, Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Y. Security Dealers Assn. 52 WALL BERT F. Syracuse PRIMARY STREET, NEW YORK 5, N. Y. Tele. NY Tel. HAnover 2-7064 REGINALD MacARTHUR, TELETYPE NY 1-1371 TELEPHONE DIGBY 4-2787 1932 Member N. 111. Blosser <fe Kenower, BROADWAY, NEW YORK 4 WM. G. LIVINGSTONE, Pittsburgh Harrisburg MacArthur & Company Own MACE, ROBIN G. Washington, D. 1-2177 C. Markets Maintained In Miami Private Wire System NEW YORK BANK STOCKS: i. Golaman, Sachs & Co. MacPHERSON, PETER National City Manley, Bennett & Co. R. M. Mcdonald, Guaranty Trust Public Co. Irving Trust New York Trust Chemical Bank in Bache & Co. mcdonald, alex McDonald-Moore & Bank of Manhattan Manufacturers Trust Trading Markets manley, milton a. McCONNELL, Bankers Trust Chase National Charles A. Parcells & Co. mahoney, j. albert Bennett, Smith & Co. C. & on HARRY KRISTENSEN, EDMUND F. Moreland & Co. f McDowell (Continued Watling, Lerchen & Co. L. Shader, Winckler Si Co. SCHAFER, RAYMOND C. R. C. O'Donnell & Company CHESTER M. KOLKOSKI, Straus GEORGE J. A. MAX J. RUBINER, JULIUS Bache & Co. O'DONNELL. Co. & KISCH, JOSEPH J. Hornblower & Weeks R. WALKER, LEO KING, W S. Co. Baker, Simonds & Co, Stoetzer, Faulkner & Co. & Co. & WAKEMAN, WYNN F. George ROTSTED. 4 NEPHLER. KING, CYRUS H. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Merrill ARMIN H. Vogel & Co. Goodbody Kidder & Co. STOETZER, ROBERT R. RONEY, JOHN K. Company H. VOORHIES, FRANK E. Co. & GEORGE A. Detroit Stock Exchange FRANK H. O'Donnell & Co. LARSON, A. Blosser & STEIN, MYRON D. REUTER, McFawn & Co. Nauman, VERRAL, CLIFFORD E. S. R. Livingstone & Co. MARION J. STANWOOD, FRANK NEIL, ROY W. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. C. Reid NAUMAN, ARTHUR P. A. Grand Rapids Lerchen & Co. Watling, STANKO, ANDREW C. Wm. R. SPADE, WAYNE M. Curtis Rapids Baker, Simonds & Co. Goodbody & Co. KEMP. TORGNA, HERMAN De Young-Torgna Co., Blair, Rollins & Co., Incorporated C. Hague & Co. Smith, Arbo" Ann THOMSON, EDW. D. Hornblower & Weeks Moreland & Co. NAU, HENRY LEE C. Baker, Simonds & Co. Company, & ComDan* SNOWDAY, H. TERRY K. Jackson & Webber, Manley, JONES. Titus-Miller Investment SNELL, ROBERT L. G. JOHN E. Michigan L. Sm'*h, Hague & Co. Kales-Kramer Kidder & Co. M. Andrew of Kalamazoo VANDERVOORT, HENRY Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis First Vogel & Co. Inc., Co. TEMPLIN, RAYMOND Goodbody & Co. SMITH, PHIL H. & Co. RAUCH, MONTGOMERY LESLIE Mulhall, Shader-Winckler Baker, Simonds & Co. Pontiac & Olmstead TEMPLE, FRANK SMITH, Jr., HAL H. BYRON L. POWELL. Co. MUSCHETTE. RAYMOND A. SWIAT, LEO A. Co. RALPH W. SIMONDS, Baker, Simonds & Co. Fenner & Eeane Grand & Bennett & Manley, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Merrill Co. Co. GORDON O. SUTTON, TITUS, DEAN W. WILLIAM Moreland & McFawn & Nauman, SIMMONDS, CHARLES M. RICHARD W. PENDER. ROBERT- Co. Higbie Bradley ROSS W. SUTHERLAND, Campbell, McCarty & Co., Inc. SHOEMAKER, WILLIAM E. Jr., CHARLES Parcells & Co. S. R. Livingstone J$jftch',/'Pierce, Curtis PARMENTER, EUGENE A. W. MORELAND, PAUL i. Co. JARVIS, LEROY O. Paine, Webber, Jackson JOHNSON, Manley, | &kCo. McDonald-Moore & HAROLD R. Smith, Hague & A. Merrill Funds & HOWARD L. Bennett & Co. PARKER, Co. RAYMOND McDonnell HUMPHRIES, NORMAN D. Keystone Custodian & MONTGOMERY,^HAROLD G. & Co. Lerchen Watling, Reid Paine,, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Co. VICTOR M. HUGHES, C. A. Louis, Mo. SCHOLLENBERGER, HERBERT Jackson PARCELLS, EARLE W. Chas. A. Parcells & Co. EDWARD J. MIOTTEL, & Chas. Corporation TituS-Miller ^Company Andrew W. Reid C. PARCELLS, DON-W.— MILLER, CLARENCE A. Michigan Corporation First of St. Webber, Paine, Warmath, Equitable & Co., St Louis, Richter Co., Greensboro, N. C.; Edward A. White, White Mo.; Robert L. Mitton, Denver, Colo.; Robert A. Pauli, Scherck, MILO O. OSBORN, St. Louis, Mo.; John T. Hagensieker, Reinholdt & Gardner. Securities Corporation, • EDWIN C. FRANK P. of Michigan MILLER, GEORGE R. White, Noble & Company, Grand HITHER. 'v v- * George A. McDowell & Co. Goodbody & Co. HORN, Beane, New York City MERCIER, HINDES, HOWARD HOLLISTER, Earl Fred G. Morton, Eastman,' Dillon York City; Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Torpie, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Hauser, Hooker & Fay, San Francisco; Mr. and Mrs. Company, Milwaukee, Wis.; D. Frederick Bafrton, Herbert M. The 33 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and Convention Number First National of N. Y. Public National Central Hanover Utility Securities National Brooklyn Trust Safety claude g. G. McDonald & Company Mcdonald, harry a. Securities <fe Exchange Commission Washington, D. C. (Honorary Member) Mcdowell, George A. george a. McDowell & Co. Mcdowell, Jr.. george a. George A. McDowell & Co. McFAWN, JOSEPH J. Nauman, McFawn & Company Kugel, Stone VOGTELL & Co., INC. 37 Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y. Telephone Teletype WHitehall 4-2530 NY 1-3568 & Co. Incorporated | 20 BROAD STREET H Telephone: WHitehall 3-2050 NEW YORK 5, N. Teletype: NY Y. 1-1822 f 34 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE John W. Martin & Bunn, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., St. Louis, Mo.; Carl E. Hill, Milhous, Co., Atlanta, Ga.; Samuel Magid, Hill, Thompson & Co., New York City; Landon A. Freear, Wm, N. Edwards & Co., Ft. Worth; Pauli, Scherck, Richter Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Gustave J. Schlosser, Union Securities Corp., New York City; Wm. H. Boggs, Hill, Thompson & Co., New York City And Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Harris, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York City; Wm. Perry Brown, Newman, Brown & Co., Orleans; Mrs. Landon A. Freear, Ft. Worth, Texas; H. Frank Burkholder, Robert A. Security Traders Association of Detroit Thursday, October 19, 1950 New Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashville, Tenn.; Russell M. Ergood, Jr., Bond Club of GEORGE W. Deposit Co. GEHM. Syracuse, N. Y. First Trust & GIDLEY, DELWIN H. George D. B. Bonbrlght & Co. GOODELLE. CLARENCE A. Michigan, inc. (Continued from page 33) GRABAU, ALVIN J. Grabau-Buchman -ROSTER OF MEMBERS GRAVES. - WALLACE, ROBERT Wm. C. Roaey & Co. WILLIAMS, JOHN WALLER, HERBERT L. Charles E. Bailey & Co. WILLIAMS. WATLING, JOHN W. Watling, Lerchen & Co. WINCKLER, FREDERICK WATLING, PALMER Watling, Lerchen & Co, WOCHIIOLZ, George Paine, A. M. McDowell & N. Webber, Herrick Jackson & Curtis WEAVER, William ORLIE JOHNSON. ROBERT A. Securities H. B. Company Lapham LeVF.ILLlE, STANLEY M. WOOD, WARREN A. Baker, Simonds & Co. McGURK. WORBOY8. MILES. WELCH, EDWARD L. Baker, Simonds & Co. WRIGHT, JOHN C. G. McDonald & Company JESSE & Alvin G. Norman C. Schmidt Hageman Stoetzer, Faulkner & Co. Francis F. Coulter Charles T. Heaton Treasurer: Francis Q. Coulter, Syracuse Trust Co. DISTRIBUTORS DEALERS Secretary: Charles T. Heaton, William N. Pope, Inc. Governors: Robert T. McGurk, Stone & Webster Securities Corp.; John P. Miles, Blair F. Claybaugh & Co.; Edward J. Smith, Smith, Bishop & Co.; Everett W. Snyder, E. W. Snyder and Co.; Roy H. Stokes, Merchants National Bank. Elected: February GENERAL MARKET MUNICIPALS Rollins B. SCHMIDT, NORMAN C. Syracuse Reld-Bullock ISSUES CANDEE, Carl M. J. EDWARD Bishop Loeb, Reynolds F. Rhoades & Co. George D. EASTMAN, Eastman HARRY & Trust Co. George D. B. Bonbrlght & Co. DAY, MARSHALL W. CARY, DANIEL W. Reynolds & Co. COPELAND, J. Co. & LEO V. Smith & Co. SMITH, CUMMINGS, ERNEST M. Co. HORACE Claybaugh & Co. F. V. COULTER. FRANCIS Q. Cohu & Co. EDWARD Goodelle A. Clarence SHIPMAN, RICHARD Leo BILLINGS, PEAENE W. BULLOCK, NATURAL GAS K. SCHELLENBERG, LeROY H. William N. Pope, Inc. SMITH. ROSTER OF MEMBERS Inc. Pope, KARL B. & Co. ROLLINS. Blair 23, 1950. N. ROBERTS, JAMES Smith, RAILROAD, PUBLIC UTILITY, INDUSTRIAL & Co. POPE. WILLIAM N. William President: Alvin G. Hageman, Syracuse Savings Bank. Vice-President: Norman C. Schmidt, Clarence A. Goodelle. UNDERWRITERS Corp P. Claybaugh MULCOCK, ERNEST R. E. R. Mulcock & Co. Q. * r H. & Company N. JOHN Blair Co. G. ROBERT T. Webster Securities Stonew V. .McDonald-Moore D. Bonbright & Co. BEVERLEY LAPHAM. WEDTHOFF, GUY G. 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Sterling Palm Co., Inc., Miami. & Alleman F. Boice Miller, B. J. Van Ingen & President: Inc., Orlando. Secretary-Treasurer: & Co.. Norman E. Sterling, A. M. Kidder & Miami 1949. Or¬ lando T. ANDERSON, WALTER T. Cook Company, Palm Beach D Arries E. & Co., St. Tjampa BARNES, DAVID Ranson-Davidson The Miami Company, Inc.. ' B. Merrill Jacksonville C. CLAYTON Thomson Jacksonville Merrill Co., JOHN B. Co., Van Ingen & Pont & Co., Fenner GUNBY, A. M. HALEY, & Beane, W. Co., & ROBERTS, Jr., ALBERT A. M. Kidder & Co., St. Petersburg & (Continued on page Orlando 36) Rights Inc., Miami Fenner & Scrip -Warrants - Beane J. Van ARCHIBALD REORGANIZATION SECURITIES R. O'Rourke, Inc., Daytona Beach H. F. Ingen & Co., CARL Inc., Miami L. Sullivan, Nelson & Goss, Inc. MCDonnell & P.O. NEWBY, BETTY A. T. Nelson O'Rourke, Chicago, HI. NOEL, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Members Inc., Daytona Beach Jr., New York Stock NOWELL, KIRK Co., D. & SIDNEY Co., O'ROURKE, T. Nelson DeLand McKinnon, Ft. Lauderdale T. 120 Gordon Curb BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5 Tel. REctor 2-7800 NELSON BRANCH O'Rourke, Inc., Daytona Beach PATTON, NOEL R. W. Orlando Exchange York E. ROBERT & Exchange New W. J. OLDFIELD, JOHN W. Oscar E. Dooly, Miami Cook & Co., Beach A. M. JOHN Kidder Graves Buhl Building Detroit, Mich. ' & Co., Miami 254 Park OFFICES: 1 — Press Place, Asbury Park, N. J. Ave., N. Y. C. Produce Exchange, N. Y. C. & PEPPER, CECIL B. J. Co., Fort Thomson Lauderdale & McKinnon, Miami Prompt Wire Service Inc., FOR BROKERS AND DEALERS Miami We Company, To are LOS ANGELES • Western SPOKANE * Markets in DENVER • SALT LAKE CITY buyers MORA Pierce, Fenner & Beane Lynch, Cook and Petersburg ' Beane, The Crummer Company, Inc., Orlando Kidder & Ingen & Co., KNEALE Lynch, Pierce, Thomson COURTNEY, WILLIAM Merrill Beach Miami Palm Beach W. Miami SLAUSON. MABEL WHITE Slauson, White & Rowe, Inc., A. ROBERT H. J. Company, STANLEY C. Slauson, White & Rowe, Inc., Orlando St. Petersburg CLARKE, JR., HAGOOD Atwill and Company, Miami COOK, THOMAS M. Thomas M. Cook & & Tampa D. Kidder & Co., W. Palm Beach Lynch, HARBRECHT, COOK, Miami Orlando M. Thomson & McKinnon, Daytona Beach CHRYST, Pierce, Fenner GLEASON. J. LEO Grimm J. McKinnon, & Miami Co., McKinnon. FRANKLIN Davis West Palm CHILDRESS, FRANCIS B. Childress and Company, Jacksonville CHRYST, E. M. Kidder & Co., Jacksonville M. NELSON, Thomas M. GEORGE Pierce Corp., CARRISON, H. Clyde B. L. J. Van MURCIIIE, Miami M. Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Lynch, A. GIVENS, J. J. Lord, Abbett & Co., Atlanta, Ga. HENRY & MORLEY, JOHN J. Petersburg Welsh, J. T. Nelson Lynch, GARNER, Petersburg CARRERE, & C. Miami Petersburg Freeman, Hough & Co., Ft. Myers WALTER L. Walter Baynard & Company, DONALD du MORRISON, Company FREEMAN. HOWARD BAYNARD, BRAYSHAW, Inc., Daytona Beach FLINN, EMERY Oscar E. Dooly, Miami St. Inc., Daytona Beach St. Securities Merrill BARR, T. CARLTON O. Nelson O'Rourke, FOISY, M. TRACY B. Nelson O'Rourke, U. Pont Beach Merrill Daytona Beach EVANS, J. HERBERT Florida ARRIES, DON E. C. T. Nelson O'Rourke, Inc., ERICKSEN, Emerson I. MORGAN, ARTHUR ERICKSEN Inc., Alleman, & St. BARNARD MILLER, F. BOICE MONROE F. Wheeler Atwill Beane, Lifsey Company, HOBERT B. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, B. Leedy, du SLAUSON, DON W. Fenner Beach, Fla. Francis ROSTER OF MEMBERS ALLEMAN, Beane. ROGERS, ROBERT C. Company SHAVER, Kidder & & McKAY, Jacksonville. Elected: November, M. Fenner LINK, Jr., HARRY W. Howard S. Wheeler, Leedy, Wheeler Vice-President: A. I. Thomson Petersburg READ, TRUMAN Truman Inc. «. ROGERO, A. S. Pierce Pierce, GEORGE Francis Shaver A. Beach LIFSEY, Norman Howard S. Wheeler Miller S. PRESCOTT, Lakeland A. F. Boice ROBSON, EMORY L. Co., LESTER, KENNETH Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Palm St. Lynch, Orlando Co., Coral Gables C. THOMAS PIFRCE, & Merrill & Graves PIERCE, PAUL L. Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, Inc., Orlando Company Wheeler & Alleman, Orlando Miami Beach Clyde C. Pierce Corporation, Jacksonville DeWITT T. Thomson & Allen Leedy, B. Co., Beach Palm JESTER, & Miami M. ROBINSON. HUGH B. PIERCE, W. Cook M. LEE Jr., Graves Gordon Clearwater Co., R. Hough & Co., Ft. Myers Freeman, ROBINSON, A. PHELPS, ORIN M. & WILLIAM HOUGH, ROBERTSON, LEWIS B. Gordon Graves & Co., Beane Beane, HOPPER, HARRISON A. & Miami HOLDER, O. J. Merrill Fenner Beach Miami HODGE, EDWARD C. B. J. 35 Jacksonville OF CRANFORD, JAMES A. ville, of Jackson¬ National Bank Atlantic The BLOCKS OF STOCKS Jacksonville CROOKS, EDWIN B. Thomson & CROUCH, LEO Thomson & McKinndh, Miami P. McKinnon, Jacksonville DeLANO, OSCAR L. A. CLAUDE J. Thomson & McKinnon, St. Corporations whose position can be improved through better management, merger, & Co., Sarasota Kidder M. of financial assistance, or a broader distribution of their securities. DUELL, Petersburg DUNN, EDWARD R. Allen & Co., Orlando DUSKIN, JOSEPH H. Thomson & McKinnon, Palm Beach DYER, Jr., JAMES B. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Fenner & Bean*- Orlando R. J. ELLIOTT •rill Merrill Lynch, Palm Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc. J. A. HOGLE & CO. ESTABLISHED Pierce, Beach 70 Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y. Members and EMERSON. W. Merrill St. WHilehall 4-4540 A. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner 50 & Beane, Petersburg ENGLISH, EDWARD Tel.: L. Gordon, Graves & Co., Coral Gables BROADWAY WHitehall 3-6700 New other York 1915 Stock Exchange Principal Exchanges NEW YORK 5, N. Teletype Y. NY J-1856 , COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE 36 and V. Patrick King, Bankers Bond Co., Louisville, Ky.; Mr. and Mrs. Marshall, Portland, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Don W. Miller, Titus-Miller & Co., Detroit, Mich. C. Charles Mrs. B. McGinnis, McGinnis & Company, New Gustave L. Levy, Sachs Securities Dealers of the Carolinas Florida Security Dealers Association City; York & Co., New York City; Henry Oetjen, McGinnis & Company, New York City; John G. Preller, McGinnis & Company, New York City Goldman, & Bailey, Foster Thursday, October 19, 1950 CALHOUN, ~ ALAN C. Calhoun & Company, Spartanburg, S. C. CALHOUN, JULIAN Calhoun (Continued from page 35) & ROSTER OF MEMBERS James — Company, Spartanburg, S. C. JAMES CONNER, Conner Charleston, VAN STEELING, NORMAN E. A. M. Kidder & Co. Merrill Palm Jacksonville ERNEST STEVENS, A. M. RYN, Kidder & Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Myers Sullivan, JAMES Nelson B. & WHEELER, Goss, Inc. Citizens Corporation, HOWARD RAVENEL B. Trust Co., Greenwood, S. C. ROBERT S. H. A. M. Kidder & Co., Lakeland Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & C.¬ DIXON, ROBERT B. McDaniel Lewis & LINTON . L. Dargan & Co., Spartanburg, S. WHITEHEAD, C. S. TERRY. Jr., DARGAN, Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, Inc., Orlando W. Palm Beach D. Durham, N. C. CURRY, Jacksonville SULLIVAN, Company, C. Securities First Beach and S. WILLIAM CROOM, WELLBORN, H. C. Clyde C. Pierce Corporation, S. Co.. Ft. JOHN Co., Greensboro, N. C. EWING, ALLEN C. Allen C. Ewing & Co., Wilmington, N. C. Beane Miami GARIBALDI, LINN D. THROM, HAROLD J. Thomson & WINTERS, McKinnon, Gordon Miami JONATHAN Interstate H. Graves & Co., T. John Robert B. Dixon Warmath John T. President: Corporation, Warmath, Equitable Securities Malcolm Vice-President: M. Manning, c/o Vivian M. Manning, Greenville, S. C. General 4s Convertible 1975 Treasurer: ROBERT S. Dixon, McDaniel Lewis & Co., Greensboro, H. T. Mills, Jr., Henry T. Mills, Greenville, S. C. Elected: October, 1949; Took Office: October, 1949; Term Expires: October, 1950. Hays & Company, N. C. PHIL 30 BROAD & CO. Merrill N. C. BARNES, JAMES Kirchofer Raleigh, & N. BARNWELL, A. M. Law Associates, Inc., BLACKFORD, A. KENNEY, JOHN J. J. Peeler Lee HENRY & G. Inc. Charlotte, N. C. J. N. Law BURNETT, Co. & Company, Inc. C. Jr., & & Company, H. Crawford & Co., Inc. Columbia, S. C. R. S. C. Dickson & Co., Inc. Charlotte, N. C. MANNING, MALCOLM M. HENRY J. Company Vivian M. Manning, Greenville, Investment Charlotte, Co., Greensboro, N. C. N. Co., Inc. C. MCALLISTER, HARRY L. R. S. Dickson & Co., Inc., McCALL, r S. C. MATTHEWS, DAVID A. Southern OSCAR W. Oscar Burnett and Lewis LYON, WM. E. B. Company, S. Spartanburg, S. C. WM. H. Huger, Barnwell & Charleston, S. C. M. Corporation, C LUCAS, D. JENNINGS G. Arnold F. Securities Durham, N. Greensboro, N. C. Dickson & Co., Spartanburg, C. Jr., R. S. BLACKFORD, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Charlotte, Teletype NY 1-1965 ! NEDD BEMAN, C. E. Laurlnburg, N. C. BIGGER, RICHARD A. Reynolds & Co., Winston-Salem, N. C. BALL, STREET, NEW YORK 4 Telephone WHitehall 3-3388 Charlotte, N. C. CHARLES H. BABCOCK, BATKIN MURREV J. Inc. P. CHARLES Durham, Dickson & Co., Inc. Beane & Co. JONES, McDaniel R. S. & LEWIS, McDANIEL ROSTER OF MEMBERS ATKINS, Fenner S. Durham, JACKSON, First Secretary: Common A and Preferred—When Issued HAYS, Hirsch Robert B. N. C. 5Y2s 1949 Corporation GRUBBS, JAMES B. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Columbia, S. C. R. Greensboro, N. C. MISSOURI PACIFIC Securities Charlotte, N. C. Miami ARTHUR Alester G. Charlotte, N. C. C. Furman 'Co., Greenville, S. C. MILLS, JR., H. T. Henry T. Mills, Greenville, S. C. NELSON, R. DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN SECURITIES S. MRS. K. Dickson Charlotte, D. & N. Co., Inc., C. NISBET, Jr., W. OLIN Interstate Securities Corporation, Charlotte, N. C. NORRIS, EDGAR Greenville, S. M. C. PEELER, J. LEE J. Frank Ginberg & Co. Lee Peeler Durham, POOLE, Members New York Security Dealers Association . 52 S. BROADWAY, NEW YORK 4, N. Y. WIEN ESTABLISHED Members New Telephone: WHitehall 3-1580 • Teletype: NY 1-2952 York & CO. R. S. LOGAN Dickson PRINGLE, Security Dealers Ass'n Company, VINCENT & Co., Inc., Charlotte N. C. ERNEST H. E. 40 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK Telephone HAnover 2-8780 5 Teletype NY 1-1397 H. Pringle & Company Charleston, S. C. READ, I. MAYO Frost, Read & Simons, Charleston, S. SANDERS, Jr., Incorporated C. JOE H. The Robinson-Humphrey Columbia, S. C. SIMONS, Primary Markets Inquiries invited by Unlisted on and our Blocks Trading Department of Listed Maintained in Over-the-Counter KEATING Charleston, S. C. SMITH, ALLEN Jackson & Vance Weston S. WARD, YORK 6, N. THEODORE YOUNG & CO. Y. 40 Telephone WOrth 4-261)1 Teletype NY Gastonia, Securities Exchange Place, New York 5, N. Y. N. C. Co., R. Corporation, C. CHESTER D. Ward & Covington, Spartanburg, WARMATH, EARL Equitable Securities Corp., Greensboro, N. C. WARMATH JOHN Teletype NY 1-3236 S. C. T. Equitable Securities Corp. Greensboro, N. .C I WILLIS, BEN S. 1-3337 WHitehall 4-2250 N. & C. CHARLES Greensboro, NEW H. Smith, Charleston, VANCE, BROADWAY, L. Huger, Barnwell & Company, Townsend, Securities 149 Company TOWNSEND, JOHN C. Securities. Griffin, Kwvpew & Co. Inc. Dickson & Co., Inc., Greenville, S. C. PRATT, R. S. 1919 & C. N. FRANK Alex. Salem, Brown N. WULBERN. & Sons. Winston- C. EDWARD B. R. S. Dickson & Co., Inc., Charlotte, N. C. COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE Convention Number Forgan & Co., Chicago; Murray Lester J. Thorsen, Glore, DEPP, GEORGE Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association Chaplin Edward Welch, Chicago; Mrs. Joseph Mrs. Barysh, Ernst & Co., New Thomas E. King, Mrs. Chicago; City; O. H. Strong, First National Bank of Chicago; Thomas E. King & Co., Chicago York Lear & Geo. Co. y DORBRITZ, ERNEST O. DOYLE, C. Johnson and Company , Reed, Lear EMERY, H. M. & Pa. JOHNSTON, Reed, KEIR, R. ' EVES, H. C. Lear James Harry J. Steele Earl E. Sweitzer Sheldon Parker fc. & Scribner H. Sheldon Parker, Kay, Treasurer: R.'V. 'j Richards & Co. Secretary: Earl E. Sweitzer, E. E. Sweitzer Co., lite. John D. Ballard, Hemphill, Noyes, Graham, Parsons George E. Lestrange, Arthurs, Lestrange & Co.; William G.<Simpson,- H. M. Byllesby and Company, Incorporated; Anthony E. Tomasic, Thomas & Company. ' ; ••• / Co.; Richard Everson, Reed, Lear & Co.; Frank M. Ponicall, Jr., Singer, Deane Committeemen: National Scribner; William G., Simpson, H. M. Byllesby and Company, Incorporated; James CJ Lear, Reed, Lear & Co. Alternates: George E. Lestrange, Arthurs, Lestrange & Co.; & Richard Reed, Lear & Co.; Earl E. Everson, & Co. SwdtzsT December 17, Elected: 1949; Took Office: January 1, 1950; Term A'HEARN, R. B. Reed, Lear & Co., Butler, WM. Pa. R. JAMES Schmerz C. Singer, & Parsons & Co. Chaplin C. R. PAUL K. LEAR, GRAHAM, E. W. STERLING Graham & Grubbs, Scott & Company, Inc. GURCAK, FRANK J. Thomas IIAMSHER, R. C. Trust Co. McKelvy & Company MOWRY, Co. & WILLIAM J. Singer, Deane & Scribner EUGENE H. NUTTALL, RICHARD - • , R. •; GEORGE P. V. Nuttall & H. SHELDON PARKER, ; V. Co. Kay. Richards & Co. , (Continued Lear & Co. Reed, & Chaplin and Company LEATHERBURY, Company & Bank KENNETH MOSER, WM. H. V. Lear National Mellon MOIR, LEAR, JAMES C. Reed, Lear & Co. M. Company ,a Cunningham & Co., Inc. Reed. Company M. \ METZMAIER, Jr., ALBERT J. i C. Blyth & Co., Inc. S. Company & Moore, Leonard & Lynch , „ McKee S. McMOIL, WM. J. V.. CYRIL Masten & Company LANE, and McKEE, CARL S. W. KRAFT, OWEN GEORGE H. a. McGUINESS, FRANCIS J. T. EDWARD E. e. Leonard & Lynch Moore, Inc. Co. Reynolds & Co. A. W. BRUCE & Scribner Deane Mcdonough, Walston, Hoffman-& Goodwin GRUBBS, >■ on page 38) ROY M. Schmertz & Co., Inc. HARRISON, JOHN T. Thomas & Company HEFREN, ARTHUR R. HOY, JOHN HULME, Glover & W. Co. MILTON & ii G. MacGregor, any Inc. Members i Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange J. Reed, Lear & Co. ANFANG, Jr., Inc. Company & McCONNELL, - — - Lear & Co. KOST, GENKINGER, JACK M. J. M. Genkinger & Co., New Castle, Pa. Parrish DeCOURSEY, JOHN A. Chaplin and Company ROSTER OF MEMBERS ACKERMAN, Sweitzer, E. E. December 31, 1950. Expires: ■it Co. GUY P. Nuttall &' Co., GLEESON, McKelvy . H. JOHN Reed, KNOCK, GAMBLE, JR. Directors: & & FRANK KLIMA, Deane & Scribner Lear Stuart KIRKPATRICK, FOLEY, WILLIAM R. Reed, J. Steele, Fauset, Steele & Qo. Vice-President: James G. Lear, Reed, Lear & Co. President: Harry • MAY, GUSTAVE E. * Hemphill, Noyes, Graham, Company Deane CHARLES D. Lear & Co. Halsey, FITZGERALD, Jr., JOHN L. Singer, - FRANKLIN Rollins & Co., Blair, Company & Co. Lear MARONEY, • HAROLD K. Nuttall & Co. KIRK. PAUL F. Singer, L. V. i Trust Peoples First National Bank & Trust Co. Reed, ROBERT KELLE¥r BERNARD- C. EVERSON, RICHARD Reed, Lear & Co.'1' CHARLES . LONSINGER, EUGENE R. E. Johnson, & KALBACK, JOHN L. ? Byllesby and Company Fidelity LEWIS, GUY W. r v Butler, Co., Incorporated FISHER, & McKelvy DUNNE, RALPH E. Company WILBUR JOHNSON, ROBERT Childs F. & Hemphill, Noyes, Graham, Parsons & Co. ■.if.V , LESTRANGE, GEORGE E. Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. JOHNS, HERBERT G. ' rv , T. FRED Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. Applegate & Co. FRANK H. McKelvy V-. J: V & Lynch Leonard G. HUNTER, DODWORTH, W. STANLEY Mc-ore, LEECH, HUMPHREY, ARTHUR F. A. and Company DINWIDDIE, CLYDE M. Reed, Weil/New Orleans; Mrs. Maurice Cann, Grady,'* Cleveland; Mrs. Kermit Sorum, Minneapolis; Miss vr Karen Sorufti, Minneapolis George ^ : • 37 » J. & 120 BROADWAY Dealers in , NEW YORK 5, N.Y. ■ Inc. Co., Tel. WOrth 4-3113 APPLEGATE, A LOWRIE Geo. G. Applegate & Co. Bell Teletype N. Y. 1-1227 • Unlisted & Inactive Securities ARTHUR, LAIRD M. Arthur & Guy, Inc. OVER-THE-COUNTER Bank, Trust Co., & Insurance Stocks ARTHURS, ADDISON W. Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. Parrish W. Co. & WALTER II. & Co., BABBITT, Incorporated Babbitt H. BALDRIDGE, RAY J. Leonard Moore, J. K. RICE, Jr. & CO. Lynch & JOHN BALLARD, SECURITIES SHIRLEY JAMES AUSTIN, D. ESTABLISHED Hemphill, Noyes, Graham, Parsons & Co. DUANE BARBOUR, Merrill Pierce, Lynch, Fenner & Beanc 120 Richards Kay, Co., & Telephone REctor 2-4500 Scribner ^ Jr., JOSEPH HOWARD Howard J. E. & CONNOR, THOMAS BANK and INSURANCE Co. S. S. CURTIS, KARL W. Reed, Lear & Co. DAVIS, A. DAY, E. THOMAS Masten PAUL Glover & & speciality our such items . . inactive Bank and Insurance Stocks. . K. , friends by our attitude every move embraces complete in their behalf. Plus the bene¬ of to their customers from our many years field covering the Stocks of over 15,000 Bank Companies. we can not Stock be of value to you call us on your next if given the oppor¬ inactive Bank or inquiry. „ EDWIN L. TATRO COMPANY v R. D RAYMOND KENNEY & CO. Member National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ' Company ; A. MacGregor, some that attitude Inc. Co., & a gained because . accrue Why Insurance . . our We know tunity. SAMUEL Cunningham K. in and Insurance / STOCKS JAMES E. Leonard & Lynch CUNNINGHAM, I ' experience in Moore, Leonard & Lynch Moore, ' fits which COOK, MILES PIERCE Reed, Lear & Co. CREHAN, ■; disclosure of & Schoyer Powell >' in MARKETS in ALL SAMUEL C. CARTER, ■ We like to feel we've Burgwin & Co. Watt Preston, Elmer rf- J. ALBERT R. CARTER, y Specializing, to us at least, means Hard Work, Sincerity of Purpose, Competence, Creative Ability, and, above all, winning the trust of those who favor us with their inquiries Arthurs, Lestrange &" Co. BURGWIN, ■ FREDERICK W. & Deane BUFFINGTON, Bell System Teletype NY 1-714 , . Inc. BROCKSCHMIDT, Singer, SPECIALIZING BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5 Co. & BODELL, G. CLIFFORD Young 1908 Members New York Security Dealers Assn. LEE S. BEAR, G. DEAKINS, ROBERT G.Reed. Lear & Co. it)BROADWAY, NEW YORK 4, N. Y._ Teletype: NY 1-3430 Inc. > ,'■ ; . . Telephone DIgby 4-2420 SUITE 801 - 41 BROAD STREET, NEW BOwling Green 9-2822 NY 1-2918 YORK 4, N. Y. Box 343, Gettysburg, Pa., Gettysburg 554 ; THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 38 F. Boice Miller, B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Inc., Miami, Fla.; J. Herbert Evans, Florida Securities Co., St. Petersburg, Fla.; Charles M. Zingraf, Laurence M. Marks & New York City; John S. French, A. C. Allyn & Co., New York City Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association NATHAN K. PARRY, HERBERT B. Reed, Lear & POWELL, ELMER E. Co. Elmer CHARLES G. Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc. REED. PEELOR, E. Powell & Pa. Tyson & WARD, WILLEY, & SCHMERTZ, ROBERT R. C. Schmertz & NORMAN Norman Stroud WOLF, C. Company, FRED & Walston, YOUNG, Co. YOUNG, Incorporated Young W. JR., Bank FRED & Trust Co. W. Hoffman & Goodwin GEORGE R. & Co., ZINGERMAN, Hoffman & Goodwin P. National Walston, W. Company, JOHN Mellon B. Ward & JOHN WOODS, Inc. Merrill Company, Inc. Inc. ROBERT J. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane SCHUGAR, MAX N. Co. McKelvy PAUL Graham VORSANGER, WILLIAM Erie, Moore, Leonard & Lynch PONICALL, Jr., FRANK M. Singer, Deane & Scribner Richards & Co. REITZELL, CARROLL F. Reltzell, Reed & Co., Inc., Preller, McGinnis & Company, New York City; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. & Co., Philadelphia; Charles A. Bodie, Stein Bros. & Boyce, Baltimore; Martin I. King, Sutro Bros. & Co., New York City Newburger SATLER, Jr., FRANK L. ROSTER OF MEMBERS Kay, G. Smith, REYNOLDS, II, WM. W. Reynolds & Co. (Continued from page 37) PARKER, John Co., Thursday, October 19, 1950 & Company Boston Securities Traders Association SCOTT, JAMES H. Company James H. Scott & Co. SCRIBNER, JOSEPH M. Singer, Deane & Scribner SHANAHAN, CHARLES V. Singer, Deane & Scribner SHEPPARD, JOHN S. Fauset, Steele & Co. SHERIDAN, GEORGE W. McKelvy & Company Textile — I ndustrials SHIREY, ORA M. Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. SIEGRIST, Banks-Utilities New York Bank COHNTE^ Insurance Stocks SKmARKEISH ■/'V/% a c; CONNECTICUT 1 ndustrials—Insuranc J. simpson, William g. H. M. Byllesby and Company Incorporated SINGER. 3RD., G. HARTON Singer, Deane & Scribner STEINECKE, K. Tyson Members New York and Boston Stock Congress Street, Boston 9 • Exchanges Liberty 2-8852 Teletype BS-144 New York Telephone—BArelay 7-3542 Portland, Me., Providence, R. I.— Enterprise 4280 Private telephone wires to New York, Springfield, Mass., Hartford, Conn. Gilbert Bernard, Jr. M. Lothrop Burton f Whitcomb W. Cunningham & Co., STOLACK, 50 STEPHEN N. H. STEELE, HARRY J. Fauset, Steele & Co. S. Schirmer, Atherton & Co. MORGAN Reed, Lear & Co. Inc. SYDNEY & Company, Inc. STOUT, FREDERICK L. Stout & Co. STUBNER, CHRISTIAN J. Stubner & Co. STUREK, FRANK T. Mellon National % Bank & Trust Co. SUCCOP, JOHN C. Fidelity Trust Company SULLIVAN, JOSEPH H. R. C. Schmertz SWEITZER, E. E. & EARL Sweitzer Company, Inc. E. Co., Inc. TAYLOR, RAYMOND M. Wilfred B. Perham TERESI, SAMUEL H. Thompson & Taylor Co. NEW ENGLAND GAS AND ELECTRIC TIERNAN, FRANK Preston, Watt President: M. Preston, TITUS, R. C. S. Watt & Schoyer & J. Schmertz & Company, Governors: J. M. Byllesby and Company Incorporated UMSTEAD, S. AUSTIN Masten & Arthur Curtis S. Bates, Draper, Sears & Co. Powers, Hodgdon & Co.; Leo Newman, F. Warner & Co., Inc.; Timothy D. Murphy, Chace, Sears; Frederick L. Harson, Fraser, Phelps & Co., Providence, R. I.; W. Henry Lahti, Matthew Lahti & Co., Inc.; Henry E. Tabb, Jr., Townsend, Dabney & Tyson. H. E. Edward Whiteside, TUNNELL, PAUL A. Co. Recording Secretary: Inc. TOMASIC, ANTHONY E. Thomas & Company VOIGT, LOUIS Bernard, Jr., Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Gilbert M. Lothrop, W. E. Hutton & Co. Treasurer: Burton F. Whitcomb, Blyth & Co., Inc. Corresponding Secretary: Wilfred B. Perham, R. H. Johnson TIERNAN, Jr., FRANK M. ASSOCIATION Hubert N. S. Bates Vice-President: Schoyer & Curtis National Company Hubert N. Bernard, Jr., Schirmer, Co.; Joseph Gannon, May & Gannon, Inc.; Anton Homsey, du Pont, Hom.sey & Company; John E. Sullivan, E. Hemphill, Noyes, Graham, Parsons & Co. Active & Committeemen: Atherton W. Warren & Trading Markets in UNLISTED SECURITIES B.MAGUIRE & CO., INC. J. 75 Federal A SYSTEM OWNED BY 11,000 SHAREHOLDERS AND Street, Boston 10, Massachusetts Direct SERVING 339,000 CUSTOMERS IN 105 COMMUNITIES Telephone Wire to New York New York—CAnal 6-1613 Boston—HUbbard 2-5500 Bell Providence, R. I.—Enterprise 2904 System Teletype—BS-142 Portland, Maine—Enterprise 2904 Hartford, Conn.—Enterprise 6800 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Convention Number4 Hornblower Burr, Incorporated. Paul Co.; Wallace L. Mossop, Barrett & Company, Providence, R. I. Elected: December, 1949; Took Office: January 2, 1950; Term Expires: December 31, 1950. B. KEANE, The First Monroe, Hunnewell & Hutchinson INGALLS, (All members are Frederick indicated) DAY, C. Adams C. DAY, Jr., LEON E. Chas. A. Day 8c Co., Inc. located in Boston unless otherwise FREDERICK Co. 8c Sachs Goldman, A. Albee & Co., L. ALTMEYER, W. JOHN Devine & Newton & Co. Inc. Lerner 8c Co. Brown, Lisle & Marshall, 8c Co. Providence, R- I. LEVINE, JORDAN, R. W. L. CARL A. Putnam 8c Co., KIRWAN, THOMAS A. JONES. WILLIAM Boston Inc. LERNER, LOUIS C. KILNER, GEORGE M. ROBERT W. LAND, ALAN C. Geyer & Co., Arthur Warner 8c Co., Thomas Globe Kirwan & A. H. Goddard 8c Co.. Inc. KUMIN, EMIL Jr., G. C. Pressprich Co. Inc. LINDSAY, HERBERT N. Co. (Continued on page 40) Estabrook & Co. E. DONOHUE, JOHN J. Schirmer, Atherton 8c Co. Donohue 8c Sullivan ATKINSON, Sr., JAMES V. J. M. Le J. DONNELLY, JOHN P. Salomon Bros. & Hutzler ATHERTON, H. HALE C. E. Union Securities Corporation Stone & Co. Hayden, S. . DODSON, PAUL Co. 8c IRVING C. May 8c Gannon, Inc. KENT, RODNEY P. BERT L. Hunnewell DIAMOND, CLEMENT G. Tcwnsend, Dabney 8c Tyson ALLAN, WILLIAM V. Hunnewell Co. 8c Inc. Minot Kendall 8c Co., J. ARTHUR C. Midd.ebrook, Incorporated 8c The First Boston Corp. F. BRITTAIN Brittain Kennedy & Co. P. Denton Inc. ALEXANDER, Coburn JAMES, / GEORGE R. DENTON, ALBEE, ARTHUR L. F. LARSON, N. HENRY KENNEY, PHILIP F. L. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. Day 8c Co., Inc. Mixter Co. 8c A. Jr., JOHN Blyth & Co., Inc. JACOBS, N. RUSSELL & Company DEAN, ROBERT H. ADAMS, WILFRED Chas. Inc. LeBEAU, INGHAM ADAMS. Co., LAWRENCE, EDWARD W. KENNEDY, P. 8c Co. Lang & Dadmun, Inc. Hodgdon & Co. ROBERT U. Tucker, Anthony 8c Co. 8c LANG, HAROLD C. KELLER, HERMAN J. Peck INGALLS, ROSTER OF MEMBERS GEORGE Lamont National Bank Second Lahti LAMONT, NICHOLAS FRANK H. Bright 8c Co. J. KEALEY, Jr., JAMES A. 8c Company JEROME M. 8c Adams Elmer Boston Corp. HUTCHINSON, Matthew Bank Shawmut National Weeks HUSSEY, EUGENE R. William E. Creamer, Schirmer, Atherton & Co.; Alternates: & LAHTI, W. HENRY JULIAN, JAMES HERBERT E. HURLEY, Co., Inc.; Sumner R. Wolley, Coffin & Putnam & Jr., F. L. 39 CHRONICLE DONOVAN, WARREN Co. 8c Co., Inc. Dayton Haigney BAILEY, BENJAMIN A. Dayton Haigney & Co., Inc. DOUCET, LESTER T. Salomon Bros. & Hutzler BAILEY, WALTER R. DUFFY, Josephthal 8c Co. BAKER, ALBERT Q. Lyons & Shafto, Inc. duPont, JOSEPH Hunnewell 8c Co. CLIFFORD B. ELDRACHER, THEODORE Providence, R. I. Barrett & Company, R. W. Pressprich & Co. BATES, CURTIS S. Draper, Sears & Co. Richard J. Buck & Co. HAROLD Josephthal & Co. BEACHAM, EMERY, FORREST S. FAY, NATHAN C. Nathan White, Corp. CHARLES A. C. 2nd, DUDLEY H. Hemphill, Graham. Noyes, Parsons & ' ROGER Co. Corporation Lee Higginson GALVIN, JAMES J. FRANK S. F. 8c Co. Schirmer, Atherton May & Gannon, Inc. Baldwin, White & Co. GIBSON, Jr., CHARLES E. Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs BURKE, Jr., WILLIAM J. May 8c Gannon, Inc. GILBERT, JOHN M. BURNETT, PETER H. Walker 8c Co., Providence, BURNS, WALTER T. Burns, Barron 8c Co., Portland, New R. I. England Estabrook 8c Co. Me. GLEASON, SHERMAN Sherman Gleason Co. Trust J. Cannell 8c Co. J. GRIMM, CARR, RALPH F. du Ralph F. Carr 8c Co., Inc. Securities Draper, Corp. & G. Exchange 31 Milk Street BOSTON 9, Co. MASS. Telephone HAncock 6-8200 S. Baldwin, White & Co. HARSON, FREDERICK L. Fraser, Phelps & Co., Providence, Wellington Fund, Inc. Teletypewriter BS-424 R. I. Private HASTINGS, FRANCIS telephone to New York—CAnal 6-8100 HERLIHY, EDWARD CONWAY, JAMES J. Draper, 8c Cabot Sears & Co. HILL, KENNETH B. Kenneth B. Hill & Co. RICHARD Chas. A. Day 8c Co., & Co., Inc. HARRIS, HOWARD CONNOLLY, JR., WALTER J. Walter J. Connolly & Co., Inc. Inc. Perrin, West 8c Winslow, Inc. ■ WILLIAM E. HIXON, Draper, Moseley 8c Co. Sears 8c Co. Pont, Homsey 8c Company Weston Adams 8c Co. HOUGHTON, CHARLES G. A. L. Albee 8c Co., Inc. . Arthur Warner Incorporated 8c Co., Inc. HUNT, WILLIAM P. W. E. Sibley & Co. IIURLBURT, C. DAW80N, JOHN H. New York HUGHES, FRANCIS J. J. DAVIS, DONALD Donald Davis 8c Co. WORCESTER, MASS. HORMEL, EDWARD F. CURRIER, RICHARD D. Frederick C. Adams & Co. Putnam & Co., Inc. 340 Main Street SPRINGFIELD 3, MASS. HOMSEY, ANTON E. du DARLING, RODNEY Moors & Cabot 95 State Street FITCHBURG, MASS. HOHMANN, LAWRENCE F. CROSBY, ALBERT D'ARCY, JOHN J. REGINALD T. Hooper-Kimball, Inc. Schirmer, Atherton & Co. CROCKETT, HARRY W. Coffin & Burr, Incorporated Co., Inc. 520 Main Street IIINES, EDWARD F. ALFRED R. Weeden & Co. Coffin 8c Burr, Boston Stock Co., Worcester 8c H. D. Knox CONNELL, LAWRENCE F. L. V.I--. HARRINGTON, FRANK T. Warner 8c Co., Inc. DALEY, JOHN L. J. B. Maguire & v Exchange v ^ LEAMAN F. 8c Co. Estabrook E. CONARY, WILFRED S. New York Stock A. Sears Hanrahan & Company Kenneth M. Jones CREAMER, • • HARKNESS, ROBERT B. Homsey CRAMPTON, - _ HANRAHAN, PAUL B. COLBY, GERALD S. Moors . „HALLIWILL, BIRNEY S. F. S. Moseley 8c Co. Weld 8c Co. COPELAND, Members : Paine, Webber, Jackson 8c Curtis COGGHILL, FRANCIS R. COLLINS, FRANK Company Worcester Company, HALLETT, Inc. CALVIN W. J. Arthur 8c HALEY, DAVID ASA F. Pont, & E. Dayton Haigney & Co., Inc. Inc. Co., Wise, Hobbs & Seaver, White, Company, Inc. Homsey HAIGNEY, DAYTON P. CHERRY, A. ERNEST Clayton HENRY F. Pont, Reed Company CHAMBERLAIN, RAYMOND E. CLAYTON, ' GUTHRIE, ELWIN A. FRANCIS E. CLARK, , Inc. Townsend, Dabney 8c Tyson Hutton 8c Co. Emery & Co., RICHARD GUNN, IRVING CARTER, HERBERT F. S. Inc. 8c Co., Warner & A. C. Allyn and Hayden, Stone 8c Co. & Goddard Arthur GRIFFIN, CARR, JOHN F. Mixter H. GOODHUE, DONALD S. F. S. Moseley 8c Co. CARR, FRED R. Tucker, Anthony 8c Co. W. E. Inc. GOLDBERG, HAROLD S. CARR, ELMER J. Frederick C. Adams & Co. CASEY, 8c Co., GODDARD, JAMES H. CANNELL, JOHN John Co. P. Wood 8c GILMAN, HARRY A. LLOYD CANFIELD, 8c Co., Inc. L. Putnam GANNON, JOSEPH BRUGGEMANN, LESTER G. G. H. & Company Vance, Sanders Sachs 8c Co. Goldman, F. & FOSTER, Jr., IIATIIERLY BREEN, du J. Devine FOSTER, FREDERICK H. Co. BRAGDON, J. F. Cabot FIELDING, JOHN S. Portland, Me. 8c Company, Bowers BRADLEE, Co. FERRIS, Jr., WILLIAM M. Chas. A. Day & Co., Inc. Corp. MAURICE A. BOWERS, 8c Moors B. Street Sales Broad Me. B. Weld 8c FERGUSON, WM. Boston First The & Co., Portland, C. Fay FAZIOLI, CLIVE Co. BOND, EDWARD L. BOSS, ARTHUR E. Goldman, Sachs 8c Co. Atherton 8c Co. 8c Emery 8c Co., Inc. ENGDAHL, ROBERT Hunnewell S. F. R. BERNARD, Jr., HUBERT N. Schirmer, REGINALD B. ELWELL, BAXTER, GEORGE F. Second National Bank BLAIR, & Company Homsey EAGAN, WALTER F. Long & Nash BARRUS, Jr., Brothers, Harriman & Co. Brown DYKES, ALVIN A. Co. Safe Deposit 8c Trust BARRETT, R. DUNCKLEE, WILLIAM S. BAKER, HARRY O. Boston JAMES Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Henry GRAHAM P. Briggs 8c Co. HURLEY, EDMUND J. Wise, Hobbs 8c Seaver, Inc. Clearing Agent: GRACE NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK Moreland, Moreland & Co., Detroit, Mich.; Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Paul I. Phillips, Pacific Northwest Co., Seattle, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Woodcock, Hess & Co., Philadelphia Thursday, October 19, 1950 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and 40 Varnedoe, Chisholm & Co., Savannah, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Arthur Warner & Co., New York City McVEY, FREDERICK V. Childs, Jeffries & Thorndike, Inc. PROCTOR, EUGENE F. H. C. Wainwright & Co. SULLIVAN, JOHN P. Smith, Barney & Co. MERIGAN, THOMAS F. Boston Securities Traders Association PUTNAM, JOHN A. SULLIVAN, Boston (Continued from page 39) W. Bureau News MONROE, Co. & Boston W. GILBERT Hutton E. MANN, Jr., GEO. p. WILLARD R. Safe Deposit & Trust Co. LOCKE, Mann MAX, RICHARD FRANK E. Hunnewell & Co. H. C. W. F. Rutter, A. Webber, Jackson & Curtis McCUE, MADARY, HAROLD May & JOHN A. Co., Inc. A. E. Ames & Co., Inc. & '* Smith, Inc Scribner R. L. R. W. & John Beane Shea ' ; , Walter Moors PARDEE, MILTON I. Members New 1 ork and Boston Stock Exchanges CARL Incorporated V. • E. REGINALD M. Spencer Trask & Co. Co., Inc. WHITTEMORE, C. Adams & D. H. DONALD Whittemore H. & Co. Co. WILLIAMS, T. EDMUND W. Hooper-Kimball, FREDERICK Robert Hawkins & Inc. Co., Incorporated WINSLOW, Jr., A. N. Perrin, West & Winslow, SPORRONG, STANLEY Inc. Burgess & Leith WOGLOM, ALBERT G. PILLSBURY. E. P. STANLEY, Jr., GEORGE A. Webster Inc. Burr, WELLS, RAYMOND Bishop-Wells Co. C. Wainwright & Co. & & Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Investment Frederick Weston W. Adams & Co. Securities Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Corporation STEMBRlDGE, ALFRED R. POPE, ROBERT W. Putnam & Co., Inc. Distributors POPE, WILLIAM A. F. S. WELLS, SPELLMAN, VINCENT L. PIERCE, RALPH W. L. Coffin Providence, R. I. SPENCE, F Geyer & Co., WEEKS, Jr., ROBERT S. WHITCOMB, Michael PERHAM, WILFRED B. R. H. Johnson & Co. Stone B. WARREN, ROBERT H. WHITCOMB, BURTON F. Blyth & Co., Inc. Securities Corporation Townsend, Dabney & Tyson C. LLOYD SOFORENKO, MYER M. Corporation PECKHAM, N. H. H. V. Wainwright & Co. SMITH, J. PERRY ; du Pont, Homsey & Company PATNODE, WESLEY P. BOSTON '• Kidder, Peabody & Co. Inc. Blyth & Co., Inc. FREDERICK PARSLOE, GEORGE S. WALL STREET, NEW YORK M. Co., Co. & SMITH, HERBERT V Tripp & Taber, New Bedford, Mass. FOUNDED 1851 DANIEL Cabot & C. H. SMITH, CHARLES H. j E. FRANCIS WARD, WARING, Sides, Morse & Co.,'Inc. J..B. Maguire & Co., Inc. Stone. & .Webster Co. Connolly & Paul D. S'heeline Co. WALSH, FRANCIS P. A. G. Walsh & Son SIDES, W. RANDOLPH < Pressprich & Co. Higginson & & FRANK White, Weld & Co. Inc. SHEELINE, PAUL D. PAUL J. Devine J. WALKER, HARRY R. Meredith, JR., J. Co. Kidder, Peabody & Co. H. Co. Company SHEEHAN, * OPPER, EDWARD J. Lee C. VOYSEY, & Sessler G. & & Co. & TUCKER, LESLIE A. L. SHEA, Jr., JOHN L. Day & Co. PARENT, Weeden SESSLER, JOHN G. Fenner Atherton Schirmer, TOWNSEND, CURTICE N. P. & Co. & S. Ralph F. Carr & Co., Inc. THORNTON, CHARLES J. New York City SCRIBNER, PAUL A. NOONAN, THOMAS II. O'LEARY, Issues Portland. Co. Barney B. WILLIAM TOOHEY, CARROLL W. SCHUERHOFF, ROLAND /J. Arthur Warner & Co., Inc. Ge„..»l<toke,ReVe°Ue Inc., Co. & VINCENT Raymond Inc. r NEWTON, DEXTER H. P. Nichols, Inc. Devlne SAUNDERS, MALCOLM NEWMAN, LEO M™'"1'*'' Co., & Hunnewell & Co. Inc. Company, NEEDHAM, CARLETON Merrill Lynch, Pierce, ANO J. RYAN, Whiteside, Warren & Sears, Chace, 15 STATE STREET, Ross RYAN, JOHN Goodbody & Adams, Mudge & Co. MURRAY, RAYMOND M. Tucker, Anthony & Co. 40 THOMPSON, MUDGE, JOHN G. C. MUNN, P. JUDSON Jackson EngW K. ROBERT Wise, Hobbs & Seaver. Inc. Stubbs & RYALL, EUGENE J. MURPHY, TIMOTHY D. New Weeks CARL K. Carl JOHN R. Jr.. THOMAS, Maine MURPHY, ARTHUR C. A. C. Allyn and Company, Call Us on Taylor & Co., Inc. TAYLOR, F. MOYNIHAN, JAMES E. J. B. Maguire & Co., Inc. McTAVISH, WILSON C. Ganiion, Inc. ROSS, Parsons & Mass. Taylor & Co., Inc. JOSEPH Whiting, Providence, R. I. C. TAYLOR, JOHN R. A. Moseley & Co. ROBBINS, Co. ' Arthur Warner & J. Maguire & Co., Inc. MAGUIRE, JOHN E. Townsend, Dabney & Tyson MOTLEY, JR., EDWARD Hemphill, Noyes, Graham, & Co. Mcdowell, lewis d. MAGUIRE, JAMES B. B. Allyn Co. & Lerner & Co. MOSSOP, WALLACE L. Group, Incorporated Clayton G. E. M. Woglom & Co., Inc. Newton & Co. WOLLEY, SUMNER R. Cofiin SULLIVAN, D. BRADLEY Moseley & Co. A. WOLL, ALBERT J. T. & Securities Corp. Burr, Incorporated JR., A. VERNON f Noyes, Graham, Parsons & WOOD WORTH, SULLIVAN, JAMES E. POTTER, J. RUSSELL Arthur W. Wood Company e<M &Rdo. Members New SULLIVAN, Hodgdon & Co. H. C. F. WILLIAM Hemphill, Co. Baldwin, White & Co. POWERS, EDWARD F. PRESCOTT. S. L. SULLIVAN, Wainright & Co. Jr., Putnam JOHN & JOHN Co., YOUNG, E. Inc. Brown HERBERT W. Brothers Harriman The Keystone Company of Boston Exchange Complete Listed and Unlisted Brokerage and Investment Service V COFFIN & BURR INCORPORATED Purchasing and Distributing State, Municipal, Corporation and Public Service Company Founded 1898 Securities BOSTON JHin vestments'^. NEW YORK STATE ^ CHICAGO General Distributors STREET HARTFORD PORTLAND BANGOR BOSTON Fall v Manchester Lowell New York Correspondent E. F. Hutton & Co. NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE (ASSOCIATE)' MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE NEW ENGLAND FUND . MEMBERS—BOSTON STOCK EXCHANGE River Co. Exchange (Assoc.) Boston Stock 53 & YOUNG, R. T. J. W. E. Hutton & Co. York Stock Exchange New York Curb I. TABER, RICHARD D. Tripp & Taber, New Bedford, Mass. RINALDI, JOSEPH M. MORRISON, JAMES A. May & Gannon, Inc. Geyer & Co., Inc. J. C. F. S. R. E. Townsend, Dabney & Tyson JOSEPH RICHARDSON, GEORGE P. Providence, Cummings, Jr., HENRY Tripp & Taber, New Bedford, RICE, FRED W. R. W. Pressprich W. Pressprich & Co. Joseph TABER, ELLIOT H. Josephthal & Co. MOORE, GEORGE E. Barrett & Company, M. TABB, REILLY, ARTHUR Hayden, Stone & Co. McCORMICK, Jr., JAMES F. MacDONALD, J. RENWICK Inc. Warner SWENSON, CARL J. Inc. Preston, Moss & Co. Inc. R. McAllister, Jr., henry p. Frederick C. Adams & Co. Shea & Company & Co., MOREY, F. May & Gannon, Inc. Incorporated LYNCH, JAMES J. x-aine, L. Wainwright & Co. WILLIAM MAY, JAMES E. & Co. Arthur MOORE, FREDERICK S. J. Arthur Warner & Co., J. Gould, Salem, Mass. Brothers Harriman Brown & Co. LYNCH, LYNCH & MARCHESE, EDWARD M. ROBERT W. Donohue & Sullivan Co. REED, LESTER F. MOORE, ALEXANDER W. LOTHROP, E. Hutton & PUTNAM, WILLARD S. A. C. Allyn and Company, PAUL B. Hunnewell ROSTER OF MEMBERS- - Cnisnolm, E. Piumridge, Allen & Company, New York City; Fran* A. and Mrs. Lawrence Wren, Mr Mrs. Josef C. Russell M. Dotts, Organized 1931 , THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Anton E. Homsey, du Pont, Homsey & Company, Boston, Mass.; William S. Thompson, Ralph F. Carr & Co., Boston, Mass.; James B. Maguire, James B. Maguire & Co., Boston, Mass.; Paul B. Monroe, Hunnewell & Co., Boston, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Mackessy, Abbott, Proctor & Paine, New York City; John J. O'Kane, Jr., John J. O'Kane, Jr. & Co., New York City; Samuel F. Colwell, W. E. Hutton & Company, New York City First Vice-President: Security Traders Association of New York Leslie Barbier, G. A. Saxton & Co., Inc. Second Vice-President: & 41 R. Gilliland M. Co. & BARNES, RICHARD M. Curtis. A. Secretary: John J. Meyers, Jr., Gordon Graves & Co. Treasurer: PHILIP T. BARMONDE, Harry L. Arnold, Paine, Webber, Jackson Kidder M. Co. & BARRETT, FRANK D. H. C. Wainwright & George V. Hunt, Starkweather & Co. Co. BARTOLD, HENRY S. Eastman, Dillon & Co. Directors: Richard H. Goodman, Shields & Company; T. Frank Mackessy, Abbott, Proctor & Paine; John D. Ohlandt, Jr., J. Arthur Warner & Co., Inc.; D. Raymond Kenney, D. Ray¬ mond Kenney & Co. BARTON, D. FREDERICK Eastman, Dillon & Co. BARYSH, MAX Ernst , National Committeemen: Stanley L. Roggenburg, Roggenburg & Co.; Henry Oetjen, McGinnis & Company; Gustave L. Levy, Goldman, Sachs & Co. ' ' & Co. BARYSH, MURRAY L. Ernst & Co. BASTIAN, WILLARD Geyer & Co., Inc. Alternates: Charles M. Zingraf, Laurence M. Marks & Co.; Wil¬ BATKIN, ELY liam H. Boland, Boland, Safjin & Co.; Irving P. Grace, W. C. & Co., Inc.; Edwin J. Markham, Wertheim & Co.; Harold B. Smith, Pershing & Co. Batkin & Co. Pitfield John M. Mayer Leslie BEAN, JULES Singer, ROSTER OF MEMBERS Harry L. Arnold Barbier 1 < C. Aal JEROME BARBIER, & Golkin ABBE, G. RICHARD Shields & A. LESLIE Saxton & Co., . BARKEN, /' & i Inc. I. Co. 4.V. : ' V BECKER, FRANK H. ! Guaranty -Trust! Company of Inc. F. Company Mackie, EDWARD Reynolds f AAL, & Bean BECKER, (Continued PETER on page ■ - New 42) ABELOW, ALFRED I. Mitchell & Company ACKERT, PHILIP H. Freeman & Company AIELLO, MARK T. Spencer Trask & Co. AIGELTINGER, Aigeltinger & FRANK Co. W. ALBERTS, CHESTER A. Chas. A. Day & Co. C. A. Alberts & Co. ALLEN. Allen Company ANDERSON, GEORGE LISTED and UNLISTED T. BONDS and STOCKS ARNOLD, HARRY L. John J. Meyers, Jr. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis George V. Hunt AVERELL. ALFRED Baclie President: John M. Mayer, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Incorporated 4 HERBERT & Fenner & Particularly of B. Co. NEW ENGLAND CORPORATIONS & BAIR, JOHN W. Blair, Rollins & Co., Beane. Inc. Inquiries invited from Dealers and Financial Institutions Maintaining a Retail -Department with Distribution in New England Established 1926 H. D. WASHINGTON AT COURT STREET Member Boston Stock KNOX & L / ' L 148 STATE STREET, BOSTON 9, MASS. CO., Inc. ••••• * ' Telephone New York Telephone WOrth 4-5000 CApitol 7-0425 Bell System Teletype — BS 259 New UNLISTED X * !i • • Secondary Distributions .* «! -> Banks and Insurance Stocks DAYTON HAIGNEY & CO 11 England Markets Underwriters and Distributors SECURITIES \ Exchange INCORPORATED Broadway Industrials — Utilities 1 NEW YORK 4 Inactive Securities 75 Telephone DIgby 4-1388 Bell FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON System Teletype NY 1-86 41 •' * ' 1 L. PUTNAM & CO.. INC. F. "4 Member 27 State Street BOSTON 9 . , . Teletype * , New -- System Teletype BS 169 York Boston Stock Exchange 596 77 Franklin Telephone CApitol "7-8950 Bell BS Telephone—WOrth 4-2463 Tel Street, Boston 10, Mass. Teletype BS 497 Liberty 2-2340 Portland, Me. • Providence, R. I. York THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 42 Jack John Mrs. Robert A. Torpie, Merrill I. Rohde, John R. Lewis, Inc., Seattle; Mr. and E. Thursday, October 19, 1950 Graham, Brainard-Judd & Co., Hartford, Conn.; Mrs. James B. Maguire E. Graham; Mr. and Mrs. Allison W. Marsland, Wood, Gundy & Co., New York City CONLON, BERNARD J. HERBERT BUSCHMAN, Security Traders Association of New York P. Newborg & Co. (Continued from page 41) J. Geyer & Co., Inc. Hirsch Philadelphia BRANDIS, WILLIAM C. IIANS E. New Hanseatlc York M. Corporation M arkets BERWALD, OTTO & J. Co. American Marietta Co. Berkshire Fine Spinning New Freedman Du Mont Laboratories "A" Germantown Fire Ins. Co. Hamburg Broom Works Hytron Radio & Electronics Pfd. & Com. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Edelmann Corporation CAREY, & E. Ira Co. No/them Indiana Pub. Serv. Penna. & Southern Gas Philadelphia National Bank Stone O'Kane, The First Jr. & Co. Thompson & Co., BRUGGEMAN, CHARLES Inc. Dean Boston CHAVE, H. BOLOGNINI, RINALDO A. HENRY G. G. Bruns Trask Spencer Witter & Co. BRUNS, Boland, Baffin & Co. W. T. Co. & Merrill Lynch, Co., WILLIAM H. DAVIS, F. & Co. GERARD DAWSON-SMITH, STANLEY L. A. Daniel BURKE, BOUTON, HOWARD R. F. Rice COLEMAN, and Allen Company HAROLD J. Geyer & Co., Allyn & BRADY, FRANK J. BUSBY, ALFRED COLTHUP, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane W. Freeman COLWELL, Si Co. W. E. SAMUEL Hutton & Blair, Welsbach Corp. Greetings and Best Wishes from Philadelphia Si R. Victor Mosley, A. A. C. vice JOHN B. LAWRENCE P. Boucher Si Co. F. Reilly & Co., Inc. DOYLE, LESTER T. Hardy & Co. Frank J. Laird DUGA, J. S. Merrill Lynch, L. Wister Randolph DUNNE, Railroad Allen B. Foard, Jr. Dunne Bonds Pierce, Fenner Si Beane FRANK Si Co. . DURNIN, JAMES B. H. D. Knox & Co., Inc. Utility Public Thomas F. O'Rourke Bonds 8c EAGAN, Stocks JOSEPH Frank Industrial C. EATON Guaranteed 8c Leased R. R. C. Masterson & Co. STANLEY C. Bendix, LultweUei Si Co. EBBITT, KENNETH COOPER Shelby Cullom Davis & Co. Municipal ECKLER, Bonds PETER Chas. E. Gordon W. Pfau duBOIS Quincey & Co. ECKSTEIN, J. FRANCIS Interstate John R. Hunt Sales Order Statistical Department Securities Corporation Department EGENES, BERGER Edward F. Hirsch Felix E. Maguire Field Merrill Representative EIGER, Members York Inc. Kidder Si Co. M. DONNELLY, Jr., JAMES A. Reynolds & Co. president Michael J. Rudolph New J. Allyn and Company, DONADIO, JOSEPH F. Russell M. Ergood, Jr. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane WILLIAM Goodbody & Co. Stock Exch. New York Curb Co. DOHERTY, WILLIAM H. Equipment Trust Certificates Frank J. Laird BIOREN & CO. & Dixon DOHERTY R. Victor Mosley Alan Wood Steel 5s, 1963 Established 1865 Purcell WILLIAM G. Cutter 1956 41/gs, 1962 A. W. Inc. T. Dreyfus & Co. J. 5s, 4s, 3s RICHARD RALPH DIXON, J. 5y2s, '65 Co. Roilins & Co., DIMPEL, Gas Lippincott Co. 4y2s, '52 Co. E. Si DENTON, Jr., F. Co. DOLAN, Scranton Transit Co. JOHN Bros. Sutro F. Company TRADING DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL Leeds & Co. Si & DITTELL, LEONARD Whitehall Cement Penna. & Southern Gas E. Gregory Inc. JAMES Si Inc. DELAIRE, ALVIN J. McLaughlin, Reuss DEMAYE, BURKE, JOHN FRANCIS Fahnestock EISELE, (Associate) STROUD & COMPANY Phila.-Baltimore Stock Exch. FREDERICK R. Freeman Si Company ELLIOTT, FRANK L. Incorporated 1508 Walnut Street 123 Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis South Broad Street ENGLANDER. Marx PHILADELPHIA 2, PA. Beane JOSEPH Co., Si DEDRICK, GEORGE Blair F. Ciaybaugh C. MERRITT Company COLLINS, GEORGE L. Auchincloss, Parker & Redpatn Roggenburg & Co. Si THOMAS C. Bonner White, Weld Si Co. BURIAN, ARTHUR B. Boucher Si Co. & Eberstadt & Co. Inc. DAVIS, Edward 5%s, 1952 Fenner MARTIN CLEAVER, JAMES P. Goodbody Si Co. BURBANK, BERT Inc. BURCHARD, Virginia Coal & Iron Co. Berwick Gas Co. 4s, Goodwin Si Pierce, COLANDRO, JOSEPH N. United Brick & Tile Central Public Util. A. DANEMEYER, JOHN J. Stonega Coke & Coal Suburban Propane ERNEST DALY, DONALD A. Walston, Hoffman R. W. Pressprich Si Co. Spencer Trask Si Co. & Corporation Incoroprated Adams Si Peck Corp. WILLIAM F. CHRISTOPHER, BOUCHER, JOHN B. J. Baker Si Co. & Co. WESLEY T. Bonn Amott. Paine, Webber, Jackson Si Curtis White, Weld & Cu. BONN, Webster Securities DALE, CALVIN D. Hornblower & Weeks BRYAN, CHARLES F. Lasser Bros. Si DAHLGREN, TABER J. EDWARD L. CHAPMAN, BOLAND, WILLIAM H. CURRY, THOMAS L. CUSACK, JOHN T. Taber J. Chadwick Co. BROWNE, HOWARD S. Tweedy, Browne & Reilly Harris, Upham & Co. McLaughlin, Reuss Si Co. Riverside Metal G. Co. BRADLEY, WALTER V. B. W. Pizzini Si Co., Inc. Pfd. & Com. J. Lear & Co. Troster, Currie Si Summers Haupt & Co. John Si Co. CURRIE, Jr., JAMES CASPER, HARRY D. Charles King Si Co. Leeds & Lippincott Reed, Capper Durieu CARRINGTON, Jr., WILLIAM Co. Hutton & Laurence M. Marks CROWLEY, JOHN B. CHANNELL, CLIFFORD K. BOGGS, WILLIAM H. Mericka & & CHADWICK, W. McDermott & Co. Goodbody Si Co. WILLIAM G. Murphy BROWN, THOMAS J. BLOCKLEY, JOHN C. J. Hanseatic HOWARD Hirsch Peter P. CRONE, EDWARD A. Bendix, Luitweiler & Co. BROWN, JULIUS D. Company Blyth Si Co., Inc. COURTNEY, HARRY S. CRAIG, JOSEPH J. CAPPER, MILTON , Ingalls Si Snyder BLAIR, FRANK H. Wm. of Morris Cohon & Co. Cohu & Co. BOND, JOSEPH V. Industrial Trust Co. Jr., DAVID H. Michigan Corporation Company York BROWN, BIRNBAUM, NAHUM Hill, First BROWN, HAROLD L. BIRD, JAMES F. Allen & & Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Birnbaum Si Co. Benjamin Franklin Hotel Co. CORLEY, EDWARD M. Corporation CALLAWAY, Co. BROOMHALL, ALLEN Gude, Winmill & Co. Belmont Iron Works Company Bradford Si Co. & CAPPA, MICHAEL BIRD, HENRY Bellevue-Stratford Co. C. Allen BILLINGS, JOSEPH H. Billings & & Cahen S. K. BROOKS, GEORGE F. & Co. Sutro Bros. SAMUEL K. The Dominion Securities BROCHU, PETER Laird, Bissell Si Meeds BEZER, CHARLES A. Valley Legg CORKEY, DONALD B. E. F. Hutton & Co. CANOVA, THOMAS A. D. BESWICK, SAMUEL F. Altoona & Logan C. Inc. Smith, Barney & Co. Co. CALEF, JOHN C. BRINKERHOFF, Jr., JAMES WALTER A. Berwald Grady, John Co., Inc. & Inc. BREWER, III, JAMES R. ARTHUR W. Saxton Si A. Abraham Co., Co. BRENNAN, JAMES I. J. G. White Si Co., Abbott, Proctor Si Paine G. Si CAHEN, BENTLEY, HAROLD W. BERTSCH, Dorfman A. & COPPLE, LIVEY E. JOSEPH C. CABBLE, BEN, A. Warner Hardy Si Co. Co. Si JOHN Arthur COOKE, RENE J. BYRNE, HENRY W. - F. Fox & Co. CONLON, BUTLER, JOHN ROSTER OF MEMBERS Mass.; Mrs. John Boston, Mass.; Crandon Leahy, National Quotation Bureau, Boston, Bishop, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, New York City; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley M. Smith, Bishop & Co., Syracuse, N. Y.; Hugh R. Schlicting, Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co., Seattle CHRONICLE PHILADELPHIA 9 Si SAMUEL Co. ENGLE, TRACY R. Knickerbocker Shares, Inc. , """tv new york pittsburgh allentown scranton lancaster ERICKSON, WILLIAM T. Shields Si \ Company THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Mr. and Mrs. Miller, Titus-Miller & Co., Detroit; Lawrence N. Marr, Ames, Emerich & Co., Don W. EVANS, Lee GOLDSCHMIDT, THOMAS S. Higginson Corporation Wm. & Inc. Co., GOLDWATER, Hettleman FARRELL, JOHN J. Securities Farrell Co. & Company GOODMAN, Shields FELDMAN, ARNOLD Hettleman & Co. GRACE, W. Spiegelberg, Feuer & Co. FISCHER, Robert L. Co. Summers Van & Beane F. P. Bonner & FRANK, & Company B. Seligman, Lubetkin & Co. Lee HINCHMAN, ROBERT M. Ira Haupt & Co. Co. HINES, JOHN D. Wm. L. Burton & Co. Inc. HOFFMAN, GEORGE W. H. Frazee, Olifiers & Co. J. WILLIAM F. Reilly & Co., Jackson & Curtis Lazard Alsberg & Co. J. Frazier Laurence FREDERICK, Paul <fc F. 1529 Walnut Inc. Established H. M. LANCELOT Byllesby and Company, rated Co., Los Angeles, Calif. HUFF, •/ ASA C. & Georgeson Specializing in Incorpo¬ *' V PENNSYLVANIA TAX EXEMPT SECURITIES PHILADELPHIA Co. (Continued Company Incorporated CLINTON G. HOWARD, Corporation WILLIAM 1907 Schafer, Miller & Co. on page 44) O. BANK GUARANTEED PENNA. Co. & Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa. UNDERWRITERS & DISTRIBUTORS Co. Reynolds & Co. HOUGH. Co., Inc. Hanauer & Allen & Co. & PAUL Frederick B. & HORTON, CHARLES C. Braun, Bosworth & Co., ARTHUR T. HARDER, Freres & Otis, HORN. EDWARD A. Incorporated FRAZIER, LAURENCE S. JANNEY & CO. HOLTZMAN, SYDNEY J. F. Reilly & Co., Incorporated HANAUER, JACK B. FRENKEL, Witter & Co. Dean GURDEN Higginson York Clark, Dodge & Co. Kaufmann, Pizzini 3-4000 Lancaster Germantown GEORGE FARRELL HIGGINS, KIngsley 5-4000 WHitehall York Inc. Herzog & Co., Inc. Mackie, & W. W. HAMILL, FRANKEL, HERMAN Telephones: New HERZOG, ROBERT I. IRWIN HALSEY, FRANKEL, ADRIAN A. Bean Co. GUTTMAN, RUDOLPH White, Weld & Co. ROBERT R. Reinholdt & Gardner ' HOBLITZELL, BRUCE C. Webber, K. ' STREET 16th AT Philadelphia Helbig & Co. HORCH. ERNEST M. Richard (ASSOC.) PHILADELPHIA J. , H. FRASER GUTTAG, FRANK, Singer, Baron G. j HOOPER, EARL H. Gearhart, Kinnard Paine, Gregory ISADORE Frank THOMAS Glore, Forgan & Co. FRANK, HAROLD W. EXCHANGE • LOCUST GUTBERLET, EDWIN S. BARTON B. STOCK EXCHANGE EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW JOSEPH F. GURLEY, STOCK YORK Co. & HELBIG, BARON G. S. Craigmyle, Pinney & Co. Co. Fox & S. Graff & Affiliates, GUITON, James T. Fox Co. FOX, FRED P. Heaney NEW Hardy & Co. GRONICK, SAMUEL York MEMBERS PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE Greenhall, Heck & Co. Company & J. HEFFERNAN, ALLEN NATHANIEL Walker H. , HECK, JOHN GROWNEY, E. MICHAEL Co. FOX, JAMES T. FOX, Co. Garfield & Co. JOSEPH Pont & du & GRIMSHAW, FREDERICK M. G. 1837 Bendix, Luitweiler & Co. Griffin, Kuipers & Co. Co. ; HECHT, JOSEPH T. Inc. GRIFFIN, OSCAR D. FOOTE, GORDON R. Francis I. Co., Inc. & — Bleichroeder, Inc MICHAEL J. HEANEY, GREGORY, Jr., WM. H. Bonner & Gregory DOMINICK A. Noel S. and & S. Michael Inc. FLECKNER, WILLIAM L. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner FLORENTINE IRVING ESTABLISHED Mathey & Co. Arnhold P. & A. HATZ, ARTHUR Co. Purcell Townsend, F. Pitfield & Co., Alstyne, H. Unterberg & Co. GREENE, JAMES FIT/PATRICK, E. Greene Byfield Canady & Co., C. A. GREENE, FitzGERALD, JOHN M. W. L. GREENBERG, THOMAS EDWARD A. S. FitzGERALD, W. & C. Currie & IRVING Pitfield C. Edward WALTER Troster, & E. W. CLARK & CO. Burnet & Co. W. E. HARVEY, EDWARD A. Company Hill . HARTIGAN, RAYMOND A. I GRAHAM, FRANK C. WILLIAM C. M. Loeb, Rhoades Carl RICHARD & Benjamin, FEUER, ABRAM J. FILKINS, 1 Co. GOURSE, WILLARD S. FELTMAN, IRVING L. Mitchell & Company FILAN, & ■>;. HART, MAURICE 1 ' New York Hanseatic Corporation LEO J. GOODEVE, CHARLES W. F. B. Ashplant & Co. FARRELL, JOSEPH V. McGinnis HARDY, HARRY J. Hardy & Hardy Newburger, Loeb & Co. SEYMOUR Pollock E. SAM'L GOLDSTEIN, DAVID George T. Grady, John E. Joseph & Co., Cincinnati; Mr. and Mrs. Arch Montague, W. E. Hutton & Company, Cincinnati; Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Hudepohl, I Westheimer & Co., Cincinnati Clarence A. Horn, First of Michigan Corp., Detroit; Paul Yarrow, E. F. Hutton & Company, Chicago; Paul I. Moreland, Moreland & Co., Detroit Chicago; FABRIC ANT, 43 AND INSURANCE AND MARKET GEN'L STOCKS RAILROAD STOCKS MUNICIPAL BONDS FREDERICKS, Jr., PAUL C. W. Warren York & Co., Inc. Frederick L. Free DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS FREE, FREDERICK L. Co. & Phila. FRENCH, JOHN S. A. C. Allyn and Company, Inc. Gersten Railroad FRANCIS Public Utility W. Edwards & Sons G. Telephone WOrth 4-2140 Frenkel & FRINGS, J. GEORGE Sterling, Grace & Co. A. New York Teletype PH 80 LESTER FRENKEL, FROST, Bell System Telephone RIttenhouse 6-7700 FUCHS, AUGUST G. George B. Wallace & Industrial Securities Co. GAHAN, JOHN P. Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy,, Inc GANNON. LESTER F. Batkin & Co. Active Markets Maintained GANSER, EDWARD N. First of Michigan Corporation JAMES GAVIN. E. J. W. SPARKS & CO. established 1900 C. Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc. members GEARHART, Jr., FREDERICK D. Gearhart, Kinnard & Otis, Inc. Philadelphia Transportation Co. Issues new york stock new york curb phila.-baltimore stock exchange exchange chicago board of exchange trade GERSTEN, HENRY B. Gersten Frenkel & GERTLER, JOHN H. & Bros. Barr Co. STATE GEYER, GEORGE Geyer & Co., Inc. A. GHEGAN, Edwin L. LOUIS A. Laird, Bissell & Meeds GISH, Co. Boettcher Kirchofer MEMBER DIRECT PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE STOCK EXCHANGE and A. Company THOMAS W. & Arnold Associates, GOLD, SAMUEL Arthur Warner & GOLD, SAMUEL Lilley & Co. Co., Inc. I. GOLDENBERG, JOSEPH Ira GENERAL MARKET and PUBLIC CARL K. GLEASON, J. Henry B. Warner & Co., inc. THOMAS P. Gill & MUNICIPALS KINGSTON Tatro Co. GIBBS, GILL, OBLIGATIONS PENNSYLVANIA and NEW JERSEY Haupt & Co. 123 South Broad Inc. Philadelphia Telephone PEnnypacker 5-2857 New York T. WIRE &T. TO NEW REVENUE BONDS YORK TELETYPE-PH 622 Street, Philadelphia 9, Pa. Bell System Teletype PH 771 City Telephone: BOwling Green 9-4818 50 210 broadway New York dlgby 4. 4-0230 N. Y. Western Broad a Philadelphia kingsley Savings Fund Bldg. Chestnut 7, Sts. Pa. 5-8515 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 44 Mr. Mrs. Morton and Denver, - ROSTER OF MEMBERS Herzog & Co., Inc. HUNT, HUNT, Weld GEORGE & D'Assern & CHARLES Hunter & Co. JOHNSON, Battles HUTCHINSON, ALMON L. Cohu & Co. G. Van H. WALTER Kidder, R. Saxton & Co., Inc. KELLY, Ginberg & Co. KELLY, Peabody James Siegel Co. & Warner & Co. John Gregory Group, Co. The LA.DIN, KING, CHARLES & Co. Hill Allen & HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE 1950 CONVENTION & King FELIX strenuous economic made to LUBETKIN, LLOYD E. Seligman, Lubetkin & Co. LUDWIG, FREDERICK W. Bacon, Stevenson & Co. ' LUTTERMAN. H. Blrnbaum KIRTLAND, GEORGE life important days affecting lie ahead — many our social and sacrifices Today is Guaranteeing must your be W. S. Allen & Company Company Invest¬ AMERICAN FREEDOM. EARLE Ellis Weeden Stanley Heller & Co. & MacCALLUM, Jr., HARRY MacCallum & Co., Mount Vernon, E. Anderson & Co., ROY LARSON, H. Co. KNAPP, REGINALD J. ment in tomorrow's JOHN VINCENT Shields & Company MacCULLEY, IRA B. Equitable Securities Inc. LARKIN, THOMAS Goodbody & Co. KLEIN, LEROY & J. Co. LYONS. LAURENCE H. LANGDON, PHILLIP C. KLEIN, CHARLES E. Lebenthal MORRIS & Corp. ELMER Green, Filor, Bullard & Smyth and the G I of — sincere and cautious hard work- LAND, Delafield & M. McKinnon & Hayden, Stone & Co. KIRK, JOSEPH J. Delafield Let's settle down Securities Corp. Co., Inc. Company Thomson LYTLE, King Summers LOPATO, ALLAN J. Ladin S. S. Co. , Marks & LOPEZ, EDWIN LALLY, Currie & Co. & Carl Claybaugh Si Co. Edward I KING, SAMUEL H. & LOELIGER, FRED V. C. Co. First Boston Curtis LITZEL, CHARLES M. Jr. & Co. 3rd, EDWARD LADD, & BENJAMIN Litchtenstein S. Troster, & Co. & Jackson F. Co. LIPSKY, CORNELIUS Bendix, Luitweiler & Co. WILLIAM Bros. Edair F. Starkweather & Co. King A. E. PHILIP HERBERT LACY, Incorporated KIMBERLY, OLIVER A. Charles B. LACHMAN, JR., CARL F. Eastman, Dillon & CO. KIMBALL, CHARLES E. MILTON Haupt & LIENHABD, ERNEST LACY Sutro Hardy & Co. To The Traders and Sweethearts Jr., O'Kane, J. Dunne KUX, Raymond Kenney & Co. Distributors J. KUMM, KILMER, HUGH n. s. t. a. NATHAN & Co. & LICHTENSTEIN, Company HANNS KULLMAN, KENNEY, D. RAYMOND D. Ira KUIPERS, HENRY G. Griffin, Kuipers & Co. Incorporated KENNEDY, WALTER V. Coffin & Burr, Incorporated JUNGER, SAMUEL H. LEWIS, C. Kuehner Joyce, Co. & MARTIN L. lewis, david J. Paine, Webber, Gregory Co. & KUEHNER, Co. _ Lee-Willen D. Cleland KRUMHOLZ, & ROBERT J. J. Bonner JOYCE, WILLIAM H. Joyce, Kuehner & Co. Corpn. LEVY, WALTER KRUGE, Noel & Co. JOSEPH M. J. Arthur gustave l. Goldman, Sachs & KRISAM, WILBUR Geyer & Co., Inc. Co. & Alstyne, V. Company Pollack & Leone & Co. & & levy, Securities Bonner c/o S. Co. LEONE, GEORGE V. » KRASOWICH, JOSEPH D. KELLY, JAMES FRANCIS Courts & Co. JACKSON, BERNARD Henry Clews & Co. Cohu Co. FRANCIS KELLY, EDWARD J. Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades STANLEY J. Company, Inc. JONES, JAMES E. ITTLEMAN, IRVING Frank A. & Moore Co. & Cowen & JOHNSON, ISAAC. IRVING H. Stryker & Brown C. THOMAS LOUIS & KENNETH Mitchell KRANZ. GEORGE KASSEBAUM, JOHN E. Estabrook & Co. HUNTER. WELLINGTON Inc. KANE, WALTER Joseph Janareli & Co. Lebenthal Inc. LEIBERT, J. WILLIAM Dominion GERALD F. Ernst Co. JANN, LEBENTHAL, Co., KOLLER, Jr., FRANK IJ. Dreyfus & Co. Frank JOSEPH JANARELI, Starkweather & KORN, KANE, Co. HUNT. GEORGE V. KAHL, CHARLES A. KANE, JACOBUS, ROYDEN E. Vilas & Hickey B. Knox D. KOERNER, IRVING Allen & Company KAISER, CHARLES M. Grady, Berwald & Co., Inc. JACOBS, SIDNEY Sidney Jacobs Co. JANSEN & Co. E. White, H. Inc. KALES, DAVIS Wood, Gundy & Co., - JACOBS, EDWIN Stanley Pelz & Co. HULSEBOSCH, GERARD F. Co., and Mrs. Gustave Schlosser, Corporation, New York City KNOX, HERBERT D. ALLAN Charles A. Kahl & Co. (Continued from page 43) Company, New .'YbfeCity; Mr. & Union Securities O'Connell & Homer Norfolk-^Southern Railroad; Patrick B. McGinnis, Dalton, Mrs. John F. McGinnis Ora M. KADELL, Security Traders Association of New York and Mr. Cleveland, Ohio; Robert L. Mitton, Cayne, Cayne & Co., A. Don W. Miller, Titus-Miller & Co., Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Ferguson, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Louisville, Ky. Colo.; Thursday, October 19, 1950 D. LAX, Wertheim & Co. Knox MACDONALD. A. Y. Corp. M. Securities Corporation The Dominion « MACKESSY, T. FRANK Abbott, Proctor & Paine R. & JOHN N. Co., Inc. MACKIE, ROBERT HERBERT A. Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc. Stanley Pelz & Co. MacLEAN, JOHN S. Shearson, Hammill & Co. M g ESTABLISHED CHESTNUT 1912 = 1 herb blizzard 1421 M BROOKE ST. &. CO. H 1 MADDOX, Jr., WILLIAM T. W. E. Hutton & Co. MADER, HENRY J. Adams Peck & MAGID, SAMUEL E. Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc. manney, irving OF PHILADELPHIA'S formerly Brooke, Stokes & Co. Manney & Co. 1 ONE H MANSON, JOHN N. H TRADERS 1 Investment Bankers H Hardy & Co. MARACHE, HAROLD J. Joseph McManus & Co. 1 n WHOLESALE & RETAIL m DISTRIBUTORS MARKHAM, EDWIN J. MARSLAND, H A Continuing Interest in the Following Stocks: B N. E. Cor. 15th & Locusts Sts. 300 N. Charles St. Philadelphia 2, Pa. H Baltimore 1, Md. 1 g Southern Colorado Power m H Southern Advance Bag & Paper Illllllllllllllllllilllllllllll! Company Wertheim & Co. ALLISON W. Wood, Gundy & Co., Inc. MARTENS, GEORGE Cohu & Co. ' MARTIN, RALPH Bear, Stearns & Co. masterson, Frank C. frank C. Masterson & Co. MAXFIELD, N. IRVING Cohu & Co. Talon, Inc. MAYER, JOHN M. Merrill Lynch. Pierce. Grinnell Corporation McCABE, MATTHEW J. J. Butcher Cannon Mills "B" Sherrerd & ESTABLISHED W. Gould & McCALL, FRANK J. Stuyvesant F. Morris, Jr. & Co. 1910 Union Securities Merrill Underwriters, Distributors, Dealers in Members Corporation Exchange W. York Stock Walnut 5-8200 Bell System PH Teletype 30 (Associate) Street E. & Fenner & Beane Co. Stephen Burnet & r. Co. & Peck McGFVNEY, FRANK G. Bendix, Luitweiler & Co. McGFVNEY, JAMES T. 1500 Philadelphia 3/ Pa. PEnnypacker Witter Adams Exchange—Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange 1616 Dean Mcdonald, New (Associate) F. Pierce, Mcdowell, robert b. MEMBERS Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Members New York Curb Lynch, McCORMICK, FRANK T. CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL SECURITIES Boenning & Co. Beane & McCarthy, daniel d. McCLUSKEY, JAMES ESTABLISHED 1914 Fenner Co. New York Telephone COrtlandt 7-1202 WALNUT Philadelphia Telephone PEnnypacker 5-2700 STREET - PHILADELPHIA Teletype •, PH-4 2f PA. New York Telephone BArclay 7-4641 Hornblower & Weeks , McGOWAN, ALFRED Seligman, Lubetkin & Co. McKENNA, FRANK V. Grimm & Co. ' . ■ Mclaughlin, john f. McLaughlin, Reuss & Co. * ' > ' / THE Convention Number Edward J. Greene s. john JAMES Carl Merrill Marks NOKE, G. J. Lynch, Pierce, Penner & Beane Co. & Inc. du & Co. McNULTY, EDWARD PARSONS, HOWARD O'CONNELL, EDWARD J. H. D. Knox & Harris Hall McVEY, & D. Co. McGinnis McGinnis D'Assern J. & Rose Gordon Graves & John & O'Kane. Jr. Roberts & Co. PIZZINI, J. Incorporated Co. Co. Co., samuel W. B. WINTHROP Pizzini & Co., Inc. EDWARD Primary Markets In All H. PLUMRIDGE, Philadelphia Bank Stocks THEODORE E. Arthur Warner & Co. J. Incorporated RAILROAD & Brothers & RAILROAD Co. M. C. & on page SECURITIES New Jersey & Delaware Bank Stocks 46) Philadelphia Transportation Co. Issues Incorporated Co., & Pennsylvania, Pollack (Continued Co. b. Warne- & MILTON Osborne REORGANIZATION POLLACK. HAROLD J. Leoiie OSBORNE, Inc. BONDS PLUNKETT, ALTON B. Goldman, Sachs & Co. V. Arthur • Stern, Lauer & Co.7 Goodbody & Co. C. milt, MILTON PLOTKIN. FRANK Bell Teletype PH 84 , Telephone to Asiel & Co., New York Troster, Currie & Summers & Orvis Herrick Barrett Direct O'ROURKE, EDWARD JOSEPH RICHARD MILLER, N. J. PEnnypacker 5-1570 Troster, Currie & Summers PINKUS, J. MILLER, JOHN Amott, Baker & Industrial Securities PIKE, BERTRAND F. OPITZ, FRED W. ORLANDO, Railroad, Public Utility and PHELPS, ROGER S. Byrne and Phelps,« Inc. Incorporated B. Company Dealers, Brokers and Underwriters & Co. PFLUGFELDER, WILLIAM H. Pflugfelder & Rust O'MARA, JOHN J. Goodbody & Co. MILLER, HARRY D. Nugent & Igoe, East Orange, STOCK EXCHANGE Co. Garvin, Bantel & Co. Co. & Ohio; PA. MEMBERS OF PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE PETKE, RUDOLPH J. Co. MICHELS, HARRY A. Allen Company O'Kane, Jr. & Co. J. Cincinnati, Co., & MURREY S. K. Cahen O'KANE, Jr., JOHN J. MEYERS, WILLIAM T. Graves J. PHILADELPHIA 9, HARRY J. PERLMAN, Arthur Warner & Co. John Co. MEYERS, Jr., JOHN J. Gordon Company O'KANE, EDWARD R. S. MILTON Shufro, Richards 123 S. BROAD STREET EDWIN F. Ashplant & Co. Ira Haupt & OHLANDT, Jr., JOHN D. Gruntal & Co. MEYER, & Field, e. w. & r. c. miller & co. Quincey & Co. PELZ, STANLEY Stanley Pelz & Co. Thomson & McKinnon Co. HERMAN D. MEYER, & B. E. PEISER, . O'HARA, WALTER T. WALTER & Co., Inc. Ogden,-Wechsler & Co. ANTHONY S. MEWING, H. & OGDEN, CHARLES D. Co. & F. OETJEN, HENRY EDWIN JEFFERSON MeDermott & Co. Laidlaw PEET, O'DONNELL, JAMES MELVEN, SYDNEY R. MERCOVICH, In' >rporated Company, Fitzgerald & Company, Inc. Murphy, Jr. & Co. P. Chas. O'CONNOR, WILLIAM D. MELLIN, WILLIAM T. Peter & Homer O'Connell GEORGE M. MENDEL, W.. Rich C. PAVIS, FRANK A. O'CONNELL, HOMER J. Lehman Brothers Walter S. Freeman & Company Co., Inc. Richards, Peeler, J. Lee Peeler & Co., Durham, N. C. White, Weld & Co. NYE, JOSEPH McPHEE, THOMAS A. The Dominion Securities Corporation Pont McMANUS, JOSEPH V. Joseph McManus & Co. C. Charles Joseph H. Vasey, Geo. Eustis & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee OXLEY, A. E. C. HAROLD Francis I. Mrs. 45 OWENS, JOSEPH E. NIEMAN, BARNEY White, Weld & Co. and Mrs. Co., New York City; Robert JT. Topol, Greene & Co., New York City; Fred J. Casey, Doyle, O'Connor & Co., Chicago, 111. Mclaughlin, McLEAN, Mr. Stein Bros. & Boyce, Baltimore, Md.; Irving Allen Greene, Armstrong, & COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE MITCHELL, DAVID R. Blair F. Claybaugh & Co. JOSEPH MITCHELL, Merrill gerald f. Duffy & Co. monahan, Edward J. M. Finance and Byllesby Company, In¬ Bell corporated Marks M. Laurence B. RICHARD MONTANYE, & Co. Tyson EDWARD MONTE, Building, Philadelphia 2, Pa. New Philadelphia Telephone RIttenhouse 6-8500 & 6-3295 GILES MONTANYE, H. F. J. MORRISSEY & CO. A. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane & Telephone 2-0300 System Teletype—PH 279 Company, Inc. INVESTMENT Newborg & Co. York HAnover SECURITIES moore, allen f. H. Hentz & LEWIS Co. TOWER, LOCUST AT 15TH ST., PHILA.2 PE. 5-8005 SAMUEL K. PHILLIPS 6- CO. MOORE, MELVILLE L. Finch, Wilson & Co.> .■ ESTABLISHED 1904 morton, paul S. Peter P. MeDermott & Co. Members Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange MORTON, ROALD A. The Blue List Publishing Company HERCULES JOHN MOTTINO, Harris, Upham & Co. MUELLER, Jr., WILLIAM C. A. M. Kidder & MULHOLLAND, USTED AND UNUSTED SECURITIES Co. WILLIAM R. McLaughlin, Reuss & Co. MULLIGAN, FRANK E. Joseph McManus & Co. 1915 Packard Building, Philadelphia 2, Pa. Underwriters MULLIN, DANIEL G. and Distributors Tucker, Anthony & Co. Merrill C. Legg & Bonner & Co. CORPORATE SECURITIES Special Situations in REVENUE AND AUTHORITY Co. 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Antonio, San Tex. (Associate) Municipal and Corporation Securities HOFER, CHARLES Ernst St Co. - HOFER, RAYMOND Morris W. Newman Wm. John Perry Brown E. Kerrigan Ernst & Co. HOLT, Barrow, Leary & Co. Dealers in SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI and Telephone 2-8351 — 80, H. HORACEK, JEAN A.. First-, Securities, Company of LOUISIANA HORDER, EARL R. Bell Teletype SH 82 & 83 L. D. 64 & 65 LESTER Eastman, Dillon St Co. ■' Chicago ... • Halsey, Stuart St .Co. Inc. - - HUMMEL, OTHER SOUTHERN MUNICIPALS GEORGE F. Securities Company First WILLIAM HUNTER. of Chicago S. Lee Higglnson Corporation HUTCHINSON. HERBERT A. McMaster Hutchinson' & Co. newman, brown & co. INC. 325 Hibernia Bank IKE SCHARFF JAMES E. RODDY JOHN J. ZOLLINGER, JR. Building NEW ORLEANS, Long Distance 345 D. JACOBSON. FRANK E. Mercantile^ National-Bank 12 JACOBSON. Teletypes NO 189 & NO 190 ., ISAACS. MILTON J. Straus St Blosser R. DONALD > < Smith, Burris &;Co. JANSHOFF. ROBERT Otis & Co. W. JOHN8ON, FREDERICK F. Barcus, Kindred JOHNSON, The UNDERWRITERS — DEALERS — BROKERS TOGE First KANT. HERBERT Greenebaum Schorff L Jones INCORPORATED TELETYPE BUILDING NO Branch—Jackson, Miss. 219 Teletype—NO 175 CARONDELET ST. L. D. " KFFGAN, Co. ^ " Investment; Co. & 181 (Ground Floor) R. KFGLEY, WTLLIAM C. Rogers St Tracy, Inc. 235 MAGNOLIA 1271 Stern JOHN F.» Brothers St Co. KEITH. CLYDE F. > Cruttenden -"St Co. NEW ORLEANS 12 SHREVEPORT, LA. BERNARD Hickey St Co.,vine. KEHOE, 180 ORLEANS 12, LA. Bell H. KEARNS, HUGH T. Doyle, O'Connor, &'.Co., Inc. WEIL & ARNOLD Raymond 0711 & LD 419 Corp. KANE, VINCENT T. Aim,. Kane, .Rogers & Corporate Securities NEW Co. JONES, WILLARD C. C. J. Devine &.Co. Municipal and CANAL St V. Boston JACKSON, MISS. KELLY. FRANK'S. KELLY. JOHN * . * A. Smith, Barney St Co. j , . * Convention THE COMMERCIAL Number and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Alonzo Cleveland; Mrs. Ora M. Ferguson, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Mrs. Morton Cayne, H. Lee, Portland, Ore. MAHER, RAYMOND A. A. C. Allyn & Company, KENT, EDWARD L. Kneeland Co. & JEROME KERR, WILLIAM D. Bacon, Whipple & Co. MARQUARDT, KING, GEORGE F. White, Weld & Co. KING, THOMAS E. MATHEWS, HENRY T. Doyle, O'Connor & Co., Thomas E. King & Co. Becker G. w. kitchen, Scherck, Cruttenden Incorporated Co., & MATZ. t. Richier Louis, St. Co., The J., Marshall C. Milwaukee, Wis. Company, (Associate) PHILIP Childs F. C. Devine & Sincere S. Moseley Comstock R. Harriman LANGILL, BANFORD Langill & Co. & Co. Bache & Bank B. Sills, A. Leason Chandler & 50) YORKji and wire system Hutzler & HENRY P. Goldman, Sachs & Co. ' Inc. LAWRENCE C. Blair William & NASHVILLEjJ^^^WiJfjQxvlLLE Spink Miller, & GREENSBORO Company Co. MEMPHIS Co., Inc. Weeks MOELMANN, EDWIN J. Spencer Trask & Co. g. Co., Inc. harvey Co., I glen 1 / I MOFFAT, DONALD L. C. F. Childs and Company !• ATLANTA ® BIRMINGHAM^ / < J _ DALLAS Inc. MONTGOMERY, Glore, Forgan LEE, ARTHUR D. Goldman, Inc. on page Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Salomon Bros. harvey & Harris, Offices william j. Jr., Warren MILLER, SAUL R. leason, & MEYERS, LAWLOR, Jr., WILLIAM J. & Fairman Co. W. (Continued Betts, Borland & Co. MIEHLS, DON G. Leason ARTHUR MEYER, JULIEN L. RAYMOND F. Wheelock & Cummins, leason, P. & Co. & Merrill Co. & PARKER. Company JOHN O'Rourke Equitable Co. MELL, HERMAN G. LaPAK, Hornblower P. Co. GEORGE W. & Hulburd, LANNAN, J. PATRICK & J. O'CONNOR, HUGH J. LOWELL Co., Inc. McHUGU. JOHN D. James J. McNulty & Company Bros. and & Co., Inc. O'ROURKE, NEW F. McGregor, Lamson Inc. —Hartford KRELL, ROBERT B. Bacon, Whipple & Co. ROCCO, Blyth Reltzel, Inc. LANE, WILLIAM H Harris Trust & Savings LA & J. McGREEVY, JOHN & Mitchell Co. KOONTZ, Brothers R. Co. MAYER, ERNEST A. Dayton & Gernon McGHIE. Jr., Kneeland Remer, O'BRIEN, EDWIN P. & & OLDERSHAW, HALLOCK B. CHRIS. J. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Inc. Upham Harris, Inc., McFARLANE, LAURENCE B. Company HARVEY O'DONNELL, CHARLES j. (Associate) NORTON, LAWRENCE H. F. NEWPART, T. Cummins, Fla. McCOTTER, DONALD C. Lee Hlgginson Corporation Inc. F. and J. & KOERNER, STAR C. Mitchell, Hutchins & Co. Brown Inc. NIEBUHR, CHESTER MAYER, Jr. KOEHLER, THOMAS S. Sills, Fairman & Harris, KOENIG, NEWELL, EDWARD Langill & Co. Co. & CHARLES Wheelock Mo. , OTTO NELSON, Leason (Associate) KOCH, F. Co. & Orlando, MATHEWS, MURRAY C. KIPP, JOHN D. A. Fuller A. LAWRENCE N. Ames, iiimench & Co., WILLIAM The Crummer Company, WILLIAM A. Bear, Stearns & Co. MARR, William NOEL, NELSON, HARRY L. Blyth & Co., Inc. Incorporated Sterne, Agee & Leach, Birmingham, Ala.; Carl E. Hill,! Milhous, Mayes, Hendrix & Mayes,, Inc., Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Alonzo Lee Martin & Co., Atlanta, Ga.; Harold B. Louisville, Ky.; Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Sloan, Donald C. Sloan & Co., & Beane, 49 THOMAS & Co. R. Sachs & Co. RUSSELL F. Shearson, Hammill & MOON, LEE, JOSEPH M. Daniel F. Rice and Co. Company MORRIS, ORION Continental LIENING, EDWARD Miller, Spink & Co. Trust Inc. EVAR L. Paine, Webber, Jackson Co. MORTON, LINDER, The & Curtis of MORTON. FRED & NEW ORLEANS g. Company (Associate) Wis. HOWARD 1 C. McMaster Hutchinson LOX, Bank Chicago Milwaukee Milwaukee, LONGSTAFF. RALPH S. Rogers & Tracy, Inc. National Illinois & Co. WILBUR Bacon, DONALD R. Harris, Upham & Co. MULLER, Whipple & Co. LYNCH, PHILIP A. James MAGEE, H. M. E. Bennett & L. Byllesby and Co. MURPHY, JAMES H. Dempsey-Tegeler Co. MARTIN Company, MURPHY, JOHN D. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Incorporated ^ Firm Underwriters Firm Distributors Bids • , SERVING SOUTHERN MARKETS Offerings Equitable's extensive communication Immediate all States Government Securities • General direct wire system gives instant throughout the Southeast and Southwest. quotations M teT Mmmi 8-5193 • LD-311 :%w;:lh7: # t^/^tty/j\ A • TELETYPES ME-283 Securities available to • ME-284 322 UNION STREET, T T7 . " greensboro Corporation Vice President and Manager Municipal Department Herbert Pettey, TENNESSEE LD-312 # H. Frank Burkholder, MEMPHIS MEMPHIS 1, are Equitable customers. birmingham OF and executions Market Municipals nashville TELEPHONES ' Quotations Dealers United WIR PRIVATE SYSTEM ' Manager Municipal Trading Department NASHVILLE 3, TENN. TWO WALL STREET, NEW YORK 5, N. Y, THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 50 Murray Barysh, Ernst & Co., New York City; George Phillips, W. D. Gradison & Co., Cincinnati; Mrs. E. W. Snyder, Syracuse, N. Y.; James Cleaver, Goodbody & Co., New York City; Jack Rohde, John R. Lewis, Inc., Seattle, Wash. Bond Traders W. C. PECK, W. C. Uibson PULVER, Co. & Gibson Hornblower Sincere Brothers I'ODESTA, & & Co. A. J. P. O'Rourke & FRED EDWARD A. Salomon Bros. RENIER, T. Mitchell, The Co. Comstock & Blunt Co. Detmer & Straus & Co. D. Blosser National Chicago SAWERS, ARTHUR R. Chesley & Co. Insurance Stocks Rice 1899 and Company GIRARD SCHUBERT, DONALD D. Smith, Barney & Co. JOHN C. LEGG & COMPANY Established F. SCOTT, MORTIMER W. Scott & Members of New York The Stock Exchange Exchange (Assoc.) Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange New York Weeden A. Wyandt, Incorporated Illinois Company Curb BALTIMORE NEW SEMBACH, HAROLD J. Remer, Mitchell & Reitzel, Inc. YORK SENNOTT, WILLIAM J, Shields & Company J. Co., Inc. Securities Cruttenden & WARE, Devine Co. & Betts, & Sincere Henke Paul & F. Co. Rogers & Tracy, Inc. and Company WILTBERGER, ALFRED The First National Bank of Chicago WINTERHALTER, LEROY F. Investment Co. The First National Bank of Turley & WILLIAM Stifel, H. Tegtmeyer The convention every and a Cavalier perienced needs 'round Cava¬ new activities extended and ex¬ the meet of your group. meeting year at the A com¬ lier means and recognition for prestige 'M your . . . and pleasure long-remembered THE^O • & Company HERMAN Z1PPIN, ISRAEL Zippin & Company, Inc. (Associate) ROBERT C. JONES & CO. M EMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE NEW YORK CURB WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE (ASSOCIATE) EXCHANGE to delegates • ity from all Eastern cities 250 and acres of seaside country estate • Write for convention details. HOTEL, AND COUNTRY, CABANA METROPOLITAN BANK BUILDING WASHINGTON 5, D. C. METROPOLITAN 2922 TELETYPE—WA 67 BEACH CLUBS BEACH, VA. Firm Markets in all Sidney Banks, President y*t*: Hutton all Accessabil- VIRGINIA u F. YOUNG, RAYMOND W. Remer, Mitchell & Reitzel, Inc. • • organization Inc. FEATURES: Accommodations for 400 delegates * 2 50 perfectly appointed rooms with private baths 2 championship golf courses, fishing, swim¬ ming, and other popular sports • Banquet space for 600 guests • Superb entertainment and social to Co., YARROW. PAUL DeYoung-Tornga Co. Mich. Nicolaus & THE CAVALIER facility staff specifically con¬ vention-trained plete, offers Incorporated WYANDT, OWEN H. Scott & Wyandt, Incorporated E. Rapids, Co. Kneeland & Co. TORGERSON, FRANK S. Link, Gorman, Peck & Co. Grand & WRIGHT, CHAPIN N. LESTER J. Glore, Forgan & Co. TORNGA, Becker G. WOOLARD, FRANCIS C. THORSEN, SEASHORE WASHINGTON SECURITIES LOCAL BANK STOCKS DIRECT Francis WIRE TO i. Du Pont 8c Co., New York MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE i Chicago WOLF, LEONARD J. STANLEY P. O'Rourke & Co. TEGTMEYER, VIRGINIA S. Blyth & Co., Inc. SUNDELL, ROY B. SWEICH, THE Co. WILLIAMS, GEORGE P. Langill & Co. STRONG, O. H. J. 74e rttitfoviat OF & WILLIAMS, ANDREW R. Blosser Rice Davis WILKIN, JOHN N. Baker, Walsh & Co. STRAUSS, ROBERT Daniel H. Inc. STRAUS, FREDERICK W. & and Company WERNECKE. RICHARD A. STRAIT, WALTER L. Swift, Co. WELCH, EDWARD H. STONER, HARLEY H. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Straus R. Forgan & Co. SWEENEY, IRA J. F. S. Moseley & Co. ■ Co. & WAUCHOP, RAYMOND C. Doyle, O'Connor & Co.. Inc. Co. Borland JAMES Glore, A. • O'Rourke Doyle, O'Connor & Co., Inc. of Chicago STIRLING. LOUIS J. Greenebaum The Cavalier P. WALSH, THOMAS D. Company Carter H. Harrison & Co. to & Co. Allyn and Company, Inc. WALLACE, WILLIAM M. Francoeur & Company, Inc. - SWANSON, KNUTE G. IVelcome C. WALKER, FRED M. < SELLERS, PAUL A. Weeks WAKELEY, THOMPSON M. STEPHENS, DONALD B. J. Wis. WALLACE, RICHARD J. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. SPINK, PAUL W. Miller, Spink & C. W. Racine, WAHLQUIST, GEORGE R. STEWART. JOHN W. Wayne Hummer & Co. Co., Carlton & Co. First SCHMITZ, JOHN F. Daniel A. & Hornblower & Chicago STEPHAN, EDWIN A. John Nuveen & Co. SCHOETTLER, F. F. Meulen V. Co. JOHN VOGEL, DENES D. Swift, Henke & Co. SCHEUER, CHARLES G. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Specializing In First Securities Company of Chicago STEFFES, JAMES W. SAYRE, BYRON J. Government, Municipal & Corporate Securities Co. (Associate) Mitchell, Hutchins & Co. of MEULEN, Ver SPARKS, ALLEN K. Bank Norris & Kenly Dealers Ver SORENSON, OLAF A. SANDBERG, LAWRENCE Underwriters & VALLELY, EDWARD Simmons SOMMERS, FLOYD J. Blyth & Co., Inc. - ~ MOREY SACHNOFF, SAMUEL Distributors & JOSEPH A. The First National Bank of Co. The First Ellis SMOLE, Inc. C. Co. F. Simpson VALLEAU, HARRY O. Harry O. Valleau a Co. Blosser SMITH, GEORGE W. Company RUSSELL, MERTON A. Halsey, Stuart & Co. P. Co. Inc. JAMES C. Webber, Rogers & Tracy, Inc. C. Trust SACCO, ARTHUR RAYMOND VACHA, Inc. M. John Nuveen & MARVIN SACHNOFF, REVELL. Co., NATHAN SKEPNEK, Jr., PAUL J. Hutchins & Northern Stifel, Nicolaus & & & E. Rogers & Tracy, SIMMONS, RICHARD W. Hutzler Company EDWARD Comstock & W. & ROSS, CONRAD J. Mason, Moran & Co. P. WALTER J. Company RANDALL, RALPH G. Co. UNGEHER, FRED Swift, Henke & Co. Straus Co. McCormick W. SILBERMAN, RUGGLES, Harriman Kebbon, Inc. BRADFORD SHERWOOD, DONALD B. RAMING, H. PHILIP Glore, Forgan & Co. Swift, Henke & Co. PROSSER, & TORREY, GEORGE R. Carter H. Harrison & Co. ROGERS, JOHN C. Hickey & Co., Inc. P. THOMAS and The Illinois W. ROBERT Cruttenden POLLICK, JOHN RAHN, Weeks PETRIE, GEORGE Brown HENRI PURCELL, & Co. & SHAW, ROOB, EDGAR A. C. SHALES, GLENN S. ROBINSON, ELDRIDGE Sills, Fairman & Harris, Inc. McMaster Hutchinson PERRIGO, CHARLES R. Boston, Mass.; Lloyd E. Canady, & Co., Raleigh, N. C.; Robert B. Dixon, McDaniel Lewis & Co., Greensboro, N. C.; John J. Kenney, J. Lee Peeler & Co., Durham, N. C. Canady REYNOLDS, T. LEO Dempsey & Company ROSTER OF MEMBERS DON Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Keane, Elmer H. Bright & Co., Lloyd E. ROBERTSON, CLARKE J. Sills, Fairman & Harris, Club of Chicago (Continued from page 49) PEAESON, Thursday, October Id, 1950 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Co., Detroit, Mich.; John Graham, Brainard-Judd & Co., Hartford, Thomas King, Thomas E. King & Co., Chicago & John Egan, First California Company, San Francisco, Calif.; H. Frank Burkholder, Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashville, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Lee, Moreland Conn.; Baker, Simonds & Co., Detroit, Mich.; Paul I. Moreland, William P. Brown, Sterne, Agee & Leach, Birmingham, Ala. DICK Trust CLARK, Jr., Dallas Bond Club JOHN R. DUNLAP, Harris, Upham & Co. Binford Carothers & William JOHN F. COLE, & EDWARDS, Inc. Co. FOSTER, HUGH D. Ft. WILLIAM N. Edwards & Co., Worth, Investment Central Company of Texas B. Jr., JOHN CORNELL, Dallas ELLIS, JOE GEORGE Rupe & Son , , • EDGAR w. Dittmar & Company N. FREEAR, LANDON A. William N. Edwards Texas Dallas Rupe & Son COOPER, ROBERT K. Blyth fc Co., Inc. Dunlap FRANKLIN, OWENS S. COKE, Jr., FOSDICK, JOHN J. First Southwest Company DUNLAP, HUGH D. Binford & Dunlap. Company Union Dallas CLARK, 51 Ft. W. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Worth, & Co., Texas FROST, ROLAND Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane EPPLER, WILLIAM B. Dallas Rupe & Son GARRETT, Jr., HARRY J. First Southwest Company EVANS, ROGER COTTON, EARL Harris, Upham Otis & & Co. Co. (Continued . on page 52) COYLE, JOHN J. Dallas Rupe & Son W. CROMWELL, REX Dallas Rupe & Son WE CUTTER, FRED C. William Ft. W. R. Newsom, O. Jr. Cecil V. . Rader McCulley Harry N. McConnell O. Vice-President: V. & INVITE YOUR INQUIRIES Co. DAVIS, J. EDWARD Central President: William R. Newsom, Edwards N. Worth, Texas Jr., Sanders & Newsom. Investment Company of Texas DAVIS, JAMES W. Cecil, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Dallas Union Trust Company Beane. DAVIS, N. McCulley, First Southwest Company. Secretary: Clayton R. McConnell, Central Investment Company N. Harry Treasurer: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane DEATON, FRED R. Central Investment Company of Texas of Texas. Allen L. Oliver, Jr., Directors: R. i. DEATON, Jr., FRED. R. F. Button & Company; John Central Jr., Dallas Rupe & Son; John L. Canavan, Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Investment Company of Texas B. Cornell, ROSTER OF MEMBERS cartvvright, Merrill DeSHONG, HAROLD E. Dallas Rupe & Son edwin o. DOUGLASS, BRUCE H. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Stein Bros.&Boyce Established Fenner & Beane ORVILLE G. Allen & Company, Lynch, Inc. Pierce, Fenner & Beane Merrill Lynch, ASKEW, L. E. Mead, Miller & Co. Members Dallas Rupe & Son New AUSTIN, Jr., FRANK E. Walker, Austin & Waggener Southwest First New York Stock York Curb Direct Private Wire Exchange Exchange Philadelphia-Baltimore M. WALTER BADER, NEW LOUISVILLE A. R. ALMON, CARL M. Neu) to York Washington, D. C. and other Exchange Company PHILADELPHIA YORK Cumberland, Md. MEMBERS OF NEW YORK STOCK (Associate) Stock 2, Md. Philadelphia, Pennypacker 5175 Baltimore, Saratoga 8400 New York, Rector 2-3327 Jr., ALLEN, 1853 6 S. Calvert St., Baltimore ALEXANDER, t. R. R. A. Underwood & Co., Inc. EXCHANGE leading exchanges. Correspondent LOEB, RHOADES & CO. BAILEY, C. ALFRED Bailey, Scott & Company BASS, R. J. HUGH Edwards, Inc. Active Markets in Local Issues w. Rupe & Son james beard, Dallas * BECKETT, THOMAS First Southwest Company Dallas 111 E. Redwood CARROL M. BENNETT, Rupe Son & Telephones: Baltimore—Lexington 0210 BERNET, Jr., ALBERT E. Bernet Schneider, Bell Teletype Hickman & — New York—WHitehall 3-4000 BA 270 M. EDWARD BEYER, /' St., Baltimore 2, Md. Harris, Upham & Co. W. E. B1L1IEIMER, Jr., R. Underwood A. Inc. Co., & BINFORD, JOSEPH B. Binford & Dunlap BLACK, A. C. Henry-Seay & Company BOBO, JULIAN Rauscher, Pierce & BAKER, WATTS & CO. Co. BOYLE, FRANK M. Merrill ESTABLISHED Members Southwestern Securities Company E. KELLY Kelly Brown Investment Members BROWN, E. Beer EDMOND & Co. New York Stock ESTABLISHED Exchange 1840 Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Associate Members New York Curb Exchange L. Company Government and Federal Land Bank Bonds BROWN, JACK P. Trust Union Dallas ROBERT GARRETT & SONS HUGH BRADFORD, BROWN, 1900 Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Company Maryland BRUCK, EARLE E. Garrett and Company, Inc. U. MEMBERS Municipal Bonds New York Stock New Active Trading Markets in BUCHANON, B. F. Walker, Austin & Waggener BUCKNER, County and Listed and Unlisted Stocks and Bonds Curb Exchange Exchange Philadelphia-Baltimore Local Securities T. York (Associate) Stock Exchange Rauscher, Pierce & Co. BURT, C. N. BUSH, Bush C. NESOM Burt & JOHN & CALVERT Company Company, SID Merrill Lynch, & REDWOOD STREETS BALTIMORE F. Ft. Worth, 3, MD. Texas GARRETT BUILDING CADE, CANAVAN, Pierce, Fenner & Beane JOHN West L. CAROTHERS, Carothers & CHARLES Co. Carothers Co., & B. Inc. EARL Representative, Union National Bank Bldg. BALTIMORE 3 Clarksburg, W. Va. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. CAROTHERS, Virginia T. Inc. Telephones: New York—CAnal 6-7162 Teletype—BA 395 Baltimore—Mulberry 2600 MARYLAND THE 52 4. z: ; ... - COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE -r Winton A. & Thursday, October 19, 1950 Jackson, First Southwest Company, Dallas; Russell M. Ergood, Jr., Stroud Co., Inc., Philadelphia; Mrs. Ludwell A. Strader, Lynchburg, Va.; Phil Strader, Strader, Taylor & Co., Lynchburg, Va.; Mr. Roald A. Morton, Blue List Publishing Walter G. Mason, Scott, Horner & Mason, Lynchburg, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Graham Walker, Joseph McManus & Co., New York City; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Bertsch, G. A. Saxton & Co., New York City; John S. McLaughlin, White, Weld & Co., New York City Co., New York City Dallas Bond Club IIALSELL, EDWARD F. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Ft. (Continued from page 51) UNDERWRITERS DISTRIBUTORS DEALERS - ROSTER OF MEMBERS C. N. JOHN Burt GUERIN, GRANOWSKI, DORIAN HAGBERG. Carothers Co., Inc. . VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BONDS & Dallas M. A. & C. DEAN Rupe & Son N. WILLIAM Burt HARTMAN, MANLEY Hagberg & Merrill A. Co., Inc. & Beane Fenner & Beane M. Company - HAMILTON, GOODMAN, E. A. B. Schneider, Bernet & Hickman Fenner Worth, Texas HAMILTON, & S. Company MERRILL Lynch, F. Pierce, HEMENWAY, W. P. Dallas Rupe & Son Active Market Unlisted in All Local Stocks and Securities HEMMINGSON, Central Bonds GEORGE Investment T. Company of Texas HENDRIX, PHILIP L. Dallas c. F. CASSELL & COMPANY, Inc. Member Midwest Stock Exchange Miller MEMBERS & STOCK 2-8157—2-8158 Bell Company HICKMAN, J. WESLEY Schneider, Bernet & Hickman EXCHANGE IIILGER, ALBERT Charlottesville, Va., 114 Third St., N. E. Phones Trust HENRY, LOUIS B. Henry-Seay & Co. Patterson RICHMOND Union Dallas Rupe S. & Son Primary Markets in Teletype—CHARVL 95 & 96 HILGER, JOHN First Southwest VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATE SECURITIES Dallas Union HUDSON, LOCAL BANK & INSURANCE STOCKS Securities Company HOUSTON, B. FRANKLIN for R. S. Trust JOHN Hudson Co., Inc. HUDSON, ROBERT S. R. 203 Mutual Bldg. Richmond 11, Va. S. Hudson, & HULSEY, EARL Merrill Investment Bell JACKSON. First Jr., Co., Pierce, First IVEY & CO. Local and 300-302 Bankers Trust Bldg. Beane A. Company JACQUES, JAMES L. & C. Company WINTON Southwest First Fenner WILLIAM Southwest JACKSON, Inc. H. Lynch, System Teletype RH 81 — C. Company K. & F. Southwest Company JAMES, Jr., JUDSON S. General Market Judson S. James & Co. JARRETT, CHARLES P. Issues Carothers & Co., Inc. NORFOLK, VA. Telephone—2-6301 TWX-NF 40 JOHNSON, Dealer . SAM Southwestern Securities Inquiries Invited Company JOHNSON, WILLIAM M. Garrett and Company, Inc. For Local Markets JONES, HERBERT M. KELLER, VIRGINIA SECURITIES CO. 618-620 ROYSTER BLDG. Worth, Texas KLECKA, JOSEPH First NORFOLK VIRGINIA Company LYNCH, WILLIAM Lynch, Allen & LYNE, NORTH CAROLINA - Southwest 10, VA. Telephone 29240 WEST VIRGINIA HENRY Keller & Ratliff Ft. LEWIS Merrill F. Company, Inc. F. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner MALONEY, THOMAS Rauscher, Pierce MANNING. W. & & Beane E. Co. K. Harris, Upham & Co. Municipal Bonds MAYES, HARLAND Rauscher, Pierce & Co. and Corporation Securities McCALL, JOHN D. McCLANE, JOHN S. Barron McCulloch, Ft. Worth, Texas McCLURE, Jr., FRED L. R. — S. Hudson & Co., Inc. McCONNELL, HARRY N. Central CALL US FOR FIRM MARKETS Municipal Bonds and Corporate Investment McCULLEY, First Southwest Securities Utility Stocks McEWEN, E. F. Central & D. Company WILLIAM Investment E. Company Retail Distribution McMAHON, FRANK B. Almon & McMahon, Rauscher, Norfolk, Va. Roanoke, Va. STRADER, TAYLOR & CO., INC. Bluefield, W. Va. LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA MILLER, Frank * Inc. MERRILL, SAM Richmond, Va. of McKINNEY, MUNSON Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Investments LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA Texas Company HAROLD Hutton McFARLAND, Trading Markets - SCOTT, HORNER & MASON, Inc. of R. McCULLOCH, BARRON Ft. Worth, Texas —*• Local Industrial & Company CLAYTON t. Pierce & Co. FRANK Miller & Co. MOORE, MURRAY W. LD 39 TWX LY 77 Moss, MOSS, Moss, Moore JACK & Company G. Moore & Company Texas Convention THE Number John I. Rohde, John R. & Sanders NOBLES, First & WILLIAM R. SHEA, Newsom EDWARD Southwest OBENCHAIN, E. B. O'NEIL, & OSBORNE, Dallas Company, Southwest R. LOUIS Hudson & S. R. JACK Co., W. & Austin & First Waggener Dallas R. Pierce & Jr., THOMAS Southwest Company of Texas Merrill C. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane J. ALBERT A. Underwood & Co., Inc. (ichmw F. Hutton & Abbott Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Company UNDERWOOD, ROBERT A. R. Company A. Underwood & Co., ROANOKE / Inc. PETERSBURG Proctor -DANVILLE BRISTOL ' Established May 20, 1893 .-•v NORTH CAROLINA / Members Scott & A. Stringfellow New York Stock SOUTH CARQLINA \ Exchange Principal Exchanges Private connects Richmond Stock Exchange Exchange New York Curb JIM & Other x " '"V E. Co. New York Stock 'n ©CHARLOTTE . Co. SAM & Paine f' TENN. KHomu* Company JOHN Jr., our Exchange (Associate) Marion N. JOHN James H. Scott Walter S. Robertson Buford Scott Ratliff, Ft. Worth, Texas RAUSCHER, Fitzgerald Eldridge Thomas D. L. Thornton Fleming Neal Stock and Bond Joseph J. Muldowney Longest in Public H. wire System 12 offices with New York Office General Market Issues. 115 ROGERS Rauscher, Pierce & Co. WILLIAM Mutual Richmond, Virginia Building Telephone 2-7234 Teletype RH 190 Company Private Wire to Clark, Dodge & Company, New York City KEITH B. Dittmar & 911 E. Main R. Southwest Brokers, Participating Distributors Utility, Industrial, Municipal, and Rauscher, Pierce & Co. REED, E. National Bank TUCKER, W. ROY ALLEN TAYLOR, W. Inc. R. First Company Investment Edwards, Inc. Keller & READ, ZIVNEY, B. Co. STORIE. WILLIAM STEWART RATLIFF, HARRY RAY, DELBERT Southwest Central Equitable Securities Corporation TOOLE, Jr., W. Upham & RAMBIN, J. WRIGHT, CARL Walker, Members Harris. & Son WILLIAMS, WALKER, Newsom Co., Inc. Texas & PONDROM, H. Rupe WAGGENER, NELSON Rupe & Son Sanders S. J. PIERCE, CHARLES C. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Pondrom I. Dallas JACK Thomson & McKinnon Company Union Trust PONDROM, Rupe F. HARRY Worth, WEIL, Inc. / & Southwest Dallas ROGER Edwards, TOM PHILLIPS, T. Dallas Inc. VAUGHN, Company HAROLD- G. PERKINS, R. J. Co., Pierce & Co. Rauscher, STONE, Son E. Ft. UPSHAW, L. Inc. & JOE B. & Son WARREN, ROBERT A. Underwood TUCKER, R. G. & Hudson First Dallas STEWART, FRITZ First S. Co. A. THWEATT, JEAN E. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. R. & R. B. Dallas Rupe & Son P. Rauscher. PEARSON, Carothers Beane S. Rupe PENICK, & Inc. WILLIAM First Co. CLIFFORD J. ED R. THOMAS, and STAYART. Pierce & Rupe & Son Dallas LOUIS THALHEIMER, Fenner Jr., UNDERWOOD, D. THOMPSON, GROVER C. Company DONALD Rauscher, OTTO, Garrett T. Walker. Austin & Waggener Company SMALLWOOD, ALLEN L. Hutton & SHILG, J. ERVIN Dallas Union Trust Company F. Hutton SHIELDS, Jr., E. A. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Company THOMAS H. OLIVER, Jr., TEMPLE, JOSEPH F. 53 Wm. Perry Brown, Newman, Brown & Co., New Orleans, La.; Mr. and Mrs. John F. McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Reuss & Co., New York City; Mrs. Anton E. Homsey, Boston, Mass.; Henry Oetjen, McGinnis & Co., New York City Lewis, Inc., Seattle, Wash.; William J. McCullen, Hendricks Eastwood, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Irving P. Grace, W. C. Pitfield & Co., New York City NEWSOM, Jr., E. COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE R. C. Company 14 Wall St., Richmond 14, Va. Phone 2-4774 Street, New York 5, N. Y. REctor Teletype RH-851 2-8080 T. F. Mackessy, Mgr. Trading Mclntyre, Mgr. Bond Dept. Dept. REAHEY, C. F. Dallas Rupe & Son RODGERS, LEWIS F. Investment Central Company of Texas Brokers and Dealers in ROUNSAVILLE, Jr., GUS Thomson RUPE, Jr., Dallas McKinnon D. GORDON & LISTED & UNLISTED & Son Rupe SAMUELL, Beer & Sanders — Dealers — Distributors SECURITIES Company SANDERS, Underwriters MURRAY Jr., & JESSE A. Newsom HI, JESSE Upham & Co. SANDERS. Harris, First Mortgage Real Estate Bonds SCHERMERHORN, STANLEY Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beanc J. C. WHEAT & CO. SCHNEIDER, JULES E. Schneider, Bernet & Hickman American Bldg., Richmond 11, Va. SCOTT, WALTER R. Bailey, Scott & Company SEAY, WILLIAM Henry-Seay & Corporate Bonds Preferred and Common Stocks Telephone 7-1984 Teletype RH 196 H. Co. We Specialize in Financing VIRGINIA-WEST VIRGINIA Virginia Corporations NORTH and SOUTH CAROLINA by Private Placement MUNICIPAL BONDS F. W. Galleher & Company, CRAIGIE & CO. DEALERS STATE and 616 EAST Telephone 3-9137 MAIN 1235 Mutual IN Building Richmond MUNICIPAL BONDS STREET RICHMOND 15, VIRGINIA Teletype RH 83 James E. Galleher & 84 , • Inc. Telephone 3-7324 Virginia Frank M. Galleher THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 54 Some of the Hosts of The the Virginia Room: Oscar B. Drinkard, Scott, Horner & Mason, & Thornhill, C. F. Cassell & Co., Charlottesville, Va.; M. Carter Gunn, Scott, Mason, ESTABLISHED Co.) Philadelphia—1933; Mrs. Morton A. Cayne (Cayne & Co.) Cleveland, Ohio— 1933; Mrs. Samuel K. Phillips, Jr. (S. K. Phillips & Co.) Philadelphia—1941; Mrs. Donald C. Sloan (Donald C. Sloan & Co.) Portland, Ore.—1927 Inc., Lynchburg, Va.; Mark Smith, F. W. Craigie & Co., Richmond, Va.; Henry G. Isaacs, Virginia Securities Company, Norfolk Va. & Horner Mrs. Edward Welch (Sincere & Co.) Chicago Passing Show in Bridal Apparel: —1935; Mrs. Harry L. Arnold (Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis) New York City— 1927; Mrs. George E. Lestrange (Arthurs, Lestrange & Co.) Pittsburgh, Pa.—1936; Miss Cornelia Francis modeling 1950 creation; Mrs. John M. Hudson (Thayer, Baker Strader, Strader, Taylor & Co., Lynchburg, Va.; Garnett O. Lee, Jr., Scott, Horner & Mason, Lynchburg, Va.; Thomas H. Wyllie, C. F. Cassell & Co., Charlottesville, Va.; Walter G. Mason, Scott, Horner & Mason, Lynchburg, Va.; Inc., Lynchburg; Phil G. Ernest Thursday, October 19, 1950 NSTA 195! Convention Twin City Security Traders Association, Inc. 1894 To Be Held at Georgia, South Carolina, Goronado Beach, Tennessee, North Carolina, The Alabama, Louisiana & Florida Calif. delegates at the cent Annual Convention re¬ of the National STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS Security Trad¬ Association at Virginia ers Beach, Va., voted to hold the 1951 Convention at the CORPORATE BONDS AND LOCAL STOCKS Hotel del Coronado at Coronado tive Beach, Calif. date for Tenta¬ next year's gathering is the week of Oct. 14. Despite the splen¬ i The Robinson-Humphrey Company did attendance at the recent meeting, the newly-elected officers of the Association John J. Delaney President: Arthur H. Rand, Jr. Robert K. Pillsbury Donald N. Anderson John J. Delaney, Delaney & Company, Minneapolis. Vice-President: Arthur H, Rand, Jr., Woodard-Elwood & Co, Minneapolis. Treasurer: Robert K. Pillsbury, First National Bank of Minne¬ apolis. HAVERTY RHODES BLDG. Teletypes—AT 288 and AT 142 ATLANTA 1, GEORGIA Long Distance 421 and 422 anticipate an even better showing at the 1951 con¬ clave. The cludes 29 affiliates and aggregate Association membership in¬ an of Secretary: Donald N. Anderson, First National Bank of St. Paul. National Committeeman;• Kermit B. Sorum, Allison-Williams Company. Elected: October, 1949; Took Office: October, 1949; Term Ex¬ pires: October, 1950. 3700. ROSTER OF MEMBERS (Members ALDRICH, Central located in Minneapolis otherwise indicated) unless ARMS, J. MALCOM M. Republic Company P. JAMES P. Arms, Incorporated BABCOCK, Jr., CARROLL H. Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood ANDERSON, DONALD N. First National Bank of St. Paul, St. Paul BERGMAN, OSCAR M. Allison-Williams Company POWER OF THE SOUTH The four associated power companies The Southern of Company system Alabama, serve Georgia, and parts of Florida and Mis¬ sissippi—a prosper¬ ing, progressive area as shown by comparing impor¬ ad¬ economic tant vances states COLONIAL STORES of these four with those of the nation as a whole: y> « Per — deposits Electric energy Power plays a ■sales (1940-48) up 207% up 145% (1939-48) capita income Bank up 302% up 155% (1940-49) up 181% up 109% vital role in the rates. THE GUARDIAN OF BY Throughout the nation, more than 80,000 stockholders of The Southern Company and power stride forward in the South. Alabama Power Company Birmingham, Alabama Georgia Power Company Atlanta, Georgia are Gulf Power as progress QUALITY FOODS DISCRIMINATING THROUGHOUT THE HOMEMAKERS SOUTHEAST Company Pensacola, Florida Company ATLANTA, GEORGIA watching 1 Mississippi Power Company Guifport, Mississippi The Southern of Quality THE CS ROOSTER IS RECOGNIZED AS of the South. By coordinating their power-producing sources and companies serving this area are able to provide adequate power at progress distribution facilities, the four power reasonable Guardian Distinctive Emblem COLONIAL of STORES THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number The Rebel Room: Jolley, Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mr. and Mrs. Lex Hancock, Hancock, Blackstock & Co., Atlanta; Mrs. Ted W. New York H. Frank 55 Burkholder, Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashville, Tenn.; James W. Means, Courts & Co., Atlanta, Ga.; John Egan, First California Company, San Francisco; William H. Gregory, Jr., Bonner & Gregory, New York City; Herbert Pettey, Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashville, Tenn.; Wm. Perry Plumridge, City Brown, Newman, Brown & Co., New Orleans, La.; John C. Hecht, Dempsey-Tegeler & MAHONEY, BISHOP, MORLAN H. M. H. C. Bishop & Co. Webber, & Curtis Jackson C. D. J. Dain M. & JOSEPH Charles A. HOMER Collins Homer Paine, & E. PAUL Webber, Jackson E. Curtis & J. & MILLER, STILLMAN. Bank of Minneapolis RAND, Jr.. ARTHUR H. Co., Inc. JOHN & J. & RICE, IRVING J. Irving J. Rice & Company, Inc., St. Paul SORUM. H. & & Co. SPACE, ROWND, CHESTER M. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Paul Company A. LLOYD Bank of Minne¬ C. Tarras & Co., Winona WICIIMAN, EDWARD M. H. Bishop & Co. Paul W. Company WITTENBERG, WILBER W. Blyth & Co., Inc. 1 Woodard-Elwood & WIKMAN, DALE R. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Co. FInner & Beane 1924 — MUNICIPAL BONDS Warrants Local Corporation Securities EMIL Co. Bishop & H. STERNE, AGEE & LEACH GEAR1NO, E. R. Marquette National Bank MEMBERS BIRMINGHAM 3, Long Distance 9983 Branch—Montgomery du Pont I. FRED Irving 2, BANK BUILDING ORLANDO, FLORIDA BELL TELETYPE—OR LONG 10 DISTANCE 27 Alabama DONALD F. GOODMAN, Francis Incorporated FLORIDA ALA. Teletype BH 97 Bishop & Co. LEEDY, WHEELER & ALLEMAN MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE GIFSEN, WILLIAM H. GOTH, National CORPORATE SECURITIES Co., St. Paul & Nuveen Bonds \y WALLACE K. H. St. Inc., WALTER P. L. HAROLD FLODIN. M. Incor¬ State—County—City & Jamieson & Co. M. Company, O. JACK BUSINESS ESTABLISHED Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood John H. and 1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIII! GRANT A. FELDMAN, FISK, GEORGE Byllesby Co. & FIELD, M. KERMIT B. Allison-Williams Jamieson Curtis TARRAS, A. C. Company, RIEGER, CHARLES J. Inc. & apolis Jamieson & Co. SIVERSON, Co. Inc., St. Paul Company, porated Minne¬ TALBOT, DEVINE, OWEN C. Otis of SHUTE, PRESTON B. Kalman MYERS, THEODORE A. Mannheimer-Egan, Inc., St. Bank National apolis ROBERT K. National S. JOSEPH R. & Company, H. Northwestern Gernon & Delainey Kalman Paul SHAW, W. F. Prescott & Co. Woodara-Elwood ROBT. of St. National Bank & STEICHEN, ROMAN J. R. J. Steichen & Co., Inc. SEMPF, WALTER J. First N. EDWARD Johnson-McKendrick Kalman STEELE, JOHN F. Paine, Webber, Jackson Northwestern Williams-McNaghten Co. DAYTON, LEONARD V. DELANEY, ALFRED PRESCOTT, E. W. E. Prescott & Company Dayton M. HARRY W, STARN, Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood RUE, MAYNARD W. J. M. Dain & Company Harris, Upham & Co. PILLSBURY, McNAGHTEN. CURTIN, JOHN S. E..J. GUYBERT PLUMLEY. Fuller & Company McKENDRICK. Cook, Inc., St. Paul & Mlnne- Caldwell, Phillips Co., St. Paul St. Paul Duluth Co., C. CHARLES Greenman of , PHILLIPS, First COOK, Bank Company MATSCHE, COLLINS, National apolis Mahoney & Co. MASEK, MERRILL M. COHEN, RUDD, COLDEVIN C. PELTON, THEODORE W. D. Mahoney & Co. MAHONEY, JOSEPH C. BOOTH. HOWARD Paine, CORNELIUS Northwestern D. Co., Los Angeles, Calif.; Jerome F. Tegeler, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., St. Louis, Mo. & Co. S. Distributors Underwriters Rice & Company, Inc. J. Dealers St. Paul Fenner & Beane, Pierce, Lynch, Merrill St. SOUTHERN C. JOHN GRANT, Paul and ALPHONSE J. GRUN, HENRY HENNINGS, Northwestern B. National South Bank of Minne¬ General apolis JOHN HUNT, Midland National V. & Dayton JOHNSON. Securities 1892 SPARTANBURG, S. C. Bell Long Distance 51 KENNETH C. JOAS, Municipals Corporate A. M. LAW & COMPANY Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Merrill Carolina Established Bank GEORGE JACKISH, PROPERTIES Minneapolis of Bank National First SECURITIES TEXTILE Teletype ZP 67 Gernon EMIL Johnson-McKendrick & Co.. Inc. CARL J. KALL, First KINNARD. John UNDERWRITERS National Bank G. JOHN DEALERS — BROKERS Municipal & Corporate Securities BANKERS INVESTMENT Klnnard & Company G. — of Minneapolis i Members New York Stock Exchange KLEMOND, EMIL J. Merrill Lynch, KLINGEL, Juran LAU, J. & Pierce. Fenner & Beane LEWIS, THIS Bank, Insurance, Textile & Industrial Stocks Exchanges MacDONALD, Specializing in Southern Issues N.S.T.A. AT CONVENTION BY Interstate Securities Corporation STATE & MUNICIPAL BONDS Pierce, Fenner & Beane GEORGE A. National 1950 REPRESENTED J. W. MEANS WARDWELL Merrill Lynch, First ARE Moody Dain & Company W. Trading Markets in and JAMES WILLIAM J. M. Other National Bank of Minneapolis Telephone LD-159 ATLANTA Teletype MEMBERS Charlotte, N. C. MACH, R. J. ROBERT F. Steichen & Co. MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE \ AT-1 87-1 88 New York, N. Y. THE COMMERCIAL and 56 Yarrow, E. F. Hutton & Company, Chicago; Lawrence N. Marr, Ames, Paul & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Thursday, October 19, 1950 Securities Corporation, New York City; Jack C. Morris, Atlanta, Ga.; Ludwell A. Strader, Strader, Taylor & Co., Walter F. Saunders, Dominion Emerich Norris & Hirshberg, Inc., Co., Chicago; Clarence A. Horn, First of Michigan Corporation, Detroit; Ludwell A. Strader, Strader, Taylor & Co., Lynchburg, Va.; Paul I. Moreland, Moreland & Co., Detroit, Mich. Lynchburg, Va.; Gilbert Hattier, White, Hattier & Sanford, New Orleans, La.; Harry Arnold, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, New York City ROSTER OF MEMBERS lillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli: Security Traders Association of Connecticut (Members located otherwise in Hartford unless indicated) HIncks AUSTIN, GEO. L. & FAUST, HAROLD E. Torrington Co.. BOWMAN, ALFRED H. Fahnestock Di-Noc finish, BRESLAV, WALTER incor¬ Marx & Co., natural easily and subjects, Donald applied and composition board. A finish for every product. industrial B. Jacobs Don E. Super-Service Decalcomania For Point-of-Sale Brainard-Judd Co., Hartford. Donald E. Hungerford, Robert C. Displays CLARENCE B. New CLARK, MYRON H. Estabrook & color brilliance, in HOLMAN, Gordon H. N. Libby, Coburn & Middle- L. ROBERT H. transparency, Secretary-Treasurer: Adolph E. Starkel, Putnam & Co., Hartford. Governors: Leslie B. Swan, Chas. W. Scranton & Co., New Haven; Day & Co. HUNGERFORD, DONALD E. Committeeman: Frank J. Murray, HARRY D. Stoddard & E. T. CONNER, EARL W. Maples & Goldschmidt. South Day, HURLBERT, Denton & Co., Inc. Hartford. COOK, AARON Putnam & Co. Williams, Inc., New Haven. of wood grains, warm Elected: October, 1950. Takes Office: October 20, 1950. New Haven C. Co. DONALD B. Marx & Co., Bridgeport LIBBY, GORDON H. N. Coburn & Jr., W. Coburn Middlebrook, Incorporated WILLIAM D. Scranton & MAIGRET. masterpieces. & JOHNSON. A. MAURITS Chas. nature's reproducing faithfully Company Conning & Co. LYON,/ leathers, and interesting marbles and GORDON Andrews JACOBS, Norwalk COX, FREDERIC R. 37 patterns W. WILLIAM D. Robert C. Buell Robert B. Calvert, Tifft Brothers, Paper Extraordinary ARTHUR Putnam & Co. Haven COHAN. National Di-Lon Wall R. New durability and printing. E. Haven Hegeman & Co., Stamford Co. brook, Inc., Hartford. outstanding Valances, and Co. Whaples, Viering & Co. Buell and CLEMENCE, Second Vice-President: & REGINALD HEGEMAN, First Vice-President: Transfers, Window Signs, Reverse Signs Co. & JOHN E. GRAHAM. CLAPP, President: Donald B. Jacobs, Conning & Britain New W. Walker H. G. Co., Hartford. Di-Noc Frazier, Brothers Tifft Gordon H. N. Libby Hungerford plastic wood, steel, to E. Co. CHARLES GRAHAM, CALVERT, ROBERT B. of & Bridgeport authentic reproductions porating W. GOULD. all-lacquer-film an Earle Haven New Corporation NICHOLAS FRAZIER, EARLE W. Edward M. Bradley & Co., Inc. For Industry Securities EISEN, Fahnestock BRADLEY, E. HOLBROOK Synthetic Veneer Equitable FON Co. & I. Cooley & Company BLIGH, ROBERT A. Fahnestock A. Inc., New Haven Co., ENGLISH, JAMES P. Kennedy-Peterson, Inc. DI-NOC PRODUCTS BY & Eddy Brothers & Co. H. BBUCE GEORGE Bros. HAROLD DYER. G. L. Austin & Co. BEAL, DOCKHAM. Co., New Haven NORMAN & Middlebrook, Incorporated McNULTY, EDW. J. Di-Noc for Photographic Products Chas, W. Scranton & Co., T. Dinoreflex, L. Watson & Dinobase, Film, Dinographic Dinoloft, Process Materials. New Haven MORGAN, DANIEL J. and Industry: Graphic Arts THE BINGHAM-HERBRAND CORPORATION Co., Bridgeport MORRIS, ROBERT S. Robt. Morris & S. Co. MURPHY, WILLIAM A. Toledo and Fremont, Pre-Grained Transveneer Hageman & Co., Stamford Ohio Finishes MURRAY, FRANK J. Day, Stoddard & Williams, For the Home Craftsman New Inc., Haven Easy to apply over enamel, var¬ new wood, for furniture, Manufacturers of automotive brake lever assemblies, RITTER, LEONARD O. plaster walls, interior woodwork, precision stampings, drop forgings and "Van-Chrome" RYBECK, nish, and almost plastic drop forged hand tools. composition surface. or WILLIAM SAMUELSON, George J. complete product information, write Inc., New Haven WYLLIS Arthur McClure THE DI-NOC COMPANY Warner & THE The R. BILLINGS AND SPENCER and Shaw F. . STARKEL, Putnam ADOLPH G. & Co. STEINER, 8. JACKSON Jackson Steiner & CLEVELAND 12, OHIO SWAN, Chas. Sales Offices: LESLIE W. Co., Inc. B. Scranton & Co., New Haven SWEENEY, WILLIAM J. York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit Precision aircraft and commercial forgings, and "Life Time" "Vitalloy" drop forged hand tools. Sweeney & Company, New Britain TACKUS. Putnam WFISKE, A. iimiiimiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! . Griggs Company, Waterbury COMPANY Hartford, Connecticut New ^ Co. : SKILTON, PEARL J. 1700 London Road Rochester, O. SHAW, JOHN H. to: Subsidiary Cleveland, Company, Meriden ARTHUR C. Lane & Co. SCRIBNER. For H. William H. Rybeck & wood, metal, any Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis M. WILDE. ANDREW & F. L. Co. RICHARD Kidder & RICHARD Conning & Co, Co., Bridgeport W. r THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number The Virginia Room All from Cincinnati ROSTER OF MEMBERS Investment Traders Association Of ABELE, EDWIN A. Philadelphia Reynolds ALLEN, & Arthur RAYMOND T. Hecker & Charles Taggart & Co., Herbert Inc. J. LEWIS Armstrong & Co. Lewis AYRES, Weld Pierce, Fenner & BARBER. H. & Son Dolphin & Co. ALFRED F. Miller & Company Jones, NEWTON II. & Boyce JR., BRACHER, ERADBURY, B. Newbold's Co. THOMAS A. Yarnall Beane Co. & SAMUEL Stein Bros. Incorporated LEONARD White, / Co., H. & Blizzard Co. & BOWERS, Lynch, BAILEY, W. Drexel PERCY Merrill irj & Co. & PAUL W. BORTNER, Ripley Co. HERBERT H. BODINE, EUGENE Harrlmnn & SAMUEL Newburger BLIZZARD. ARMSTRONG, J. ARNOLD, Bender J. BLAUSTEIN, Co. A. ARTHUR J. BENDER, Co. ANDERSON, TOWNSEND C. JOHN L. Co. & Co. BRADLY, CHARLES C. BARNES, JOSEPH Kennedy BARTON, William J. McCullen McFarland, III Fenstermacher A. H. 57 F. P. & 0. E. Co. JOHN Ristine & Clark W. BRITTON, Co. Drexel BAYUK, HAROLD Bayuk & Co. CHARLES Blyth & Co., Inc. J. ERENNAN, G. Brothers WILLIAM & N. Co. M. (Continued on page 58) t % SERVICE fij". , - Ohio and Midwest Markets Joseph E. Smith Bernard Tobias President: Albert H. and CLEVELAND Fenstermacher, M. M. Freeman & Co., Inc. Vice-President: First James B. McFarland, III, Second Vice-President: Facilities Warren Foster Dan Hawkins William J. McCullen, Hendricks & East¬ "CHICAGO OFFICE Treasurer: Bernard H. Tobias, Gerstley, Sunstein & Co. Telephone CEntral 6-7400 Teletype CG 417 • Joseph E. Smith, Newburger & Co. Company, Incorporated; Samuel K. IN 1949 Phillips, Jr., Samuel K. Phillips & Co.; Edward J. Jennings, Jr., Boenning & Co. National Committeemen: Newton H. Parkes, Jr., John M. Hudson, Thayer,. Baker & OTIS & CO. Co.; (Incorporated) Bioren & Co.; George J. Muller, Janney Samuel K. Phillips, Jr., Samuel K. Phillips & Russell M. Ergood, Jr., Stroud & Company, Incorporated. Co.; Alternates: Joseph E. Established 1899 HOURS A DAY (SINCE 1936) SPEED Harold F. Scattergood, Boen¬ ning & Co.; William J. McCullen, Hendricks & Aspden, Robinson & Co. THREE SHIFTS WORKING 24 CLEVELAND Co.; Smith, Newburger & Co.; R. Victor Mosley, Stroud & Company. Incorporated; 69,611,495 CHECKS HANDLED Bob Janshoff of Governors: Joseph R. Dorsey, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; James J. McAtee, Butcher & Sherrerd; Joseph A. Zeller, Bankers Securities Corp.; Gordon Pfau, Stroud & Board New York Chicago Dallas Denver Toledo Buffalo Eastwood, Inc.; Cincinnati Elwood S. Robinson, Elected: Clearing H. M. Byllesby wood, Inc. & Dealer OFFICE Teletype CV 496 & 497 Telephone CHerry 1-0260 Company, Incorporated. Secretary: FASTER CHECK COLLECTION 111. m NO September 15, 1950; Took Office: October 1, * Columbus 1950; Term YOUR THE HANDLING OF INCOMING AND OUT¬ GOING CHECKS AT OHIO'S LARGEST BANK Expires September 30, 1950. WM. J. MERICKA 6- CO. N S T A INCORPORATED MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION INVITE YOU TO USE 29 AFFILIATES CV 594 FOR YOUR OHIO MARKETS OR INQUIRIES Resources Over Direct Private Wire to 3700 MEMBERS Members Midwest Stock Union Commerce Building CLEVELAND 14 Telephone MAin 1-8500 New York One Billion Dollars Exchange 150 Broadway NEW YORK 7 BArclay 7-3550 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 58 York City; Mr. and Mrs. William P. Louis A. Gibbs, Laird, Bissell & Meeds, New Hunt, W. E. Sibley & Fahnestock & COLWELL, Of Merrill BENJAMIN E. W. & BROOKS, Stroud & Co. Miller C. R. G. Schmidt, Poole & Co. GEORGE A. Webster CALL, Bayuk Janney & CAMPBELL, Edward A. & DAFFRON, H. M. Byllesby and Caughlin & Co. Company, CHARLES J. Waters & Co., COLFER, LAWRENCE J. DART, GEORGE Rufus Waples & Marvin Co. & Incorpo¬ & Co. A. Co. Riecke & Co., Inc. WILLIAM B. Eastman, Dillon & Co. TRADING MARKETS Warner & Co., lllLc<X Blyth & DORSEY, UNION COMMERCE BLDG. CLEVELAND TELETYPE Members 14 of the CV CHerry 1-5050 Midwest Stock Exchange OHIO - L D 500 565 L. Weeks W. Kirkland LONG, EDWARD Geo. EDWARD J. LUTZ, H. Stroud SAMUEL & E. & Carstairs & Incorporated HARRY S. & Co. Co., Inc. JOSEPH W. Smith Co. Butcher & " Sherrerd McBRIDE, ALFRED R. Wright, Wood & Co. Inc. McCANN, THOMAS J. WILLIAM S. & E. Company, McATEE, JAMES J. M. FREDERICK W. Bogan Paul & Co., KETCHEM, Co. Co., Inc. FELIX MARKMAN, Co. & B. Montgomery, Scott & FLOYD E. Peabody & Co. Co. CARL F. A. Riecke MAGUIRE, Co. & THOMAS J. E. Snyder & Co. MANN, NEVIN Halsey, Stuart KERSLAKE, Sons Co. Elkins, Morris & LOVE, Co. H. WILLIAM Jr., Lilley & Incorporated & Newbold's H. LILLEY, C. ST. Weeks Gerstley, Sunstein R. Co. Johnson H. & Co. ARMOUR W. McCAULLY, Co. & Inc. Co., C. The First JOSEPH Jenks, KIELY, Jr., JERRY J. F. Co. Co. JOYCE, THOMAS J. Woodcock, Hess & Co., Inc. Hornblower DOLPHIN, LEO M. Dolphin & Co. DONOVAN, ROBERT & MANEELY, Sheridan Blair, Rollins & Co., Incorporated Co. Hutton & E. Drexel JONES, WILLIAM W. Sheridan, Bogan Paul & Co., Inc. Yarnall Inc. WILLIAM DOERR. JENNINGS, Jr., KENNEDY, DEVOLL, Jr., FREDERICK V. B. & HUNT, JOHN R. Stroud & Company, JUSTICE, Kidder, DERRICKSON, Jr., JOHN H. Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc.. Henry & ALLYN R. LESCURE, JAMES JONES, GEORGE E. Kidder, Peabody & DAVIS, EDMUND J. Rambo, Close & Kerner, Inc. DENNEY, W. Boenning & Co. W. DAVIS, ALBERT J. H. Ristine P. RASH, LARSEN, DONALD Inc. JACOBY, Jr., LEWIS P. Thayer, Baker & Co. DARBY, DONALD W. Hallowell, Sulzberger Inc. F. LA HUDSON, JOHN M. Thayer, Baker & Co. rated CHRISTIAN, EDGAR A. Janney & Co. M. LAUT, Hornblower E. Co. Incorporated Company, JOHN HOLDSWORTH, ROBERT M. C. ROBERT & J. HOERGER, CHARLES E. A. Webster Dougherty & Co. B. Waber & & B. Co. LAND, C. EDWARD Sherrerd & RICHARD Janney & Co. DAGGY, J. GENTRY J. Philadelphia; Penington, Colket <fc Co. JAMES Butcher HARRY JR. Harrison Stroud HISCOX, ARTHUR G. Hiscox, Van Meter & Co., GRANT Co. Co. Co. Dackerman J. EDWARD J. & HEWARD, DACKERMAN, Brothers CAUGHLIN, Miller C. JAMES Brooke CARSON, JOSEPH R. Kidder, Peabody & Co. D. R. CUNNINGHAM, HAROLD Kennedy & Co. CAPLAN, ALBERT Co. CAMPBELL, Dawkins, Inc. Dougherty & Co. THOMAS Lilley & Co., S. & S. CUMMINGS, JOSEPH Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin BROWN, LLOYD B. Arthur L. Wright & HEWARD, GEORGE Wurts, Dulles & Co. Company, Incorporated CANTWELL, JOHN Janney & Co. LAMB, W. CRAM, Incorporated BROWN, LESTER C. BURGESS, & HEFFELFINGER, HARRY L. Samuel K. Phillips & Co. & FRANK LAIRD, CORSON, SPENCER L. Elkins, Morris & Co. 57) CAMPION, RICHARD R. H. M. Byllesby and Company, ROBERT Bioren Eastman, Dillon & Co. HARRISON, GEORGE R. Laird, Bissell & Meeds E. CAMPBELL, ROBERT J. A. THOMAS KRUG, RUSSELL A. HARRIS, P. CONNOR, JOHN Blddle, Whelen & Co. ROSTER OF MEMBERS page CHAUNCEY Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane COMPTON, Philadelphia (Continued from E.Graham,Hartford,Conn.; Mrs.Herbert H.Blizzard,Philadelphia; Felix E. Maguire, Stroud & Co., Inc., Philadelphia; Mrs. Harold F. Scattergood, Mrs. Edw. J. Caughlin, Philadelphia Co., Torrington, Conn. (Note license plate on car) Investment Traders Association BROOKS, Mrs. John Co., Boston, Mass.; Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Bligh, Thursday, October 19, 1950 CHRONICLE A. Boston Corp. DORSEY, JOSEPH R. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane KNAPP, ALFRED S. Wurts, Dulles & Co. McCOOK, ROBERT Walston, Hoffman KNOB, JOHN McCULLEN, Drexel E. Hendricks Co. & Goodwin & WILLIAM J. & Eastwood DOTTS, RUSSELL M. Woodcock, Hess & Co., Inc. Open Wire to Troster, Currie & Summers, New York City DOWNS, CHARLES Kennedy & Co. DUBLE, E. A DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS FORREST H. Parrish & SELLING Co. ERGOOD, Jr., RUSSELL M. Stroud Underwriters and Dealers & ESSENTIAL Company, Incorporated TO INDUSTRIES EVANS, EDWARD F. 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GREEN, HARRY Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane CORB LISTON Prescott Meter Van Harper & Turner, Dolphin call bags, package CHARLES GOODMAN, wrap¬ industry.. .plastic light-weight, space-saving insu¬ lation, in tape and sheet form, GORMAN, FRANK J. H. G. Kuch and Company or ... pharma¬ tobacco, Incorporated FRANK J. GABEL, ALBERT G. Burton, Cluett & Dana GESING, OHIO SECURITIES products foils, FOX, HOLSTEIN DeHAVEN A. C. Wood, Jr. & Co. When you chemicals, material, labels, package -v FOARD, ALLAN B. Stroud & Company, FOGARTY, foods, confections, metal JOHN M. Clark from the original creators of cellophane cigar to a national business serving essential industries with many ceuticals, Geo. N. Fleming & Co. E. many kinds of transparent films, Dobeckmun Company has grown, diversified products. For instance: & Co. EDWARD M. Benkert & Co. FLYNN, 2nd, 14 in 23 years, Inc. FLEMING, GEORGE N. NATIONAL CITY E. the processing of foils and other materials, The ALBERT H. 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Townsend, Crouter & Bodlne A. 6c Drexel W. Reynolds N. NASH, HAROUD H. Nash & N. DAVID M. W. Co. CHARLES Byllesby and L. Company, Incor Cayne & CLEVELAND WILLIAM J. Co. & FRANK L. WHITLEY, 6c Co. GEO. WILLIAMS, H. WILLIAM NICHOLS, Butcher Co. LEWIS H. Schmidt, WILLIS, TOBIAS, J. Sherrerd 6c & Serving Dealers9 Banks and Brokers Kennedy 6c Co. ROY C. E. COIT From Coast to Coast Poole 6c Co. Hemphill, Noyes, Graham, Parsons & Co. Co. BUILDING H. WILLIAMSON, TILGE, Blddle Moncure Co & COMMERCE Co. WHITEHEAD, Camden, N. Inc. UNION HENRY C. Jr., Lilley 6c Co. NECKER, CARL Suplee, Yeatman 6c Company, Inc. Co. WELLER, JOHN F. Herbert H. Blizzard & Co. Inc. Co. Ristine P. ZUBER, ETHAN G. WILLIAM Hornblower 6c Weeks F. K. porated Bioren THOMAS, WALTER c/o Philadelphia Stock Exchange YEATMAN, Jr., POPE Suplee, Yeatman 6c Company, Inc. H. 6c Co. Smith WELSH, Taggart & Co., CLAYTON TERRELL, MURPHY, JOHN W. ZERRINGER, Co. RAYMOND L. TALCOTT, MURPHY, JOHN A. Reynolds 6c Co. & WELLS, ALFRED D. Lilley 6c Co. Co. Yeatman & Company, Charles Hecker Henry B. Warner & Co., Inc. B. TAGGART, CHARLES A. MUNDY, JAMES E. Reynolds 6c Co. A. Securities Corp. WARNER, HENRY B. B. WILLIAM Z. SUPLEE, Suplee, MULLER, GEORGE J. Bankers \ WARNER, ALFRED S. Swain & Company, Inc. SUNSTEIN, JR., LEON Gerstley, Sunstein & VICTOR Company, & HOWLE Morgan 6c Co. ZELLER, JOSEPH WURTS, JOHN W. c/o Wurts, Dulles 6c Co. YEAGER, WILLIAM F. FREDERICK J. WALLINGFORD, Co. PHILLIPS STREET, ROBERT P. & Company MORRISSEY, 6c 6c WALLACE, SMITH, JOSEPH E. Newburger & Co. SNYDER, C. L. Herbert H. Blizzard & Co. & Co. Miller C. W. Wright, Wood & Co. VOSE, JOHN C. ARNOLD 6c Company, Inc. Merrill CONOVER R. Devine J. Drexel Corp. CHARLES P. Lynch, Pierce, SHAW, MORRISSEY, FRANK J. F. J. Morrissey & Co. Janney Boston First Herbert H. Blizzard & Co. YOUNG, Co. Co. R. Stroud & YEATTS, ALBERT H. GEORGE C. Colllngs & Co., Inc. Co. 8c VOORHEES, Battles Inc. JOHN A. MILBURN, J. SERVICE, meaney, thomas j. T. Boenning SCHUMANN, WALTER H. Dolphin & Co. JOSEPH A. McNAMEE, F. The B. & Co. Hess WILLIAM SCHREINER, Incorporated Co. & VEITH, FRANK Co., Inc. McKEE, FRANK T. Stroud 6c Company, Incorporated McLEAR, Biddle C. WOOD, 2nd, RICHARD D. Harriman Ripley & Co., Incorporated SCHAUFLER, CHARLES A. McGARVEY, Jr., JOHN N. C. Co. TYRRELL, LEO D. rated Moncure 6c TREVINE, ROY SCHAFFER, RUSSELL W. Incorpo WILLIS, Brothers Harriman Brown ROBERT A. Harriman Ripley & Co., 6c Co. & HAROLD TODD, TORRENS, SCATTERGOOD, HAROLD F. McFADDEN, JOHN P. Smith, JACKSON A. Phillips, W. D. Graaison Co., Cincinnati; Murray L. Barysh, Ernst & Co., New York City; Donald B. Stephens, Cruttenden & Co., Chicago & Kidder, Peabody & Co., New York City; Francis J. Cunningham, Kidder, Peabody & Co., New York City McCULLOUGH, 59 BERNARD Gerstley, H. H. M. ALFRED Byllesby J. Company, and Incor porated Sunstein & Co. O'BRIEN, JOSEPH F. O'Brien Raab 6c THOMAS O'ROURKE, Stroud & Members Midwest JOHN T. PAIRMAN, 6c Co. Poole Schmidt. PARKER, JOHN E. H. a. Riecke 6c Co., COMPANY L. J. SCHULTZ & F. Incorporated Company, EATON MANUFACTURING COMPANY Private Stock Exchange Wire to New Inc. PARKES, Jr., NEWTON H. Bioren 6c Inc. New York Cleveland C Co. parsly, l. fuller Parsly Bros. & Co., York 76 Beaver Street Union Commerce BIdg. ; ervina the automotive, aircraft, PATTISON, CARL T. Stroud PFAU, 6c K. Samuel PHILLIPS, Samuel PHILLIS, Coffin, Incorporated Company, Phillips Jr., 6c SAMUEL Co. Raffel FRED K. J. L. Inc. Free valves; turbo-jet engine blades, tappets, valve WISTER Incorporated Company, FRANCIS X. Devine & We are pleased to business of Weiss the election as announce that we have acquired* the Work & Co., effective October 1, officers of the former owners as and follows: i Co. 6c springs; stampings; permanent mold gray rings, cold drawn steel; sodium cooled, poppet, WILLIAM RANDOLPH, REGAN, heater-defroster units; leaf castings; rotor pumps; spring washers; snap iron C. Betz & Co. 6c Stroud truck axles and axle parts; and coil K. Phillips 6c Co. QUINTARD, ROMEYN B. Suplee, Yeatman & Company, RAFFEL, important industries, including motor EDWARD J. PHILLIPS, C. marine and other GORDEN Stroud , Incorporated 6c Company, hydraulic lifters, valve seat inserts; Dynamatic brakes and and drives, WILLARD C. WEISS Vice President JOSEPH R. WORK Vice President Assistant Secretary ROBERT WEISS dynamometers; and other similar products. Co. • reilley, joseph f. Jones, Miller & Co. RENNEISEN, Ohio General Offices: Clevelandr IRWIN Hecker 6c Co. t ROBINSON, ELLWOOD S, PLANTS: Cleveland, Massillon, Ohio • Battle Aspden, Robinson 6c Co. Creek, Detroit, Marshall, Saginaw, Vassar, RODGERS, J. LESLIE Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc. ROGERS, H. WHITNEY Elkins, Morris & Co. RUCKDESCHEL, JOHN K. Boenning 6c Co. RUDOLPH, MICHAEL Stroud 6c Company, Michigan J. Incorporated PLANTS OPERATED BY SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES: Kenosha, Wisconsin ' London, Ontario GEO. EUSTIS & CO. Cincinnati's Oldest Investment Firm Member Cincinnati & Midwest 508 Traction Bldg. Stock Exchanges Cherry 4070 — THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Mr. and Mrs. Sam Green, Pledger & Co., Inc., Los Angeles, Maxfield E. Brown, Shields & Company, Los Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Angeles, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Stuart, Cowen & Co., New York City; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Cann, A. G. Becker & Co., Chicago Alabama The Place Market Thursday, October 19, 1950 BOSWELL, GRADY Security Dealers Association Merrill BOYCE, CINCINNATI Lynch, & Beane, & Beane, MILTON S. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fennere Birmingham j SECURITIES BRODNAX, and ; . :*v :■/' Brodnax MARION & J. Knight, Inc., Birmingham; BROWN, C. BLYTHE RHINELANDER PAPER GIRDLER CORP. Pierce, Fenner Montgomery for Cumberland Securities Corporation, Bir¬ mingham BARECO OIL BRUNSON, RAMON J. Merrill Pierce, Fenner Lynch, & Beane, Mobile BUSH, (OHLE & @ Securities Mobile CANBY, YARDLEY Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Eeane, Birmingham CARLISLE, Member Cincinnati Stock Exchange 900 PEYTON Company, A. Bush J. M. Alonzo H. James Thornton, Jr. S. Crow, Jr. C. JUDSON Sterne, Agee <Sc Leach, Birmingham CARLSON, ROBERT H. Carlson & Co., Birmingham UNION TRUST BLDG., CINCINNATI CARLSON, Jr., Robert H. Carlson & Co., Birmingham COHEN, MORTIMER A. Sterne, Agee & Leach, Montgomery CONVILLE, KNOX A. CINCINNATI Conville COX, Courts SECURITIES & Birmingham Company, JOHN & Company, Birmingham CROW, Jr., JAMES S. Listed First Unlisted National DARBY, Bank, Mobile NOLAN Merrill Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Lynch, Birmingham EDDINS, JOHN Merrill J. E. MADIGAN & CO., inc. FORMERLY W. Members E. FOX & CO., INC. Cincinnati Stock Stubbs, Jr. Alonzo H. Lee, First Vice-President: J. 18 E. 4th Street, Cincinnati 2, Ohio Steme, Agee & Leach, Birmingham. Thornton, Mohr & Mills Thornton, Jr., Pierce, Fenner «Sc Beane, Crow, Jr., First National Bank, Mobile. FORE, Drayton Nabers, First National Bank, Birmingham. Alonzo H. Lee, Sterne, Agee & Leach; National Committeemen: Harold B. B. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, ROBERT B. First Secretary: George H. Stubbs, Jr., Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, Inc., Birmingham. Mayes, Hendrix & Mayes, Inc. Alternates: DAKIN Mobile Second Vice-President: James S. Treasurer: Selma FERRIS, Merrill Co., Montgomery. Teletype CI 494 Lynch, Birmingham Nabers Drayton ELIASBERG, JULIEN President: Exchange Telephone Main 1627 Geo. H. Miles A. Watkins, Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, Inc.; Sidney J. Mohr, Jr., Thornton, Mohr & Co. Took Office: July 1, 1949; Term Expires: December 31, 1951. National Bank of Birmingham, Birmingham FRAZER, FRANK B. Shropshire & Company, Mobile GAINES, WALTER B. Gaines & Company, Birmingham GAUNT, WILLIAM First National Bank, Montgomery HALEY, FRED Merchants National Bank, Mobile HAMEL, BEN. F. ROSTER OF MEMBERS Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Mobile ADAMS, RALPH Berney Perry mingham & Inc., Company, Bir- BACON, ROBERT . AGEE, RUCKER Sterne, Agee & ARMSTRONG, ERNEST Sterne, Agee & Leach, Montgomery First National Leach, HAWORTH, HOWARD H. S. Bank of Mobile, Mobile Birmingham BAXLEY, MARION ALLISON, CHARLES J. Equitable mingham Securities Merrill Corporation, Blr- Lynch, ANDREWS, J. WARREN First National Bank, Merrill Montgomery Lynch, Pierce, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, & Beane, Merrill Lynch, Birmingham Merrill Lynch, Montgomery Merrill Lynch, Birmingham are Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Hendrix & R. Mayes, Inc., Birmingham HERZBERG, BERNARD F. Odess, Martin mingham We Pierce, Fenner & Beane, GEORGE HENDRIX, JAMES BLAIR, DWIGHT Fenner Birmingham Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Birmingham HECHT, C. Mobile ANDREWS, LAMAR Merrill Lynch, Merrill HAYES, WILLIE Montgomery BLACKSTONE, F. HAMRICK, LEON Steiner, Rouse & Company, Birmingham & Herzberg, Inc., Bir¬ HUGHES, PATRICK E. Steiner, Rouse & Company, Mobile. actively interested in HYDINGER, EB S. Ohio • Kentucky Municipal Bids — West Virginia • Revenue Offerings Information — on WALTER, WOODY and HEIMERDINGER Quotations 403 Dixie Terminal Hinsch Emery Eyler Neil Ranslck Robert R. Investment Securities Cincinnati 2, Ohio Meyer Earl R. Shaffer Union Trust CINCINNATI STOCK EXHANGE System American National KING, Bank & Trust Com¬ Mobile pany, Teletype Birmingham PORTER Steiner, Rouse & Company, Mobile KING, CI Jr., PORTER Merrill 188 Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Mobile Building Telephone MAin 5353 Bell Tele. MEMBER Bell Company, JOYANT, A. W. Phone Main 5072 Charles A. Hinsch & Company, Inc. & JEMISON, Jr., JOHN S. Marx & Company, Birmingham Building request Co., Birmingham W. E. Courts Bonds CINCINNATI 2, OHIO Charles A. Carlson & INMAN, CI 399 Specializing in the purchase and sale of municipal tax and revenue securities of all states. KNIGHT, Jr., ROY W. Brodnax & Knight, Inc., Birmingham KNOWLES, BEN Merrill Lynch, Montgomery Pierce, Fenner & Beane, LANG, Jr., DUDLEY W. Steiner, Rouse & Company, Mobile THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number William Mrs. Burke, Boston, Mass.; Mr. Wilmer Mrs. J. and Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. LEACH, EDMUND C. Sterne, lee; Agee Leach, & alonzo THOMAS, ROBERTS, JACK D. Bullington-Schas & Co. Memphis Security Dealers Club Montgomery Weil, Weil & Arnold, New Orleans; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Sener, John C. Legg & Co., Baltimore, Md. Baker, Watts & Co., Baltimore, Md. h. Memphis ROSS, HOWARD C. Leftwich Sterne, Agee & Leach, Birmingham & Union Ross SAUNDERS, M. A. Herzberg, Inc., Tus¬ M. A. Saunders & J. Co., Inc. caloosa SAUNDERS, ROBERT M. LOMBARDO, JOSEPH P. Stubbs, Smith mingham Lombardo, & Inc., Saunders <fc Co., Inc. Company R. Nat'l Bank & Trust FRED C. Bradford & Co. WALKER, Jr., THOMAS B. Equitable Securities Corporation WARD, B. Bir¬ B. F. FRANK Ward & Co. SCHAS, FRANCIS D. Martin Herzberg, & WHITMAN, A. L. Bullington-Schas & Co. MARTIN, ELBERT H. Odess, A. NICK J. Securities Planters TREXLER, LESLIE, OWEN C. Odess, Martin & Jr., THOMPSON, EDWARD F. Inc., Bullington-Schas & Co. Bir¬ SPRAGINS, mingham R. W. R. WENDELL WOOTEN. R. Spragins & Company B. ROGER Wooten & Company marx, v. hugo Hugo Marx Company, & Birmingham MARX, Jr., V. HUGO Hugo Marx Company, Birmingham Company, & Birmingham MARX, WILLIAM Hugo Marx & MASTERS, ERNEST Merrill Lynch, Birmingham Penner Pierce, & Beane, President: mates, harold b. Hendrix & Mayes, Inc., Birmingham Mcknight, h. neil Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, & Carlson & Co., Birmingham Alternate: mohr, sidney j. Jr., —ROSTER OF MEMBERS Birming¬ & Company, DRAYTON Herzberg, Bir¬ Inc., Loeb, Rhoades & Co. Lynch, Inc., Bir¬ Company, Inc., Bir¬ Perry Pierce, & Fenner Saunders & Co., Inc. 1100 Securities Mid-South Co. Union Planters Bank Nat'l Union Trust Building CINCINNATI LANCASTER, JAMES C. Bullington-Schas & Co. THE W. C. THORNBURGH CO. & Trust 2, OHIO Co. Union LEFTWICH, Planters Nat'l Bank Trust Co. & WILLIAM GROOM Leftwich & Ross „ LIMERICK, AYLETT B. CROSSETT, E. GORDON C. J. PERRYMAN, & The LOUIS Martin First National Goodbody & Co. Bank Inc., Montgomery Mayes, SCHULHAFER. Odess, Beane COBB, MAX & mingham Hendrix A. JORDAN, ROBERT H. BROWN CARNEY, W. HARDING Company, & , M. , PERRY, W. BERNEY Berney BURCH. Merrill perry, tunstall b. Perry HUDGINS, JACK L. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Carl M. odess, lewis j. Berney S. HARRIS, BANKSTON, Jr., W. L. * Odess, Martin & mingham V RICHARD ALLEN, HARRY Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Birmingham First National Bank, mingham Leftwich, Leftwich & Ross. January, 1950; Term Expires: January, 1951. Hugh Morrow ham NABERS, Bonds Bullington-Schas & Co. Early F. Mitchell, First National Bank William Groom Took Office: Thornton, Mohr & Company, Montgomery Watkins, A. L. Whitman, of Memphis. McREE, S. A. MORROW, Municipal Roger Wooten, R. B. Wooten & Company. National Committeeman: Birmingham Company, Saunders & Co., Inc. Secretary: Aylett B. Limerick, Goodbody & Co. Treasurer: McQueen, jr., giles A, L. Whitman Aylett B. Limerick Richard S. Harris, M. A. Vice-President: Mobile Courts Roger B. Wooten Richard S. Harris CURD, H. PRICE Herzberg, & MITCHELL, EARLY F. Bir¬ Inc., Federal Securities Co., The Inc. First National Bank mingham SELLERS, PHILLIP Thornton-Mohr JOHN SHEARER, Montgomery Co., & Carl S. M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. Meeks, RISON, FREDERIC, FRANK D. National Bank, Mobile Merchants REDDOCH, JAMES N. FOSTER. WALTER T. Equitable Securities Corporation Reddoch & Company SAM Standard Securities Co. SHROPSHIRE, OGDEN Shropshire & Company, Mobile SMITH, HENRY M. Smith Stubbs, Lombardo, & Inc., Bir¬ mingham STANSEL, ARTHUR Courts & Company, MERVYN STERNE, Birmingham i h. Sterne, Agee & Leach, Birmingham STUBBS, GEORGE h. & Lombardo, Jr., Stubbs, Smith mingham THORNTON, J. Inc., Bir¬ CINCINNATI'S MILLS Thornton; Mohr & Company, Montgomery THORNTON, Jr., J. MILLS Thornton, Mohr & Company, Montgomery OLDEST INVESTMENT FIRM TURNER, LEO C. Marx Birmingham Company, & ULMER, CLYDE & Courts 88th YEAR Company, Birmingham VINCENTELLI, JOHN Merrill Lynch, Pierce, A Full Line of Meat Food Products Fenner & Beane, Montgomery WALKER, Marx CULLOM & Company, Birmingham WATKINS, Jr., MILES A. Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, Inc., Bir¬ mingham WATKINS, Watkins, WARNER S. Morrow & Company, Birming¬ ham W ATKINS, Watkins WOOD, W ARNER S. Morrow & Co., Birmingham Jr., GEORGE M. George M. & Wood Company, Mont¬ Company, Mont¬ 1 gomery WOOD, Jr., GEORGE M. George M. Wood & gomery GEO. EUSTIS & CO. Preferred Stock and Common Stock Traded on the Cincinnati Stock Exchange Co. 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HILLIARD & SON Founded Co., Detroit MORRIS, JACK C * Norris & Hirshberg, Atlanta MORTON, FRED G* The Milwaukee Company, York Curb Bell Exchange Exchange (Associate) 419 IV. Jefferson St. System Teletype—LS Midwest Stock Exchange Hilliard Bldg. 284 Louisville 2, Ky. Long Distance 197 & Western Union Phone OWENSBOEO, KY., OFFICE York City Publishing Co., New York City MOSLEY, R. VICTOR,* and Margaret and Louise — Stroud & Company,^ Incorpo¬ rated, Philadelphia White, Weld & Co., New York City MOSS, WILLIAM F. National Quotation Bureau, New York City MEANS, JAMES W. Courts & Co., Atlanta NELSON, HARRY L. NEWSOM, Jr., W. R* Sanders & Newsom, Dallas OETJEN, HENRY McGinnis & Co., New York City John New J. O'Kane, Jr. & Co., York City OLIVER, Jr., ALLEN L. E. Hutton F. & Co., Dallas OPDYKE, GEORGE F* Cleveland PARKER, H. SHELDON* Kay, Richards & Co., Pittsburgh PARKES, Jr., NEWTON H* Bioren & Co., Philadelphia Atkinson Blue List Mclaughlin, john s. Members New York Stock New Dallas Williams, Stoddard & Inc., New Haven Day, PARRY, EDW. T* MORTON, ROALD* Co., Mclaughlin, john f* McLaughlin, Reuss & Co., New 1872 Southwest Lynch, Pierce, Fen- Beane, New York City Ledogar-Horner Company, MORELAND, PAUL I* Milwaukee McELYEA, Mrs. R. G. & O'KANE, Jr., JOHN J. Investments, Denver Moreland & ner Blyth & Co., Inc., Chicago Company, Robert L. Mitton Mcdonald, harry a. Securities & Exchange Com¬ mission, Washington MURPHY, CHARLES O'BRIEN MURRAY, FRANK J. Titus-Miller & Company, Dallas Lynch, Pierce, Fen- & Beane, New York Michigan MILLER, DON W. McCLEARY, GEORGE M. Florida Securities of tion, Detroit Philadelphia MASON, WALTER G. Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc., Lynchburg MAYER, JOHN M. MACKESSY, T. FRANK * Abbott, Proctor & Paine, MEYERS, Jr., JOHN J. Gordon Graves & Co., New York City McCULLEY, CLAYTON R* First Southwest Company, New York City Co., Charlotte McCALL, ARTHUR C. Hendricks & Eastwood, MARSLAND, A. W* Wood, Gundy & Co., LYON, WILLIAM E. B. MEYER, FRANK P. First MULLER, GEORGE J* Janney & Co., Philadelphia Merrill McBRIDE, ALFRED R. Wright, Wood & Co., Philadelphia McCULLEN, WILLIAM J. Ames, Emerich & Co., Chicago McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Reuss & Co., New York City; Mr. and Reuss, McLaughlin, Reuss & Co., New York City W. Wendell MERICKA, WILLIAM J* William J. Mericka & Co., Inc., Cleveland Birmingham mission, Washington MARR, LAWRENCE N. LOTHROP, G. M* Mr. and Mrs. John F. Mrs. Securities & Wertheim & Co., City Mrs. McCORMICK, EDWARD T. MARKHAM, EDWIN J. L1STON, CORW1N L. Prescott & Co., Cleveland and Alester G. Furman & Stroud & Company, Incorpo¬ rated, Philadelphia Pittsburgh Mr. Thursday, October 19, 1950 Jones & Co., Portland, Ore. PARSONS, Jr., EDWARD E* Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc., Cleveland PAULI, ROBERT A. Scherck, Richter Company, St. Louis PEARSON, G. HAROLD Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Dallas MASONIC TEMPLE PEELER, J. LEE* Active Markets In All Local J. INVESTMENT SECURITIES Securities, Kentucky and General Market Municipals LOCAL — LISTED — Lee Peeler & Company, Inc., Durham PETTEY, HERBERT Equitable Securities UNLISTED Corpo¬ ration, Nashville Private Wire to Wood, Walker & Co., New York PHILLIPS, GEORGE Bought—Sold—Quoted W. D. Gradison & Co., Cincinnati PHILLIPS, JOSEF C* Pacific Northwest Prugh, Combest & Land, Inc. 1016 "TO BUY WHEN OTHERS ARE DE¬ SPONDENTLY SELLING, AND TO WHEN OTHERS ARE AVIDLY SELL BALTIMORE PHILLIPS, Jr., SAMUEL K* AVENUE Samuel AND PAYS THE K. Phillips & Co., Philadelphia KANSAS CITY 6, MO. PIZZINI, B. WINTHROP* Teletype KC 191 Telephone Victor 2841 BUYING, B. W. Pizzini & New York REQUIRES THE GREATEST FORTI¬ TUDE Company, Seattle Co., Inc., City PLUMRIDGE, THEODORE E* J. Arthur Warner & Co. In¬ GREATEST corporated, REWARD." New York City PON1CALL, Jr., FRANK M* Singer, Deane & Scribner, Pittsburgh, Pa. Kentucky Securities PRATT, LOGAN V. Active Markets in All Issues R. S. Dickson & Co., Inc., Charlotte PRELLER, JOHN G. m BANKERS BOND McGinnis & ca INCORPORATED 1st FLOOR, KENTUCKY HOME LIFE BLDG. LOUISVILLE 2, KENTUCKY Bell Teletype LS 186 Long Distance Company, New York City Wagner, Reid and Ebinger, Inc. ) Cleveland RAHN, FRED T. 415 W. JEFFERSON STREET The Illinois Company, LOUISVILLE 2, KY. 238 QUIGLEY, JAY L. Quigley & Co., Inc., Chicago BELL TELETYPE LS 292 WABASH 4191 WESTERN UNION PHONE RAUSCHER, Jr., JOHN H* Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Dallas THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number REED, KEITH B. Dittmar & Co., Dallas REILLY, F. VINCENT Commercial & Financial Chronicle, New York City J. F. Reilly & Co., Inc., New York City REUSS, W. WENDELL* McLaughlin, Reuss & Co., New York City and Mrs. Mr. and STALKER, ALFRED Kidder, Peabody & Co., New York City STRADER, LUDWELL A* Strader, Taylor & Co., Inc. STANFORD, KENNETH C* F. S. Smithers & Co., STRADER, PHILLIP Strader, Taylor & Co., Inc. New York REILLY, JOHN F. Mr. George L. Collins, Joseph M. Kelly, J. Arthur Warner & Co., New York City; Geyer & Co., Inc., New York City Edward 63 Jr., Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Cleveland; Mericka & Co., Cleveland E. Parsons, Mrs. Wm. J. Mericka, Wm. J. STUART, MARK* Cowan & Co., New York City SULLIVAN, LEONARD R. STRALEY, JOHN A. Hugh W. Long & Co., Inc., Glore, Forgan & Co., Chicago TITUS, WILLIAM A. Wertheim & Co., TEGELER, JEROME F. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., New York St. Louis First National Bank of Chi¬ New York Ralph F. Carr & Co., Inc., Boston Chicago cago, Wertheim & Co., THOMPSON, WILLIAM S* STRONG, O. H. City TITUS, Jr., WILLIAM A. New York City STEPHENS, DONALD B. Paul H. Davis & Co., Chicago Co., THORSEN, LESTER J. Phelps, Fenn & Co., New York City Lynchburg STARK, EUGENE* Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fen¬ ner & Beane, New York City C. F. Cassell and Charlottesville Lynchburg City THORNHILL, G. E. City (Continued on page 64) RICHARDS. CHARLES A* Field, Richards & Co., Cincinnati louis st. ROGGENBURG, STANLEY L* Roggenburg & Co., Our New York City Local Listed And Unlisted Securities ROHDE, JOHN I. R. Lewis, John And Invites Your Inc., Seattle "If there it RONEY, JOHN J. Wm. C. markets Trading Department Is Active In All We Roney & Co., Detroit Market a Inquiries UNDERWRITERS find it'' we can DISTRIBUTORS Specialize In Orders For Banks And Dealers ROWLEY, RUSSELL K. Edward D. Geyer & Co., Inc., Cleveland SACCO, ARTHUR C. Detmer & Co., Chicago Jones & Co. ESTABLISHED 1871 MEMBERS SANDERS, SIDNEY J* Foster & Marshall, Seattle New York Stock Exchange Midwest Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange, Associate Chicago Board of Trade SAUNDERS. WALTER F* The Dominion Securities 300 North Fourth St. Central Newhard, Cook & Co. Saint Louis 2, Mo. Bell Teletype 7600 SL 593 — Corporation, New York City SCATTERGOOD, HAROLD F* Boenning & Co., Philadelphia Direct Private Connections Wire with Members New York Stock Josephthal & Co., New York, and James E. Bennett & Co., Chicago New York Curb Exchange —• Exchange Midwest Stock Exchange (Associate) SCHEUER, CHAS. G* FOURTH & Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., A. G. EDWARDS & SONS Chicago SCHLICTING, HUGH R. Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co., Bell Established 1887 Seattle 409 NO. EIGHTH SCHLOSSER, GUST AVE J* Union Securities Corporation, New York L. D. St. Louis 340, 341 & 342 Bell Teletype—SL 475 Clark, Dodge & Co., 61 Wall St., New York 5, N. Y. City SENER. JOSEPH John C. Teletype—SL 151-152 Correspondent and Private Wire System ST., ST. LOUIS 1, MO. Telephone CEntral 4744 OLIVE ST. LOUIS 2, MO. Private Wire to Carl M. W. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. Legg & Co., 61 Baltimore J* Shields & Company, Chicago SENNOTT, Jr., WM. Members Broadway NEW YORK, N. Y. Tel. WHiteliall Midwest 3-9394 New York Stock SHAW, HERBERT I. Vance, Sanders & Co., New York City Walter J. Connolly & Co., Tel. 7826 Exchange Chicago Board of Trade 8015 SHEEHAN, Jr., DANIEL M* Myers Bldg. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Stock Exchange CLAYTON 5, Tel. New York Curb Forsyth Blvd. N. MO. Y. Coffee & Exchange 323 Bankers Sugar Exch. Tel. BEacon Commodity Exchange, Inc. Delmar 6692 Mortgage Bldg. HOUSTON 2, TEXAS 3-8831 Boston SHEPLER. LLOYD W* Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Beane, Cincinnati SHIPMAN, RICHARD Blair F. Claybaugh & Co., New York City SIMPSON. WILLIAM G* H. M. Byllesby and Company, Incorporated. Pittsburgh "li SINGER, LOUIS P. Troster, Currie & New York Uhlmann & MEMBERS BOARD Latshaw STOCK NEW YORK OF TRADE KANSAS CITY 6. SCHEPCk, RICHTEF ^ EXCHANGE BUILDING , COMPANY / MISSOURI Summers, City SLOAN, DONALD C* Donald C. Sloan & Co., Portland, Ore. St Louis pRtv SMITH. HAROLD B* Pershing & Co., New York City SMITH, JOSEPH E* Newburger & Co., CO 'Asr TO C°AST. Philadelphia SMITH, MARK A. F. W. Craigie & Co., Richmond SNYDER. EVERETT W* E. W. Snyder and Co., r FOR TRADING AND SOUTHWESTERN Syracuse KC KERMIT B* Allison-Williams Company, Minneapolis SORUM, STAIB. LEE Geo. R* Eustis & Co., Cincinnati L MARKETS 67, 68, IN LOCAL SECURITIES AND 69 BALTIMORE 3600 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 64 Inc., Cleveland; Daniel M. Hawkins, Otis & Co., (Continued from page 63) TORPIE, JAMES V. TOPOL, ROBERT M. Greene and Company New York City VALLELY, EDWARD V.* John Nuveen & Co., Chicago VER TORPIE, ROBERT A * Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, New York City ♦Denotes Mr. and Mrs. Lilley & Co., Philadelphia New York Rafinp & San Francisco (Continued from page 18) WHITE, EDWARD A. White & Company, St. Louis WILLIAMSON, E. COIT Schmidt, Poole & Co., Philadelphia Co., Inc. Wi? WAKELEY, THOMPSON M. A. C. WITT1CH, WILBUR R* Allyn & Co., Inc., and Brokers Listed and Distributors Joseph McManus & Co., New York City Unlisted WALKER, L. National E. Quotation Bureau City WYLLIE, THOMAS H. * C. F. Cassell & Co., WALSH, RICHARD H. * Charlottesville Newhard, Cook & Co., York New Stock New Exchange—Midwest York Curb Exchange 135 South La Salle Stock Exchange Street, Chicago 3, Illinois Teletype CG 650-651 Kansas City Milwaukee Grand Rapids St. Louis initiated. This has been continued this year and up to the present time we have made thorough inspec¬ tion tours of the following com¬ panies: Fischer Motor, ite Company, Body Chevrolet and divisions of General Mo¬ Monarch Co.; Gran¬ Steel Co.; Monsanto It YEARLEY, IV, ALEXANDER The Robinson-Humphrey Co., Atlanta Laurence M. Marks & Co., New York Weil & Arnold, New Orleans City ZOLLINGER, JOHN J. WELCH, EDWARD H* Sincere and Company, Chicago < might be well to mention here that the officers of the firm being inspected the ZINGRAF, CHARLES M. WEIL, JOSEPH H* City Chemical Co. Chicago Henry B. Warner & Co., Philadelphia (Associate) Telephone ANdover 3-5700 Detroit E. F. Hutton & WARMATH, J. T. Equitable Securities Corpo¬ ration, Greensboro WARNER, HENRY B. Members Your was tors; Knapp YARROW, PAUL St. Louis STRAUS & Blossek "Know as program WREN, LAWRENCE* Allen & Company, New York City New York Investment Securities Louis Industries" New York City WALKER, GRAHAM* of September 27, 1949, which was in¬ cluded in your Public Relations report to the National Association at Colorado Springs, I explained that a program known here in St. Grimm & Co., Chicago Underwriters, Relations Committee Davis, Skaggs & Co., Cincinnati MEULEN, JOHN W* Ver Meulen Report of Public WHITAKER, EMMET K. Geo. Eustis & Co., New York City City WELSH, Jr., HENRY C. TRIGGER, RAYMOND Investment Dealers Digest, VASEY, JOSEPH H* Torpie & Saltzman, Inc., John J. Meyers, Cleveland In Attendance at NSTA Convention Atkinson-J ones & Co., Portland, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Jr., Gordon Graves & Co., New York City Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Parry, Co., Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Russell K. Rowley, Geyer & Corwin L. Liston, Prescott & Thursday, October 19, 1950 Scharff & Jones, Inc., present at the time are is made have and been cooperative not only on the itself, but also in answering questions regarding the financial tour status, etc., of their companies. There still several trips to during the current year but, unfortunately, the names of the companies to be visited have not been decided, consequently I be New Orleans tour most are made can't mention them here. SINCERE AND *TRAILMOBILE CO. COMPANY We have put forth considerable effort here in St. Louis in Common Stock an at¬ tempt to work with the different MEMBERS OF companies who do not have their New York Stock Exchange Despite and all little Principal Stock and recent strength over still available at twice 1950 estimated net income. Commodity Exchanges securities listed on a recognized exchange in regard to divi¬ stock dend declarations. has been *Brief analysis available on request ord In the past it experience that rec¬ our dates and ex-dividends dates coincided, which, CHICAGO quite Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. Telephone Teletype STate 2-2400 CG 252-656 & 657 Founded 105 W. Adams 1890 from ber as you know, is in our industry trading standpoint. A num¬ confusing a of these plaining St. 314 Chicago 3 N. Broadway St. Louis 2 pany companies, after our reasons to the officials, have given cooperation and are now sufficient us their allowing between time ex¬ com¬ the ex- dividend date and the record date. Trusting the above is the type of information that you are seek¬ ing, Sills, Fairman DAYTON 6» GERNON member midwest stock & Harris INCORPORATED Members Midwest Stock there to you, be occur please do not hesitate to call upon me. Exchange Branch 52 - should exchange New BROKERS however, anything else which might DEALERS Wall York Thanking Street 5, N. 209 South La Salle Street Y. Direct Private Wire Chicago 4, Illinois to Sutro Bros. & Co., N. Y. ward to you, seeing and looking for¬ you at Virginia Beach, with kindest personal re¬ gards, Cordially, DISTRIBUTORS JOHN W. Underwriters and Distributors of ALL WISCONSIN Club of St. Louis Municipal, Public Utility, Railroad and ISSUES Industrial Securities branch eau claire • fond du st. main 105 SO. lac paul office LA - la 6-0780 San Francisco, Calif. September 12, 1950 Mr. John M. Hudson, Chairman Public Relations Committee offices crosse - minneapolis, and trading SALLE Phone—CEntral - BUNN President, Security Traders madison - w'ausau minn. National Security Traders ^Telephone Vm Teletype whom 2-1421 CG 864 department STREET, CHICAGO 3, ILL. Teletype—CG 262 Complete /'w. specialists trading in local facilities markets Association, Inc. c/o Thayer, Baker & Co. Commercial Trust Building Philadelphia 2, Pa. Dear Sir: "Public of Relations" tremendous is a subject importance to our Convention THE Number Mr. and Mrs. William R. Newsom, Jr., Sanders & Mrs. Landon A. Freear, Wm. N. Edwards industry, for if and respect our liveiinood. welfare and fails with the public's of The public's BYRD, CLIFTON our B. and public on but piane Rotan, Mosle and dealings with the the highest possible also must we be DAVIS, LAWRENCE McClung & Knickerbocker EARL G. Fridley & Hess GOODWIN, RICHARD H. R. H. Goodwin & Co. HARRELL, Jr., SAMUEL N. Moreland Merrill CRERIE, FRANK H. our & Company FRIDLEY, V. Christie & Co. COOPER, ARTHUR C. therefore, not oniy conduct our¬ selves E. H. CHRISTIE, BYRON V. B. V. Christie & Co. not We must, making. own Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane CAMPBELL, change in the toward the in¬ vestment business may or may be of Shields CROCKETT, CLAUDE T. Moroney, Beissner & Co. Blyth & Co., Inc. regard a attitude CROCKETT, A. GORDON HENRY M. Moroney, Belssner & Co. Merrill lor reason Mrs. Bailey, Foster & Marshall, Portland, Ore.; Mr. and Walsh, Newhard, Cook & Co., St. Louis BROWN, ROBERT D. rises profession. our 65 Richard H. Investment Dealers Association of Houston of tne puolic we lose Our Mr. and Mrs. Dan V. Newsom, Dallas, Texas; Mr. and & Co., Ft. Worth, Texas BEISSNER, lose the esteem we COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane (Continued Harris, Upham & Co. on page 66) on guard to counter any threats from witnout. Realizing this, our members, in¬ dividually, have taken every op¬ portunity to public tne service present our through before ciubs, luncneon clubs, and classes education adult like. the They have joined forces with local stock member houses and ter" markets as York explained the "over-the-coun¬ the of workings New and exchange cational programs. President: E. Clyde Unusual interest¬ or called been Crockett Gordon Vice-President: A. Gordon Crockett, Shields Committeeman: Investment Alternate: & Company. John DeC. Scott, John D. Secretary-Treasurer: National ACTIVE TRADING MARKETS IN Hawkins, Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Jesse R. Phillips, Jr., UNLISTED SECURITIES Scott & Co. J. R. Phillips Company, Incorporated. Crockett, Shields & Company. A. Gordon to the at¬ ALLEN, ROBERT F. ABERCROMBIE, LOVETT Abercrombie Lovett & Harris, Upham & Co. Co. Blyth & Co., Inc. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane ALLEN, Established 1916 BEEBE, H. WARD JAMES W. Harris, Paul I-LDavis &<3'o. BAYNE, JOHN M. WILLIAM C. ADAMS, Fridley & Hess Upham & Co. Members Principal tention of the press. "Public" Our includes the also Underwriters — Dealers 10 Distributors — closer cooperation with them with relations better our in active other tours. Iflltmleti %w November 1949, at the 29, suggestion of one of our members, the Pacific of Intermoun- was Bay Express Area facilities arranged and expanded to in¬ IJorl Sloclt Cxclancjt and OfIt tr PrincipalCxc A.C.ALLYN«®COMPANY 209 South La Salle Street OMAHA 2, NEB. tlNCOLN 8. NEB Trust tain Trading Dept. Teletype CG-405 CtumnM 8Co. organizations in jointly conducted tour Rockford Peoria Trading Markets in (Unlisted Securities inspection sponsoring trips ourselves and joining a 3 To this end we have been clients. On South La Salle Street CHICAGO and their officers and executives. spells Stock Exchanges Chicago Board of Trade companies whose stocks we trade For Inquiries Invited Your ROSTER OF MEMBERS Several of our ing conditions in the unlisted mar¬ kets have A. part of their edu¬ members have lectured at the local universities. WE MAINTAIN to story talks Tel Building Tel. Webster 4555 2-3349 DIRECT Incorporated 204 South 17th St. Chicago 4, Illinois TEL. PRIVATE DEarborn 2-0500 WIRES TO EAST AND WEST COASTS clude members of the Bond Club, Investment Securities Analysts Association, bankers and the press. In on Public April of this year we joined the local stock exchange an members Industrial Utility Railroad Municipal inspection trip through the plants of the Permanente Cement Co. and the foil mills of the Kaiser Aluminum at In Chemical Company & Los Altos, California. June, the Pacific Gas & Elec¬ tric Company their guests Moss invited on a us to be tour of its new Landing steam-electric gen¬ Affiliated with William A. Fuller & Co. Members AjC.ALLYN & CO. of Midwest Stock Exchange Members of erating plant at Monterey Bay. We were joined on Analysts Association and the Bond activities fine influence and the to us to have all been STREET Midwest Stock CHICAGO 4, Exchange (Associate) ILLINOIS 100 West Monroe concerned all. New York Boston Kansas City Very truly yours, Spokane BOWYER Reporting for San Francisco Security Traders Association. Exchange Exchange a resulting publicity helpful FRANK 209 SOUTH LA SALLE New York Curb Club and members of the press. These New York Stock this trip by the I Portland, Me. Peoria Decatur Waterloo Elgin Street, Chicago Milwaukee Moline Rockford Omaha Aurora Madison THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 66 xr. lvxeyer, txrst oj Michigan Corporation, Detroit, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. George Grady, John E. Joseph & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. George H. Earnest, Fewel & Co., Los Angeles, Calif.; Herbert Pettey, Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashville, Tenn. Investment Dealers Association of Houston (Continued from HARRIS, J. WYLIE J. Wylie Harris & Co. page 65) Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane HEDRICK, Jr., L. W. JOHNSTON, DOUGLAS E. Fridley & Hess R. JOOST, OSCAR H. Fridley & Hess Harris, Upham & Co. Company, In¬ Rauscher, J. Pierce Co., & Inc. Harris, Merrill Company, In¬ Co. & Sr., CHARLES I. Upham Co. & Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane R. Phillips Investment Company, In¬ MIDDLE WESTERN Shawell & Company V. Christie & Co. SMALL, Jr., GEORGE A. Rowles, Winston & Co. MOORE, Jr., F. ALDRICH J. SECURITIES R. Phillips Investment corporated MORONEY, ROBERT Company, In¬ J. 39 South La Salle Street, Chicago 3 Telephone ANdover 3-7055 Teletype CG 1384 R. E. B. Phillips Investment Company, In¬ corporated NEUHAUS, JOSEPH RICE Neuhaus & B. V. Christie & & CORBETT A. G. Edwards & Co. Sons WEGIIORST, HENRY F. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Chas. B. White " & Merrill Lynch, Co. Pierce, Fenner & Beane YEAGER, JAMES H. Co. Harris, bonds, particularly be reasonably com¬ plied with by investment dealers, bearing in mind always the pro¬ such as with the 105 West Adams the bank interest in also bank WEBBER - SIMPSON & CO. of 2-6363 Teletype: CG 385 the for develop securities. tne At the availability of financial to project broaden the market for re¬ conditions on a revenue serve sec¬ all large number of dealers a would be interested in buy¬ revenue securities. In this have connection same been continued there efforts by various associations, national and Trading Department—James C. Vacha state, and various officials dili¬ gently working toward a broader understanding on the part of the bank examining officials as well Telephone ANdover 3-1811 Teletype CG 1268 investors municipal from that EXTERNALS Bonds OVER-THE-COUNTER - - - Scrip Utilities - Industrials - Real Traders Asso¬ and' hopes arranged on each be bond revenue issue which of the prospectus covering such issue can be sent to the supervisory banking a copy Examiner in each Federal Reserve District, the district chief national bank examiner of the of¬ fice of the Comptroller of the DOMESTIC SECURITIES Public Security can be handled that Bank SPECIALISTS SINCE well-managed authorities including the district supervising examiners of the Fed¬ eral Deposit Insurance Corpora¬ tion, the chief Federal Reserve INTERNALS Stocks and recommends it new SECURITIES of To the end of furthering National FOREIGN merits of information, the Na¬ Municipal Committee of the ciation may the bonds payable understanding by the dissemi¬ nation tional Over'The-Counter Markets In— to as revenue sound projects. 1926 to as obligations easier to ing and selling municipal this CHICAGO the types of municipal revenue obligations by making the statistical data avail¬ as Telephone: DEarborn the earnings who STOCKS REVENUE BONDS with tend to increase it time the able to EXCHANGE Underwriters and Dealers • and municipal make examiners value CHICAGO 4 MUNICIPAL BONDS customer procedure should same 208 South La Salle Street • of set banking authorities and with other governmental officials. This Upham & Co. St., Chicago 3, Illinois BONDS a to be filled out and filed with are ondary MIDWEST STOCK authorities municipal obligations which tax and revenue should MEMBERS banking that state have worked out of forms covering both and Investment Securities be can tection of the bank and the public. The Texas dealers in cooperation ports KETCHAM & NONGARD bonds, revenue be standardized and may may and WIGGIN, Jr., JACK Co. kind so state NATHANIEL WHITE, CHAS. B. NEUHAUS, PHILIP ROSS Underwood, Neuhaus NORMAN, W. L. M. V. Christie & Co. WARE, LOUIS Underwood, STOVALL, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane TODD, WALTER E. Moroney, Beissner & Co. MORRIS JOHN De C. SHAWELL, WILLIAM J. MILLAR, ESTELLE A. B. SCOTT, Committee, has been as to report on the activities of the Texas dealers to the end that investment by banks in municipal Christie & Co. John D. Scott and Co. corporated Trading Markets in V. member of your National Municipar Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Rowles, Winston & Co. MILES, ralph J. In¬ RIEGER, HERMAN B. Upham (Continued from page 19) Company, RITCHIE, CHARLES J. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane ROGGENKAMP, LeROY P. Harris, Upham & Co. ROUGH, THOMAS H. Harris, Upham & Co. ROWLES, RUSSELL R. CHARLES I. McNEAR, TOM W. Merrill Municipal Committee Company, In¬ REYNOLDS, ANNA corporated Harris, Investment corporated McCLUNG, CLINTON C. McCiung & Knickerbocker McLEAN, Phillips PHILLIPS, Jr., JESSE R. J. R. Phillips Investment White & Co. Mcdonald, john a. J. R. Phillips Investment R. corporated MASTERSON, Jr., NEILL T. Jr., Report of National PEARCE, Jr., CHARLES D. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane PHILLIPS, JESSE R. MAGILL, Jr., A. E. McLEAN, BARCLAY INVESTMENT CO, LEARY, ANDREW L. Harris, Upham & Co. Phillips Investment Chas. B. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane O McCiung & Knickerbocker corporated JOHNSTON, Jr., CYRUS T. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Merrill and Mrs. Ralph C. Deppe, Edward D. Jones & Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Sanders, Foster & Marshall, Seattle, Wash. KNICKERBOCKER, WALDO E. J. HAWKINS, E. CLYDE Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. HESS, WILBUR E. Mr. LICHTY, A. H. HULL, DAVID P. Thursday, October 19, 1950 Estate Currency and the chief supervi¬ sors of ticular state areas banks in lieved the bonds in which or likely to be sold. those par¬ it is be¬ obligations are The purpose is to let the bank ities SWIFT, HENKE & CO. MEMBERS MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE examining author¬ Washington and in the in field be INCORPORATED 208 SO. LA SALLE ST. Telephone RAndolph 6-4696 informed of the particu¬ issues. This your committee believes will tend to lars CHICAGO 4, ILL. Bell Teletype CG 451 of such broaden the securities of market for revenue particularly among "Daily Bond Buyer" New York City h§£ been assist- banks. The Convention ing in this program and they have available forms information to erence filing of particularly with ref¬ Copies, bonds. revenue believe, we the for be obtained from can slight cost and would them at assist considerably in disseminat¬ a information on munici¬ the ing pals, particularly revenue obliga¬ The tions. has also been kind lisn reports earnings of rev¬ on if have any of such re¬ you ports it might be well to forward most cooperative has always been the municipal with working Meyer of Foster & A. Donald Seattle, one of your Marshall of calls to Municipal Committemen, the on to Court holds favor¬ to purchase autnonzed in areas in electric properties favorable A exist. decision probably lead to a comple¬ tion Com¬ vs. the of as Corporation phone State Light Company proper¬ utility ties to one or more puoiic process During the year 1950 term year municipal bond Tax-Exempt Securities "(1) Adjustment for Bond Pre¬ computing mium—In the in paragraph (2) for sale (Continued gross in the or- of nature • SOUTH DAKOTA offering BONDS AND STOCKS mail, tele¬ telegraph in states in ing to the powers of state corpo¬ not be registered. ration and/or state securities missioners the under Another matter which com¬ We jurisdiction of Virginia the to serve tered the association by regis¬ outside mail curities tion was the proposed legisla¬ MINNEAPOLIS K. B. O. SORUM M. BERGMAN by Congress known as Sec¬ which section covers the "Treat¬ ment of Bond Premium in Case of Virginia was Dealers upheld in the Court's opinion on the Allison -Williams Company municipal and tax-exempt se¬ to tion 202 of House Resolution 8920, hereinabove mentioned: . came up Sky during the current year pertaining Blue in Tax-Exempt under the ties" revenue Securi¬ act. The ground that its contacts with provision would apply to taxable Virginia were sufficient to sustain such jurisdiction, beginning after Dec. 31, 1949. year [Editors the association Note: The provision is Kalman & Company, Inc. part of the new tax law.] now Investment Securities legislation amendment to the an Act, Housing Federal permit would by loans A namely Market Place for Endicott which 2246, Resolution Senate IOWA SECURITIES Federal McKnight Building Building MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL 1 departments and tnrough Federal funds educational to institutions ESTABLISHED housing at 2V2% providing able a over period of 40 National Committee Your tnis matter as did and tions made be shall MEMBERS on DEALERS other organiza¬ such finally adopted provides no loans T. C. HENDERSON & CO. and its result the law as a as 1930 pay¬ years. voiced their feeling members unless the — THE DM EXCHANGE UNDERWRITERS — MOINES 9, IOWA EMPIRE BLDG., DES Teletype STOCK MIDWEST DISTRIBUTORS Telephone 4-4289 97 Burlington, la., 312 N. 4th St. — Phone 24 — Teletype BZ 281 Direct Wire To: Cruttenden & Co., Chicago, Reynolds & Co., Chicago & New York educational institution shows that is Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood unable to secure the neces¬ sary funds for such housing from otner sources upon ditions the generally terms able to loans ESTABLISHED comparable to INDIANAPOLIS • BOND AND SHARE CORPORATION or EAST MARKET BUILDING MEMBERS such article is that the loan shall bear INDIANAPOLIS 6, INDIANA ★ rates specified in * ★ • • in issues of Indiana Tax I Securities. We invite your inquiry. • Teletype IP-298 ties of ten determined years the or day for the loan is made be more to be Exempt and Corporate the contract plus lU of 1 % repayable in not exceeding YORK YORK CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE (ASSOCIATE) CURB STOCK EXCHANGE Investment Dealers and Underwriters. Specialists recently issued Federal most NEW NEW interest at the government bonds having maturi¬ the UNDERWRITERS & DISTRIBUTORS • under such article 129 annual rate 1895 terms and con¬ conditions applic¬ and (a provision of to 68) on page MONTANA MINNESOTA accept NORTH DAKOTA it may involve the or short- (A)) primarily to customers proposed by Congress in the was it a (as defined the Secre¬ on which the offering dealer may systematically soliciting new mem¬ districts. taxpayer who holds of enforcing of municipal bonds by monwealth of Virginia at the Re¬ lation a We call this case to your atten¬ Sound tion of the sale of tne Puget & sub¬ "Dealers in tary of State." Thereof and in His Personal Appellants, of ' of service ciation and R. E. Pratt, as Treas¬ and oper¬ which public utility districts do amendment of the revenue act: v- urer income proposed during the taxable this provision which re¬ the association to Court quires Health Asso¬ "Travelers entitled . Power least for the purpose the statutory decision by a the United States Supreme ably, public utility districts wUl be would attention your call to wishes Chairman Your to jurisdiction of the Commission, at longer maturities, plus *4 of 1%. or pertaining of the association to the jection government bonds of ten years now case If the Supreme not is not violated by Virginia's government rate in the quote pertinent parts of the United State Supreme Court. States Supreme Court decision Washington ate claims in Virginia.... due process private sources at a rate compar¬ able to the going benefit investigating and mail, Herewith follows certain verbi¬ age through the insurance certificates that is not obtainable from money attention tne public laws of the different states. our district utility stitutions only to the extent delivering already members, are permitting loans to educational in¬ Commission, 94 L. Ed. 835," relat¬ fraternity. National was which Capacity, copies to such publication in time projects from time to enue and enough to pub- In other words, the bers, usually through the unpaid changed prior to passage activities of Virginia residents who years). law Buyer" Bond "Daily 40 Checking the golf scores Convention 9—daugnter of Lex Jolley, Atlanta—youngest at the Mamma Jokey, age 67 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number Telephone MA-4321 ST. PAUL MINNEAPOLIS BILLINGS • GREAT FALLS 1 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Mr. and Mrs. George J. Muller, Janney & Co., Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadelphia Charles R. B. Crouse H. Russell Lockhart Wilbur Mr. and Mrs. C. Rader his trade course of or busi- valued tion "(A) if the gross income of the ness is computed or the by busi- other than sold (B)) any cost of an amount amortizable are equal bond to the premium that (a) (2) deduc¬ a 'bond' did not exclude section 125 (d) of short-term municipal bond; "(B) if the to if the defini¬ in the such or income of the gross taxpayer from such trade busi¬ or is computed without the use ness inventories, ventories CROUSE & COMPANY by or valued at of use in¬ cost, and the short-term municipal bond is sold MEMBERS DETROIT STOCK EXCHANGE otherwise or McDONALD-MOORE & CO. BLDG., DETROIT Teletype DE 313 125 as pursuant year tion of 766 PENOBSCOT disallowed such term during such year shall be reduced of by use inventories and his inventories basis securities on the cost, be for section (as defined in paragraph (2) ness— taxpayer from such trade Trading Markets in Local Issues would (Continued from page 67) dinary BONDS and STOCKS McCulley, First Southwest Co., Dallas; Robert M. Topol, Greene & Co., New York City Report of National Municipal Committee Hastings Gilbert S. Currie MUNICIPAL and CORPORATE Thursday, October 19, 1950 such disposed the year, of during adjusted basis (computed without regard to this Telephone WOodward 2-8670 subparagraph) Municipal, Corporation, Government Bonds of the short-term municipal bond shall be reduced by the amount of the adjustment that 1566 MORELAND & CO. MEMBERS MEMBERS MIDWEST STOCK STOCK EXCHANGE DETROIT | STOCK such (1) 'bond' under (H) did if 125 section short-term "(2) EXCHANGE in term required (b) (d) not the of exclude municipal bond. Definitions—For the pur¬ EXCHANGE DETROIT the 3-9565 be 113 definition DETROIT WO would section PENOBSCOT BUILDING FLINT GRAND RAPIDS of paragraph (1)—(A) poses term 1051 Penobscot Building DETROIT Tel. Woodward 2-3855 means obligation issued by any government MICHIGAN 26, The 'short-term municipal bond' sion thereof a political subdivi¬ or if the interest on such Titus-Miller & Company DE 75 MEMBERS DETROIT STOCK EXCHANGE MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE GOOD NUMBER TO gross income; but such term does not include such . A obligation is excludable from (i) TELETYPE Markets in FOR MARKETS ON MICHIGAN ISSUES it is posed of DETROIT and MICHIGAN 30 sold BAY CITY LANSING days after the date of its Detroit 26, Mich. WOodward ANN ARBOR 1-9804 maturity date Miller, Trading Department MUSKEGON - dis¬ by the taxpayer within liest Don W. OFFICES otherwise quisition by him, or (ii) its SECURITIES BRANCH obligation if an or more the date or than on call five which it date years was ac¬ ear¬ is a from acquired Teletype DE 559 by the taxpayer." — LANSING — TRAVERSE CITY The National Municipal Com¬ mittee wishes to take this oppor¬ tunity thanking of BUHL BUILDING MICHIGAN UNLISTED SECURITIES Detroit Traders Association for their operation throughout the COMMITTE John NASD MEMBERS ORDERS TENANTS BUHL BUILDING solicited for Detroit Stock Baker, Simonds & Co. Campbell, McCarty & Co., Inc. List of stocks Ferriss, Wagner & Miller of Michigan H. Hentz Carlton M. & issues Corporation also Heimerdinger, Chairman Thomas Graham, rates. Vice-Chairman Herbert Pettey, Vice-Chairman traded—including 171 diversified traded upon request. G. Exchange execution at 60% of regular commission Blyth & Co., Inc. First Oscar M. Bergman NYSE & N. Y. Curb—sent Round lots & odd lots handled. Russell M. Co. Landon A. Freear Geo. A. McDowell & R. C. O'DONNELL & COMPANY Co. Members Detroit Stock Exchange 625 Wm. C. PENOBSCOT BLDG. Roney & Co. White, Noble & Company Phone WOodward 3-7040 DETROIT Henry L. Harris Gilbert Hattier, Jr. Harold B. Mayes McDonnell & Co. 26, MICH. Bell Teletype DE J. W. * Ergood, Jr. Higbie Corporation Manley, Bennett & Co. co¬ year. NATIONAL MUNICIPAL ★ IN THE various Respectfully, DETROIT LISTED STOCKS An Address of Distinction FINANCIAL the members of the National Security Means Donald A. Meyer Frank P. Meyer Edward V. Vallely THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number John W. Hattier John Bair, Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc., New York City; Gilbert Hattier, Jr., White, Sanford, New Orleans, La.; John B. Cornell, Jr., Dallas Rupe & Sons, F. Egan, Dallas, Texas; Peter J. Conlan, Hornblower & Weeks, Chicago no The Scope of Our Rearmament Program (Continued from page 12) attain to strength? flow will Or ebb we as evi- it is in evidence today we in the Far East. Only a sacrifice, triumph really understand the fun- ultimate assure can of elected President being congratulated by H. Frank Burkholder, Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashville, retiring President steady, resolute effort, in the face of tinued in Korea. If us those con- the who damental issues at stake, then we adeauate military MICHIGAN UNLISTEDS believe in the dignity of the in- will dividual and the sanctity of hu- measure and Russia turns the pressure as tangible goal will be in dence, First California Company, San Francisco, the newly of the NSTA, & 69 are now to the up fighting men dying and who for man life. Teletype DE 100 off and on? Let make the point in terms me illumining that you as men of finance clearly understand—money. For this fiscal for $11.5 billion i the Presi¬ year, dent has asked for over and above the of rate expected to June may defense to DETROIT CORPORATION Battle Creek 26 Grand Rapids Saginaw spending reached by next be not be the top limit of the military establishment years 6- CO. 812 BUHL BLDG. GERITY—MICHIGAN roughly $13 billion in the basic military budget. That's $24.5 bil¬ lion; and the President has indi¬ cated that even the $30 billion annual WM. C. RONEY appropriations in the come. The important point is that this $11.5 billion was not solely related to Korea. was partly for Korea, It ADRIAN, MICHIGAN Active Markets Maintained in but, also, to provide a basically bigger military establishment. In the case of the Air Force, the first TiiiHMiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir; increase was from the present 48- MUNICIPAL BONDS CORPORATE SECURITIES level to a 58-group level, projection towards 69 group with a grouns. It is irrmortant to dissociate this size of the in increase force our Members of the Detroit Stock War, BROKERS MICHIGAN hapnens in Korea, the condition in the world today de¬ mands this increased and con¬ what of tinued DETROIT We cision expenditure for prepared¬ size of to the as mili¬ our establishment upon a cold, long-term calculation of our needs, and not on the day-to-day fluctu¬ Solicit — Exchange DEALERS UNLISTED AND LISTED \ SECURITIES First of^Jiciiigan Corporation Split Commission Orders From N.A.S.D. Members in Over 200 Stocks We must predicate our de¬ ness. Michigan Bonds and Bank Stocks ANDREW C. REID & CO. and to realize that these added expendi¬ tures are caused by the present international outlook. Regardless Korean the from Listed Odd on Member Detroit Stock the Detroit Stock Exchange Round Lots Lots Detroit 26, Michigan tary of world ation events. nicture tarily brighter, lulled into rity. Until a DETROIT inter¬ Phone: Buhl 26, MICH. Bell Teletype: WOodward 3-9385 Grand New York Two Bldg. Rapids Battle 5, New York Wall St. Creek Chicago 3, Illinois 135 Lansing S. La Bay Salle City DE 119 momen¬ seems we Ford Bldg. When we win in Korea, or when the national 615 Exchange Member Midwest Stock Exchange must not be false sense of secu¬ the tensions basic immmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm the Commu¬ nist-dominated areas and the free world are substantially reduced, which exist betyeen would play into we WATLING, LERCHEN & CO. the hands of destroy us if we road of cutting our defensive strength. those who would took the easy Must Keep Up If we lost War Preparations fall back after the Korea for Investment Bankers is over, we will have the advantage. haps, to never Members battle Lost it, per¬ regain it. That, then, is when our New York Stock George A. McDowell & Co. New York Curb Members Detroit Stock Exchange Detroit Stock Exchange test will Midwest Stock Exchange come. Can we BUHL BUILDING meet it with the same devotion unselfish met their as the boys DETROIT 26, MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATE SECURITIES test in Korea? Only you and I can answer that question. We will answer and action after is have confidence that W. E. Hutton & Co. present policy even when r?av! r?y\i r^vi rTavi r?»vi r/sti rrsvi ffgvi rvigvi fygvi rygvi r/gvi r7i>v! Bldg., Ann Arbor 120 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson, Michigan the will continue to Building, Detroit 26 Ann Arbor Trust Private Wire to Teletype DE 195-6 American people back our Ford it by our deeds the war in Korea over. I Exchange (Associate) r; St. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 70 Thursday, October 19, 1950 Phelps, Fenn & Co., New York City; Henry L. Harris, Goldman, York City; Herbert Pettey, Equitable Securities Corp., Nashville, Tenn.; Phillips Barbour, The Bond Buyer, New York City Sachs & Co., New Varnedoe, Chisholm & Co., Savannah, Ga.; Wilbur .Wittich, Grimm & Co., New York City; Paul B. Monroe, Hunnewell & Co., Boston, Mass. PRUGH, BYRON E. HUNTER, HAYWARD H. George K. Baum 8c Company JENNINGS, FRANK H. Bonds, Incorporated, Kansas City, Kans. CLAYTON, HARVEY A. Harvey A. Clayton & Co. City (Missouri) CARROLL, LAURENCE B. Prescott, Wright, Snider Co. CHARMLEY, JOHN A. B. C. Christopher & Co. Bond Traders Club of Kansas JONES, GERALD Prugh, Combest & Land, Inc. jones, kneeland A. COLEMAN, HARRY L. Inc. COMBE8T, EARL L. Prugh, Combest 8c Land, Inc. Merrill Commerce DONALD Trust Compan; Beecroft, Cole Inc., Topeka, Kans. J. & Topeka Co., RUSSELL K. K. STEPHENS. JASPER F. Pierce, Lynch, Fenner & Beane LATSHAW, JOHN DILLARD, JACK FRANK Uhlmann & Latshaw O. Peet 8c Co. KLINGER, Seltsam & Company, SPARKS. Weltner & Co., E. SELTSAM, DONALD A. SNYDER, City National Bank & Trust Co. COLE, WALTER I. Beecroft, Cole & Co., Topeka, Kansas H. Mich.; Frank A. Chisholm, Clarence A. Horn, First of Michigan Corporation, Detroit, Leonard R. Sullivan, Uhlmann & Waddell & STOENNER, Latshaw Reed, Inc. ARTHUR W. Prescott, Wright, Snider Co. WILLIAM DYER, Uhlmann & J. LUCE, Latsha*' Jr., MILTON H. Burke 8c SYLVESTER, W. CLYDE McDonald W. EISEN, ERWIN H. Lucas, Elsen & Waeckerle J. F. Stephens President: Donald D. Belcher Russell K. Sparks Laurence B. Carrol) Burke EVANS, HAROLD D. McDonald, Evans & Company Martin-Holloway-Belcher. Treasurer: Russell K. Sparks, Uhlmann & Latshaw. Secretary: Laurence B. Carroll, Prescott, Wright, Snider Co. National Committeemen: John Latshaw, Uhlmann & Latshaw; Jasper F. Stephens, Waddell & Reed, Inc. Elected: December, 1949; Took Office: February 1, 1950; Term Expires: January 31, 1951. D. Belcher, located In otherwise Kansas City Indicated) unless B. Brothers McDonald, HALL, Harris, Co. Evans & Upham 8c Co. WAHLSTEDT, JOHN R. Waddell McKIM, JAMES M. City National Bank 8c Trust Co. Company, Inc., Topeka, Kans. MEYER, H. Inc. Peet & Securities Corp., Topeka The Merrill Commercial National CAMPBELL, HERB C. B. C. Christopher & Kansas Lynch, Pierce* HILLMOND, A. W. Bank HUFFAKER, LEONARD A. Wahler, White 8c Co. Barret, Fitch 8c Co., Inc. WYMAN, Fenner & Beane 1 Waddell & Reed, Inc. Kansas City. Kansas BEECROFT, HARRY NORTH, FRANK W. HARRISON, WILLIAM A. Co. BJORKMAN, J. D. BAUM, GEORGE K. George K. Baum 8c Company Beecroft, Cole 8c Co., Topeka, O. Reed, Inc. Harris, Upham & Co. CARL A. WHITE, Co. & WELSH, MERLE L. HANNI, ARTHUR R. 8c & Co. Wahler, White & Co. McDonald, Evans 8c Company Trust Company Upham UDham WAHLER, JOHN E. Mcdonald, claude m. Company EMMA M. Commerce WAGNER, THEODORE F. Christopher 8c Co. Harris, & GRUMBINER. ALTON Harris, FRANCIS BERTRAM, ADAMS, CALEB F. Waddell 8c Reed, PAUL MASHETER, CLYDE W. GLOBUS, RICHARD B. Stern C. Columbian BELCHER, DONALD D. Martin-Holloway-Belcher Jr.. MacDonald & HARRIS, CHARLES M. (Members Sylvester Investment Co MADER, EDWARD Seltsam 8c ROSTER OF MEMBERS C. UHLMANN. Uhlmann 8c Latshaw FRITZ, R. E. Topeka, Kansas Jasper F. Stephens, Waddell & Reed, Inc. Vice-President: Donald MacDONALD, FREDERICK H. T. BATES PAULY, ELMER W. Stern FRANCIS A. Brothers & Co. Prescott, Wright, Snider Co. PESELL. YONTS, JOHN WILLIAM B. Estes 8c Company, Inc., Topeka City National Bank & Trust Co. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Co. ZAHNER, VICTOR H. PRICE, EARL W. E. W. Price & Co., Inc. Soden-Zahner Company FINANCIAL INDUSTRIAL FUND, Inc. Fund Shares Cumulative Investment Certificates Periodic Payment Plans INVESTMENT SERVICE CORPORATION THE COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CORPORATION Principal Underwriter ■ . has been made cooperative effort of United States, customers, possible by the friendly and many people throughout the including security holders, employees, suppliers, and other friends who interested in our 650 Seventeenth St., Denver 2, Colorado welfare and are confident of Eastern Wholesale Distributor R. M, HORNER & CO., 52 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY are our continued progress. ROBERT L. MITTON, INVESTMENTS Q ft behalf of the entire C.F.&I. best wishes to "Family," we extend greetings and the Municipal—SECURITIES—Corporate Specializing in Western Stocks NATIONAL SECURITY TRADERS ASSOCIATION 338 U. S. National Bank Building DENVER 2, COLORADO THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 71 £ G. Ernest F. W. Thornhill, C. Cassell F, & Co., Charlottesville, Va.; Mark >hillip J. Clark, Amos C. Sudler & Co., Denver; David H. Magid, Hill, Thompson & Co., New York City; Jules Bean, Singer, Bean & Mackie, New York City; Richard Goodman, Shields & Company, New York City Smith, A. Co., Richmond, Va.; Robert Dixon, McDaniel Lewis & Co., Craigie & City Greensboro, N. C.; Leonard Sullivan, Phelps, Fenn & Co., New York New Orleans Security Traders Association BROWN, KINGSBURY, J. PERRY WM. Brown Newman, & Co., Kingsbury Inc. BUCKNER, ERROL E. The National Bank of Commerce in New John LA Weil D. WM. Woolfolk SMART, MORSE, The N. CHARLES of JOS. B. Wheeler Macrery Shelby Arthur Friedrichs J. Keenan T. J. T. Friedrichs and Company. • & Co. Delegates: Jackson A. Hawley, Equitable Securities Corp., Win. Perry Brown, Newman, Brown & Co., Inc. Alternates: Joseph P. Minetree, Steiner, Rouse & Co.; Gilbert Hattier, Jr., White, Hattier & Sanford. Elected: October, 1949; Took Office: October, 1949; Term Ex¬ Secretary-Treasurer: Arthur J. Keenan, St. Denis J. Villere Weil JEFF pires: October, 1950. Whitney National Bank of New Orleans VILLERE, ERNEST C. St. C. Denis J. & of Commerce in New Well WEIL, Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Company Well Arnold Friedrichs and & 8c unless otherwise New Orleans Newman, & Indicated) Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Well ROBERT D. Brown George & Co., Inc. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Wheeler Friedrichs and Weil, Labouisse, Howard, Company ALVIS, A. Hattier White, & Beer Woolfolk, & Inc. A. RAPIER, EDWARD D. Company WILLIAMS, B. FRANK The National Bank Scharff & Jones, Securities Corp. Newman, Brown & Co., Inc. of Commerce In Orleans Inc. SANFORD, J. B. JACKSON A. A. FRANK B. M. Smith-Wood Co. White, Hattier 8c Sanford , SCHARFF. Scharff WOOLFOLK, ROBERT M. IKE D. & Jones, SCHWEICKHARDT. KERRIGAN, JOHN E. Sanford & MICHEL WILLEM, RODDY, JAMES E. HATTIER, Jr., GILBERT KEENAN, ARTHUR J. BOUCHE, LOUIS, J. Woolfolk Inc. ERWIN Shober ZOLLINGER, Jr., JOHN J. Schweickhardt, Landry & Co. .. & Scharff 8c Jones. Inc. BREAUD, Jr., J. CHARLES LESTER Newman, Kingsbury and Alvis, Jackson, Miss. Brown 8c Co., Inc. SERVING - INCORPORATED A GROWING FAST STONE, MOORE & COMPANY= AREA INVESTMENT BANKERS U. S. NATIONAL DENVER 2, BANK BUILDING COLORADO jOHH«OWN«S Teletype DN 580 Telephone KEystone 2395 « PIAT«V11U FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR ft. ERNEST E. STONE, President | WM. J. MAY, " tUPTOW'p • HUDSON Sales Manager 12 MONTHS ENDED HOWARD J. HANNON, Sales Dept. June 30, 1950 mmoiptvmm hrwGitwooo ■ We maintain active markets in the securities of Ideal Cement & Company Co. Fisher Stores Co. Potash Company of Denver Tramway t ANNUAL REPORT j America Corporation Mackinnie Oil Mountain Fuel Frontier Mountain States Tel. & ° Colorado Central Power Co. & Drilling Supply Co. Kinney Coastal Oil Co. Golden Tel. Co. FOR 1949 Equity Oil Co. Utah Southern Oil Co. Kutz AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Refining Co. Cycle Corp. Canon Oklahoma Oil Argo Oil Denver National Bank United States National Bank Colorado Central Power Co. Amos C. Sudler & Co. First National Bank Bldg., Denver cj AND umnoN^j United States Potash Company Colorado Milling & Elevator Daniels DN 490 --J--*- Rocky Mountain Region "The Friendly KEYstone 0101 Securities ■ and WHEELER, MACRERY B. H. OGDEN, FRED N. Merrill HAWLEY, Arnold & Friedrichs HARDY, FORD T. St. Denis J. Vlllere 8c Co. ALEXANDER, Arnold W. Nusloch, Baudean & Smith Company H. WILSON ARNOLD, Arnold ROSWELL J, WOOD, in • WEIL, Jr., WALTER H. Co. MORRIS NUSLOCH, GLAS, R. JEREMY Equitable (Members Co. 8c Company NEWMAN. White, Hattier 8c Sanford ROSTER OF MEMBERS Vlllere WEIL, JOS. H. NEWMAN, LEON Feibleman & Company & New Orleans FRIEDRICHS, G. SHELBY Glas in TIIIBODEAUX, PAUL J. W. P. RICHARD Kohlmeyer Macrery B. Wheeler, Wheeler & Woolfolk, Inc. Vice-President: G. Shelby Friedrichs, Howard, Weil, Labouisse, President: Bank National Kees WALTER FEIBLEMAN, Hibernia Orleans New NEWMAN, A. B. DUNBAR, G. F. Orleans The National Bank DUCOURNAU, JAC. P. Shober LAWRENCE STOUSE, JAMES A. Steiner, Rouse 8c Co. Derbes & M. American Bank MINETREE, CLAUDE & A. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Arnold & Newman, Brown & Co., Inc. SHOBER, JOHN B. CHARLES MANION, VERGNE, J. H. Ducournau Jr., National Dane Couturier Miss. Kingston & Co. LOUQUE, HAROLD DERBES, W. LOB, G. PRICE & Jackson, Barrow, Leary 8c Co., Shreveport DANE, JOHN DE " LEARY, CORRIGAN, Jr., CHARLES E. DANE, SCRANTON, JACK Alvis, KINGSTON, WALTER D. Orleans CRANE. W. and 3470 SO. BROADWAY People" ENGLEWOOD, COLO. New THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 72 Nashville Security Jack M. & Bass J. Company J. S. Bradford & Co. HUDSON, TOM Merrill Lynch, Jack Pierce, MERVYN M. & Bass Beane 6c Fenner FILCHER, J. SHILLINGLAW, Company, J. President: Fred K. Kirtland, E. L, Kirkpatrick, Jr. Key Hermitage Securities Company, Inc. street & Edward L. Kirkpatrick, Jr., Clark, Land- Kirkpatrick, Inc. Burkholder, Equitable Securi¬ Alternates: Carr Landstreet Payne, Cumberland Securities Corp.; III, Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, Inc. Elected: October 19, 1949; Term B. W. Expires: October 18, 1950. Equitable Securities Corporation Equitable Securities Corporation Equitable Securities Pierce, Fenner & W. Beane Co. THOMAS Corporation Conrad, Bruce Ac Co. CHARLES B. Blyth 6c Co., Inc. H. Securities GEORGE G. J. Barth 6c Co. As Corporation HECHT, JR. JOHN C. Blair, Rollins Ac Co Incorporated Company, Inc. HEFTER, HENRY Securities MARTIN, Temple Third National Bank Co. M. Cumberland F. Webster Webster & Gibson Securities Corporation ROBERT C. WEBSTER, As First Caliiorma Company HILL. Jr., HOUSTON J. S. Strauss MITCHELL, WILEY, DAVID W. Wiley Bros., Inc. H. T. Cumberland Securities Corporation NELSON, FINIS Jack M. Bank National Bass 6c 6c Cumberland Beane F. HOWARD. McBURNEY The First Boston Corp. G. Company WORKE, Jr., ROBERT H. Fenner Co. ALANDER Brush, Slocumb 6c Co. WILEY, JAMES K. Wiley Bros., Inc. WILSON, BUFORD American & Gibson HOGLAND. e. Company ALBERT A. HEWITT, WARTERFIELD, CHARLES W. RAY G. Securities Corporation Trust C. JAMES Securities IMHOF, JAMES Waldron ISAACS, Corporation R. and Company PAUL E. Sutro 6c Co. JENKINS, ROBERT San Francisco Security Traders Association First California Company KAMMERER, GEORGE G. J. Strauss S. & Co. EASTON, PORTER L. 6c Securities Co. ELKINS, O. C. Mid-South Securities Co. Mid-South Company BELL, WALTER E. Equitable Securities Corporation BURKHOLDER, H. FRANK Equitable Securities Corporation CARRICO, CHARLES B. EVANS, N. PEYTON Cumberland Securities KANE, CHARLES B. Geyer & Co., Inc. LAMPERTI, ANGELO EVANS. JESSE H. J. GIANTI, RICHARD MARION F. Estes N. WARD, DERRYBERRY, LOUIS Hermitage Securities Company, Inc. BA8S, JACK M. Bass Bradford & DAVENPORT, C. EVAN ANDERSON, Jr., WILLIAM J. M. C. THOMAS, NELSON, II, WILLIAM Merrill Lynch, Pierce, ROSTER OF MEMBERS ANDERSON, JOHN JACK Douglass Van Der Naillen 6c Co., Inc. American First Jack Co. Mclaughlin, thos. Wiley Bros.. Inc. Corp.; Herbert Pettey, Equitable Securities Corp. Hannaford 6c Talbot HARKINS, J. C. FAZACKERLY, KENNETH Irving Lundborg 6c Co. GUMBEL, TEMPLE. Temple WILLIAM FINNEGAN, JOHN FRANCIS SMITH, H. LAIRD Equitable Securities Corporation National Bank & Mejia Wulff, Hansen Ac Co. STEMPFEL, ROBERT Inc. MADDEN, BERT F. McDANIEL, National Committeemen: H. 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Bradford & Co. Lawson, Levy Securities Cumberland LARZELERE, JOSEPH H. Irving Lee Ac Co., San Jose, Calif. Corporation MACRAE, Jr., COLLINS L. Wulff, Hansen 6c Co. EVE, PAUL F. CLARK, HAROLD W. Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, Paul Inc. Eve 6c Co. CLAYTON, EVERETT M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Penner & Beane MAY, J. EARLE J. Earle May Ac Co., Palo Alto, Calif. FARRAR, RUDOLPH S. Temple Securities Corporation CURREY, Jr., BROWNLEE O. GIBSON, Jr., JO Webster 6c Gibson Equitable Securities Corporation 6c Williams Corporation McCLINTlCK, JAMES E. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. McMAHON, J. B. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner 6c Beane III MORONEY, BEISSNER & CO. Established 1919 i Henry Hefter Hill, Jr. Emmet Whitaker, Davis, Skaggs & Co. K. Houston Hill, Jr., J. S. Strauss & Board Paul E. Isaacs, Sutro of Directors: Co. Henry Hefter, American Trust Company. Secretary-Treasurer: & Co.; Rudolph T. Sandell, Shuman, Agnew & Co.; Walter Vicino, Blyth & Co., Inc.; J. B. 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BELL TELETYPE DL 286 LONG DISTANCE 106 AUSTIN THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 74 Continued Korea has, Enterprise System— Our Best Security! purposes may be detected and the military force of the United States combined with such help something be done about it. I am lor an impregnable de¬ as we got from 55 other nations, incidentally, was practi¬ fense at home and a strong de¬ which cally fense every other way. nothing. of timately from page 7 Free Thursday, October 19, 1950 that 10,000,000 people. Ul¬ they would have their property had to win; but lei confiscated. us not forget that it took quite a England socialized steel and the other day I read about their so¬ military effort to do that. Suppose Russia should start an¬ cializing lawyers. That seems to other sideline wars. She could do me a bad thing to do. Some peo¬ it tomorrow and she could do it ple naturally want to get in a in a half dozen places in the row and if you give them free world; and in accordance with our lawyers, as the English Govern¬ commitments to fight with those ment now proposes to do, you we arm (some of wnom haven't would have the courts of England got the will to fight), suppose we cluttered up with lawsuits for scatter to nave five we forces our over generations to six different places as we had to do in Korea. That When or it for am a In have long period of time. the jubilation in the lose that successful of the Korean War, We pursuance must not we and Of course, we all we fought we were size of all the sight of the fact that it took won war. had to do it because fighting New this York people a State. population the That that is North us over the years to come Germany; start them in Iran, if need be, and in or Czechoslovakia and around Greece U. S. and in the Far East Development, Limited It Finishing Co. Common & $4 Preferred seems Information available request R. Lewis, Inc. John 1006 SECOND AVENUE SEATTLE Teletype: on 4 105 Telephone: Eliot 3040 us well. as that these perils me make it imperative that more and do what we is necessary and do all we can to fight to the bitter end to prevent a weakening and a destruction or a softening of the free enterprise system of America, which as I have said, is the strength that we do commit in people day my to see happening in England. years boasted ago that no his one castle was could enter I as come. Instead he shall raise or then his London day, SE 234 ber what he property shall is con¬ apples in England was a of "Times" the notification to farmers by other back ways and proceeded lines of good expressed founded 1892 G35?.R Harper Son & Co. Investment Securities 150* Third Ave, Tacoma up be state no re¬ invective of speech in of momentous decisions shape the destiny of day will country, the President should our these answer why Congress pressure If he is questions. socialism, against to does adopt he so¬ cialized medicine? If the President does not realize that medicine socialized the ex¬ medicine. mate because when we get Socialism to that he in this in have giving facts to statement. These that I have 17 over a num¬ along husbandry, in this as it the in been the seen way years. single a in to one They all these seen a I have go We always have. $20 billion. This statistician in five billion to never I or cur¬ $1 trillion. can At campaign socialism than says years that I agree with that. calculate that far, 50 times is trillion of dollars piled up on top it of each other would extend is a statement a man in 000 2,096,- miles, which would reach the public life ought not make unless moon he have enough left over to pay can sustain it; but I make it. The President said recently that was advertisement, it is an insult to $20 will amount verify his statements that one to coun¬ today. That a con¬ estimate, it would cost forward; but $20 billion amounts to $1 trillion. I have never I would like some of you experts 17 years, better planned state to here. 17 socialism start stopped start to pay the cost birth, then to bury them, pay¬ servative Senate irrevocably commit this try you . here and there I have seen the bureaus established. seen ' know. we ing all the medicine costs to the 150 million people here, nobody can figure the cost of it because we do things in a grandiose way the road to socialism, on small a When at started country, we don't stop half you way, believes tnis /> years. in Eng¬ name land that unless they mended their ' Road facts, briefly, I will give to tailed. I used to sell the — this which without do. J they used to send me in¬ formation from time to time. In Teletype the statement a law; but today if an English far¬ mer doesn't obey the mandate of bureaus as to how many chickens he should raise or how many hogs and Bell can England in 1945 and he gave Mr. Churchill charged socialism delegation of Senators a sup¬ and Mr. Atlee admitted it. There per. He was confident of being was no question about it at all. elected. Yet he was defeated be¬ These statisticians that I have cause the people of England had referred to have given me these decided to try the socialistic figures. I wouldn't vouch for the change. They thought they could accuracy. I don't vouch for the try it and then change it. They accuracy of any statisticians. I thought they could stop it. If you know this. We are told it will go so far, you can't retreat. You cost around $20 billion a year for can't turn it off and on like a this socialized medicine, and I spigot of water. think that is a conservative esti¬ A country is English¬ an fiscated. Quoted socialistic a there trenchment. comes now. plant, — the in that home without due process of Sold to us which say that the On what is man — people to realize not from is his home and Bought and 1 to you say say insult to the intelligence of American I want to just mention a few happening? I think it is the most tragic thing that has things because it isn't a proper ever happened to a democratic thing for any public man to make What thousand PACIFIC NORTHWEST SECURITIES to the road on the trouble. have. loving SE to that confront more Washington Gas & Electric Co. Com. (New) I is the that they adoption of the present program now be¬ fore the Congress will irrevocably an cialized eastern Placer socialism. to people country periment in England is socialism, People in this country he should inform himself from the and perhaps destroy us without seem to think you can turn so¬ debates that occurred in the last firing a Russian gun or losing a cialism on and off like a spigot. election in England. All he has Russian soldier because she can They thought that in England. to do is read them. It was frankly make her satellites over whom Mr. Churchill spent a week in admitted by the Labor Govern¬ she has complete control, start Virginia in 1930 and he went over ment that Britain did have so¬ these wars. She can start them in the battlefields. 1 went to see him weaken Iraq TRADING MARKETS IN American this submit to the President that it is to carrying so¬ have cialism to the point that if you perfectly frank to say to War. We followed the flag of the would create a you that I think if we continue very dangerous want to have a law suit with this policy of spreading our mon¬ United Nations, but no nation suf¬ siuation. somebody and you are given a fered any casualties but America tree ey all over the world, giving it lawyer, that is going pretty Russia's Strategy and South Koreans, whom I think here and far. giving it there, that We are when the time comes to cut it off, fought very slightly and when the facing this peril. It Anyway, when England so¬ the result we will have might be truth is told, did not fight prac¬ seems to me the Korean War, un¬ cialized steel, she took the final at all the losing of friendship of those tically although we had fortunately for us, gives Russia step. There is no retreat now in that you have given formula money to armed them and had trained them. a whereby she can England from socialism. That is I We fought alone in this Korean the the seven times, and we would the present national debt. intelligence I am so busy in Washington r Seattle 1 Wash. Brokers Yakima . Underwriters * • Dealers TRADING MARKETS MAINTAINED PACIFIC NORTHWEST SECURITIES PACIFIC NORTHWEST COMPANY UNDERWRITERS • DISTRIBUTORS Serving the DEALERS • Markets Maintained in Pacific Pacific Northwest Northwest Since 1913 Securities FOSTER EXCHANGE BUILDING, SEATTLE ATT SEAT & MARSHALL Municipal and Corporation Bonds 187-188 MEMBERS SEATTLE SPOKANE TACOMA YAKIMA PORTLAND NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE ► NEW YORK CURB (Associate) ABERDEEN 820 SECOND AVENUE SEATTLE 4 EUGENE Teletype BELLINGHAM SE 482 L. SEATTLE - Telephone 483 SEneca 0680 PORTLAND SPOKANE EUGENE A Convention THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number Winners of Old-Time fighting New tne naven't got Deal I that time to figure it out. Federal Slates That The Brannan Plan was Trurnan Mr. socialism. against is Way auvocate a Bran- Plan nan he says agriculture, lor which inevitably, socialized agri¬ Tnis plan would not only means, culture? contribute to bringing bdnxrupicy America, but wouid create sucn in chaos to trie production and sale distribution and of make it necessary take to ment should that goods to as the functions competitive the United something is the Brannan Plan. It I are about farms that I know of. be. They country. The not are Kline Bureau the has this job a long England that quite been. I haven't out lieve in it. Socialized The President says ap¬ ized Mr. through; gone the length and three programs not housing. against —then we couldn't estimate it. So, it is difficult why the pol¬ mitted to Washington, In l iticians democratic a that have not. are only 67 Britons today he is op¬ 42 million population. cost, Mr. Brannan said, '1 I couldn't attempt to Of it doesn't always The former Labor Food Commissioner, now the Seccourse, work that way. Continued That is the on page would want to are over our heads irrevocably can Edcerton, Wykoff & Co com¬ socialism, from state which there impose get these we be no MEMBERS ANGELES STOCK LOS EXCHANGE retreat. Trading Markets great merits of the Brannan Plan. When he was asked how much it would coun¬ what has occurred He has advo¬ if food, and the roof it. was you see receive, after taxation, over $16,800; only 67 Britons out of socialized—health, The farm granges are of free country, not a purpose of socialism, to have a leveling off of everybody in the country; to take from those who have, destroy the incentive for profits, destroy the free enterprise system, and then give it to those Part of it has gone now so it. there when he explained the lit¬ a in England. see that Housing posed to socialism. my was It There we free, perhaps, as we have as they want to get something try, but of the Treasury, if they be¬ there. Plan. Brannan has in what by cated another extension of social¬ Farm proved in I think we should benefit tle found There may up been and farming. operating CIO's no which when particularly successful in conducting the things they have to do with, but certainly they nothing have time, not There farmers groups of our citizens are bashful promoted by the CIO, I am The CIO, in my judgment, know the on they don't want. breadth of the land talking against is that he cost was the Bathing Suit Contest said about the Brannan only sincere tning that Mr. Brannan Plan is for tne govern¬ over remain and in private hands. The told. Government, Treasury, the taxpayer. 75 DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS pacific coast securities BROKERS don't know. estimate the cost of it." is It hard in Plan simple Plan grower, as I has the am never this: Brannan apple an am Government. taken salary; and main in the Established tne my long as Top Floor, 618 South Spring St., Los Angeles 14 CROWELL, WEEDON & CO. Bell Teletype LA 107 Telephone TRinity 1694 Bell 1932 Teletype LA 20 I have irom except cnecK a Government Federal but in I have said. Neverthe¬ an apple grower that taken a subsidy from Federal never own the I R. R. O'NEIL Brannan language; language, means less, put the to simple as I 650 SO. SPRING ST. LOS ANGELES 14, CALIF. Telephone TRinity 0281 Teletype LA 38 Serving Southern California since 1927 re¬ Senate of the United LONG States, I will never accept a check BEACH PASADENA SAN DIEGO from the Federal Government ex¬ that which I receive in my payment because I do not believe that a Senator 015 Con¬ cept MEMBERS LAGUNA BEACH LOS ANGELES WagenseIter 6 Durst, Inc. STOCK EXCHANGE salary Investment Securities who must vote oh these of spreading these sub¬ the charity of the 150 people of this country gressman measures sidies and million should themselves be 626 beneficiar¬ for Southern California Markets ies, because I think they are inter¬ ested parties in it. S. SPRING TRinity 5761 Here is what the Brannan Plan I raise means: a TELETYPE: LA 68—LA 35 •• MEMBER LOS ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE bushel of apples neighbor raises a bushel of apples. I can sell the bushel of apples at $1.00 without any trou¬ and ST., LOS ANGELES 14 CLAREM0NT GORDON B. TUTTLE my Manager — • PASADENA • REDLANDS SANTA MONICA • Trading Department I can make a favorable sale ble. without trying to make it attrac¬ tive to the public to buy. Assume the govern¬ I took payments from Gross, Rogers & Co. ment, I could go down to Wash¬ ington and get $2.50 a bushel. 50 My neighbor would get only cents, but he would go to MEMBER 458 South LOS ANGELES Spring Street STOCK . EXCHANGE MARKETS MAINTAINED Los Angeles 13, California Bell System Teletype LA 57 Tucker 2541 IN Washington and get the same as anyone else, $2.50 a bushel. 250 MORE THAN All the incentive of the private enter¬ system would prise ACTIVELY TRADED be removed. SECURITIES would get the guarantee by You the Federal Government of parity payments on apples and every¬ thing else regardless of whether you made any effort to put up a good product* advertise it, sell it, etc. That would apply to all the farm ACTIVE TRADING MARKETS - WEST IN COAST SECURITIES purpose Members Los Angeles of that plan is to give cheap food to the consumer and for 634 S. SPRING ST. • Stock Exchange LOS ANGELES 14 • Ml 6421 give the farmer a good price his product. Teletype LA 146 I submit to the intelligent person that there is a Oscar F. Kraft & Co. big gap between the two, cheap food and good prices to the farmer. Somebody has got to pay for that gap, MorganS Co. products. The and in this instance it is the 530 WEST SIXTH STREET TELETYPE LA 075-678 • LOS ANGELES 14, CALIF. TRINITY 2529 BEVERLY HILLS - SANTA MARIA - LONG BEACH DIRECT PRIVATE WIRE TO NEW YORK 76 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 76 Continued from Therefore, the Committee hasn't right to demand that the govern- 75 page been able should Free Enterprise System— Our Best Security! retary of War, or whatever they call it England, admitted in over Communist. He said was a that incomes socialistic achievement, a Redistribution has gone farther England than many people real- ize; the have got before we now so know all love England is Virginia I as there, the strongest of one I England. of example you My people came from do. pro-English states in all the Union it because the was first state to be settled. against all these loans voted I When I came up for England. for it made quite election, these I would be willing to gifts. give them hump over the hill, a That is what We Senate. this made be would we to England further no they we there in trouble the before loan was coming cannot it made, was That is simply but people, what is non-es- nothing to criticize ing. They should public works. colleagues; but they say they states are running into for dollars of Some economy. them and out cut these billions of other America. zen of solution. no can't You If charity. giving by couldn't bought have England. The bble .„ , T furnished , ., . , All I have got to say is to seems me stupidest world if we that we would in people ., . all be the don't recognize what , people; the peoples . „ descended get into the Spending in this must to He must sub- time the me come. T * where He didn't say two a We have and know are to ' 10 Hnpcn't inrlnHp nrmpd thp etc i A dlsmissed' but mstead> *he other day the P^sident said e was g01r^* 0 a ' CAA nn , , 1S going to have 2,500,000 because election is coming on pretty an 6 * people have ' any I non-essential. Communism here at home. I dont "ndeistand it at all. I know from being on the Armed Serv" ices Committee that 375 people in high P°sltions were dismissed Irom Ibe armed services because ihey were poor security risks, That doesn,t include the State DePa™ment. How anyb°dy can reconcile the fact that we are fighting Communism and our sons are dying on so such strong as burdens as to that all at one time, don't I think could we carry the just a little more of the same; and then to put on top of that, to try to carry the world at the same of military exhave lost many lives. The Korean casualties will astonish many people. Suppose we haVG undertaken more than we can accomplish. England tried to police the world. She collapsed, Sad to say, but England today is a second-rate nation. Suppose we fail. Who is going to take the torch from us? What nation or group of nations can come in and say, "America, you have done the best you could. You the batUefields^ in Korea (We have exhausted yourself. We will that? Permitted Communists to be in There is not one single one. There the public service- Tbe Bill was are only two really democratic regarding the registration of Com- nations in the world today. One mumsts* is America, the greatest of all Tbey would be willing to reg- nations, and one is little Switzerliter if they weren't ashamed It land. s y couldn t be ln the we shoulders government service, yet Mr. Tru- more than we can bear, we will man vetoed it:' Incidentally> he be Just like a man who defreus f° only got 11 votes to sustain his be charitable and desires to help his fe]Iowman; but we are not do- vetQ There is one thought I would like to leave with Let you> us recQgnize thig beiore it .g t0Q late We must recognize that we can- g in8 the wise thing when we undertake more than we can ac- complish. You take a man in the community that does help the community Suppose he takes on a burden that crushes him. Finally, support and influence in shoulders abroad and the New „iiv. his snnnort .and influence in , carry on our me worm our on this backs at home. community are gone. the Stone & Youngberg MEMBERS STOCK EXCHANGE Shipping Containers and Home Comfort Appliances Investment Securities Provision Earnings Net Sales been are obllgated to flght Communism take the burdens." a11 °ver world) ye* we ^ave What other nation can say SAN FRANCISCO Year two are killed fignting Communism billion, exclusive lhen we.are not willing to fight penditures. We Deal think RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY Manufacturers of Steel be- time would bankrupt and destory in any nation that does it for any order to try to prevent the voting length of time, on the President s veto. I was We must strip off the luxury one of those tnat stayed there be- 0f socialistic ventures and the bid cause 1 wanted my vote registered for votes by spending money, to over-ride the veto of the PresWe are trying to carry the torch ident's Anti-Communistic Bill. for democracy. We are making a We go to Korea and our sons sincere effort. We have spent $35 ®ffeat that ®00'®00 of t,he"1 ™ ^ are just Federal employees. ' Many of the Senators expenditures you Our Committee made a report II is called "The Com- Congressmen don't think Federal million That is Those ator McKellar are on this Com^ this awful ,ot of people an George and Sen- Senator years. for reduce spending. empi0yees jn this country services Committee the seems should sacrifices the should They I think I say this with some auo£ crisis, it money thority because j have bfien chair_ man of government sacri- nonessential Government ernment is permeated with waste That/ penditures. conditions Presi show the way to the people of this MamrftMy,0<s0naiA™ ... same y0u the United States Senate." we from, and try not the J £ yet he didn't say one word about ^ own and 95 port country mittee. is going on across the water from going on across the water from odier mnvp and extravagance. that it doesn't want economy J coal fense spending to the extent that did all this. that he wd;b don>t get the Pe°Ple- They ficing anything. the money we their government were item reducedj ad ke kas t0 do is com- mines, the utilities, the Bank of every single agency of this gov- the is interested in some par- ticular They word about reducing the non-de- socialize. get g6 senators and ev_ yQu eryone th®n there is no alternative but ® support him on all the destruction of democracy, and thpse'moves tha^ will prepare that will come. We must not fool ~ . f th * * ourselves. , confronts us and for the prosecuThat is going to come unless we ^ion 0f thjs war or any other war change the present trend. I think, tha^ we may get in or prevent any in this day of great crisis> we are other war For this he has my called uPon> as Mr- Truman said, m% COOperation and support, in his "state of the Union" talk> regardless of how often he says to make sacrifices on the part of that there are «too many Byrds in Federal to the days of the be interested floor of the Senate at 3 a.m. may in. . If we haven't enough sense to see such things as I have mentioned regarding socialism, then we deserve to have our free enterprise system taken away. If you are not willing to assert yourself against the march of socialism which the leaders of this country are trying to force on us, the ever carry different submit thing man back ginning of civilization, no nation that we must have economy; things. Furthermore, I am for the New Deal alone, certainly not but it is always "economy but." fighting Communism at home the Fair Deal, which I think is . I In the history of the world, going the has These grants to the my intelligence of the average citi- somebody else submit to controls. problems of great nations this money to _ on say reduce their non-essential spend- are mit to tremendously greater taxes, solve the to I They should r'tJrth^anintenigLce1Sofn the He said the business now. our agree they because ment show the way. our say . . Non-Defense in worse condition are su^ in much worse were trouble than and told that if When made, they told in the were were loan England. issue. an don't believe in I did it because I use rapidly are Scotland, on Feb. 5 American at Dundee, last, us which waY- accomplish sential. what it accomplish to They are not for that Particular just as well as fighting Communthat is before the Senate ism abroad. when the election was held, that the strength of America and at that time. They are for some Friday night a week ago, one he regarded the leveling of the strength of a democracy is the other economy down the line that of the speakers collapsed on the that he that in Thursday, October 19, 1950 CHRONICLE Before Federal for Federal Income Taxes Income Taxes Net Earnings Earned per San Francisco Russ Building Com. Share Telephone SUtter 1-5460 Teletype SF 492 1946 $39,268,335 $2,010,448 1947 60,258,287 $ 811,500 $1,198,948 $1.06 5,691,915 2,085,000 3,606,915 3.48 4av^wwwwwv\wwwvvwwwvwwwwvwwwvwvwwwwvwv\> 1948 58,744,097 5,027,903 1,865,000 3,162,903 3.04 1949 49,754,531 4,175,862 1,550,000 2,625,862 2.51 6 Mos. 1950 29,239,000 3,188,647 1,220,000 1,968,647 1.91 . PACIFIC COAST MARKETS Common Stock Listed on Los Angeles — Bayonne, N. J. New York, San Francisco and Stock Exchanges PLANTS Richmond, Calif. RUSS BUILDING, SAN Houston, Tex. Chicago, 111. South Gate, Calif. WULFF, HANSEN 8 CO. — Sparrows Point, Md. New Orleans, La. COLLINS MACRAE Stockton, Calif. Private W. E. HUTTON Argentina Australia Brazil Canada England Peru Straits Settlements FRANCISCO COOKE FAULKNER ' Wire to & CO., N. Y. C., Members With to use of their other wire trading facilities centers N. Y. S. E. THE Convention Number mustn't take We we will into go then this world down, go down? I ask American dollar goes that in all seriousness. the remember I used to sell to England. brother's It and When we would get English pound, we thought it an like was We put them in a safety would deposit Gibraltar. of Rock the in and box they time two or three pounds, would go up price it can't be sold for the Now payabl^solely1 ^rom revenue° received for services rendered and it. these is going tonight is make Thomas they as me Madison and John Marshall; those tag that issueright of theirsecurihome town to the tax-exempt ties be taken away? and of Democratic, vote not is United the must vote Amer- States Congress lean, what answer my in us I not _ vote Republican; the What does to amount United T They us as are they were then. ,. i , , . Let always remember, ladies dom America? party is simply an incident gentlmen, gift tohuman freethat man. It is is not achieyement an It wag , ... , t have never meeting and don't If you doubt that mu- expect to. nicipals will continue to be taxexempt, you had better buy yourRplf * ' ' of thoafi now self some of those now outstandmg, in as long maturities as pos- though issueS) b t on tbe new It has be lost by if"™ be^ o ly a few months since supineness; and I want to Congress passed the Housing Act y vlglla"ee and struggle 14 and of tQ . _ empted the income from housing . . which specifically ex- 1949 °£ BenJaminhjs country saves "He taxes from all Federal income Hl11 o£ Georgia: all bonds whQ saves but who he lets it is difficult enough to invest his satisfactorily during The country die, lets all things die and in the all things dying shall curse him," normal times. Municipal Bonds as Investments In Present Inflation power of a on the vilian production. are and that parts its and attempted to give you to substantiate the tele¬ industry's position today, future, but frankly, gen¬ tlemen, television is so fantastic ficient supply, a reasonable fore¬ in its potentiality, that I say you cast is that the television industry can let your imagination run wild. I am firmly of the belief, and build from 4V2 to 5 million and if Admiral I would believe practically any¬ can maintain the percentage of thing anybody would tell me the total production it reached about the possibility or possibili¬ this year, it will build 1,000,000 ties of fabulous things that might may receivers in 1951; receivers in 1951. furnishing happen electronically, in particu¬ component parts for government equipment, Without this figure do the of 5,000,000 lar of sets our share, expanded believe was remained we born a giant and giant. a from now on, Its force educational, an as entertainment and news enjoy. One final forecast: When I mention later I Admiral is saved one the for that to them in the I do not think yet seas. today man can all of that which I feel their homes. time, it will link countries across is opportunity forecast about which secure. it In I both. because that provides me a people will have television preparations available making mention predict that in five years, 90% of the I told you I would the informa¬ tive medium. spoke about the FCC "freeze" and about color television, will comprehend come That forecast television. in the center of the mess. After earning public body as on pri- municipal all,1 the successful investment of money Most music. particular character and suitabil- an of but tune, without regard to its is only play artists the sounds The to learn can made ^afbo^^makeP^ tP b,e "vmChonies to X for ity as investment in a particular lim- bank, it is indicative of the high Trading Markets in art and not a science. us a CORPORATE make by the ears of Stocks & Bonds REAL ESTATE ISSUES OF vately owned industry. Except a limited number of cases, no the taxing power scope of that power, If values rise, the tax base rises, and as an increasing number of its are nor placed on the on and municipalities States are us- ing one or more forms of income or sales taxes, revenues rise auto- matically the cost of things the as public bodies have to buy rises. In 1949, States and municipalities received 46.1% of their tax revenue from other than property '1, . , ' . .. , . . quality and standing which these state and municipal bonds are securities as a class have and prime investments. They are iswhich no other except Govern- sued by public bodies which are continuing entities. When once man rule" established, cities cannot fold their investment law for trustees in tents "like the Arabs, and as siNew York State recognizes the lently steal away. They have to unique position occupied by State stay on the job, and if they run and municipal securities. It places int° trouble, w°rk out some way no limit on those of municipals to pay their debts, ments can boast. The new "prudent It's so easy to buy municipals, and they are so satisfactory, we taxes and licenses, compared with population must be at least 10,000. must not let the hope of big profits 43.3% from property taxes alone. 0n bonus outside the State, pro- from equities cause us to omit Sales taxes produced over 30% of for State PACIFIC COAST NEW YORK & ♦ J. S. Strauss & Co. 155 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO (4) in New York State, which a trustee may own and only one limit, ,d d th ca f ith fuI, tb them from well-rounded invest- Telephone EXbrook 2-8515 Bell Teletypes: Corporate Department SF 61 and 62 portfolios at the present and local governments. The ten- and taxing power of the issuing time. They should be included by dency is for the use of these taxes community. This includes dis- all means, the tax revenue last year to » .. . ment increase. While sales tax revenue may ™"'——————— pledged for bond service, it may be used to pay expenses and thereby free property tax revenue for payment of principal not be State interest. and In view of I think we are justified in saying that State and municipal bonds can be bought with less investigation than can are Municipal Bonds United States Government Obligations Incorporated prudence of a UNDERWRITERS have securi¬ national banks is note¬ No statutory limitations affecting investment of been placed of the amount that is may be held by a by Congress on these securities, which national bank. general obligations, While this Bell Teletype TRADING MARKETS "generalobligations of any State or political subdivisions there¬ of" are exempt from the usual statutory limitations and restric¬ worthy. SAN FRANCISCO 4, CAL. reasonably in if any ties DISTRIBUTORS Telephone EXbrook 2-7900 intelligent man familiar with such matters is used. The fact that tions 8c 1900 RUSS BUILDING other form of investment we considering, provided only that the McAndrew & Co. their magnificent rec¬ ord over the years, any and legislation is not rec¬ ognized by banking authorities as blanket approval of every single OVER-THE-COUNTER ISmtk of Atttmra NATIONAL SECURITIES savings ASSOCIATION Direct Private Wires to Bond Investment Department San Francisco G. A. Saxton of will be felt throughout the world un¬ that distribution paralleled and piece sound and Television has with me, facilities sight a equipment. could go up, and we will course, absolutely and figures vision here Assuming and I have materials will be available in suf¬ ® brfd7tods ftselfT/'a mess industry's receiver Never before have financingcom¬ and financial problems been so from page 9 limitations television facilities will be available for ci¬ for plex and difficult to solve. same the H°w much more difficult is itin we Continued a sible. The chances are that taxes, ined if they should be levied on this income, will not be on the old a the bless him; to compared of as the heard of such into them language. , party things, and all things saved shall political any as States American of party lines 01 parry lines. regardless regaraiess people people wrote wise today but vote for the of interests best English . ,, , , to people, I eo around ' and do can those , James zens meeting together and insist- and Jefferson, But so sets. the expansion of those fundaJust a word about the permamentals of the government handed fte^eh°frla3[ne3i?^,ptl^ down to us by the great men of constitutionally sound. State and the past, some of whom were local government officials have Virginians. Let me say to you banded together and fought to that those principles are just as ^ tt valid today as they were in the mand for elimination. Did you days of George Washington, ever hear of an irate body of citi- is This this: what I give in answer ask that plea The to happen to things? that eligible munici- whereas that s ls n0 linl being What Industry is that Admiral will be ready for great has been electronic manu¬ the second wave band and color television when each comes. I While common stocks may be facturing facilities, because of the can't give you the details for ob¬ that has given to us a prestige boughtunder that" law7 the^per- rise of television, that even though military preparation should re¬ vious reasons. I can only tell you and power that no nation in the centage of such holdings must be quire as much production from that we see new opportunities in world has ever yet achieved. limited, of the electronic industry as it did both and mean to take full ad¬ for the last war, only 25% of vantage of these opportunities. Therefore, what we should be today's present industry facilities In conclusion, I know that you concerned about is to preserve Will Exemption Continue? will be required. Thus, 75% of men like to deal with figures, 000 standards; highest living the us , who The Television Port of great men who brought them into government has fixed the English for have that for those principles and business had agents all We Europe. over I of my part was my years. many when days great many apples a of made principles fundamental government under this new law. anyone's currency if the in surprise some to learn that Reve- interna- America the greatest nation in all not from taxes, such as Who will have the world and that has given to New York Authority, are of era an darkness. tional faith concerned about is to preserve are Continued from page 11 Furthermore, it may What we tricts also. of this nation. welfare the American those America fail, should dollar than more on discharge because should can 77 COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE - : & Co., Inc., New York Akin-Lambert & Co., Inc., Los Angeles SF 370 from J 78 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Thursday, October 19, 1950 Roster of Advertisers in NSTA Convention Issue Page Page Colonial Stores Courts ........... 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