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r1.- '• • ; •; fc c;;: ; ,'^|i^p||||yB "11 —^i- * • * Convention Number I'i i< *t'v? & 4 irfJuft'-'v ■' r'v" easss t>':-< tellBSBi t r"~/ ;'\r. -:l;vV. ^•-ff-^ ^ 1C1"' Vjk^ ' \ '* :.■'=?•*• vu-vvHr-' .V* >.*••.-'• •',•• v ./'■• -■•.■-•.'\ ,: '<-*5 -■•'■•;• Vy'-/».>'-;v,,jf*j. ?•-•*; ;Wsf<V^j5:: ^^,xii¥s5i;;4v;r{v;--ju' •*"'" "'\!,-v;? ;*••;';'■' '•'."-. • ;• ■f:-%-'?-j,r%$ Thursday, October 8, 1953 lYaVtitTJii tg.ni, j' tAy'janp. Further tiiformation on tt&MO#. request. WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY STORAGE BATTERY DIV. INSTRUMENT DIV. EDISON WOOD PRODUCTS INC. EDIPHONE DIV, TOP GRADE SECURITIES WORTH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS Y'-Y--:\Y'' h' i *r't: V-. » A "-'"''if "• ]; t'• 3V:;-; 'V-.?' A TI'T* "U # A T\T '• •'' '•f'Y'h- V ARE MADE OVER-THE-COUNTER cajCAGO NEW YORK WfW% . Convention Number a THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 3 19 5 4 19 5 3 FIRST PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT Sudler & Co., Denver PRESIDENT John W. Bunn John M. Hudson Harry L. Arnold Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorpo¬ rated, St. Louis > Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadelphia Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York PhiSSip J. Clark Amos C. FIRST SECRETARY VICE-PRESIDENT Philip J. Clark C. Sudler & Amos Co., Denver SECOND SECRETARY John W. Bunn Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorpo¬ rated, St. Louis SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT TREASURER N. S. T. A VICE-PRESIDENT TREASURER Officers and Executive Lex Jolley The Robinson- Weeden Harry L. Arnold Goldman, Sachs & & Co., Los S. R. Hastings Walter G. Mason Livingstone, & Co., Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc., Lynchburg Crouse Co., New. York Detroit P. Harper & Son & Co., Seattle Inc., John F. Egan First pany, California Com¬ San Francisco H. S. Boston Russell R. Hastings Livingstone, & Co., Crouse Jolley The Robinson- Humphrey Company, Inc., Atlanta, Ga. Winton A. Jackson First Southwest Company, Dallas Detroit T.M. Wakeley Hugh R. Schlicting Wm. J. B. Maguire & Co., Council Angeles H. Russell Lex James B. Maguire Lawrence S. Pulliam Humphrey Company, Inc., Atlanta, Ga. Leslie B. Swan Chas. W. Scranton & Co., New Haven A. C. Allyn and Company, Incorpo¬ rated, Chicago T. Walter G. Mason Scott, Horner & Mason, Lynchburg Lawrence S. Pulliam Weeden & Co., Los Angeles A. M. C. Wakeley Allyn and Company, Incorpo¬ rated, Chicago Thursday, October 8, 1953 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Harry L. Arnold & Goldman, Sachs H. S. Russell R. F. John Hastings 1946-1948 Edward H. Welch Sincere Equitable Securities Corp., Nashville Francisco San pany, 1949-1950 H. Frank Burkholder Egan First California Com¬ Livingstone, Crouse & Co., Detroit Co., New York 1950-1951 1951-1952 1952-1953 1953-1954 and pany, R. Com¬ Victor Mosley Stroud & Co., Chicago Inc. Philadelphia 1945-1946 Thomas Graham Bankers Bond Co. Louisville 1944-1945 Contents of This Issue and Articles News Index to Affiliates Page Page NSTA Officers and Executive Council (19543 4 1953) Past Presidents Presidential Our Thanks & Co., Cleveland Inc. All to J. Clark behalf (on of 5 NSTA Committee)—-Harold B. Smith in School Financing—Sidney of Sources L. America's Strength—Dr. Dillin Which 11 Fund Investment to Buy? — EDITOR'S Homer 13 NOTE: Due to circumstances en¬ tirely beyond our control, we were unable to publish the talk made at the Convention by Patrick B. McGinnis, partner, McGinnis Ginnis & Co., New York City. Report of Public Relations Committee Report of Publicity Committee NSTA Urges End of Capital Gains Tax Double Report of Dividend at NSTA Edward 17 Wm. Welch NSTA Affiliates Roster of and Members Advertisers in This Issue Carolinas, The Security Dealers of the Chicago, Bond Traders Club of 64 Traders Connecticut, Security Dallas Club Bond Traders Assn. 18 of 60 66 53 57 39 Denver, Bond Club Detroit and Michigan, of Securities Traders of__ John 28 of 55 27 30 31 1941-1942 73 59 35 20 36 46 71 72 38 19 Paul) Wichita Bond Traders Club 20 Members the NSTA 62 56 63 74 Unaffiliated Organizations With 51 Perry Brown Herbert Newman, Brown <ft U. Co., New Orleans 1940-1941 1939-1940 Thomas A. Akin Edward D. Jones Deceased Edward D. Jones & Co., St. Louis 1936-1938 1938-1939 Willis M. Summers Troster, Singer & Co., N. Y. C. Arthur H. E. Farrell M. Byllesby & Co., Inc., Chicago Legg & Baltimore 48 San Francisco Local C. Company, 60 St. of Joseph W. Sener 25 St. 80 52 32 Louis, Security Traders Club of Security Traders Association Seattle Security Traders Association Syracuse, N. Y., Bond Club of Twin City Bond Traders Club (Minneapolis- 16 Convention Report of Special "Rights" Committee Convention Was Highly Successful, reports 43 ciation 14 Municipal Committee Attendance In 12 14 and Taxation Association Securities Security Dealers Association Georgia Security Dealers Association Houston, Investment Dealers Association of Kansas City (Missouri), Bond Traders Club of Los Angeles, Security Traders Assn. of Louisville, Bond Club of Memphis Security Dealers Club Nashville Security Traders Association New Orleans Security Traders Association New York, Security Traders Association of Philadelphia, Investment Traders Assn. of Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association Portland (Oregon), Security Traders Asso¬ Liquidity— Fahrner Boston Florida 10 ----- Mythical Premium for J. King 58 Association Harry Harold 1942-1944 7 8 9 H. L. Hoffman Security Dealers Association Arizona Security Dealers Association Baltimore, Security Traders Association of Cincinnati Stock and Bond Club Cleveland Security Traders Association 6 — Rocky Mountain Area's Natural Gas Reserves —W. T. Nightingale Why Sales Are Lost—Frank M. Cryan Electronics Industry—Billion Dollar Infant— Paying 5 Trends Ruffin M. Parsons NSTA Greetings—Phillip Advertising Current Edw. E. Parsons, Jr. of Alabama 1936-1937 J. Gentry Daggy Deceased 1935-1936 Henry J. Arnold Geo. Eustis <ft Cincinnati Co., H. S. Blizzard F. A. 1934-1935 W. W. Cruttenden Cruttenden & Chicago Co., Convention Number THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL ftteliden tlaL The Western at Sun as sun set on marvelous a Convention them able assistance to they took with of a very in¬ happy week. am sure To refresh memories structive and The Bond Club of Denver our their wives. made Western its at where Phillip J. Clark new that I were of my with of I do hope our "What to good friend, our be The and Commercial Chronicle for its marvelous coverage and benefiting and, in this prove new relations our administration to be helpful to the helps one our — helps all!" I, therefore, ask them along for the benefit of all members. Sincerely, indebted more help but result in strength¬ to give me your helpful suggestions and I will heartiest thanks! more customers endeavor to pass To all of you who contributed time, thought and toward the success of the Convention this labor continue This cannot organization; regulatory authority, you my personal acquaintance and to afford the my aim and ambition during the tenure office shall be to follow the principles set our members in 1954. I want to extend mem¬ industry. Twenty-first Convention, our "coming of, age," will be the Mecca for many, many more of our We object of this Associa¬ the general welfare of its discussing matters pertinent to the trading of the security business." I wish to assure forth above. ening our year, "The that you more not, I wish you had been. were division was about Sun there, "No," and for say little, the preamble of memory a of affiliate. For those who those who hospitality means again best in Salt Lake City, we hope soon to have a Need Valley? rived from were by the visitors during their stay in Denver. short our Constitution states: bers; to establish and maintain high standards of ethical conduct; to provide the benefits to be de¬ The members appreciated the calls which Advertising Committee. We of the same coopera¬ loyal friend. our tion is to promote en¬ joyed entertaining the delegates and (JteetinGl look forward to another year tive spirit from this homes, scattered from Coast to Coast, I 5 tion; for the publicity during the year and for the Valley, Idaho, Saturday, September 19, and members left the Valley to return to their the CHRONICLE to PHILLIP J. CLARK, President Financial National of the Conven¬ Security Traders Association By HAROLD B. SMITH, Chairman, NSTA Advertising Committee Greetings: ing of We look forward every year to the Convention not places before us an up-to-date roster of only all members and officers of Association but all ones as are well. virtually in the National of the "Chronicle" of hard work of the "Chronicle" staff and the un¬ Murphy, Vince Reilly and Ted Peterson, and lisher of The friends and their families at Convention of ours and our exceptional merit. is an and Year¬ not only makes activities of your a icle. We advertising medium mark of distinction. It with the wisdom of advertising in this issue of with the outstanding investment Ranking and brokerage firms of the country, for a very inexpensive method of not only reach¬ fellow member, Editor and Pub¬ Commercial and Financial Chron¬ just cannot put into words our sincere support afforded our advertisers. — Inc., Los Inc., Louisville, Angeles, by each and every one of us And to you Herb, may I, on Ky.; Francis D. Miller, B. Schas, J. Calif.; Russell Ebinger, Charles Ky.; Howard C. King, C. Bullington-Schas Ingen Van & Co., & Reid and Ebinger, Wagner, Bankers Bond The Leftwich Ross, Co., Inc., Ross, & Co., Memphis, Tenn.; Miami, of our express in a 31 affiliates and 4,100 members, most humble manner the regard and respect we have for you and the "Chronicle" and to stress how much your friendships that are day throughout the aid means helpful to us in fostering each trading Fla.; F. HAROLD B. Chairman, NSTA Advertising Committee Pershing & Co., 120 Broadway, New Yorfc 5, N. Y. B. Evans, Corporation, Nashville, Tenn.; George M. O'Cal- Cumberland Securities laghan, Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashville, Tenn.; Edward C. theim & Co., Corporation, and New Company, Soren York City; New York City; Incorporated, Lear Pierce, & Co., H. Jr., H. M. Byllesby Jacoby, Jr. Merril. Phoenix, Ariz.; John R. Klima, Rped, Sheldon Parker, Kay, Richards & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Fenner & Beane, Pittsburgh, Pa.; New York Hanseatic D. Nielsen, John C. Carothers, Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadelphia, Lynch, Mine- Reginald J. Knapp, Wer- tree, Steiner, Rouse & Co., New Orleans, La.; Portland, Ore.; SMITH, Boice Kermit Sorum, Allison-Williams Company, Minneapolis, Minn.; N. Peyton Pittsburgh, Pa.; George F. Patten, year. Inc., Memphis, Tenn.; McNulty, Chas. W. Scranton & Co., New Haven, Conn.; Joseph P. behalf appropriate that corporations be impressed along a Affiliate Chairmen Lex Jolley, The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.; Samuel Preston, Hancock, Blackstock & Co., Atlanta, Ga.; Nolan C. Darby, Jr., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenher & Beane, Birmingham, Ala.; Alonzo H. Lee, Sterne, Agee & Leach, B.rmingham, Ala.; James R. Duffy, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Boston; William S. Hunter, Lee Higginson Corporation, Chicago; Geoig^ F. Oswald, Smart, Clowes & Oswald, Inc., Cincinnati: Harold Rcb rt~. John E. Joseph & Co., Cincinnati; Fred A. Shorsher, Ball, Burge & Kraus, Cleveland; Robert Weaver, Hornblower & Weeks, Cleveland; Gerald D. Bachar, J. A. Hogle & Co., Denver, Colo.; John P. Hagg r„y, Bosworth, Sullivan & Co., Inc., Denver, Colo.; John O. MacFarlane, Manley, Bennett & Co., Detroit, Mich.; Herbert Schollenberger, Camp¬ bell, McCarty Co., Inc., Detroit, Mich.; Robert King, Jr., First Sc'rities Corporation, Durham, N. C.; Warren R. Wallace, Fayetteville, N. Y.; Arthur C. McCall, Alester G. Furman Co., Greenville, S. C.; Nicholas E. Fon Eisen, Fahnestock & Co., Hartford, Conn.; William H. Minar, Rotan, Mosle and Moreland, Houston, Texas; Clyde C. Pierce. Pierce-Carrison Corporation, Jacksonville, Fla.; Theodore F. Wfcgnei, Harris, Upham & Co., Kansas City, Mo.; Charles L. Holton, Holton, Hull & Co., Los Angeles, Calif.; Nieland B. Van Arsdale, Blyth & Co., Louisville, sou¬ To be among the roster of advertisers therein is Seibert, appreciation for their great efforts, and for the conventions. play. It is of great value to all of |t is only be attributed to the cooperative can always remind us of the friend¬ ships developed as we met with of ours, re¬ spirit of members of this committee and to the Herb National Security Traders Associa¬ members a This, in view of changed condi¬ Hal by book tion at work and Committee did Advertising job. taken possible many organization but is a permanent venir of your is very men 1953 those in attendance which will This Smith Your tions, ( ■ , tiring and faithful energies of Messrs. Ed Beck, these B. i industry and finance and as a final memento, candid pictures our Harold tically all of "Investor America." markable by outstanding NSTA: investment firm of consequence country who in turn are in touch with prac¬ National reports, addresses every Local affiliated Also in these pages committee delivered our our Committee Members—In addition to Chairman Smith, the Advertis¬ ing Committee consists of the following Chairmen of the local affiliates of Issue of The Commercial and Financial Chronicle which members but the principals and personnel our Pa.; Randolph E. Soranson, Jr., George Patten Investment Co., Robert W. Pitt, Blyth & Co., Hagensieker, Reinholdt & Gardner, Lewis P. Inc., Portland, Ore.; Earl St. Louis, Mo.; Herbert M. Roach, Rice & Company, Incorporated, St. Paul, Minn.; Albert Hewitt, First California Company Incorporated, San Francisco, Calif.; Paul G. Johnson, Blyth & Co., Inc., Seattle, Wash.; Sidney J. Sanders, Foster & Marshall, Seattle, Wash.; Everett W. Snyder, E. W. Snyder and Co., Syracuse, N, Y.; Orville s. McPherson, Henry ©ahlberg & Company, Tucson, Ariz.; War¬ O. ren H. Wibbing & Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Fred S. Goth, Irving J. Cortner, The Rwww-P&vldson Company, Inc., Wichita, Kan. and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL 6 Current Trends in School We that capital local past years districts school their many have issuance sale tion bonds. These credit of districts inability of local school districts to obtain n g this has past, sand Points functioned adequately in inasmuch as such bonds generally enjoy an excel¬ lent reputation as investments, we might wonder as to why certain that order In appreciate fully which in find districts school our dilemma the to the of the School Survey, issued in December, 1952 by the Office themselves, Second I Of more may you refer you Report Progress Facilities like nature is the 1943 a port of National the re¬ Resources should offered by our school systems are dollars being Federal provide governments billion a annually during of Education of the Federal Secu¬ to rity Administration wherein it is stated that, as of March 1, 1951, the capital outlay needs of school nation's eliminate (1940) a 10 year period deficiencies in the ritories covered by ceeded $7 educational in the fact that generally speaking the direct borrowing capacity of local school districts is no longer sufficient to provide the funds needed to ade¬ quately house the greatly in¬ in the 37 states and ter¬ the report ex¬ billion. The report fur¬ that the available re- ther states including borrowing of such districts amounted sources, plant American School and wherein writer the in needs "The University"2 was of the opinion that in terms of "1950" slightly over $3.8 billion, leav¬ dollars an expenditure of 13.5 increasing school ing a shortage of potential funds billion dollars would be needed population of America. In most of of approximately $3.2 billion. during the 1950 decade to provide our states the borrowing capacity Thus, if adequate public school the required public elementary of school districts is constitution¬ facilities are to be provided in the and secondary school plants. ally limited to a certain percent¬ area covered by the report some What Has Caused Heavy age of the assessed valuation of methods of financing, other than taxable property in such districts. direct school district Financing? borrowing, Many districts have already ex¬ must be devised. Note, also, that When faced with such extraor¬ hausted such borrowing capacity while this report covered 37 states dinary estimates of need for capi¬ and many others find it insuf- and territories, it did not include tal outlay it is only natural that f i c i e n t when attempting to such centers of population as we should inquire as to the fac¬ finance current capital require¬ Pennsylvania and New York. tors which cause such need. In creased ments. power to and is It an established fact the When that the assessed valuation of tax¬ needs these of states the overall problem of satisfying the additional capital ties has not in any sense kept requirements of our school sys¬ pace with the rising cost of con¬ tems will appear even more for¬ struction. School districts are thus midable. For instance, statistics generally faced with the impossi¬ compiled by the Pennsylvania De¬ ble problem of having to provide partment of Public Instruction much needed school plants at high show that, as of March 1, 1951, cost without possessing adequate the school districts of that Com¬ able property means •An 20th meet such to cost. Annual known, monwealth by Mr. Ruffin at the Cqinvention of the National Traders Association, Idaho, Sept. 17, 1953. Sun needed $365 million address Security ley, are in most communi¬ aggregate Val¬ over in excess of and above their borrowing capacity to adequately house their pupils. to answer such ministrators of tional great facilities provided. Furthermore, the generally increasing school population as well as the shift of population from section to section ban placing burden on is a tre¬ that ation and have designed is exists now continue to states certain give to much needed most simple procedure for rendering such assistance is whereby the state issues its own general obligation bonds and uses the thereof proceeds for that grants of the this Planning Development . Board. 2 Harmon, Ray L. "Educational Plant Needs," The American School and Uni¬ versity, 22nd Annual Edition, 1950-51, 57-62. to needy school districts standards which states plan with set have adopted California, South Carolina and Washington. From the bond purchasers point of view are bond issues materially from obligation bonds Since question. familiar with it ing cussion differ not other general of the you states in that seem little this procedure this at The The more problem the tion PRIMARY UTILITIES has bgen where places the the tionally INDUSTRIALS in of Pennsyl¬ State Constitu¬ borrowing of Being prohibited in render its the contracting reviewed and that long-term school leases districts by violated the no pro¬ vision of the State Constitution long so the school districts could as meet their annual rental payments out of their available current Current revenues. determined by revenues the Court were in¬ to clude all taxes and annual appro¬ priations and reimbursements made school districts the Commonwealth under bv the the Penn¬ sylvania system of rendering state aid to its districts. The Pennsylvania State Public School Building Authority undertaken numerous the districts school has projects for of the Com¬ monwealth and has financed such proiects through loans which cur¬ rently aggregate $90 million. Verv little publicity has been given to the financing construction and of the Authority. program this date it has not made offering its of the less none a As of public a securities. It is active agency very obtained the from Retire¬ State ment Funds. The loans so obtained all suoorted by leases entered are into by Authority the Continved the and 68 on vaae the issuing the of program was 3 Established 1935. of P. L. by 452; May the as¬ 4 Act Pennsylvania turned to the medium of the pub¬ P. L. of P. L. Act of June 28, bv the Act 641 and of March re¬ 31, 372. July 5, 5 Greenhalch 64 Act dissolved 19*9 needed. of its cient to district, entirety by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 5 it being the opinion of the Court approved general obligation bonds of suffi¬ amount such pay¬ reserves and school districts constitu¬ from enter bonds and es¬ there¬ revenue proposed limitations power school 18, 1946, established hv the sistance WITH COMPLETE developed stringent Commonwealth. MARKETS Authority" novel approach to the Commonwealth vania on "Public em¬ to carrying out an extensive school building construction program and financing such program on loans time. PUBLIC The gained by further dis¬ of statute necessary Authority already are this type of financ¬ would be would do any also were the the by tablish districts within their jurisdictions. The school Authority and the districts by buildings local for. the of already taken action The Authority's allowed additional assistance to the school such Resources Resources the use sufficient amount to amortize the that will result if the overall situ¬ within the issuing state. Three there of able ever increasing a growing number of the districts. All states of the union are fully cognizant of the dire consequences up adequate school the long-term leases for buildings at annual rentals, an accordance Report for 1943. Part 1, Postwar Plant and Pro¬ gram, Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, January, 1943, p. 73. pp. is loans had of and from urban centers to subur¬ communities of financing the purpose into facilities new ex- Authority was em¬ issue revenue bonds to powered be must the school new in backlog of construction 1 National National added are when or never The districts. broadened that public educa¬ and thus mendous features result inquiries the ad¬ our programs advise us that a percentage of our school districts have continuously the with districts requirements construction for be and districts lies answer to Planning Board1 wherein it was recommended that the local, state ties. fit to adopt some alternative method for the financ¬ The for brought up to desired standards. In addition, the educational programs now being ing of local public school facili¬ seen city. which must be undertaken if such are school of capital powered districts Public ceded their local borrowing capa¬ general obligation bonds. elementary and second¬ ary public school plants. An even more startling estimate of the need for capital outlay for school facilities appeared in an article on states have whose compared with as establishing State Building Authority. The basic purpose of this Authority was the obtaining of funds for the a s ap- statute4 a Pennsylvania School "public authority" system of school investment knerits of school "revenue" bonds, our tax- parently the the assistance proce¬ dure funds through general financing, especially that provided for under state legislation in Pennsylvania. the powers. Inasmuch Sidney M. Ruffin Gives details of the bonds is avoided. and and their by necessary obligation bonds, describes alternatives whereby issuance of direct obligation supported are educational facilities and the more enacted bonds faith stressing need for Pittsburgh attorney, pledge the full Authority,3 the 1947 Session of the Pennsylvania Legislature the gen¬ obliga¬ authority. Following the patpreviously established accepted General State tern of its , and and of eral i lic Partner, Burgwin, Ruffin, Perry & Pohl, Attorneys, Pittsburgh, Pa. financed through needs Financing By SIDNEY M. RUFFIN* all cognizant of the fact are for Thursday, October 8, 1953 A. 2nd. 659 v. 1947, P. L. 12f7. Woolworth, 361 p. 543, (1949). RAILROADS TRADING FACILITIES AND BANK BONDS • PREFERRED STOCKS INSURANCE STOCKS COMMON • U. S. Governments Industrials Municipals Railroads Public Utilities Equipment Trusts v *. f Canadians Blyth £>Co..Inc. * Bank BOSTON SPRINGFIELD • LOUISVILLE EUREKA • .*• • SACRAMENTO Chicago • PHILADELPHIA DETROIT • • • • Los Angeles PITTSBURGH MINNEAPOLIS FRESNO • SAN • Seattle CLEVELAND SPOKANE • JOSE • • PASADENA • Acceptances INDIANAPOLIS • • • Salomon Bros. OAKLAND SAN DIEGO Wall CLBVELAND ■t & Members New York Stock Hutzler Exchange Street, New York 5, N. Y. Privatt mrr ' Portland BOSTON TT«"! t. • ft' San Francisco • u Preferred Stocks ' ■ New York ' unrtj lt PHILADELPHIA HARTFORD CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO ^ * • Convention Number THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Rocky Mountain Area's Natural Gas Reserves Eight major structural basins producing natural gas in Rocky Mountain area, in ad¬ are dition to one general i two minor Montana, ex¬ tended Al¬ basins. Also, Head of prominent natural to tion in has proven be cubic important to ing that leum A11 have would not duced be fortuitous, possibilities in the of devel¬ future basin The are areas described areas only partially drilled up, and great expenses of territory are still to be developed. Continued are development and exploration will the presently increase known re¬ of the Rocky Mountain area serves substantially in the coming In this presentation, I am endeavoring to present conserva¬ tive figures on the developed nat¬ ural gas reserves, without at¬ tempting to predict the magnitude of the undeveloped areas. The greatest of the Rocky Mountain gas areas, at the present very years. undoubtedly, is, time, Basin Juan Colorado. ferred of New This to the the San by products of natural as and gases, reasonable Mexico Mexico 17 are a and supply from gas total 7V2 trillion feet. trillion estimates cubic feet high as when natural is of before has producing either as substantial very in addi¬ of natural gas reserves found this basin. The that a year. (through System, San from of the State of of reserves something cubic Big Horn active with 21 California the El Paso Pipe Line with minor amounts of Juan in com¬ gas and Basin At basin of excess feet, or oil. this at billion 800 the past out¬ cubic The Fe. Santa next gas than is now the being area of one been successful. very has .two now which, cubic fields, gas 13 reservoir. Rangely and at area and it is and it is is pro¬ being now its concerned. commercial represents before of the a is present is ently Unfortunately, has gas as serve year. where oil the ex¬ pectation of extending the life of areas a field, with some known of the still the area the low heat value limited pipe insofar line Rangely 80% of the pres¬ gas re¬ basin, although wide remain ultimate can Immediately to Clear Traders Association, Sept. 16, 1953. \ National either be field. the Here to through the company's about as in Green River Basin one trillion The Colorado either in ciated with the area of cess possibilities to the of free oil. state or Present billion 34 The gas asso¬ year. has Se¬ The large Green River undeveloped cubic ies of in 1952. natural basin are large areas before basin state feet. The discover¬ and oil in this relatively recent and remain to be explored the are gas potentialities Powder gas within its boundaries, and beyond and production feet. at Gas about River Basin in of Empire State Building Chrysler Building New York 1, N. Y. • ' some pro¬ comparatively small Wertheim * & Lancaster, Pa. Scranton, Pa. York, Pa. Hagerstown, Md. Rochester, N. Y. Syracuse, N. Y. Bridgeton, N. J. East Orange, N. J. Morristown, N. J. JSCembers Afeu) Direct Private Wires to All Branch Offices and to our • San Francisco Des Moines • • Buffalo • Correspondents in Sunbury • Lincoln Sioux City—Toronto, Canada Omaha at billion 700 cubic being produced billion .cubic feet a area. natural gases YORK i'. Rocky Mountain petroleum distillate, gasoline, liquid petroleum and some chemicals. of these by-products newest Continued York BROADWAY NEW the include Co. Stock Exchange Vineland, N. J. Durham, N. C. Raleigh, N. C. Winston-Salem, N. C. Chicago Heights, III. now 28 industry in area 1 ' Chicago, III. Philadelphia, Pa. Allentown, Pa. is 368 By-Products 5 UNLISTED TRADING DEPARTMENT New York 17, N. Y. of By-products of the natural gas NEW YORK 5, N. Y. • estimated feet, with cumulative from this year Other Principal Exchanges BROADWAY are billion cubic American Stock Exchange • uplift a free associated with oil. Pres¬ or reserves Members New York Stock Exchange and determined. Wyoming and Montana has 15 fields, of which six can the duce ent the of towns capable of producing gas in ex¬ 1952 Basin feet, vicinity, Sweetgrass-Bowdoin ap¬ areas cubic small serves immediate cubic during billion •of northern Montana has 19 fields reserves something in are 200 has producing About eight billion cubic feet was tested be determined. Nebraska and capable the U nder writers—Distributors Detroit during does not extend to any great dis¬ tance from the areas concerned. Denver-Julesburg Basin of fields of in dfy gas are 40 basins at the rate of 38 billion cubic feet Valley, Sun be these sys¬ tem in the greater Salt Lake area. The adjacent Creek oil, is perhaps importance in this dis¬ Reynolds & Co. 120 produced was < uted produced use probably developed the 120 !i feet The oil development of the Williston Basin, which has been gas will be received 1 Idaho, estimated to are 1952. the Clear Creek estimated reserve with feet, and production pro- Nightingale at the the gas proximately a ♦An address by Mr. Convention of Annual curity reserves cussion. The developed reserves of rapidly grow¬ ing State of California needs much more North Dakota, has a fields, of which only able to produce gas. The approximately 200 billion cubic feet, of which' some four billion fields capable of produc¬ associated or Mexico, particularly Albuquerque and Montana, South 13 are present of portion by Mountain although the past cumulative pro¬ During Fuel Supply Company under duction of the fields is about 96 billion long-term contract and distrib¬ billion cubic feet. The gas from feet. about year estimated are largely repressured with the one an is Rangely duced with¬ at the are development, ing natural being used in New gas States Basin, lying within of and total* of this The major market for the is area limits Dakota completely drilled duction addi¬ area. United Williston the amounts. The present reserves of Basin of Utah is up. Pro¬ my opinion, that substantial ad¬ Uintah the the basin are about 200 billion basin, at the ditional gas reserves will be found Wasatch Plateau area where de¬ cubic feet. However, the cumula¬ there. present time, has been compara¬ The Green two tive production is some 500 billion River Basin of velopment during the past tively small, but current produc¬ tion is about 16 billion cubic feet Wyoming, Utah and Colorado, is area great The the still untapped. has years will The present total of the basin reserves the gas dry with rate of 34 billion cubic feet the the fields 29 drawals from the basin as This Basin. now or Commission. associated trillion The gas Canada Juan Montana gas are its Big Horn Basin of Wyom¬ and present, engineers and geologists made San mercially rapidity of development and exploratory drilling in this area makes it impossible to evaluate the proven reserves accurately, have be of western Power capable The some Pacific not the Pacific or receive matter The ing estimate cubic the to part the Federal the in fields reserve Basin from entire Colorado. and will gas, re¬ as about question, tional in orado, New Mexico and Arizona. The gas found to date is largely basin with boundaries, and the United cubic feet of gas was produced States, presently the only largely from the fields in this basin. The populated area in this country greatest developed gas reserve in completely unserved with natural the basin is contained Corners Four Juan Northwest common There that exploratory work will reveail additional supplies of gas in chemicals, some are believe to tional three in Rocky Mountains gas areas Powder River Basin is such that it is only industry: petro¬ gas insofar cided is whether San sometimes is as New its Northwest. The question to be de¬ because of its proximity to corner of Utah, Col¬ area, and whether the of is concerned. It is opment in to as billion 12 produced in 1952. extent as California let for the Green River Basin, at field, has an so widely publicized during the anticipated that the present time, is provided by slightly in excess of 300 billion past two years, has not thus far additional pipe line outlets will Mountain Fuel Supply Company, cubic feet, and another, the Flat developed new additional reserves be made for the State of Califor¬ serving southwestern Wyoming Canyon structure, has one well of natural gas. It is definitely an nia from the San Juan Basin by and the great Salt Lake Valley of which may be the forerunner of oil play to date. the El Paso system. Utah. It is anticipated that a long a new natural gas field. A pipe The Hanna Basin of southern life, reserve-wise, will be devel¬ line is now being constructed Wyoming, and the Litigation in Progress adjacent oped in the Green River Basin to from the Clear Creek field to Laramie Basin, also in southern At the present time a Vigorous adequately serve this outlet. the southern extension of Moun¬ Wyoming, with a small area in fight is in progress before the The Uintah Basin of Utah and tain Fuel Supply Company's dis¬ Colorado, have some eight fields, Federal Power Commission as to Colorado has a total of 15 fields tribution system near Provo, of which five produce gas in lim¬ whether or not the Pacific North¬ capable of producing natural gas Utah. The delivery point of the ited amounts. Present reserves of west Pipe Line Company will be either in the free state or asso¬ gas is some 63 miles distant from both of these basins is estimated permitted to take gas from the ciated with oil. The W. T. Nightingale when considered. within the discovery and development of the San Juan area has been most equate ly served the exploita¬ which were wide be they but the gas limited pipe line out¬ lets, from Canada. Lists area chiefly sulphur. Holds large of basins these Tells of pending controversy area. distillate, natural gasoline, liquid petroleum tion of natural gas. Rocky Mountain reveals developments in gas concern of feet, cubic feet supply¬ in the produc¬ 15 NIGHTINGALE* Federal Power Commission will permit Pacific Northwest Pipe Line Company to take gas from the San Juan Basin to the Pacific Northwest or favor berta, Canada, of T. The uplift northern n ad W. President, Mountain Fuel Supply Company of area i By now the cn The page is 73 "Mr 8 h THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Thursday, October 8, 1953 Why Sales Are Lost The to study with lost. of purpose Let us the swer this you if see address how sales are cannot an¬ we question why sales through fingers. is By FRANK M. CRYAN* President of Jefferson a Asserting any securities organization is the total of the successful ship and are viz: why they lost. of of Mr. Cryan gives his views salesman¬ on ootn reason are same the veritable suc¬ the on in same territory in salesmanship. few a causes Frank M. fore I Cryan almost the f O into sales real makes the difference between sueand I say, is do not belong to the body, does it belong to the body any less for that? "Where would the power of hearing be, if the body were all and, on a ledger eye.' or me power of smell, if institution, the dif- the body were all ear? As it is, between profit and loss. God has given each one of them failure j am jn cess Hfe and not kinds governed by luck. laws of operate. the is There under There are state and city, sue- by law three are which the we laws of Stresses service nation. We want beginning remain until of and time made The third classification we call the laws of nature. Your life auu fnnr the nance, roll is sale that divided made business stockholders and its own P°sition in tbe body, ^rtean employees th f as become bodv9 Instead body of that we instead of that, we bave a midtltude of organs and u one body' say to the hand, 1 have n0 need of thee> or the head to the feet> 1 have no need em- of y°u- 0n the contrary, it is those Parts of the body which ployment and will speed the busi- seem most contemptible that are of the institution the nation of ness Increased increased profits mean prosperity. interested in this why sales are lost. St. Paul, in the road to on then, So eivp. Corinthians, gives all discussion of u« us organization tion from the to a in of top an organiza- executive down the line way t busi- a the as all office the tQ bottom makes the orEach needs the ganization body. up human but of say, I fore I does less body: "The many; am for Annual the foot the should that? address to If by Mr Convention the body the ear Cryan Traders Association, Idaho. Sop.. 16, 1953. succeeds, one organization If the anyone every business is of cess Secu- tbe organization whole and the Valley, . , employed . in a fails, just that much is subtracted from the before the Sun any than the total of of all those engaged successes success. any should of the National rity more in the securities business. If not the hand, and there- belong of success is nothing do not belong to the body, it ♦An if The body, one organ success sue- as of each a one ton down Why not at George Washingincluding Abra- to and time. ham Lincoln shoveled all of their of the Presidents have some or to ^SislvT Sns^ouslv The think that change the then Science in Business laws think of You the matter with this one? out yet," and she back at you If It is not comes right by saying: "Well, you are want you him buy. We maintain a good it any sport a was Herbert that science Spencer is who word about this question a high that, tioned organized knowl- , the . . world^e^c^enc^oTmedkine0 was always lbe sarpe. They put those results in the organized you in form of facts. them for and the Thev laid the science of No, it is not perfect but have your someone home the price is prospective advantage of immediate cannot of a within the thing, be tacked It man. because to power within from is and that the per¬ desperately you call — The old idea of giving a territory, a beautiful sam¬ ple case and perhaps markeddown prices will no longer work. We are living in a new era. We man a have experienced the buyer's market, the seller's market, now we in are the Never in the commerce thinker's market. history of American has there been so much real, genuine effort to think things the through and to compare values. the man who reads his medical jour¬ nals, attends his clinics and is Employers up-to-date. are ployees thinking, em¬ thinking, customers are are thinking. Salesmen are grop¬ defines it around way a out. trying to think their The road to prosperity lies in the direction of better sell¬ "pod of P's" by saying, "Sales¬ ing. Too many men in these times manship is the Power to Persuade are whipped. They are laying People to Purchase a Product Continued on page 74 extensive list of Adler, Coleman & Co i & Members New York Stock Exchange Members Exchange American Co. Stock MEMBER NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE BROAD STREET, NEW YORK 5, N. Y. Bell System Tel. NY 1-752 i outside come persuade UNLISTED SECURITIES our the salesmanship resides power salesmanship on must ing around ACTIVE TRADING MARKETS to men¬ customer suader. They discovered that, under given conditions, the result wnen the the Another saiu thj^ies** is classified facts, not Sheldon JPires buy purchase. second point is that there is science in business. I believe it Definition of Salesmanship Direct Private to sells I believe in "low-pressure sell¬ ing"—the kind that gets down un¬ der the proposition and lifts it so M down , you hat "What's isn't going to be worn out more." time a new say, worn not custom the of when friend wife wants or a new gown. do men scientifically trained doctor Tel. BOwling Green 9-3100 who gets man that, perhaps, he should not have. sees samethingsince married violated y violated ! ill 15 men down Michigan Ave¬ go what he Jlist u.c done"8 me one or more of nature'slaws. if Eastman, Dillon selling Two next customer you approach, a sale will be made. Either you sell him consciously harmonized with natuFes jaws. Show me the fellow ^ n U s ms toe and tails and medicine. an is the foundation in the universal a ing for in proportion shall button tneir we succeed, front. Presidents from . the organization. all to is of violation of them do we fail, persuasion. side or behind? Mrs. Tolles tells Show me the man who climbs Persuasion me that it is not polite in good the ladder of success until he gets society to eat peas with a knife. UP to the top and then shouts out Certainly I do not believe in Why not? It is purely a matter for m°re ladders so that he can "high-pressure selling"—the kind 0f custom. climb higher and I will show you that over-powers the other fellow thus getting him to j am jnformed that all of the one who has consciously or unbuy something in vests other. the analogy all, consists not of a he you that he doesn't saie The second kind we call the }s governed by immutable laws. want it. The question is, who is jawg of cust0m. - Custom decrees we harmonize with those laws goinjg to be the salesman? yQU after me manager, traders, salesmen, clerks, food into their mouths with their runners> etc- The sum total from knives. I am not sure but what the very keen keen verv a analogy of the functions of ness necessary to it." Isn't that true are we message a Corinthian. sales more snow else By the way, it may be interest¬ you to know that the very cnange. -™ade that is not !"y.li£e. ^ ****** and cbangeable* <* business, your sale and my tnat gentlemen "The eye cannot is all of the offi- among up every dollar Every the into the the pay- everyone on :is comes cers and vitally interested in that Pi- the Production LhslriDution nf Hpnartmpnts business—the Execifuve by men ana, change. Yqu cannot that of Everyone opposite side. in terence no it salesman, the other fellow to go the way he wants him to go is the salesman. win the end of time, them there is They are therefore, they face nue. One wants to go on one side of the street and the other on the iroin were cau them statutory laws. ih* the good a Salesmanship These laws cnange. tne cuts legitimate taking stops. Yes, the laws of custom change but, my friends, there is a ciassification of law in wnicn there is no the he Again, since sales¬ manship is persuasion, then sales¬ manship begins where order- Laws of Nature who believes that one who ienow below on not of loss of sales. Three Kinds of Laws to would not cut. of the business Tr. me tins; price someone not the eye and there- am no transaction gooa mutually profitable principle. converted sales Lists three that price that he gets for his article must first the fails. man Just cjrei cyclone and human windmill and talking machine in salesmanship has passed." factor as where another cess Contends "time of verbal proposi¬ tion Points out salesman a mind in — a this of parties concerned. the his proposition to get the customer prospect and believe in a believe him. to why man ceeds Information, Illustration and Inspiration. bear mutuality is at speak we profit transaction good salesman needs to be equipped with three "Ps," every iaw admits There is one says sell himself to reason of question unless it is of all those engaged in its activities, made; 1 i k ewise, there is a of success intangible) or Wnen uie reason why sales a (tangible rrofit." Fund, Inc. slip our Surely there is Custodian correspondents in Chicago, Hartford, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New Haven, San Francisco, and St. Louis 15 Broad Street, New York 5 HAnover 2-9780 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number 0 * Electronics Industry I happy to be here, and I would like to say that I think the members of your organization am very occupy President, Hoffman Radio and ticularly h a e is mentions recent advances in television television recent sion in the air is in their present certain amount ... confusion, unrest about various company extent is ,, ' . the world, to a great in electronic an company, sofar someone industry is concerned, and what you have to say has a great deal of influence. I think that you should think well when am sure word. As Industry think it is also rather oppor¬ and rather significant that tune have you invited from someone the electronics industry to talk to¬ night. Because the electronics in¬ dustry is becoming for the people over-all Many economy. television, for ex¬ being the industry that ample, as changed 1948 rather a very pros¬ successful is It from into a year and perous one. bellwether a credit mediocre economic industries and new growth industries that really pro¬ vide the stimulus for growth of the nation's economy, and afford new opportunities for young peo¬ ple as well as new opportunities those for people who are little a and restless thing new. want to try some¬ In 1948, television was given credit for that, and I think in this forward picture, television and electronics are going to be an increasingly important factor in our "A A I a dustry has growth has haven't we what of recognize ple the you peo¬ fact that electronics of 63 for the of uses in United the in have We States, and our industry is employ¬ ing over 750,000 people in the various phases of its activity. So this industry that is so new, is electronic also billion a matter of dollar fact, the infant. As largest a com¬ in America, and the largest pany except Mr. Hoffman of vention at the transcript the 20th of a talk by Annual National a magical to . , and ices . in device today The is ex- aircraft in either power elec- on the air- Actu- plant. tronic business in and in for fast, its rapid, that good definition is. But elec- has country ifwZ there a battle The heart of an(j controlling 32% of their over-all In our own company, we have This affords some idea of a new product department that the importance of the electron. It already has some six major prodisn't just a group of resistors and ucts which we believe will be condensors put together, but it is ready to go on the market withinthe harnessing of this electron for the next 12 to 18 months. They pair of shoes whether today trucks, submarines is tanks, ordinance battleships, guided missiles. or Living in it Split Economy a lo^ihc „ gentlemen have made the decision as our eves^gain television w^s an hist And outgrowth of wba* we learned form radar and «ran^ ij.er things during w W°rld War and II, there will be new industrial commercial ap- an< plications and products the applied from come and research annlidpvplnnmpnt thaf applied development that rrti™larinskPument°as -\ye we is University of California Tech rocket most the of iaboratories field we COmbine all four services can 0f navigation, communication, identification then friend or IFF, which means you do a double check on it, all jn one little box. Actually at' the present time that equipmp^t costs somewhere around $40 000 and it is sjze to get it'down in it down in price. job our and get part of it is because know how We we munications for aircraft. building be pen £* Se Sabre a jets, fire facilities defense of devoted are our to security, and part d°Wn the MI°S' ln K°rea; A"d we .are buildinS the navigation thereare ^is electronic side, has stayed , , .. . built, in - and that We are particular We stayed in it for reasons. yve phase Continued stayed in be- right Loeb, Rhoades & Co. Stoc\ Exchange and other leading Exchanges NEW YORK 42 WALL STREET believe electronics ready played role 5, N. Y. has al¬ PRIVATE a very WIRE SYSTEM important in this particular split econ- Providing immediate to access Primary Markets through Branch Offices, Correspondents and their connections in 81 Cities throughout the United States hotel st. ■ , memphis, tenn. regis, new york city .1 new STATE § elmira auburn geneva and york ithaca hornell MUNICIPAL Beer & ] Baton Rouge, Dallas, Company \Longview, Betts, Borland & Tyler Co. Chicago { Sp""e'' • middletown utica syracuse <£> Elder & Far well, Boettcher 4 Co J. C. Bradford 4 Co...... MEMBER ♦ FEDERAL DEPOSIT Chaplin INSURANCE CORPORATION & & { Waller C. Hardy & { Hartford, Co Water bury Springfield, Houston, !St. Louis, Clayton, ' FOREIGN The National Wall Street New York City City Bank of New York j 1 Bell Teletype NY 1-708 W. L. Lyons & Chicago Co. Co.—Charleston, Parhersburg Miller Greenshields & { AlllandriT' T. A. Richardson & Paulo A. Julio C. & Co. 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Carl M. have the building are on three where part of and foe, return are an economy We given problems such as Dougias gave us not j0ng ago of how are that ing in test- there. out - - doing m the universities and the for some years to come we going to be living in a split economy. We are going to be liv¬ labora- laboratories. yourselves, and I think the Ameri¬ can at is developing and other equipment at the present time, and we have also built IFF. So companies as well. th* Wnffmnn PnHi The Hoffman Radio Corporation, most of this equipment we have research laboratories of the serv- have jng our company the Irl are wp the at on that work iaboratories jce of about 150 ofthTr^ and right in the tories guided missile thatrco^dltlon; T1??r! mlles orders Stanford and many of the other universities, as well as the serv- almost ^^ose our deal of research development going nano^mont a range cutbacks. no fact, great' a California inf jhat was going on m the and it has of aircraft industry industry New Product Department up have had we matter a iocated processes. *hat the ,allocation is electronics for Vultaire applications types Fortunately our company is right in the heart of the of modern over all on now are greater than when we started in January of this year , that 500 engineers of radar, communications, guided missiles, etc., and I might also , companies control same counts. has grown in that division to the extent have we add that . in- three all on sonar, fact, I think ploding a shell's warhead at the of you know that, in many right time now will find uses in there is more money spent computors and other various elec- a Con¬ Security Traders Association, Sun Valley, Idaho, Sept. 16, 1953. a that doesn't have electronics in it of them for ♦Stenographic on for so this battle16 because' industry today is em¬ than three-quarters people. cases, in- so a electron. security anything the million people employed that working fact, the in- budget. grown been even more million a some rather is matter of „ ploying and electronic electronics ovinoc of many matter ever an And contribute company particular tronics, basically, is the control all of the various uses. are competely new products and of the electron, and the harnessing When you are fighting for your render a new service. As an exof electrons for millions of uses, security in a free country against ample, here is one of them. This Actually, before the war, the radio a slave nation, you can only do is really the Dick Tracy age, industry was the electronic in- it best, and you can only maintain This (illustrating) is a complete dustry, because our vacuum tube your security best, by being strong transmitter and receiver. It is the was being used for entertainment, through technical research and same size as a package of king communications and other things, doing a better job at the technical size cigarettes and this device will But during World War II, with level with superior weapons, be- transmit the signal and receive the advent of radar—and as many cause that is one thing the agres- a signal, and you can communiof you people know, historians sor understands. And I think it is cate back and forth with this have given radar credit for sav- wel* that we are committed to equipment over a flat terrain ing Britain and perhaps »is such a program because we were, for about four and a half miles. country—we got into many new peiore iLorea, reiaxea ana ignor1S used for sea rescue work, jeeps, economy. I don't think many that Mao-iVai Wnni" Magical Word Electronics Electronics of and the . will play creasing role in it. dustry is talking to you and point- tronics than ing out some of these things. frame or the do. you Impact I do give advice, you from . . As So perhaps it is significant this meeting is being held the securities television equipment. and omy That is the A. T. & T. people are very close to the consuming public in¬ you Our As of could we out worked to rapid growth in television stations. Predicts early color a products. consumer thought something to the security of our country. Fortunately it has therapeutics and Refers and our we television, without loss through rendering obsolete the consumers' investment days. could we help iron out the seasonal valleys that we have peaks play important roles. "a seasonal business9' and foresees great increase in as sales because of apprehen¬ these Mr. Hoffman equipment and technique. a certain There now Relates social advantages of television and its contribution to ad. amount as age, in the that There h. l. hohman electronic and atomic an points out the various fields in which electronics par¬ economy of living in we are now econ¬ omy, lies Asserting thought that we would in the nation's overall things, and cause keep abreast of the technical de¬ velopments better. We also felt it Corporation important position very a Billion Dollar Infant - By H. L. HOFFMAN * Aires, Argentina the the 15 . 10 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE \ Thursday, October 8, 1953 Sources of America's Strength I know I shouldn't say this, but must confess it. I happen to be I economist an out in the by trade. work I that By^DR. HARRY L. DILLIN* started free yours, i ■ trying to man¬ age accounts, After and have in commenting on our fear of communism, points out tinued these even con¬ during as came here apathy is to over to speak you on curities the and from of But decided our 1* Harry L. Dillin the two first words that the registration cards, are w mist for lor wnat what it mav may be oe 'pr»nnn worth to w . It like seems traveling was of yesterday since I and studying the Hitler. I remember how his young people, who would stand and give their salute, would perpetrate all their upon race, if kinds lellow their *alth of atrocities it men their was -ditterent S' u ? hoHowk » tnose t tuLZ +r! JL JLiJL y ohnnt «;W will holio in nfo+ ff if nwn ic S t ww , von •f^nr^not .win T Tou ,.L+Wrnm hpTrt wpTrv fnLthir f n-i'w tfiTmno« AmfSpn tn « of iv, MV again to ^ that to among take. the Qf Jron d t . historical institutional between we do believe in us some- were and j inter- was economics economics. 'Stenographic transcript of a Sun Valley, Idaho, Sept. I will. We traveled and started from Babylonian civilization Persian civilization, the the the to Grecian, the Turks the Athenians, the Roman civilization, and many others, and as I traveled there kept rinSing through my ears the fact that America is now carrying the aeSis of Western civilization, How well and how long we do it at in thig no small measure upon convention. . ... U. S. Is Frustrated I recognize that Iear °I country is my It is filled with fear, Communists, as we see jumping from coun- talk by try to country. 19, 1953. of them. within first. a one They 'fell from free people have hard labor. four stood undoubtedly, kept echoing through my ^ rising and But I followed as memory fear of the encroachment of the Communists as to neglect the necessity of being objective about which live." we attention to them. But there stood history. It a by man and gave the name of Pericles his name to that great the golden age of Greece, The golden age of Pericles supposedly the first evidence of an age, attempt at a democratic philosophy of life! He looked out, just as we can look out today, and saw the Persians, his enemy, jumping from island to island, as we see the Communists today If will not be because of fjued up with . _ 0 , But we- fear inside a ,, , then he . closed as . his o{ those eyes for a moment and he thought civilizations, of his people, and he said, "I hive as fell, civilizations grew. moved ever they Westward. May I ask you who and what is to to the West of our pres- Canadian at Stock Exchanges we of ways fact there over that did as fore¬ the on shores Old World, and as they, Mayflower Compact, upon the bleak shores of landed New England, they way of life. back choosing think were new a peoples our their If you life, and think of country and the other countries, you recognize there is many a time when you choose to do something. And then over your history of then our the comes that use chosen. You period in which which have and only human, choose, because there we comes you you use, are time a when you abuse. And fourth thought?" You choose, you abuse, and then before "Yes, he is trying to be poetical. What is the use, you say, you know you I it, have lose. you lose it. and I And I about lose not am talking to but about you the wear the of and yours America America is our my time adolescence. and you of I feel get up In that we we have to do it before breakfast tomorrow. and We must take the the learn long riods, four great privileges for ordained. I was are going to saying that you we am be all objective and face reality, else do we them. The I Great Things in America want riedly think of are the hope of pe¬ hur¬ things that things which be I I think and are the greater things which we have been abus¬ ing. The first thing I think of is out of the words years, have desire, I of your "Security." American people, think, for own America, in recent developed great a security. I have heard people here and there and yonder speaking security that great rather the great in America. Some may zation. revolutions, list to some view As I look back upon the world, four in and Four Great Revolutions been I must Association, history as we are writing history of the long tomorrows. have saying But from of there great nation tomor- row's tomorrow that you and I are making today. One of the probjerns the our not am a of which them rates Information supplied regarding with now? sons regular commission which certain the note the of ent civilization? Who is to the mantle a few years from to the maturity of our times. I should like to draw upon the les¬ on in of those some and rose history Orders Executed have the fact that to in the United States slavery feeling that we who have chosen loftily and have used well have, in modern times, been living in a period of abuse of have to do it tonight, or Security Dealers located tried to we peoples without, but because of the apathy and indifference of our peoples from within. I also like to call attention to armament of jumping from country to country, tomorrow, jje periods together, Is it possible today for anyone on a hill or in Sun Valley there and say, "Let us not be so conyou cerned and so imbued with the to stand speech, as men have stood through our civilization falls. I have a feelfhe ages. Some of them haven't ing it will fall just like all of the been heard, or we have paid no other 15 recorded civilizations of footsteps falling _ Apathy Our Greatest Danger in And then the you choosing We enemy out ~ re¬ living. the ... So great were there." looking out upon the devastation of time and of the last war, and there our from people get for the devices of of Industrial our own Revolution, in which have got to do a job today because maybe tomorrow won't come. We Service for remember you things for themselves. coming down through the corridors of time, the fart that recorded, the Garden of Eden, if a man had stood there and made a the times °r;h, NatroUt'Lcuri.?7™der,0r57„c™ a?""® in the tion, to do supersti¬ Revolutions, when we freeing people politically self-expression and the dig¬ for the Security Traders of America.'/ as from freedom nity of the human soul. beyond ourselves gone study communism ^ Contends, however, that have For a little while I stood there along under the Parthenon on the along Acropolis, where some of you to Tigris and the Euphrates, which was supposed to bave been the civiiization frustrated. that we period when we were liberties and eliminate communism in places of high the but down deep inside of let wanted Russia in us Commu.ists I Curtain • say that people brought and people. American a Decries America playing Santa Claus, but advocates training the Arabs and follow the beU America, need not consciously hold up our hands and say that sort of thing, we, our of the countries some see placeg ^ aboiR us think Says have developed we thing. What is it? That is what I there came to me the realization a graver concern for the apathy, want to talk to you about. that not one of those major 15 or the indifference, the sense of frusIn order to prepare myself for 16 civilizations ever fell because tration, the fears the corruptions creative writing ! went over of an outside military force. Not of my people within than I have fhic I people, the great Reformation, the fathers Hnofir,,? fK^^oo riocii in <«t u„i; ' in JaiJfdepends mis S xning ^anea democracy. ife protect we honorable as people y°u t I be just on y activities a of the ligion and of the spirit. And you remember the great French and looking for security only in Washington. Asks "why shouldn't now responsibilities. o^F aVl e^h^ctnrir»ai ri / as the tion National J am ^ major civilizations have through outside military force. danger, and holds, anxious to get security so government Urges to change. I am going to talk on are of insti¬ tutions. have been we se¬ point view greatest our great need for both national and individual security. expect¬ ing not of minds remember freed col¬ a lege president. I within and rottenness the You ■ telling of his journey around the fringes of the Iron Curtain, Dr. Dillin, fallen from years You know them by the when we tried to Renaissance, • is will. you President, Linfield College, McMinnville, Ore. are We created God, but the equali¬ created equal. We equal in the sight of we are created Continued if about from comes are equal with on page 77 CANADIAN STOCKS and BONDS Private wires to Toronto and Montreal CANADIAN SECURITIES Burns Bros. & BONDS Denton, Inc. 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KING, Ph.D. It notion, that stock securities exchanges liquid traded doubt on Economist necessarily are more than casts ones the- - counter. idea exchange trad¬ ing, in itself, confers bonds upon a and meas- ureofcon- traded vertibi 1 ity which they course, otherwise n o A t tors Harold J. King Of are change hanced - stocks. counter. - it But the investor with sacrifice investors the institutional inves¬ prohibited from buying over many unlisted can- possess. s behooves choice not a to one-seventh (more or less) of his potential return on the premium (in terms of added liquidity, altar of false liquidity. It is pru¬ whether it be real, or merely as¬ dent to pay a hundred dollars a sumed, it is in order to subject year for the liquidity of a ten the popular concept to analysis. thousand dollar investment, only if Because of the ease with which the liquidity be genuine — not a securities ordinarily can be turned figment of the imagination. must pay a reduced yield) for into Stock exchanges primarily markets, geared to issues Many investors do not feel at lib¬ in which the volume of trading is erty to tie up funds in real estate, of significant magnitude. These non corporate business enter¬ securities are inherently liquid prises, or other media which rank because the interest in them is relatively low on the liquidity great and widespread. However, scale. listing may increase their liquidity moderately, because: The Sources of Security Liquidity 1. It forms investment. of are auction - changes their status Stocks on the other forms higher lateral. than most investment, be¬ scale of relative the of cause rank bonds and liquidity ease ties. with they may be transferred. activity of an issue (the frequency at which it changes hands—considered in relationship to the share and dollar magni¬ tudes involved) furnishes a rea¬ index sonable of should be considered supplement¬ on at 50%) (now or brokers by law. traded. lenders will But not securities This many accept un¬ collateral. as Certain institutional investors 2. excluded are from unlisted 3. Psychic prejudices for listed (against unlisted) issues are potent market factors. These factors whether not or operative, are the securities speculators in the general public. This is not to imply that the in¬ ers" are "insiders" and "outsid¬ which are not active, or It is in this only moderately so. area that must the investor cautious guard against paying • fcimythical liquidity. It is to the in¬ vestor in securities of moderate, or low, activity that the relation¬ antagonistic. never issues Listing and Liquidity itself in se¬ of modest activity is en¬ by the principle of fixed Psychological Force dealers, who usually can¬ The stock ticker is a dramatic profitably "make markets" for and variable costs. In order to listed securities, the leading stock instrument—it stirs the imagina¬ transact the business it is best exchanges have instituted a dealer tion. As a reporting device, it can suited for (the transfer of active (as contrasted from broker) func¬ hardly be surpassed in speed and issues), an exchange must assume tion of their own. The obligations accuracy. But it is much more certain fixed costs. Any addition¬ entailed in this function have been than an information disseminat¬ al business it may develop (in se¬ assigned to those stock exchange ing mechanism. Its psychic pow¬ curities not so active) need cover brokers registered as specialists er, and the implications of same, only the variable costs pertaining in the various issues. are to be recognized and under¬ to it. Any excess should prove Among other things, these spe¬ stood by intelligent investors. profitable. cialists are charged with the re¬ That price is indicative of value V sponsibility of contributing a de¬ in a snare which has entrapped Commission Rates gree of liquidity to the securities unwary traders in all kinds of On the point of fixed and va¬ in which they are registered. A markets. The consumer, unwill¬ riable costs, it is of interest and specialist is assigned to every is¬ ing or unable to familiarize him¬ significance that stock exchange sue on the Board, and this obli¬ self with the various quality as¬ counter not ''" • • commission rate schedules contain differential for activity. no gation is not confined to inactive These stocks and bonds. rates vary with the money value of the transactions, and the num¬ ber of shares involved, but not far as active However, in securities are so con¬ cerned, this responsibility of spe¬ cialists be can little of signifi¬ to activity. The same cance. The reason for this is to be apply to the wholesale busi¬ found in the capital requirements ness of active issues, and the re¬ of specialists. Under a new policy tail business of inactive ones. This (effective Dec. 17, 1953) of the is the reason why over-the-count¬ New York Stock Exchange "spe¬ er broker-dealers usually are not cialists at active posts must be rates securities which are active. not This is the reason why exchange enjoy a virtual mon¬ in the trading of inactive specialists opoly securities pects of a product, will frequent¬ according to price alone. willing to assume that price ly buy He is of' quality, and of seciirity investors are subject to, and victims of, the same psychology. John Doe may be holding 100 shares of a stock indicative is value. Many . the ticker quotes at 40. ly he As rapid¬ multiply, he may get the notion that his stock is worth as can which are listed.1 To $4,000, and. if he chooses, he might liquidate it at something close to share unit stock, and 100 shares of that figure. The correctness of his each 10-share unit stock, in which ideas, though, may be very de¬ they are registered." pendent upon the activity of the It is difficult to cialist who see chooses how to a spe¬ limit his profitable, over-the-counter position in a security to 400 shares, operations must ordinarily in¬ or less possibly 100 shares — volve a spread of at least 5% be¬ could make much of a contribu¬ tween the dealers' acquisition and tion to the liquidity of an issue selling prices. Exchange broker¬ which is trading in excess of 1,000 stock are age for charges, the on buying the and other hand, disposing of shares course 1 Recent adoption of the so-called Ex¬ change Distribution Plan by the leading Exchanges has reinforced this monopolis¬ tic position of specialists, in so far as in¬ active listed securities are concerned, by diverting blocks of such stocks from the over-the-counter market, which would provide competition. daily. ligation (The specialist's ob¬ in terms of shares—of — does the days.) not cumulate with involved. his Too, the greater holdings, the less likely it is that h's conclusions have a 1,000 shares. his stock security traded in round or erroneous is assume worth on page case of whether the much what truth extent is it contains. it correct odd lots.2 post (where 10-share lots) must in net liquid assets To Stock that stock exchange trading adds a measure of liquidity to securities? Stock deavor Although the statistics are not conclusive, some evidence exists, most which to seems to indicate that listed Exchange Operations exchanges of to operate course in en¬ manner a profitable to their members. they do not wish For this reason, confine themselves to STOCKS BONDS active Canadian Markets maintained Stocks Bonds Orders executed Utility, Corporate Canadian External Internal and at net Exchanges New York in all classes of Canadian external and internal bond issues. Government, Municipal, on Stock orders executed on the Montreal or Exchanges, prices net New York markets or DIRECT Inquiries Invited NEW YORK, PRIVATE WIRES A. E. Ames & Co. quoted TELETYPE NY request. on OUR OFFICES 1-702-3 Dominion Securities Corporation Incorporated Boston New York Associate Affiliates in: Montreal Winnipeg Calgary Vancouver Victoria London, Eng. - - Calgary and other Canadian Cities London, England Member American Stock Philadelphia 40 Toronto CONNECT and Toronto Stock OTTAWA, TORONTO AND MONTREAL BELL SYSTEM Ottawa Halifax Canadian - EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW Exchange Toronto YORK 5 Montreal Telephone WHitehall 4-8161 Affiliate—Member Stock or 12 policy of the New a "specialist at the stocks are traded have, at all times, of $50,000." new York Stock Exchange inactive "Listing lends liquidity" is a catch phrase. Let's cast an ana¬ ship between iisting and liquidity lytical eye on this saying, to see is of greatest significance. how it that $20,000, Continued 2 Under inactive Most might be for him to definite price determining effect in the an sound. Corp., common, a rather inactive issue, at 20. Richard Roe holds On the other hand, his actions may are The ticker has just quoted XYZ — in¬ For their interest volved are active. Additional con¬ siderations, however, pertain to in nature. of lqty be markets. derives from that of investors and terests or apply to interested in, and make no contri¬ able [Italics mine] to assume a bution to the liquidity of listed position of 400 shares of each 100not ex¬ not are change listed amount them is limited which stocks securi¬ the bankers lend restriction does its liquidity. There is only one fundamental cause for such activity—the inter¬ est of investors and speculators. Although stock exchange spe¬ cialists, and over - the - counter broker-dealers, contribute to the liquidity of securities in their re¬ spective spheres, their activities ary may the listed on However, which which And exchange Generally, it is easier according borrow to col¬ as interest to curities ' cash, they often are preferred other to dogma, that issues, the area in which they en¬ a liquidity premium of about joy a great natural advantage. 1% per annum over comparable They desire to supplement this ones which are not exchange- business by dealings in securities traded. The investor receiving a of moderate, or low, activity. The 6% return on a listed stock, there¬ activity of a given security of fore, may be foregoing a 7% yield course varies from time to time. on a stock of comparable risk The compulsion of a stock ex¬ The stocks on stocks "on the average" command that is eye Cautions investors that vertibility of issues of moderate t ransferr e d over analytical an stocks and bonds* compar- able is interesting to note that concerning the inclination of specialis s to operate in the listing lends liquidity to public interest (by contributing market liquidity and orderliness trading may reduce con¬ of price sequences) comes even from stock exchange brokers not activity. registered as specialists. Defend¬ round lots (comparable to the ers of the specialist system claim over-the-counter dealers' spread) that criticism of it usually stems from lack of understanding of how usually total from 1% to 4%. it works. They do concede, though, The Dealer Function of Specialists that it is quite a job to see that Apparently recognizing the fact the activities of specialists are that the listing of an inactive is¬ properly supervised. sue ordinarily deprives it of the The Stock Ticker as a liquidity contribution of over-the- lished in investment lore than the Toronto, Exchanges Winnipeg Vancouver Montreal and. Canadian y/ ■ Victoria CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 12 Thursday, October 8, 1953 John I. Rohde George M. McCleary Securities Florida Company, St. Petersburg, Fla. Repoit of Public Relations Committee John R. Lewis, Inc., Benjamin J. McPolin McDonald &- Co., Henry Oetjen, Chairman of the Committee, reveals its principal objectives, (1) adequate compensation for brokers namely: and dealers who handle Continued from Seattle Elmer Weir J. Barth & Cleveland Co., San Francisco 11 page "rights" from companies using this method of financing; and (2) the pre¬ sentation of exhibits of various unlisted Convention. Mr. & Company, presented tion port the Urges local affiliates intensify public relations efforts. Henry Oetjen, partner, Mc- Ginnis Sun at the to Chairman, as NSTA Conven¬ Valley, Idaho the re¬ Committee in which of his acvitities and objections were reviewed. The text of Committee's the It has indeed pleasure to the of serve Public the been as Relations National several years, tempt to obtain compensation for period of the next brokers who handle those companies "rights" from I have that been NSTA that certain am its and aspirations will become bet¬ many Committee Security A great a Traders s s o c i ation the for year 1953. After my appointment Chairman as letter a sent was the 31 af¬ filiates of the to close termined by the interaction of the books of several would be buyers and sell¬ the stock exchange specialist, ers is most apt to be artificial, there might be, for example, and not the one most likely to that could is that to be figure. liquidated On financing. ter known as time goes on. Since its inception in October, President, appointed a Committee to handle 1950, I have watched with great bids for only 400 shares (100 clear the market. In the absence this situation. It is my under¬ interest the editorial progress of at 19%, 200 at 19^, and 100 at of a ticker quotation of 30, the 19). In this example, Roe could market might be cleared at a standing that John Hudson will the "Freeman" magazine. using this method of Harry Arnold, our The "Freeman" in its issue of give a report a little later regard¬ ing the work of this Committee. October 5th is publishing an arti¬ We therefore have no intention of cle by Dr. Lewis H. Haney de¬ Chairman of duplicating his report at this time. voted to the necessity of sound report follows: Paying Premium lor Mythical Liquidity companies at the NSTA National convert rapidly 400 shares for ap¬ proximately $7,775. How much he competitive price of 33, or of 27. could tation of 30 can, get for the residue, and in time period, might be en¬ what The introduction of the with ticker quo¬ a in itself, interfere the of clearance mar¬ capital formation as the basis of to all capitalism and setting forth a have exhibits of various unlisted summary of the serious impedi¬ companies at our National Con¬ ments thereto which need correc¬ vention. As you know by now, we tion such as double taxation of tirely conjectural. The setting of ket. Any such obstacle is bound minimum capital requirements for to have a depressing effect on specialists does not guarantee that trading volume, and consequently their resources will be used to any a negative effect on the liquidity appropriate extent. And because of the security involved. have exhibits of two companies, dividends, the capital gains tax, the stock is listed, Roe might find It may be highly impractical to namely, Hoffman Radio and Ludexcessive surtax rates, the excess it impossible to get a reasonable introduce into stock exchange man Corporation. profits tax, and government inter¬ quotation from an over-the-count¬ commission rates a variable which After writing letters to the 31 ference with industry. Similar ar¬ er dealer. The usual services of recognizes differences in the ac¬ affiliates outlining this program ticles are planned to follow. One such broker dealers (searching tivity of listed issues. Neverthe¬ we were, indeed, agreeably sur¬ of the earliest to follow will out¬ out customers and/or absorbing less, the absence of any such prised to receive responses from line a new employee incentive securities into their own inven¬ variable means that over-the20 of them, and with their aid savings plan tied in with stock tories—for their own risk) are too counter broker-dealers must be having a Public Relations Com¬ ownership which will be highly costly, ordinarily, to permit them ruled out (for the reasons ex¬ mittee of 20 individuals who have profitable to all our members to to maintain an interest in listed plained above) of the market for all done a good job for the Na¬ sponsor actively with every stocks. This, because of the low inactive listed securities. This tional this year. These 20 men manufacturing industry no matter stock exchange commission rates. means that any contribution they have been very active in their how large or small. In the months might make to the liquidity of various territories and many have Market Rigidities: Their Effect immediately ahead these topics such issues (through searching out been able to have releases put in On Liquidity Our second objective was - National out¬ lining the ob¬ jectives of the Public Rela¬ tions Commit¬ tee Henry Oetjen and a re¬ that questing affiliate each appoint this for year NSTA Committee. Our will be member as part of this their local first objective was to at- this If of vital concern to every potential its spirit thank to dents of all also the mittee have cooperation of ipembers fine the for the for done Presi¬ the affiliates for their our whole-hearted and Com¬ my work they Se¬ National curity Traders Association during this year. M'Leod.Youno.Weir & Company kets. Respectively submitted, "sellers' prices these one Henry Oetjen, Chairman McGinnis O. L. & private wires to Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Boston & Co., New York R. S. Dickson & of Co., Inc., 50 King Street MONTREAL B. VANCOUVER West, Toronto, Canada WINNIPEG LONDON C. CALGARY KITCHENER QUEBEC NEW Lathrop-Hawk-Herrick Inc., Wichita YORK Co., serve be would that the cleared. In un¬ Lynch, Pierce, Beane, Louisville interest derives dence in from indicates generally yield) per them. investor pay that evi¬ investors (in terms of lower liquidity premium of 1% a for annum The Statistical investor listed who with concerned securities. is the definitely liquidity stock ticker. If the ticker mium for vided they mechanics to by the offer execution transaction, sellers be reluctant more. to of the are are of securities active the over-the-counter, inactive stock is worth such an listed as they are, for him As accept bonds, figure, buyers stitute Any price not de¬ even, The exchange, and markets being though, it is not to assume of to the a moderately active is¬ inactive stocks premium may payment for Davis & Company, Dallas George H. Earnest Fewel & Co., Lbs Angeles Kenneth Ellis & Canadian Securities Co., Phoenix, Ariz. R. Government Jeremy Glas Provincial Glas & Co., New Orleans, La. Member: The Toronto Stock Municipal Fred Goth Exchange Calgary Stock Exchange Winnipeg Grain Exchange Canadian Stock Market Public Utility Irving J. Rice & Co., Inc., St. Paul Charles Gross American Harry M. Sheely & Co., Municipal Bonds Baltimore Edward A. Hanifen McCabe, Hanifen & Co., Denver Haworth Hoch 66 KING STREET, WEST TORONTO Phone: EMpire 3-7477 McCourtney-Breckenridge & Co., St. Louis James E. Jones Courts & Co., Atlanta Pierre J. (Pete) A. Kosterman R. Williston, Bruce & Co., Portland, Oreg. Wood, Gundy & Co., Iiic. 14 Wall Street, New York 5 105 West Adams Street, Chicago 3 and con¬ mythical, negative liquidity. Fenner Kenneth A. Ellis that automatically justified in case sues. pro¬ ones. James Walker Davis J. BRADLEY STREIT of be inactive listed securities, latest going to Merrill the securities sellers; his holdings may be well justi¬ other, would be buyers. fied in paying a liquidity pre¬ much less than that William J. Conliffe & meant not case, the markets became termined," his Don K. Clinger HAMILTON created artificial — Conclusions (its market value is) 30, possibly prudent because a specialist has so "de¬ this is Christopher & Co., Kansas City, Mo. OTTAWA could to "says" Jack Charmley Office days because of the psychological effect all Exchanges ' floor counterparts Fenner case of Charlotte, N. C. on com¬ Fundamentally-, the liquidity of as The A similar distortion arises in the Pierce, Beane, Birmingham Lynch, J. Murrey Atkins Corporation, New York NRA rigidities in the Andrews, Jr. Merrill Head of the case, able Stock orders executed markets." their COMMITTEE DEALERS IN ALL they can sellers (including and farmers) can give rise to distortions known markets CANADIAN SECURITIES reluctance among manufacturers PUBLIC RELATIONS Members of The Investment Dealers' Association of Canada First The cause "buyers' markets." In either LIMITED Vancouver and The and/or many opportunity Direct customers regarding During World War II, and to a corporate financial officer and, peting to acquire securities for activities. extent more recently, their own naturally, to everyone engaged in lesser inventories) cannot be continues over a the investment business. Americans have seen how ceiling enjoyed by the holders of same. prices can adversely affect mar¬ Again, I would like to take this newspapers and or Convention COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE Number 13 Which Investment Fund to A good about deal the written been has relative advantages By HOMER FAHRNER of Maintaining that quality of management is to seems items, Mr. Fahrner offers hinge around the sales and load though with Dow Jones Average; that While true varies from nothing for funds if it has a it to most Fahrner Homer may consume as items income, alone from least done these should deter not buying into fund. > expense one soundly a On the done it that the purchase of its shares would be difficult to justify. Other Funds Let But how purchaser soundly the prospective when a fund is can know managed? the Perhaps discussions current reason are us found are 1949, which well as vidual transactions to how one the test can approach some made. For time past one financial mag¬ azine has published quarterly the net asset annual dends of be can But for the values and previous substantial a 10 number charted paper, the comparative the different pective see the of at purchaser Every might A management plished cycle. bear what by pros- do just over bottom market market lows. Next bull it to 1942 see what to performed asset for dends), with the to is, 1949 top. from capital next it has done bull - early 1953 holdings held in in common less to 1949 than (that is, hjalf the of made its fund money. securities some¬ unreason¬ will management. profits the in Plan such take bull Formula is think same foregoing asking too much of investment management, that let good any remind me you investment-timing accom¬ profits Percentage in Common Stocks But you can find out what per¬ of centage fund any In bear of the Obviously, the lows, bull of stocks common market with as market 1942, for example, after fund pected its of From might to 1942 vanced to Then, mid - common some in the to much 1946, 75% stocks increase, reversal good That is, probably 25% 1946, the the a a period ket, as mands fund's management is there should be little tal-gains market bear be of is dividends replace lower a And If or the its toes, on while there well! these prices to as its of Finally, falling the when major cheap only slight capital-gains divi¬ see bull the market. early But phases in of the three pared nancial at be a final dear. if are sell them the fund sold shares ket 1950-51, in on has done Third, due to success in Rights • - Scrip - whether prices phase And high? If it each of those six holdings mar¬ it STREET uniformly "yes," not hesitate to loading fee. You may ing prudent your or 2-5430 FINANCIAL 6-3800 you investment. 4-2300 CHESTNUT LOCUST ST. Members New York 120 Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5 314 LOUIS NORTH CHESTNUT Detroit Office: REctor 2-7800 Buhl Building, Detroit, Mich. 100 STATE 9070 BUILDING MADISON STREET 4-3151 BUFFALO RAND Tel. ALBANY BROADWAY 4514 DETROIT 728 FORD BUILDING WOODWARD 2-6175 STREET 7-2062 NC flONNELL & CO. you to is need management have management PHILADELPHIA 1416 answer questions then Co. & CHICAGO 203 SOUTH LA SALLE STREET each buy into the fund, resting easy that and the Reorganization Securities STREET of buy because of the charge WHITEHALL BOSTON pay sixth, does it Warrants FEDERAL it low and sell them when are are they whether final they intrinsically when the market? a on did per¬ prices buy stocks when their individual ris¬ a Fifth, DISTRIBUTORS LIBERTY uniformly capital-gains dividends ■ 75 a when ESTABLISHED 1869 PINE fi¬ a stocks high? during bull man¬ Goldman, Sachs 30 .... as its correspondingly small centage NEW YORK UNDERWRITERS well stocks when prices were low a have year as was per¬ handsome its it stock- at per¬ com¬ were the rising or the large and panicky any For instance, you might of rayon with any com¬ centage of its investments in mon ex¬ which "follows the stocks and First, has it Fourth, did it have de¬ Spll High or have six methods favorably Dow-Jones? withdrawing may whether the market, we testing the management of balanced fund. mar¬ meet the own one for man¬ - when cheap. are by stocks. follow¬ was buying very portfolio it management final good performance of its holdings? the ing market and selling only are in of it Six Methods Listed in stocks in who see agement is should dends the rule Here, then, capi¬ dares to buck the trend and buy no a stocks cash posi¬ dividends crowd" by buying only on experiencing market. fund a the phase of each Second, last shareholders compare time. of contained common after over dividends that these as substantial formance of other balanced funds? very Buy Low; capital-gains shares the portfolio have in examine in its the other hand, on ad¬ measured as would \ probably a ex¬ regular with such ing realized. stage of the succeeding bear Dividends Another approach is to If, bought stocks. Considering this substantial less than been than more in 130%, Dow-Jones. would have have funds dictated divi¬ in portfolio five-year decline in Dow-Jones, a the 1946 al¬ total was the near the year are market, to be in tion the Ply¬ S. two-year decline in share a prices. their stockholders, in the form of capi¬ tal-gains dividends, substantially all profits made on the sale of Obviously the smart management you U. or investment funds pay out to able expectation of sound prudent Lest Zinc, had cash to invest and regular the exceed folio) would not be the formula-plan would have was to expected which an during the first half of 1953. indicates dividends perhaps in the ratio of four to one. This is true because thing less than 30% of total port¬ the agement (after gains Dow-Jones Industrials. stock to of the quarterly reports to stockholders will reveal this important information. How the record reduction A analysis Compare its bond ratio. performance lowing one That lows top to the 1953 top? net be market the bottom? top it exceedingly well,.or tops. accom¬ complete a judge it from has has What has it done from bear from also may a common a management of Dow-Jones it least bull market, the capi¬ dividends may well be stage of tal-gains one advance of 80% in Dow- an Jersey wood If it sold these shares, it was fol¬ had another bull market, lead¬ Jones. carefully into the indi¬ compared With to Steel, Masonite, Parke Davis, lowing the crowd and liquidating might arrive by a few fortuitous investments which turned out glance a that before he buys into any fund. judged 1946 You next? it tailed performance funds. Comparision done semi-logarithmic on could one have 1949 Abbott as generally low and sales at consistently wise plished this or even a better result. pected to liquidate in divi¬ throughout the years? How can bear market. you tell? Ordinary vs. Capital-Gain Probably only a de¬ years larger funds. Now if these figures were What see Did there from as stick by which have and From at in stocks Archer-Daniels, In¬ advantage of Dow-Jones from 1942 examine 1953. Reports you funds, several, better than to that assume several confined to expenses is that there is no commonly accepted yard¬ managerial ability of a fund. . Stockholders' find commitment stocks. that Examine to Here such bcught it New after decline. expect 60% Dow-Jones, then ing to as seem market might we managed Comparision With stock hand, if it has not well as a as would have the investor. for other would well as policy accomplished overhead much as 25% of management ordinary at buy-and-hold others, the outperformed Dow-Jones, that the management shows has around 9% for and to take high prices. the load few land is it that sales an (5) timing of capital gains later stages of bull markets, and (6) purchases at See instance, Laboratories, (3) consistency of profits; (4) intelligence of shifts worthy of consideration. per¬ dis¬ a for sold or (1) comparison with substantial top level prices. at from whether, expense funds; (2) comparison of fund's long-term results between equities and bonds; all which were was as important than more criteria: as management formance of other balanced annual overhead, unload to count Recently, most it waited until the first half of 1953, Registered Investment Adviser, Corning, Calif. the several different managed balanced - type investment funds. of Buy? a sound guard¬ 14 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NSTA Report of Publicity Committee In brief statement, John F. mentions work done McLaughlin, Chairman of Publicity Committee, as by local affiliate and by Resolution introduced by William J. Burke, Jr., of May & Gannon, Inc., Boston, Chairman of Legislative Committee, urges Congress "to eliminate or materially alleviate the burden of the capital gains tax and the double taxation of corporate publications used in covering national and local activities of the NASD John F. McLaughlin, of Mc¬ Laughlin, Reuss & Co., New York, Chairman of Committee, the in NSTA Publicity brief statement a made at the meeting of the Asso¬ ciation at Sun Valley, Idaho, de¬ livered the Text of is committee's During officers both local ar.d national association our sections periodicals report. the Committee's report well as the as of in news the financial throughout the the fiscal past year oificers Edgar A. Christian coun¬ Francis Wyman Stern and Bros. Robert M. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE John F. McLaughlin, Chairman At Janney & Co., Philadelphia try. of association, it is my pleasure report that particularly the nakon's economy. Houston and newspapers & Co., Kansas City Saunders M. A. Saunders & Co., Memphis Ray G. Martin McLaughlin, Reuss & Co., Temple Securities Corp., New Yoik Nashville secretaries (as listed below) all of of Charles W. our affiliated Merrill members used were tee to & of of Howard activities the our n Wells Lynch, Pierce, Beane, Phoenix & P. Fenner Jaquith, tional associa¬ tion John F. as McLaughlin news fellow members. our Baltimore of John tions the with usual particular fine mention of coverage to The Martin J. Long First Cleveland icle the and "Investment Dealers Digest." Special mention noted the coverage New to York Journal," iner," "Plain San Francisco Angeles "News," Dealer," "Oregonian," Kansas also is of the the "S t a and covering national the B. r," Boston doings members. of local Brown Los United Angeles C. D'Amico Witter & Co., Portland, S. Carrison Co., St. Louis Securities Pierce-Carrison Corp., C. Mahoney Mahoney & Co., Minneapolis Jacksonville with an aggregate membership Security Traders throughout the groups individual States; and the membership of National Security Traders Association, Inc., through its daily contact with the American investing public, is continuously aware of the thinking of such public; and on such contact, the membership Security Traders Association, Inc., has concluded that the proven inequities of the capital gains tax and the double taxation of corporate dividends have so Corp., Charlotte C. D. 4,100 of the National Abernethy Interstate Burke WHEREAS, based Paul Brown & Jos. George stated, was of the Resolution folloius: WHEREAS, Watkins, Jr. Reporter, Inc., it WHEREAS, National Security Traders Association, Inc., is an organization comprised of thirty-one affiliated of Walter A. Beckers Bond divi¬ corporate seriously discouraging the invest¬ capital and thus con¬ stitute a barrier to "the perpetuation and future growth of the American economy." The resolution v/as intro¬ duced by the National Security Traders Association Legislative Committee, William J. whose Chairman is William J. Burke, Jr., of May & Gannon, Boston, Massachusetts. Security Trader Fraser Dallas H. "Times," G. Dean R. of levies, ment of needed The Text P. Co., Boston Smith Texas taxation These Oregon Portland Seattle City R. Williston, Bruce & Co., Fitzgerald & Co., New York Newman A. double dends. Stern, Frank, Meyer & Fox, Neil Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, Birmingham Cleveland "Globe," etc., who have cooperated in Miles "E}&am- "Times," F. rially alleviate the inequitable burdens imposed by the capital gains tax and Alfred F. Tisch Corp., Cleveland J. Arthur Warner & "Times," "Wall Street Los Cleveland fine Leo Union Baker, Simonds & Co., Detroit Pollick Richard F. Wellinghoff C. J. Devine & Co., Cincinnati Commercial and Financial Chron¬ R. James Swift, Henke & Co., Chicago Excellent coverage was given in newspapers and financial publica¬ P. Twentieth Annual Convention, held at Sun Valley, Idaho, the National Security Traders Association adopted unanimously a resolution call¬ ing up Congress to eliminate or mate¬ Seattle Harry M. Sheely & Co., dissemi¬ nate interest to well as to & Langton William David H. Gilbert j Bank Co., San Francisco Richard J. & Fargo Trust Carroll Carroll, Kirchner Inc., Denver a- Moir Maury J. Kessler Merrill assure coverage Beane, Louisville Kees Chaplin & Co., Pittsburgh Randolph E. Soranson national a Kenneth as commit¬ Homer Ducournau & Kees, New Orleans Lynch, Pierce, Fenner its are C. Heaton Pope & Co., Syracuse Ora M. Ferguson regional your T. N. dividends." Action deenrd essential in the best interests of the Underwood, Neuhaus & Co., of Respectfully submitted, your Philip R. Neuhaus getting follows: as to The secretaries of your local affiliates have been successful in Urges End of Capital Gains Tax and Double Dividend Taxation and financial newspapers Thursday, October 8, 1853 seriously discouraged the investment of needed capi¬ to impair the perpetua¬ tal in the American economy as tion and future growth of such economy; and WHEREAS, it is therefore, the opinion of the member¬ ship of the National Security Traders Association, Inc., that Don K. Clinger Roy W. Hancock Hancock-Blackstock & Co., Atlanta Lathrop-Hawk-Herrick, Wichita the national economy can best be served by the complete elimination of, or the material alleviation of the inequitable burdens imposed by the capital gains tax and double taxation of corporate dividends; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the membership of the National Security Traders Associa¬ tion, Inc., at this, their twentieth Annual Convention at Sun Valley, Idaho, September 19, 1953, do hereby Congress to eliminate or materially alle¬ the burden of the capital gains tax and the double memorialize viate taxation of corporate dividends for the reason above reasons heretofore submitted to stated and for the on you this subject by the Investment Bankers Association of America, New York Stock Exchange, and many other organizations throughout the nation. qAllen & Company Specialists in Established 1922 Foreign Securities NEW YORK 4, N. Y. Foreign Investments jdwvhold mid <9? mlewhfioecle/i dne. INVESTMENT SECURITIES 30 Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y. Telephone WHitehall 3-9200 Teletype NY 1-515 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Continued from That 9 page lens story to for the three of next four Television's Social So it. had I think that tele¬ vision, of course, is the most dra¬ our industry, and I think certainly the phase the ladies here will be most interested in. They say that Henry Ford took the American small the family out of the home. the I has people brought back companies have grown into sizable with and corporate structures personnel, and sizable very into home. they have exhibited very good management. I say we should not think television is interesting viewpoints. I think it fear growth. We should determine is interesting that television could how to utilize it and harness it happen. I don't know if you have and how to help it. ever In this connection, I should like stopped to think" about it, from several but television dollar industry compared dustry to in taking in industry years, automobile ten as in¬ to refer to Father President in Notre of I Dame. they were dis¬ sponsorship and the and it cussing the subsidy. telecasting of football games, and competitive Father Cavenaugh made this re¬ years, mark. He You can't think of might as well try to go out and the 20th Century Limited mony to the health of our econ¬ stop omy and the health of our free with your bare hands as to try to enterprise system that something stop television. Our problem is new and dramatic, such as tele¬ not to try to stop it. Our problem vision, could be introduced in this is to try to think of the right way postwar period and become such to harness it." And I think that a strong factor, economically, po¬ is a challenge to everybody in the country, and 1 any better testi¬ our said, this on Coast, and when we "Gentlemen. tube Cal to charted, that Tech and color sent paratively the face limited of burden ours an can time, in and 72% average during grow that tax period, that will do emerge as a company $50 million worth of business this And year. think I it is chal¬ a lenge to us people who are grow¬ little bit grayer to fight some of the things that are threat¬ ening the possibility of its con¬ tinuing to happen. ing a West line Now, television has mendous impact. It It has become in politics, thing else. Television a had has tremendous factor in tre¬ a become the home. tremendous factor socially was and every¬ fast, and grown sometimes people have a fear of something that is growing fast. They say it has grown too fast. But I would like to say quite def¬ initely that it has not grown too fast. real that Most of the people in the tele¬ the old furniture, and with a set different. was "Easy Now if of hope you any I that how the art enough, sure spectrum was the way up caused the eye and caused eye went to to work overtime fatigue. work and got one glass companies that built filter K-2 for and cameras things of that kind, and we de¬ veloped this easy vision lens. This lens breaks the blues down, and brings the yellows, greens and reds up, and eliminates eye fa¬ tigue. As a matter of fact, every year for six and one-half years we have run an come vision every out the lens clinic eye Angeles. And sults year same. gives Effect posed The in important picture. there will be be great deal of expansion. Seasonal I think a vision You the re¬ The easy 20% better of Korea first question had cutback on of military the electronics in¬ dustry and particular pany? I have covered our our com¬ com¬ but I think one of the more important things is that it will separate the non-efficient pro¬ pany, from the efficient this be air. That outlook for manufacturing the immediate and It of thing. mean? What Well, is seasonal the that does first it It At the first the a about April 15 there Starting is a lot of forcing of the market to keep the production About up. the now market begins to pick up, and we do about 45 to 60% of our business at that particular time. So during spring and summer months, the usually get you views fall of pessimistic some our industry, and then along and it makes comes everybody that made all these predictions in the spring and sum¬ mer liars (laughter) I couldn't think of nicer word. a think this particular year we had an abnormal year. It seems if every year is. But this par¬ ticular year we counted on a lot of new stations coming on the air as the spring of most when is or materialize. built However, talking am now—in going tions didn't these it on am stations the is I air. As industry into nredicted. be a networks pro¬ new The sta¬ being, remained a and I station so in the say that coming now matter of fact, think curately, that from here will sta¬ happy to are I new the air. come inventories pipelines. on the anticipation of tions the about had we up—and on ac¬ there added to you having on these sets, They accustomed think that it is what is a advantage their of , position. appears four stations active in their ket, so lection will will have you of have much (laughter) It is some¬ greenish side, but it a chlorophyll prod¬ uct, although it does take out of the our of this in monopoly that was created of these single station markets. ice, So channels course, the had never opportunity of getting a television program. Record I Year think that are going to our sales. I going for the Industry these pretty to new that well a record year of in tion next our five sales and produc¬ I think the years will those the our industries WIRE DIRECT Schirmer, Atherton 50 Congress St CONNECTIONS that our own particular Continued people know that Investment Preferred Stocks 49 Pearl Street Hartford, Conn. Tifft 650 South Street Los Springfield, Mass. DU PONT BUILDING WILMINGTON, DEL. 44 WHITNEY NEW AVE. HAVEN, CONN. BOSTON BUFFALO • CLEVELAND Mitchnm, Tally St Co. Brothers Main Corporation Broadway, New York 6 65 Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Co. Street Boston. Mass. 1387 Union Securities Spring St. Angeles, Calif. LIBERTY BUILDING PHILADELPHIA, PA. LINCOLN HARTFORD • PHILADELPHIA has of one perhaps greatest to look forward to. Trading Markets Maintained in TO 35 some industry is EXCHANGE N. Y. see to 40 million sets sold in America. And I think famous easy Bell Teletype NY 1-124849 are our industry. Laird, Bissell & Meeds Telephone BArclay 7-3500 they absorb inventories, and I think the indus¬ try as a whole is going to have Trading Department, LOUIS A. GIBBS, Manager STOCK markets materially augment think Securities YORK ad¬ of people who have pleasure and the Inquiries invited in all Unlisted Issues NEW as, the vision lens. BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5, well as a serv¬ these from ditional in are television has benefit will who you, that market Bank & Insurance Stocks 120 of some Corporate and Municipal Bonds MEMBERS se¬ you caliber better some Over-The- Counter and programing and much less abuse injurious things that other sets have. That is mar¬ high a programing, And you chlorophyll the on It that there will be few major cities by this time next year that will not have three or now or definitely not It is not the com¬ abuse to. are treatment, in station. station, newspaper monopoly. any the glass, is a different color than you one one people looked at sets in the lobby, and have, you might notice lens you communi¬ one have you like In daily. Many of to privilege. They stack up five and six commercials and take summer, and stations failed to inventories our deal great already have televi¬ mercial and those in sets. I in television Those healthy. level, a third Ojf the year's business is done in months. to sets, our families new country only have And it always has retail six of ties out of the 62 communities been, and it probably always will be. the on great deal a provides means "a our it is there year sion service, because 40 all thing business our business. it people who you lot of statistics and all that a antici¬ stations sales million 10 vision tele¬ industry. sales, of Now 125. are people never had television service before, and that brings a big new market for tele¬ inter¬ the tnere the end next means because concerned freeze At were 500 over America. the most people "see sort What is: of one years. There time and the But there will Business questions there 247. are will to A the not were four pated 360 before the year is out, For little cutback. some. attended orders im¬ most of stations; year mere measurement very a to can measure up, confident Los effect has the peace in Korea and the the last almost end 108 were stations new for the At in this country freeze a that allowed par¬ give can of those people who immediate amount the of one phases this means the is you in am our accomplishments, much them had and blue, and it is even worse is a disproportionate of other colors, and that of of portant I and en¬ you our the Vision Lens" and esting there We think industry is responsible for record well to ducers may has outsold companies. We have stayed in that position. And we have stayed in that position through a quality product and a hard hitting advertising and mer¬ chandising program, and cabinetry that appealed to the ladies, that Television's Glamour a had Coast Eastern ticular your see when I had we only in electronics biit activities. gineering know-how in in the blue and way down in the yellow, green and red. The optical people said the eye does not focus v the Pacific other tubes Coast, and we became, I asked several people in the from an employment of 800 people within a period of about eight to 4,000 people and a net worth months, the leader in the sales traders group in Los Angeles to of much less than $100,000 to a $6 out there, which was the first give me questions that you people million net worth, and in a com¬ time that any company on the would be interested in, and they like company in causing was We litically, socially and education- industry, and I know that that is viewing and no eye fatigue than wise, strictly on a competitive the direction we are trying to go. any other process that is now on the market. So much for easy basis and without one cent oi Now, I would like to comment vision. But I would like to have subsidy from the government. I a little bit on our own particular think the fact that that can hap¬ company in this television picture you drop in and see our products in the lobby. pen is a significant thing in itself. before I go to the questions and Equally significant is the fact that answers. Our company started on a ducers not high blue content of the fatigue. eye over was session when a the was television Cavenaugh, the cent of one the most highly is billion a two the did it without It became work industry—were dustry, and that was one most rugged (and still is) matic of television to the advantage of fluorescent lighting the Pacific on It American had pioneering of the indus¬ tries in the country. And it has been quite amazing the way many of these previously comparatively the started we well proven companies industry. Certainly and she com¬ of television hurting her eyes. I them, pretty first had fluorescent lighting, we before the had a great deal of difficulty with war. They had survived the battle eye strain caused by the high blue of competition in the radio in¬ in the short tube. I rather guessed Advances So much for the electronics end of our at plained the people that do 95% of the business in the television personal my who one looked vision industry—that is years. little a daughter was responsible for it. In the early days of tele¬ vision, I took sets home and Electronics IndustryBillion Dollar Infant industry is pretty well scheduled has it, because the was 15 SYRACUSE on company, page 19 16 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Thursday, October 8, 1953 Report of Municipal Committee At the 20th Annual of the National Association Idaho, of Chicago, in Sun Sept. 17, John Nuveen Valley, Edward & V. Co., Chairman, submitted as the report of the primary market municipal bond lar„p volum. ... of , there below, wonder little is the why After i_i.. i»!r„„;^i Municipal discussed reason Dow to - Jones average yield ^fpadilv from 2 42<7 steadily from 2.42% offerings, on on Congress to increase debt, and the FedReserve System's relaxation of bank reserve During tax the requirements. first exempt half of bond 19B3, financing a tremendous $2,603,181,exceeding the previous high, recorded in the similar 1952, of $2,528,646,800. neriod Included in year total is the highest monthly figure in historv. single has continued May. The in and the fig- _1, 1952, Jo 3.06% at the uresjfor Jul_y, 1953, have also end of j June, i and i i• a £ extent The rapidity 1953. e decline of ceeded those similar month ' of of the half $650>299'589> recorded trend for ex- any previous leavinsr little doubt prices monin, jleaving nine aouoi, has been unequaled in the last 14 Tctl Unde™^nsideratioT thafthe full year? isLant wiU set Recovery has been gradual years. since since the Doint m tne low point in reached was reaching the a with plateau the marxet market tne in bond this prices period, were all-time « high. arious reasons have been averages August at municipal partially af- lation leading demand for tion's ments debt lengthening policy, serve System, tionary as measure an p™pu- Growth in to-increased need for school facilities; (2) the greater fected by the Federal Administra- and the efforts of the Federal Re- ad- £ d volumeVwhTch'themost logical™™) 2.85%-2.83% level. During a new u the and new public improve- extensions of existing facilities, and (3) higher construe- anti-infla- tion costs. The 54,000,000 vehicles toward restrain- on the ing the expansion of bank credit, double Similarly, contributing factors to the price rise of the last few ago, roads the today, number which of 10 is years have overtaxed highways and created demand a for new months, have been the absence of through roads avoiding the creased traffic con- This has been instru- • Distributor • Dealer July, in amendment and became a law legislation without the approval of the Gov- Buyer" enactment of by ™any State Legislatures in the sessions just closed, authorizing the construction or studies to be 51 Sa7en Wa^ *or ?r j broadened toll financing of high¬ facilities way in these 16 states: T11f ?. Pi.mois, -s°™> ^raska, New Hamp^ ' Carolina, 55 F j. m _ .. ieffisiature<? of Alahnmn nnd State, Municipal and Revenue Bonds, Preferred and Common Stocks Industrial, Public Utility and Railroad Corporations extended toll road nroi- or Company Stocks Bankers' Acceptances self-liquidating project, ting under in various Planning ousfy and study in laws'™ enacted Thp inrrpaspH ing are get- in Maine, and are stages of preparation, way facilities other Pr<!V1" h is , ., , acquisitL such struction' fix to ' . other charges; to tolls .' acquire or bonds to con- and supported parking lots garages have become more Missouri have introduced legisla- ^ority as well asjseveral <=«nserth°rity in Harris County and Water Control and Improvement r , limited city and the indicated there is active consider¬ ation of proposals in at least 13 legislation in many proposals for new instances bond against debt limit of school districts from New York Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cleveland Also in the San Francisco State the Auditor has been amended to ex¬ clude from such registration bonds issued by the school district con¬ by the City of St. Louis. Washington, the House killed bill which would restrict the Public of addition, tracked a the Senate which would bill side¬ have Public Utility Districts to put revenue bonds up for com¬ be petitive bidding. to required In Illinois, Revised the Cities and Villages Act was amended fees. Bill House nesota( were two bills which were dated 568, resolutions or defeated. One, a bill providing for July cigarettes and State streamlining which provide money, appropriate sewer improve- UNDERWRITERS and DISTRIBUTORS HUDSON WHITE & COMPANY tobacco, Legislatures and Formerly WHITE, NOBLE as American Stock COMPANY C. Detroit Stock Exchange Exchange WIRES RONEY CHICAGO—H. M. BYLLESBY AND GRAND RAPIDS 2 Michigan Florida, Senate Bill No. 70, as PRIVATE DETROIT—WM. in Iowa where 23 bills passed the legisla¬ ture and have been & Members Midwest Stock Exchange improvement, broadening of municipal bond codes by 16, Markets In Michigan Securities Phone 9-4336 Trust - & CO. COMPANY, INC. ; DETROIT Building Teletype GR 184 Buhl WOodward 2-8992 Exchange 26 Building the "Revenue Bond Act Members New York Stock Chicago same statute relating to the registration of bonds in the office of State BONNER & GREGORY CORPORATION Novem¬ 5% to 10% of the assessed valua¬ tion. In and state gasoline tax State cigarette license and individual and corporate income. In FIRST BOSTON at the built up from the city's portion of liquor, retail sales known The amended was issues, in¬ creases in the size of old authori¬ zations to be supported by new or increased taxes, Governor. Foreign Dollar Bonds taxes. were signed by the Canadian Bonds are ber, 1952 election to increase the passed laws for the Reconstruction and Development This States to make bonus payments to war veterans. The tendency in Various Securities of the International Bank for from taxes. Districts Of paramount interest in Min- 1953, requiring that all ordinances v.ey early this year, ^, a is payable School vately owned generating facilities. provement fund for guaranteeing the redemption of special assessfund to Utility Districts to acquire by condemnation pri¬ Chapter 155 of the 1953 Sessions the tion right Laws of Wyoming provide for the creation of a revolving local im- This or Missouri, the State Constitu¬ In bonds was defeated. bonds. In a , ment heretofore are only municipalities in Pennsylvania whose general ob¬ ligation bonds are payable from stituted in Colorado a bill providing for llc e, ? municipal of on the now .... , effective valorem ad that means ar- tals, municipalities and school districts; Legislation was also passed creating the Texas Turnpike Au- tion to strengthen existing laws or to create new acts for the purpose ^ General by the Townships of the Class unlimited In Texas, legislation enacted in- P obligations Second neces- pTrtolarl/in- Refugio* County dl"a C°Unty a"d revenue the of became and be issued rates eluded amendments to various sistent in the larger urban areas and smaller trading centers. The issuance of also voted down. Session the ernor eral ^^^rhtghways'bridges!^- completed in Oklahoma- the July 2, 1953. From this date gen¬ bonds to revenue ects currently are under construe- «cles governing the holding of «"> in Connecticut, New Jersey, bond eMctions m counties cities Ohio, Pennsylvama including levies Bank and Insurance any . . Island, and vetoed in Arkansas. many instances is to exteffd cash benefits to veterans of the Korean conflict. Included in such bonus Securities At Pennsylvania, but have been reProperty; to make contracts; *cted ?" <California, Maryland, '' Missouri, New Mexico and Rhode and t0 federal aid. New school already is at the legal limit of property) was except offstreet parking Washington, costfof a'o'^consin. Similar bills are still pending in of districts where Assembly in Pennsylvania, there was passed a bill amending the ernor on May 27, 1953, being Second Class Township Code by Chapter 28045, laws of Florida, providing that Townships of this Acts of 1953. class, in addition to ot er taxes, > This Revenue Bond Act of 1953 may levy "an annual tax suffi¬ grants general powers to each cient to pay interest on indebted¬ county and municipality including ness and sinking fund changes." powers to acquire and con- This bill was signed by the Gov¬ f?the Iowa, Kansas; Michigan; Minnesota ^ebraska^New^amo' struct Ai of construction (namely 50% of the assessed value early days of the Legislature, was passed by both houses without in "Bond PaA^onioif... Government and its Instrumentalities the the by legalizing construction of such facilities and pledging of revenues, both offstreet and onstreet to the Securities of the United States in survey Many State Legislatures in 1953, particularly those in Wisconsin, Ohio, West Virginia and Underwriter introduced was a frequent. . 1953," appro¬ Ore Tax Fund, to be used for as¬ mental, according to struct toll ■ of The School priating $15,000,000 from the Iron sistance in in- financing, year. setting up a State Building Commission and borrowing. areas. bond early in the other debt gestion of urban causing reached . factors Weekly inrrpncpd increased issues new ,, the government national eral both the in- in municipal yields and the considering Nov. the during the developments past year have been T*r large the refusal of The text of the report follows: revenue met defeat buildings for any The crease fields of municipal Municipal Com¬ mittee. industrial Chairman Edward V. Vallely reports to the Convention on developments in the municipal bond market during past year. Finds yields on municipal bonds have advanced/ accompanied by a large volume of issues. Lists broadened Security Traders held on Vallely Convention - Teletype DE 7 Convention ments, street the Clerk improvements, for period or of the Municipal public inspection for of In Attendance at NSTA Convention contracts, be filed any Office a o$e week before the ordinance is finally resolution that mean covered the by award of Clement Act, cannot be made at sale time, but will have to be delayed for a period of one 1 week House 1953, pany, bonds this service school on not & Com¬ >( „fT^TrNrT - Los Angeles GOR,EY, WALTER C. Walter C. Gorey Co. CURRIE, TREVOR* GOSHIA, OLIVER * J. W. Tindall & Marshall Atlanta Portland, Ore. DEPPE, RALPH C.¬ school the be BECK, EDWIN L. Commercial and Financial in used Chronicle, New York its entirety for building purposes. Legislation creating bonds. A State levy taxes and BENNETT, CARROL M* case is now Dallas Rupe & Son, Dallas BLUM, ERNEST E. Brush, Slocumb & Co., Inc. Supreme Court for the San Francisco BRADFORD, HUGH * Act. Southwestern Securities Com¬ pany, Respectively submitted, NATIONAL COMMITTEE St. Edward V. Vallely, Chairman John Nuveen & Co.. Chicago Wm. G. Carrington, Jr., Vice Chr. Ira Haupt & Co., New York Securities Corpora¬ tion, Nashville Newman, Brown & Co., Inc. New Bergman Allison-Williams Company, Joe First Company, CAUGHLIN, EDWARD J* Municipal Bond Edw. J. Caughlin & Co. Corp., Cincinnati Hattier, Philadelphia Jr., White, Hattier & Sanford, New Gottron, Russell & Co. Cleveland Arthurs, Lestrange CERF, DAVID F. Co., & Ludman B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Inc., CHANNELL, CLIFFORD K. The First Boston Miami Garrett-Bromfield Co., Wm. Denver Schlicting P. Harper & Son Strader, Taylor Lynchburg, Va. & Co., Inc., Wilier Boatmen's National DOYLE, LEO J.¬ Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Boston Co., Los Angeles EGAN, JOHN F* First California Company In¬ corporated, San Francisco Blosser & McDowell Detroit F1NNEGAN, J. F* Hannaford & Talbot San Francisco FORAL, WILLIAM J. Union Pacific Louis Railroad JOLLEY, LEX* The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc., Atlanta HAMMELL, ELMER W.* Taylor & Co., Chicago JOLLEY, Miss MALINDA HARKINS, CHARLES E* Blyth & Co., Inc. Atlanta San Francisco JONES, JAMES E. Courts HARMET, ALFRED A* A. A. Harmet & DUFFY, JAMES R* (Norman & Jimmy) Dallas Gardner Co., Chicago HASTINGS, H. RUSSELL S. R. Livingstone, Crouse- & Co, Detroit HATZ, ARTHUR * Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder, JOHN CARL * pany, Inc., Denver KIBBE, ALBERT PAYNE * HEIMERDINGER, JOHN G* Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger, Cincinnati A. P. Kibbe & Salt Lake Co. City KING, MARTIN I. Sutro Bros. & Co., New York HILL, HOUSTON, Jr.* Co. KING, THOMAS E. HOFFMAN, H. L. Hoffman Radio, Los Angeles HUDEPHOL, HARRY J* Westheimer and Company Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Chicago KOCUREK, OLGA Rauscher, Pierce & Co. San Antonio HUDSON, JOHN M* Thayer, Baker & Co. Philadelphia KOERNER, STAR C* F. S. Moseley & Co., Chicago KOSTERMANN, PIERRE J. LOUIS A. GIBBS HUNT, GEORGE V * Laird, Bissell & Meeds McLaughlin, Reuss & Co. New New York York Loeb, Rhoades & Co. Cincinnati Fort Worth FUERBACHER, Orleans KEENAN, JOHN J* Morgan & Co., Los Angeles KENNEDY, BERNARD F* Bosworth, Sullivan & Com¬ San Francisco FREEAR, LANDON A* St. Denis J. Villere & Co. New C. M. FRASER, JAMES G. Stern, Frank, Meyer & Fox Los Angeles Atlanta New York HECHT, JOHN C„ Jr. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Los Angeles S. Strauss & Co., ARTHUR J* KELLY, EDWARD * Inc., New York HECHT, JOHN C. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Los Angeles J. & KEEN AN, A* R. Williston, Bruce & Co. Portland, Ore. Continued on page 76 Corporation New York CLARKE, JOHN W* ■ John W. Clarke, Incorporated Chicago Bank, CLEAVER, JAMES P. St. Louis Goodbody & Co., New York Ivan W. Wing Weeden & DILLIN, HARRY L. Linfield College, McMinneville, Oreg. St. - CLARK, PHILLIP J* Amos C. Sudler & Co., Denver Ludwell A. Strader D. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Los Angeles Dallas JACKSON, WINTON A* First Southwest Company JACQUES, JAMES F* First Southwest Company HAGENSIEKER, EARL & V> First National Bank in Dallas Dallas Milwaukee Reinholdt McDowell CHRISTOPHER, WILLIAM H R. W. Pressprich & Co. Co., & Seattle Ernest 1 JACKSON, ROY & New York Ray L. Robinson Hugh R. Corporation North Miami F. Boice Miller DIEHL, ROBERT D. Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger,' Cincinnati George E. Lestrange Pittsburgh I & Jk Gregory, New York Robert W. Baird & Co. * William N. Edwards & Co. CAYNE, MORTON A* Orleans St. Louis Co., Boise Straus, Blosser Chicago HAACK, ROBERT W* Edward D. Jones & Co. Fewel Idaho Power ISAACS, MILTON J* GRADY, GEORGE T. Cincinnati Municipal Bonner Chicago CARRINGTON, WILLIAM G., Jr. Ira Haupt & Co., New York George T. Grady Gilbert Company, tion, Nashville Southwest Dallas Cincinnati & BURKE, WILLIAM J., Jr.* May & Gannon, Inc., Boston Ellis W. York Straus, BURKHOLDER, H. FRANK Equitable Securities Corpora¬ Minneapolis New ELDER, GEORGE J. Orleans BUNN, JOHN W. Stifel, Nicolaus Inc., St. Louis Watling, Lerchen & Co., Detroit ILCH, M. M* GREGORY, WILLIAM H., Ill Joseph McManus & Co. EARNEST, GEORGE H.*~ BROWN, WM. PERRY Charles C. Bechtel Oscar M. H Louis BROCHU, PETER Allen & Company, New York C. Herbert Pettey, Vice Chairman Equitable Dallas BRITTAIN, MILTON C. Schreck, Richter Company MUNICIPAL Francisco Bond Corporation, Cincinnati ■ Doyle, O'Connor & Co. Chicago of testing the validity of purpose this gan Francisco test being prepared for presentation to the S™Co. passed Districts Sewer Storm with the power to issue also was IIYETT, GLENN * Chicago Bronson, Mich. Company amount by San T Precision Tool & Die Co. DEAN, JAMES B* BAILEY, DAN V". Foster & Denver DEDRICK, GEORGE can New York CUNNINGHAM, GEORGE W.¬ George W. Cunningham & Co. Westfield, N. J. charged against the BATEMAN, HOMER J* amount produced by the school Pacific Northwest Company building levy. This means that the Seattle produced William R. Staats & Co. »T„ be building tax rate HUNTER, WELLINGTON * Hunter Securities Corporation GLASS, CHESTER M., Jr. Co., Inc. i Geo- Eustis & Co-> Cincinnati build- Frank M. Cryan New York Inc., Atlanta T ing bonds issued after July 1, 1953, will Evans ARNOLD, HENRY J* / 84, dated July 13, revised to provide that was A. A™°LD> H£R*Y/"* Gold man,^^achs & Co. Bill debt CRY AN, FRANK M. ADAMS, EDWARD R. or passed. Unless clarified this could the 17 • authorizing in THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number t| . Co., San Francisco ♦Denotes Mr. and Mrs. a-ACwiwdiwi We maintain primary markets in Public Common (JmcAican Utility Stocks cD-eealifted Ccnptviafum NEW YORK Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane ■ BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO >rx THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE . Thursday, October 8, 1953 Report of Special "Rights" Committee At of the the 20th Annual National Convention Association in Sun Valley, Idaho Sept. 17th, John M. Hudson of on Phillip J. Clark reveal efforts of the large degree, these efforts have been fruitless. a "Cross-Industry Rights Committee," and problem will be available. soon that report P. Barry of Shields & Co. Mr. Barry, as most of you know, sev¬ eral years ago devised and after life Both a written much study effort had the so-called "Barry Plan," probably more commonly known as the "Shields Plan," accepted by the industry as Clark J. ing Sudler & sented their Co., Denver, joint report Your spe¬ cial committee to study the prob¬ lem of proper compensation of dealers in in effecting active transactions Mr. and into gone ing the the matter gospel dealers For otherwise, several of years of use to deal to the large degree been fruitless. a NASD effort written their a efforts have had little early dustry to do this with year Rights cross NSTA of of and "Cross a that approach, ASEF, NYSE cooperation of coroorate "Cross Industry Committee" is headed for is by with to segments of understand NYSE the have IBA, under¬ out-of-pocket cover study a available dent his study to the ex¬ F. has been Childs. prepared Vice-Presi¬ Irving Trust Co. and associate, Miss Marjorie H. Cruthers. and nanies Mr. Childs is consultant in followed to rate price by action study will com- and has on rights pressure charts. cover only the Otherwise, present 'a and NSTA the prem¬ cor¬ better a soliciting a Your venture men major our get can their favorable stockholders paying dealers. deal fee enough period, destruction opinion since of to committee¬ that their study does not cover a value long substantial takes place registered Co. paid well as to as Colorado paid uncompensated deals between the initial knowledge of the of¬ Mountain Amos respect for their study gible and in and recognize the that "Digest" adjustments, on tan¬ a statistical pure approach our article, contains basis lacking in¬ many tangible premises. We recommend that the "Childs Study" when generally available be widely used to further the concept of comoensation dealers rights on Now a few committee Your with and Our the friends the Denver is member every ciation of local our at area, pattern about one asso¬ industry. ^ off off 13.8% only 1953 with 9.4%. the the On stock September off was 9.8% COMPARATIVE Central Common Low Close Bid Bid earlier tMs year, 20 same prevailing the on which came same time. Dow 21% I8I/4 20% + 7.5% —8.7% +2.5% Jones 52.42 Utilities 47.87 + 2.8% —8,7% States for 4 Co. you ever & Low Close 114 96% 101 + 1.8% —13.8% —9.8% and our advantage you 53.88 47.87 49.82 + 1.9% —9.4% —5.8% the and possibilities also the to traders mass to the ball, it is mak¬ big contribution to our in¬ a "I have had with this them of But too this fingers I'll each of work both many long our let ever of unfavorable seems function of we lots of experiences type and it to to relate to me know. never execu- Company Common and Preferred 25 BROAD Telephone HAnover 2-4300 v York Stock Francis I. Teletype NY 1-5 Members New Members BOSTON NASHVILLE New American CHICAGO Stock Exchange Tel.: request GLENS FALLS MANCHESTER, N. II. WORCESTER * jL ^ Rochester WALL STREET • Pasadena * • NEW • Cable: Beverly Hills * White Plains • Ft. Lauderdale Atlanta * Co. Buffalo • Private • Cleveland • • ' * ■ 1-1181 Los Angeles Minneapolis • Miami London, England to Cincinnati NY • Miami Beach Charlotte Wires Y. Chicago • Newark * N. Teletype: Washington Elmlra Direct YORK Rhetpont West Palm Beach • & Exchange, American Stock Exchange Security and Commodity Exchanges Philadelphia • Pont du Stock DIgby 4-2000 San Francisco SCHENECTADY York Principal . ONE Exchange Wilmington ALBANY upon STREET, NEW YORK 4, N. Y. ' •• Analysis the industry and why slip through our "In the State of Ohio the further¬ here. be Christiana Securities Spencer Trask & Co. be of work long experience knowledge in this field If cus¬ purposes. compari¬ for it. a in the next couple of years (maybe). This idea deals with the appraisal of securities for estate Average clear to given to become ernors High make have presented another idea to District No. 10 Committee and it was accepted and approved and a resolution will be drawn and put before the Board of Gov¬ —5% 112 restatement write dustry. "I recently Open should to the have grabbed 100) (No Fee PakP from 3/10/53 to 9/8/53 52.86 STOCKS to t|i|v industry it must get publicity. I know what it ing Common Utilities mind when they become swamped with rights and I think the way you at Jones in compensated for the 49.82 Telephone Cin¬ . in means Average 53.88 had reference this idea is the (1 for 14 at 17%)--($.50 fee paid) Range from 2/17/53 to 9/8/53 Bid have with circulation tom High Bennett & Cr fine article you wrote on the "Rights" Problem and particularly the wide you Co. Bid we excerpts ■ from letter by Mr. Jean E. Bennett, Pres¬ "I 8, and TABLE Power our here ident of J. E. the Dow Utility was off only 5.8%. Colorado be to compensated for In this connection cinnati, Ohio. averages Open members quote sent On the downside Mountain States was in and rights offerings along a experience with the an familiar two efforts. July 20, 1953 and serving point up the fact that the Problem" alert for every opportunity up was Mountain States moved up 1.8% with the utility average up 1.9%. simply "Digest" arti¬ the Colorado 1953 the Dow down 5%. of "Rights had transactions. 8, properly son yourself of the takes now of deviating somewhat from the "Rights Problem" which is only part of the overall picture liberty States 2.5% from February 17, 1953 with paragraphs supplementing to to tember This avail Co., ' Dow to Sudler C. and interested in to your Hudson Denver favorable be M. Phillip J. Clark * of¬ an none. Range it may in¬ following comparison oi in so far as the economic stability our price action from the respective of industry is concerned. physical issuance of registration dates to September Many writers have recently point¬ the rights, where their study 8, 1953 again proves the value ed up the passing of the specula¬ starts, as witness the recent an¬ of paying a soliciting fee to secur¬ tive market and the ascendence nouncement of Pacific Gas & the so-called investor. This ity dealers. Colorado moved up of Electric. We also feel that stock¬ 7.5% from the opening date to its change in the character of our holder relations are improved and high with the Dow Jones av¬ business is probably the principal have a continuing effect in the reason for the current low volume erage up only 2.8%. At the low after market on a compensated point both Colorado and the av¬ of business. In view of the lower offering. We have a substantial erage were off 8.7% and at Sep¬ rate of activity we all must be fering (1 PREFERRED investment The Telegraph you are be Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadelphia dealers on primary oversubscriptions bv while Mountain If the John fering on March 10, 1953. A so¬ liciting fee of 50 cents per share was best Respectively submitted,, Co. Power stock offer¬ ing with the SEC on Feb. 17, 1953, and Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph the NSTA to common a of dustry. Central registered basis of stockholder that members revitalize will deals. Colorado the re-educating the in¬ vesting public and corporations to the premise that a workman is worthy of his hire. As we do we under¬ - of directed one non were the recommend efforts industry. issues on for corporation. We on expert utility cases, offerings through Their an that porations which industry of the the ise cle John ex¬ by Eugene all will report to support A the be The the Rights stoVy corporations. shortly. In¬ It We and pense will IBA, NASD, together with ecutive, will. be fruitful investment industry The than activation opinion industry members more the pletion. believe Committee." considered our the sincerely we You the principal work the committee is nearing com¬ of In¬ for industry. dividuals, prominent in your as¬ sociation, have been active in the and sell "Cross consideration to distribution members. to selfish interest and lack of united have all are available^ Industry Rights Committee" contemplates their work as a continuing effort. They are proceeding slowly and with The preach¬ principally endeavors was "In¬ Digest" in their 1953. - Your them effort these the 20, authorized better a by (Additional copies has compensation reasons, July reprints of over rights transactions. on various published of should epbrt, thinking and talent, and been attend¬ One such contribution President of of have endeavor, vestment Dealers Members: period this article issue professional to report President, Fellow Delegates Much a their of and ing concrete contributions to the an text committeemen in work. full follows: shares ing discussion meetings and mak¬ "rights." The successfully plac¬ unsubscribed through purchase of rights by lay off during the term of rights offerings. pre¬ a as of shares acquired Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadel¬ phia, and Phillip J. Clark of Amos C. method a transactions. local a and sold deal better a study a new Find "rights" problem is of the rights and favors to slight degree compensated idea must be Discuss the "Barry with every member of the NSTA and the whole securities Phillip when you return home. The areas Plan" of the M. Hudson with solve the problem of to adequate and reasonable compensation for dealers in "rights" transactions. Find, to John the compensation principle corporations in your local ing John M. Hudson and Security Traders Columbus Convention THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Number \ tor of estate for ers points will appoints two apprais¬ each probate These one. court ap¬ jobs are percent the of total they a idea? appraised since these appraisers the appointment is strictly and probate judge. is It chance to pay back only not upon obligation look to furnish values for closed and what become valueless while in the hands taken are and to detail in orders will work the tributed in commission should be considered to apply to the work of for not only are (considered experts and get paid for it? If wrote company trust without calling in Bar Association the ball them bank or will or a a a would black¬ Right group of Cincinnati lawyers now a suing the Ohio Turnpike Com¬ mission for $250,000 for fees paid are to Cleveland Title Insurance Com¬ for checking land titles for pany the Isn't road. new it clear how other professions jealously guard and fight for what they consider to be their function only? " 1 "Banks and other many insti¬ tutions are adding service charges jobs performed for customers for since and in there are commissions is time that "Now have I 48 in increases no sight for us states the and resolution we laws of wording of will read some¬ resolved that any thing like this: 'Be it production our It also of Securities furnishes the Dealers quotations for purposes securities for will be en¬ a fee the equivalent, fee paid to anyone "My hope is becomes kind are are we every fearful of little a pinch- often, and so of it. I definitely ahead is program defined a We have gone through three produc¬ tion cycles. We started in with a production cycle for World War II, and we started in in 1940 on Lease program. built up our ca- and enable will to us I here. am 21-inch present Television set costs, or neighborhood of $750 to thousand dollars. tion. in is make to get into before comment one we are happy very to we, been customers ne "t oT a that has happened with radio and as munications should and Commission have fully Federal the what I So that electronic c0!2£. iath*s .cou"tryWhat that simply the FCC Economic we Hypochondriacs A the bring up one before closing. I think the time is such that I will that, not invite questions from the floor, means is approves recom- mendation of the industry, and it although I will be glad to them later on. I will would like to ask about color pany appears black black in or seen on your white and and white, present set set you can or any buy. to like answer or to any the make answer be available that they will, every program that is telecast, be it in now tomers.A We have But questions industry. this If however, in closing. one our I you com- would comment, That is there a the saieg out selling, and we everybody else has to get selling, and selling is a matter out have are sell cause new mend to you based we I How we going serv¬ think we do it, can if Chicago), Chairman Committee, tion lowing "W on our men to sell. Be¬ have had 13 years of our young men have gone in the services, and they have gone into operating lathes, they have gone into this and that and other things, and they haven't gone into your busiThey haven't gone into the sales department of so many of businesses. And sales, for so many dealers today, merely means has •, of custom tion of color that we won, is one the 20th Convention of the N.S.T.A. and I all am will sure agree that it was one of the most able enjoy¬ and cessful suc¬ Con¬ have held. the we ever From enthusi- t i c Edward because the tended to seem be of almost $8 billion • , „ p- nirture Now it appears the We looking are newing our forward sys- cj.- f ° . , next September." BANK, INSURANCE SELECTED INDUSTRIAL STOCKS DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO 5//oc& ts/frm/wi lAetr- MONTREAL IS31 &xc/i<inye am/ AND TORONTO DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO /eac/tny. CORRESPONDENTS IN FOLLOWING CITIES Los Stocks 65 • Bonds * Commodities 5$roadway, t/\ew 0tya^a, 30 190 A 5/uatw 6, Hartford Boston Angeles dV. ^/. Chicago Philadelphia Providence Worcester New Haven San Francisco Meriden Daytona Beach AclLKi®al)C). V ty/orA 20, ESTABLISHED 1865 Members New York Stock Exchange , and other leading Domestic and Canadian Exchanges Chicago, Illinois • Waterbury • • Vineland, New Jersey Connecticut: New Haven Danbury • Meriden Paris, France (Foreign Representative) Memphis, Tennessee (Cotton) Pennsylvania: Philadelphia • Torrington London, England • • Bethlehem Hartford Caracas, • 1 Wall Street , • Venezuela. • DIgby 4-2525 re- 1954 Convention in Atlantic City and (xAa/Ztd/m/ to old acquaintances and color system will be approved. The of ;. the highlights of the Convention, in that storv f UNLISTED DEPARTMENT incompatible an system. well very pleased. This issue of the "Chron- by our obsoleting the consumer's Welch ments I have received all who at¬ PRIMARY MARKETS MAINTAINED gov¬ H. com¬ Complete Brokerage Service of going in the direc¬ approving by that fol¬ the have victories the industry was investment if this eventually a ever ernment feel Conven¬ conclud¬ ed ness. our of issued telecast in color, you will receive it in black and white, but you will receive the entertainment content, We the sell¬ statement: e just a s we training all-out production, do we is ahead Highly Successful the and are consumer Edward H. Welch (Sincere & Co., ventions products we what on f matter ^ economy our cre- Convention Was going to sell these these 1S ing front in all phases of activity. cus- is matter of a that the going to sell higher living standard, ahead It is : demands, new challenge commodities? to these of are creation. of problem. How start to all here for. am we think ciHy larger Qf Detroit city great have ices? compatible I would like system of other comment fully a Com¬ the than it pleasure, and I enjoyed this golf course, but basically that is everv vear a If for the haTe 11 We million There that. about that, I wouldn't be I appreciate the honor and here. CTe^^roducrgoods bTfore6 could good the convince if has something to the industry, television, is going to happen in industry has been able black and white versus color. tribute and that have been able to business con¬ color, and that is this: That we company, Radio production a negli^ble. beraaselifter all the time television has been creating this new market, and I think that the same pattern of the ramifications some peak. now hope to sell you an dodging no weren't capacity, that is modern, that is terrific »nd also can produce goods one And I think the fht hit'^'markirwilf nraf ticaUy be have We I interest in Hoffman Radio. done as far as equipment for tele- that. time. Then we came up to casting color itself. I think we Korea, and it was decided that we probably will see small-sized pic- would have a military economy ture tubes about half the size of on top of the civilian economy, so anything that has been pur¬ chased up to this time will not be the appointed appraisers.' ever I think cutting the price. And that is not constructive selling. I suggest to you that the challenge ahead to industry and to you people is the sales problem. We recognize it as such, and we certainly are putting our selling togs on. As a matter of fact, that is one of the reasons and the appraisal of to will have to work we bit harder. ing ourselves all, radio did not drop when telecolor, because I know that if vision came along. As a matter of I don't touch on it, somebody will fact, radio sales this year are ask about it anyway. I would like going to hit almost an all-time obsolete. titled and the would like to take this problem the greatest estate some ?m g0inHgtH° take T hm0rw ciation who by next year. member of the National Asso¬ of at way of be appreciate that can it do something. we each may vary so the this of Color 1 of business. of out lawyer a so 15 page the I Why should anyone else use our figures trust from SCSXS so by law) in establishing values and also the makers of markets. been Your better year too. "We have freightwise, which has your present 21-inch tube on the we went into another production been quite a problem in the past, market this coming spring or cycle building new plants and and we look forward to a good summer, and they will cost ap- everything else, oo we have had year this jear as well as even a proximately five times what the ^ears of all-out produc- fellow good a I other think you ought to stop worrying about it for one thing. Kansas handling the order being sorry become economic hypochondriacs, Business is so substantial, and we are so fat that we have worried that it will slide off a little bit lengthy but I couldn't get this to any economy. compete get left, we the is 40%. do get some sales we that feel That crease dis¬ are this If City plant will be ready in November and it will in- commission. a had. new lap and securities in September, anyhow I would certainly like to talk to you about it. "I'm great deal of guessing about I think we have a our done as far as the components II. When World War II was over, are concerned. There is much to we had the challenge of supplying true. We are going into be done so far as production tech- all the consumer goods, and we the Eastern markets. Our niques are concerned, much to be went into a production spree at have some of few a our kind, then if even and see mass a that into make Sometimes the still on hopes fall thereby I to deceased. We of the markets. of is President, Harry Arnold, spoke of our going East, off of productive work put and check even real the Lend cor¬ porations has this you before anticipate doubling our sales tern itself has been pretty well pacity, and after we entered the this year with our expansion of worked out and is ready for mar- war and after Pearl Harbor, we new markets. We have doubled keting, as far as the circuits are built up the industrial capacity to the number of distributors we concerned. There is much to be meet the challenge of World War quotes but dig out unlisted quotes or of the would we listed up ^are it Electronics Industry— Billion Dollar Infant industry is called our think you I think this frankly has become the custom. But when it comes to get¬ ting quotations as of the date of death then you NSTA moment." that and have they traders to bringing convention establishment beautiful a You ap'peals you his lawyer, an that idea since consider with horses of this industry and make the biggest contribution to the good and loyal friend of the a do Continued they usually end up as a friend, relative or an associate of or know the of one we hap¬ 19 * of hazard either the executor as be|in to this fee anyhow. "What estate valued at $500,000 carries fee of $500 for each appraiser. Now appointed will to pay value of the estate. In other words an be appraisers considered plums and the fees for each amount to one-tenth of one CHRONICLE *■ New York 5 . THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 20 Thursday, October 8, 1953 NSTA Affiliates and Members Security Traders Association of New York Secretary: Alfred F. Tisch, Fitzgerald & Company, Inc. BURIAN, Directors: Harry L. Arnold, BURKE, National Committeemen: Harry L. Arnold, Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Samuel E. Magid, Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc.; John D. Ohlandt, Jr., Eastern Securities, Inc.; Stanley L. Roggenburg, Roggenburg & Co.; John J. Meyers, Jr., Gordon Graves & Co. Alternates: James P. Cleaver, Goodbody & Co.; Edwin J. Markham, Wertheim & Co.; Barney Nieman, Carl Marks & Co., Inc.; John J. O'Kane, Jr., John J. O'Kane, Jr. & Co.; Walter F. Saun¬ ders, The Dominion Securities Corporation. Meyers, Jr. George V. Hunt John S. Elected: December, 1952; Took Expires: December 31, 1953. French Office: January 1, 1953; Term OF Rice AAL, C. JEROME Bache & & MEMBERS Lasser Baxter, F. Williams BUTLER, JOHN Geyer & Co., Co. Tellier & CABBLE, Burns Co. JOSEPH Bios. CAHEN, ABELOW. ALFRED Mitchell & ACKERT, PHILIP Freeman J. I. & K. Cahen B. The Dominion W. York Walston & Co. First Vice-President: George V. Hunt, McLaughlin, Reuss & Co. Second Vice-Presidenti John S. French, A. pany, Inc. C. Allyn J. HERBERT Company Hentz & Co. S. Hall New R. & Bache H. M. Ingalls A. BARKEN, Co., Inc. Hirsch PETER BARMONDE, Eric & A. Kidder M. Co. H. C. T. L. & Co. Gersten Reilly (Associate) & P. Co. EDWIN & G. Frenkel COHEN. EUGENE M. COLANDRO, JOSEPH N. White, Weld & Co. JULIUS D. & Allen & Co. C. MERRITT Company COLLINS, GEORGE L. Geyer & Co., Incorporated Drevers Freeman COLWELL, W. E. & Company SAMUEL Hutton & F. Co. CONLON, BERNARD J. P. F. Fox & Co. HENRY G. Watson & Co. CONLON. JOHN A. Eastman, Dillon & BURBANK, BERT Co. CONLON, Jr., JOSEPH F. W. White, Weld & Cu. BURCHARD, GERARD Charles King & Co. Co. & II Joseph Faroll & Co. Snyder Spencer Trask & Co. BARYSH, MAX Ernst C. BRYAN, CHARLES F. BARTOLD, HENRY S. Eastman, Dillon & Co. Federal Income Taxes Corp. Witter & Co. BRUNS, D. Wainwrlght & Dean BARTON, D. FREDERICK Eastman, Dillon & Co. present JAMES CLEMENCE, BRUGGEMAN, CHARLES Co. & FRANK Co COLTHUP, JAMES F. BARNES, RICHARD M. BARRETT, Exempt from Gilliland Boston Goodbody Corporation BROWNE, HOWARD S. Tweedy, Browne & Reilly PHILIP T. 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O'Connell King Bros. King Charles A. Kahl & & F. & & A. SAMUEL H. KING, KAHL, CHARLES A. R. Saxton Paine, Whitehead & (Associate) Co. & MARTIN Sutro JOYCE, WILLIAM H. Joyce, Kuehner & Co. Homer GUTBERLET, EDWIN S. FRENCH, JOHN S. A. C. Allyn and Company, A. A. Glore. Inc. DIXON. DOHERTY, JOSEPH HARRY GURLEY, A. Co. Frankel F. Charles KING, WALTER Saxton KADELL, Craigmyle, Pinney & Co. FREE, FREDERICK L. & Sunstein GUMM, Gardner & Gerstley, A. OLIVER Starkweather JUNGER. SAMUEL H. D. SAMUEL HALK, T. WILLIAM G. (Associate) Joseph McManus & Co. FRANKLIN, ROBERT F. Lubetkin Inc. Walker & Co. GUTTAG. & Co., GRONICK, HALSEY, Boland & GROWNEY, E. MICHAEL DITTELL, LEONARD Dreyfus & Co. Cutter (Associate) Company FRANKEL, & Co. RALPH Seligman, Greenfield Iv. J. W. Sparks & Co. -J Corporation FRANKEL, HERMAN Singer, Bean & Mackie, J. SAMUEL S. HARRY Rob-inson KING, CHARLES Estabrook & Co. GRIMSHAW, FREDERICK M. ADRIAN KIMBERLY, Co. & GRIFFIN, OSCAR j" Pont & Co. Co. Ungerleider DEVLIN, HUGH J. 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DAVIS, F. Lynch, JOHN & JACOBS, P. Purcell A. ITTLEMAN, Co. & Co. ISAAC. IRVING H. Stryker & Brown Bruce & Co. IRVING Pitfield C. Edward Inc. FOX, P. FRED DANEMEYER, JOHN J. DAVIS, Pitfield C. Francis I. Peck & GRAHAM, FRANK F. & Co., FOOTE, GORDON DALE, CALVIN D. Hill R. Williston, W. JAMtS L. Canady FLORENTINE A. Paine, Webber, Jackson Adams & W. J. A. Byfield II. Company WILI.ARD S. Benjamin. FLECKNER, WILLIAM L. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Incorporated RICHARD & <b Securities Hunter Qo. & GRACE, EDWARD S. FLANAGAN, Webster Securities Corporation DAHLGREN, Shields FITZPATRICK, DOM1N1CK A. Van Alstyne, Noel & Co. CURRY, THOMAS L. Ashplant W. FISCHER. W. (Honorary) B. GOURSE, FitzGERALD, JOHN M. CURRIE, Jr., JAMES KENNEY, JAMES F. H. M. Byllesby and Company, Incorporated (Associate) GEORGE B. D'Assern Co. CHARLES FILKINS, WALTER L. Troster, Singer & Co. FitzGLRALD, Cryan & HUNTER, WELLINGTON & GOWAN, VINCENT M. Robert FRANK M. Frank KENNEY, D. RAYMOND GOODMAN, Company Spiegelberg, Feuer & Co. CROWLEY, JOHN B. HUNT, GEORGE V. McLaughlin, Reuss & Co. F. FEUER, ABRAM J. CRONE, EDWARD A. Laurence & HUNT, SAUL Golkin FELTMAN, IRVING L. S. CRAIG, JOSEPH J. KENNEDY, WALTER V. Coffin & Burr, Incorporated GOLDSTEIN, DAVID Newburger, Loeb & Co. GOLKIN, GOODEVE. FELDMAN, ARNOLD Stieglitz & Co. Inc. McDermott Co. Bonner & Gregory M. COURTNEY, HARRY ... „ Securities FARRELL, JOSEPH V. 21 Teletype NY 1-750 Telephone WOrth 4-4300 WHEELING YOUNGSTOWN 120 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5, N. Y. 1 \ ( fHE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE, 22 Mis. & Mr. Harold B. Smith, Pershing & Co., New York City; Mrs. Med Ilch, Idaho Power Mr. Co. mader, henry j. White, Weld fit Co, Security Traders Association of New York Mrs. Henry J. Arnold, Geo. Eustis & Co., Cincinnati; Mr. & Mrs. Lee R. Staib, Cincinnati; Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Vasey, Geo. Eustis & Co., Cincinnati McKENNA, FRANK - Grimm magid, samuel e. Hill, Thompson fiz Co., (Continued from page 21) & Geo. Eustis & Co., < Thursday, October 8, 1953 V. MALONE, KUMM. OF MEMBERS WILLIAM J. Coggeshall LICHTENSTKIN, E. Hicks & LACY KUX. American Nile Corporation Dillon Eastman, , LADD, The fit HERBERT Pulis, fiz Boston EDWIN Edward LALLY. Co. S. II. Ellis Co, Inc. McLaughlin. Carl Marks fiz Reuss fiz MARTENS. M. Cohu fiz Co., Co. fiz Bear, PALL J. LUKOW, Weeden PHILLIP Ira C. Sz Co.. JOSEPH LANN, Joseph J. LARKIN, fiz Goodbody D. fiz A. Lauer LEIBERT, Mitchell Inc. MacCallum & Co. Equitable V. The LEONE, GEORGE V, Leone LEVY, & LEVY, LEWIS. Ira Sachs MARTIN Lee-Willen fiz & fiz Union N, Vernon, N. Y. Pierce. Fenner & Beanc Blyth fiz Co., W. E. MURPHY, RICHARD J. Wm. Van Deventer Adams Bendix A. & fiz McGIVNEY, McGOVERN, McEvoy MADDOX, Jr., WILLIAM Goldman, Sachs & Co. Allen Fenner fit Beane Burton R. Uhlmann T. McGOWAX. Inc. (Associate) FRANK Inc. B. J. MILLER, G. fit Co. Igoe, Co. J. Bonner East Orange, N. J. New V. Inc. Carl & JOSEPH Libaire, Stout & L. List fiz Co. Thomson Co. Eastern Publishing Company HERCULES i ' Kidder fiz fiz McKlnnon Jr.. JOHN Securities, D. Inc. O'KANE, EDWARD R. John J. O'Kane. Jr. & Co. O'KANE, Jr., JOHN J. JOIIN John Co. MUELLER, Jr., WILLIAM C. M. Inc. Fitzgferald fiz Company, Inc. OHLANDT. fiz (Honorary) A. J. Co., O'HARA, WALTER T. A. Harris, Upham fiz INCORPORATED fiz Ogden. Wechsler fiz Co. Buck McDermott Blue EDWARD Childs OGDEN, CHARLES D. Co. MORTON, ROALD The Co. Whitehead McGinnis fiz Company MORTON, PAUL S. MOTTINO. fiz fiz OETJEN, HENRY MOORE, MELVILLE WM y. FRANKEL & CO. F. Pont S. McGinnis & Company EDWARD P. du Miller O'DONNELL, JAMES Co. MORRISSEY, JOSEPH P. Peter C. Co. B. & Newborg fiz Co. J. Corp Inc. O'CONNOR, WILLIAM D. Marks Richard Co. O'CONNELL, HOMER J. Homer O'Connell fiz Co., Inr GILES RICHARD & Marks fiz O'CONNELL, Beane F. Laurence Laidlaw Corp. Hanseatic Francis I. A. MONTANYE, MONTE, York Cosgrove, Duffy fiz Co. M. Gregory NYE, JOSEPH Pierce, Fenner fiz GERALD King, & NOKE, G. HAROLD Thompson & Co., Inc. J. Co. NIEMAN, BARNEY Inc. MONTANYE, Co. fiz WALTER C. The First Boston Incorporated SAMUEL B. Eastern Securities, Merrill Lynch. Jr. NIELSEN, SOREN D. Co. Co., Edward AT .'RED Charles King fiz Inc. NELSON, GEORGE E. NESTER, & MONAHAN, Latshaw fiz Co. (Associate) A. RICHARD MITCHELL, Weeks WILLIAM Van Ingen NELSON, GEORGE Stuyvesant F. Morris, T. fiz Barrett Herrick Hill, T. J. F. George B. Wallace & Co. MITCHELL, DAVID R. JAMES fiz Co., MILT, Peck Co. fiz fiz WALTER Lynch, Pierce, Fenner fiz Beane MUSSON, JAMES Company & Co. MYERS, ELMER E. MILLER, JOHN Amott, Baker & b. Merrill Robinson HARRY fiz fiz Wainwright fiz Co. MURPHY, Co. MILLER, HARRY D. Eisele 39 L. Murphy & Durieu RANDOLPH Graves Nugent Co. Brothers, S. C. MURPHY, WALTER A. S. & Graves MICIIELS, F. robert McGIVNEY, H. I). MEYERS. WILLIAM Corporation STEPHEN Mcdowell, ' MEYERS, Jr., JOHN J. Mcdowell, iiarold m. Corporation Frederick Gordon Pierce, fiz Co. PHILIP Gordon JAMES Burnet & P. Inc. 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Co. EDWARD 3rd, First LA.DIN, Lichtenstein S LIP8KY, J. Dowling BENJAMIN LIENIIARD, ERNEST Troster, Singer & Co. LACHMAN, JR., CARL F. LACY, Gill - R. McLaughlin, Reuss fiz Co. MULLIGAN, •*> ROSTER WILLIAM MULIIOLLAND, Co. fiz Mclaughlin, joiin f. J. O'Kane. Jr. fiz Co. O'MARA, JOHN J. Goodbody fiz Co. Co. . Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. Telephone: WHitehall 3-3960 Aetna Securities Corporation TELETYPE NUMBERS: \ . • • 1' N Y 1-2390 Underwriters and Distributors N Y 1-2684 ■ Industrial Securities PRIVATE WIRE TO PLEDGER & CO., LOS ANGELES 111 Broadway New York 6, N.i Y. Convention THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 23 \ - * »x r - ' »s» fi»W!ir','W« -OfMf-^fSi *7ry-T£\« >*&>.. ' - M ~ " 3 k; 'f ;,,f/ , , £ V-"- ? ':~k '- , , / *V &?.*#&&■./.<? V A; ;w * * *.*,.. ..?.♦ '' - • ^ !* ( »»<««,(< * f<i.\ ' v *v;. - k*?«&? 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Frenkel & SAUNDERS, REISMAN, IRVING MURREY K. Cahen Stout F. JAMES STATTER, EUGENE G. Hoit, Rose & Company Josephthal & Co. Frederick Nordeman & Co. Bruns, Digest" SIIEPPARD, EDGAR K. -> FILIPPO, FRANK Gersten SASSA, Libaire, THOMAS Eastern > J. Haupt & Co. PERLMAN, S. Burnham (Associate) F. Bros. King, REILLY, JOHN F. HOWARD Co. & Equitable Securities Corporation Company & EDWIN Burns PEISER, Ira and EDWARD Witter SAN SHAW, I. Smithers & Co. F. S. , STARK, EUGENE Investment Dealers' "The Securities Corporation Union C. REILLY, JOHN A. W. Co., Inc. VICTOR R. Eisele & Curtis SHARP, ELIOT II. Mackie, Inc. Burton L. SANDBACH, & (Honorary) DAVID JOHN William H. Corporation Saltzman & SAMMON. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane PAYNE, Burnham V. Robinson RE1D, Dean Torpie HERBERT T. PAVIS, FRANK A. Chas. E. Quinctiy & Co. PEENE, Co. White, Weid & Co White, Weld & Co. ROBERT A* Bean & Singer, SOLOMON Sachs REDMOND, k PATTERSON, HOWARD G. Union Securities SALTZMAN, Goldman, REARDON, C. 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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane State and LUCAS, Jr., MARK A. Co. DISTRIBUTORS - JOHN Uhlmann CARROLL, LAURENCE B. Burke Weltner LATSHAW, CHARMLEY, JOHN A. B. C. Christopher & Co. Co. BELCHER, DONALD D. Martin-Holloway-Belcher H. H. Bank City. Kansas frederic p. Peet E. JOURDAN, BJORKMAN, J. D. The indicated) A. Municipal Bonds Lucas, Eisen & Waeckerle ESTABROOK CO. & MEMBERS NEW YORK AND THE W. L. MAXSON CORPORATION 40 Research — Development — Production BOSTON STOCK EXCHANGES Member Associate Wall St., NEW YORK 5 HARTFORD • American - Stock Exchange 15 State St., BOSTON 9, MASS. PROVIDENCE • SPRINGFIELD RECENT GROWTH RECORD 9 Mos. to FISCAL YEARS ENDING SEPT. 30 Net 53,229,000 Sales $ June 30, 1952 1953 7,453,000 $15,923,000 $23,988,000 770,000 1,351,000 2,011,000 1951 1950 White, Weld Members of and Before Taxes Net Profit 211,000 40 211,000 524,000 526,000 646,000 share $.81 $1.92 $1.82 $2.11 Outstanding* 261,800 272,272 288,608 305,924 801,000 1,343,000 2,557,000 3,350,000 1,681,000 2,153,000 2,638,000 3,227,000 $6.42 $7.91 $9.14 $10.55 6,000,000 20,000,000 44,000,000 48,000,000 Net Profit After Taxes Net Profit per Shares r> ' Working Capital Net Worth Net Worth per .. Share.. Backlog, End of Period. the New Other & Co. York Stock Exchange Principal Exchanges Wall Street, New York 5 We maintain active markets in securities Natural Gas of Companies *Increases from stock dividends. Boston 460 West 34th Street New York 1, New York New Haven Chicago Philadelphia Hagerstown Minneapolis London Amsterdam Providence Y. 28 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Edwin L. Beck, Commercial & Financial Chronicle, New York; Ludwell A. Strader, Taylor & Co., Inc., Lynchburg, Va. Mr. & Arthur J. Keenan, St. Denis J. Villere & Co., New Orleans; Morgan, Peter Morgan & Co., New York City J. Peter The officers and Herbert Schollenberger, Campbell, McCarty & Co., Inc.; Roy F. Delaney, Smith, Hague, Noble & Co.; Ralph Rotsted, F. J. Winckler Co. Directors: Security Traders Association of Detroit And Mrs. Strader, Thursday, October 8, 1953 Michigan, Inc. National Committeemen: George J. Elder, Straus, Blosser & McDowell; William P. Brown, Baker, Simonds & Co.; Neil De Young, De Young-Tornga Co., Grand Rapids; Harry A. McDon¬ ald, Jr., McDonald-Moore & Co.; Frank P. Meyer, First of Michigan Corporation. ELDER, Buckel, Manley, Bennett & Co.; Herbert Schollenberger, Camp¬ bell, McCarty & Co., Inc.; H. Terry Snowday, Blair, Rollins & Co., Incorporated; Herman Tornga, De Young-Tornga Co., Grand Rapids. GEORGE J. Straus, Blosser & McDowell EVERHAM, EDWIN M. Smith, EXLEY, Noble Hague, CHARLES Charles A. E. Manley, Bennett & Co. FAULKNER, FISHER, GEORGE DONALD ROSTER Baker, Simonds & Co. Jr., C. A. FLOYD, C. Wm. Roney members located otherwise Leppel OF MEMBERS WILLIAM in Detroit unless BURROWS, indicated) Wm. C. A. H. GATZ, Vogel & JOSEPH GENDRON, R. Braun, Bosworth & Co. Incorporated Chas. A. Co. (Armed Vice-President: William P. Brown, Baker, Simonds & Co. Co. F. DON H. Treasurer: Bertrand Leppel, Charles A. Parcells & Co. Hentz GEORGE CAVAN, Don W. Wm. & York American New York Stock Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade C. New New New York York York Produce Exchange Mercantile Coffee & Sugar Exchange, CRANE, Nauman, Inc. McFawn & Paine, Webber, Incorporated BOLHOVER, M. E. Birmingham, Mich. Cables "STAMAL" BOLTON, F. J. McDonnell Hornblower DE Antonio, Tex. R. Bosworth & Co., Incorporated I Co. STOCK H. Wm. Co., GEORGE Co. EIS, VALLETTE R. Moreland & Co. First Co, of J. Co. PETER C. GORDON Lerchen Goodbody & Grand Rapids & Co. Incorporated H. Co. HINSHAW, JOSEPH Watling, Lerchen & Co. HOLLISTER. Co., GEORGE R. White, Noble & Company, Grand Hendricks EXCHANGE & Eastwood, Inc. CLARENCE A. First of Michigan Corporation HUBER, FRED W. Reid, Higbie & Company HUBER, JACK C. Reid, B. Higbie & Company HUGHES, VICTOR M. Watling, Lerchen & Co. HUMPHRIES. NORMAN D. Michigan Corporation Wm. C. Roney & Co., Battle Creek, Mich. HUNTLEY. Smith, VERL Hague, R, Noble & Co. G. A. Saxton & Co, Inc. Philadelphia Teletype NY I-609 COLLATERAL LOANS McAndrew & i SERVICING BANKS, BROKERS & DEALERS 120 . San ' Co.,1 Francisco Inc. 70 Pine St., New York 5, N.*Y. WHitehall 4-4970 BROADWAY NEW YORK 5 Trading Markets in Public Utility, Natural Gas and Industrial Securities 2U x Rapids HORN. Company ■ BUCKEL, HARRY B. Manley, Bennett & & WM. Watling, Co. Roney & Co. EARLE, HENRY C. Roney HINDES, HOWARD & Vogel & Co. C. Co. Reid, Higbie & Company HILL, C. BROWN, WILLIAM P. Baker, Simonds & Co. YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AMERICAN & C. HIGBIE. DOHERTY, Jr., JOHN E. Smith, Hague, Noble & Co. A. & A. PRIVATE WIRES TO GARVIN, BANTEL & CO. MEMBERS NEW Parcells O'Donnell & DUFFIELD, Crouse PIERCE Baker, Simonds & Co. DUCEY, IRA J. JOHN Winckler Wm. HIBBARD, S. Young-Tornga C. RUSSELL Livingstone, HEBERT. L. Weeks JOHN GEO. R. Baker, Simonds & Co. GILBERT A. JOSEPH HASTINGS. Co. DILWORTH, LAWRENCE Goodbody & Co. J. S. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. DILLMAN, BRAND, C. R. F. & f Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis YOUNG, NEIL De San Co. Co. Hague, Noble & Co. HASTINGS, H. DELANEY, ROY F. Smith, Hague, Noble Curtis BOWYER, MERLE J. MEMBERS R. DANIELS, Co. Co., & CROUSE, CHARLES B. S. R. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. Company & & Crouse CROOKSTON, RALF A. (Associate) BRABSON, L. s Rapids Smith, T. Harriman, Ripley & Lentz, Newton & Braun, Co. Charles & Teletype NY 1-2129 & C. CURRIE. Jackson BOLGER, G. L. Manley, Bennett REctor 2-6800 Bache BINKLEY, KENNETH York Cocoa Exchange, Inc. Chicago Mercantile Exchange JOSEPH Co. SAMUEL HARTNER, Livingstone, BARGMANN, FRED. A. Braun, Bosworth & Co., S. New Telephone R. COEN BERNARDI, RAY P. Exchange Grand HAGUE, CODY, WM. F. BALLENTINE, R. K. Smith, Hague, Noble & Co. BENJAMIN, WM. A. Baker, Simonds & Co. Commodity Exchange, Inc. Winckler GREENAWALT, H. SAMUEL MacNaughton-Greenawalt & MINTON M. Straus, Blosser & McDowell BARNARD, R. H. S. R. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. BECHTEL, CHARLES C. Watling, Lerchen & Co. Exchange Cotton J. Co. CLUTE, Straus, Blosser & McDowell Exchange F. R. CLARK, WILLIAM E. Straus, Blosser & McDowell Co. S. New Jackson HAROLD J. BAIRD, MACKENZIE MEMBERS Ann Arbor C. Roney & Co. GORDON, WILLIAM H. White, Noble & Company 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. Wm. Miller & Co. CHAPEL, AXTELL, WILLIAM A. L. STAMM & CO. Corporation GIRARDOT, ALFRED J, J. C, Roney Lansing S GOODRICH, RUSSELL H. Smith, Hague, Noble & Co. McDonald-Moore & N. / GILLEN, JOHN W. White, Noble & Co., L. F. Co. 1 GILBREATH, Jr., W. First of Michigan Company CARR, HOWARD F. Carr & Company ALLEN, ALONZO C. Blyth <fe Co., Inc. ALLMAN, & S. Co. & O'Donnell C. & G. Weeks GILBERT, NELSON R. Donovan, Gilbert & Co., ANTHONY CARMAN, RICHARD A. Manley, Bennett & Co. Service) ALLARDYCE, J. CAMPBELL, DOUGLAS II. First of Michigan Corporation Parcells & Co. ALDINGER, ALBERT H. Fordon, Aldinger & Co. Secretary: Victor A. Williams, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis. HAROLD Watling, Lerchen & Co. CAL1CE, M. ALBERS, Jr., E. P. President: Harry A. McDonald, Jr., McDonald-Moore & Co. & FRANK J. Roney & Co. GARCEAU, Hornblower & Bertrand L. B. McDonald-Moore William P. Brown Co. GARDNER, BRACKETT September 14, 1953; Took Office: October 1, 1953; Term Expires: October 1, 1954. H. A. McDonald, Jr. & ,_ W Co. Parcells FALLON, JOHN J. - , Elected: ADAMS, Mr. Bennett, Smith & Co. Alternates: Charles C. Bechtel, Watling, Lerchen & Co.; Harry B. (All and Mrs. Convention THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number Mr. & Mrs. Carrol M. Bennett, Dallas Rape & Son, Dallas; Mr. & First Southwest Company, Dallas HUELEY, WILLIAM L. Baker, Simonds & Co. IIYDE, E. Smith, Mcdonald, alex McDonald-Moore & HABOLD & Reconstruction Co. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis JOHNSON, A. H. EAYMOND Mcdonald, A. White, a., S. george a. Straus, Blosser & McDowell Goodbody & Co. KEMP, FBANK H. White, Noble & Co. McFAWN, JOSEPH J. Nauman, McFawn & KEBSTEN, MERCIER, C. EDWIN Straus, Blosser & McDowell W. R. McFawn & Co. Nauman, MERCIER, KING, CYRUS H. Merrill KING, . Straus, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane W Co. & MILL, KINZIE, HENRY B. Don Baker, Simonds & Co. National Don of Detroit Bank Goodbody & Co. CHARLES KREIDLEB, A. Goodbody & MOONS, Management Merrill LAUDE, Fenner & Beane Bache WM. G. Watling, Lerchen J. H. H. Co. Chas. A. Crouse & Co. & Mulhall, Inc., GEORGE & WELCH, EDWARD L. Baker, Simonds & Co. Kalamazoo WILLIAMS. JOHN M. Baker, M. Simonds Weeks TITUS, DEAN W. Paine, & Co. VICTOR Webber, Jackson & Curtis White, Noble & Co., Ann Arbor WINCKLER, TORNGA, HERMAN De D. Young-Tornga F. Co., FREDERICK WOCHIIOLZ, Smith, R. ROBERT Hague, A. Noble & Co., WOOD, WARREN A. Baker, Simonds & Co. VERRAL, CLIFFORD E. S. J. Winckler Co. J. Grand Rapids VANDERVOORT, HENRY Nauman, McFawn & Co. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. VETTRAINO, WILLIAM Livingstone, Crouse & Co. LOUIS Noble V. Sattley V. WORBOYS, JESSE V. D. McDonald-Moore A. Co. & Co., Inc. V. H. Co. MacArthur Kenower, Vogel & Co. VOORHIES, FRANK E. Goodbody & Co. YOUNGS. LEO N. WAKEMAN, ZOELLIN, FRED J. Carr WYNN F. Baker, Simonds & Co. Sattley & Co., Inc. & WRIGHT, JOHN C. VOGEL, ARMIN H. P. & JOSEPH Manley, Bennett & Co. & Manley, & Co. Company Bennett & Co. SCHNEIDER, ELWOOD H. E. H. Schneider & Co., Kalamazoo s. Co. McFawn Campbell, McCarty & Co., Inc. & Company SHAPIRO, Parcells & Co. Dealers and Brokers in IRWIN & McDowell Blosser Straus, WILLIAM SHOEMAKER, E. Railroad, Public Utility & Industrial Reid, Higbie & Company SIMMONDS, CHARLES M. 111. NEPHLER, Jr., CLARENCE J. W. H. Protlva Company, Pontiac Manley, Bonds & Stocks Bennett & Co. SIMONDS, RALPH W. NEWMAN, PERCY P. Bennett, Smith & Co. Baker, Simonds & Co. Over-the-Counter J. LOUIS Winckler F. SCHAFER, HARRY L. F. J. Winckler Co. neil, roy w. Reid, Higbie & Company R. LONGSTAFF, RALPH S. Rogers & Tracy, Inc., Chicago, (Associate) LUCHTMAN, WILLIAM SCHOLLENBERGER, HERBERT Nauman, F. Livingstone, Co. M. Campbell, McCarty & Co. WILLIAMS, Co. SATTLEY, HALE naumes, john r. SEABOURN WEED, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Hornblower SANCRANT, MUREL J. Weeks Hornblower & LIVINGSTONE, R. White, Co. NAUMAN, ARTHUR P. & Co. LICHTENSTEIN, H. F. S. g. ROWADY, robert & STANLEY Livingstone, Crouse & Co. Detroit Stock Exchange ROTSTED, Co. Parcells & LERCHEN, R. & R. WEDTHOFF, GUY G. First of Michigan Corporation GORDON O. TIEDECK, K. Roney & Co. C. Merrill S. Hornblower & Weeks ROTSTED, RALPH & Co. nadeau, S. Wm. & WEAVER, Co. & McDowell THOMSON, EDW. D. RONEY, JOHN MUSCHETTE, LESLIE C. First of Michigan Corporation LEPPEL, BERTRAND Chas. A. Goodbody & Co. Co. & Bennett Moreland Company ARTHUR RODECKER, & McDonald-Moore & Co. J. RAYMOND Goodbody Co. MORELAND, PAUL i. Pierce, Lynch, & R. MacArthur Olmstead C. RICHARDSON, DONALD L. Nauman, McFawn & Co. MOORE, WILLIAM Company ELMER LARSON, Co. MELVIN Kenower, J. Elosser & SWIAT, LEO A. REUTER, GEORGE A. ROBERT Manley, LANTERMAN, LESTER C. Wayne & Miller McDonnell KUPFER, RAYMOND A. Smith, Hague, Noble & Co. Curtis Rapids Reid, Higbie & MONTGOMERY, HAROLD Co. STUIT, CLARENCE Straus, SUTTON, MIOTTEL, RAYMOND W. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Co. RUSSELL A. KUHNLEIN, Miller WATLING, PALMER Watling, Lerchen & MAX J. SUTHERLAND. ROSS W. Nauman, McFawp & Co. Ferris, Wagner & Miller Baker, Simonds & Co. & W. WASS, STRINGER, RAUCH, MONTGOMERY K. Paine, Webber, Jackson & miller, george a. KRISTENSEN, EDMUND F. Moreland B. STOETZER, ROBERT R. Bennett, Smith & Co. Watling, Lerchen & Co. STUART Baker, Simonds & Co. R. W. Co. REILLY, RAYMOND W. Manley, Bennett & Co. Corporation MILLER, EDWARD J. Smith, Hague, Noble KISSEL, ROBERT Co. G. & REID, ANDREW miller, don w. KISCH, JOSEPH J. & Mr. & Mrs. George J. Muller, WALLACE, ROBERT Wm. C. Roney & Co. Bennett, Smith & Co. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. Gran^ McDowell MEYER, FRANK P. First of Michigan LEO Goodbody Company R. Joseph E. Smith, Newburger & Co., Philadelphia; Janney & Co., Philadelphia POWELL, BYRON L. A. M. Kidder & Co. H. THOMAS Blosser & Noble PORTER, Co. & Simonds PORTER, CLAUDE Mcdowell, jr.. KAUHL, HEBMAN A. Baker, Corporation harry jr. Co. & PIERSON, E. T. Finance McDonald-Moore Vogel & Co. Mrs. STOETZER, Jr., ROBERT H. Lerchen Watling, Washington, D. C. (Honorary Member) O. & PICKNER, P. G. Co. Mcdonald, harry a. Noble Hague, JABVIS, LEEOY Mr. Mrs. James F. Jacques, 29 SLOANE, WADE Baker, Simonds & Co. NOVIKOFF, walter N. Co. Straus, Blosser McDowell & D. Howard Brown & Trading Dept. Frank J. MacKain LUDINGTON, BERT F. OBUCHOWSKI, Straus, Blosser & McDowell THAD McDonald-Moore & SMITH, Jr., HAL H. Co. Smith, Hague & Co. MacARTHUR. REGINALD MacArthur Kenower, & Company oddy, r. Baker, MACE. K. Simonds & SMITH, PHIL H. Co. Kales-Kramer ROBIN G. Goldman, Sachs <sc Bennett Manley, & R. C. O'Donnell & OSBORN, MILO Co. Moreland & O. Paine, Webber, PANELLI, JOHN Jackson & Parcells & Co. Curtis Blair, Rollins A. & Co., PARCELLS, EARLE W. Chas. A. Parcells & Co. SPAULDING, MANLEY, MILTON A. PARKER, HOWARD L. Manley, Bennett & Co. STANKO, MARION J. White, Noble & Co. Smith & Co. Manley, Eennett & Co. MANLEY, Jr., MILTON W. White, JAMES H. Protiva Company, S. R. Exchange Exchange NEW YORK 5, N. Y. BROADWAY Incorporated 7-6800 — Bell System Teletype NY 1-1459 RICHARD C. Sattley & Co., Inc. H. Straus, Blosser & McDowell Pontiac STEIN, MYRON D. A. M. Kidder & Co. RICHARD W. Livingstone, Crouse & Co. PENDER, Noble & Co. V. Stock Stock Lerchen & Co. STANWOOD, FRANK PARMENTER, EUGENE A. A. Manley, Bennett & Co. MARTIN, H. York American M. MAHONEY, J. ALBERT Bennett, Smith & Co. Bennett, 100 COrtlandt WAYNE Watling, New Members SNOWDAY, H. TERRY SPADE. EARL D. Members Co. PARCELLS, Jr., CHARLES A. Chas. A. Parcells & Co. MAHONEY, Ingalls & Snyder ComDan< SNELL, ROBERT L. Company- MacPHERSON, PETER Charles A. Investment O'DONNELL, RAYMOND C.~ Co. MacFARLANE, JOHN O. INVESTMENT Specializing in SECURITIES RAILROAD BONDS and STOCKS Glore, Forgan & Co. NEW McGINNIS 6- COMPANY Members 61 BROADWAY DIgby 4-4933 New York Stock Exchange NEW YORK 6, N. Y. Teletype NY 1-310 Members CHICAGO YORK and New York and American Midwest Stock Stock Exchanges Exchange Jackson THE 3U Thursday, October 8, 1953 COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE -a Frank M. York Mrs. Cryan, Frank M. Cryan &. Co., New City, speak,ng at luncheon meeting Myrtie Parsons, Mrs. & Cleveland, Mr. Winton A. Jackson, First Southwest Company, Cayne, Gottron, Russell & Co., Cleveland Ohio; Morton A. PIKE, WILLIAM Robert D. Alternates: Security Traders Association of Los Angeles F. Nightingale, President, Mountain Fuel Supply Co., speaking at luncheon meeting W. Dallas; Diehl, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Summerell, Wagenseller & Durst, Inc.; Nieland B. Arsdale, Blyth & Co., Inc. '■ Van PLATT, J. EDWARD R. Williston, 17, 1952; Took Office: January 1, 1953; Term Expires: December 31, 1953. Wagenseller & in Weeden OF MEMBERS Angeles unless Los HENRY, indicated) otherwise HOLTON, ARBOGAST, Durst, & PAUL Dempsey-Tegeler Demp.sey-Tegeler & ROBERT J. 0. H. W, Wessendorf, Jr. Robert M. Green , James G. Fraser F. First Vice-President: H. W. Wessendorf, Jr., William R. Staats & Co. Treasurer: Robert M. Green, Pledger & BETZ, Governors: George H. Earnest, Fewel & Co.; Albert W. McCready, Jr., Walter C. Gorey Co.; Nieland B. Van Arsdale, Blyth & Co., Inc. Daniel Los George H. Earnest, Tegeler & Co. Fewel & & E. ALAN D. National Bank Merrill & LINK, MUNICIPAL BONDS ROBERT G. CASS. ROBERT T. Allen A. COCKBURN, Mitchum, SPECIALIZING IN ODD LOTS COOK, LIPPMAN, to $10,000) William DAVIES, McCREADY, Co. Walter & Staats Revel KtlNICIML LEBEINTHAL6 CO. 135 broadw, newyork ©in.y. 1 Oldest House lu America Um-ODO-LOTS . Pa inc. E. DORROH. Specializing ftyl tg, IH-ODOLOTS System Teletype NY 1-2272 & NEVINS, Curtis Fewel EBNER. O'NEIL, J. L. ENGI.E, EDWARD P. First California KUPER, Smith & Co. & Beane B. R. Merrill VV. WILLIAM Williston, FRANK Lynch, WARNES, ROY C. Bruce & Co. J. Pierce, Fenner C. Shearson, Hammill & Co? WEBSTER, WILLIAM A. WELLER, JOHN Wagenseller & Durst, Inc. Co. Inc. WESSENDORF, JR., HOMER William R. & Co. WRIGHT, R. Lester, J. Weeden & & Ryons & Co. L. Co. \ WRITER, JOSEPH Walston Co. & Co. & ZIMMERMAN, WILLIAM J. Bingham, Walter & Hurry, E. Weedon PAISLEY, Staats WILLIAM Co. DONALD & R. Co. FOSTER Inc. ZINK, JAMES Walston Co. & Co. Company THOMAS Akin-Lambert F. Co. & RICHARD Crowell, Bateman, Eichler & Co. & T. Barth OWEN, ' CHARLES J. WARD Co. RICHARD Fairman W. george h. Jr., Inc. RICHARD WALKER, Company Weedon Ryons O'NEIL, Company Col & Durst, Barbour, Wagenseller & Durst, Inc. S. & JOHN Lester, .Shearson, Hammill & Co. Earnest; I jpdRDSl Jr. T. Gorey Blyth & Co., WILLIAM & ARSDALE, NIELAND Blyth & Co., Inc. MODRELL, PALL Jackson & E. Inc. Bateman, Eichler & Co. JOHN Hutton F. Durst, Rogers, VERNON, ALBERT WILLIAM Crowell, D. Webber, DOFMAN, REctor 2-1737 (ODD LOT MUNICIPAL BONDS! Bell ROBERT DONALD & VAN A., JOSEPH A. Miller MILLER, Co. JR., WILLIAM II. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. DIEHL. Wagenseller Co. & Jr., C. McOMBER, Co. & SCOTT TUTTLE, GORDON B. Co. First California I). & B. R. & Curtis TURNER, STEPHEN C. Co. CLEMENS MANWARING, Co. JAMES & <fe I). Crowell, Weedon & Co. CRUTTENDEN, ARTHUR S. up Hull TIMOTHY Hogle & Co. SUMMERELL, Co. WILLIAM Holton, A. Gross, Hill Richards Dempsey-Tegeler (Amounts Kraft Co. Wagenseller & W. Shearson, Hammill & Co. FRANK LUEKER, & Tully JAY J. Co. Kraft F. & D. Company Webber, Jackson STOUT, & & FOREST SPILLANE, LIVINGSTONE, CHARLES D. Henderson CASS, Floyd Paine, Harris, Upham & Co. Co. THEODORE & F. CLIFFORD SILLICK, JACK KRAFT, OSCAR F Oscar Co. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Eeane Harbison Ca ifcrnia KRAFT, OSCAR F., JR. E. & Noyes CAMINSKY, DONALD M. CARLSEN, of II. Co. Hutton F. Morgan Co. A. Co. Witter Oscar Hutton F. of & SHIPLEY, WILLIAM & Dean WILLIAM E. BROWN, E. Co. "Times" (Honoraryi PATRICK SHIPLEY, C. Co. I.. & ROBERT Angeles SHEEDY. KIRWAN, NICHOLAS P. Beverly Hills Merchants MAXFIELD Hemphill, Co. Co. Inc. Co. Ryons Fairman & Fewel & Co. J. Co., Angeles BROWN. National Committeemen: A. Shane McOmber, Revel Miller & Co.; Co.; John C. Hecht, Dempsey- EDWARD & Farmers & Bruce KELLER, THOMAS H. Bank BRASSINGTON, I?. Investment JOHNSON, Inc. Sutro Reeves Los JAMESON, CLAUDE Company, HERMAN BOURBEAU. Secretary: James G. Fraser, Stern, Frank, Meyer & Fox. Lester, Staats & Standard EARL F. California California Company, Inc. Falrman A. Co.. KENNETH SANDIFER, O. R. L. inc. JOHN & RUSSELL, Co. IRISH, HERBERT LEEBE, JAMES L. Hill Richards & Co. BERRY, President: A. Shane McOmber, Revel Miller & Co. A. Co. & Co. RYONS, JOSEPH & Williston, William Marache, Dofflemyre & Co. A, Shane McOmber R. IMBLER, Co. Harker NORMAN Colburn L. L. Co. & HUFF, ROBERT & Co KENNETH BARSAMIAN, BATES, R. RICHARDS, Co. & HUDSON, Inc. H. M. ARTHUR Walston DONALD Wagenseller ASCHKAR. Hull IIOSKIN, Co. & Ryons & JAMES Akin-Lambert CHARGES Holton, ALEXANDER, JACK Lester, CONRAD Durst, PULLIAM, LAWRENCE S. REEVES, (Members Bruce POINDEXTER, CLIFFORD Elected: November ROSTER C. Morgan & Co. Donald E. J. Co., Inc. FETTERS, JOHN J. Jones, Cosgrove & Miller, FRANKEL, harold Falrman NEW JERSEY FRANKLIN, Samuel Pasadena C. Co. SAMUEL B. FRASER, B. Franklin JAMES & Company G. Frank, Meyer & Fox Stern, MUNICIPAL & REVENUE & FREEMAN, AL\ IN R. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. . GAM.EGOS, JOSEPH F. Lester, Ryons & Co. RONDS GARRETT, PIERCE GARROWAY, GIVN, R. DAVE AFFILIATED WILLIAM Dean Witter GLASS, & Co. CHESTER William R. Staats & Co. FUND GO LDSCHMIDT, PAUL Lester, Ryons & Co. i GREEN. ROBERT M. Pledger & Co., Inc. Roland, Saffin & Co. Established 20 PINE ST. NEW WHITEHALL 3-3414 Company, A Balanced Investment Fund V Inc. Witter & Co. IIANAUER, J. BUSINESS SHARES . MAX B. JACK Hanauer IIARDCASTLE, Dean JOHN Prospectuses Co., Lord, Abrett & Co. Beverly Hills 63 Wall Street, New York Co. C. HENDERSON, ROBERT I. du request PARKMAN CHICAGO Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Francis on B. & Witter & HECHT, Teletype—NY 1-535 & - A Common Stock Investment Fund SAM Pledger HALL, Dean TELEPHONE YORK 5, N. Y. Bell System 1920 GREEN, AMERICAN M. Pont & ATLANTA LOS ANGELES J. Co. ,"' I Mr. & & Mr, & Mrs. Mrs. Ralph C. Deppe, Edward D. Jones & Co., St. Louis; Company, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. & Mr. Harry L. Nelson, (Pete) A. Pierre Heimerdinger, Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger, Cincinnati; Mr. Kosterman, J. R. Williston, Bruce & Co., Portland, Oregon G. John Mrs. 31 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and Convention Number Berwyn T. Moore & Co., J. Fenner Pierce, & Beane REID, BEN REIMER, Goodbody & Co. Hilliard A. Berwyn T. Moore & Stein The Kentucky H. Allan Watts SOMMERS, Inc. Vice-President: Wesley J. Rutledge, Jr., Stein Bros. & Boyce. Secretary: Mrs. Ora M. Ferguson, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. J. & Wagner, Reid S. ROENN, & Son WARREN G. DUNLAP Wagner, Reid and Ebinger, Inc. WAKEFIELD, Boyce SOL Jr., WILLIAM T. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner WATKINS, (Honorary) Merrill ELINORE WATTS, H. ANTHONY & Beane ALLEN W. L. Lyons & Co. WILSON, HOLMAN R. The Kentucky Company JOHN WOOD, Smart, Clowes & Oswald, Inc. and Ebinger, Inc. Company Hilliard B. J. VON Lincoln Bank & Trust Company SMART, Beane VOGT, ERNEST Inc. The Bankers Bond Co., Inc. EBINGER, RUSSELL President: J. Berges Reimer, Berwyn T. Moore & Company, Inc. Bank & Trust Company Citizens Fidelity Fenner & & Boyce Bros. Stein Moore & Co., Bros. Kentucky TROST, MILTON J. BERGES SEDLEY, MRS. JOSEPH H. DURHAM, Pierce, TRINKLE, WALTER The Reid & Ebinger, SCHULMAN, Trust Company DIERSEN, JOSEPH II. Eskew, Gresham & Dlersen W. J. Rutledge, Jr, Mrs. 0. M. Ferguson Son Fidelity Bank & Trust Co. Courier-Journal Reimer & ANDERSON DEARING, Lynch, REID Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane RUTLEDGE, WESLEY Co. DESMOND, C. G. Stein Bros. & Boyce J. Berges Merrill STONE, Inc. FRANK Berwyn T. WILLIAM DEAN, Co., JOHN L. Wagner, Co., Inc. Bankers Bond The B. Citizens CONWAY, POWHATAN M. CREGOR, J. REGISTER, CONLIFFE, WILLIAM J. Lynch, Bond Inc. Smart, Clowes & Oswald, Merrill Bankers RASH, DILLMAN A. R. JOHN CLOWES, Inc. ROBERT E. PURYEAR, The Inc. BERT STERNBERG, Moore & Co., T. Berwyn Almstedt Brothers CHRISTMAN, Jr., HENRY O'Neal-Alden & Co., Inc. Reid and Ebinger, Wagner, Inc. EDWIN W. POWELL, JAMES R. BURKHOLDER, Jr., H. SPIERS, JOHN PARKS, JOSEPH W. BURGE, JOHN M. J. J. B. Hilliard & Son Bond Club of Louisville Fred G. Morton, The Milwaukee Blyth & Co., Inc., Chicago SANDY FEHRIBACH, URBAN H. Linooln Bank & Trust Company FERGUSON, MRS. ORA M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner , & Beane FETTER, JAMES M. The Bankers Bond Co., Inc. For financial institutions Treasurer: H. Allan Watts, W. L. Lyons & Co. FULLER, ASA W. Graham, Thomas Committeemen: National The Bankers Bond Liberty National Bank & Trust Co., Inc.; Mrs. Ora M. Ferguson, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. Took Office: January 1, 1953; Term Expires: January 1, 1954. Co. C. A. Citizens Fidelity Bank & Trust Company GERST, FOREIGN G1TTLEMAN, DAVID L. Stein Bros. & Boyce ROSTER OF MEMBERS GRAFTON, ARTHUR W. SECURITIES Wyatt, Grafton & Grafton ALDEN, WM. O'Neal-Alden ALDEN, BOHNERT, 0. & WM. Jr., O'Neal-Alden & ALLEN, The O. Co., Inc. BOOTH, MOREY Stein Bros. BROCAR, J. & Co. W. Bankers Bond Co., Co., Inc. HORACE Goodbody HECTOR Jr., GRAHAM, THOMAS Inc. Co., Bankers Bond The " Inc. A BERNARD W. "Times" (Honorary) GRATZER, & Bcryce The Louisville ALBERT C. J. B. Hilliard & Son TRADING FIRM MARKETS GREEN, KENNETH Stein Bros. Boyce & HAAS, WILLIAM G. Stein Bros. & Boyce Carl Marks & Co. Inc. HAGIN, HART JEFFERSON Hutton E. W. & Lexington, Co., HAMPTON, GARRETT Merrill Lynch, Pierce, CUSTODIAN The FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS & Beane Fenner 50 BROAD STREET WOOD HANNAH, FUND, Inc. Ky. Bankers Bond Co., T. Moore NEW YORK 4, N. Y. TELETYPE NY 1-971 TELEPHONE HANOVER 2-0050 HARDAWAY, EARL E. Berwyn • Inc. & Co., Inc. HELCK, CHESTER L. Prospectus on Request Liberty National Bank & Trust J. J. Hilliard B. Inc. ✓ & Son W. HOWARD HOPKINS. Frank M. Cryan Co., Co. HENNING HILLIARD, JOHNSTON, Jr., ROBERT H. The Bankers Bond Co., Inc. I Underwriters 52 Broadway, N. Y. • Philadelphia JONES, CLARENCE Almstedt Brothers HAnover 2-3832 JONES, Pittsburgh WILLIAM Louisville Trust Roggenburg & Co. L. Company Members ERNEST Fidelity Bank & KAMPFMULLER, Citizens National Trust Co. New York Association Security Dealers of Securities Association Dealets, Inc. KAUFMAN, IRVIN Stein New Developments in the CINERAMA PICTURE The terms of the recently signed agreement between Stanley Productions and Cinerama Inc.— Stanley Warner Theatres, through a subsidiary becomes the exclusive exhibitor of Cinerama pictures in the entertainment field and will finance the production of up to Warner Theatres, Cinerama which under fifteen —have pictures in the Cinerama process in the next five years interesting and different implications for the potential earnings and the equities of the three companies involved. For a comprehensive report on this new development, write or Bros. call: 15 William 4-9755 Berwyn T. Moore & Co., Member Russell, Long & Company, Lexington, LUCAS, CHESTER A. Stein Bros. & Boyce 8. All Foreign Bonds _ & Stocks Foreign Bond Coupons McNAIR, WILLARD P. The Bankers Bond Co., Inc. Foreign Bond Scrip MILLER, J. HUGH J. J. B. Hilliard & Son EDWARD G., Jr. Reid and Ebinger, Inc. BERWYN T. Berwyn T. Moore & A. Specializing in Ky. MAJOR, EARL E. Stein Bros. & Boyce MOORE. N. Inc. LONG, EDWIN A. Wagner, St., New York 5, N. Y. CORPORATE SECURITIES LINCH, DALE F. MOLTER, Ci. K. Shields & Co. DIgby Brokers and Dealers Boyce & KING, CHARLES C. The Bankers Bond Co., Inc. Co., Inc. D. OESWEIN, J. J. B. HENRY Hilliard & Son 29 BROADWAY Telephone: WHitehall 3-3810 NEW YORK 6 Bell Teletype: NY 1-1928 32 ^THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Fred T. Rahn, The Illinois Company, Chicago; Thompson M. Wakeley, A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc., Chicago Bond National Traders! Club of Chicago y Mrs. & Mr. Thursday, October 8, 1953 Daniel M. Sheehan, Jr., Sheehan Committeemen: Leonard J. Wolf, A. G. Becker & Co., Incorporated; Edward H. Welch, Sincere and Company; Edward Vallely, John Nuveen & Co.; Milton J. Isaacs, Straus, Blosser & McDowell; Lester J. Thorsen, Glore, Forgan & Co. r »»■>," "-"J '» ^ Co., Boston CHAFIN, RALPH Reynolds V. ^ & & John W. Clarke, Incorporate;! CLEAVER, ' '"J Alternates: Fred T. U B H I too a-' A Lehman Rahn, The Illinois Company; Arthur C. Sacco, Cruttenden & Co.; Thomson M. Wakeley, A. C. Allyn and Com¬ i '4 %:il CLINE. Took Office: March 1, 1953; Term Expires: GEORGE THOMAS & COLLINS. otherwise in Chicago unless indicated) ABE, WILLIAM J. Hallgarten & Co. ADAMS, Jr., Hornblower & A. Leonard J. Wolf Peter J. Conlan John P. Pollick Joseph G. Ballisch C. ALM, WALTER David President: Leonard J. Wolf, A. G. Becker & Co., Incorporated. Vice-President: Peter J. Conlan, Hornblower & Weeks. T. Securities Directors: Donald A. C. Noyes & Co, I. du Pont & F. Lee Higginson ARNOLD, The R. Muller, Harris, Upham & Co.; Elmer W. Erzberger, Smith, Burris & Co.; William S. Hunter, Lee Higginson Corporation; Thomas D. Walsh, Doyle, O'Connor & Co. Jr., National Bank & Corporation IIAZEN First Boston Carlton Incorporated Corporation ARTHUR, JOHN David A. Noyes & Co. WALLACE A. Fuller Gorman, & T. Co. O. Peck & Co. Fuller & Weeks & M. Byllesby J. and Company Incorporated COOLEY, RICHARD R. Thomson CASSERLY, Jr., THOMAS D. A. Co. COOK. FREDERICK H. Co. CASEY, FRED J. Doyle, O'Connor & Co. William Corporation J. CECIL Hornblower CAVANAUGH, AUDRAN S. Milwaukee CONLANi PETER J. J. & JOHN Harmet & William Link, MAURICE COOLEY, Doyle, O'Connor & Co. A. A. CONDIT. G. Becker & Co. A. A. COMBITHS, J. Illinois Co. CARLTON, FRANK A. Co. ANDERSON, WILLIAM Company} Incor¬ Washington, D. C Lehman Brothers CANN, ANDERSON, ALFRED E. Francis EDWARD COLNITIS, E. Congress, CANN, JULES F. Co. ANDERSON, JOHN A. Anderson, Plotz & Company, Inc. Secretary: John P. Pollick, Swift, Henke & Co. Treasurer: Joseph G. Ballisch, A. C. Allyn and porated. 1 A. Trust Weeks & of Continental E. W. Allyn Member CAMPBELL, FRED ALLYN, .JOHN BUSBEY, HON. FRED Company, PHILIP American located O. Marshall COCHRAN. LOREN A. William Blair & Company February 28, 1954. ROSTER OF MEMBERS (Members J. Co. CLOYES, FRED The E. Brothers Kneeland Incorporated; Elmer W. Hammell, Taylor & Co.; Orville Strong, First National Bank of Chicago. pany, H. Co. CLARKE, JOHN W. & McKinnon WM. H. Television Shares Management Co. J. COONEY, WALTER E. Kidder, Peabody & Co. Co. CERF, Jr., FLOYD D. Floyd D. Cerf, Jr. Company, COOPER, Incorporated Loewi PETER & Co., Milwaukee BACHAR, STEPHAN A. Borland & Co. Betts, AWVWWWWHWWWWWWWHWWWWHWWWWWWiWWWW' BALLISCH, JOSEPH G. A. C. Allyn and Company, Inc. BARCLAY, HAROLD Barclay Investment BARNHART, First Co. HORACE La Salle BARNHART. WILLIAM First La MitcliclhJoiiipam] Salle S. DISTRIBUTORS Co. WHOLESALERS BARROWCLOUGH, GEORGE L. First of Michigan Corporation BARTH, Members UNDERWRITERS G. Co. EDWARD White, Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Weld N. Co. & BARTHELL, J. GARY Harris, Upham & Co. 120 BAUM, NORMAN B. BROADWAY Tel. WOrth 4-3113 ■ • NEW YORK 5, Bell Cruttenden N. Y. & Co. HUNTER SECURITIES CORPORATION BAX, PAUL J. Teletype N. Y. 1-1227 First Boston Corporation BECKER, WILLIAM J. Hulburd, Warren & Chandler INACTIVES BERG, Broadway New York 4, N. Y. Betts, RODNEY Dlgby 4-2785 M. Borland & Co. 'VVWVWVWVWWVVWVWVWWWWVWWWWWWVWWWWVWVVVWVV BINZ, A. A. Shearson, Hammill & Co. BLANEY, J. P. JAMES SBBSggag A. Stocks with the Uptick Label! BLOHM, MILTON R. Glore, Forgan & Co. AS TRANSFER AGENT •yrr. P. Blaney & Co. BLECHSCHMIDT, EDWARD Stein, Rpe & Farnham BLOMBERG, CARL X. Thomson & McKinnon BLUMENTHAL, HAROLD Swift, Henke & Co. in Ami BOBLETER, HENRY T. NEW YORK, N. Y. and JERSEY CITY, N. J. Salomon afford economies and Bros. BODEN. JOHN A. We 52 BENSON, GEORGE B. Swift, Henke & Co. C. Allyn & L. and Company, Incorporated Transcontinental Oil Corp. BOEDEKER, ROBERT F. other advantages underwriters, distributors, corporations to and their stockholders. Central Republic Company BOWKER, HERBERT H. Harris, Hall & Company (Incorporated) BOYLE, WALLACE Gulf and for State our free booklet setting forth the Current Federal Stock Original Issue and Transfer Tax Rates. BRADY, EDMUND First Securities New York 7, N. Y. BEekman 3-2170 IS EXCHANGE PUCE 1899 William S. Blair Brown & & BROWN, HARRY Company S. Co. M. Salomon Bros. & Hutzler BUHLE, Jr., PHILIP C. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Jersey City 2, N. J. BULLER, FRANK H. Hickey & Co., Inc. HEnderson 4-8525 BURCH, FRANK G. Kneeland & Co. Over 53 Years of Efficient and Economical Service Ltd. BREWER, G. FABIAN C. SO CHURCH STREET Sweet Grass Oils G. Company of Chicago BROWN, CARMAN REGISTRAR and TRANSFER COMPANY Sulphur Corporation J. Cruttenden & Co. IP rite Inc. Hutzler BURKE, Blunt DAVID Ellis & L. D. SHERMAN & CO. Member: 30 Pine St. National Association of Securities WHitehall 4-5540 Dealers, Inc. New York City 5 J. Simmons y BURKE, HERBERT J. Rogers & Tracy, Inc. Teletype NY 1-2233 SI Convention b ' Mr. CORBUS, Brown JOSEPH Nuveen Loewi Cruttenden & Co. CRUTTENDEN, Cruttenden Jr., & Langlll PATRICK J. Stearns 6s Co. CUNNINGHAM, BERNARD Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sheerin & Co., Indianapolis Stone GEORGE Goodbody & Co. DAHLIN, & DAVIDSON, HOWARD L. McDougal & Condon, Inc. DAY, W. JAMES Aubrey G. Lanston & Co., Inc. F. S. L. ANTHONY dePERSIO, Bank FITZSIMONS, GEORGE H. Hentz & Co. Moseley & Co. M. Chicago A. De YOUNG, De Grand DOYLE, Rapids, Mich. FULLER, William JOHN ROBERT Doyle, DOYLE, Doyle, O'Connor & Co. LEO J. O'Connor GALE, Co. F. GEORGE Allyn and Company, Incorporated F. B. LANGILL, BANFORD Langlll 6s Co. Weld & Co. (Continued page on 34) of At Tour Service Chicago ... A. Co. Nuveen 6s DONALD J. Allyn and Company, Inc. C. Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc. Jr., JOHN J. Moseley 6s Co. S. J. HALLFORD, L. 40 6s Co. Chapman Farwell, New York 5 Exchange Place HAMMELL, ELMER W. ALFRED HARMET. A. P. NY 1-1825 & 1-1826 HAnover 2-0270 Taylor & Co. Stuart 6s Co. Inc. GALLAGHER, JAMES A. Harmet 6s Co. A. HARRELL, WILLIAM R. Inc. Reynolds & Co. 6s JOHN T. GAMON, Co. First The RICHARD Bank National First HACK, WILLIAM A. A. Fuller 6s Co. McDougal & Condon, DUNNE, FINLEY P. Shillinglaw. Bolger DURKES, A. , & Co. C. LANE, WILLIAM H. Harris Trust & Savings Bank v H. JOHN GUILD, FRED 0. Halsey, The John SIDNEY JOSEPH T. William A. Fuller 6s Co. Co. Young-Tornga Republic Investment Company, Inc. LANE, ROBERT W. Incorporated GORDON D. Henke & Co. GRIGSBY, WILLIAM & KRENSKY, Jr., ARTHUR M. H. GREENBERG, MORRIS Hallgarten & Co. Swift, FULLER, NEIL Weeks & FLYNN, CORNELIUS E. The Ndrthern Trust Company Weis S. KRELL, ROBERT B. Bacon, Whipple 6s Co. Co. Co. KING, THOMAS E. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. I STAR C. Moseley & Co. KOERNER, FRANCIS A. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. White, Milwaukee, Wis. GREGORY, FRIEDMAN, LEONARD Boettcher and Company Jr., FREDERICK V. Republic Investment Company, Inc. DEVOLL, J. GRIER, Irving 6s Incorporated (Associate) CLYDE H. & Co., KOENIG, PHILIP F. C. F. Childs and Company F. Brothers Taylor & OTTO J., Jr. Marshall Company, The KENNEY, Corporation Louisville, Ky. Co., FLETCHER, DONALD T. William Blair 6s Company FREEMAN, Byllesby and Company, Incorporated Stern Becker G. KOCH, WILLIAM C. 6s Tracy, Inc. JOHN KEITH. KING. Bond GREEN, LEONARD Sills, Fairman & Harris, of DETMER. JOHN F. H. A. Co. KERR. WILLIAM D. Bacon, Whipple & Co. WILLIAM Hornblower E. GERALD First National The KIPP, JOHN D. Investment GREEN, ARTHUR A. Shearson, Hammill & Co. & Linn FITZGERALD, Co. KEHOE, THOMAS GRATZA, ARTHUR W. FENTON, Rodman Kneeland Rogers Bankers The GLEN A. DARFLER, KEGLEY, EDWARD Los Angeles Co., Securities Corporation American HENRY A. Webster Securities & GRAHAM, FELLEGI, JULES I Farwell, Chapman 6s Co. E. & A. ■ CUNNINGHAM, JAMES W.' Reynolds & Co. Weedon Larry Pulliam, KEEGAN, BERNARD R. Hickey 6s Co., Inc. GOTT, EARLE C. Goodbody & Co. FEIL, PETER V. Langlll 6s Co. : ' JAMES E. Sills, Fairman & Harris, Incorporated GORDER, M. FAUST, JOHN N. Kidder, Peabody 6s Co. J. Greenebaum GOODWIN, ARTHUR E. Byllesby and Company, Incorporated H. Mrs. KEARNS, HUGH T. Co. 6s & F. FARRELL, CUMMINGS, Bear, D. Thomas Co. 6s FRANK X. Stearns & Co. . KANT, HERBERT H. GOODMAN, WILLIAM D. Freehllng, Meyerhoff & Co. ROY * FALVEY, J. CUMMINGS, Bear, Bache - Mr. GOODMAN, JOHN W. Reynolds & Co. Co. CHARLES CULLEN. : .. Thomson 6s McKinnon EUSTICE, WALTER W. • GOLDEN, GEORGE T. Stein, Roe & Farnham du Pont & Co. ERZBERGER, ELMER W. Smith, Burrls 6s Co. \ CRUTTENDEN, WALTER W. . Francisco GLOSSER, EARL C. CHARLES E. Francis I. - GIESEN, ELMER J. David A. Noyes 6s Co. Co. WILLIAM C. 1 8s Co., Milwaukee, Wis. ENYART, Co. & San ELWELL, W. Co. & Incorporated, any, EGNER, ADOLPH C. Shearson, Hammill & COUTTS, RONALD M. John California First Egan, R. HARVEY Devine J. F. Brothers, Harriman & Co. CORNELIUS, C. John Mrs. & ' 33 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Number National Bank of Chicago S. American National Bank Company of Chicago & GAVIN, Trust JOSEPH J. Goodbody 6s Co. CARL A. HARTWIG, . FIRM TRADING MARKETS FOR Oorman. Peck & Co. Link, HAYS, EDDE K. Central Republic Co. BANKS... BROKERS... HEALY, WILLIAM B. David A. Noyes & Co. HERMAN, The Have you tried the New Jersey market? FRANK First National Bank of Fanner Wires Philadelphia Chicago Reynolds & Co. Republic Investment Co. Inc. J. RICHARD Kneeland Fabrics, Inc. Inc. Hlokey 6s Co., HICKEY, Lea Direct Chicago HICKEY, Jr., MATTHEW J. INSTITUTIONS Co. 6s HIRSCHBERG, EDWARD A. Greenebaum Investment Co. Manufacturing Company HITCHCOCK, JAMES E. Cruttenden Federal Electric Products 6s Co. WILLIAM G. •' Co., San Antonio, HOBBS, Rusa Tex. 6s M. THEODORE HOELCK, McC<2?mick & Co. CUNNINGHAM & CO. GEORGE W. 225 EAST BROAD WESTFIELD, Ernst CHARLES 6s Co. We HOFER, RAYMOND STREET NEW HOFER, are Ernst 6s Co. JERSEY HOLT. LESTER H. Eastman, Dillon 6s Co. BELL SYSTEM TWX TELEPHONE WESTFIELD WSFD NJ 126 2-6322 HORACEK, First BUYERS OF BUSINESSES A. JEAN Securities Company Chicago of HORDER, EARL R. Halsey, 8tuart & Co. Inc. and HUMMEL, GEORGE F. First Securities Company HUNTER. Lee WILLIAM ■ S. BLOCKS OF STOCKS Higginson Corporation HUTCHINSON. HERBERT A. GUARDIAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION A Bought • Sold Dealers and Underwriters of Nuveen Capital Stock Mercantile Brokers and Dealers E. National Bank ROBERT Inc. Witter & Co. JOHNSON, FREDERICK F. Member Notionol Associotion JOHNSON, WHITEHALL 3-3388 Teletype NY 1-1965 Barcus, Kindred 6s 70 Wall First Boston Street, New Inc. York 5, N. Y. Co. Telephone TOGE V. WHitehall 44540 Corp. JONES, WBLLARD C. Aubrey G. Lanston KANE. Hill, Thompson & Co., W. CO. The YORK 4, N. Y. Inquiries Invited from JACOBSON, R. DONALD Smith, Burrls 6c Co. of Securities Deolers, Inc. 30 BROAD STREET. NEW Co. JAMES, WILLIAM E. Halsey, Sttuart 6s Co., Dean Batkiri 8s FRANK JACOBSON. JANSHOFF, &• Co. ISAACS, MILTON J. Straus, Blosser & McDowell Quoted • & IMPEY, ROBERT W. John COMMON STOCK Hutchinson McMaster of of Chicago 6s Co., Inp, VINCENT T. Smith, Burrls A Oo, nr ■ IMIIMIIUIMMMMmiMMniKlM"'""""""""" THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 34 Mr. & Mrs. & Mr. F, McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Reuss & Co., New York City; George V. Hunt, McLaughlin, Reuss & Co., New York City John Mrs. Mr. Mac Bond Traders Club of Chicago JAMES Northern Geyer H. Kneeland LaPAK, & LEE. ARTHUR D. & RAYMOND LEE. F. • Ellis Blunt Simmons & JOSEPH M. M: Daniel Rice F. and Company William LA LAWRENCE ROCCO, Lamson Bros. C. Spink & Co. Miller, LILLIG, LAWLOR. Jr., Hornblower LEASON, Leason LEASON, Leason & & Weeks Co., H. A. Harrison MARSHALL, & Co. LINDER, EVAR L. Paine, Webber, Jackson G. LONGSTAFF. Co., Inc. HARVEY & Carter WILLIAM J. HARVEY EDWARD Rogers GLEN LYNCH, & E. MATZ. Inc. L. & Co. & REYNOLDS, Co. McCOTTER, DONALD C. Lee Higginson Corporation F. S. Moseley "■ SECURITY DEALERS F. Yantis S. McGREEVY, Bache R. PROMPT — Glore, & RING, & James J. We clear for dealers New York - Cleveland. Chicago - «IO. U. y PAT Loans and Securities De¬ - Salomon RYAN, & Company Teletype: CV 240. MILLER, CHARLES M. Largest MILLER, SAUL R. Miller, Spink & Co., Bank 6ILBERMAN, NATHAN M. Straus, Blosser & McDowell Fuller & Rogers & Tracy, Inc. The First MOELMANN, EDWIN J. Hallgarten & Co. David A. Co. & J. Inc. Noyes & Co. JOSEPH SMOLE, C. , , A. The First National Bank Co. of Chicago SORENSON, OLAF A. D. MOREY Fahnestock National Bank Leason of Chicago & Co. WILLIAM SPANIER, SAMUEI. & Co., Inc. SPARKS, ALLEN K. SADLER, FRED ». Sadler M. GEORGE W. SMITH, M. & RICHARD Weld & Co. White, A. Co. W. Simmons & SKEPNEK, Jr., PAUL Straus, Blosser & McDowell SACHNOFF, Inc. Ellis SINCLAIR, Hutzler GERALD A. SACHNOFF. Mullaney, Wells & Company Ohio's Inc. A. & ARTHUR Cruttenden Of#. partment. Swift, Henke & Co. Reynolds & Co. Blunt MERTON Jr., William SACCO, W. SIMMONS, RICHARD Stuart & Halsey. & Co. Harrison BRADFORD SHERWOOD. DONALD B. J. Harris, & Bros. RUSSELL, HENRY P. Blair CLARKE ROOB, EDWARD MIEHLS, DON G. William SHAW, Hickey & Co., Inc. MEYER, JULIEN L. MEYERS, Carter H. Wis. ROGERS, JOHN C. McNulty & Company Goldman, Sachs & Co. Address SHALES, GLENN S. Milwaukee, Company, Fairman Company, Byllesby and Incorporated Sills, Fairman & Harris, Inc. Salomon Bros. & Hutzler Pittsburgh - H. M. ROBINSON, ELDRIDGE Co. MELL, HERMAN G. Smith, Barney & Co. in SENNOTT, WILLIAM J. HERBERT A. Sills, Jr., WILLIAM J. Aurora, 111. SELLERS, PAUL A. The Illinois Company Inc. Thomson & McKInnon McHUGH, JOHN D. CLEARINGS & ROBERTSON, Co. Forgan Co., Inc., SCOTT, MORTIMER W. Scott & Wyandt, Incorporated LEO & First National SCHWANZ, F, DAVID Schwanz & Company, Inc. Co., P. WILLIAM T. Riley W. Incorporated Co., The Chicago M. Rice & Co. RILEY, Co. JOHN A. & McGREGOR, SPECIALIZED & GEORGE of RICE, ROBERT M. McFARLANE, LAURENCE B. McGHIE. Jr., T. Emerich Ames. FRANK J. Bank of Chicago SCHUERINGS, G. & * > Co. CLARENCE R. Barclay Investment Company Company EDWARD Company GIRARD SCHOLZ, REVELL, RAYMOND F. White, Weld & Co. ERNEST A. Cruttenden Emerich Ames, RENIER. F. Wayne Hummer & REED, ROY S. Co. & Co. SCHOETTLER, Securities First Milwaukee T. Rothschild & T. Company RANDALL, RALPH H. Company, CHARLES F. MAYER, Bennett WILLIAM Marshall Illinois G. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. SCHMITZ, JOHN F. Daniel F. Rice and RAMING. H. PHILIP Glore, Forgan & Co. HENRY T. Doyle, O'Connor & Co. RALPH S. Tracy, The MATHEWS, Curtis & PHILIP A. James Inc. The SAWERS, ARTHUR R. Chesley & Co. SCHEUER, CHARLES Hutchinson FRED RAHN, F. Co. MARR, LAWRENCE N. Ames, Emerich & Co., Inc. Inc. Co. & Co. P. HENRI McMaster Incorporated JEROME & & A. Swift, Henke <fc Co. PULVER, Fuller A. Harriman JOHN P. POLLICK, L. Byllesby and Company, MARQUARDT, LIENING, EDWARD Mrs. SANDBERG, LAWRENCE Norris & Kenly W. GEORGE ROBERT Cruttenden & Co. Incorporated Co., MAHER, RAYMOND A. A. C. Allyn & Company, Sachs & Co. Goldman, Co. & Mr. Welch, Sincere and Company, Chicago; Hammell, Taylor & Co., Chicago Brothers Brown Company Incorporated LANNAN, J. PATRICK H. PODESTA, MAGEE, MARTIN ROSTER OF MEMBERS Edward PETRIE, H. Trust MADARY, HARRY (Continued from page 83) Mrs. Elmer W. LEAN, The & October 8, 195J Thursday, F. Co. A. Carlton & Co. MOFFAT, DONALD L. C. F. Chllds and Company MONTGOMERY, THOMAS R. Glore, Forgan & Co. We pleased to ure MOON, RUSSELL F. Shearson, Hammlll announce & Co. CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL MORRIS, ORION that have we now started our Continental 32nd year Trust at the same address ivith the firm same name MORTON, The and the same Co. business IN UNLISTED of National FRED SECURITIES G. Company HOWARD C. & Co. | Members Nat'l Members New ESTABLISHED 1922 Association York of Security Securities Dealers DIgby 4-6320 42 & HOURWICH MULLER, DONALD R. Harris, Upham & Co. JOHN J. O'KflNE JR. & CO. i Wis. McMaster Hutchinson SECURITIES Bank Chicago Milwaukee Milwaukee, MORTON. SPECIALISTS Illinois NEW SECURITY DEALERS YORK ASSOCIATION MURI'IIY, ROBERT A. Blair, Rollins & Co., Incorporated Dealers 27 WILLIAM NELSON, HARRY L. Blyth & Co., Inc. Association Broadway, N. Y. CO. Members MURPHY, JAMES H. Dempsey-Tegeler Co. HEW YORK 5, N. Y. STREET WHitehall 44185 NELSON, WILLIAM A. Bear, Stearns & Co. Bell System Teletype NY 1-2815 NEWELL, EDWARD F. Langill & Co. NEWPART, CHRIS. J. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane NIEBUHR, Leason MARKETS in ALL and Co., Inc. SPECIALISTS Inc. O'BRIEN, EDWIN P. Sincere BANK > LOWELL & NORTON, LAWRENCE H. Remer, Mitchell <fc Reitzel. and Company O'CONNOR, HUGH J. Betts, Borland & Co. INSURANCE I N ' OLDERSHAW, HALLOCK B. Blyth & Co., Inc. STOCKS O'ROURKE, J. P. JOHN O'Rourke Uranium Securities P. & Co. O'ROURKE, Jr., JOHN P. J. P. O'Rourke PARKER. EDWIN L. TATRO COMPANY 50 Telephone DIgby 4-2420 c. PECK, & ARTHUR Falrman PEARSON, W. BROADWAY, NEW YORK 4, N. Y. Teletype: NY 1-3430 Sills, Co. W. & Harris, Inc. TELLIER & CO. DON C. Gibson EDGAR W. C. Gibson & Co. 1 A. EXCHANGE PL., Telephone DElaware 3-3801 Direct BALTIMORE — BOSTON — Telephone HARTFORD: PERRIGO, ENTERPRISE 7846 CHARLES Hornblower PETERSON, Kidder, & Jr., JERSEY CITY 2, N. J. & Co. R. GEORGE Peabody & Co. N. Y. Phone DIgby 4-4500 Teletype J Cy 3887 Weeks A, i \ THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number * Vr • Frank C. White, National Quotation Bureau, Inc., San Francisco; Elmer L. Weir, J. Barth Francisco; Tom Price, McAndrew «£ Co., Incorporated, San Francisco San STEFFES, JAMES W. Swift, Henke & Co. WEBER, STEPHENS, DONALD B. WELCH, EDWARD H. Cruttenden & A. Co. G. WARREN J. Mr. Co., & The First National Bank of Chicago and Company Incorporated STEWART, JOHN C. The First Boston Corporation WERNECKE. RICHARD A. STONER, HARLEY H. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. WIERENGA, RICHARD Smith, Barney & Co. WORTMAN, STRAIT, WALTER L. WILKIN, JOHN N. WOUK, THEODORE E. Swift, Henke & Ames, Co. Baker, STRAUS, FREDERICK W. Straus, Blosser & McDowell Rice F. & Walsh & WOOLARD, FRANCIS C. Kneeland Inc. Co., G. Company Weeden & National Aurora, 111. Bank of Chicago A. Jr., A. Woolfolk The RAYMOND W. Remer, Mitchell & Reitzel, Inc. Co. Company WILLIAM Incorporated National Villere & J. MINETREE, JOS. P. Steiner, Rouse & Co. WEIL, JOS. H. MORSE, RICHARD WEIL, Well Investment C. in New Investment Co. Friedrichs and Labouisse, Friedrichs and Company WHALEN, J. THOMAS Howard, Weil, Company Inc. WHEELER, Wheeler MACRERY B. & Woolfolk, Inc. RODDY, WOOD, TORNGA, HERMAN DeYoung-Tornga Co. SANFORD, J. B. TRITSCHLER, Reynolds TRUE, White. Mich. Schwelckhardt FRED shober & ZOLLINGER, Scharff Company & M. Jr., JOHN Jones, Inc. J. G. Co. & EDWARD Meulen JOHN & Weeden & Wis. ^ Co. Secretary-Treasurer: C. Homer Kees, Ducournau & Kees. National Committeemen: Wm. Perry Brown, Members of the New York Stock Exchange Newman, Brown & Co., Inc.; Arthur J. Keenan, St. Denis J. Villere & Co. THOMPSON M. Allyn and Company, Inc. WALKER, Pflugfelder & Rust Vice-President: John J. Zollinger, Jr., Scharfj & Jones, Inc. W. Co., Racine, WAHLQUlST, GEORGE R. WAKELEY. Weil, Labouisse, Fried¬ President: G. Shelby Friedrichs, Howard, richs & Company. V. Co. & Nuveen MEULEN, John J. Zollinger, Jr. Shelby Friedrichs C. Harry O. Valleau & Co. C. Woolfolk Co. E. Simpson VALLELY. A. ROBERT Co. VALLEAU, HARRY O. Ver FRANK B. Smith-Wood P. JAMES Webber, John & M. WOOLFOLK, Sanford & SCHWEICKHARDT, ERWIN Co. Rogers & Tracy, Inc. Ver Hattier A. Inc. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane UNGEHER, VACHA, E. & Jones, ALEXANDER & CHAS. Merrill JAMES Scharff GEORGE R. & Orleans Co. RAPIER. EDWARD D. McCormick New OGDEN, FRED N. Glore, Forgan & Co. TORREY, New Co. WEIL, Jr., WALTER H. Howard, Weil, Labouisse, LESTER J. Rapids, in ROSWELL J. Weil TORGERSON, FRANK 8. Link, Gorman, Peck & Co. Grand Bank ERNEST C. Denis WILLEM, MICHEL A. Beer & Company THORSEN, F. A. Whitney National Bank of St. NUSLOCH, GEORGE H. Nusloch, Baudean & Smith and Company, Hibernia VILLERE, W. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane NEWMAN, MORRIS W. Newman, Brown & Co., H. JAMES Orleans NEWMAN, LEON Kohlmeyer & Co. Security Traders Association Shober THIBODEAUX, PAUL J. Orleans New Orleans & LAWRENCE STOUSE, M. CHARLES Merrill Tegtmeye*»*& -Co. Allyn SMART, National American Bank of New Orleans ROBERT J. C. KINGSTON, WALTER D. W. D. Kingston & Co. Newman, Brown & Co., Inc. The National Bank of Commerce & Carter H. Harrison & Co. TERO, SHOBER, JOHN B. MANION, YOUNG, SWIECH, STANLEY Stanley Swiech and Company Wm. H. SCRANTON, JACK Barrow, Leary & Co., Shreveport SWANSON, KNUTE G. TEGTMEYER, KERRIGAN, JOHN E. Newman, Brown & Co., Inc. KINGSBURY, J. W. Jackson, Miss. LOUQUE, WM. N. SUNDELL, ROY B. Julien Collins Caughlin, Edward J. Caughlin & Co., Philadelphia; Oetjen, McGinnis & Company, New York City Mr. Henry & LEARY, WYANDT, OWEN H. Scott & Wyandt, Incorporated Langill & Co. WILLIAMS, ROBERT C. The First National Bank of Chicago GLEN R. R. Wortman & Co., CHAPIN N. Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. WILLIAMS, GEORGE P. and Mrs. Edward J. WRIGHT, Rogers & Tracy, Inc. STRONG, ORVILLE H. Co. & The First Co. WILLIAMS, ANDREW R. \ STRAUSS, ROBERT Daniel Emerich & Mrs. WOLF, LEONARD J. A. G. Becker & Co. 35 i, WINTERHALTER, LEROY F. Becker & Co., Incorporated Sincere .**■' Alternates: Gilbert Hattier, Jr., White, Hattier & Sanford; G. Price 61 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 6, N. Y. Crane, Arnold & Crane. FRED M. Chesley & Co. WALLACE, RICHARD J. Doyle, O'Connor & (Members O'Connor in New Orleans unless otherwise ADAMS. &' Co. LEON Nusloch, ALVIS, and Arnold Smith Jackson, Telephone BOwling Green 9-4900 Miss. H. WILSON ARNOLD, Baudean' & LESTER Comany, A. Alvis indicated) Co. WAUCHOP, RAYMOND C. Doyle, ROSTER OF MEMBERS - & Curtis Paine, Webber, Jackson WALSH, THOMAS D. & Crane BOUCHE, LOUIS J. White, Hattier & Sanford BREAUD, Jr., J. CHARLES Newman, Brown & Co., Inc. New Issue BROWN, WM. PERRY Newman, Brown & Co., G. CRANE, Inc. PRICE Arnold & Crane For DANE, HAROLD CORPUS CHRISTI REFINING COMPANY Banks, Brokers and Dealers John Dane DANE, JOHN DE LA & Co. FRANCIS DOYLE, FOREIGN CLAUDE Derbes (Par Value 10 Cents Per Share) Crane & DERBES, 820,000 Shares Common Stock . VERGNE, J. H. Arnold C. SECURITIES National Bank of Commerce in New The Orleans DUCOURNAU, JAC. P. Kees Ducournau & Price $L50 Per Share FEIBLEMAN, T. T. JEFF Company J. Feibleman & FRIEDRICHS, G. SHELBY Howard, Well, Labouisse, Friedrichs and Company JEREMY GLAS, R. Glas & HARDY, Prospectus relating to the stock of Corpus Christi Refining may 52 Wall Street Equitable DIgby 4-8040 KEENAN, St. ■ " KEES, C. Securities Corp. ARTHUR J. Denis J. Villere HOMER Kees Ducournau & York Stock 120 BROADWAY NEW YORK 5, Exchange WORTH 4-5300 TELETYPE NY 1-2525 N. Y. LONDON: HAWLEY, JACKSON A. New York 5, N. Y. New Pierce, Fenner & Beane HATTIER, Jr., GILBERT White, Hattier & Sanford V1CKERS BROTHERS Com¬ be obtained from the undersigned. pany Members T. Merrill Lynch, common MODEL, ROLAND & STONE Company FORD 20-24 Private <Sa Co. NORTHGATE HOUSE " MOOREGATE, LONDON, E. C. Teletype to London, 2. England »j(- i« i Thursday, October 8, THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 36 Mr. Mrs. & Lex Jolley, Robinson-Humphrey The Company, Inc., Atlanta, and Malinda & Josef Mr. C. Pacific Phillips, M. M. Freeman & Co., Inc.; Rubin Hardy, The First Boston Corporation; John M. Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Co.; Robert McCook, Hecker & Co.; Wallace H. Runyan, Hemphill, Noyes & Co.; Joseph E. Smith, Newburger & Co. Investment Traders Association Of Mrs. Jolley Philadelphia JOSEPH DORSEY, members of Governing Board elected September 30th, new but names National not available at press were Committeemen: time.) CHARLES DOWNS, Oakes & Smith, E. Newburger & Co. E. Company FORREST DUBLE, & Co. H. i Jr., RUSSELL M. ERGOOD, Stroud Co.; John M. Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Co.; Charles L. Wallingford, H. M. Byllesby and Company, Incorporated; R. Victor Mosley, Stroud & Company, Incorporated; George J. Muller, Janney & Joseph R. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Parrish (Ten ' Seattle Company, Northwest & Company, Incorporated CHARLES EULER, Euler J. Hart & FAHRIG, Jr., Reynolds HARRY & Colket Penington, Harold F. Scattergood, Boenning & Co.; Henry C. Welsh, Jr., Lilley & Co.; William J. McCullen, Hendricks & M. September 30,. 1953: Expires: Took Office: October 1, 1953; Term September 30, 1954. & ROSTER OF MEMBERS Chas. L. Wallingford Edgar A. Christian Joseph R. Dorsey H. A. Riecke & Inc. Co., ANDERSON, TOWNSEND Bioren Lewis LEWIS Ripley 8s Incorporated Co., AYRES, PERCY Merrill Lynch, BAILEY, JR., ,§ i/ George Pierce, Fenner 8s Beane A. GEORGE LEONARD Weld BARBER, W. Co. & Son & F. P. JOHN Ristine CRAM, BENDER, Charles L. Wallingford, H. M. Byllesby and Company, ^resident: Incorporated. J. Joseph R. Dorsey, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, , Second Vice-President: Edgar A. Christian, Stroud & Company, Incorporated. Samuel M. Kennedy, Yarnall & Co. Charles J. Brennan, Blyth & Co., Inc.; Schmidt, Poole, Roberts & Parke; John P. Kidder, Peabody & Co.; Albert H. Fenstermacher, Governors: Robert Brooks, Dempsey, & SAMUEL BORTNER, Hallowell, H. & BROOKS, Blair, J. DICK, DOERR. Co. Henry <B>. Trading Department Invites Your Inquiries On All Rhode Island Securities Co. Blyth IOWN, LLOYD B. L. Wright 8s GEORGE A. Webster Open-end Phone to Boston — Lafayette 3-0610 Co., CALL, THOMAS Lilley & Co. The Established 1900 NEW YORK & AMERICAN MIDWEST STOCK STOCK EXCHANGE Inc. CAMPBELL, ROBERT J. The First Boston & HARRIS, RUSSELL A. Inc. HARRISON, HART, LEWIS 8s Co. C. & Hart HEFFELFINGER, HARRY L. Samuel K. HENSHAW, First CRAIG HESS, JOHN E. WILLIAM Woodcock, TELEPHONE UNION 1-4000 HEWARD, Hess & Co., bell teletype pr 43 Sherrerd RICHARD Plymouth Cordage Co. Electric Controller & Mfg. Co. Arthur G. Chapman Valve Mfg. Co. McKee & Co. Scovill Manufacturing Co. Ludlow Mfg. Nicholson File Co. Stanley Works & Sales Co. R. & We distribute buf do not trade these issues. Others with similar records are always of interest to us. Co. I DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO NEW YORK. ST. LOUIS, BRIDGEPORT. HARTFORD AND WHITE PLAINS OFFICES A. J. ALBERT J. Caplan 8s Co. & „ ; , CAROTHERS, Jr., JOHN C. H. M. Byllesby and Company, Incorporated CARSON, Rambo, Inc. Janney 8s Co. Corp. (ASSOC.) PROVIDENCE 3, R. I. change JAMES Butcher & A. Stoc M. Service) HEWARD, Inc. Co. Corporation Phila.-Baltimore (Armed First Boston Phillips & WILLIAM Securities HEPPE, Corp. Co. Co., R. F. B. WILLIAM & GEORGE ROBERT CAPLAN, 15 WESTMINSTER ST. Co. Corp. Company, Incorporated CANTWELL, JOHN Walston Crouter 8s Bodine FAVORITE ISSUES IN OUR CUSTOMER PORTFOLIOS Henry B. Warner & Co. EXCHANGES JOSEPH Close 8s R. Kerner, & Beane Incorporated Inc. GRANT CAMPBELL, CHARLES J. Dawkins, Waters & Co., Stroud & Fenner Nj Company, D. CAMPION, RICHARD MEMBERS ROBERT S. Janney & Co. G. H. Walker & Co. Inc. Company HARDY, RUBIN Co. C. Dick Co. DORSEY, Dougherty & Co. CAMPBELL, A. 8s DONOVAN, ROBERT F. ROBERT Arthur and Montgomery, Scott & Co. E. Jr., JOHN H. Rollins & Co., Inc. Dolphin BROWN, J. DORSEY nJ. Dorsey Brown & Co., Baltimore BURGESS, Kuch DeHaven & Townsend, Co. DOLPHIN, LEO M. A. Schmidt, Poole, Roberts & Parke Our Inc. Laird, Bissell & Meeds American Securities Warner & G. Co., Eastman, Dillon 8s Co. WILLIAM JR., Lewis N. BENJAMIN BROOKS, G. Euler Co. WILLIAM 8s WM. HAGER, MALVIN R. Eastman, Dillon & Co. BRENNAN, CHARLES Blyth & Co., Inc. Meter M. HAINES, FRANCIS J. W. H. Newbold's Son Riecke 8s Co., DERRICKSON, & ROBERT DEMPSEY, JOHN P. Kidder, Peabody & F. BROCK, ALEXANDER B. Biddle, Whelen & Co. RHODE ISLAND SECURITIES A. BRADLY, CHARLES C. Drexel Van GRIFFITHS, W. LAWRENCE & Sulzberger DENNEY, BRITTON, Hlscox, GOODMAN, B. C. Rambo, Close & Kerner, Inc. Co. Clark E. GREEN, HARRY Merrill Lynch, Pierce, DAVIS, EDMUND J. Jones, Miller & Company W. Dana CHARLES GREENE, Co. BRADBURY, JOHN L. Dolphin & Co. E. GESING, 8s WALTER Sherrerd & Harper & Turner, DAVIS, ALBERT J. H. JR., ALFRED BRACHER, ^ GORMAN, FRANK J. HARRY & Incorporated J. DARBY, DONALD W. Co. Stein Bros. & Boyce & P. Co. JR. Harrison Dillon Company, Cluett Burton, Butcher Dackerman C. DAFFRON, BOWERS, THOMAS A. Secretary: James G. Mundy, Stroud & Company, Incorporated. of Harry Co. Eastman, Yarnall G. H. BOOTHBY, Jr., WILLARD S. Fenner & Beane. Board HERBERT & & M. Co. B. FRANK GEMENDEN, CHAUNCEY DACKERMAN. Armed Service Drexel Co. HAROLD Kennedy & Co. Co. BODINE, PAUL W. First Vice-President: Treasurer: & & FOX, HOLSTEIN DcHAVEN A. C. Wood, Jr. & Co. CUNNINGHAM, J. Bender BLIZZARD, & Stroud & ARTHUR Arthur JOHN Clark JAMES Brooke Inc. GABLE, ALBERT G. CUMMINGS, JOSEPH Reynolds & Co. Samuel M. Kennedy 2nd, W. Stroud Wurts, Dulles & Co. Co. Co., D. Sparks & Co. FOG ARTY, H. G. & & WALTER FOARD, ALLAN CORSON, SPENCER L. Elklns, Morris & Co. BELL, WILLIAM James G. Mundy E. Incorporated Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane COMPTON, GEORGE S. Compton & Wharton Co. BARNES, JOSEPH O. Kennedy & Co. BARTON, & COLWELL, NEWTON B. Newbold's H. Company, COLFER, LAWRENCE J. Rufus Waples 8s Co. Walston M. Yeatman FLYNN, COLLINS, Jr., JOHN T. (Honorary) Co. & ' BAILEY, White, & Co. (Honorary) 8s Co. COLLINS, JOHN PATRICK Bailey A. Caughlin J. CHRISTIAN, JOHN Janney & Co. EUGENE Harriman Edward Stroud Armstrong 8s Co. ARNOLD, EDWARD J. & H. Inc. S. FLEMING, GEORGE N. Geo. N. Fleming & Co. CAUGHLIN, CHRISTIAN, EDGAR A. Co. & ARMSTRONG, J. J. C. W. Co.. FREDERICK Nash Suplee, Co. ALBERT 8s EDWARD FIXTER, J. RAYMOND T. Freeman N. FITCH, Elected: ALLEN, M. FISCHER, H. Eastwood. H. Co. FANT, JOHN FITZSIMONS FENSTERMACHER, Alternates: Inc. ..CARTER, Jr., FREDERIC P. DeHaven & Townsend, Crouter & Bodine 1953 E. W. SNYDER & CO. 120 E. Washington St. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Convention THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number & Mrs. Robert W. HISCOX, ARTHUR G. Hiscox, Van Inc. Lilley HOERGER, CHARLES E. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane love, E. MANEELY, MANN, NEVIN L. Charles McATEE, F. Wood & Hecker Co. St McCULLEN, JOHN National Yarnall Sheridan (Honorary) Bureau FREDERICK Paul Bogan Haven & W. Co., St Weeks KLINGLER, KNAPP, Wurts, St Crouter St JOHN and B. Company, Incorpo¬ St The DONALD First Incorporated RANDOLPH, JOSEPH McNAMEE, ALFRED S. Dulles & Co. A. JOHN Woodcock, Drexel & MEANEY, THOMAS J. E. THOMAS KRUG, Bioren St MILBURN, B. Hecker Co. MORLEY, FRANK MORRIS, Stroud St Compton J. Company, JOHN Hess Eastman, A. L. RAYMOND Co., C. San WHITLEY, FRANK L. Francisco; GEO. Kennedy & H. Low H. Inc. Company, F. Wilson, GEORGE C. C. Collings St Co., C. Co. MORRISSEY, M. F. Penlngton, Colket St Co. F. LA Ristine P. RASH, W. E. WOOD, 2nd, RICHARD Aspden, Robinson St Co. Wright, Wood & Co. St St Co. MOSLEY, R. St Stroud Co. ROBERT Miller RUDOLPH, Inc. VICTOR Company, Incorporated RUNYAN, MULLER, GEORGE J. Janney St Co. ST. C. Klrkland & Grubbs JOSEPH Jenks, LAWRIE, WILLIAM N. First Securities Corporation MUNDY, JAMES G. Stroud & Company, LESCURE, JAMES H. W. H. Newbold's Sons MURPHY, JOHN A. Reynolds St Co. & Co. WALLACE Hemphill, H. E. J. Sailer St The Co. Bankers Butcher & Sherrerd SCATTERGOOD, HAROLD F. Incorporated Boenning St C. Boston; Southwest (New York) Hole: Tie: One Hole— William Patten, on York George Reuss Hunt, New Egan, First City.^ Securities Corp. WALTER Blind , Bogey: Jack California Co., San Francisco; K. liam J. Burke, ZUBER, ETHAN G. May & Inc., Boston. Suplee, Yeatman St Company, Inc. SCHULER, The RUSSELL C. Boston Corp. First PERRY N. SELHEIMER, MARKETS for Dealers everywhere First Securities SERVICE, E. Battles We Industrial-Utility Insurance - Bank particularly invite inquiries in: HARDWARE SPRING ASSOCIATED CONN. LT. POWER & Municipal EMHART LANDERS Securities MFG. HARTFORD NEW F. CO. ELECT. & LIGHT C. Corporation Merrill SMITH, 1891 ARNOLD Company, CHARLES Lynch, your AMERICAN CONNECTICUT POWER State & SHAW, St SOUTH'N NEW Pierce, JOSEPH Fenner & Beane E. Newburger & Co. HARRY SNYDER, Yarnall St STREET, B. UNDERWRITERS Co. PHILLIPS CO. ENG. TEL. COBURN & MlDDLEBROOK B. SULZBERGER, Hollowell, SUPLEE, GEORGE Yeatman A. TALCOTT, N. Y. Tel. DIgby 4-6713* Niantic Norwich Worcester Boston Tel. HUbbard 2-3780* Manchester, Ct. •Direct Hartford-New Boston DISTRIBUTORS W. Chas. W. Scranton Co. & Co. Members New York Stock Exchange Z. St Company, Providence Springfield, Mass. Portland, Me. W. Wardsboro, Yt. TERRELL, York-Boston' 'Phones THOMAS, F. P. TILGE, Inc. NEW HAVEN St Co., Inc. New York REctor 2-9377 • Bell Teletype NH 194 Co. CLAYTON St H. Co. Danbury ROY C. Ristine St LEWIS H. Hemphill, 7 Taggart RAYMOND L. St Drexel Reynolds New Haven • S Sulzberger & Co. WILLIAM Suplee, Charles Trumbull Street at Pearl Teletype HF 464 DEALERS TAGGART, CHARLES A. INCORPORATED New York • First Boston Corporation SUNSTEIN, JR., LEON Gerstley, Sunstein St Bell 1953 P. VEEDER-ROOT Hartford Tel. 7-3261 Sixty-Second Year Inc. BRITAIN MACHINE RUSSELL MFG. 100 Our Noyes Co. St Co. Bridgeport New London Wil¬ Gannon, SCHREINER, WILLIAM McE. F. J. Morrissey St Co. CONNECTICUT First Co., & SCHAUFLER, CHARLES A. Schaffer, Necker St Co. Primary San A. Co. SCHAFFER, RUSSELL W. Schaffer, Necker St Co. One on Winton Jackson, Co., Dallas. McLaughlin, Company JOSEPH ZERRINGER, Score Booby Prize: HOWLE Wellington Steward, Higgins, Blyth & Company, Seattle; James Maguire, J. B. Maguire & Co., Inc., Co. Smith Co. ZELLER, RUDOLPH SANDER, W. YOUNG, JACKSON Score Lowest YEATMAN, Jr., POPE Suplee, Yeatman St Company, Inc. J. & Three-way YEAGER, WILLIAM F. Hecker St James Johnson Rahn, The Illinois Company, Chicago. / St Co. Noyes A. SAILER, mu¬ List): Fred YEATTS, ALBERT H. A. LAUT, MICHAEL a Blue Birdies: Highest D. Stroud St Company, Incorporated P. Company & the Francisco. WURTS, JOHN W. White, Weld & Co. Inc. MICHAEL J. Biddle, Whelen & Co. J. Morrissey St Co. Jones, ALLYN R. Hutton J. MORRISSEY, LAND, C. EDWARD FRANK Most Incor¬ ROSS, JOHN LAMB, (awarded to by Winton Jackson, First Southwest Company, Dallas. WILLIS, J. LESLIE Rollins & Co., man WILLIS, G. ALFRED J. M. Byllesby and Walter Walter Gorey, Gross nicipal COIT Blum, E. Co., Inc., San Co., San Francisco. Co. E. John Company, Ernest & — Johnson Francisco; California Slocumb C. Gorey Co. Bu¬ Team Wilson, Francisco; Brush, (cup given by Francisco San First WHITEHEAD, WILLIAM Camden, N. J. St Stone, Quotations Stewart, Higgins, Egan, porated & San James D. Schmidt, Poole, Roberts St Parke St Daily reau): & WILLIAMSON, ROGERS, H. WHITNEY Elkins, Morris St Co. A. Low Team Prize National Co. ROBINSON, ELLWOOD S. Blair, cago. Third Low Net: Ernest E. Wright & ALFRED Bioren RODGERS, JOSEPH E. & Wharton U. S. Army Incorporated Inc. IRWIN Dillon John Net: Stone, Moore & Co., Denver. Inc. B. Company, St CLIFFORD WILLARD RICE, Inc. Co. St LACHMAN, Jr., CARL Eastman, Dillon & Co. LAIRD, Fund, Wellington Co. Incor¬ Company, Company, Inc. WELSH, Jr., HENRY Lilley St Co. G. JOSEPH S. Miller & Co. Jones, and Low Clarke, John W. Clarke, Inc., Chi¬ L. Company, RENNEISEN, KNOB, WELLS, WISTER Incorporated L. St REMINGTON, Soliday St Co. Hopper, & Arthur REILLEY, Inc. CHARLES Co. Corporation Net: r;Pete KosterWilliston, Bruce & R. Second Inc. WELLER, JOHN F. WILLIAM Stroud Co., HENRY B. Henry B. Warner St Co., Inc. Co. Kerner, ROMEYN & Higgins, & Co., Portland. Byllesby WILLIAMS, M. Boston Co. Warner & Co. & Low J. mann, Lilley & Co. Yeatman Raffel First WILLIAM WARNER, Co., Inc. McLEAR, WALTER B. Woodcock, Hess St Co., F. Suplee, M. Swain Incorporated CHARLES Close QUINTARD, RAFFEL, McGARVEY, Jr., JOHN N. McLEAN, f Co. Company, Rambo, JAMES 3rd, Byllesby Martin KIELY, Jr., JERRY J. Stroud M. rated S. Townsend, & H. Stew- James porated C. & PREGGEMEIR, Co. Gross: Johnson San Francisco. WARNER, ALFRED S. SAMUEL K. Phillips St Co. Fahnestock St H. W. FRED Low art^Wilson, Co. WALLINGFORD, Jr., PniLLIS, Lynch Barney McFARLAND Inc. Bodine Baker, & m. McFADDEN, JOHN P. Smith, KETCHEM, WILLIAM De Paul Valley, Idaho First DAVID W. Henry B. Inc. EDWARD J. Phillips St K. Samuel St WALLACE, Inc. K. PHILLIPS, St VOORHEES, Company, PHILLIPS, J. William Mcdonald, Co. KERSLAKE, JOHN Wellington Fund, Camden, N. J. M. SAMUEL St St Sun Devine St Co. C. J. T. GORDON PFAU, Samuel Co. JOHN St Co., Incorporated VEITH, FRANK H. M. PARSLY, L. FULLER Parsly Bros. & Co., WILLIAM J. & Eastwood Hendricks B. Quotation KENNEDY, Co. Stroud McCULLOUGH, F. PARKER, JOHN E. H. A. Riecke & Co., Co. JOYCE, THOMAS J. Woodcock, Hess & Co., Inc. Boenning Schmidt, Poole, Roberts & Parke McCOOK, ROBERT JUSTICE, FLOYD E. Kidder, Peabody St KEARTON, PAIRMAN, Co. NSTA Golf Tournament Incorporated UNDERWOOD, J. FREDERICK Co. Drexel R. St McCAULLY, ARMOUR W. Hallowell, Sulzberger & Co. E. Peabody Kidder, R. Co. & GEORGE ALFRED Wright, St Co. & Co. , Harriman Ripley Company HENRY O'SHEA, McCANN, THOMAS J. Gerstley, Sunsteln & WILLIAM Ristine P. O'Brien Carr ROBERT A. Ripley St Co., St TYRRELL, LEO D. THOMAS O'ROURKE, Winners in the Co. Brothers Harriman TREVINE, ROY Inc. Dackerman C. Harry Sherrerd St McBRIDE, Inc. JOHN E. Reynolds & Co. JONES, Collings & Co., Drexel A. JOHNSTON, C. JAMES J. Butcher STANLEY W. Taggart St Co., JEFFRIES, C. & HAROLD Harriman Co. Jackson, First Southwest Company, Dallas H. TORRENS, Necker & Schaffer, A. BERNARD Brown Co. O'BRIEN, JOSEPH F. Newburger & Co. JACOBY, Jr., LEWIS P. Thayer, Baker & Co. JENNINGS, Co. & markman, joseph Peabody St Co. Kidder, Scott Stuart & Co., Inc. Halsey, & NOWLAN, LAWRENCE J. HARRY 5. Montgomery, ALMON HUTCHINSON, Incorporated Company, HUDSON, JOHN M. Nash N. NECKER, CARL FELIX E. St HOLMAN, Thayer, Baker & Co. H. Winton Gerstley, Sunstein TODD, NASH, HAROIJ) N. j. Snyder & Co. Stroud ROBERT O. Smith, Barney & Co. Hornblower & Weeks ' Mrs. & TOBIAS, MURPHY, JOHN W. WILLIAM Co. MAGUIRE, Weeks St & thomas Geo. M? HOLDSWORTH, ROBERT Hornblower Jr., LILLEY, Co., St Meter Mr. Reis, Seasongood & Mayer, Cincinnati 37 Waterbury 38 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Leonard J. San Francisco Wolf, A. G. Becker & C<^ Incorporated, Chicago Mrs. Mr. & Thursday, October 8, 1953 Sidney J. Sanders, Foster & Secretary-Treasurer: Maury J. Kessler, Wells Fargo Bank & Un¬ Security Traders Association MORAN, ion Trust Co. J. San Francisco Holt ABRAHAMSON, VVeeden & ACHAKD. RICHARD Bacon Co. William Dcnault Staats WILLIAM BAKER, Jr., Thomas Walter Vicino Maury J. Kessler FRED & J. J. A. hawk, BENJAMIN Bank J. H. E. William R. F. S. MOSELEY & CO. Staats Walston & J. R. Boston Stock Midwest Stock Exchange Exchange Stone Co. ALBERT MUNICIPAL Strauss Hooker Si Wells Davies & COMMERCIAL PAPER BOSTON > NEW YORK CHICAGO . INDIANAPOLIS • . WORCESTER G. Si Schwabacher Oakland, Calif. SCHAG, WALTER SHAFFT, CONRAD 0. Shafft, Snook Si Cahn SMITH, ROBERT L. Hill, Richards Si Co. J. S. Strauss Si SPULLER. Jr., LOUIS J. Elworthy Si Co. Co. Company CHARLES Walter C. B. Gorey STEWART, Co. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust First LAMPERTI, ANGELO Lawson, Levy Si Williams CHARLES Co., LARKIN, Incorporated California THOMAS, FAULKNER. TOWNSEND, DABNEY <Sl TYSON ESTABLISHED Members New York Associate Members and 1887 Boston American Stock Stock Exchanges Exchange MAY, WILLIAM Wulff, Hansen & C. EARLE Wells Fargo Pierce, Fenner & Beane BROOKS. D. Davies & Co. •' * Bank & Union J. Trust ELMER Barth & L. Co. Co. WHITAKER, EMMET K. FAZACKERLY, KENNETH Irving Lundborg & Co. Mclaughlin, jr., william Blyth & Co., Inc. FINNEGAN, JOHN FRANCIS MoMAHON, J. B. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane STREET, BOSTON 5 Inc. Co., Palo Alto, Calif. McCLINTICK, JAMES E. Co. Co., Merrill Lynch, WEBER, WEIR, Hannaford & Talbot 30 STATE J. J. Earle May & & WATTS, WILLIAM F. MACRAE, Jr., COLLINS L. Wulff, Hansen & Co. Co. Witter & Co. Blyth William R. Staats & Co. WILLIAM Company EARL VICINO, WALTER LARZELERE, JOSEPH E. F. Hutton & Company M. A. Douglass, Vander Naillen & Co., Inc. ENGLISH, GIFFORD M. & EMMETT JAMES Wilson, Johnson & Higgins SULLIVAN, JOHN F. Company First California Company Davies B. Co. KAMMERER, GEORGE G. EGAN, JOHN F. FARRELL, & E. Co. jordan, hi, james o. Heller, Bruce & Co. Co. & Co. SANDELL, RUDOLPH T. Shuman, Agnew Si Co. Company WILLIAM JR., Co. Davis, Skaggs Si Co. LEONARD Becker Trust r. Dean A. Union Hooker Si Fay JENKINS, ROBERT Davis, Skaggs & Co. First California Company DREIFUS, Bank & ROBERSTON, Jr., BENJAMIN Corp. KESSLER, MAURY J. DONDERO, Fargo RICIIMAN, ANTHONY J. „ SECURITIES Fay MILTON RICH, LOUIS Co. Boston PAUL Sutro DAVIDSON, H. HODGE Bailey & Davidson MARTINI. & REINER, leslie First KANE, De J. Youngberg RABER, WILLIAM Frank Knowlton & Co., COSTELLO, JOHN S. Trust & A. Davies & Co. of JOHN Stone A. Youngberg American AND Company Co. CARSON, GEORGE F. CORPORATE S. The BUICK, JOHN E. Underwriters and Distributors Trust Incorporated HOWARD, McBURNEY K. RALPH Trust Co., QUINN, HENRY RICHARD imhof, james American Co. Hooker & Fay Brush, Slocumb & Co. FRANK & Si HEFTER, ISAACS. BROWN, McAndrew Co. QUINN, HUBERT J. Williston, Bruce & Co. Schwabacher Si American Stock Exchange & HECHT, Jr., JOHN C. Brush, Slocumb & Co. J. MEMBERS New York Stock Exchange Bruce Schwabacher Si & & HILL, Jr., HOUSTON V ROBERT BOWYER. Staats A. TOWELL, JAMES Harris, Upham Si Co. B. Co. Brush, Slocumb Swift & Co. EMIL PRICE. THOMAS W. Williston, howard, BOURNE. Co. Gorey Co. F. William g. Co. BLUM, ERNEST E. ESTABLISHED 1879 Henry First California Company & & RICHARD TIKICH, Co. WILLIAM II. Bruce I'ERENON, HENRY Co. Blyth & Co., Inc. & JOSEPH BELLIZI, & howard R. HEWITT, BELKNAP, Pont george American Youngberg Strauss S. Williston, Barth & Co. HENNIG, BEEBE, du HARKINS, CHARLES Blyth & Co., Inc. Higgins J. Stone I. gumbel, Co. & J. & Dean Witter <5s Co. BAUM, Jr., R. PAYNE. Walter C. Gorey Co. Crocker First National Vice-President: Walter Vicino, Blyth & Co., Inc. J. Co. g. gorey, walter C. BARKER, STEWART 8. President: Earl Thomas, Dean Witter & Co. Si JACKSON Walter C. Wilson, Johnson Earl Ford herman Francis WILLIAM R. BAILEY, WILLIAM Collins & GIANTI, RICHARD ELIZABETH I Co. & PALMER. Carlos San Elworthy & Co. (Honorary Member) ACKRIDGE, & frese, W. Co. O'REILLY, JOHN J. ford, jack unless otherwise Indicated) & MURPHY, .. in FRANK Barth Walston ROSTER OF MEMBERS located Seattle MORRILL, CLIFTON W. Directors: John C. Hecht, Jr., Brush, Slocumb & Co.; William J. Bailey, Wilson, Johnson & Higgins; William C. Faulkner, Wulff, Hansen & Co.; Frank Bowyer, Schwabacher & Co. (Members Marshall, Davis, Skaggs Si Co. WOOD, LEWIS J. First Boston ' Corporation - \ ORDERS EXECUTED ON ANY EXCHANGE OR MARKET UNLISTED SECURITIES & MUNICIPAL BONDS J. B. MAGUIRE & CO., INC. 31 Milk Private Wire New York Telephone CAnal 6-1540 PRIMARY MARKETS Teletype BS-346 for Trading Department BS430 for Street, Boston 9, Massachusetts System Municipal Utility and Industrial Stocks Direct Private A. M. Kidder & Branches: Lewiston, Me. Augusta, Me. Bangor, Me. Fitchbnrg, Mass. Greenfield, Mass. Lawrence, Mass. Keene, N. H. Phone CABLE t Co., New York New York Bank & Insurance Stocks Manchester, N. H. Open-end Telephone Wire TELEPHONE England Securities to for Branches: Portland, Me. New Department BOSTON: ADDRESS LAFAYETTE 3-7010 "SENDANTHY" New York—CAnal 6-1613 Providence, R. I.—Enterprise 2904 Bell System Portland, to New York Teletype—BS-142 Maine—Enterprise 2904 Boston—HUbbard 2-5500 Hartford, Conn.—Enterprise 6800 1 Convention L. Wallingford, Dallas . H. M. Byllesby Incorporated, Company, and Security Traders Association 39 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and Number Charles ^ ' Mrs. Philadelphia & Mr. Wilbur Krisam, Geyer BERNET, Jr., ALBERT E. Schneider, Bernet & Hickman BROWN, E. KELLY E. Kelly Brown Investment BIERDEMAN, WM. R. First National Bank BROWN, of Garrett Worth Ft. EDMOND and & BURT, C. NESOM C. N. Burt & Company Co. CADE, L. SID Lynch, Merrill Company, Inc. CANAVAN, Jr., BILIIEIMER. & Henry-Seay BP E. W. BROWN, Dallas Co. JOSEPH B. FORD. Beer Binford-Dunlap, Inc. BLACK, A. JULIAN BOIIAN, IJRYCE, Pierce Rauscher. Co. & Stayart Hudjon, Huguenin Dumas, Service JOHN Co., & Inc. EDWIN CART WRIGHT, Inc. Merrill F. O. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane STEPHEN E. Shearson, Hammill & Co. CASE, T. U. (Continued Rausqher, Pierce & Co. Boothman & Inc. JAMES Rauscher, Pierce &s?Co. Austin & Waggener BUCKNER, - Co. Sr., EARL T. CARROLL, Corporation C. B. B. CHARLES & Carothers Walker, Inc. Co., & BOOTHMAN, CLAUD O. Carothers EARLE E. BUCHANAN, WILLIAM L. CAROTHERS, CAROTHERS, Garrett and Company, > Company R. Company Investment Fenner & Beane Pierce, JOHN L. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Securities Union & I^RUCK, C. Henry-Seay & Company BOBO. JACK P. BROWN, JIM York City Co., Incorporated, New on page 40) (Associate) BOSTON, THOMAS Beer Company & B. BRADFORD, John W. Turner R. B. Smith Taylor B. Almon Carrol M. Bennett HUGH Southwestern Securities Company BRANYON, ALLAN D. Mercantile Rauscher, Pierce & Co. BRENT W. Dallas Company Kidder, Peabody & Co. RUFUS Eastman, Dillon Secretary: R. B. Smith, Texas Bond at Bank C. Southwest First Vice-President: Taylor B. Almon, National ROY BREAUX, & Son. President: Carrol M. Bennett, Dallas Rupe & Co. Founded Reporter, Inc. in 1865 ••tit Treasurer: John W. Turner, Eppler, Guerin & Turner. Governors: The officers and James W. Winton York, Boston, Midwest and Members New Stock American Davis, Davis and Company; Exchanges First Southwest Company; Sam Johnson, A. Jackson, Southwestern Securities Company. National Trading markets in Committeemen; Carrol M. Bennett, Dallas Rupe & Son; First Southwest Company; John L. Cana- Winton A. Jackson, van, west Rauscher, Pierce & Co.; James F. Jacques, First South¬ Company; Landon A. Freear, William N. Edwards & Co., Ft. Worth. ? Alternate: Hugh DIRECT ' 75 'PHONES to Bradford, Southwestern Securities Company. Elected: December, 1952; England Bank, Utility and Industrial Stocks New Telephone: NEW YORK Took Office; January 1, 1953; Term Ex¬ Federal Boston Street, Teletype: Liberty 2-6200 BS 338 pires; December 31, 1953. ROSTER OF MEMBERS ALEXANDER, R. A. T. R. Underwood & Co., Bond Texas Inc. Reporter, Inc. (Associate) • ^ New England STATISTICAL DATA Lowell ALLEN, ORVILLE G. Allen & Company, Keith Inc. Rauscher, ASKEW, Askew Pierce & LESLIE BADER, First First Dallas Company Newport • Branches: Providence • Springfield • Taunt-on New England SAMUEL J. Securities Corporation THOMAS Jr., . Company I Securities CARROL M. & Rupe Son Since 1929 BENNETT, H. STEWART Southwestern Securities Company BAILEY, C. ALFRED Bailey, Scott & Company Company Southwest BENNETT, WALTER M. Southwest Jr., Equitable BECKETT, AUSTIN, Jr., FRANK E. Walker, Austin & Waggener • Rupe & Son BEARD, Co. & JAMES Dallas Co. ELLISON Investment Reed BEARD, ALMON, TAYLOR B. New Bedford HUGH BASS, Jr., Lynch, • SAN FRANCISCO CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK TRADING MARKETS , BAINES, J. D. • New York • • IN 1952 9 # • the average New Englander CAnol 6-2610 . Boston HUbbard 2-8360 Hartford, Providence, Portland Enterprise 9830 made more A. T. & T. saved more spent more had more than the average We supplied to Teletype: Boston 568-569 gas American. and electricity help make this possible. Your Doorway to trading markets ©MAY i| New England Securities GANNON INCORPORATED STOCKS 161 727 Mo>v»chus«f!& Avenue * & BONDS DEVONSHIRE BOSTON 10. STREET MASS 31 MILK STREET, { BOSTON 9, MASS. Telephone HAncock 6-8200 ; Members New York und Boston Stock Exchanges M*sstt<!ut**R9 Springfield • Fitchburg • Worcester in 40 Lou THE COMMERCIAL A. & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE and Gibbs, Laird, Bissell & Meeds, New York City; Mrs. & Mr. Paul W. Matthews, Matthews Company, Toronto; Miss Olga Kocurek, Rauscher, Pierce & Co., San Antonio, Tex.; James P. Cleaver, Goodbody & Co., New York City Dallas CLAYTON, Security Traders Association First (Continued from page 39) III, B. Bank RAE M. Axe Securities CLARK, Jr., Dallas Company DICK Union COKE, Securities Company Southwest Company Certificates of C. investing KEITII C. Underwood & Co., Television COWDRY, their capital Merrill Shares J. Cromwell BONDS &vBeane City Custodian W. HERRING, Company MERRILL Hammill Dallas City Bond Dallas Dallas HILGER, at Bank Rauscher, dealer Reporter, Inc. & & Co. Co. * S (Associate) SHEEHAN & COMPANY Edwards & Co. t"'v Investment and Company of Texas & Beane 79 MILK Merrill ST., BOSTON 10, MASS. Company or Keystone Company of Boston 50 Pierce (Associate) DAVIS, N. R. Tke M. Dallas DAVIS, J. EDWARD Central investment DERRY HOBBS, WILL Rauscher, Pierce DAVIS, JAMES WALKER local S. Rupe & Son (Associate) Worth, Texas Davis Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Telephones Liberty 2-1581 - 2 DAVISON, OLIVER E. DEATON, Congress iStreet, Boston 9, jMass. E. F. FRED Hutton R. & Company DEATON, Jr.. FRED. R. Dallas Union Securities DEGENER, Co. ARMIN DENNARD, R. Dallas E. Rupe & Son DENNING, STEVE Garrett ahd ¥J15e Company, Inc. DeSHONG, HAROLD E. Dallas Rupe Bond Fund OF & Son DICKEY, ERNEST E. Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Lubbock DICKSON, JOHN H. BOSTON First National Bank DODSON, J. H. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Massachusetts Investors Trust Co. DUDLEY, MORRIS A. Rauscher, Pierce & DUNLAP, HUGH D. Binford-Dunlap, DAYTON HAIGNEY & CO, INCORPORATED DOLPH, GEORGE W. Wood, Struthers & Massachusetts Investors Co. 75 FEDERAL * EDWARDS, William Ft. WILLIAM N. Worth, First PJjodion PIand Teletype BS N. Edwards & Co., New York Texas ELLIS, JOE • STREET, BOSTON , Inc. EDELMAN, EDWARD Locke, Locke & Purcell (Associate) Growth Stock Fund 596 Telephone—WOrth 4-2463 W. Southwest Company < EPPLER, WILLIAM B. f Eppler, Guerin & Turner ESTES, B. H. R. J. Edwards, Inc. EVANS, ROGER Century Shares Tru St Dempsey & Company FERGUSON, ROBERT Republic National R. • \ Dealers Bank FERRIS, JOHN D. Ferris & Company Canada General Fund Southwestern prospectus relating to the shares of any of these separate he obtained from authorized dealers or Merrill 111 DEVONSHIRE Company 61 YORK Broadway STREET Dittmar & South LaSalle Street / & Beane new england Company LOS ANGELES 210 West Seventh Street securities FREEAR, LANDON A. Ft. N. Worth, First v Specializing in Fenner W. Edwards '& Co.. Texas GILBERT, JR., ROBERT CHICAGO 120 Pierce, EDGAR GENTRY, DAVID T. Eppler, Guerin & Turner BOSTON NEW Lynch, FRANKLIN, William VANCE, SANDERS & COMPANY in general market issues Securities FOSTER, ROBERT K. investment funds may and Brokers FOLEY, BOB - A GOAR, First National R. Bank Southwest Carothers & Carr & Thompson, Inc. 31 FRANK Company GOODRICH, D. E. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane GRANOWSKI, Worth GROVER C. J. National William N. Ft. (iSeries iSl-$2~iS3~iS4) your Ft, Company Rupe & Son HILGER, ALBERT Co., First National Bank •! of CUTTER, FRED C. COMMON STOCKS . Prospectus from Securities HICKMAN, J. WESLEY Schneider, Bernet & Hickman Inc. F. & Co., PHILIP L. Union CULLER, GEORGE W. Texas ¥unc & & REX CROWE, CLARENCE E. McCall, Parkhurst •& Crowe (Series K1-K2) Burt of Texas R. Edwards IIENRY, LOUIS B. Henry-Seay & Co. S. Dallas Rupe & Son CHARLES Mercantile STOCKS N. CLARENCE N. T. Company Co. Auditor, CROSSON, PREFERRED M. Company IIEMENWAY, W. P. CROSSLEY, E. LYNN (Series B1-B2-B3-B4) & IIATCHER, M. M. & Son & JOHN Burt Shearson, Management Co. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner CROMWELL, N. HARTMAN, COYLE, JOHN J. IN William Dallas GEORGE Investment HENDRIX, HANSEN, WALTER R. Hugh W. Long & Co., H. Dallas Rupe Inc. Inc. CORNELL, Jr., JOHN B. FUNDS A. Co., HAMILTON, WILLIAM COOPER, GEORGE Dittmar & Company Participation in INVESTMENT A. MANLEY Hagberg & HAMILTON, First Southwest Company R. HENDRIX, A. First Southwest Company COKE, Jr., OWEN S. CONGDON, HAGBERG, Central HALL, J. C. DONALD First IIEMMINGSON, R. Hudson, Stayart & Co.. Inc. CHOATE, ALGIE K. GUERIN, DEAN Eppler, Guerin & Turner M. COFFMAN, HAROLD ROSTER OF MEMBERS Stewart, San Francisco; Mr. & Mrs. Houston Hill, Jr.,1 ./. S. Strauss & Co., San Francisco; M. Stewart, Wilson, Johnson & Higgins, San Francisco; A. Shane McOmber, Revel Miller & Co., Los Angeles James JOHN National CLIFTON, Mrs. Tudi Thursday, October 8, 1953 MILK STREET BOSTON 9, MASS. Telephone: HUbbard 2-6442 • DORIAN Co., Inc. / * Teletype: BS 328 Convention THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number George Dedrick, N. Mex.; Mr. & Joseph McManus & Co., New York City; Mrs. Elizabeth Quinn, Albuquerque, Mrs. Graham Walker, Joseph McManus & Co., New York City; Arthur P. Quinn, Quinn & Co., Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Mrs. Hugh Bradford, Dallas HORTON, 41 Hugh R. Schlicting, Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co., Seattle; Edward V. Vallely, John Nuveen Chicago; Sidney M. Ruff in, Burgwin, Ruff in, Perry & Pohl, Pittsburgh; Garnett O. Lee, Jr., Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc., Richmond, Va. Co. & PAUL B. Parkhurst & McCall, (Associate) Crowe HOUSTON, B. FRANKLIN Dallas Union Securities Company Mead, Miller & Co. York & Co., Inc. Co., Inc. HUDSON, ROBERT S. Stock Exchange Stock INSURANCE STOCKS K. Stayart Hudson, —Members— New American JOHN HUDSON, Exchange Hudson, (Associate) Stayart & PUBLIC UTILITY—MUNICIPAL—INDUSTRIAL HUGUENIN, A. B. Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange SECURITIES Dumas, Huguenin & Boothman (Associate) HUMPHREYS, MURRAY L. Mercantile National Bank Active Markets in Local Issues Jr., WILLIAM JACKSON. First Southwest C. Company JACKSON, WINTON A. First Southwest Compainy CARL M. LOEB, esTAansHco MEMBERS Direct Private Wire to New York Correspondent JACQUES, RHOADES & CO. First JAMES F. Southwest Company JOHNSON, Telephones: Baltimore — LExington 9-0210 Bell Teletype New York BA 270 — — WHitehall 3-4000 Cruttenden Wires Co. & Florida Securities Corp., St. Petersburg Securities Union (ASSOC.) STOCK EXCHANGE NEW YORK SAM Southwestern Securities Company Dallas STOCK EXCHANGE EXCHANGE Direct Private JONES, HERBERT M. . iasa YORK BALTIMORE Judson S. James & Co. St., Baltimore 2, Md. NEW STOCK PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE JAMES, Jr., JUDSON S. Ill E. Redwood OF AMERICAN • — to • Chicago French & Crawford, Inc., Atlanta Company D. ACHESON KEELER, Street Sales Broad Company HENRY KELLER, Keller & Ratliff Ft. Worth, Texas Firm KERR, Jr., BEN J. (Associate) Markets In BAKER, WATTS & CO. KIMBALL, CHARLES E. Distributors Group, Inc. KLECKA, JOE E. SECURITIES WASHINGTON ESTABLISHED KLINE, WALTER Garrett and S. Members Inc. Company, Carl M. Loeb, our Republic National Bank Southwestern Exchange Securities Company Maryland County and Municipal Bonds First National Bank of Ft. Worth 1920 Johnston, Lemon & Co. Listed and Unlisted Stocks and Bonds LYNCH, WILLIAM F. Lynch, Allen & Company, Inc. Active Trading Markets in Local LYNE, III. LEWIS F. Securities Mercantile National Bank of Dallas MEMBERS WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE WILLIAM L. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. MADDEN, PlilLADELPHIA-BALTIMORE STOCK EXCHANGE MAILLOUX. DISTRIBUTORS - Exchange Stock Exchange Stock Government and Federal Land Bank Bonds LASSATER, H. DAVID LEWIS, A. V. (JACK) UNDERWRITERS Stock Struthers & Co. Wood, Correspondent ESTABLISHED York Associate Members American LANGMORE, W. BANKART Rhoades & Co., New York New Members Philadelphia-Baltimore LAFFERTY, J. LEWELL Direct Private Wire to 1900 First Southwest Company - DEALERS BALTIMORE 3, MD. Southwestern Securities Company MALONEY, THOMAS * CALVERT & REDWOOD STREETS MELVIN E. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Southern • Building, Washington 5, D. C. . Representative: MANGRUM, JOHN E. Southland Life Insurance Co. Bell Teletype: WA 95 & WA 28 Telephone: STerling 3-3130 Branch Office: Alexandria, Va. (Associate) Clarksburg, W. Va. Baltimore—Mulberry 5-2600 Telephones: New York—CAnal 6-7162 MANNING, W. K. Jell Struthers & Co. Wood, MASON, System Teletype—BA 395 A. J. Republic National Bank MAULDIN, Fort K. K. National Worth Bank MAYES, HARLAND Rauscher, Pierce & Co. McCALL, HOBBY H. Parkhurst & Crowe (Associate) McCALL, JOHN D. McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe (Associate) McCall, Laird, Bissell & Meeds DU PONT BUILDING — WILMINGTON TELEPHONE MEMBERS NEW OTHER — DELAWARE YORK STOCK EXCHANGE PRINCIPAL STOCK STOCKS 99, 8-4241 & BONDS & COMMODITY EXCHANGES — COMMODITIES McCarthy, Eppler, Wilmington & State of Delaware Bank Stocks YORK OFFICE — 120 BROADWAY Ft. Worth, CLAYTON First Southwest Ft. of Texas 1953 1853 R. Company BARRON Worth, Texas McEWEN, E. Texas Inc. McCONNELL, HARRY N. Central Investment Company F. HAROLD Hutton McFARLAND, NEW & Turner McCLURE, Jr., FRED L. Hudson, Stayart & Co., McCULLOCH, Christiana Securities Co.—Common & Preferred l. Guerin McCLANE, JOHN S. Barron McCulloch, McCULLEY, SPECIALISTS IN LOCAL SECURITIES g. Stein Bros.&Boyce Central <fe D. Company WILLIAM E. Investment of Texas Company McGINNIS, J. H. Bell Teletype NY 1-1248-49 Telephone—BArclay 7*3500 Republic National Bank McGUGAN, C. E. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE — LINCOLN-LIBERTY BLDG. Shearson, Hamiftill & 6 South Calvert Street, Baltimore 2, Company "McKINNEY, MUNSON — Telephone—LOcust 7-6226 Telephone: SAratoga 7-8400 Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Maryland Teletype: BA 393 OTHER OFFICES McMAHON, FRANK B. DAY, STODDARD & WILLIAMS DIVISION 44 WHITNEY AVE.; TELEPHONE NEW HAVEN 6, CONN. LOCUST 2-6151 Frank B. McMahon & Co., LOUISVILLE, KY. Inc. NEW McNATT, GUY W. Dallas Rupe & Son Mcpherson, w. perry Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner (Continued on page Wabash 5331 - YORK, N. Y. - Rector 2-3327 MEMBERS <fe 42) Beane OF NEW and other PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Pennypacker 5-5175 CUMBERLAND, MD. - Cumberland 1540 YORK STOCK EXCHANGE leading exchanges. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Mrs. Mr. & John J. Meyers, Jr., Gordon Graves Co., & Mrs. New York Security Traders Association & (Continued from page 41) ROSTER OF MEMBERS PHILLIPS, First F. Perkins & Company J. E. SMALLWOOD, JACK F. Jr., Donald Summerell, Wagenseller & WILLIAM Southwest Durst, Inc., Los Angeled TUCKER, W. ROY Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Eppler, Guerin & Turner Schneider, Bernet & Hickman PERKINS, Mr. Thursday, October 8, 1953 SITZENSTATTER, N. J. JOHN PENSON, Dallas CHRONICLE P. TURELLA, FRANK Company TURNER, JOHN W. - First Southwest MEER, JULIAN OBENCHAIN. (Associate) Texas II. Securities & Jr., OLIVER, Co. E. ALLEN Hutton F. Si L. EDWIN S. OLSMITH, Dallas Miller & Co. , Moody's MILLER, Investor's Service Dallas National Bank O'NEIL, DONALD RAUSCHER, OSBORNE, Co. Dallas CLIFFORD J. W. RAY, & Moore OTT, L. A. Company Beer & i A. Hagberg & Co., OTTO, Inc. OWENS, A. MOSS, Underwood JACK Columbian Dallas R. & Inc. Co., G. McCall, Securities Corp. P. Farkhurst Crowe & (Associate) Bank of Dallas REID, NEWSOM, Jr., WILLIAM G. Sanders Si RIVES, J. Hudson, A. Si Stayart & Co., Inc. Central LEWIS Si LOUIS SAMPLE, & Co., Beer Public Utility & & Ft. Sanders TOOLE, at Bank R. & Jr., Co. A. E. N. Edwards & Co., I. H. Rupe Si Son F. Hutton & Company DELBERT D. VVORTHINGTON, W. F. Bank First ALLEN National WRIGHT, Pierce & First Co. Si Inc. Co.. J. of ZIVNEY, Underwood A. Ft. Worth First Southwest Company TUCKER, R. G. R. National Bank, L. WILLIAMS, J. Rauscher, JESSE Newsom Waggener WIGLEY, Jr., RpBERT Newsom National TUCKER, & Worth, Texas Dallas JEROME & A. Dallas Dallas MURRAY & Company E. Worth WEIL, Son Pierce Austin D. Inc. Jr., R. BRUCE Rupe Sanders Company SANDERS, & B. Texas CLARENCE National Hammill Company Walker, WARD, Rauscher, of Company D. Mercantile SAMUELL, Railroad & WALTON, L. THWEATT, JEAN E. DEALERS Beane Jr., THOMAS B. Equitable Securities Corporation Waggener RODERICK THORNTON, GORDON Dallas Rupe & Son DISTRIBUTORS & WALKER, WILLARD E. Austin THOMAS, Company F. Investment RUPE, Jr., Fenner WALKER, Company D. Underwood Dallas Trust & TOM RODGERS, Newsom T. Dallas Rupe & Son FRED Bank Texas Pierce, JACK WAGGENER, NELSON Walker, Austin & Waggener (Associate) Fort Inc. Reed, HAROLD Rauscher, Pierce & Co. PENICK, R. Inc. W. ALLEN Hutton F. THOMAS, Company GRAHAM & Inc. VOYLES, JAMES F. Company Reporter, THALHEIMER, R. & Lynch, VAUGHN, Co. (Associate) & Son Reed Waddell Company Si KEITH B. REED, Co., TOM TEMPLE, Bank National & ROGER PAUL William National Bank Securities E. HARRY F. Keith ARTHUR P. American Pierce Bank TAYLOR, Company C. Dallas Rupe JACK Republic National Texas Walker. of Texas PEARSON, North First Inc. A. S. Southwest SUTTON, Company PARKHURST, MILLARD a NAZRO, C. REED, PAYNE, MURPHY, JAMES Dallas Union Securities MORRIS, JACK R. DAVID Co., Edwards, Inc. Beer Son REED, J. Shearson, First Pierce & Co. Southwest First & & ROBERT STORIE. WILLIAM STEWART H. Co. WILLIAM E. READ, S. Rupe Jr., Underwood UTLEY, Company Company ED Dallas MORONEY, T. J. Republic National Bank of Dallas J. Rauscher. ROGERS Rauscher, MOORE, WILMER L. M. & Securities Rupe & Son MURRAY W. Miyray Pierce A. UPSHAW, T. Merrill STONE, II. JOHN Jr., Rauscher, Underwood FRITZ Southwestern Rauscher, Pierce & Co. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. MOORE, ADDISON P. Southern Brokerage MOORE, JOHN Turner & D. Bank R. STEWART, RATLIFF, HARRY Keller & Ratliff, Ft. Worth, Texas RAUSCHER, JOHN National A. UNDERWOOD, Inc. R. First A. Guerin Co. W. Stayart & Co., STEPHENS. ARTHUR E. (Associate) WILL Insurance UNDERWOOD, ROBERT A. LOUIS Hudson, EARL Eppler, Life R. STAYART. A. Rupe & Son OLSON, A. LENNART (Associate) (Associate) Henry-Seay & Co.; FRANK Frank Reporter TYSON, Co. Si Eppler, Guerin & Turner Bond Southwestern Company POSTEL, Co. JOHN Jr.. Pondrom B. STANDLEY, JOHN Company PONDItOM, Trust Si Worth, Texas R. Texas Worth Ft. PIERCE, CHARLES C. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. STANLEY Bank MILLER, Fort of Bank THOMAS Union Dallas MERRILL, SAM Rauscher, Pierce METCALF, National First Company SMITH, W. Bank National First ROBERT NICOUD, FEANK MEDANICK, HARRY Texas E. Merrill Bank CARL Corporation C. Lynch. Pierce. Fenner & Be&ne Ill, JESSE Harris, Upham & Co. SANDERS. Industrial Securities SANGER, Beer mm EDWIN & Company : : #:> SCHERMERHORN, CARL Active Inquiries on Markets Maintained SCHERMERHORN, STANLEY Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Penna. Inactive Securities Invited § PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE STOCK EXCHANGE Street, Philadelphia 9, Pa. Philadelphia Telephone KIngsley 5-2700 Bell System Teletype City Telephone: 1 Bank BROOKE SEAY, WILLIAM & SHEA, JOSEPH E. Hutton F. H. Members Co. & & CO. Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange I Company SHELTON, LOCKETT PH 771 BOwling Green 9-4818 Direct Private Wires to First Securities Co. of Chicago, Chicago, III. and Beane SCOTT, WALTER R. Bailey, Scott & Company Republic New York 2:5 Si E. National Henry-Seay 123 South Broad 1 m RALPH Dallas Henry B. Warner & Co., inc. 1912 SCHNEIDER, JULES E. Schneider, Bernet & Hickman SCOTT, MEMBER ESTABLISHED SHIELDS, Merrill National m. Bank of Dallas N. E. Cor. 15th & Locust Sts. 300 N. Charles St. Jr., E. A. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Philadelphia 2, Pa. Beane Baltimore Harry M. Sheeley & Co., Baltimore, Md. 1, SHILG, J. ERVIN Garrett and Company, Inc. PRIMARY TRADING MARKETS -I- RETAIL DISTRIBUTION ' I ' . * Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange 1606 WALNUT STOECT ' *■ HOIWING Teletype PH 30 More Opportunities For Us • • — Members = & CO. American Stock Exchange (Associate) PHILADELPHIA 3, PA. Telephone PEnnypacker 5-8200 New York Telephone COrtlandt 7-1202 Md. Mr. & Mrs. Harold CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL / Convention Number B. Smith, Pershing & New Co., York Mrs. City Boston Securities Traders Association Alternate: Dayton P. & Mr. 43 Wellington (Duke) Hunter, Hunter December, 1952; Took Expires: December 31, 1953. Office: January York COGGHILL, FRANCIS R. Haigney, Dayton Haigney & Co., Inc. Elected: New Corporation, Securities White, 1, 1953; Term Weld & Co. CONARY, WILFRED G. Walker H. & G. Co., Providence, R. I. CONNELL, LAWRENCE Wellington Fund, Inc. ROSTER OF MEMBERS CONNOLLY, JR., WALTER J. (All members are located otherwise ADAMS. C. Goldman, Co. & BRADLEY, H. A. L. Sachs Co. & W. ARTHUR Hutton E. ALTMEYER, & COPELAND, Chas. A. WILLIAM Eastern ROGER C. FRANK Weeden W. BURKE, Jr., WILLIAM J. May & Gannon, Inc. Edward Hines Lewis D. McDowell William J. Burke C. J. Devine & CROSBY, ALBERT F. BURNS, WALTER T. ATKINSON, Sr., JAMES V. Bums, Barron & Co., Co. CANFIELD, BAILEY, BENJAMIN A. Dayton Haigney & Co., Inc. New Portland, Me. Co. John Cannell CAREW, ALBERT Smith, W. Barney & J. & Co. F. BARRETT, JOSEPH & Co., Long & Nash DAVIS, DONALD Donald CARR, JOHN F. Barrett & Company, BATCIIELDER, Hayden, Stone & Co. CARR, RALPH F. JOSEPH M. Carr W. E. Draper, Sears & Co. BEACHAM, HAROLD Josephthal & Co. Mixter Harris, President: William J. Burke, Jr., May & Gannon, Inc. BOSS, Vice-President: Lewis D. McDowell, Chas. A. Day & Treasurer: Edward Hines, Chace, F. Co., Inc. Emery & Co., A. Street Sales ASA CLAYTON, B. Clayton Corp. Co. DAY, WILFRED N. Chas. A. E. Company & & DAY, Jr., LEON E. Chas. A. Day & Co., Inc. DEAN, & DENTON, Denton F. DEXTER, Stone CALVIN W. Securities Corp. Day & Co., Inc. RUSSELL Mixter Inc. Wise, Hobbs & Seaver, Inc. Upham & Co. CHARLES Broad S. CLARK, ROBERT BLAIR, Inc. CHAMBERLAIN, RAYMOND E. Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Alan C. Leland Newman Thompson, Hutton & Co. CASEY, FRANCIS R. BERNARD, Jr., HUBERT N. Leo & CARTER, HERBERT F. BATES, CURTIS S. Davis DAWSON, JOHN H. Coffin & Burr, Incorporated Providence, R. I. Joseph M. Batchelder & Co., Inc. Inc. Inc. DARLING, RODNEY 4 du Pont, Homsey & Company Inc. FRED R. Tucker, Anthony & Co. EARRUS, Jr., CLIFFORD B. Co. Maguire & Co., F. L. Putnam & Co., JOSEPH Putnam L. B. D'ARCY, JOHN J. Co. CARR, & DALEY, JOHN L. Josephthal & Co. BAKER, Co. RICHARD D. Jackson Trust CANNELL, JOHN BAILEY, WALTER R. S. Moseley & CURRIER, LLOYD England WILLIAM E. CROCKETT, HARRY W. Coffin & Burr, Incorporated Hayden, Stone & Co. Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Inc. ALFRED R. Co. Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Baldwin, White & Co. ATHERTON, H. HALE & CREAMER, BRUGGEMANN, LESTER G. JOHN Securities, CRAMPTON, S. Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Co. RICHARD Day & Co., Inc. COPPENS, RAYMOND V. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Inc. BREEN, ALEXANDER. Moors & Cabot May & Gannon, Inc. ARTHUR L. Albee & Co., Service CONWAY, JAMES J. 2nd, DUDLEY H. Hemphill, Noyes & Co. BRAGDON, J. ALBEE, Military BOWERS, MAURICE A. Bowers & Company, Portland, Me. BRADLEE, C. Adams ROBERT Boston unless Indicated) FREDERICK Frederick ADAMS. In & Company GEORGE R. & S. Co. Jr., WALLACE Webster D. Securities (Continued on Corp. page Whiteside, West & Winslow, Inc. Corresponding Secretary: Leo Newman, Eastern Securities, Inc. Recording Secretary: Alan C. Leland, Geyer & Co., Incorporated. Governors: Robert R. Greetings and Best Wishes from Philadelphia Upham & Co.; Rodney M. Blair, Harris, Darling, du Pont, Hornsey & Company; John L. Ingham, Jr., Blyth & Co., Inc.; James E. Moynihan, J. B. Maguire & Co., Inc.; Arthur C. Murphy, A. C. Allyn and Company, Incorporated; William S. Thompson, Carr & Thompson, Inc. National Committeemen: TRADING DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL R. Victor Mosley, <v,ce president William S. Thompson, Carr & Thomp¬ Inc.; James R. Duffy, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis; James B. Maguire, J. B. Maguire & Co., Inc.; Anton E. Homsey, du Pont, Homsey & Company; William J. Burke, Jr., May & son, R. Victor Mosley ! Frank J. Laird Gannon, Inc. Equipment Trust Certificates Frank J. Laird Allen Railroad Bonds, Guaranteed Leased Lines Stocks and B. Foard, Jr. ku- UNDERWRITERS • DISTRIBUTORS • Public Utility Edgar A. Christian BROKERS Bonds & Stocks Industrial James G. Mundy Russell M. Ergood, Jr. MAKE OUR Michael J. ATLANTIC CITY OFFICE YOUR Municipal Bonds Rudolph Gordon W. Pfau HEADQUARTERS IN '54 L. Wister Randolph Robert J. Campbell Institutional Department DeCourcy W. Orrick Newburger & Company John Sales Order Department Klingler F. Edward Statistical Department F. Hirsch Members: Field Representative Felix E. Maguire New York Stock Exchange • American Stock Exchange Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange STROUD & COMPANY Effective Distribution In the Nation'8 Third Incorporated Largest Trading Area 123 1342 Walnut Street, New York City Philadelphia 7, Pa. Lebanon * Atlantic Klngsley 5*4500 City Vineland South Broad Street PHILADELPHIA 9 new york pittsburgh allentown lancaster atlantic city 44) 44 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL,CHRONICLE Mr. & Mrs. Albert P. Kibbe, A. P. Kibbe & Co., Salt Lake City, Utah Mrs. DONOHUE, JOHN J. Boston Securities Traders Association Donohue (Continued from page 43) ROSTER OF MEMBERS DODSON, DONNELLY, JOHN P. H. G. PAUL E. Union Securities Corporation RICHARD Walker Salomon Bros. & Co., Providence, Adams Brown Boston EL WELL, REGINALD Richard J. KEALEY, Second B. Buck & Co. F. PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL AUTHORITY S. Emery Co., Inc. FAY, NATHAN C. FERGUSON, F. & Co., Portland, Co. Lahti & Co., Inc. Lamont & Co. Co. & LANG, HAROLD F. Lang & Dadmun, Inc. GEORGE National Bank LARSON, N. HENRY C. The First Boston Corp. Bank Brothers , LAWRENCE, EDWARD W. Hemphill, Noyes & Co. LeBEAU, IRVING C. Securities Co. May & Gannon, Inc. LELAND, ALAN C. Geyer & Co., Inc. Kennedy & Co. Me. KENNEY, PHILIP F. WM. E. Moors & Cabot OTHER REVENUE BONDS Matthew Shawmut Brittain & Co. LAMONT, NICHOLAS KELLER, HERMAN J. Keller Kirwan Estabrook & KENNEDY, F. BRITTAIN Nathan C. Fay AND Thomas A. KEANE, J. FRANK Elmer H. Bright & Co. ENGDAHL, ARTHUR E. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Inc. LAHTI, W. HENRY Pressprich National Securities, KUMIN, EMIL Globe W. Chicago KIRWAN, THOMAS A. JULIAN, JAMES EMERY, FORREST S. ISSUES Jr., JOHN L. JORDAN, Jr., G. C. ELDBACHER, THEODORE R. W. Pressprich & Co. PHILADELPHIA Eastern (Honorary) R. McDowell, KILNER, GEORGE M. Brown, Lisle & Marshall, Providence, R. I. JONES. WILLIAM Brothers, Harrlman & Co. & KENT, RODNEY P. Peck Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. Harris, Upham & Co. OF Blosser JACOBS, BERT L. EAGAN, WALTER F. CITY Strauss, Blyth & Co., Inc. DUNCKLEE, WILLIAM S. & Hutzler ALL & INGHAM. duPont, Homsey & Company IN Isaacs, DOUCET, LESTEB T. DYKES, ALVIN A. SPECIALIZING I. INGALLS, ROBERT U. Tucker, Anthony & Co. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis R. I. Milton INGALLS, JEROME M. & Sullivan Salomon Bros. & Hutzler DOLIBEB, Mr. DONOVAN, WARBEN Dayton Halgney & Co., Inc. DUFFY, JAMES B. DIAMOND, CLEMENT G. Tcwnsend, Dabney & Tyson & Thursday, October 8, 1953 M. Newton & LERNER, LOUIS C. Co. Lerner & Co. FIELDING, JOHN S. C. J. Devine & Co. ° FOSTER, FREDERICK H. Lee Higginson Corporation E. W. CLARK & CO. FOSTER, Jr., HAT1IERLY schaffer, necker & co. Packard Building, Philadelphia 2, Pa. LOcust 7-3646 Vance, Sanders <Ss Company GALVIN, JAMES J. F. Teletype PH 864 L. ESTABLISHED Putnam & Co., Inc. GANNON, JOSEPH MEMBERS May & Gannon, Inc. PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE GIBSON, Jr., CHARLES E. F. S. Moseley & Co. NEW YORK AMERICAN GLEASON, SHERMAN STOCK STOCK Bank Municipal • * DEALERS • Corporate Securities Insurance Stocks • Mutual Funds Pennsylvania Authority & Revenue Bonds New Public We maintain active J. H. Authority Bonds trading markets in unlisted securities Goddard DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED GUNN, Arthur L. Wright & Co., Inc. 15TH STREET, PHILADELPHIA 2 Direct private wire to Burnham & • Klngsley 5-1060 Co., New York PHILADELPHIA Telephones: Philadelphia Klngsley 5-4000 Townsend, Dabney & Tyson New York WHitehall 3-4000 GUTHRIE, ELWIN A. & Germantown Company, Worcester Lancaster York HAIGNEY, DAYTON P. Dayton Halgney & Co., Inc. HALEY, DAVID A. Sachs & Co. LEAMAN F. Goldman, 225 SOUTH LOCUST AT 16th STREET Co., Inc. IRVING E. LLETT, ■ & GRIFFIN, HENRY F. A. C. Allyn and Company, Inc. Goldman, ■ (ASSOC.) • GOODHUE, DONALD S. F. S. Moseley & Co. Reed Housing EXCHANGE EXCHANGE GODDARD, JAMES H. DISTRIBUTORS * STOCK EXCHANGE Sherman Gleason & Co., Inc. State 1837 • Sachs & Co. HALLIWILL, BIRNEY S. F. S. Moseley & Co. HANRAHAN, PAUL B. Hanrahan & Co., Worcester WARNER CO. HARKNESS, ROBERT B. Dwlnnell, Harkness & Hill, Incorporated HARRINGTON, FRANK T. Philadelphia H. D. Knox & Co., Inc. HARRIS, HOWARD S. Baldwin, White & Co. Morrisville, Pa. Wilmington, HARSON, FREDERICK L. Fraser, Call JANNEY Phelps & Co., Providence, R. I. \ Founded 1794 HART, JOHN J. - White, Weld & Co. HASTINGS, FRANCIS Bank and Insurance Stocks HAVEY, JOSEPH Boston "Herald-Traveller" (Honorary) active Pennsylvania Tax Free trading markets Industrials Common and Rails Utilities Preferred Shares HERLIHY, EDWARD Draper, Sears <fc Co. HINES, EDWARD F. Chace, Whiteside, West & Winslow, Inc. Certified HIXON, REGINALD T. Hooper-Kimball, Inc. HOMSEY, ANTON E. du Pont, Homsey & Company Central-Mix Concrete HORMEL, EDWARD F. Day City-County-State-Authority Issues . Guaranteed Rails Trust Company HOUGHTON, CHARLES G. A. L. Albee & Co., Inc. HUGHES, FRANCIS J. Clayton Securities Corp. HUNT, WILLIAM P. W. E. Sibley & Co. New York Telephone WOrth 4-2140 Bell Teletype System JANNEY & CO. PH 80 1529 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 2 RIttenhouse 6-7700 HURLBURT, C. GRAHAM Henry P. Brlggs & Co. 1907—Underwriters, Distributors, Dealers, Brokers 9 Serving HURLEY, EDMUND J. Wise, Hobbs & Seaver, Inc. HURLEY, HERBERT E. Hornblower Since Sand and Gravel & Weeks HUSSEY, EUGENE R. The First Boston Corp. HUTCHINSON, Jr., JAMES A. Hutchinson & Company Delaware Valley, U. S. A. Del. >r Convention Peter Brochu, Allen New LEVINE, THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number CARL New Company, & York George Qity; LEWIS, Funds, Eastern Inc. Mixter J. EL Goddard & Co., Inc. LOTHROP, St R. W. & Trust Co. M. Co. LYNCH, FRANK E. Shea JAMES & E. Paul D. Sheeline & Co. MUNN, J. B. Maguire St Co., Inc. & Mann Gould, Salem, Mass. MAX, RICHARD L. H. C. Wainwrlght & Co. MAY, Frederick c. Adams &,Co. Allyn McCUE, GERARD Goodbody & Co. Mcdowell, Chas. A. Day & Co., Inc. A. E. Ames St Co., J. B. Beane Inc. Lee A. Hooper-Kimball, Walsh & WINSLOW, Jr., A. N. Chace, Whiteside, West & Winslow, Inc. WOGLOM, ALBERT G. Goodbody & Co. Son WOLL, ALBERT J. T. C. Wainwrlght St S. Co. & JOSEPH A. Coffin & & WOOLARD. Corporation Moseley Newton M. & Co. WOLLEY. SUMNER R. H. C. Incorporated HAROLD Wainwright & Co. YOUNG, Brown Co. Burr, HERBERT W. Brothers Harriman WELLS, CARL V. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis YOUNG, R. T. WELLS, RAYMOND E. Bishop-Wells Co. ZUCCARO, WHITCOMB, BURTON F. Harriman Ripley & Co*, Inc. ZUCCHELLI, LOUIS V. J. B. Maguire & Co. The & Co. Keystone Company of Boston First ALFRED Boston G. Corporation F. JOSEPH Moseley & Co. K. 1 Ross Co., & Portland, Inc., *?»• RYALL, EUGENE J. C. Devine St J. DeHaven Co. Townsend, Crouter & SCHUERHOFF, ROLAND H. Smith, Barney Scribner Pressprlch St Co. & Bodine Members Co. & New PAUL A. Meredith, SCRIBNER, PAUL J. York & Philadelphia-Baltimore Inc. & American Stock Stock Exchanges and Exchange SESSLER, JOHN G. John Sessler G. St Co. 1500 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA 2 SHEA, Jr., JOHN L. & Company Sheehan FREDERICK Higginson Corporation & New Philadelphia Phone JR., DANIEL M. SHEEHAN, LOcust 4-2900 Co. Bell York Phone DIgby 4-0200 System Teletype—PH 518 SHEELINE, PAUL D. Paul D. Sheeline St Co. PARSLOE, GEORGE S. St Webster Townsend, Securities Corporation Co. SIDES, W. RANDOLPH Sides, Morse & Co., Inc. ERNEST SLIFER, Dabney St Tyson Distributors, Dealers, Underwriters W. American Securities Corp. SMITH, CHARLES H. Corporate and Municipal Issues Cabot & Moors HERBERT SMITH, C. Stock and Bond Brokers Blyth St Co., Inc. Rambo, Close & Kerner Incorporated SOFORENKO, MYER M. Michael Investment Co., PHILADELPHIA 2, PA. New York Telephone Teletype Telephone PH 63 C. New York Adams St Co. 30 FREDERICK Townsend, Dabney & Tyson SPENCE, REctor 2-2820 PEnnypacker 5-2800 Inc. Providence, R. I. SPELLMAN, VINCENT L. Frederick 1518 LOCUST ST., Phila. E. Co. LOWELL A. Boston Inc. Incorporated Maine PATNODE, WE8LEY P. & II CARL K. Carl Maguire St Co., Inc. Stone Pressprlch F. S. ROSS, PARENT, Bureau (Honorary) W. & Tripp St Taber, New Bedford, Mass. MONROE, PAUL B. R. Pressprlch PARDEE, MILTON I. MERIGAN, THOMAS F. News W. Shea Inc. McVEY, FREDERICK V. Childs, Jeffries & Thomdike, Inc. Boston R. ROBBINS, Fenner OPPER, EDWARD J. McTAVISH, WILSON C. DONALD Whittemore & Co. Lerner St Co. Day St Co. W. R. F. F. S. Moseley St Co. Spencer Trask St Co. lewis d. H. RICE, FRED W. Nichols, Inc. O'LEARY, G. First Josephthal & Co. NOWELL, RICHARD CARLTON McCUE, JOHN A. May St Gannon, Inc. Burr, WEEKS, Jr., ROBERT S. N REILLY, ARTHUR H. Inc. & Kidder, Peabody & Co. Preston, Moss St Co. ^OONAN. THOMAS H. L. D. Co. Bedford WARREN, Jr., LESTER F. REED, Inc. RINALDI, JOSEPH M. R. H. W. E. Hutton & Co. MURRAY, RICHARD E. May St Gannon, Inc. H. P. & WARD, FRANCIS V. PUTNAM, JOHN A. NEWTON, DEXTER & Co. Baldwin, White & Co. WHITTEMORE, ARTHUR G. WARING, LLOYD B. RICHARDSON, McCORMIOK, Jr., JAMES F. C. Prescott & Co. MURRAY, RAYMOND M. Tucker, Anthony St Co. NEWMAN, LEO Eastern Securities, McAllister, Jr., henry p. A. P. JUDSON & Company, NEEDHAM, CARLETON Merrill Lynch, Pierce, WILLIAM F. May & Gannon, Inc. A. S. EUGENE F. Wainwrlght &t Co. H. C. Chace, Whiteside, West & Winslow, Inc. MANN, Jr., GEO. P. Co. Wadsworth WALSH, FRANCIS P. WILLIAM S. M. Spencer Trask & Co. White, Weld & Co. F. PROCTOR, MURPHY, TIMOTHY D. MAGUIRE, JOHN E. May St Gannon, Inc. EDWARD William REGINALD W. BROAD STREET Wilkes Barre, Pa. Stamford, Conn. Deposit & Savings Bank Bldg. 77 BEDFORD STREET 3-4131 4-2148 DIgby 4-0200 STANLEY Burgess 8c Leith SPORRONG, STANLEY, Jr., GEORGE A. Schirmer, Atherton St Co. Corporate and Municipal Securities STEMBRIDGE, ALFRED R. Distributors Group, Incorporated SULLIVAN, JAMES E. Baldwin, White St Co. WALTER G. NELSON EDMUND J. DAVIS Vice President in Manager of Charge of Jr., JOHN E. Co., Inc. SULLIVAN, F. Putnam St L. - Butcher . A JOHN J. SULLIVAN, Municipal Bond Department Corporate Department W. E. Hutton St Co. & Sherrerd ESTABLISHED 1910 JOHN P. SULLIVAN, Smith, Barney St Co. CORPORATE TRADERS SULLIVAN, ROBERT W. Donohue & Sullivan James SWENSON, CARL J. Dealers and Brokers in M. Railroad • • Industrial SECURITIES Providence, R. Joseph Cummings, WALTER T. Peabody & Co. SWIFT, Public Utility I. J. McAtee, Manager Walter E. Gemenden Rudolph C. Sander Kidder, MUNICIPAL TABB, Jr., HENRY E. Townsend, Dabney St Tyson James ELLIOT C. Tripp & Taber, New Bedford, W. TRADERS Heward, Manager TABER, New Co., WHITE, BENJAMIN F. WALKER, HARRY R. Hodgdon St Co. MURPHY, ARTHUR C. A. C. Allyn and Company, MAGUIRE, JAMES B. WHITCOMB, Co. Scranton & Baltimore WILLIAMS, T. EDMUND QUINN, DANIEL L. Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Jackson (Honorary) & WAGNER, ALFRED Moseley St Co. Arthur W. Wood Company Adams, Mudge St Co. Inc., Chicago & Arthur G. Coffin JR., EDWARD Fund, Inc. MADARY, HAROLD Geyer St Co., F. S. POTTER. J. RUSSELL Company, Providence, R. I. MacDONALD, WILLIAM G. W. F. Rutter, Incorporated Doremus Corporation New PRESCOTT, MUDGE, JOHN G. Devine POPE, WILLIAM A. MOYNIHAN, JAMES E. J. B. Maguire St Co., Inc. LYNCH, JAMES J. J. WADSWORTH, Securities Webster St MOSSOP, WALLACE L. Boston C. Weston W. Adams St Co. Stone Pressprlch St Co. MOTLEY. TUCKER, LESLIE A. VAUGHN, HAROLD F. PILLSBURY, E. P. Inc. POWERS, Company, Inc. B. Townsend, Dabney & Tyson Company Barrett & Elder, Straus, Blosser & McDowell, Detroit; Leslie B. Swan, Chas. W. Haven; William C. Roberts, Jr., C. T. *>Williams & Company, Inc., PIERCE, RALPH W. MORRISON, JAMES A. Townsend, Dabney St Tyson Harris, Upham & Co. LYNCH & J. New WILFRED FERHAM, J. GEORGE P. MOREY, R. GILBERT Hutton E. W. Securities, George Co., & Pittsburgh MOORE, GEORGE E. LINDSAY, HERBERT N. Boston Safe Deposit Co., & Securities, Inc. Eastern Weeden & Co. WILLARD Jr., Ira Haupt Carrington, Lestrange FREDERICK S. MOORE, WARREN A. LOCKE, G. William Arthurs, MOORE, ALEXANDER W. FREDERICK T. Jr., Trusteed City; MONTAGUE, THOMAS Minot, Kendall & Co. A. May & Gannon, Inc. LEWIS, York Lestrange, E. 45 General Market Municipal Bonds Jersey and Electronic and Guaranteed Television and Leased Equipment Trust Securities Line Funds Henry P. Glendinning, Jr. John B. Richter TABER, RICHARD D. Tripp St Taber, New Bedford, Mass. Stocks MEMBERS Obligations TAYLOR, JOHN R. Bank and Insurance Stocks Mutual Mass. Taylor St Co., Inc. Shares New York Stock TAYLOR, Jr., JOHN R. Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Exchange American Stock Exchange (Associate) Taylor St Co., Inc. Chailes A. Taggart Members Philadelphia-Baltimore & Co., Inc. Stock Exchange THOMPSON, Carr St TIRRELL, Investment Securities Star WILLIAM Thompson, S. Inc. 1500 WALNUT STREET JOHN Printing Philadelphia 1500 Walnut Philadelphia Phone KIngsley 5-1716 TOOHEY, CARROLL W. Coburn & Middlebrook, Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa. Teletype PH 677 New York Phone WHitehall 4-7000 TOWNSEND, CURTICE N. Weeden St Co. • PHILADELPHIA 2, PA. itCo. Incorporated Telephone PEnnypacker 5-2700 Teletype New York Telephone PH-4 WHitehall 4-4927 THE COMMERCIAL 46 Mr. & Mrs. Ernest E. and FINANCIAL Stone, Stone, Moore & Company, Denver; Mr. & Mrs. John J. Meyers, Jr., Gordon Graves & Co., New York City Mr. & Mrs. CHRONICLE Jim Vickers, Company, St. Thursday, October 8, 1953 Vichers Miss Louis; Brothers, New York City; Milton C. Brittain, Scherck, Betty Portner, The W. C. Thornburgfx Co., Cincinnati KELLEY, Secretary: Kenneth Moir, Chaplin and Company. Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association Directors: William G. Simpson, H. Humphrey, Inc. Byllesby M. and KLIMA, Company, JOHN Reed, Masten LEAR, Lear Graham ANFANG, Jr. Earl E. Sweitzer Kenneth Moir Paul A. Day President: Frank M. Ponicall, Jr., Singer, Deane & Scribner. Vice-President: Earl E. Sweitzer, E. E. Sweitzer Co., Inc. R. C. JAMES Schmerz LEATHERBURY, Hulme, Applegate JAMES OF LEADERSHIP-1953 & H. Merrill BEAR, Co., DUANE Lynch, S. Kay, & HULME, 8c & S. K. Co. Corporate and Municipal Blair F. JOHN P. Lear MATTERS, W. 8c Co. HORACE E. Moore, Leonard & Lynch G. McCONNELL, W. BRUCE Singer, Deane 8c Scribner HUMPHREY, ARTHUR F. Hulme, Applegate & Humphrey, Inc. Mcdonough, e. a. Moore, Leonard 8c Lynch HUNTER, FRANK H. McGUINESS, FRANCIS J. 8c Company Chaplin INGRAM, PAUL H. Claybaugh & Go. JOHNSON, Johnson WILBUR & and McKEE, CARL C. Chaplin and Company BROWER, W. BRUCE BUFFINGTON, Jr., JOSEPH Securities Reed, MARONEY, FRANKLIN Blair, Rollins 8c Co., Inc. Co. MILTON McKelvy Cunningham & Co., Inc. BROCKLEY, i Beane BODELL, G. CLIFFORD in W. LONSINGER, EUGENE W. Hulme, Applegate & Humphrey, Inc. Fenner LEE Richards <fe Lynch GEORGE Peoples First National Bank 8c Trust Co. WALTER L. JOHN Parrish Incorporated G. Pierce, LEWIS, GUY Chaplin and Company HOY, Babbitt BARBOUR, Underwriters, Distributors, Dealers HOWLEY, SHIRLEY P. Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. Thomas & Company Co. GEORGE Co. Leonard & LESTRANGE, HEFREN, ARTHUR R. BABBITT, WALTER H. W. M. HARRISON, JOHN T. Humphrey, Inc. & Lear & Moore, Company GURCAK, FRANK J. Thomas & Company Co., Inc. ARTHURS, ADDISON W. Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. Parrish 1877—SEVENTY-SIX YEARS J. 8c Co. LEECH, FRED T. Jenks, Kirkland & Grubbs APPLEGATE, A LOWBIE AUSTIN. & H. 8c LEAR, JAMES C. Reed, Lear 8c Co. Reed, GRUBBS, M. Company OWEN EUGENE Reed, GRAHAM, E. W. STERLING Reed, Lear & Co. C. & Blyth & Co., Inc. ROSTER OF MEMBERS A'HEARN, R. B. Butler, Pa. Co. EDWARD E. KRAFT, December, 1952; Took Office: January, 1953; Term Ex¬ pires; December, 1953. J. R. Lear 8c KOST, Co. Alternate: George E. Lestrange, Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. WM. Inc. W. Graham & Company Elected: ACKERMAN, C. Co. & KNOCH, CYRIL A. National Committeeman: H. Sheldon Parker, Kay, Richards & Stuart KIRKPATRICK, T. Incorporated; Harry J. Steele, Fauset, Steele & Co.; James C. Lear, Reed, Lear & Co.; James E. Crehan, Moore, Leonard & Lynch; A. E. Tomasic, Thomas & Company. F. M. Ponicall, BERNARD Halsey, Treasurer: Paul A. Day, Hulme, Applegate & E. S. McKee Company S. 8c Company McMOIL, WM. J. Johnson Moore, Leonard 8c Lynch Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. JOHNSON, Jr., WILBUR E. BURGWIN, HOWARD J. Howard J. Burgwin & Co. Johnson & KEIR, CARTER, ALBERT R. HAROLD Jenks, Preston, Watt 8c Schoyer METZMAIER, Jr., ALBERT J. Mellon National Bank 8c Trust Johnson , M. Kirkland MOIR, KENNETH 8c Grubbs Chaplin and Company CARTER, SAMUEL C. MOORE, LEONARD & LYNCH Members: New York Stock Exchange Pittsburgh Stock Exchange American Stock Telephone PG Wire to 14 Wall Street New York City, New York Telephone Dlgby 9-3650 New York 8c Co. S. CREHAN, JAMES E. Leonard & Lynch CUNNINGHAM, ROGER Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Building Greensburg, Pennsylvania Telephone Greensburg 3311 or 3312 Private Powell 1-0358 397 First National Bank Direct E. Moore, Leonard 8c Lynch CULLINAN, DANIEL J. Chaplin and Company Pittsburgh, Pa. ATlantic Teletype Elmer CONNOR, THOMAS Moore, Exchange Union Trust Building, and Greensburg Office DAY, PAUL THOMAS & COMPANY ALCOA BUILDING A. PITTSBURGH Hulme, Applegate & Humphrey, Inc. 19, PA. DEAKINS, ROBERT G. Reed, Lear & Co. DeCOURSEY, JOHN A. Chaplin and Company DINWIDDIE, Reed, DIRECT PRIVATE WIRE Municipal and Corporate CLYDE Lear & Co. Securities DODWORTH, W. STANLEY DONNER, FREDERICK H. Singer, Deane & Scribner • DORBRITZ, ERNEST O. NEW YORK CITY Mcore, \ Leonard DOYLE, C. F. & Lynch ROBERT Childs and Company EMERY, JOHN L. H. M. Byllesby and Company Incorporated \ REED, LEAR & CO. - Members Pittsburgh Stock American Stock Exchange Exchange (Assoc.) EVFRSON. RICHARD Reed, Lear & ALL TAX EXEMPT ISSUES Co. FISHER, CHARLES N. Singer, Deane & Scribner GOVERNMENT — STATE — MUNICIPAL — LAND BANK FITZGERALD, Jr., JOHN L. Singer, Deane & Scribner TERRITORIAL AND REVENUE BONDS .GAMBLE, Jr., GUY P. Jenks, Kirkland & Grubbs GENKINGER, JACK J. M. M. Genkinger & Co., New Castle, Pa. GERNON, JAMES K. Walston GESSNER. Branches Arthurs, NEW YORK, N. Y. BUTLER, PA. MEADVILLE, PA. . PITTSBURGH & Co. W. Teletypes — New York City NY 1-1420 — Pittsburgh PGR 432 JOHNSON & JOHNSON J. Lestrange & Co. GILSON. BURTON R. Reed, Lear & Co. GLADSTONE, R Bell Richter C. J. Devine & UNION TRUST BUILDING PITTSBURGH 19, PENNSYLVANIA S. Co. GLEESON, Jr.. GEORGE H. Walston & Co. Teletype Pittsburgh 289 ATlantic 1-8333 Co. Convention THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 47 M.ftlLm: aHz. & Mr. Mrs. Edwin J. Markham, PARKER, Kay, Richards & Co. Kay, Richards & Co. PARKER, R. C. Schmertz & & , H. M. Byllesby Mr. William J. Burke, Jr., May & Stroud M. Byllesby and Company Incorporated A. Company E. VOIGT, Incorporated Company, Inc. SCHUGAR, MAX N. Lear & Reed, McKelvy Co. & Company AUSTIN M'asten & LOUIS W. Hemphill, SCOTT, JAMES H. POWELL, ELMER E. SCRIBNER, JOSEPH M. Elmer REED, E. Powell & James Singer, Co. & Scott Deane & & Co. Scribner SHANAHAN, CHARLES V. Singer, Deane & Scribner PAUL Graham H. Company REITZELL, CARROLL F. Reitzell, Reed & Co., Inc., SHEPPARD, Erie, Pa. JOHN Singer, Deane & Scribner S. Fauset, Steele & Co. Steele & Fauset, STEINECKE, Sarasota, STOLACK, Co. & Norman (Honorary) Jr., & Bank & Trust Co. W. FREJD Co. GEORGE R. Kay, Richards & Co. YOUNG, B. NORMAN & P. ZINGERMAN, ROGER J. B. Merrill Co. Lyjnch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane SYDNEY ^'111! 1111U C11E E11111111111111E111 ft III11111111111111111111II111111111111M1111111 It 111N1111111 Co. & LOUISVILLE LEXINGTON Holman R. Wilson William B. Holton Co. STUREK, FRANK T. Bank National Mellon YOUNG, Walston Ward STUBNER, CHRISTIAN J. Stubner Incorporated Co. National Mellon Ward & Co. Jr., & WOODS, JOHN Noyes & Co. NORMAN Norman WARD, STOUT, FREDERICK L. Stout W. Company, Co. (Honorary) WARD, STEPHEN W. Fla. FRED & Walston VORSANGER, WILLIAM STEELE, HARRY J. PONICALL, Jr., FRANK M. Singer, Deane & Scribner Boston WOLFERS, PHILIP UMSTEAD, SINGER, 3RD., G. HARTON PARRY, HERBERT B. Inc., Gannon, WILLEY, H. G. and & TUNNELL, PAUL Company SIMPSON, WILLIAM SCHMERTZ, ROBERT C. NATHAN K. Richards & Co. Kay, McKelvy SATLER, Jr., FRANK L. Moore, Leonard & Lynch SHELDON H. SHERIDAN, GEORGE W. RICHARDS, JR., RALPH S. NUTTALL, RICHARD V. Singer, Deane & Scribner Mrs. Wertheim & Co., New York City & Trust Co. Walter Trinkle John B. Farra Esther Kachler Thomas B. Kessinger SUCCOP, JOHN C. Kentucky Securities Trust Company Fidelity SULLIVAN, JOSEPH R. Schmertz C. & Active Markets in All Issues E. Sweitzer Retail Distributors and Underwriters of M. H. SAMUEL TERESI, Corporate Secuiities and Thompson & Taylor Co. Wagner, Reid and Ebinger, Inc. Members Midwest TIERNAN, FRANK Preston, Watt SECURITIES Inc. Co., RAYMOND TAYLOR, KENTUCKY Inc. Company, E. SWEITZER, EARL E. H. Kentucky Municipal Bonds M. & Schoyer „ Stock Exchange TIERNAN, Jr., FRANK M. 415 W. JEFFERSON STREET Preston, LOUISVILLE 2, KY. BELL TELETYPE LS 292 TITUS, TELEPHONE WABASH 4191 R. C. Watt & Schoyer Schmertz Ss Company, Member Midwest Stock Exchange Inc. Louisville TOMASIC, ANTHONY E. Thomas & COMPANY KENTUCKY THE S. J. Company Qj = Trust Exchange Building Building LOUISVILLE 2, KY. LEXINGTON, KY. W Abash Phone 2-1858 Bell 6818 Bell Teletype LEX KY. 476 Teletype LS 579 Tllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllir? ™I BANKERS BOND ^ INCORPORATED Member Midwest Stock Exchange 1st FLOOR KENTUCKY HOME LIFE BLDG. LOUISVILLE 2, KENTUCKY NEWPORT STEEL CORPORATION Bell Teletype LS 186 Long Distance 238 NEWPORT, KENTUCKY Kentucky Municipal Bonds Local Securities INVESTMENT THOMAS GRAHAM, HECTOR W. WILLARD E. C. JAMES Manager BOHNERT P. McNAIR LEWIS M. FETTER DEPARTMENT WOOD HANNAH, Asst. CHARLES C. POWHATAN M. ROBERT H. Mgr. KING CONWAY JOHNSTON, Jr. ROBERT E. PURYEAR 48 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE John W. Bunn, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, St. Louis Mrs. & Mr. John J. Thursday, October 8, 1953 Zollinger, Jr., Scharff & Jones, Inc., Vice-President: James W. Means, Courts & Co. Georgia Security Dealers Association New Orleans; BRADLEY, Merrill Secretary & & Treasurer: Roy W. Hancock, Hancock, Blackstock co. National Committeemen: James E. Jones, Courts & Co.; Justus C. Martin, Jr., The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.; Edward R. Adams, Clement A. Evans & Company, Inc.; James B. Dean, J. W. Tindall & Company; Frank A. Chisholm, Varnedoe, Chis- holm & Co., Inc. BRANNAN, Hancock, December, 1952; Took Expires: December 31, 1953. Office: January 1, 1953; Term Trust Atlanta unless otherwise Indicated) C. Morris James W. Means Roy W. Hancock i President: Jack C. Morris, Norris & BROCK, Thomson & McKinnon Clement A. Evans Company, Inc. CAROLINE F. (Mrs.) Courts & Co. ALLEN, G. French & TRADERS AND DISTRIBUTORS W. BAKER The J. H. & Thomson Cleveland and Ohio Securities H. Beer Beer Clement Evans & JR., A. A. St F. W. Evans & BOGGS, RICHARD L., & Company, Inc. BOUNDS, JAMES W. BARROW, Jr., CRAIG Johnson, Lane, Space BO WEN, <fe Co., Inc. & NORRIS Jr., Jr., D. ARNOLD Fenner WILLIAM I BRYANT, EVERETT C. Courts & Co., Newnan BUDD, & SHELTON McKinnon TOWNSEND S. Dickson & Co. BUDD, Jr., JAMES S. FRANK HUDSON Johnson, Lane, Space St Co., Inc. Augusta Brooke St Company CALLAWAY, THOS. M. Hancock, CARSON, Blackstock & Co., Atlanta GORDON C. Southern Securities Corp., Savannah MEMBER OP UNION COMMERCE CLEVELAND BLDG. OHIO 14, Trading Markets TELETYPE — CHERRY CV and Distribution Service 565 1-5050 For ATTENTION OHIO SECURITIES NASD MEMBERS WE INVITE YOUR SECURITIES COMMISSION LISTED ON BUSINESS CINCINNATI EXCHANGE —YOU RECAPTURE IN STOCK U 40% OF COMMISSION ■ *8? CINCINNATI'S Wm. J. Mericka & Co. Inc. OLDEST INVESTMENT FIRM ESTABLISHED 1862 CLEVELAND 14, OHIO DIRECT WIRE GEO. EUSTIS & CO. 508 TRACTION k BLDG. CHERRY 4070 CIN 560 JOSEPH McMANUS NEW YORK — & ' CO. Beane, H. £ MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE & Company, Inc. BUCHANAN, C. Byron Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner BOYD, ARNOLD NORRIS Company BRUMBACH, BURT, J. Savannah BEAVERS, J. KARY Trust Company of Georgia Inc. The Citizens and Southern National Bank Co. LOY Company, STOCKTON JR. McKinnon BARRETT, JULIAN N. Beer St Company Courts St & Company Pruett and BLANCHARD, SCOTT D. Goodbody & Co. Thomson C. Evans Jr., Thomson E. Co. & Augusta J. Company, Inc. R. McKinnon F. BRUCKNER, JACK L. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, BLACKSTOCK, JERRY G. Hancock, Blackstock & Co. BLALOCK, Co. E. & Erooke BROYLES, The Citizens and Southern National Bank Robinson-Humphrey Company BARFORD, PHILIP IN Company, Inc. BLACKWOOD, Jr., W. HUGH HOI LIS Tindall Co. Co. BROOKS,' CHARLES Robinson-Humphrey Co. Clement A. Wyatt, Neal St Waggoner J. & Stoekton Broome St Co. & BLACKSTONE, LESTER LEONARD Crawford, Inc. ARMSBY, J. W. AUSTIN, Eeane, BROOKE, BYRON BROYLES, Evans BLACK, Jr., GRADY The & & Co. HENRY Goodbody & Augusta ADAMS, ALLISON ALEXANDER, Fenner BRAYSHAW, DONALD B. Lord, Abbett & Co. BROOME, BEESON, JAMES T. Clement A. ADAMS, EDWARD R. Hirshberg, Inc. SAM T. Blackstock Company of Georgia Clement ROSTER OF MEMBERS Jack J. Pierce, BRAY, ROBERT M. Byron Elected: In Zollinger Savannah Courts St Company Inc.; Roy W. Hancock, Hancock, Blackstock & Co.; James W. Means, Courts & Co.; Eugene F. Willis, J. W. Tindall & Company. located THOMAS Lynch, Esther BROADWELL, WILLIAM F. Alternates: Lex Jolley, The Robinson-Humphrey (Members Miss MEMBERS MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE i THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Mr. Mrs. & James B. CARTER, Jr., HUGH D. Courts & CARTER, Inc., Atlanta J. Co. Johnson, Lane, Space <fc Co., Inc. R. Macon JOHN A. & Company, Inc. Courts & COOPER, Co., Athens WILLIAM Merrill Lynch, & Pierce, Fenner & Beane Macon COURTS, MALON Courts Johnson, WILLIAM Merrill Lynch, Jr., W. DENNY, Tindall & The Company J. C. DAVID Johnson, Y. Co. Pruett A. National Bank Clement & Co., Inc. harry & Co., Inc., La & Grange HARRIS, RALPH HEAD, & Co. A. Evans MASON, JAMES Johnson, Lane, & Company, Space & Co., Georgia Co., Trust Company of Georgia MATTHEWS, ROBERT L. Merrill H. Evans & Company, Inc. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane McClelland, john e. J. Hilsman H. & Co., Inc. (Continued on page & Inc. Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger MUNICIPAL BONDS McKinnon e. 403 DIXIE TERMINAL Co. k. Evans GILBERT Thomson & & CINCINNATI 2 Company, Inc. T. McKinnon, La Grange kable, john lfc Clement Inc. A. Evans <fc Company, Inc. key, r. c. & La Co. . Grange, kilpatrick, Augusta Co. kiser, Jr., marion Courts Co. Ga. <fe andrew J. w. Co. THE BINGHAM-HERBRAND CORPORATION UNDERWRITERS DISTRIBUTORS AND SECURITIES 1556 Union Commerce CLEVELAND 1707 Union Central Bldg. CINCINNATI 14, OHIO Telephone PRospect 1-2770 Teletype—CV Manufacturers of automotive brake lever stampings, drop 1908 OF MUNICIPAL & CORPORATE Toledo and Fremont, Ohio "Van-Chrome" 50) Inc. Company, Bldg. 2, OHIO Telephone Main 3776 Teletype—CI 197 & CI 150 174 assem¬ drop forgings, forged hand •*. MATHEWS, Jr., ROBERT C. W. ESTABLISHED precision Inc. Augusta of Field, Ricliards & Co. blies, Inc. Pierce, Fenner & Beane richard Clement A. KAAP, DIXON Courts & Inc. WAYNE Clement r. & james Courts jones, Co. DICK, Jr., JACKSON P. Beer & Company guy Thomson W. DOUGHTY, Company, Inc. Tindall W. MARTIN, Company, I. h. Robinson-Humphrey jones, M. Company, & J. Inc. ROBERT T. johnson, thomas m. Johnson, Lane, Space & jones, CHARLES WALDO J. Company, Co. A. Co. Bank MARTIN, Jr., JUSTUS C. The Robinson-Humphrey Columbus jolley, lex Inc. McKinnon. JAMES Goodbody & LINDSEY, E. II. ROY W. Blackstock W. WILLIAM W. & » Merrill Lynch, Crawford, and LEWIS, Space National MARTIN, LUTTRELL. W. R. Space Lane, Savannah johnson, Southern Bradford Beane NORMAN Company Courts Hancock, Blackstock & Co. JOHNSON, Inc. Co., RICHARD JR., HAINES, & g. jelks, freeman n. Johnson, Lane, Space > Hugh W. Long and Company, Inc. B. Evans LESSER, Co. JR., WALDO Lane, Savannah & HANCOCK, Hancock, Clement A. Inc. Inc. Robinson-Humphrey Company GROVES, Atlanta Courts & Co. W. Company, Co. & & Courts & Co. Jr., HENRY W. Thomson Fenner I Robinson-Humphrey Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner jacobs, roger m. & Pierce, E. e. wm. & Lynch, JOSEPH LEE, R, E. HUME, E. STOCKTON GRIGGS, Jr., JAMES R. HALL, RICHARD cabell Co., Columbus Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane (Mrs.) The S. & w. The First LeCLAIR, WM. F. Equitable Sec. Corp. Co. & hull, J. Ga. MARGARET CHARLES French Courts Ss Co. J. L. Johnson, Valley Sun at MANNERS. PAUL E. JOHN T. Merrill LAY, Trust D. and VIRGINIA & Courts Co. Courts & Courts Courts C. MRS. & KONTZ, j. hunerkoph, clovis Trust Company of Georgia Evans Hilsman GRADY, LLOYD JAMES Co. HIRSHBERG, JULIAN R. Norris & Hirshberg, Inc. cullen caricaturist MALLORY, KNOX, WILLIAM S. Wellington Fund, Inc. huger, M. GEORGE C. Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Savannah ^pace & Co., Inc. Savannah Pierce, Fenner & Beane ED. DAUGHTRY, W. L. Beer & Company, DEAN, G. & KNELLER, Lane, hopkins, GLENN, JOHN F. GOFF, C. Robinson-Humphrey DAVIS, Inc. Columbus P. A. Citizens CRAWFORD, Jr., ALLEN C. French & Crawford, Inc. The Company. GAY, Jr., EDWARD ALLEN Space & Co., Inc. Savannah CROFT, Co., JAY H. Courts Lane, CRAWFORD, & ELIZABETH ADRIAN GARNER, Co. CRAWFORD, FORD, J. W. COX, ERNEST P. & & carl Johnson, Ohio and Pancho Willmarth, IIINDSMAN, Jr., d! W, Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc. HOLMES, A. Evans Parsons, Cleveland, Cullen J. Hoffman Company, Columbus STROTHER Company FLOURNOY, FROST, RICHARD Courts & Co. Courts & Myrtle hoffman, FRENCH, J. McCREA French & Crawford, C. Co. & COURTS, FLEMING, Clement Co., T. Securitieso Corp. Goodbody CORN, THOS. L. Courts A. FONVILLE, F. Company RICHARD R. Courts COOPER, HOMER G. Inc. Inc. Co., FLEMING, WILLIAM S. Courts & Co., Albany, A. Evans & CLEMENT FELKER, Beer CLISBY, JOSEPH Company, C. Co:umbus Co., Equitable Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc. Clement & Clement CLARKE. HARRISON & FRAZER J. EUGENE EVANS, Boston Inc., hill, Evans LANDON Hilsman Courts Savannah Co., & Robinson-Humphrey H. DYKES, CLARKE, HAGOOD Courts & Co., A. DURRETT, & CHISHOLM, FRANK A. Varnedoe, Chisholm & Co., Inc. CONANT, The Maguire OLIN J. Clement Tindall W. B. DULANEY, CHESTNUT, J. D. J. J. DREW, Co. SOSEBEE F. and Company, Pruett Maguire, 49 tools PRODUCERS of "AMERICAN BEAUTY Hams—Bacon A Full — Line Food Shortening of Meat Products Preferred Stock and Common Stock Traded on the Cincinnati Stock Exchange k .ij •. 1 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 50 Alonzo H. Lee, Sterne, Agee Scott, Leach, Birmingham, Ala.; Garnett Mason, Inc., Richmond, Va. & Horner O. Lee, H. Jr., Georgia Security Dealers Association McNEEL, JR., EUGENE J. W. Tindall & Co. Courts 6c Merrill McGEIIEE, ELLENE M. (Mrs.) Courts & Co. Jr., JOSEPH A. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane McGAUGHEY, PAUL W. Equitable Securities Corp. McNAIR, Courts HOWARD S. & Co. Courts & MEANS, Associate Members Members New American Stock Stock York Members Midwest Stock Members Chicago Board Co, & Exchange The JOSEPH ANDREW Pruett RUSS Unlisted and MURPHY, KEIER, Manager Inc. Norris Courts J. H. Inc. & Company, Inc., SPEAS, J. W. First National Norris & Co. & Company, SLATTERY, Inc. J. E. EUGENE M. Hilsman H. Bank R. Hirshberg, Inc. & Co., Inc. STEWART, J. JOSEPH Lane, Space & Co., T. W. Hilsman & H. SUMMERS, Inc. J. Johnson, Augusta Inc. Co., Savannah B. Evans SITES, FRANK B. Courts & Co. Inc. & & Co., Co., Inc. CHAPPELL Lane, Space & Co., Inc. Savannah SMITH, HERSIIEL Johnson. L. Company SMITH, H. F. TAYLOR, Lane. Space & SIDNEY Clement A. Co. Inc. Fulton M. Evans JR.. National THOMAS, & Company, Pruett Inc. MRS. and E. FRANK Bank GRACE Company, W. Inc. Inc. KING & MYERS, A. STEWART, Company, King Murphy MURPHY, Trading Department Co. STEINIIAUER, Johnson, Evans & SPACE, Jr., JULIAN A. Johnson, Lane, Space & Savannah Robinson-Humphrey MOTE, Courts SMITH, WILEY J. Johnson, Lane, Space SITES, CRAWFORD N. JACK C. Hirshberg Inc. MORRIS, Trade ARTHUR Clement Norris & Exchange of Inc. ROYSTON SIMKINS, W. MONK, GEORGE W. MORRIS, Exchange SMITH. WALTER Co., Augusta Rome L. Crawford, A. & MURRAY C. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane MILSTEAD, ANDREW J. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Clement FLEMING J. Hilsman R. J. H. Hilsman & Co., Inc. Co. & H. SETTLE, Inc. PHILIP French Collin, Norton J. I MEILL, EDWARD French & Crawford, MILLER, Livingstone, Crcuse & Co., Detroit; Mr. & Mrs. Patrick B. McGinnis, New York City; Dan V. Bailey, Foster & Marshall, Portland, Oregon SETTLE, OSCAR H. Jr., Co., 6c R. SHOUN, JAMES Courts S. Company, Co. McWlLLIAMS, McCORD, & FONVILLE McWHORTER, ROSTER OF MEMBERS Hastings, E. McRAE, D. FINLAY Blair, Rollins & Co., (Continued from page 49) Russell McGinnis & Thursday, October 8, 1953 & Co., Decatur JR., W. BARNARD Hirshberg, Inc. FRANK J. Hllsman 6c IN CLEVELAND Inc. Co., J. ROBERT Wyatt, Neal 6c Waggoner NEAL, GARDNER BLDG., 506 MADISON AVE. Trust Telephone ADams 6131 IT'S NEAL, ROY D, TOLEDO, OHIO Bell System Teletype TO 190 NEWTON, Courts III, & NICHOLS, J. C. CHARLES Co., Bradford & E. H. & Jr., FOR OVER 20 YEARS Co. GEORGE A. Company NUNNALLY, McKEE Courts 6c Co. OBERRY, Baxter, Williams & Co. GEORGE Merrill Lynch, O'BRIEN, C. Members New York, Midwest W. Pruett and OGLESBY, Originators, Underwriters, Distributors of Prescott G. Pierce, Fenner 6c Beap* Stock The LISTON OVER THE COUNTER SPECIALIST Macon ROBERT NICOLSON, Beer CORB Company of Georgia Company, Inc. 900 National LAMAR Robinson-Humphrey Company, OWEN K. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Telephone: PRospect Co. Other Principal Exchanges City Bank Building CLEVELAND Inc. OLSEN, & and 14 1-6300 Bell Teletype—CV 97 Beane PARKER, LAWRENCE C. French & Crawford, Inc. ' CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL PAULSEN, GROVER C. Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc. SECURITIES Savannah PEEPLES, Member Midwest Stock FRANK Clement A. Evans & Co., Exchange PENDERGRAST, T. J. Courts CLEVELAND & DETROIT NEW YORK Macon EATON MANUFACTURING PHILADELPHIA & Crawford, Inc. PRESTON, Jr., SAM W. Hancock, Blackstock 6c Co. PRUETT, CARL Pruett GERTRUDE and Sc. A. Pruett. and Company, PRUETT, Inc. M. Company, 'erving the automotive, aircraft, (Mrs.) Inc. marine and other PRUITT, GEORGE Byron Brook & Co. The & co., inc. Trust Company H. Courts and coil I F. Courts iron & 6c & Co. W. RIVES, Jr., S. A. Courts Courts lifters, valve brakes and B. Evans & Company, Phone: TOwer 1-6550 ROPER, Pruett SASSER, Teletype: CV 652 and seat inserts; Dynamatic drives, dynamometers; and other similar products. Inc. & Co. BENJAMIN & Company, General Offices: Cleveland Inc. E. Co. „ CLEVELAND 14, OHIO snap poppet, ROBINSON, H. ENGLISH ROBERTS, - spring washers; ARTHUR ROBINSON, ROBY The Robinson-Humphrey 1425 N. B. C. BLDG. gray valves; turbo-jet engine blades, tappets, hydraulic valve Griggs 6c Richardson, La Grange Clement STEAMSHIP STOCKS Free Co. RICHARDSON. pumps; rings, cold drawn steel; sodium cooled, REYNOLDS, A. ZAHNER Courts springs; stampings; permanent mold castings; rotor Co. REYNOLDS, JOHN C. Goodbody & Co. SPECIAL SITUATIONS heater-defroster units; leaf Georgia of GRADY REVSON, Jr., ALFRED F. CORPORATE FINANCING motor Robinson-Humphrey Company REES, III. A. REEVES, OHIO MARKETS important industries, including truck axles and axle parts; RAGSDALE, IRVIN T. parsons COMPANY PERKINSON, TOM G. French COLUMBUS Inc., • Co. Courts CHARLES and & Co., Inc. S. JOT & • Battle Creek, Lawton, Detroit, Marshall, Saginaw, Vassar, Michigan PLANTS OPERATED BY SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES: 6c Co., O. Dickson •• O. Savannah R. • Athens SAUSSY. WILLIAM H. Varnedoe, Chisholm SAYER, Cleveland, Massillon, Ohio 10, Ohio „ Company, HORACE PLANTS: Co., Inc. Inc. Kenosha, Wisconsin • London, Ontario Mr. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number Convention Mrs. & Edward J. Kelly, John THOMAS, Courts SIDNEY & * Co. Trust York; Company, Inc. JR., A. JOSEPH Evans J. W. EUGENE Tindall WILLIS, & Thomas & H. Company, Inc. SAMUEL Chlsholm VARNEDOE, Varnedoe, Courts F. W. & Co., Co., Inc. Courts S. Hilsman Lanford, & Ark. & Co., & Horner Scott, & ELLIOTT, C. A. & Evans Company, YEARLEY, IV. ALEXANDER The Robinson-Humphrey Company, ZIMMERMAN, MARSHALL Co., Rome & Clement Fort A. WILLIAM & Evans Company, Inc., J. & Co., HECTOR Cedar Rapids, Iowa C. JAMES L. Co., MRS. MARIE & BOLES, The WILLIAMS, HARRY <3. and WYLLIE, Sons Wyllie THOMAS H. Thornhill, & Charlottesville, Athens We maintain Columbus, Ohio & Co. Wis. Moines, in the stock J. C. S. F. EUGENE & FANNER MFG. CO. FULLER A. Co., Jackson, ■ Miss. G. Harrison & Austin, Inc., South Bend, Ind. CHARLES HEWITT and other Ohio corporations Cassell & Co., Inc., San Antonio, Tex. M. HUNT, E. Inc. Charlottesville, Va. G. WILLIAM Jr., Russ & Company, H. E. New Mexico Fe. The First Cleveland Neb. of Lincoln, Lincoln, First Trust Co. , Member WILLIAM Stock Exchange Midwest National City E. Wash. Spokane, 6th Building CLEVELAND Dobeckmun KNAPP, RUSSELL F. Securities Corporation the processing of many kinds of transparent films, materials, The Dobeckmun Company has grown, wrappers national business serving essential industries diversified products. For instance: to with many from the original creators of cellophane cigar a foods, confections, phar¬ maceuticals., chemicals, tobacco, metal products ... bags, pack¬ age material, labels, package wraps, box covers; in flexible films, foils, laminated combi¬ nations. • . For the graphic arts ... high- finish, hard-wearing,( filmlaminated cover stock, label Kosek ALFRED .non-tarnishing, Lurex® metallic yarn, ments, for gar¬ draperies, upholsteries, fine decorative textile fabrics. For the electrical industry... light-weight, space-saving in¬ sulation, in tape and sheet form, for wire, cable and motors. Burlington, Little A. LEVY, ROBERT Robert LEWIS, E. THE FANNER & & Co.. Industry". The Dobeckmun Company, Cleveland, Ohio Berkeley, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, St. Louis, St. Paul and Seattle. Representatives everywhere. Branches at Atlanta, C.. B. sible C., STILL Corp. Limited Fanner Securities Co., Inc. WILLIAM B. Co., Inc., Topeka, Kans. Philipson and Company, Utica, N, PHILLIPS, BLAIR A. The White-Phillips Company, Davenport, Y. the product & — Radiation Fittings 6 — Pipe Fittings 3 — Awning Hardware 7 — 4 — Stove Hardware 8 — — Chaplets 9 — Gray Iron Castings Gear Hobbing Machinery Industrial Plastic Products Inc. PLANT Co., Milwaukee, Wis. LOCATIONS: 1. The Milwaukee, Wis. Fanner Manufacturing Company, Brookside Park, Cleveland 9, Ohio. REISSNER, H. L. FRANK Bond L. & HARRISON Shaffer & Co., Share Corporatiop L. Amarillo, Texas SMITH, MARK A. F. W. Craigie & Co., Richmond, Va. STEWART, increasing thus Iowa RADA, RALPH SHAFFER, and foils — 5 1 Indianapolis, Ind. Creative converters of films Organization MAX PHILIPSON, Indianapolis Dobeckmun the last two years, three 2-Chills Ind. & Bache In ALBERT McGann Bend, PESELL, — lines from six to nine: Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc. Lynchburg, Va. Albert GROWING manufacturing companies have been joined to Canada WALTER G. MASON, growth'of THE FANNER successful the for MANUFACTURING COMPANY since 1894. Limited Canada IAN D. Securities South products for essential industries are manu¬ factured in Cleveland, Ohio, and Berkeley, Calif. If you would like to know more about us, write for brochure "A Typical B. "Security through Diversification" has been respon¬ Miss. E. J. Dominion Vancouver, MANUFACTURING COMPANY Waco, Texas S. Jackson, EDWARD Company, Vancouver, MAIN, Inc., E. Levy Jr., Lewis Inc. Ark. LEE, Jr., GARNETT O. Scott, Horner & Mason, Richmond, Va. Estes American Iowa Rock, McGANN, These diversified CV 444 , Hill, Crawford & Lanford, other materials for utilitarian decorative purposes. - Company LOUIS LANFORD, For any industry . .. customlaminated films, foils and or Teletype CV 443 Telephone PR 1-1571 R. Kramer-Gardner Pemberton Securities For textiles.. 14 Company, & Cedar/^apids, Iowa MacDONALD, paper. Cedar Rapids, Iowa KRAMER, foils and other Iowa, of KOSEK, ERNEST Ernest diversified business selling to essential industries Corporation HENRY G. KELLEHER, years, V THEODORE C. Co., Des Moines, Iowa Virginia Securities Company, Norfolk, Va. Based upon of GEO. HARRISON, HOBBS, Washington, D. C. CASSELL, Iowa HARRINGTON, Santa NEWTON Brewer & Becker Jr., trading markets E. Iowa Corporation, HENDERSON, EWING T. Rouse, O. GEORGE Co., Albany Tex. Waco, HARRY B. of ISAACS, For JAMES C. Richmond, Va. T. C. Henderson & Ohio Company, BREWER, Company WHITTLESEY. Any Regional Group Albany Co., Tindall 26 Jr., Wheat & Co., Inc. Co., Goodman Harrington PINCKNEY Tlllman-Whitaker in Company J. Canada Que., Ind. E. Sheboygan, Des NSTA Members Not Affiliated With W. WHITAKER, A and Miss. Fertig & Co. J. Kenneth H. J. WEYMAN. GEORGE F. R. S. Dickson & Co., Inc. & Walton B. Jackson, S. Richardson Montreal, Mason, Pierce & Wayne, GRAEFE, Co. & Courts O. inc. Columbus CHARLES F. Athens WHELCHEL, W. WALTON, OTIS B. E. Co., Inc. WESTBROOK, LEONA J. Inc. LEONARD J. FERTIG, Inc. Co., WELLBORN, WHITE, B. Company, GLASSELL F. Leonard Macon Co., & & & & Rock, Ark. ANDREW First Courts JOHN VIDRICAIRE, OSCAR B. DRINKARD, Little Quail & Co., Davenport, Iowa Co., & James & Co. Clement Inc. EARL M. WEIRAUCH, Courts Mason, GUS Walton WHEAT, N.SJ. GOODMAN, KENNETH Courts Taylor W. Cunningham W. Westfield, WALTON, Inc. Inc. VAVRA, GEORGE CUNNINGHAM, Rauscher, Jr., ROY W. WALLACE, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Courts G. Lynchburg, Va. Newnan WOOLFOLK, JOHN WALKER, SAMUEL G. Courts Strader, John S. Vavra Jr., LAMAR M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane WOODWARD, WEAVER, Walter Lynchburg, Va. WAGGONER, T. REUBEN Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner H. Vu B. Crawford Little Rock, Savannah J. Mrs. & Va. CLARENCE TAYLOR, Richmond, D. WISE, L. & Mr. Mason; Strader, Taylor & Co., Lynchburg, Craigie & Co., CRAWFORD, IRA Hill, Co. Pierce, Fenner & Beane SUSIE Elizabeth Anne STRADER, LUDWELL A. Co. & Iowa WALTER W. CRAIGIE, George WINKLES, Crabbe L. Cedar Rapids, F. FRANCIS Merrill Lynch, of Georgia UNDERWOOD. L. DEAN Norris & Hirshberg, Inc. Miss Mrs. & CRABBE, THOMAS L. WILLIAMSON, JAMES D. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane WILLIS, Mr. Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc., Lynchburg, Va. Jr., A. FRANK Co., Athens & Clement Athens Co., W. C. H. Rhoades & Co., New Co., Los Angeles & WILLIAMS, M. TOMPKINS, HENRY B. The Robinson-Humphrey TRAYWICK. Loeb, Morgan Courts Tindall & Co. W. M. WIEGAND, S. Tlllman-Whitaker TINDALL, JULIAN J. Carl Keenan, Athens Co., THOMAS TILLMAN, J. 51 Harold Texas S. HAROLD Stewart S. & Company, El Paso, Hamilton, Ontario^ 2. Canadian Fanner, Ltd., 3. Cleveland Hobbing Machine 4. Cleveland 5. Poly-Cyclo Products Company, Inc., 6. Munray Products, Inc., Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Foundry Division, Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio. Va. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 52 Thursday, October 8, 1953 ■ Wm. Perry Brown, Newman, Brown & Co., Inc., New Orleans; H. Equitable Securities Corporation, Nashviile, Tenn., Frank Charles Burkholder, ^lilltitlllllllUIDIKIIiHIIIIIIIIIIIIiilllllHllillhlinilllltMillliUilillllllhilllhll^ Arizona M. Zingraf, Laurence M. Marks & Co., New York City; John S. McLaughlin, White, Co., New York City; John J. O'Kane, Jr., John J. O'Kane, Jr. & Co., New York City O'NEIL, Security Dealers Association Weld & MAURICE Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Merrill OVENS, JAMES M. E. F. Hutton OWEN, BE THE MARSHALL JOHN CO. PICKERT, | § WISCONSIN SECURITIES Milwaukee 2, z NORTH WATER E STREET MI \ Wis. 1-8130 E. & Co. REFSNES, JOE L. Refsnes, Ely, Beck & Co. E. J. P. Ely, P. Hutton & Company SORANSON, RANDOLPH E. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane STEIXHOFF, = Henry E 461 Co. & JOSEPH Beck SENA, jj BROADWAY • TELETYPE 5 Beane HAROLD Hutton F. Refsnes, WE MAINTAIN MARKETS IN 765 Fenner & KENNETH I. E. F. Hutton '& Company E. = Company Pierce. PERRINE, REFSNES, 1 & G. Merrill Lynch. CARROLL Dahlberg & F. Tucson Co., THOMPSON, GORDON Kirk C. Dunbar Henry E. Dahlberg CHICAGO—Phone Randolph 6-5900 Dean R. E. Soranson Witter TOMPANE, & Co. EUGENE F. Refsnes, Ely, Beck & Co. 111111111111111T TRIPP, President: Henry e. Dahlberg, Henry Dahlberg & E. Company, Tucson F. Vice-President: Kirk C. Dunbar, Kenneth Ellis & Co., Phoenix. VER Secretary-Treasurer: Randolph E. Soranson, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Phoenix. Merrill Lynch, Milwaukee :: Phoenix in unless otherwise indicated) ANDERSON, Ed Co. ANDLAUER, FRED C. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane BARRETT, E. Exchange F. & MULLEN, Merrill Woodward YOUNG, HELEN Company, Tucson Bank of Arizona ZUBER, C. Zuber, Tucson Ellis A. ARTHUR Woodward Co. MALCOLM & PHIL Kenneth Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Ed Murray & v Co. ROBERT II. National WOODWARD, MURRAY, ED TYLER Hutton Huttpn & Company McGINNIS, JAMES F. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane JAMES Murray & F. Co. PETER (Associate) MEYERS, TOM W. E. & Trust WHITACRE, First Wisconsin Member Midwest Stock Murray CRUISSE, WEBSTER, ARTHUR I. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane ROSTER OF MEMBERS Michigan Street Company KIRBY L. Kirby L. Vidrine Company securities (Members located East & VIDRINE, Elected: November 10, 1952; Took Office: January 1, 1953; Term Expires: December 31, 1953. 207 Hutton Guardian Underwriters and Distributors of Investment L. TRUAX, VICK Ed The Milwaukee Company A. & & Co. J. Zuber, Tucson BECK, PAUL D. Refsnes, Beck Ely, Co. & CHAPPELL, JOHN W. E. F. Hutton & Chicago Office 135 South LaSalle Saint Paul Office Street 144 Endicott Building Company, Tucson Underwriters, Distributors, Dealers CUTHBERTSON, FRED A. Refsnes, Ely, Beck & Co. DAHLBERG, HENRY E. in „ ' '** Henry Dahlberg and Co., Tucson DUNBAR, KIRK C. Madison Office First National Kenneth Wausau Office Bank Building First American State Building Bank Ellis & Corporate and Municipal Co. ELLIS, KENNETH A. Kenneth Ellis Co. & Securities ELY, Jr., SIMS Refsnes, Beck Ely, & Co. FICKS, Jr., ALBERT Dean Witter & Co. , FITCHET, SETH M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, GALLOWAY, ALVIN Fenner & BURGE & KRAIJS Beane Members New York W. Stock Exchange Henry Dahlberg and Co., Tucson GOLTER, (4. NebraskaJlrt s First . m RICHARD National W. Bank American Stock Exchange Midwest 1790 Union Stock Commerce Arizona of CLEVELAND HANCHETT, Refsnes, HAROLD Ely, Beck (Associate) Exchange 14, Building OHIO G. & TelephonedAin 1-2910 Co. Teletype CV 584 HARVEY, Dean WILLIAM Witter & Co. HAUSER, Dean RICHARD Witter & Co. HAWKINS, GERARD Refsnes, Ely, Beck & HICKS, ROLAND Co. J. We generally have buying and selling orders in the following list of over the counter securities: Hemphill, Noyes & Co., Tucson JACKSON, Refsnes, KATHRYN Ely, Beck & Co. KAUFMAN, HENRY J. Hemphill, Noyes & Co., Tucson KOLKOSKI, Kenneth LAMBUTH, Dean Irus^ CHESTER A. Ellis M. Witter & McCaskey Register Bessemer Limestone & Cement Ohio Leather Bessemer Securities Ohio Water Service Commercial Shearing & Stamping Peerless Cement Co. WILLIAM Witter LEE, BENTON Dean & Aetna Standard Engineering Co. Federal Machine & Welder Valley Mould & Iron Industrial Silica Youngstown Steel Car M. & Co. LEE, EUGENE S. Valley National Bank (Associate) LOPER, ANDREW B. Valley National Bank of Phoenix (Associate) ^ MARNELL, Kenneth TOM A. Ellis & Co. BUTLER, WICK & CO. UNION NATIONAL BANK BUILDING YOUNGSTOWN 1, OHIO Telephone Riverside 4-4351 Convention Oriand THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Number C. Mayer, Idaho Power Company, Boise, John L. Martin, Pennsylvania Cleveland Mr. Idaho; Med Ilch, Idaho Power Company, Boise, Idaho; Railroad Company, New York City Security Traders Association & Mrs. William Mrs. H. & Oper, Mr. Treasurer: Robert Weaver, Hornblower & Barber, R. Elton Governors: 53 CHRONICLE Hay den, Walston & Co., Seattle; Arthur C. Sacco, Cruttenden & J. Bateman, Pacific Northwest Company, Seattle JAFFE. GEORGE E. Jaffe, Lewis & Co. KEIER, RUSSEL E. Collin, Norton & Co., Toledo L. Liston, Prescott & EVERETT KING, Jr., Parsons & Co., Fulton. Inc.; Morton A. Cayne, Gottron, Russell & Co. Corwin E. Ohio Wooster, Co.; James J. Miller, Braun, Bosworth & Co., Incorporated. National Committeemen: Edward E. Parsons, CEYLON HUDSON, Weeks. Miller & Drnek, Prescott & Co.; Howard J. Eble, Parsons & Co., Inc.; Frank L. Marshall, The First Boston Corporation; George D. Alternates: Co., Chicago; Homer Reiri A. Co. & KOESER, OR1N E. Blyth & Co., Inc. Co.; Martin J. Long, LAFFERTY, ALAN E. Hornblower & Weeks The First Cleveland Corp. Elected: December, 1952; Took Office: January 1, 1953; Term Ex¬ (Continued pires: January 31, 1953. on page 54) ROSTER OF MEMBERS located (Members Cleveland in unless indicateui otherwise H. M. Byllesby and Company FREDERICK M. ASBECK, Oiderman, Asbeck & Co. L. Warren Foster Robert Weaver Martin J. Long Benjamin J. McPolin ^ ELTON BARBER, (Incorporated) R. Hayden, Miller & Co. CHARLES McGHEE President: L. Warren Foster, Gottron, Russell & Co. BAXTER, Vice-President: Benjamin J. McPolin, McDonald & Company. BEADLING, WILLIAM E. Beadling & Co., Youngstown Secretary: Martin J. Long, JR., Baxter, Williams & Co. The First Cleveland Corporation. BELLE, CLAUDE W. McDonald & Company stocks bonds BOCK, ROY E. Dodge Securities Corp. WALTER J. Cunningham, Gunn, Carey & Co. CAREY. Sills, Fairman & Harris INCORPORATED Members CAYNE, MORTON Gottron, Russell A. & Co. Public Utility— Industrial Cook & Co. Lawrence Midwest Stock Exchange — Railroad Municipal Bonds COOK, LAWRENCE ■ ■. i COOK, R. J. New York Chicago Peoria, Kalamazoo, Mich. 111. Emporia, Direct Private Wichita, Wire to Salina, Kans. W. E. Hutton & Co., N. Y. COVINGTON, HERBERT C. Harrlman Ripley & Co., DAVIS, CLARENCE F. The First Cleveland DE Miller Incorporated American Stock Exchange {Assoc.) Corp. 135 South La Salic Street, & Co. DOERGE, CARL H. Wm. J. Mericka & Co., of Exchange Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange GARMO, A. W. Hayden, Underwriters and Distributors Members Midwest Stock Mericka &<Co., Inc. J. Wm. Inc. Nevvr York — Philadelphia Chicago 3 Teletype CG 273-2860 Telephone Financial 6-4600 — Pittsburgh — Minneapolis DOERGE, JACK O. Municipal, Public Utility, Railroad and Saunders, Stiver & Co. JOHN DONAHUE, T. Industrial Securities & Jones II. R. Co. DRNEK, JAMBS J. A.CALLYN"® COMPANY Prescott & Co. Telephone Teletype DEarborn 2-1421 CG 864 FACILITIES LOCAL MARKETS EBLE, HOWARD J. Parsons & Co., Inc. Incorporated EHRHARDT, EDWIN F. The First Cleveland Corp. Underwriters TRADING COMPLETE SPECIALISTS IN Curtis CHARLES Bros. & Hutzler Salomon FOSTER. WARREN Gottron, Russell & Co. Hayden, Miller &. Co. GAWNE, & Co. GRACE. ARTHUR V. Gottron, Russell & Co. GRAY, WILLIAM S Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc. GREEN, Green, GREEN, Through our own unusual retail and wholesale distribution we offer facilities for placement of blocks of securities. ALBERT B. Erb & Co., Inc. & Co. Stock Exchange & Midwest Stock Exchange Associate Member HANSON, DAVID G. C. J. Devine & Co. Concord, N.H. Nantucket, Mass. Decatur, III. Omaha, Neb. Flint, Mich. Peoria, III. Grand Rapids, Mich. Philadelphia, Pa. Kansas City, Mo. Lexington, Kentucky Madison, Wis, South Bend, Ind. Milwaukee, Wis. Spokane, Wash. Minneapolis, Minn. Waterloo, la. ' Hawkins Wausau, Wis. LINCOLN Co. AJOAUXN&CO. American Stock Exchange Members of Chicago 4, Illinois DEarborn 2-0500 DENVER J. E. STEPHEN Mericka & Co., Inc. HOTALING, The OMAHA & HAYS, GEORGE H. Will S. Halle & Co. Wm. Street Portland, Me. Rockford, III. HAWKINS, DANIEL M. HLIVAK, 209 S. La Sall€ Boston Moline, III. Aurora, III. Ball, Burge & Kraus Cruttenden ~ WILLIAM Green, Erb & Co., Inc. HARDONY, MICHAEL C. Members New York Since 1912 HARRY J. Merrill, Turben Listed and Unlisted Securities • HARRISON C. Jr., FROST, Distributors New York Chicago Inc. Paine, Webber, Jackson & FLEEGLE, CREATES MARKETS • ALBERT FISCHER, DISTRIBUTION Dealers Underwriter CONCORD FUND, Inc. EILERS, STANLEY M. Hornblower & Weeks ERB, ROBERT L. Green, Erb & Co., • First A. STEPHEN Boston Corporation MILWAUKEE HUBERTY, GEORGE Goodbody & Co. New York Stock Exchange American Stock Midwest Stock Exchange Exchange (Associate) A 54 William J. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Foral, Union Pacific Railway, Chicago; Mrs. & Mr. G. W. Hyett, Milwaukee Railroad, Chicago; Mrs. & Mr. John I. Rohde, John R. Lewis, Inc., Seattle Cleveland Security Traders Association & Mrs. LISTON, CORW1N L. Prescott & The ROSTER OF MEMBERS First P. Doyle, R. Cleveland Corp. Thursday, October 8, 1953 Doyle, W. PIERRE R. Smith & Co., STIVER, O'Connor Clarke, & Co., Chicago; Mrs. Incorporated, Chicago Saunders, Gottron, IRVING & W. Clarke, WEAVER, ROBERT Hornblower & Weeks Co. TAYLOR. JAMES N. Ceylon E. Hudson, Wooster Geyer & Co., Incorporated John WARDLEY, RUSSELL G. Fulton, Reid & Co. Stiver & Co. Russell Mr. & ULLMAN, RUFUS M. Ullman & Co., Inc. Elyria, Ohio ALVIN J. SUMMERGRADE. MacLEOD, DONALD Jaffe, Lewis & Co. J. SMITH, Co. LUCAS, WILLIAM Baxter, Williams & Co. LEWIS, MILTON B. Leo John LONG, MARTIN J. (Continued from page 53) LAZIN, ERNEST Blyth & Co., Inc. Mr. CHRONICLE WITT, JOHN P. John P. Witt & Co. MARSHALL, FRANK L. The First Boston Corporation MASTERS, OLAN B. Butler, vVick & Co., Youngstown McGINTY, JOHN McDonald COMPETE UNLISTED & Company BROKERS and DEALERS McPOLIN, BENJAMIN J. McDonald & Company SERVICE FOR MELODY, THOMAS A. With Own Private Wires to Merrill, Turben & Co. DEALERS MILLER, GEORGE D. Los Braun, Bosworth & Co.. Inc. MOLNAR, ALEXANDER E. ★ ★ Hornblower & St. Paul, Minn, Angelas, Gal. Sheboygan, Wis. Milwaukee, Wis. Weeks ★ MORROW, FRANK W. Morrow NASH. Doyle, O'Connor & Co. & S. La Salle St. CHICAGO 3 Ledogar-Horner Parsons Wooster GEORGE PARSONS, Jr., & Members F. Company EDWARD Co.. E. J. F. JOHN 209 S. Tel. DEarborn Inc. PATRICK. FRANCIS J. Paine, Webber, Jackson PERKO, William A. Fuller & Co. J. Ceylon E. Hudson. OrDYKE. 135 Co. CHARLES & LA of Midwest SALLE Stock STREET 2-5600 Exchange • CHICAGO Teletype CG 4 146-147 Curtis F. Perko & Company j • PLACKY, GEORGE L. Schultz J. PLASTERER, CHICAGO Hornblower PROBST, Co. & DON & W. SECURITY Weeks RICHARD DEALERS A. Gottron, Russell & Co. SPECIALIZED PROSSER. GUY W. Merrill Lynch, Pierce. Fenner & Beane OVER-THE-COUNTER SPECIALISTS ROSS. LEONARD O. Ross, Borton & Simon, 1926 We RUSSELL Union Securities K. Corp. RUDIN, HARMON A. RUFFING, JAMES Wm. Address partment. Devine & Loans Chicago and - Cleveland. Securities De¬ Teletype: CV 240. Inc. Ohio's RUNG. EDMUND J. J. - R. J. Mericka & Co., MEMBERS MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE C. Pittsburgh HQ. U. S. PAT. Off. Ledogar-Horner Company SWIFT, HENKE & CO. clear for dealers in New York Inc. - ROWLEY, PROMPT CLEARINGS QUIGLEY, JAY L. Quigley & Co.. Inc. SINCE — Largest Bank Co. RUSSELL, JAMES N. Gottron, Russell & Co, SCHULTE, Jr., FRANK J. Ledogar Horner Company SHORSHER, FREE A. Kr&'is Ball, Burge STEGLER, EDWARD N. Edward Underwriters & Distributors N. MIW ' YORK Siegler & Co. ®T Trading markets PHIIAPCL?HIA Municipal Obligations maintained in Chicago Public Utility and Industrial Corporate Securities -e ★ ★ OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES ★ Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. Founded CHICAGO 105 W. ADAMS 3 STREET REPUBLIC INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC. 1890 141 ST. LOUIS 2 WEST JACKSON CHICAGO BLVD. 4, ILLINOIS HArrison 7-7727 314 No. Teletype: CG 2721 BROADWAY Direct New York, Kansas Wires to City, Missouri and Milwaukee, Wisconsin Convention THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Number 55 CHRONICLE a Jf- Martin Mr. York City; Mr. & Mrs. Sidney J. Sanders, Foster <fi Marshall, Zimmerman, Bingham, Walter & Hurry, Inc., Los ■Anfgeles & Mrs. I. King, Sutro Bros. & Co., New Seattle; Mr. & Mrs. J. William / Abercrombie & Co. Lovett Co., Los Angeles; John J. O'Kane, Co., New York City SHAWELL, PHILLIPS, JR., JESSE R. R. J. Investment Phillips TODD, B. LEWIS W. POLLOK, Eddleman-Pollok Co. ANDERSON, R. S. A. SCHMITT, Schmitt L. BRADLEY, RICHARD Equitable Securities Corporation ROBERT D. NORMAN Crockett A M J. J. R. Ludwig Mosle John JOHN D. Co., & WILLS, R. GLOVER Inc. Dunn DeC. Scott & and Wills , FRANCES G. Underwood, Neuhaus & Co. WILSON, Co Mrs. G. Co. & ARTHUR COOPER, Rotan, / C. Moreland & Mosle CORDTS, EDWIN President: J. SCOTT, ANTHONY L. Berry CHRISTIE, BYRON V. B. V. Christie & Co. Philip R. Neuhaus Phillips, Jr. JOHN S. Co. & Brown Sons & Edwards WHITE, CHAS. B. Chas. B. White & Co. Rowles, Winston & Co. THOMAS A. & Co., Inc. D. Christie & Co. Goodbody & Co. Schmitt, Berry Robert G. RUSSELL R. ROWLES, Rotan, Mosle & Moreland CHERRY, WALTER WEATHERSTON, Crerie & Co. Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. BROWN, V. REESE, Mrs. Mary T. JAMES L. BAYNE, JOHN M. BERRY, WILLIAM J. WARE, NATHANIEL Shearson, Hammill & Co. BAYLESS, Jr., Shawell & Company Company, Incorporated LOVETT ABERCROMBIE, H. Earnest, Fewel & J. O'Kane, Jr. & John ROSTER OF MEMBERS Investment Dealers Association of Houston George Beaumont Rotan, Mosle and Moreland, Ludwig Mosle, Rotan Mosle and Moreland. Listed & Unlisted Securities Underwriters—Brokers G. CRERIE, FRANK H. R. Phillips, Jr., J. Vice-President: Jesse Company, Phillips Investment R. Co. & GORDON Crockett & Co. Philip R. Secretary-Treasurer: Crerie CROCKETT, A. Incorporated. Underwood, Neuhaus, Neuhaus Straus, Blosser & McDowell T. CLAUDE CROCKETT, Crockett & Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE & Co. LAWRENCE & Knickerbocker DAVIS, National Committeeman: A. Gordon Crockett, Crockett & Co. DUNN, JAMES 1952; Took Office: January 1, 1953; December 15, Elected: Term • MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE (ASSOCIATE) • L. Dunn & Wills 135 N. RICHARD EDDLEMAN, Expires: December 31, 1953. DETROIT STOCK EXCHANGE McClung Eddleman-Pollok Co. SOUTH LA SALLE STREET CHICAGO 3, ILLINOIS FINKELSTEIN, JACK Hammill Shearson, & Co. FOSDICK, JOHN JAY & Russ EARL FRIDLEY, Trading Markets Iowa Electric Light & Fridley Common and G. KANSAS Co. Moreland SINCERE AND COMPANY i and all MT. CLEMENS 650-651 GOODWIN, RICHARD H. R. Goodwin & H. Exchange Trading Retail ARTHUR E. & Co JR., / Co. \ / OF W. CHAS. IIAHN, COAST Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. Principal Stock and Commodity EDWARD HARDING, Exchanges Crerie & Co. WYLIE J. HARRIS, CHICAGO Harris-Heath Teletype Telephone STate MILWAUKEE GRAND RAPIDS Winston ■ Stock TELETYPE CITY PRIVATE WIRE SYSTEM COAST TO Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. Rowles, York 3-5700 E. JOE GOODWIN, New ANdover CG & Mosle GEORGE, Preferreds MEMBERS n> FRYE, DONALD Power Co. Utilities DETROIT Hess & Rotan, Southern Iowa TELEPHONE NEW YORK Inc. Company, CG 252-656 2-2400 & 657 HAWKINS, Pierce & Co., Rauscher, HESS, Co. CLYDE E. Inc. WILBUR E. Fridley & Hess McClung Makris Kramer, La Knickerbocker & THOMAS KRAMER, Co. Galveston Moreland, B. INCORPORATED NEILL T. JR., White W. MATCEK, A G. Becker & Co. Co., Inc. Pierce & MASTERSON, Chas. Company ALBEIFJ E. Rausdher, Over the Counter Securities & LAIN, JAMES W. Rotan, Mosle & MAG1LL, P. LEWIS M. MASTER, La Master & Brokers and Dealers in E. WALDO KNICKERBOCKER, & Co. Established 1892 H. Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. Since 1924 McCLUNG, CLINTON C. McClung Knickerbocker & McDONALD, JOHN A. J. R. Phillips Company, Investment Incorporated CHARLES McLEAN, Harris, Rogers &. Tracy I. Upham & Co. CHARLES Jr., McLEAN, Harris, • 1 ' I. Upham & Co. inc. RALPH MILES,, 120 So. La Salle Street, Chicago 3, Illinois J. R. Phillips Investment Company Incorporated Telephone STate 2-4151 1 i Direct EASTMAN, DILLON NEW & YORK wires to our CO. Members MILLAR, ESTELLE A. B. V. Christie & 1 New York Co. Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange Correspondents SMITH, HAGUE & CO. DETROIT MOORE, J. R. Jr., F. Phillips A. Investment Incorporated MURPHY, J. D. Shearson, Hammill & Co. „ Company Midwest Stock Exchance San Francisco Stock Exchance THE 56 Mr. & Mrs. William G. Simpson, H. M. Byllesby and Company, COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL Incorporated, Jack Pittsburgh CHRONICLE Thursday, October 8, 1953 Hecht, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Los Angeles; Jerry Tegeler, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., St. Louis, Mo. Bond Club of MARSH, Syracuse, N. Y. WILLIAM Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. McGURK Stone ROBERT T. Webster Securities & Corp MILES, JOHN P. McDONALD-MOORE & CO. L. D. Sherman Co. & MULCOCK, ERNEST R. E. Municipal and Corporate Securities R. Mulcock & Co. POPE, WILLIAM N. William POZZI, 1566 PENOBSCOT BUILDING DETROIT WO N. Bishop Co. ROBERTS, JAMES KARL B. ROLLINS, 3-9565 K. Rollins & Co. B. MEMBERS DETROIT STOCK EXCHANGE SCHELLENBERG, LeROY II. William N. Pope, Inc. MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE SCHMIDT, NORMAN C. Clarence Phone & MEMBERS FLINT 410 National Inc. Pope, FRANK Smith, LANSING Bank BIdg. 4-8044 of GRAND Lansing Bldg. Phone 810 SMITH, RAPIDS Smith, Michigan National 5-7289 Bank Bldg. Phone Karl B. Rollins Francis Q. Coulter Charles T. Heaton Treasurer: Francis Q. Coulter, Marine l^idland Trust Company Marine TURCOT, ° J. WARREN R. Fayettevllie, N. WELLES, FRANK Reynolds & Co. *. M. 19, 1953; Term WILSON, J. HOLDEN Expires: January, 1954. pIRST OF^flCIIIGAN CORPORATION CHARLES Co. WALLACE, \ — Company Reynolds & Alternate: Edward J. Smith, Smith, Bishop & Co. Michigan Bonds and Stocks J. York Donald L. Tiffany, Inc. Robert T. McGurk, Stone & 19, 1953; Took Office; January New TIFFANY, DONALD L. National Committeeman: Everett W. Snyder, E. W. Snyder & Co. Elected: January Co. Trust Foster & Adams ham, Jr., Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co.; Clarence A. Goodelle, Specialists in Bank TICKNER, RULAND L. Governors: Alvin J. Grabau, Grabau-Buchman; William G. LapDrew G. Eastman, Eastman & Co.; & WILLIAM Midland Central Webster Securities Corp. H. National Bishop THORNE, , ) Co. & GILBERT Smith, Secretary: Charles T. Heaton, William N. Pope, Inc. MUNICIPAL BONDS ROY Merchants SUITS. of Central New York. CORPORATE SECURITIES Co. V. Smith STOKES, Vice-President: Karl B. Rollins, K. B. Rollins & Co. * J. & SNYDER. EVERETT W. E. W. Snyder and Co. President: Edward J. Smith, Smith, Bishop & Co. Active Markets Maintained in V. Leo 8-1507 Bishop LEO SMITH, Edward J. Smith Goodelle A. EDWARD Grabau-Buchman ROSTER OF MEMBERS BICKELHAUP, ALBERT C.„ Cohu & Co. BILLINGS, PEARNE W. Cohu & Co. Member Detroit <£ Midwest Stock Exchanges BISHOP, WESLEY Smith, Bishop & BUHL BUILDING, DETROIT NEW YORK Grand CHICAGO Rapids CLEVELAND Battle Creek Lansing Co. Campbell, McCarty & Co. BULLOCK. EDWARD J. Reid-Bullock Co. Bay City Reid-Bullock Flint INCORPORATED BULLOCK, JR., EDWARD Co. BUHL CANDEE, HORACE F. Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. Port Huron BUILDING DETROIT CARY, DANIEL W. Reynolds & Co. COPELAND, HARRY C. Reynolds COULTER, Marine & Midland Central New BUHL BUILDING Detroit <8> Co. / FRANCIS Q. Trust Company of H. York CUMMINGS. ERNEST M. George D. B. Bonbrlght & Co. SCHOLLENBERGER Mgr. Trading Department DAY, MARSHALL W. George D. An Address of Distinction EASTMAN, B. Bonbrlght DREW Eastman & & Co. G. Co. EMMONS. EDWARD I.. Reynolds FINANCIAL TENANTS ENGREN, <te Co. GEORGE M. Orders FELDMAN, RICHARD: IN THE BUHL BUILDING Baker, Simonds & Co. Blyth & Granbery, Marache Co. & N.A.S.D. Carlton Michigan Hentz M. Wm. C. Shannon White, Corporation of & Noble Co. Co. Detroit Roney & & Exchange for rates less 40%. WE COVER MICHIGAN'S GRABAU. ALVIN J. Grabau-Buchman GRAY, DONALD William Co. & Bank Miller Corporation Bennett McDonnell National & & Higbie Manley, Stock regular GEORGE W. First Trust & Deposit Co. GOODELLE, CLARENCE A. H. at Co., Inc. Ferriss, Wagner of Detroit on members GEHM, Campbell, McCarty & Co., Inc. First executed Co. N. GRIMES. WILLIAM Barrett HEATON, William Herrick & CHARLES N. UNLISTED MARKETS A. Pope, Inc. H. C. Co., Inc. WM. C. T. MEMBERS Company JOHNSON, ORLIE D. George D. B. Bonbrlght & Co. LAPHAM. BEVERLEY H. B. H. Lapham & Company LAPHAM, Jr., Carl M. WILLIAM G. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. STOCK EXCHANGE Teletype DE \ 00 BUHL BLDG. Company & RONEY 6- CO. NEW YORK Pope, Inc. Grand Rapids Saginaw • - 101 DETROIT, MICH. Battle Creek Kalamazoo of Convention Number Donald L. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Patterson, Boettcher and Company, Denver, and his dog Chris William F. 57 Belknap, William R, Staats & Governors: Harold I. Dyer, Eddy Brothers & Co., Hartford; George L. Austin, G. L. Austin & Co., Hartford; Robert A. Bligh, Fahnestock & Co., Torrington; Robert B. Calvert, Security Traders Association of Connecticut Committeemen: George A. McClure STARKEL, Dockham, Hincks Bros. & 1 ' SWAN, Chas. December 1953. RYBECK, AUSTIN, GEO. L. G. L. Gordon H. N. Libby Adoiph G. Starkel N. E. Fon Eisen Eddy President: Gordon H. N. BRUCE BLIGH, H. - ANDREW Si L. Co. WEISKE F. RICHARD A- M. Kidder & Co., Bridgeport WILDE, RICHARD W. Conning & Co. H. ROBERT A. & Co.. Fahnestock Second Vice-President Nicholas E. Fon New Haven Kennedy-Peterson, Inc. Libby, Coburn & Middlebrook, Incor¬ porated, Hartford. First Vice-President: Adoiph G. Starkel, Putnam & WILLIAM SAMUELSON, ARTHUR O. George C. Lane Si Co. Inc., New Haven Brothers & Co. BEAL, Haven B. W. Scranton Si Co., Putnam Griggs Company, Waterbury William H. Rybeck & Company, Meriden Austin & Co. BEAKEY, EDWARD Edward G. McNulty F. LESLIE TACKUS, PAZERA, ALPHONSE L. The R. inc. FREDERICK T. Weld Si Co., New SWEENEY, WILLIAM J. Sweeney Si Company, New Britain ROSTER OF MEMBERS unless G. Jackson Stelner & Co., White, Hartford ADOLPH STEINER, 8. JACKSON SUTTON, Elected: October 1952; Took Office: January ,1953; Term Expires: In Inc. Shaw Putnam & Co. porated, Hartford. located and SHURE, JOSEPH Bache & Co., New Haven Alternates: Gordon H. N. Libby, Coburn & Middlebrook, Incor¬ otherwise indicated) Francisco SHAW, JOHN H. Co./ Inc., New Haven. (Members San SCRIBNER. WYLLIS Eastern Securities, Schirmer, Atherton & Co., Hartford; Donald E. Hungerford, Robert Buell and Company, Hartford! National Co., Torrington BOWMAN, ALFRED H. Co., Hartford Fahnestock Eisen, Fahnestock & Co., Co. & MANLEY, BENNETT & CO. BRADLEY, E. HOLBROOK Edward M. Bradley & Co., Inc. Hartford. New Haven BRESLAV, WALTER Secretary-Treasurer: Edward C. McNulty, Chas. W. Scranton & Walker H. G. Co., New Haven. & Bridgeport Co., Retail and Trading Interest CALVERT, ROBERT B. in Schirmer, Atherton & Co. Detroit and C1LENTO, FRANK E. Shearson, Hammill & Michigan Bank Stocks Co. CLAPP, CLARENCE B. Whaples, Vierlng Si Co. Ed 11 11 CLARK, MYRON H. —~ Estabrook INDIANAPOLIS BOND AND SHARE R. L. Eras I M • IfrSP. J EAST MARKET Members Co. ROBERT York Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (Associate) New H. Day & Co. Haven New • COHAN. 129 — CORPORATION & CLEMENCE, Detroit Stock HARRY Exchange D. Denton & Co., Inc. BUILDING I * 1100 Buhl Building WOodward 5-1122 ' INDIANAPOLIS 4 » CONNER, EARL W. Maples Si Qoldschmldt. South Norwalk INDIANA Detroit 26, Michigan Teletype DE-92 COOK, AARON ★ ★ ★ Putnam Co. Si COX, FREDERIC R. Investment Dealers and Underwriters. Specialists New Haven DOCKHAM. in issues of Indiana Tax Exempt and Corporate Hincks GEORGE A. Si Co., Inc., Bros. Bridgeport DYER. HAROLD I. Securities. Eddy Brothers Si Co. Teletype IP-298 MEMBER ENGLISH, JAMES P. Cooley Si Company Telephone MA-4321 MIDWEST STOCK FON EISEN. GRAHAM, G. ' DEALERS E. CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL Co. JOHN E. Walker H. GRAHAM. New Si DISTRIBUTORS Corporation NICHOLAS Fahnestock WATLING, LERCHEN & CO. UNDERWRITERS FAUST. HAROLD E. Equitable Securities EXCHANGE Co. & REGINALD E. SECURITIES , Haven HEGEMAN, ARTHUR W. Hegeman Si Co., Stamford HOLMAN. WILLIAM ACTIVE TRADING MARKETS D. Putnam A Co. IN HUNGERFORD, DONALD E. Robert C. Buell Investment Bankers T. Andrews MIDWESTERN UNLISTED STOCKS C. Co., West Hartford B. Conning & Co. Members New York Si DONALD JACOBS, Company GORDON HURLBERT. E. and Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (Associate)« JOHNSON. A. MAURITS G. H. Walker & Co., Bridgeport KNABLEIN, RUDOLPH L. Hincks Bros. Si Co., Inc., GORDON H. N. Coburn Si Middlebrook, Bridgeport LIBBY, Detroit Stock Exchange Midwest Stock Exchange MAIGRET. NORMAN Coburn Si Middlebrook, Incorporated S, R, LIVINGSTONE, CROUSE Members Detroit Stock & CO, Exchange Incorporated PENOBSCOT BUILDING McNULTY, EDW. J. Chas. MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATE SECURITIES MELIA, The Scranton W. Si Co., New Haven THOMAS F. R. F. Griggs . DETROIT 26, WOodward Company, MICHIGAN Teletype 5-6202 Waterbury . . Ford < MORGAN, DANIEL J. T. L. Watson Si Co., Bridgeport , Building, Detroit 26 Ann Arbor Trust Bid;.,. Ann Arbor to MORRIS, ROBERT S. Robt. s. Morris Si Co. DEMPSEY-TEGELER MURPHY, WILLIAM A. 120 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson, Michigan DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES Hegeman Si Co., Stamford MURRAY, FRANK J. Laird, New Bissell & Meeds Haven CHICAGO DE-336 \ •» • THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE .... George T. Grady, Cincinnati Municipal Corporation, Cincinnati | Mrs. Bond & Thursday, October 6, 1953 ; • Patrick B. McGinnis, McGinnis & Company, New York City Texas; Mr. Landon A. Freear, William N. Edwards & Co., Ft. Worth, Mrs. & Mr. Roy V. Jackson, First National Bank in Dallas .iLUZBERG, BERNARD F. Alabama Security Dealers Association Marun oaess, Inc., Herzberg, <5? Bir- mxngnam HILL, SIXTY-THREE YEARS HOWARD E. & Investment Co., Crescent Finance Inc., Montgomery (lui.LLj.vIAN, OF BROOKS S. Montgomery Hugo Marx <54 Co., HUBBARD, CHARLES C. iienui'ix <& Mayes, Inc., Montgomery INVESTMENT UyDINGER, EB S. Carisou <54 BANKING Co., Birmingham JEM1SON, Jr., JOHN S. Marx & Company, Birmingham KNIGHT, Jr., ROY Broanax Stifel, Nicolaus & Company- Sterne, LEE, INCORPORATED MEMBERS MIDWEST STOCK W. Knigiit, Inc., Birmingham <54 LEACH, EDMUND C. EXCHANGE Leach, <5c Agee Montgomery H. ALONZO Agee <54 Leach, Birmingham sterne, LESLIE, OWEN C. ST. LOUIS 2 N. BROADWAY 314 Bell CHICAGO 3 MOLINE, ILL. First Natl. Bank Bldg. Teletype SL 392 105 W. ADAMS ST. Bell Teletype CG Odess, Nolan C, Darby, Ogden Shropshire George M. Wood Jr. Herzberg, & Martin inc., Tus- caioosa LOMBARDO, JOSEPH P. 697 Stubos, Smitii Lombardo, <54 Inc., Bir- mingnam LONG, KENNETH Carlson & Birmingham Co., LYNN, HENRY S. Agee sterne, Birmingham Leach, & MARTIN, ELBERT U. Martin Odess, PRIMARY MARKETS IN Herzberg, <54 Inc., Bir- nungnam MARA, V. HUGO Hugo Bank, Insurance, Industrial Company, & Marx Birmingham MARA, Jr., V. HUGO Hugo and Public Utilities Stocks & Marx Company, Birmingham Company, Birmingham MARA, WILLIAM Hugo Marx & MASTERS, ERNEST of the Nation Merrill M. A. Watkins, Jr. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Birmingham Ralph E. Adams MAYES, HAROLD B. All Midwestern and Local Issues Hendrix & Mayes, President: Nolan C. Darby, Jr., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Beane, Birmingham. & Carlson & Co., Birmingham MOHR, First Vice-President: White & Company Midwest Stock Exchange — American Stock Exchange (Associate) Mississippi Valley Building, Saint Louis 1, Mo. Telephone—Central 0282 Teletypes—SL 25, 26, 27 Private wires to: New El George M. Wood, George M. Wood & Co., Second Vice-President: Ogden Shropshire, Shropshire & Com¬ E. Adams, Berney Perry & Company, Branches: Bioomington, 111.; Tulsa, Okla. ADAMS, Bfewiey ralph Perry & Company, Inc., Bir- agee.Arucker National Bank Mobile, Mobile & Perry & Company, Inc., Bir¬ & Leach, SCHULHAFER. Birmingham Fenner & Beane, Jr., NOLAN C. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Birmingham Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Inc., Bir¬ SHIVER, JR., JOHN R. Lynch, Pierce, Birmingham Merrill Birmingham Fenner & Beane, WELDON ED DINS, Mobile, Mobile Herzberg, SELLERS, PHILLIP A. Sellers, Doe & Company, Montgomery Sellers, Doe & Company, Montgomery Birmingham & B. Beane, HARRY Lynch, JOHN Montgomery Merrill DOE, LOUIS Martin mingham SHROPSHIRE, OGDEN Shropshire & Company, O. JOHN Merrill of NELSON Lynch, Pierce, Crumpton & Co., Inc. Birmingham DENSON, Beane, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Birmingham * <Ss Beane, Mobile SMITH, HENRY M. Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, Inc., Bir¬ mingham BAXLEY, MARION Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Montgomery ELIASBERG, JULIEN Fenner & Beane, Knight, Inc., Birmingham Cumberland Securities First National Birmingham Bank of Birmingham, - FRAZER, FRANK B. ' Corporation, mingham CARLISLE, JUDSON Sterne, Agee & Leach, Birmingham CARLSON, Jr., Robert H. Carlson & Co., Birmingham Bir¬ Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, HECHT, National Bank, Mobile Lynch, Birmingham Pierce, Fenner HENDRIX, JAMES Hendrix & GEORGE & H. Lombardo, Inc Bir¬ THORNTON, J. MILLS Thornton, Mohr & Farish, Montgomery THORNTON, Jr., J. MILLS Thornton, Mohr & Farish, Montgomery TURNER, LEO C. GEORGE Merrill Jr., Stubbs, Smith mingham H. Birmingham Merchants Company, Birmingham STERNE, MERVYN H. Sterne, Agee & Leach, Birmingham STUBBS, Shropshire & Company, Mobile HAWORTH, HOWARD HAYLEY, FRED BROWN, C. BLYTHE & ROBERT B. Merrill BRODNAX, MARION J. & STANSEL, ARTHUR Courts BOYCE, MILTON S. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fennere & Beane, Birmingham Brodnax Selma FORE, BONHAM, JOHN A. Sellers, Doe & Company, Montgomery T. U. Merrill Fenner BACON, ROBERT S. r Merrill CRUMPTON, TOM U. DARBY, of ARMSTRONG, ERNEST Bank ROANE, SCOTT, ANDREWS, O. L. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Birmingham St. Louis, JMo. Berney mingham Odess, Bir¬ ANDREWS, J. WARREN First National Bank, Montgomery First National Inc., Birmingham ANDRESS, JAMES Peltason, Tenenbaum Co. B. PERRY, W. BERNEY COHEN, MORTIMER A. Sterne, Agee & Leach, Montgomery CROW, Jr., JAMES S. Hendrix & Mayes, Inc. ALLISON. Jr., CHARLES J. Equitable Securities Corporation, mingham Agee TUNSTALL IH, Berney Perry & Company, Birmingham Birmingham Trust National Bank, Birmingham Sterne] Agee & Leach, Birmingham Sterne, Bir¬ COX, JOHN B., Jr. ALEXANDER, GEORGE Conville & Company, Birmingham First Inc., # PERRY E. Herzberg, mingham OF MEMBERS minghan^ Birming¬ DRAYTON ODESS, LEWIS J. Odess, Martin & Inc., Birmingham. ROSTER Montgomery First National Bank, Birmingham York, Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Detroit, Dallas, Paso, Houston, San Antonio, New Orleans, Denver, Toronto, Ont. Farish, & ham NABERS, Ralph J. Mohr MORROW, Jr., Hugh Watkins, Morrow & Company, Secretary: Miles A Watkins, Jr., Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, Inc., Birmingham. Treasurer: SIDNEY Thornton, Montgomery. pany, Mobile. Members Inc., Birmingham McREE, S. A. & Beane, & Company, Birmingham TUTWILER, ALLEN Merrill Lynch, Pierce, R. Mayes, Marx Inc., Birmingham Birmingham Fenner & Beane, Convention Mr. & THE COMMERCIAL and. FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number Mrs. Alfred A. Harmet, A. A. Harmet & J. W. Tindall John Co., Chicago; Mrs. & Mr. James B. Dean, Company, Atlanta, Ga. ' ^ & W. 59 Bunn, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, St. Louis; Esther Zollinger, Phillip J. Clark, Amos C. Sudler & Co., Denver—on the rink New Orleans; 1 ULMER T. Courts & CLYDE WATKINS, Company, Birmingham Watkins, WARNER Morrow S. & Company, Directors: Everett M. Clayton, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; M. F. McDaniel, Webster & Gibson; Ray G. Martin, Birming¬ ham VINCENTELLI, JOHN 1 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Penner & Beane, Montgomery WATKINS, Jr., WARNER S. Watkins, Morrow & Co., Birmingham > WALKER, JOSEPH Equitable Securities Corporation, WOOD, GEORGE M. George M. Wood Bir- mingham WOOD, Inc., Bir- JR., George M. GEORGE Wood & Cumberland Temple Securities Corporation; H. Laird Smith, Equitable Se¬ curities Corporation; Buford G. Wilson, Jack M. Bass & Com¬ STEMPFEL, pany. STERN, SOL Company, Spencer Trask Burkholder, Equitable Securi¬ ties Corporation; William Nelson II, Clark, Landstreet & Kirk- M. THOMAS, MARION F. Elected: December 19, 1952; Took Office: January 1, 1953; Term 1953. W. Bradford C. JACK BASS. Jack NELSON, II, WILLIAM Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, Co. M. Bass M. BELL, & M. & NIELSEN, Company J. Trask Co. Equitable PILCHER, C. Bradford & HAROLD Merrill READ, Kirkpatrick, & EVERETT Inc. C. EVAN Securities Corporation President: Everett Clayton, Merrill Corporation Co. Read WILLIAMS, Investment L. J. LEE J. C. Bradford & Co. Co. SHARP, ALFRED D. WILSON, BUFORD SIIILLINGLAW, Inc. G. Jack M. Bass & Company RICHARD WORKE, Jr., ROBERT^,j/ Cumberland Securities Co. SMITH, H. LAIRD Hermitage Securities Company, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & ZEITLER, Equitable Securities Corporation Securities JOHN National Third Corporation R. Bank SELDING, EDWARD B. DOUGLAS. N. JAMES ST. LOUIS MARKETS EASTON, PORTER L. Vice-President: M. F. McDaniel, Webster & Gibson. • Secretary & Treasurer: Ray G. Martin, Temple Securities Corpo¬ Mid-South Securities Our Trading: Department Is Active In All Co. ELKINS, O. C. Mid-South ration. Securities EVANS, N. Local Listed And Unlisted Securities Co. And Invites Your Inquiries EVANS, JESSE H. Cumberland Securities Corporation "If PEYTON Cumberland Securities Paul is We offerings, want UNLISTED TRADING New 300 HALE, Jr., R. WALTER SPECIALISTS J. ALBERT KEITH, RETAIL OUTLETS W. Missouri D. O. Municipals JONES & CO. 1871 Stock North 4th St. Bell Direct > Saint Louis 2, Mo. 7600 y Josephthal & Private Co., New Wire Connections Teletype SL 593 with York, and James E. Bennett & Co., Chicago Co. & PORTER Estes N. & Company, KEY, MARTIN B. Spencer Trask & Inc. Co. Bought KINGINS, MERVYN J. M. Jack Lots, S. Bradford C. York Central Bradford & Co. HALLIBURTON, GUS G. Equitable Securities Corporation HILL, it" Exchange Midwest Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade American Stock Exchange (Associate) GREENWALT, BUFORD W. Wiley Bros., Inc. C. find can MEMBERS Gibson * J. we ESTABLISHED GIBSON, Jr., JO & Odd EDWARD D. FARRAR, RUDOLPH S. Temple Securities Corporation Webster Market a In Orders For Banks And Dealers Co. & Eve there We Specialize Corporation PAUL F. EVE, ft " Inc. J. J. C. Bradford & Co. ROBERT R. Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, Inc. •N Wiley Bros., WILKERSON, B. Spencer Trask & Co. Beane. WITH Gibson & WILEY, DAVID W. Securities Mid-South DERRYBERRY, LOUIS DE Webster Corporation Alfred D. Sharp & Company M. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Equitable Ray G. Martin Bank C. Co. DAVENPORT, Clayton National ROBERT W. Landstreet CLAYTON, Securities MATTHEW, Robert R. CLARK, Clark, WEBSTER, Mid-South Securities CARRICO, CHARLES B. M. F. McDaniel First American Co. Inc. H. FRANK Securities Corporation Equitable v yR WARTERFIELD, CHARLES W. & PETTEY. HERBERT BURKHOLDER, J. C. JAMES Third National Bank EINER Bradford Cumberland & BERRY, WILLIAM I. Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, ■ Inc. W. Inc. PAYNE, CARE BENEDICT, E. B. Spencer A Company, WALTER E. Equitable Securities Corporation m C. & J. C. Bradford & Co. WARD, MELVILLE Esteg N. TUCKER, JAMES ROSTER OF MEMBERS BARNES, J. Everett Co. patrick, Inc. Company, Nashville Security Traders Association - Corporation Co. TEMPLE, THOMAS H. Temple Securities Corporation Expires: December 31, s|||P & National Committeemen: H. Frank Mont- Montgomery \j-' Securities ROBERT Spencer Trask & & gomery WATKINS, Jr., MILES A. Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, mingham SMITH, MARION & Bass — Sold — Quoted Company KIRKPATRICK, Jr., EDWARD L. rf Clark, ** Landstreet Kirkpatrick, & KIRTLAND, FRED K. Hermitage Securities *2? Company, Inc. Inc. LANDSTREET, III, BEVERLY W. Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, LAUPER, INC. OLIN INC. INDUSTRIES, Inc. And Other St. Louis Securities RUDOLPH American First ANHEUSER BUSCH National Bank LEDYARD, QUITMAN R. J. Bradford C. LUSKY, Merrill IRA & Co. Newhard, Cook & Co. L. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Members New York Stock Exchange MADDEN, BERT F. SCHERCI4, RICHTER COMPANY Member Midwest Stock Landreth Bell Teletype SL 456 St. Louis Mid-South Co. FOURTH MARTIN, RAY G. Temple Securities Corporation Exchange McDANIEL, Building M. AND OLIVE CEntral 5585 ST. F. LOUIS Webster & Gibson Bell Garfield 2, Mo. Securities MCLAUGHLIN, 0225 L. D. 123 THOS. Wiley Bros., Inc. MITCHELL, T. Cumberland NELSON. First E. First Natl. Bank H. Securities Corporation FINIS American Teletype SL 151 & SL 152 —L. D. St. Louis 340, 341 & 342 National Bank Alton, III. Bldg. 61 Wall St. New York, N. Y. Commercial Bldg. Belleville, 111. ■lr r- THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 60 Thursday, October 8, 1953 ,V5, 'MS -■•■■■■ John Latshaw, Uhlmann Latshaw, & Kansas City, William Mo. THOMAS S. Maryland Trust Company Security Traders Association Stein C. JR., Stein BRADLEY, John C. BRADY, Mead, Miller WATTS, Jr., SEWELL S. Equitable Trust Stein Co. SUNDERLAND, EDWIN P. A. John C. Bros. & Boyce WHITE, GEORGE M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane WILBUR, LeROY A. Legg & Company Sjtein Bros. & Boyce WILHELM, F. OSBORNE C. T. Williams & Company, BRUCK, H. MITCHELL Baumgartner, Downing & Co. WARREN, ROBERT A. Baker, Watts & Co. YEAGER, G. THOMAS Baker. Watts & Co. Inc. WILMER J. Watts & Co. CHAPIN, Merrill C. Herbert Sadtler Baker, Watts & Co. ALFRED TAYLOR. PRESTON A. Mead, Miller & Co. Baker, David H. Gilbert C. STROHMER, JOSEPH G. John C. Legg 8s Company CHAMBERS, ROBERT P. John C. Legg & Company H. L. Kellermann WATERS, CLINTON C. Kidder, Peabody 8s Co. Co. BROWN, J. DORSEY J. Dorsey Brown & Co. BUTLER, Berry & City York New WHITAKER, HAMILTON T. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Allison M. Gregory, SOWERS. J. CLAIRE Mead, Miller & Co. R. EMMET Legg 8i Company JOHN & SPILKER, A. & Boycc Bros. Bonner Boyce & Bros. BOYCE, III, PREVOST CHARLES BODIE, V? «• Gregory, SNYDER, JACK BLOCHER, Baltimore H. Florida Security Dealers Association BEDFORD Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane CHENOWETH, Jr., JOHN G. Baker, Watts & Co. WILLIAM F. COLEMAN, Harry M. Sheely & Co. ' ( RUNKLETON, President: Allison M. Berry, Robert Garrett & Sons. Mercantile Vice-President: Howard L. Kellermann, Alex. Brown & Sons. Secretary: David H. Gilbert, Harry M. Sheely & Co. Alex. Brown ENSOR, John Co. G. & FOUT, Jr., HENRY B. John D. Howard & Co. FRANK, J. CARL Stein Roberts, Jr., C. T. Williams Company, Inc. George Legg Took Office: December 4, 1952; Term Expires: December 4, 1953. ARMSTRONG, Stein Bros. EDWARD J. & E. BAMBERGER, E. CLINTON Baumgartner, Downing & Co. R. Jones BERRY, Co., Inc. DAVID H. Wm. Harry M. Sheely & Co. & Trust Co. of Baltimore Garrett & Brooke & IlERR, George Carrison William M. Courtney, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Beane, Jacksonville. Vice-President: Co. Clinton T. McCreedy, McCreedy & Company, Inc., Miami. WILLIAM J. Alex. Sons H. Clinton T. McCreedy Courtney President: & GUNDLACH, LOUIS P. Co. M. GRAY, E. GUY CHARLES Harry M. Sheely & Co. ALLISON M. Robert & Company GROSS. BANEY, ARTHUR L. Bdyce & FREEMAN, EDWARD B. Lockwood, Peck & Co. Mercantile ROSTER OF MEMBERS E. Boyce shriver G. C. GILBERT, Elected: December 4, 1952; & Bros. John & Baltimore R. Sons LAWRENCE Jr., Chenoweth, Baker, Watts & Co.; William Herr, Alex. Brown & Sons; J. Carl Frank, John C. Legg & Company; Jack Snyder, Mead, Miller & Co.; Harry R. Piet, Jr., National Committeeman: William C. of EBERWEIN, BERNARD E. Treasurer: C. Herbert Sadtler, Baker, Watts & Co. Governors: JOHN R. Trust CRUNKLETON, Jr., JOHN Kidder, Peabody & Co. & Brown Sons HOFFMAN, JOHN M. John M. Hoffman, Company 7ISISI3I3MSI3M3I3ISISJ3ISMSI3ISMSJ3ISM3J0S3M3IS JENNINGS, ARTHUR C. Stein & Bros. Boyce KEAGLE, O. JOSEPH Phil.-Balt. Stock Exchange c/o Kalman & Company, Inc. MEMBERS MIDWEST STOCK Alex. & Brown KIDD, EXCHANGE Sons C. NEWTON Stein Bros. & Boyce KLEIN, GUSTAV Mead, Miller & H. MUNICIPAL SECURITIES Davies Landon KERMIT SORUM ROBERT LIST, & TWIN CITY STOCKS Co. KRIEGEL, LEO UNDERWRITERS & DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATE STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS KELLERMANN, HOWARD L. Stein Bros. & MARTIN, CHESTER Kidder, Peabody & Co. McCLURE, E. Mcknight Stein building MINNEAPOLIS ENDICOTT 1, MINN. ST. teletype— a ST P PAUL ST P 93 1, MINN. 117 (Corporate Dept.) (Municipal Dept.) AlLison -Williams ELWOOD Boyce | MORGAN, Jr., C. GERARD John C. Legg & Company Robert Company MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA MITCHELL, C. BENJAMIN Mitchell Securities, Inc. NIEMEYER, OSCAR BERGMAN & BLDG. TELETYPES— mp 120 Bros. — Boyce HARRY Garrett & Phone: ATlantic 3475 TWX MP 163 J. Sons NILES, Jr., NORMAN E. Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange PIET, Jr., HARRY R. John D. Howard & Co. Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood ESTABLISHED PINDELL, DAVID LEE Lockwood, Peck 8s Co. PINKERTON, CHARLES Corporate and Municipal H. Securities Baker, Watts & Co. 1895 FOE. PHILIP L Philip Li Poe & Co. UNDERWRITERS & DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATE & MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RIEPE, Alex. NEW AMERICAN YORK STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE MIDWEST STOCK MINNEAPOLIS J. (ASSOCIATE) EXCHANGE ST. PAUL C. T. ROCK, 8s Sons INCORPORATED Jr.. WILLIAM Williams 8s CHARLES Bankers Trust C. Company, BILLINGS Members FIRST Company, N. Y. City SADTLER, C. HERBERT Baker, Watts &' Co. John C. Legg Inc. H. SENER, JOSEPH W. GREAT FALLS Distribution IRVING J. RICE & COMPANY CREIGHTON Brown ROBERTS, MEMBERS Active Retail REIN, HOWARD E. Equitable Trust Co. Midwest NATIONAL Stocky Exchange BANK BUILDING ST. PAUL X, MINN. Teletype ST P 30 Telephone Garfield .3329 Private BONNER & GREGORY Wire System — DEMPSEY-TEGELER & CO. & Company Open End Telephone to Minneapolis—Midway 6262 SHEELY, HARRY M. Harry M. Sheely 8s Co. Convention Number THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE '• ( Mr. & Mrs. H. Sheldon Secretary-Treasurer: H. George poration, Jacksonville. Parker, Kay, Richards & Co., Pittsburgh Carrison, Pierce-Carrison Cor¬ The officers and J. Herbert Evans, Beil & Hough, Petersburg; D. Kirk Gunby, Gunby and Company, DeLand; Miller, B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Inc., Miami; Howard S. Wheeler, Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, Inc., OrlandoJ St. Boice National Committeemen: H. George Carrison, Pierce-Carrison Corporation, Jacksonville; George M. McCleary, Florida Securities Company, St. Petersburg; F. Boice Miller, B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Miami. Took Office: October, 1952; Term Expires; November 7, 1953. T. WELLES Nelson O'Rourke, & ALLEMAN, Leedy, F. Jr., FREDERIC C. Beil & Hough, St. Petersburg Inc., Daytona Beach Co., Palm BENNETT, W. K. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Beach Ft. ALEXANDER. ROBERT U. Oscar E. Dooly & Co., Miami A. Alleman, & Inc., Or¬ A. & Company, ANDERSON, Shaver Palm Cook Inc., Company, Beach1 Cook Company, Inc. Palm Ranson-Davidson Co., Inc., Coral Gables BARE,, TRACY B. Nelson O'Rourke, Securities Van W. M. Kidder Co., St. Petersburg Fenner & & Leedy, Beane, Company, National DAVIS, DeWITT Welsh, Davis & Miami DAVIS, Fenner Bank & LEWIS, NATHANIEL L. Thomson & McKinnon, Miami Co., Davis & Trust Company & Beane, Beane & of Jackson¬ A. Securities Florida St. Petersburg Company, Petersburg C. McClure C. & Co., Tampa Miami McCreedy & Company, Inc., Miami M. McNICHOL, HERBERT T. A. M. Kidder & Co., Miami Beach & MILLER, F. BOICE B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Company Beach MOHR, Jr., McKinnon, Tampa MOORE, 111. JOHN Clement Co., Miami A. Paul R. Evans & Company, SIDNEY Inc., Miami J. Thornton, Mohr and Farish, Montgomery, Ala. JESTER, DeWITT T. Thomson & Chicago, Cook W. Equitable Securities Corporation, Atlanta JACKSON, EDGAR W. Palm PAUL McGAUGHY, HUKLE, JOSEPH F. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, W. PAUL Paul of Georgia, Atlanta McCLEARY, GEORGE M. HUGHES, THOMAS Thomson & McKinnon, Tampa KABLE, A. Davis & Inc., C. MATHEWS, Jr., R. Louis Co., Orlando LOMBAKDO, JOSEPH P. Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, Birmingham GRANT S. A. Thomas Co., Jr., LOOMIS C. Wneeler & Alleman, Inc., McCREEDY, CLINTON T. Palm Beach Atlantic Kidder & Co., Tampa McCLURE, LOUIS HUEY, Beane, Orlando, Fla. HOPPER, HARRISON Goodbody & Co., Clearwater Paul CROUCH, LEO P. Thomson & McKinnon, Jacksonville BUDD A. G. Davis & Co., Miami Inc., (Continued Atlanta on page 62) DeLANO, OSCAR L. Goodbody Fenner & Beane, De LOCA, Merrill H. Ft. GEORGE Jacksonville CATES, W. H. & Miami Inc., COURTNEY, WILLIAM M. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Sarasota Co., CHARLES Lynch, H. Pierce, Fenner & Beane, DICKSON, WILLIAM R. Kidder M. & Clearwater Co., DOOLY, OSCAR E. DUELL, Tallahasee & Lauderdale Oscar E. A. Pierce, HOUGH, WILLIAM R. Beil & Hough, St. Petersburg ville, Jacksonville CARSON, Jr., ROBERT B. Thomson & McKinnon, West Palm Beach BEATON, R. A. Co., & Cook M. Kidder M. LEEDY, HOWARD, WILLIAM R. Thomson & McKinnon, St. Ingen A. Ingen & Co. Inc.. Miami HOLT, WILSON C. Goodbody & Co., Tampa Miami & OLIVER W. KUHN, Petersburg M. Fenner Pensacola HOLDER, O. J. Merrill Lynch, A. Beach J. B. Company, Petersburg Miami Co., COGGIN, ROBERT W. Thomson & McKinnon, A. Company, & Jacksonville Co., Merrill HOLLOWELL, RALPH D. HAGOOD Kindred & Jr., PORTER Lynch, Pierce, KING, HODGE, EDWARD C. St. Cleveland Parsons, Grimm Miami H. Miami Beach Co., Sarasota Company, Pierce-Carrison Corporation, Petersburg Gables Myrt KEEFE, KENNETH M. Securities B. J. Van Coral Thomson & McKinnon, Jacksonville The Beach CARRISON, St. Daytona Beach Mrs. A. Van Ingen & Co., Inc., Florida CHURCHILL, WALTER R. JR., Philadelphia; CRANFORD, JAMES A. Jacksonville BARRETT, JOSEPH R. St. & CARRERE, HENRY M. Merrill Lynch. Pierce, Inc., Daytona Beach Florida & McKinnon, Orlando CHRYST, RICHARD S. Thomson & McKinnon, Barcus, GEORGE B. J. JOHN M. CLARKE, Hudson, HEAGERTY, WILLIAM Jacksonville CARDEGNA, JOHN Merrill Lynch, Pierce, BARNES, DAVID T. Kidder M. Oakes Beach Palm St. Petersburg CAMPBELL, JR., ALEX AYERS. IRA C. Anderson St. Petersburg Kidder & Co., BRUNDAGE, CHARLES F. A. & Mary HASZ, Jacksonville Thomson & McKinnon, Thomas Kidder & Co., M. CHRYST, B. J. COOK, THOMAS M. BRAYSHAW, DONALD B. Lord, Abbett & Co., Atlanta, Ga. Co., ANDERSON, WALTER T. Anderson Beane, Thomson & McKinnon, Miami Lakeland PAUL G. St. Petersburg & & BRADY, EUGENE P. ALLEN, J. EVERETT Allen Fenner Lauderdale M. Thomson Palm BOWER, C. H. lando FRANCIS and Company, CLAYTON COOK, ROBERT H. BIEDER, G. L. MONROE Wheeler Childress COOK, KENNETH Anderson Cook Company, Inc., BEIL, AHBE, JOHN L. Harris, Upham CHILDRESS, COLEY, MARION H. T. Nelson O'Rourke, Inc., Daytona Beach ROSTER OF MEMBERS ADAMS, Mrs. CHRYST, Governors: F. 61 ROBERT L. Dooly & Co., Miami CLAUDE Thomson & McKinnon, St, Petersburg DUSKIN, JOSEPH Thomson & MITTON, INVESTMENTS J. If. McKinnon, Palm Municipal—SECURITIES—Corporate Beach EDWARDS, W. RAY A twill Oakes & ELLIOTT, Municipal Bonds, Railroad, Public Utility Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Fenner & Beane, Beach St. Petersburg ENGLISH. and Insurance Stocks. Key West EMERSON, W. A. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Palm Mutual Fund Shares and Bank Specializing in Western Stocks M. Company, RAYMOND J. Merrill Industrial Securities Co., Miami Beach JACOB ELIAS, Dealers in and & 338 U. S. National Bank EDWARD Building L. Gordon Graves & Co., Miami DENVER 2, COLORADO ERICKSEN, ARTHUR C. T. Nelson O'Rourke, Inc., Daytona Beach ERICKSEN, T. Nelson A. P. KIBBE & CO. 42 W. BROADWAY ALLEN EWING, Allen SALT LAKE CITY Bell 1, UTAH C. A. C. Ewing Kidder M. Atwill buying or Bay Petroleum Big Horn Powder River selling the securities of: Cheyenne Oil Ventures Equity Oil Co. Frontier Refining Co. Golden Cycle Corp. Ideal Cemept Company Kinney Coastal Oil Co. Colorado Central Power Co. Kutz Canon Black Hills Power & Light Central Bank & Trust Co. Colorado Interstate Gas Mountain Fuel Colorado Milling & Elevator Co. Cresson Consolidated Gold Mountain States Tel. & Daniels & Fisher Stores Co. Denver-Chicago Trucking Bank Denver National Denver Tramway Corporation Empire State Petroleum Company, & of Miami Pierce, Miami Fenner & Beane. INVESTMENTS W. H. Freeman & Co., Ft. Meyers FREEMAN, ROBERT T. A. Kidder & Co., M. Sarasota FREDERIC R. Securities Corp., Tarry town, N. Local GAISER, Axe Tel. Co. Company of America Sioux Oil Co. National Bank United States Potash Company &' DAVID Lynch, GERLI, Merrill Palm a Specialty Co., Lakeland Pierce, Fenner & Beane, JOSEPH J. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Beach GIVENS, Inc. Municipal & Corporation Securities GARNER, J. FRANKLIN Welsh, Davis United States Y. GAITHER, T. RAY Goodbody & Co., St. Petersburg Supply Co. Woodward Oil, Underwriters &. Distributors FREEMAN. HOWARD W. Oklahoma Oil Co., Inc. Potash Jacksonville Ft. Lauderdale EMERY E. Dooly & Co., FOISY, M. L. Merrill Lynch, St. Petersburg interested in Co., Co., HENRY M. Oscar are & & FISHMAN, FLINN, We O. EWING, CLAUDE M. Phone 4-0501 System Teletype SU 560 CARLTON O'Rourke, Inc., Daytona Beach EVANS, J. HERBERT Beil & Hough, St. Petersburg Merrill Phone MA. 6281 Miami GRADY, Amos C. Sudler & Co. First National Bank Bldg., Denver Private Wire Troster, Singer & DN 490 Co., New KEYstone 0101 York City The HENRY W. Robinson-Humphrey Company, Atlanta GRIGSBY. John WILLIAM Nuveen A. &^Co., Chicago GUNBY, D. KIRK Specialists Rocky Mountain Region Securities A. M. Kidder & Co., DeLand Inc., VdmWritwtrClirisknsmjM INVESTMENT BANKERS SEVENTEENTH STREET DENVER (2) COLO. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE «2 Mrs. Margaret Arnold, HAROLD Lynch, Pierce, SCIIULER, Security'Dealers Association Merrill M. PIERCE, SHARP, NATHAN - Inc., Miami Merritt & Co., KNEALE Pierce, MORGAN, Merrill Lynch, Fenner & Beane, Miami A. Kidder & M. T. Nelson A. Frank Newman & ROBERT E. NOEL, The A. Miami Ft. Kidder Williams & JAMES Inc., Orlando T. Nelson & R. Co., St. Petersburg Fenner & Beane, Lauderdale Gordon Orlando H. Investment Graves ROBINSON, Company, Grimm & Miami SULLIVAN. W. & Beane, Lynch, Fenner & Beane, Thomson & McKinnon, PETERS, JOHN N. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Atwlll Miami Lynch, Pierce, .tenner & Beane, & FREDERICK Williams Inc., Investment Co., WINTERS, Company, Tallahassee Gordon H. WEYMAN, GEORGE F. R..S. Dickson & Co., Inc., JONATHAN Graves WRIGHT Jacksonville A. M. Kidder WULBERN, R. S. Atlanta & P. & Co., E. H. Co., Miami GARLAND Ft. Lauderdale B. Dickson & Co., Inc., Charlotte, N. C. Inc. Fenner & Seattle Beane, Security Traders Association M. Miami Co., Jacksonville Co., GEORGE H. & Lombardo, Inc., Ala. JAMES Nelson B. & Goss, Inc., Palm Beach SYMONS, GEORGE K. Florida Securities Company, St. Petersburg A. McKinnon. Miami & Company, & Miami Co., Beach TRIPP New SALKAY, ZOLTAN Merrill Lynch, Pierce, PHELPS, ORIN M. Petersburg & Oakes Fenner & Beane, & Co., Lakeland HAROLD & J. McKinnon, Miami Beach CO. York TUFFLI, Jacksonville Miami Kidder Thomson CLIFFORD U. Ranson-Davidson Co., St. Beane, M'. THROM, SADLER, Fenner Miami Beach Gordon Graves & & ROGERS, ROBERT C. CECIL B. Thomson Merrill WILLIAMS, TERRY, LINTON H. Pierce, ROGERO, A. C. Palm Beach PEPPER, Beane, Orlando PEARSON, JAMES Merrill & & Smith Sullivan, Fenner & NORMAN E. JR.. Stubbs, Orlando ROBINSON. HUGH B. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, T. NELSON O'Rourke, Inc., Daytona Beach Lombardo, Pierce, Graves Kidder M. Birmingham, Co., York N. Petersburg St. L. Lynch, STUBBS, ALEX Co., R. STERLING, A. & New JOSEPH Co., Jacksonville Lauderdale Gordon Pierce, Kidder M. JR., & Miami C. Pierce-Carrison Corporation, Company, SOBODA, Jr.. EDWARD E. Lynch, A. WELLBORN, M. & Fenner JR., MILES A. Smith & Lombardo, WATSON, RAYMOND E. I. & Shaver Birmingham, Ala. Petersburg St. Sanders Merrill ROBERTSON, LEWIS B. Co., Co., HERBERT SMITH, Tampa Co., Ft. Kidder Jacksonville O'ROURKE, & Goodbody & Co., St. Petersburg E. & S. WHITEHEAD, CLINTON S. Pierce. Lynch, HOWARD Wheeler A: Alleman, Inc., Orlando WHEELER, JOHN Beach Palm Stubbs, C. STANLEY SR., Shaver V. Chicago Co., Leedy, Birmingham ROBERTS, Jr., ALBERT ROBERT & HENRY Stubbs, Smith I). REMILLARD, W. J. M. M. Shaver & UHEELEll. Boston WATKINS, STANLEY C. Co., St. Petersburg SMITH, Co., St. Petersburg Kidder E. Beach JR., Vance, MORGAN W. & Merrill Crummer Onmoany, O'REILLY, • Co., Coral Gables Kidder & Co., NOWELL, M. A. FRANK D. M. SHAW, S. Petersburg READ, NEWMAN, A. PIERCE, PRESCOTT, BARNARD W. Palm Beach NEWMAN, SHAVER, Shaver Sullivan, Nelson & Goss, Inc. D. Jacksonville PIERCE, ROBERT J. Pierce-Carrison Corporation, Jacksonville THOMAS Delray Co., & FLOYD N. \ Shaver & Co., St. Petersburg SHAVER, POWELL, R. O'Rourke, Inc., Daytona Beach CARL L. NELSON, Corporation, EDWARD Nuveen RYN, Merrill S. Upham SHAVER, PIERCE, PAUL L. Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, Inc., Orlando St. Jacksonville Co., ARCHIBALD MORRISON, C. Florida Securities Company, JOHN J. MORLEY, CLYDE Pierce-Carrison Inc., Miami MOORE, VICTOR John VAN 1953 Convony^Ctadnjwti; EaH ^Hagensieker, Reinholdt £ Gardner, VALENTINE, KIMBALL Vance, Sanders & Company, VALLELY, Miami &■ Co., Kidder Harris, MOORE, PEGGY King Merritt & Co., Beane, & SEABER, ALFRED M. A. ROSTER OF MEMBERS Fenner Lauderdale Ft. (Continued from page 01) King J- Hudepohl, West/teW and New York City; John F. McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Rcuss & Co., New York City Florida Thursday, October 8, City Jr., & GILBERT Company, F. H. Miami Clyde Berryman William H. Oper Richard Langton Sidney J. Sanders UFFORD, HENRY M. Calvin Bullock, Ponte Vedra Beach President: H. Clyde Berryman, Merrill Lynch, pierce, Fenner & Beane. Vice-President: William H. Oper, Walston & Co. Secretary: Richard Langton, J. R. Williston, Bruce & Co. Treasurer: Sidney J. Sanders, Foster & Marshall. National Committeeman: William T. Growing ROSTER OF MEMBERS With The Intermountain West ' ' ,j : ATKINSON, Jr., REILLY H. Mountain its scope Fuel Supply Company is steadily increasing of operation in the intermountain MACLEOD, EDGAR B. Pratt & Co. P. BAIR.D, J. R. . • WILLIAM MacLeod D. MacRAE, Williston, Bruce & Co. BARNET, Foster Foster & Marshall occurring all along the line—in explora¬ in number of wells drilled, number of in new construction, in employes, taxes paid, etc. Securities The Pacific Company K. & M. Marshall ERWIN ROBERT Bank of Seattle A. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane OPER, WILLIAM H. & Co. DAVID Merrill EDWARD Witter Dean Merrill PADEN, . Northwest • Pacific National Walston Exchange, Inc. ROBERT E. EASTER, & NATHANE, BISSELL. M. LAWRENCE DANIEL, Co. MOREHEAD. BATEMAN, HOMER J. Pacific Northwest Company west. & ROBERT MEYER, DONALD A. GEORGE BERRYMAN, H. CLYDE Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Acceleration is tion, Patten, Jr., Blyth & Co., Inc. Alternate: John I. Rohde, John R. Lewis, Inc. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane PATTEN, Jr., WILLIAM T. Blyth & Co., Inc. Co. PERRY, LEONARD EASTER, F. Ours is to meet a the long-range program, the objective of which is ever-increasing needs of the communities Dean KENNETH Witter & Grande Foster & Pacific - RAFF, Wm. P. Northwest ROHDE, VICTOR Hemmen S. Investment the gas we is significant to note that during the last ten population in this area increased 36%; the amount of supplied increased 100%—and the number of served increased years customers HEMPHILL, WALDO Waldo Hemphill & John JOHN R. Blyth & Co., FUEL Dean SUPPLY COMPANY LANGTON, J. Exploration, Production and Pipe Line Offices, Rock Springs, Wyo. Bramhall Co. Witter LEE, R. J. Bank STEIN. WALDEMAR L. & Co. & Co. RICHARD Williston, Bruce & Co. BARNEY' Hughbanks Incorporated LEWIS, JOHN ft. John R. Lewis, Inc. Ss SWANTNER, ANDREW A. Witter J. Marshall SOHA, Jr., ANDREW Seattle Trust and Savings Corp. KEEN, BRUCE Dean Principal offices — Salt Lake City, Utah & & SCHLICTING, HUGH R. Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co. HOWARD W. Walston SIDNEY Inc. National Securities JORDAN, MOUNTAIN Foster JONES, JACK E. 200%. I. Lewis, Inc. Co. JOHNSON, PAUL G. JONES, Company Co. SANDERS, It Company ROBERT Pacific v Harper & Son & Co. HEMMEN, George Northwest Marshall HARTLEY, TALBOT Si Co., Inc. PHILLIPS, JOSEF C. " FOULDS, CLINTON we serve. & Co. ... • Dean Stein OSCAR Witter & Co. TAYLOR. C. ARNOLD Wm. P. Harper <fe Son TOWNSEND. Bank of California, WATERMAN, Earl F. CHARLES JOSLYN Waterman & & Co. R. N. A. H. Co. ^ YEADON, Bai\k GORDON of California Convention I Number THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 63 * J * Star C. Koerner, F. S. Moseley & Co., Chicago; Martin J. Long, The First Cleveland Corporation, Cleveland; Felix E. Maguire, Stroud & Company, Incorporated, Philadelphia; John S. Weller, Wagenseller & Durst, Inc., Los Angeles; Donald E. Summerell, Wagenseller & Durst, Inc., Los Angeles Twin City Security Traders Association, Inc. GOODMAN. Francis GOTH, B. Van Arsdale, Blyth & Co., Inc., Los Angeles; Robert W. Pitt, Blyth & Co., Inc.» Portland, Oregon; William T. Patten, Jr., Blyth & Co., Inc., Seattle; Harry L. Nelson, Blyth & Co., Inc., Chicago; Charles B. Harkins, Blyth & Co., Inc., San Francisco DONALD I. du FRED Irving J. St. Nieland Pont F. MASEK, & Co. M. S. JOSEPH H. Bishop MATSCHE, Rice & Company, Inc. Paine, Paul SHUTE, E. Jackson Kalman Curtis & St. Paul ALPHONSE First National HENNINGS, J. HENRY Northwestern McKENDRICK, Bank of Minneapolis B. & Co.. Inc. of Bank Minne¬ Williams-McNaghten SPACE, apolis MILLER, HUNT, JOHN W. & Merrill JOAS. GEORGE KENNETH Company, Inc. Beane Mannhelmer-Egan, First National Bank of Minneapolis. Irving J. Rice & Company, Incor¬ Vice-President: Fred S. Goth, porated, S^. Paul. John Secretary: Joseph C. Mahoney, C. D. Mahoney & Co., Minneapolis National Bank, Minne¬ GUYBERT PLUMLEY, & Co.. Harris, Inc. KOOP, Lynch, Fenner & Beane Minneapolis; Henry B. Hennings, Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis. . First GEORGE National Minneapolis. MAHONEY, Fred Alternates: J^mes E. Rice & Company, Incorpo¬ Goth, Irving J. S. rated, St. Paul; Cornelius D. Mahoney, C. D. Minneapolis. Mahoney & Co., C. D. D. H. E. St. Minneapolis A Paine, Co. Co. CORNELIUS RUDD, D. Piper, Mahoney & Co. J. it Co. First Curtis M. Byllesby and Company, Incor¬ M. PAUL A. Dain & Company National Bank of Minne¬ apolis TARRAS, ARTHUR C. A. J. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Tarras & Co., Winona WITTENBERG, WILBER W. Jackson & Curtis Blyth & Co., Inc. WIKMAN, DALE R. COLDEVIN C. Jaffray & C. (Associate) CHESTER M. National & Stelchen & Co., Inc. Northwestern Merrill Hopwood Lynch, WIKMAN, SEMPF, WALTER J. Mahoney & Co. Jackson TALBOT, O. JACK CHARLES Webber, J. STONER, W. Irving J. Rice & Company, Inc., St. Paul ROWND, & Webber, porated Paul IRVING J. Merrill MAHONEY, JOSEPH C. C. Moody, Prescott J. RIEGER, A. of Bank Bennett & Woodard-Elwood MACH, ROBERT F. Smith, Barney & Co., National Committeeman: Kenneth C. Joas, E. RICE, WARDWELL Officers and George A. MacDonald, First National Bank of W« Company, Inc. STILLMAN, GEORGE H. RAND, ARTHUR H. Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood MacDONALD, & N. ALFRED PRESCOTT, Pierce, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Committee: The Executive Company STEICHEN, ROMAN J. Upham & Co. Juran Company WILLIAM W. W. Minneapolis; M. PREESHL, F. WARREN G. KLEMOND, EMIL J., LEWIS, apolis. JOHN of B. STEELE, JOHN F. Paul Inc., St. Caldwell, Phillips Co., St. Paul EMIL Kinnard & G. Merrill - Treasurer: Ernest R. Gearino, Marquette KINNARD. HARRY Paine, PHILLIPS, C. Johnson-McKendrlck President: Alphonse J. Grun, Bank of St. M. H. Paul E. Pierce, Fenner & Beane W. Bishop & Co. ROSTER OF MEMBERS located (Members Minneapolis In unless otherwise Indicated) COLLINS, HOMER Homer Collins & Co., Duluth (Associate) MALCOM M. Republic Company ALDRTCH. Central DAYTON, LEONARD V. Smith, Barney & Co. ANDERSON, DONALD N. First National Bank oi St. Paul. St. Paul ARMS. J. JAMES P. Arms, P. Dain M. Smith, CARROLL n. & Hopwood Piper, Jaffray J. DEVINE, OWEN C. Incorporated BABCOCK, Jr., BAMBENEK, J. RIES & FERGUSON, & FISK. WALLACE K. John Nuveen & Co., Curtis FLODIN. CLAREY, Keenan COHEN, J. M. JOHN M. & Clarey, & Research M. Corp. & H. EMIL Bishop GEARINO. E. & St. of the Snake River Valley Oregon eastern a — — an area firm foundation for continued growth: These tremendous portion resources productivity of irrigated land adaptability of soil and climate to diverse SSSSS of ideal $1.00 Each. — sunshine, Issue—Prints May Be recreational This Includes Postage the — and absence of a processing and construction industries scenic resources "one-crop" economy LEE plus an abundance of Low hydroelectric power c/o CAMERA SHOP SUN VALLEY, sources for livestock raising conditions substantial extractive, — BOB crops of water from controlled plenty minerals and forests For Pictures in Convention WRITE a unique combination are: abundance of natural an Co. R. GIESEK, WILLIAM H. M. H. Bishop & Co. Company at a Paul lots Had comprising southern Idaho and is distinguished by several advantages which form Marquette National Bank Inc. MERRILL M. Dain of of assets, Jackson Securities The economy ^ FIELD, HAROLD L. Jamieson & Co. BORIN, LEIGHTON National HUGH Blyth & Co., Inc. HOWARD Webber. In The Territory Served By Idaho Power Company Company BISHOP, MORLAN H. M. H. Bishop <Se Co. Paine, & Co. Barney. GRANT A. Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood FELDMAN, BERGMAN, OSCAR M. Allison-Williams Company BOOTH. Recipe For Continued Growth f IDAHO . WALTER P. Kalman Barney & Co. JOHNSON. KERMIT STARN, R. Ernest R. Gearino Joseph C. Mahoney Goth Fred S. Alphonse J. Grun ' ' . MYERS, THEODORE A. V. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, St. Paul • Woodard-Elwood & Co. JOSEPH R. Kalman Midland National Bank JACKISH, ' Allison-Williams Co. Inc., Company, JACK P. SORUM. McNAGHTEN, ROBT. S. National & First National Bank EDWARD Johnson-McKendrick LLOYD H. .,*'•* SMITH, GRUN, Co. & SIVERSON, PAUL E. Webber, PRESTON B. Jamieson & Co. IDAHO •- A CITIZEN V POWER WHEREVER IT SERVES - Cost THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (standing) Bernard Duke F. Carl Marks Angeles; A. Co., Hunter Robert Co., Inc., New Shane New W. York McOmber, York (seated) City; Miller John Robert N. & W. Co., Trevor Currie, Wilbur Krisam, Baird Nieland & Co., Milwaukee; Van Arsdale, B. Angeles; Los Fuerbacher, York; Denver; New Inc., Company, & Haack, Revel City; Corporation, Securities Sullivan Bosworth, York; New & Reuss & Hunter, Kennedy, Incorporated, Walter, George Woody & Blyth V. Denver, Geyer Barney & Co., Hunt, Thursday, October 8, 1953 Colo.; & Co. Nieman, Inc., Los McLaughlin, Heimerdinger, Cincinnati James E. Jones, Courts & Co., Atlanta; David F. Cerf, Ludman AMERICAN C. N. N. Wilson, N. DEALERS OSCAR DISTRIBUTORS N. BURNETT Greensboro, CALHOUN CO. SONS & Winston-Salem, UNDERWRITERS TRUST & C. BROWN ALEX C. BANKING BRANCH Pacific Northwest C. BEMAN E. Laurinburg, of Fla. COMPANY TRUST Charlotte, Specialists in Securities Miami, ROSTER OF MEMBERS Securities Dealers of the Carolinas r North Corporation, N. & C. CO. C. CO. & Spartanburg, S. C. JUNE S. JONES & CO. CANADY (LLOYD Raleigh, INVESTMENT TRUSTS SECURITIES CORPORATE • MUNICIPAL Securities SINCE U. S. BANK BUILDING AT. Raleigh, STOCKS & BONDS & CO. Corporation N. C. SECURITIES CAROLINA CORPORATION Raleigh, N. C. BONDS CITIZENS 1927 TRUST Greenwood, PORTLAND M.) N. C. Carolina INVESTMENT 4, S. CO. C. OREGON Charles R. Vance Ernest H. Pringle 1318 R. S. Abernethy JAMES CONNER Charleston, COURTS G. R. S. CRAWFORD DARGAN Greensboro, N. C. Secretary: H. S. & Interstate Securities Corporation, R. S. CO., INC. CO. DICKSON Charlotte, RETAILING & TRADING & C. Spartanburg, S. Abernethy, INC. N. C. Columbia, Vice-President: Charles R. Vance, Vance Securities Coproration, CO., C. CO. & Durham, President: Ernest H. Pringle, E. H. Pringle & Co., Charleston, S. C. & S. N. C. & CO. C. Charlotte, N. C. EQUITABLE Greensboro, PACIFIC NORTHWEST ISSUES Treasurer: Henry J. Blackford, Jr., A. M. Law & Company, Spar¬ FIRST tanburg, S. C. SECURITIES N. Durham, CORP. C. SECURITIES CORP. N. C. George Patten Investment Co. SECURITIES AMERICAN BANK BUILDING PORTLAND 5, OREGON Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Co. TELEPHONE AT WATER 4389 AT & T TELETYPE PD ?29 Bellingham, Washington Specializing in Welcomes Members of the PACIFIC NORTHWEST National Security Traders Association MUNICIPAL, CORPORATION BONDS to and INVESTMENT STOCKS our Great Pacific Northwest GRANDE INCOftP Hoge Building SEATTLE 4 Telephone MAin 6830 OP.ATED CO. MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH GRADE BLEACHED Washington SULPHITE PULP-PAPERBOARD-INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL Teletype—SE 362 Convention Mr. Mrs. & Irwin McDANIEL Charleston, S. C. S. LEWIS & REYNOLDS CO. Greensboro, N. C. VIVIAN FURMAN CO. Greenville, Joseph D. Krasowich, Bonner & Gregory, New York City; Lester J. Thorsen, Glore, Forgan <6 Co., Chicago; Robert D. Diehl, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Los Angeles; John M. Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadelphia; Cy Murphy, John C. Legg & Company, New York City - Schloss, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York City; Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Sachnoff, The First National Bank of Chicago FROST, READ & SIMONS, INC. ALESTER G. 65 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number C. CO. & Winston-Salem, N. C. We continue MANNING M. SELECTED Greenville, S. C. INVESTMENTS interest in our , Wilmington, N. C. E. L. HARDIN Salisbury, R. S. & N. CO., INC. JOE McALISTER CO. C. Greenville, S. C. FRANK S. SMITH Columbia, HAYS & CO., McCARLEY INC. Durham, N. C. BARNWELL Charleston, S. JACKSON Gastonia, & Charlotte, HENRY T. MILLS CO. C. Greenville, SECURITIES N. & CO., INC. THE UNITED STATES FINISHING COMPANY S. INVESTMENT CO. Information available C. N. request on C. TOWNSEND, WESTON & CO. INTERSTATE Charlotte, & C. Asheville, N. C. SOUTHERN HUGER, S. CO. & CORP. .• EDGAR M. NORRIS C. Greenville, S. Charleston, C. J. N. C. LEE PEELER Durham, N. & S. C. JOHN VANCE SMITH SECURITIES Greensboro, C. N. R. INC. LEWIS, CORP. CO. INVESTMENT SECURITIES C. SUITE 710-12-14 INSURANCE BUILDING A. M. LAW & CO. E. Spartanburg, S. C. H. PRINGLE Charleston, / S. & WARD CO. COVINGTON & Spartanburg, C. S. SEATTLE 4 C. TWX State and Municipal SE ELIOT 3040 Years 61 Bonds PHONE 105 CONTINUOUS SERVICE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IN U. S. Government "« ' i • ★ BOND DEPARTMENT Binds Seattle 4, Washington Teletype SE 489 Telephone Main 3131 PRIVATE WIRE WITH TO DEMPSEY-TEGELER TO PRINCIPAL CONNECTIONS Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation & Co., LOS ANGELES TRADING CENTERS ★ founded 1892 OMR Harper Son & Co. Investment Securities 1504 Third Ave* WASHINGTON and OREGON Seattle 1 Wash, Yakima Wenatchee Tacoma SECURITIES California Harbor Oregon Power Co PRIMARY MARKETS IN Plywood Corporation Pacific Power & Light PACIFIC NORTHWEST SECURITIES Portland Gas & Coke General America Corporation Growing with the Pacific Northwest since 1913, Puget Sound Power & Light the entire region through offices in we serve ten principal cities of Oregon and Washington. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co UNDERWRITERS • DISTRIBUTORS • DEALERS FOSTER & MARSHALL eAtiitUCi/wU CUtd NEW t/Kemiete SBoUtfo YORK STOCK AMERICAN STOCK CHICAGO BOARD Jacific Northwest EXCHANGE OF (Associate) yeeu/utM TRADE SEATTLE Teletype SE. 482483 820 SECOND Portland • AVEUNE Spokane SEATTLE • Company EXCHANGE 4 Eugene Telephone MU. 1900 PORTLAND EUGENE • • - SPOKANE YAKIMA • 14, WASHINGTON • ABERDEEN TACOMA • • WENATCHEE BELUNGHAM • MEDFORD THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 66 Fischer, Jr., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Treasurer: John J. Cincinnati Stock and Bond Club Thursday, October 8, 1953 & Beane. Harry J. Hudepohl, Westheimer and Com¬ Arch F. Montague, W. E. Hutton & Co.; Harold Roberts, E. Joseph & Co.; Richard Thayer, Thayer, Woodward & Cohle & Co.; pany; John W. E. CAMPBELL Hutton Co. John E. Joseph & Co., ARTHUR KATZ, Cincinnati Committeemen: Lee R. Staib, Geo. Eustis & Co.; Arch Westheimer Woody Company; John C. Heimerdinger, Heimerdinger; Harry J. Hudepohl,. West¬ & C. and Company FRED and Company Reiter & Co. H. KREIMER, H. heimer and Company. HERBERT F. Kreimer F. & KUEMMERLING, Alternates: Fuerbacher, John Robert W. Reis, & Heimerdinger; Woody Walter, Seasongood & Mayer. W. Took Office: January 1, 1953; Term Ex¬ W. ROSTER OF MEMBERS located unless Cincinnati in & Company, A. Inc. E. W. Hutton Walter, Co. & J. HINSCH, BECKER, Field, E. Jr., Bennett BENNETT, J. E. Jr., J. Fischer, Jr. W. A. i. L. Co., Inc. W. W. C. W. C. The Mayer Inc. Columbus Corp.. E. Pierce, Fenner & Beane T. Browning & CHARLES McCune McKIE, E. Cleveland Lynch, Nelson, Company & Co., HOYT B. First McCUNE, Company & STANLEY Co. C. Company, Dayton, G. Weil, Roth & Irving Co. MEINERS, RICHARD Nelson, Thornburgh Co. Jr., McCOY. Hoefinghoff & Co., Inc. HOWES, and JAMES Madigan Merrill G. and HOOD, PAUL Seasongood & T. Company E. MATRE, EDWARD OSCAR JOHN ALFRED Co., Inc. & JEANE & M. J. Municipal Bond Corporation MAHON. HOEFINGHOFF. LEE W. Westheimer Company Westheimer The Hinsch Co, Heimerdinger HITZLER, and C. CHAS. A. & MADIGAN, Stranahan, Harris & Company BRINK, ROBERT The & HIRSCHFELD, Co. WILLIAM Westheimer John Wellinghoff MACK, JEAN E. <Sc Co., Inc. Bennett BERLAGE, R. F. Chas. Co. FRED II. Richards & BENNETT, J. Bartli L. Woody & FRANCIS Cincinnati Heimerdinger & Hutton Harrison HEIMERDINGER, JOHN M. BARTH, JOHN L. The Woody Walter, E. LYNCH, HEIMERDINGER, JOHN G. Co. REGINALD BARNARD, MAURICE MATTHEW LOVELAND, FRANKLIN O. Company HEAD, Jr., HUGH Harrison & Company EDGAR E. Aub & WEBSTER E. HARTMAN, W. STEWART Nelson, Browning & Co. ARNOLD, HENRY J. H. B. Cohle & Co. AUB, A. HARRISON, Harrison, & indicated) ARMBRUST, JOHN J. Pohl F. LEPPER, MILTON A. Lepper & Co. George Eustis otherwise Co. Co. Greene & Ladd, Dayton LENHOFF, (Members & LAUFERSWEILER, pires: December 31, 1953. Jack L. Reiter & FREDERIC Eustis Geo. Company DON JU. Gradison D. I.ATSCHA, • Elected: December, 1952; Corporation KORTE, ARTHUR W. F. Montague, W. E. Hutton & Walter, Eond IRWIN B. KLEIN, IiORROS, Naiional Inc. V. Municipal Westheimer George F, Oswald S. Co. & JOSEPH, JOHN E. Richards & Co.; Herman B. Cohle, Trustees: Fred H. Becker, Field, H. B. JOHNSTON, Braun, EDMUND B. Bosworth & Co.. Incorporated Browning & Co. MEYER. BROWN, President: George F. Oswald, Smart, Clowes & Oswald, Inc. ROBERT Greene & First Vice-President: Jack L. Reiter, C. H. Reiter & Co. Second Vice-President: CARTWRIGHT, George Eustis, Geo. Eustis & Co. CHARLES Harrison BenJ. Secretary: Richard F. Wellinghoff, C. J. Devine & Co. & HUDEPOHL, HARRY J. J. Ladd, BUTZ, Middletown, Westheimer O. HUGHES, A. WILLIAM CHAMBERS, JAMES Field, Richards & HUTTON, A. W. D. Co. CLANCEY, W. POWER W. P. Clancey & Co. E. H. B. Cohle A. Co. Company, Inc. & JOHNSON, Breed & Harrison, Jr., T. E. Geo. W. B. ARCH Hutton E. & F. Co. GEORGE Eustis MORIARTY, Inc. Co. Lepper & Co. MORGAN, & W. & LLOYD JAMESON, ROBERT A. Breed Field, Richards & Co. OVER THE COUNTER MILLER, JOHNSON, MARK T. L. CONNERS, CHARLES F. Pohl & Co., Inc. DEALERS IN & Middendorf Inc. M. MONTAGUE, Pohl & Co. R. Hutton Inc. MIDDENDORF, WM. B. J. JAMES Jr., Co. Company ISPHORDING, ROBERT B. Doll & Isphordlng, Inc. COHLE, HERMAN B. COMPTON, and THOMAS Edward Brockhaus & Co., Company Bartlett & Co. D. ROBERT R. Charles A. Hinsch & C. V. & Co. JAMES Hutton & F. Co. MUEHLENKAMP, JOHN C. Doll & Isphordlng, Inc. Harrison, Inc. COOPER, STANLEY Stanley Cooper Co., Inc. COULSON, CHARLES G. L. W. Hoefinghoff & Co., Inc. SECURITIES CRUM, JAMES F. The Samuel UNDERWRITERS and DISTRIBUTORS & Engler Company Columbus blLBERT DAVIS, A. Harrison & Company DAVIS, Geo. STANLEY O. Eustis & Co. DEHNER, WALTER Merrill J. S. Strauss & Co. 155 MONTGOMERY STREET Fox, HERBERT Reusch (4) Ellis Telephone — EXbrook 2-8515 — SF 61 & SF 62 & Beane WILLIAM Einhorn ELLIS, Bell Teletypes Fenner R. Co. & DOHRMANN, WILLIAM F. Harrison & Company EINHORN, SAN FRANCISCO J. Pierce, Lynch, DITTUS, & Co. DAVID Jr., & W. Co. ENGLER, HERMAN J. The Samuel lumbus, & Engler Company, Co¬ O. EUSTIS, GEORGE Geo. Eustis & Co. FILDER, Jr., HARRY A. Ellis & Co. FISCHER, Merrill JR., JOHN Lynch, J. Pierce, Fenner & Beane FITZGERALD, LAWRENCE S. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane FOGEL, ROBERT Chas. A. Hinsch & Co., Inc. FOSTER, BYRON Westheimer & Company FRIEDLANDER, ALFRED BenJ, D. Bartlett & Co. trading markets FUERBACHER, JOHN Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger GERDING, EDW. H. Edward Brockhaus GFRTZMAN. SAM Westheimer and & Co., underwriters Inc. H. Company GESSING, LAWRENCE A. Lepper & Co. distributors G. GLENN, PAUL W. Edward Brockhaus GRADISON, W. & Co., brokers Inc. WILLIS D. Gradison D. & Co. ' ( ' GRADY, GEORGE T. Cincinnati GRAHAM, Municipal Corporation GORDON M. Middendorf GRAY, Bond & Co. WALTER Standard & BRUSH, SLOCUMB & CO. INC. U. Poor's Corp., Cleveland GREENE, HARRY T. Greene First California Company & GREENE. Greene Ladd, JOHN & MEMBER Ladd, Dayton ' San Francisco Members San Francisco Stock Exchange Midwest Stock 300 Private Wire to Exchange • San Frantf sco New York, Chicago and other leading Eaetern cities • §AN FRANCISCO BELL SYSTEM i TELETYPE SF70 wire systems GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. Los Angeles Stock Exchange Montgomery Street MONTGOMERY STREET member GRISCHY, CLIFFORD H. Field, Richards & Co. Incorporated 1 Dayton B. GUCKENBERGER. EDGAR F. HALL, Jr., Clair S. HAPPLEY, CLAIR Hall & SAM rSANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE Stock S. Company GEORGE C. H. Reiter & Co. R. HARRISON, HI, CHARLES L. Harrison & Company Exchange DEMPSEY-TEGELER & CO. O. Convention THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 67 •H Walter C. MUETHING, CARL A. Walter, Woody & Heimcrdinger NEUMARK, J. H. Middendorf D. E. Madigan O'BRIEN, W. LEO E. D. M. Bache & Hill REIS, & Co., Inc. D. C. & & & H. Harry L; Dillin, LinReld College, McMinneville, Ore. Jimmy A. Co. Co. GEORGE C. Brockhaus & Co., E. Joseph & Co., i8]8 Inc. SUTRO o CO. Inc L. ROSSBACH, KURT J. GORDON Mayer & White A. Greene Investment Dealers and Brokers Company Distributors & Ladd, of Primary and Secondary Offerings Dayton Underwriters Mayer SCHIRMER, Mayer & SCHWARTZ, W. JACK D. DANIEL Gradison & D. MEMBERS Co. » SCHWINDT, PETER Seasongood SHAFFER, Charles Co. & EARL Stock Lynch, SIEGMAN, & Co., Inc. SAN W. 407 Pierce, JACK Westheimer Los Angeles (Associate) Fenner & FRANCISCO C. and VAN YORK SMALLEY, ROBERT Merrill Bache McAndrew & Co. UNDERWRITERS 6c Geo. 13 STREET HILLS CANON DRIVE Direct Private Wires & Co. STAIR, LEE Incorporated NORTH 275 KENNETH OFFICES CORRESPONDENT Bennett E. JOSE FIRST Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane C. HONOLULU, T. H. SNYDER, CHAS. H. J. NORTH 55 14 BUILDING Company BEVERLY SMITH, NUYS SAN 5 WALL STREET 40 ANGELES LOS 4 MONTGOMERY STREET Beane NEW Richards & Co. Stock Exchange Stock Exchange San Francisco Exchange Exchange R. Hinsch A. York Stock American Mayer SHEPLER, LLOYD Merrill Industrial Brokers Co. New Co. — CARL Eustls Geo. & & RUTLEDGE, JOHN M. W. & Relter Field, Boston, with Norman & ROBERTS, HAROLD Co. RICHARDS, ARTHUR H. Co. & Curtis, Sinet RILEY, Co. REYNOLDS, JOS. B. BenJ. D. Bartlett & Co. PHILLIPS, HOWARD E. Bache Bache Inc. REUSCH, CARL H. Fox, Reusch <fc Co. Company Gradison & ROBERT REITER, PHILLIPS, GEORGE W. Co., CHARLES Field, Richards & DONALD REIS, THOMAS Seasongood & R. CORWIN Harrison & Webber, Jackson Paine, Edward J. Seasongood H. Edward Brockhaus & GEORGE Co. Seasongood OSWALD, GEORGE Smart, Clowes & Oswald, Inc. PAULY, Jr., Hinsch ROBERT & REIS, Jr. Co. JOHN J. CLETUS Duffy, John REED, Co. Seasongood & Mayer OLLIER, & Bache Inc. C. HERBERT Gradison O'HARA, Co. Co., R. RIFE, ROY E. A. RAYMOND, & & James RANSICK, NEIL RATTERMAN, J. HARRY Hutton OETTINGER, W. & Mrs. RICHARDS, Chas. LOTII Gradison NUSSLOCH, J. M. & POOR, HENRY E. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fer.ner & Eeane Co. & NEWBURGII, W. Mr. Gorey, Walter C. Gorey Co., San Francisco & MANILA, : P. I. Co., Inc. R. Eustls Co. & STEFFENS, Jr., CHAS. II. DISTRIBUTORS The Cincinnati Stock Exchange STENGER, ALBERT J. 1900 RUSS Nelson, .Browning SAN FRANCISCO 4, CAL. BUILDING^ Telephone EXbrook 2-7900 Bell STEVENSON, Teletype SF 370 W. E. JR., & Co. JUSTIN Hutton- & TERRELL, 3 1 J. Co. CHESTER T. Bache & Co. THAYER, AFFILIATES RICHARD TRADING MARKETS Thayer, Woodward & Co. in THORNBURGH, ROBERT W. The W. C. Thornburgh Co. OVER-THE-COUNTER THORNBURGH, The SECURITIES W. C. WESLEY Thornburgh MEMBERS TOBIAS, CHARLES H. Westheimer and 100 4 C. Co. Company TRITTON, THOMAS Direct Private G. A. Saxton & Harrison Wires & Company to VASEY, JOSEPH H. Co., Inc., New York- Geo. Akin-Lambert & Co., Inc., Los Angeles Eustls & Co. VONDERHAAR, Westheimer HARRY and C. Company WAGNER, ROBERT L. The W. C. Thornburgh Co. Can you use our WANNER, LOUIS C. Seasongood & Mayer WEIL, JOSEPH B. Westheimer for WEISS, Communication and Geo. Eustis & / Co. WELLLNGIIOFF, BELL SYSTEM CALIFORNIA RETAIL FACILITIES Company ROBERT RICHARD Our 34 years F. TELETYPE WESTHEIMER, LA 23 MEMBER-. INC. LOS ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE PRIVATE WIRES Asiel & TO: SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE Established Co. 1921 Westheimer Ellis WHITE, D. G. A. Saxton New & York & Trading Markets in Inc., Co., PACIFIC SHARES COAST UTILITIES Henry F. Swift & Co., San Francisco CALIFORNIA EASTERN LOS and S. ANGELES Phone Vandike 1071 & OIL STOCKS MIDWESTERN UTILITY, WATER AND NATURAL GAS SECURITIES WHITE, Spring Street, Los Angeles 14, California to place large or small companies' stocks P. through our own retail organization. S. Company & time you have the next us California offering. a AUSTIN ■ * J. A. White & Company WHITTAKER, DAVID Schwabacher 8 Co. Bache & Co. WHITING. Field, CHARLES Richards WIDMANN, Widmann & ALBERT & A. Established 1919 Co. Members C. New York Stock And San Francisco San Exchange Company WOODWARD, WARREN Thayer, Woodward & Co. other Francisco Stock Exchange leading Exchanges New York 4, Calif. Wall 5, New York Street WOODY, MARION H. Walter, Woody & Heimerdlnger Montgomery at Market St. 14 SUtter COrtlandt 7-4150 WORK, JOSEPH R. Teletype SF-349 Geo. 639 South us Western For fast efficient service call DONALD White J. of Company RICHARD Co. Co., Inc., City INVESTMENT TRUST McAndrew & blocks ROBERT WHEELWRIGHT, experience in the California market enables C. J. Devine & Co. Eustis <fc OAKLAND WORTH, WILLIAM P. Westheimer and Company ' ZIEGLER, ALLEN Merrill 1-5600 Teletype NY-1-928 Co. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner <fc Beane MONTEREY SANTA BARBARA SANTA ROSA SACRAMENTO FRESNO THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 68 Mr. & Mrs. Continued Mr. Jolley and Malinda, The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc., Atlanta Lex from & Mrs. permit them lease public Prior to efforts to for districts school projects are which the being constructed. Financing cedures became School Building Authorities In the lished same the year State that it estab¬ Public School Building Authority, the Pennsyl¬ whereby obtain through the of local municipal use This authorities. amending the was done by under which act6 authorities such districts facilities school required functioned to MARKETS or systems on tneir & Mr. Elmer W. include to autnorities sucn extremely popular as the through wnich school medium districts could obtain the oi use sells authority the bonds by either its of the construction trict and long-term firm the dis¬ authority enter a lease for the project provides maintenance ment of annual rentals to the au¬ that of the Pennsylvania State Public School Building Au¬ and for the COLLINS MACRAE, V.-P. w. E. HUTTON & With CO., use of to other N. Y. their C„ wire Members N. Y. S. ity financing the sole source of authority's revenue is the the average ability facilities denture which is entered into by revenue the rity behind the the authority. projects costing in excess company, such considered million the and that the of as of $108.5 school dis¬ Commonwealth had the school districts' point the were local several authority and a bank or trust as trustee. The lease is assigned under the indenture by the authority to the trustee and than their than trustee then applies investments when it is an admit¬ ted fact those available through also was authority thority projects bulk Tore such ranged. than for to wait an work could times funds the local capacity which annual swer they to of are this the districts leased? The the Investment Securities a be- be ar- Trader demands far with school 650 S. ex¬ McOmber ST., LOS ANGELES 14 the Bell districts System Teletype LA 155 authorities rather indeterminate (Mac) SPRING SANTA MONICA time their projects. Lastly, local pride and control came into play with Russ Building San Francisco Teletype SF 492 Telephone SUtter 1-5460 the school natural districts local agencies facilities Direct Private Wire to Fairman & Co., Los Angeles of result that preferred rather the State to thah the use the organiza¬ tion. When school a Commonwealth district of undertakes the an TRADING MARKETS authority project it first obtains the approval of such project from the State Department of Public Instruction. Serving Southern California since 1927 based the upon Such approval is the projects' meeting established standards of OVER-THE-COUNTER WagensellerS Durst,Inc. Investment Securities to district next requests authority (which TRfnlty 5761 • TELETYPE: LA 68—LA 35 MEMBERS LOS ANGELES AMERICAN STOCK may STOCK EXCHANGE or its local be created the required financing and construction. The authority first solicits bids for con¬ firm •?' PASADENA 9. 530 WEST SIXTH STREET struction and • Kra{t & measures its financ¬ MINING STOCKS LA INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 675 LA 1678 (ASSOC.) f REDLANDS """ SANTA'MONICA 6 Act amended P. L. Co* LOS ANGELES 14, CALIFORNIA TELETYPES such ing needs by the construction bids CLAREMONT UAcar its related OIL & EXCHANGE ISSUES SECURITIES municipal government) to under¬ take PACIFIC C0AST meet by the school district 626 S. SPRING ST., LOS ANGELES 14 ► ^ the ability of the school its lease obliga¬ tions for such project. Having ob¬ tained such approval, the school district Specializing in IN State and the of PHONE TRINITY 2529 of May 2, 1945, P. L. 382, as by the Act of June 12, 1947, 571. / to an¬ question lies in the more necessitated Authority available that turned Investment Securities other State ceeded result loans At the on EXCHANGE ing financed by detail more most Members Los Angeles Stock Exchange the State Au- were which great deal i MEMBERS SAN FRANCISCO STOCK loans as of cost REVEL MILLER & CO "Jt expeditious to finance through the local the that the projects exceeds the borrow¬ State authority could cheaper interest rates State Authority. It State then, can strong How, proved the local at the be bonds secu¬ bonds of reasons authority attractive finance Stone & Youngberg its meet Sept. 1, 1953, local authorities in Pennsylvania had financed school that j»] district. district's lease obliga¬ tions which determines the that, credit districts in the State found AwwwvvvHUUUHHuuwnwHUWUHHHHWHVHWy to school school under the usual form of trust in¬ reveal Public School Building Authority. At the outset many of the better trading centers is of Instruction why E. Pennsylvania school author¬ lic the proper Bonds In the of on Security Behind "Authority" the 120% the construction of the as it From to indenture with more Wire the Thus, than of proceeds thority. The records of the annual debt service payable on Pennsylvania Department of Pub¬ the bonds. The bonds are issued of view there COOKE FAULKNER Private The are pay¬ thority by the school district of an amount generally equal to not less reserves prior redemption of project progresses. applications for approval of the school district pays the annual other projects which it is esti¬ rental directly to the trustee pur¬ mated will cost another $164 mil¬ suant to such assignment. The lion to construct. BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO bonds. requisition filed RUSS the lease tricts WULFF, HANSEN & CO. the operation, control by the nancing taken for for and district and der au¬ school for the estab¬ coverage likewise deposited with the trustee and paid out un¬ thority's revenue bond issue. This lease 20% bond issue the identical in life to that of the guest lishment of debt service contracts school required facilities. In fact tne fi¬ which has been under¬ by such authorities now the or public sale. Simultaneously with the delivery of the bonds and the execution Meyer, rental to the payment of principal and interest on the bonds and uses revenue negotiation Hammell, Taylor & Co., Chicago; Dana received. In financing the project strictly for a Upon the broaden¬ powers projects exceeds PACIFIC COAST autnori- sucu devoted financing of con¬ acquisition of water tneir scnooi could Local of ing tune basis. revenue buildings. the sewer vania Legislature also set up pro¬ and construct generally struction and to school tnat had ties Current Trends in School Mrs. Jr., Parsons & Co., Inc., Cleveland Miss 6 page Edward E. Parsons, Thursday, October 8, 1958 Convention Number Don THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Charles Sloan, Donald C. Sloan & Co., Portland, Ore.; Strader, Strader, Taylor & Co., Inc., Lynchburg, Va. M. Zingraf, Laurence M. Marks & Co., New York City; Miss Dana Meyer, Joseph P. Minetree, Steiner, Rouse & Co., New Orleans; James G. Fraser, Stern, Frank, Meyer & Fox, Los Angeles Lud fact that the school tax the laws laws and In controlling annual State addition real tax tricts appropriations to the school dis¬ tricts have been sufficiently broadened to produce ample rev¬ stated to estate, tion the able and is computed powers to school dis¬ both of the carry all school dis¬ tricts with the exception of Phil¬ adelphia and Pittsburgh) may gations. now school the for enues districts to their authority lease obli¬ On the other hand, the school districts debt limits, being constitutional in been increased a constitutional do so. reference In tion it would require amendment the to powers school districts, it to increased should been is are that found required to School have be able real of paying of less this billion tremendous usual types of struction also dollars to will sum be aid, for in¬ transportation state costs, costs, school nursing services, etc. Another part of these budgeted will be funds funds districts 5,000 and 500,000 per¬ given unlimited taxation against tax¬ that tricts have either the Authority meeting 5,000 population, taxing powers for all other than teachers' sal¬ such dis¬ with Building their districts school additional annual an assist to rental 7 The Act of June as school leases School under such lease. The aries. which with local municipal or appropriation than where entered authorities authority lease rentals. legislation State shall receive purposes paid out to school under provides have limited purposes, Vz over paid out to school districts for the Such districts, as is true of those with 1947" 7 of educational purposes. A great part such rentals. populations the Law them in obligations appropria- 25, 1947 P. L. 1145, amended. based & ESTABLISHED Co. Los York Stock Exchange San Francisco Stock Exchange (Associate) pay¬ statu¬ a the generally accepted concept of State the term. There is to question no as project weakest school districts. In many revenues instances, appropriations debt. The lease ob¬ ligation is fixed at the time of the sale of the bonds. Such obligation the so received exceed 50% of the rental obligation of the school district. In the stronger school district such aid, of course, does not reach such proportions. A whether peculiar quirk of the Penn¬ the not or sufficient to power Bonds that as Authority School Investment - After this glowing to the tribute to the Pennsylvania school of merits authority agree as of the school district upon appropriations its tive indirectly its district. school earn retire thereafter rests directly upon taxing through the Pennsylvania ultimately would Goshia, Precision Tool & Die Co., Bronson, Mich. financed outstanding and bonds you are certain that they appear attrac¬ investments. But, you Continued of the on will page 70 sylvania law arises from the fact such no provided their nances of school to sort fi¬ projects the sale of their obligation bonds. This fact has caused number is which school from general directly own assistance state districts for additional an MARKETS MAINTAINED districts to re¬ authority financing even IN though their fiscal condition was such that they could have readily financed their have tion, MORE THAN 300 projects with their bonds. The districts in ques¬ own the that found ACTIVELY TRADED SECURITIES lease aid received from the State more than offset any saving which they might realize where their manded a in cost interest bonds own com¬ attractive more rate than those of their local authority. The has lengths such to Morgan Legislature Pennsylvania gone Members Los Angeles to its school authority that it might be said that a school authority bond of a par¬ ticular community is more to be desired than a general obligation strenghen 634 S. SPRING ST. 8 Go. Stock Exchange LOS ANGELES • 14 • Ml 6421 program bond munity. In a could be well the of same • SANTA MARIA - LONG BEACH • CORONA DEL MAR com¬ a school serviced within general taxing district must limits of powers of such school district. On a school district the Teletype LA 146 BEVERLY HILLS given situation this true. The general obligation bonded debt of 1883 American Stock Exchange Angeles Stock Exchange by give the greatest assistance to the Members New rental tory formula which is designed to school J. ItAimi the on Mr. & Mrs. Oliver guest; to that cates with estate for Tax the Pennsylvania state budget for the current biennium (1953-55) allo¬ been of powers additional pay districts of between sons have Rule of It should also be noted that the given an emergency tax of 5 additional mills where power it districts Such application State. pointed out that all those with populations of less than 5,000 per¬ sons have been empowered to levy taxes, over and above the regular tax power, of 10 addi¬ tional mills against taxable real estate to pay school authority rentals. of taxa¬ sources which, with certain listed excep¬ tions, permits the school districts to tax anything not taxed by the Pennsylvania of taxing through "Home nature, have not as encompass reach other is their falling within population categories (which 69 be the other hand, under an authority service the same, not only from its general limited tax¬ operating Underwriters, Distributors and Dealers in Corporate, Municipal and Unlisted Securities FRANCISCO: Telephone 404 power, but from the addi¬ tional taxing powers granted the ANGELES: 210 W. 7th Street Montgomery DOuglas district 2-6400 SF 230—Unlisted Sec. Dept. Teletypes: SF 138—Order Dept. LOS Street 14 WALL STREET NEW YORK: Telephone DIgby 9-3780 Telephone MAdison 6-4681 Teletype NY 1-3466 PRIVATE WIRE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ALL OFFICES Direct • Scherck, Richter Co., St. Louis the for purpose of sup¬ have been prominently identified with the financing of the following western corporations porting such leases. Furthermore, the State additional renders aid to the districts which have leased whereas projects, authority no Hoffman Radio Corp. The Stuart Company Norris-Thermador Corp. Brunswig Drug Company The Fluor Corp., Ltd. Solar Aircraft Company such aid is granted to school dis¬ in support of their general tricts To: Leased Wires Shearson, Hammill & Co., New York We may ing • SAN lease obligation securities. And. as has been pointed out, authority leases usually call for an annual rental payment of not less than 120% of the average annual debt service Northrop Aircraft, Inc. Van Camp Sea Food Co., Inc. Valley National Bank of Phoenix the authority's bonds. The surplus rental is used first to es¬ on tablish \ Croweff.Weecfon & Co. DISTRIBUTORS UNDERWRITERS PRIVATE features serve school TELETYPE LA would • Long Beach • ESTABLISHED district run into should a financial* LOS a ANGELES 640 So. • Laguna Beach case with general obligaFinally, p school bond authority the bond, interest tributable its to certainly not while carrying generally at¬ rates revenue a revenue bonds, is bond in 14 Spring St. TRinity 4211 authority bond better position to its in be Thus, INVESTMENT 1887 SECURITIES SAN FRANCISCO 4 Ill Sutter St. SUtter 1-7500 Members weather the storm than would be 38 San Diego outstanding general debt. difficulty, the Pasadena their R. Staats & Co. William financing, for the school districts only budg¬ et the exact amount required to obligation 650 S. SPRING ST. • LOS ANGELES 14. • TRinity 0281 not to be found are obligation general service PLACEMENTS bonds redemption prior to fixed maturity. Such re¬ in Members Los Angeles Stock Exchange their for the for reserve a then and Pasadena Beverly Hills Santa Ana San Jose Van Nuys New York Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (Assoc.) Los Angeles Stock Exchange San Francisco Stock Exchange Mr. FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and 70 & Mrs. Continued Peter Morgan, J. Pfeter from page Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Samuel E. Magid, Hill, Thompson & Co., New York City has 69 also School Financing X, Section 1 of the State Constitu¬ viding for annual priations* binding sessions the of rental appro¬ all future on Pennsylvania To must that it is not. Article requires that shall maintenance this question we Legislature? answer tion Assembly the provide and General for support of efficient public school system, the the an and Pennsylvania Supreme Court rental positive no condition the^ JCourt has such session drawn. the of the ing school public system.^ Thus, FEWEL Member Los S. the in relies program State Trading Dept. is but aid tricts. George H. Earnest ® that seen so rental The port. Angeles 13, Calif. any heavily upon its sup¬ is It tricts small part of the a in school to merely to the facilities, and the dis¬ to dis¬ tricts in tion costs, the PUBLIC UTILITIES WALTER C. GOREY CO. Russ Teletype SF 573 Michigan 2837 Building, San Francisco 4 Teletype LA 1086 Van Nuys Building, Los Angeles 14 constitutional subter¬ limits. While soundly this may conceived rendering service to the and much a people of Pennsyl¬ stitutional attack, and Authority System by successful are other states are reported going ahead with plans for be local supported in part by the State Hayden, (1938). 329 PA. these needs. vide the facilities. When prelim¬ of school the systems. set-up The Georgia Authority is 213; 9 Ga. Laws 1951, pp. plans have been specifications and completed, tween the Authority and the local Board, and the State Board of Ed¬ ucation is made party a We hope you enjoyed your We invite you to take a look at the ■ by acknowledging the same and agreeing to pay the rentals called for therein. Upon comple¬ tion of these steps by the respec¬ tive Boards, bonds are then issued 241-261. project. As opposed Pennsylvania State School the very has Authority, it is to be Georgia Authority that the successfully marketed building rev¬ of a total aggregate now two issues of school bonds enue principal amount of $95,397,000. It is contemplated that such fi¬ nancing will provide funds for the construction of facilities in 103 of the State's tems. school visit to the Inactive Pacific Coast Securities UTE ROYALTY CORP. we it will finance additional projects which will raise its total borrowing to between 125 million dollars The and 150 Georgia million bonds are Intermountain Area! following Intermountain oil speculations make primary markets: ENGLISH OIL We also solicit your orders on the Salt UTANA BASINS OIL Lake Stock Exchange HANNAFORD & TALBOT SAN 519 FRANCISCO California St. GArfield 1-8000 Teletype SF 231-234 LOS ANGELES 634 S, W. D. NEBEKER & CO. Spring St. TRinity 3771 Teletype LA Phone — 9-3783 309 Pac. Nat. Life 1124 Teletype — SU 394 sys¬ completing its pro¬ Authority anticipates the gram, that local 202 Before ■ in which such to lease SECURITY TRADERS: Specialists in lease a agreement is executed by and be¬ noted While to v. furnish Building Adopted Georgia regard, we should not financing school projects by lose sight of the fact that the means of state school authorities, combined financing by the State Georgia has developed its School Building Authority and by only program to a point which war¬ local municipal authorities now rants comment at the present approximate $200 million dollars time. The State School Building and there is every indication that in the near future such financing Authority of Georgia was created in 1951 9 for the purpose of con¬ will greatly exceed this figure. Inasmuch as all such financing is structing needed school facilities and the leasing of the same to supported by leases which in turn 197A, 334 Over-the-Counter by to inary to this 8 Malone i er.tire its has been approved the Georgia Supreme Court. program to finance the Commonwealth. the costs is that needed operation of the public schools. In YUkon 6-2332 the to pointed program can be debt one payment of instruc¬ imoerative ^school be true it is proving itself to be a nursing service, all of which along with adequate facilities, are Pennsylvania mere a program aiding school dis¬ transportation as trict adopted by the once entire fuge to circumvent the school dis¬ necessary and INSURANCE STOCKS • BANK STOCKS the of School Building Au¬ thority. Like its Pennsylvania counterpart, the Georgia Author¬ ity has withstood the test of con¬ units authority means school assist providing lished policy of Retail Distributor to thority method of financing, does not strike me as hastily conceived nor subject to change. To be sure, appronriation granted established for Commonwealth, is no more likely to change than the long estab¬ 1 pressed that to State of the school districts un¬ When such needs have been de¬ dertaking the projects with au¬ termined and approved by the thorities. The policy which re¬ State Board, the local unit makes sulted in the dual action of setting application to the Georgia Au¬ up the rental appropriation pro¬ thority for funds to provide the gram and of changing the struc¬ required facilities. When the ap¬ ture of taxing powers of the school districts, with full realiza¬ plication has been approved by tion that the districts would take the Authority, a commitment is widespread advantage of the au¬ given to the local Board to pro¬ Commonwealth. be can Commonwealth the Spring St. TRinity 4191 Teletype LA 456 it currently CO. school power policy by subse¬ quent sessions of the Legislature would completely disrupt the public educational system of the Commonwealth, as such system Angeles Stock Exchange 453 Los & with¬ dis¬ were vania The public school system of contrary true, subse¬ weaker districts whose financial sessions of Legislature solvency depends very largely on Georgia is administered through and city independent might find it impossible to make state appropriations might even county, systems which are gov¬ such changes in the law as might default. The overall effect would school be necessary to keep the public be so damaging that the financial erned by local Boards of Educa¬ tion. The administration of State mu¬ schools abreast of educational ad¬ reputation of Pennsylvania nicipalities and the State Govern¬ funds for school purposes is under vances. This is a legal answer to ment would be damaged beyond the State Board of Education. the above question, but I feel that The State Board of Education, repair. it is hardly a practical one. together with the local Boards of been pointed out, the As has Remember also that concur¬ State budget of the current bien- rently with setting up the rental Education, is charged under law with making a survey of physical nium allocates over $V2 billion to appropriation progress the Legis¬ needs and the ability of the local the support of public schools. lature saw fit to broaden the tax radical change of ISSUES if similar quent education CALIFORNIA can chaotic result hard be we Co., Denver the Were in SOUTHERN would Amos C. Sudler & Phillip J. Clark, continue their rental payments on their leases and some of the This, I am advised, is approxi¬ mately 40% of the cost of public Trading Markets Mr. would that appropriations Many of the tricts Legislature can bind a subsequent session to a fixed policy concern¬ & appropriations, appreciate the readily Legislature to sy^te|m\of public that held Mrs. & Co., Inc. New York the upon provide such a schools. However, Current Trends in ask; is the current legislation pro¬ is A this that held mandate Thursday, October 8, 1953 Salt Lake City 10, Bldg. Utah dollars. issued Convention Mr. & THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number Mrs. John M. Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Co. Philadelphia under the usual form of trust in¬ dentures entered into by and be¬ tween the Authority and banks or insure to reserves the of success the Authority's financing pro¬ gram. While the procedures fol¬ lowed by the Georgia Authority the and School Pennsylvania Building the basically several their these same, important made that least, such programs could be by changes in State policy. district rental payments vania State local makes authority. municipal of Board to or Georgia such is not the State lease all Authority In The case. Education a pays the rentals, on behalf of the local unit, directly to the Authority an¬ nually in advance out of funds due the local unit from State ap- * propriations made pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia for capital outlay, or, should be the capital funds outlay funds other the local unit by the insufficient, due from any State for educational purposes. In established and public of in In Legislature which financing be to seems Indiana. 1933 enacted authorized Indiana which were to be enable the to poration liquidate to lessor within of State this Beane PATTEN, George PHIPPS, E. M. Donald C. C. Sloan Co. & SOMERS, HOWARD Camp & Company Jr., GEORGE F. Patten Investment SWAILS, Co. J. R. DERELE Williston, Bruce & Co. PRESTON Adams & ,TRIPP, Jr., CHAS. N. Co. Chas. ROBERT Blyth & Co., Inc. PITT. N. Tripp & Company VAN BOSKIRK, DON R. Atkinson ZORA, & Co. RAY First National Bank of Portland pay aside created to on a limit, and have the the ground school district of its constitutional excess Indiana court approach to school facilities by approved thus Securities the this financing Municipal Bonds and Corporate novel of Local Industrial & might well become even another ingenious scheme with which the investment banking fraternity Utility Stocks Trading Markets must become familiar. Retail Distribution 10 Ind. Laws, 1933, c. 162, sec. 1, et as amended. Protsman v. Jefferson-Craig Consol. seq.. is 11 School Corp., 109 N. E. 2d 889 (1953). STRADER, TAYLOR & CO., INC. Security Traders Association of Portland, Ore. L0 39 TWX LY 77 LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA School Georgia Bond more attractive, than the bond pf Authority in & LUNDBORG, HUGO Handel, Lundborg & Co. limits the prescribed by the laws of the State. This would seem to make the it debt sought set it and cor¬ authorized, has only recently been which to limit. The plan and the lease were and under constitutional lease plan, and the constitutionality of statute was as deficiency from ad valorum taxes levied by it as authorized by the Fenner Bank of Chicago finance the project. district debt in retire any of its the school that to redeem stock at par plus accumulated dividends. This interest, annual to all indebtedness with accrued and unpaid stated at Pierce, a taxpayers paying by for its shall be specified in the lease and to pay thqrefor / a sufficient amount district Lynch, DONALD SLOAN. LUDLAM, PAUL A. Merrill Strong, First National corporation an annual rental of $16,000. At the time the school district was only $36,000 short of of acquir¬ ing land and erecting school buildings thereon for the use of the leasing school districts. Under this plan the school districts have right to acquire the title the building at such times school rentals H. the formed for the purpose the building corporation was to acquire land, to erect thereon and to the building to an Indiana The to enter into leases with building corporations in resulted case arrangement whereunder an gage bonds to districts school The OrvIIle Meyer, bonds and $80,000 of second mort¬ statute10 a subject of litigation P. period of 30 years, ROBBINS, J. GILBERT with the right in the school dis¬ Campbell & Robbins. Incorporated trict to purchase the building on RUCKDESCHEL, RICHARD Pacific Northwest Company any rental payment date. The building corporation proposed to issue $200,000 of first mortgage developing the the school building let permanent and Constitution a facilities thus appears to be a well medium of Chicago; Frank Corporation, Detroit formed school needed deficiency in the payment of rentals on the part of the State Board, the local unit is o b 1 i g a t e d to pay such the event there is any ! much districts the Pennsyl¬ to nishing a of fur¬ means a Bank Michigan state.11 from authority and its as constitutional debt limits of school explained, the local school of the use in distinctions financing programs. As has been The related leases National of weakened are are First First in the States of Georgia and Penn¬ sylvania. A new application of the lease concept for circumventing State Authority Sachnoff, at trust companies and seem to be adequately secured with proper Samuel 71 regard Authority, the Pennsylvania the direct payments by agency to for the State gives Authority the greater assurance that the rental obligations will be made. On the hand, under the Pennsyl¬ system of paying the State other vania appropriations first to the school district, it is possible that the funds so paid could be used by districts the other for C<Ul current needs in times of financial stress, leaving them short of funds when authority lease rentals are their due and payable. is to noted be Legislature has the Georgia attempted Constitution General raETWE* nature will as the State permit. Appropriations The Act of Vice-President: Paul Secretary-Treasurer: Neil D'Amico, Dean Witter & Co. National Committeeman: Preston L. Phipps, E. M. Adams & Co. Elected: December 18, While this is not bind¬ future sessions of the Legislature it is exoressive of an adopted policy for the betterment on school Thus, facilities in the in this regard, the State. Georgia School Authoritv Bonds and those Authorities are for, while both the Legislatures of the States have done all possible to establish a nermanent program for revenue financing of school buildings, it must be admitted that, in theory of Pennsylvania basically on a par. LYNCHBURG, VA. RICHMOND, VA. 1953 and ending June 30. 1954, and to continue each fiscal year there¬ after until the Act is repealed or fiscal year beginning July 1, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. Alternate: Dan V. Bailey, Foster & of CORPORATE LY*2 S 69 A. Ludlam, Merrill Lynch, provides for various appro¬ priations to be allocated for the ing Co. President: Preston L. Phipps, E. M. Adams & 1953 modified. D'Amico to appropriations to school districts for capital outlay as per¬ in Neil Paul A. Ludlam Phipps Furthermore, it that make the manent TELEPHONE 1-2*2! Preston L. Sloan & COLLINS. William Co. www#-: BALFOUR, Russell, Si BOHRER. Walston LESLIE Blakeley, HILL, 1 Bank of U. Jf Cole Inc. S. Commerce Co. J. McFaul L. National J. of & Bank « of Portland SHELDON Jones & Co. FRED of California Portland at Si *v, Bank VIRGIL S. June Portland COLE. VERGIL R. Butchart Co. NEIL Witter «fe JONES, CAMPBELL, RICHARD M. National Hess Inc. J. & Co. Daugherty, & JOHN HESS, Si BRADLEY, NORMAN U. S. National Bank of First Dean Balfour BLAKELY, WILLIS H. Gould J. Collins J. Canadian D'AMICO, DAVID A. Stewart Hoppe, Blankenship, WILLIAM COLTON, E. L. BAILEY, DAN V. Foster & Marshall ROANOKE, VA.' BLUEFIHtD, W. VA. ROSTER OF MEMBERS C. MUNICIPAL BONDS UNLISTED SECURITIES Expires: January 1, 1954. Donald NORFOLK, VA. OANVIUE, VA. Marshall. 1952; Took Office: January 1, 1953; Term ADAMS, RICHARD H. MUNICIPAL LY*2 CORPORATE STOCKS & BONDS !te«J^AN. Jft.. PIERRE A. ^liston, Bruce Si Co. THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL 70 Mr. & Mrs. Peter Continued J. Morgan, Peter Morgan from & Co., New York mandate provide schools. Current Trends in upon Legislature X, Section 1 of the State Constitu¬ ask; is the current legislation pro¬ viding annual for priations binding sessions of the Legislature? must To rental appro¬ all future on tion Pennsylvania this question that shall maintenance we the provide and the General for support efficient public school that it is not. Article answer requires Assembly of the an system, and Pennsylvania Supreme Court is rental positive a the Legislature to session to session no bind can condition tricts subsequent a Mr. would that would we J. Clark, Amos C. Sudler & Co., Denver can chaotic if result were hard be Phillip with¬ school dis¬ appropriations drawn. Many of the the of & such pressed to continue their rental payments on fixed policy concern¬ a Mrs. appropriations, appreciate the readily such a system of public However, the Court has held' that also School Financing this that held has 69 page Thursday, October 8, 1953 Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc. New York Mr. & Mrs. Samuel E. Magid, City CHRONICLE some of the system.*5 their leases and true, subse¬ weaker districts whose financial quent sessions of Legislature solvency depends very largely on might find it impossible to make state appropriations might even such changes in the law as might default. The overall effect would be necessary to keep the public be so damaging that the financial ing the public the Were school contrary reputation of Pennsylvania mu¬ nicipalities and the State Govern¬ would be damaged beyond repair. schools abreast of educational ad¬ This is vances. a legal to answer the above question, but I feel is hardly a practical one. ment that it has As been Remember the also that concur¬ State budget of the current bien- rently with setting up the rental nium allocates over $%. billion to appropriation progress the Legis¬ the support of public schools. lature saw fit to broaden the tax Trading Markets m SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FEWEL & CO. Member Los Angeles Stock 453 Los S. ISSUES Exchange Spring St. Angeles 13, Calif. TRinity 4191 George H. Earnest Teletype LA 456 Trading Dept. pointed out, This, I am advised, is approxi¬ mately 40% of the cost of public power education in thorities. the Commonwealth. established to assist to dis¬ school the payment costs, program needed of instruc¬ transportation are imperative Building, San Francisco 4 While to Teletype LA 1086 Adopted other states fact the that financing by the State are reported be will near as this exceed figure. all such financing is supported by leases which in turn are supported in part by the State 8 Malone Hayden, 197A, 334 (1938). " v. 329 PA. a point The which the at School State Authority of Georgia future such financing greatly Inasmuch indication that time. to comment rants war¬ present Building created in 1951 9 for the purpose, of con¬ structing needed school facilities and the leasing of the same to local school systems. The set-up of the Georgia Authority is very was 213; 9 Ga. Laws 1951, pp. Like stitutional program its the Pennsyl¬ Building Au¬ Pennsylvania attack, and its ertire has been approved by the Georgia Supreme Court. The public school system Georgia county, is administered city and independent systems which are gov¬ erned by local Boards of Educa¬ tion. The administration of We hope We invite you to Over-the-Counter enjoyed you take a your The State Board of Education, together with the local Boards of Education, is charged under law with making a survey of physical needs and the ability of the local units to furnish these needs. such termined needs have been in which UTE ROYALTY CORP. we 241-261. visit to the make approved by the State Board, the local unit makes application to the Georgia Au¬ thority for funds to provide the required, facilities. When the ap¬ plication has been approved by the Authority, a commitment is given to the local Board to pro¬ vide the inary facilities. plans have When been completed, a lease agreement is executed by and be¬ tween the Authority and the local Board, and the State Board of Ed¬ ucation is made a party to such by acknowledging the same and; agreeing to pay the rentals lease called for therein. Upon FRANCISCO California St. project. As opposed Pennsylvania State School the has Authority, it is to be Georgia Authority that the successfully now marketed two issues of school building rev¬ enue bonds of a total aggregate principal It amount of $95,397,000. contemplated that such fi¬ is nancing will provide funds for the construction of facilities in 103 of the State's tems. i school it will finance additional projects which will raise its total borrowing to between 125 million dollars The and 150 Georgia million bonds are Intermountain Area! primary markets: ENGLISH OIL GArfield 1-8000 Teletype SF 231-234 UTANA BASINS OIL Exchange W. D. NEBEKER & CO. Spring St. TRinity 3771 Teletype LA 1124 Phone — Teletype 9-3783 — SU 394 sys¬ completing its pro¬ Authority anticipates the gram, that local 202 Before LOS ANGELES 634 S. comple¬ tion of these steps by the respec¬ tive Boards, bonds are then issued We also solicit your orders on the Salt Lake Stock 519 prelim¬ specifications and HANNAFORD & TALBOT SAN de¬ and look at the following Intermountain oil speculations Inactive Pacific Coast Securities State funds for school purposes is under the State Board of Education. SECURITY TRADERS; Specialists in of through school Building program the not of School counterpart, the Georgia Author¬ ity has withstood the test of con¬ noted Georgia local of should we Building Authority and by municipal authorities now approximate $200 million dollars Van Nuys Building, Los Angeles 14 System by School regard, sight combined in the Russ Authority that to finance the going ahead with plans for financing school projects by means of state school authorities, only Georgia has developed its this thority. to operation of the public schools. and there is every Michigan 2837 conceived and rendering a much service to the people of is successful the to may Commonwealth. the costs this soundly that one While to State When constitutional subter¬ limits. vania au¬ policy be true it is proving itself to be a lose Teletype SF 573 un¬ Commonwealth, is no more likely to change than the long estab¬ lished policy of aiding school dis¬ In YUkon 6-2332 mere as a trict debt nursing service, all of which along with adequate facilities, WALTER C. GOREY CO. The with fuge to circumvent the school dis¬ and PUBLIC UTILITIES projects tricts in providing necessary facilities, and once adopted by the tion INSURANCE STOCKS • BANK STOCKS the which re¬ Thus, it cari be seen that any sulted in the dual action of setting radical change of policy by subse¬ up the rental appropriation pro¬ quent sessions of the Legislature gram and of changing the struc¬ would taxing powers of the completely disrupt the ture of public educational system of the school districts, with full realiza¬ Commonwealth, as such system tion that the districts would take currently relies so heavily upon widespread advantage of the au¬ the Commonwealth for its sup¬ thority method of financing, does port. The rental appropriation not strike me as hastily conceived program is but a small part of the nor subject to change. To be sure, entire State aid granted to school dis¬ the Pennsylvania school tricts. It is merely the means authority program Can be pointed tricts in Retail Distributor of the school districts dertaking similar 309 Salt Pac. Nat. Lake Life City 10, Bldg. Utah dollars. issued \ THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Convention Number Mr. & Mrs. John M. Hudson, Thayer, Baker & Co., Philadelphia under the usual form of trust in¬ dentures entered into by and be¬ tween the Authority and banks or trust companies and seem to be I adequately secured with proper reserves to insure the success of the Authority's financing pro¬ gram. While the procedures fol¬ lowed by the Georgia Authority the and Pennsylvania State Building Authority are School basically several their the these same, important are distinctions in financing programs. As has been school district makes payments vania State all the to lease Pennsyl¬ Sachnoff, made that state.11 from an least, such programs could be by changes in State policy. The of the use related leases nishing authority and its as much established and public the of States of sylvania. A lease permanent financing Georgia in and Penn¬ application of the for circumventing In Legislature which be to seems Indiana. enacted authorized formed for the purpose of acquir¬ State Board Education of pays the rentals, on behalf of the local unit, directly to the Authority an¬ nually in advance out of funds the local unit from State ap¬ due propriations made pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia for capital outlay, or, should the capital outlay funds be insufficient, funds due the from local other unit by the any State for educational purposes. In the event there is any deficiency the in payment of rentals on the corporations which to were land the right in the school dis¬ $200,000 first of Pierce, enable the to liquidate to lessor by school district constitutional to was lease aside set that it debt sought taxpayers cor¬ to PATTEN, George PHIPPS, E. M. a the ground district, facilities school of ingenious scheme with which the investment banking fraternity must become familiar. interest, and to redeem any of its stock at par plus accumulated dividends. This which it Jr., GEORGE F. Patten Investment the would of State laws of to seem the make Co. DERELE Williston, Bruce SWAILS, Co. J. R. & Co. PRESTON Adams & ,TRIPP, Jr., CHAS. N. Co. Chas. ROBERT Blyth. & Co., Inc. PITT, N. Tripp & Company VAN BOSKIRK, DON R. ROBBINS, J. GILBERT Campbell & Robbins, Incorporated Atkinson ZORA, RUCKDESCHEL, RICHARD Pacific Northwest Company & Co. RAY First National Bank of Portland Municipal Bonds and Corporate Securities Local Industrial & Utility Stocks 10 Ind. seq.. is as Laws, 1933, amended. 11 Protsman School Corp., Retail Distribution 162, c. sec. Jefferson-Craig v. 109 N. E. 2d Trading Markets 889 1, et Consol. (19S3). STRADER, TAYLOR & CO., INC. within by & HOWARD Camp & Company SOMERS, might well become even another unpaid under C. Sloan limit, and have the and retire statute C. pay school on created financing paying all indebtedness with accrued and the Donald Beane mortgage right to acquire the title to debt in excess of its constitutional building at such times as limit. The plan and the lease were shall be specified in the lease and approved by the Indiana court to pay therefor a sufficient and thus this novel approach to poration & Handel, Lundborg & Co. the amount Penner LUNDBORG, HUGO authorized by the the limits as Constitution This years, the authorized, has only recently been prescribed its buildings deficiency from ad valorum taxes State. annual Lynch, DONALD SLOAN, LUDLAM. PAUL A. Merrill First National Bank of Chicago Strong, corporation an annual rental of $16,000. At the time the school district was only $36,000 short of the leasing plan, and the constitutionality of it stated at period of 30 a H. the be part of the State Board, the local unit is oblig ated to pay such levied by the The and erecting school thereon for the use of school districts. Under this plan the school districts have ing for Orvllle Meyer, of second mort¬ gage bonds to finance the project. districts municipal authority. In Georgia such is not the case. The district P. bonds and $80,000 statute10 a school rentals issue Indiana school arrangement whereunder purchase the building on any rental payment date. The building corporation proposed to developing the 1933 resulted case trict to constitutional debt limits of school in The school with new concept subject of litigation in building corporation was to acquire land, to erect building thereon and to let the building to an Indiana a facilities thus appears to be a well medium the formed school needed of Chicago; Frank Corporation, Detroit a of fur¬ means a Bank Michigan weakened to enter into leases with building to or National of at a Authority local First First districts explained, the local rental Samuel 71 Security Traders Association of Portland, Ore. LD 39 TWX LY 77 LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA School Authority Bond more attractive in this regard than the bond of Tie Pennsylvania Authority, for the direct payments by the State agency to the Authority gives greater assurance that the rental obligations will be made. On the other hand, un#er the Pennsyl¬ vania system of paying the State appropriations first to the school district, it is possible that the funds so paid could be used by Georgia I districts the other for current needs in times of financial stress, TELEPHONE I-2SH leaving them short of funds when authority lease rentals are Preston L, their due and payable. is to be noted the Georgia attempted make the appropriations to General 1953 permit. will Appropriations provides for various priations to be allocated The Act of appro¬ for CORPORATE Vim Vice-President: Paul A. Ludlam, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. ending June 30. 1954, and to each fiscal year there¬ LTNCH8UR0, VA RICHMOND, VA. Secretary-Treasurer: Neil D'Amico, Dean Witter & Co. National Committeeman: Preston L. Phipps, E. M. Alternate: Dan V. Bailey, Foster & Adams & Co. Elected: , December 18, 1952; Took Office: January 1, 1953; Term Expires: January 1, 1954. continue MUNICIPAL LY8Z CORPORATE STOCKS & BONDS NORFOLK, VA MUNICIPAL BONDS DANVILLE, VA Marshall. the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1953 and mETTPES President: Preston L. Phipps, E. M. Adams & Co. to school districts for capital outlay as per¬ manent in nature as the State Constitution D'Amico Furthermore, it that has Legislature Neil Paul A. Ludlam Phipps ROANOKE, VA: \ UNLISTED SECURITIES RLVEFIELO, W. VA ^wj;w,y, ROSTER OF MEMBERS after until the Act is repealed or modified. While this is not bind¬ future session^ of the Legislature it is expressive of an adopted policy for the betterment ing of on school facilities in the Thus, in this regard, the State. Georgia School Authority Bonds and those Authorities are for, while both the Legislatures of the States have done all possible to establish a nermanent program for revenue financing of school buildings, it must be admitted that, in theory of Pennsylvania basically on a par. WILLIAM J. Collins & ADAMS, RICHARD H. Donald C. Sloan & Co. COLLINS, BAILEY, DAN V. Foster & Marshall COLTON, E. L. BALFOUR, DAVID A. Russell, Hoppe, Stewart D'AMICO, William & Balfour BOHRER, Walston LESLIE & Blakeley, & Inc. U. of Portland J. McFaul VIRGIL L. S. National Bank of Portland June S. Jones & Co. JftRX, FRED Ban.k of California DST&tMAN. PIERRE A. COLE. VERGIL R. Butchart Co. & JONES, J. SHELDON CAMPBELL, RICHARD M. First National Bank of Portland Daugherty, Si Co. of Commerce NEIL JOHN Hess HILL, J. Co. BRADLEY, NORMAN U. S. National Bank Bank Witter Dean HESS, BLAKELY, WILLIS H. Blankenship, Gould J. Canadian Si Cole Inc. J. R.. V7ihiston, Bruce Si Co. LYNCHBURG. VIRGINIA DO WD ALL, F. Wm. Security Traders Club of St. Louis NEWCOMB, St. A. FISCHER, JOSEPH S. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Co. FIRMIN D. Fusz-Schmelzle & Co. PAULI, HAROLD Rollins & Co., Inc. GIGER, Blair, GLYNN, Blewer, PITT, Goldman, RUSSELL H. Wlbbing & Co. H. Redden Walker & Co. ri A. G. ROBERT H. GUION, G. E. Paul Brown SMITH, H. J. Co. & & Co. & Inc. Sons. HOVEY Slayton & E. Inc. Company, ELMER C. Savings Bond Division Federal Reserve Bank U. Inc. S. STAY, WALTER A. Sachs & Co. R. • TARLETON STUEBE, EDWARD Newhard, Cook & Co. SUECK, ROBERT J. The Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis Jones IRVIN Mills & Company Scherck, Richter Company and Company D. G. STEIN, ELLIOT H. ELVIN K. & Co. E. Walker & Co. REIS, GEORGE J. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. 1IAEUSSLER, Ernest D. Wilier Walter A. Beckers William J. Blake Co. Edwards & Sons REIMER, Newhard, Cook & Co. GUMMERSBACH, ALBERT Theis Albert REIMAN, W»I. L. Edward Brown SLAYTON, REDMAN, W. G. GREEN, JR., ARTHUR W. Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis Jones D. SHUEY, LEE G. M. I. M. Simon & Co. REDDEN, RUDOLPH G. H. Paul ROY POPPER, MICHAEL SHAPIRO, SUMNER Co. PETERSEN, JOSEPH G. Eckhardt-Petersen & Co., Jr., JOSEPH Heitner & Glynn GOODING, 0. CHARLES Peltason, Tenenbaum GODBOLD, EARL Dempsey-Tegeler &> Co. GRAF. Inc. PELTASON, PAUL E. EDWIN Vogel & Co. GLASER, Glaser, & Co., Peltason, Tenenbaum L. EDWARD Cook & Co. Newhard, SESTRIC. ROBERT A. Richter Company PELTASON, B. SCHMELZLE, ALBERT M. Fusz-Schmelzle & Co. SENTURIA, Scherck, GERSTUNG, WILLIAM B. A. G. Edwards & Sons Ralph M. Moberly Haworth F. Hoch Richard H. Walsh GREGORY J. Edward O'NEILL, THOMAS Eckhardt Petersen GARDNER, FRED W. Reinholdt & Gardner Co. Newhard, Cook & Co. WILLIAM T. Donnerberg & Co., Inc. Olson, & Taussig, Day & Co.. Inc. OLDENDORPH, EDWARD Smith, Moore & Co. OLSON, If. Sanders SCHLUETER IRVING R. OIILSEN, FRANK Cook & Newhard. DONALD C. SCHIRP, JAMES Mercantile Trust Company FRIEDMAN, WM. STIX Friedman, Brokaw & Co. SPENCER H. Brothers SCHERCK, GORDON Scherck. Richter Company <fc Co. Nordman O'BRIEN, Co. Edwin Stliel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporateu Franc & Co. FUSZ, Jr.. Hill NOR.DMAN, JOHN FELSTEIN, SAM M. Wibbing & SANDERS. NIEMOELLER, JOHN J. FRED F. Albert Theis & Sons, Inc. FARROW, H. J. Company HERBERT ROBINSON, S. Newhard, Cook & Co. Midwest Stock Exchange FRANEY, O. Edwards & Sons NEWHARD, C1IAPIN ESSERT, EARL Henry, G. LOWELL JAMES E. NEWELL, GEORGE H. Brothers ROACH, Union Trust Co. Louis HENRY Richter RICHTER, Scherck, Company Sc White 4 Calvin Bullock Hill NEUWOEHNER, HIRAM WM. F. Dowdall & Co. DRUMMOND, KENNETH ERKER. Thursday* October 8, 1953 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and 72 Mercantile Trust Company TAUSSIG, WILLIAM H. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner TAYLOR, MEL M. Semple, Jacobs & Co., Inc. & Beane WALTER C. & Co. HAGENSIEKER, EARL Reinholdt & Gardner Newhard, Cook & Co. President: Richard H. Walsh, First Vice-President: Haworth F. , Hoch, McCourtney-Breckenridge HARTNETT, WM. H. UNDERWRITERS DISTRIBUTORS • DEALERS • Morfeld, Moss & Hartnett Co. & IRWIN R. Scherck, Richter Company HARRIS. Second Vice-President: Ralph M. Moberly, 1. M. Simon & Co. Blake, A. G. Edwards & Sons. Third Vice-President: William J. Wilier, The D. Ernest Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis. Bunn, Stifel, Nicolaus & Com¬ National Committeemen: John W. Incorporated; Earl Hagensieker, Reinholdt & Gardner; H. Morfeld, Morfeld, Moss & Hartnett; Richard H. pany, NORMAN E. HEITNER, Blewer, Heitner Sc Glynn HELLER, IRVIN A. Newhard, Cook & Secretary: Walter A. Beckers, Paul Brown & Co. Treasurer: HARVEY, JOSHUA A. A. G. Edwards & Sons Edward TEXAS Co. HENRY, OLIVER B. Henry, Franc & Co. • Municipal Bonds • Corporate Securities WILLIAM M. Metropolitan St. Louis Co. HILLEY, HAWORTH F. McCourtney-Breckenridge HOCII, & Co. THEODORE C. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Walsh, Newhard, Cook & Co. IIONIG, JOHN K. Taussig, Day & Co., IIOPP, ROSTER OF MEMBERS - Inc. Members Midwest Stock Exchange HORNING, BERT Stix & Co. A. Edwards G. & BAKEWF.LL, & H. Pierce, Fenner & JOSEPH BARKAU, ELMER Taussig, Day & Co., Inc. BURNS, BARKLAGE, BURTCH, B. W. I. North BYRNE, Securities & Co. Moss & BITTING, CARLTON, BLAKE, WILLIAM J. CARPENTER, JR., GEORGE R. KENNETH H. \ Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane A. Edwards G. & Sons CLOONEY. BOND. Devine Bond COOK, BANK BUILDING 2, TEXAS EDWARD D. D. Jones & Co. JORDAN, ROY W. G. H. Walker & Co. KAUFFMANN, JOHN R. FRANK X. KEANEY, Stifel. Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated KELLY, FRED S. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated KENNETH KERR, A. Edwards & Sons G. KLEIN, ELMER B. Gardner D. HENRY M. Goldman, Sachs & Co. SHAPLEIGH Theis & Sons, Inc. CUMMINGS, JOHN P. Newhard, Cook & Co. BRAMMAN, EDWARD O. Bramman-Schmldt-Busch, R. CREELY, WALTER J. Jr., A. Albert & Services, Inc. Newhard, Cook & Co. Co. BOSCHERT, DANIEL C. Morfeld, Moss & Hartnett BOYD, LEO Bank HOUSTON Harvey, Klein & Co., Inc. C. & Securities Savings CONDIE, Jr., HERBERT Newhard, Cook & Co. & Co. RAYMOND Bankers & J. Diversified Reinholdt BOHAN, WILLIAM J. Trust Investors BLEWER, CLARENCE F. Blewer, Heitner & Glynn C. Harris JAMES CITY NATIONAL JARRETT, ELMER Newhard, Cook & Co. Edward CADLE, CHESTER J. Central Republic Company Co. Edward D. Jones & Co. JONES, EMMET Hartnett R. Morfeld, Co. WALTER A. Brown & Henry, Franc & Co. & Co. CHARLES American BECKERS, Paul LOUIS Simon M. BAUCOM, EUGENE T. Fusz-Schmelzle tovitfs KENNETH J. JANSEN, WINSTON NORMAN D. HUMPHRIES, Keystone Custodian Funds BUNN, JOHN W. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated Co. TELETYPE HO-395 Midwest Stock Exchange Scherck, Richter Company Beane EDWARD TELEPHONE CA-9944 HUEBNER,CHARLES L. Scherck, Ricnter Company Sons BRONEMEIER, AYERS, C. T. Merrill Lynch, Stix BROCKSMITH SIDNEY I. ASHER, Incorporated Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, BROCKMEYER, E. H. Goldman, Sachs & Co. ARNSTEIN, Jr., FREDERIC A. DARMSTATTER, E. W. | Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated Inc. BRECKENRIDGE, HUNTER McCourtney-Breckenridge & Co. DEMPSEY BRENNAN, EMMET J. DEPPE, RALPH DUMONT G. Newhard, Cook & Co. Brennan & Company LAMSON, GUY Albert Theis & Sons, Inc. William C. Jackson, Jr. LAYT#N, VINCENT Newhard, Cook & Co. LEVIS, EDWIN Thomas Newhard, Cook & Co. Beckett, Jr. LEWIS, HUGH W. The Boatmen's National Bank of St. Jackson Winton A. Louis LOTTMAN, CnAS. S. Kerwin, Fotheringham & Co., Inc. James F. DONALD LUDWIG, Richter Scherck, Jacques Company Edward D. Jones & Co. McKEE, LOGAN Barrett Herrlck & Wm. Co., Inc. P. Small wood MAENDER, CLARENCE J. G. Walker & H. MALONE, Paul MUNICIPAL BONDS Co. VINCENT D, Brown & Co. DAVID MATTHEW, S. # \ White & Company MATYE, JOHN F. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. CORPORATE STOCKS UNLISTED LOCAL & & BONDS SECURITIES MAYER, WALTER Eckhardt, Petersen & Co., Inc. FIRST MEYER, EUGENE J. Municipal Bond Corp. MILLS, ANDREW S. INVESTMENT Newhard, Cook & Co. V MILLS, R. G. R. I Mercantile Mills & Company G. MOBERLY, RALPH 1. R. A. UNDERWOOD & Mercantile Bell Bank Teletype DL 492 CO., INC. Bldg., Dallas 1, Texas Riverside 9295 M. A. G. Telephone RAndolph 6461 Simon & Co. MOREY, Jr., RICHARD Edwards & MORFELD, Sons EDWARD New Morfeld, Moss <fe Hartnett LESTER Brokaw Building DALLAS Wires Teletype DL 346 to York, Los Angeles, Houston, Galveston, Beaumont, Waco and San Antonio MOSS. MORRIS Friedman, COMPANY BANKERS Bank Direct Private H. Morfeld, Moss & Hartnett MOUSCHER, ^Ollthwedt & Co. fi TEGELER, JEROME F. Dempsey-Tegeler Sc Co. TENENBAUM. HARRY Peltason, Tenenbaum III. THELS, Albert Co. & ' LEONARD RICHARD sulphide, which is present in sour gas, has in the past kept many natural gases from the market, and added greatly to expense of such gases when marketed. Sul¬ U. Newhard, Cook & Co WALSH, ROBERT A. Dempsey-Tegeler Sc WEBB. FRANK J. C. Si & 'v/ ; Jack L. Hudgins President: Howard C. Ross, Company Jr., Si contains of National Bank of Saunders & Co., Inc. Secretary: Robert M. Saunders, M. A. St. 1953: Took January, Gardner A. 9 ROSTER OF MEMBERS Hill Brothers Merrill Inc. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Sc Beane HERMAN J. Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. W. billion cubic feet, in the and future older geologic section are reserve part of the country. In area expected very sub¬ four to five above the in drilled surface a level. sea time, present a well Green At is the being River Basin of elevation 10,070 feet, perhaps the highest drilling well in the world today. area recovery of feet to more than 10,- 3,000 feet 000 indicate has since been about Oil 1867, pro¬ in the and yet known million long tons of sulphur. The large bulk plored and deeper sediments be¬ of this lies where centages of Bennett & Co. E. James from duction Basin GEORGE L. square stantially. Present reserves would a this brief paper, talking about a sediment¬ are of at in the Big Horn concentration per¬ range from E. Richmond & Co. BOYCE, BANKSTON, Jr., W. L. Carl M. Loeb. Rhoades Si Co. ZINZER, FRANK R. BEENE, ALLEN, HARRY ZAEGEL, JOHN F. Bramman-Schmldt-Busch. largely are will probably exceed to increase this Office: January, 1953; Term Ex¬ January, 1954. pires: the gas sour area sedimentary of covering roughly 150,000 miles, with all sorts of in the physiographic conditions ranging presently Wyoming. Commercial gas reserves Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Securities Co. Treasurer: Robert H. Jordan, Mid-South S. JAMES largest about one-fourth for the production" of oil and but that it? currently yields than 6% of the oil 'and gas sary valu¬ a in its en¬ United States neces¬ rocks of the less great the that area, volume the demand, elevated sul¬ nuisance to known reserves of 400 Elected: Reinholdt YATES, The asset. discoveries Louis EUGENE able & Beane. WILLER, ERNEST D. YALEN, a confined to Leftwich & Ross. Vice-President: Jack L. Hudgins, Merrill Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated Boatmen's Robert M. Saunders Robert H. Jordan WICKMANN, W. JACK The phur from Rocky Mountain Jr.. JULIAN Sc Company White tirety, gas, : WHITE, JULIAN WHITE, and Mountain ary A. Company Howard C. Ross & supply Rocky we WHITE, F. HOWARD Goldman, Sachs Si Co. White in have in recent years Co. & Conclusion estimated is It with together extraction, changes Co. EDWARD White phur VINCENT C. Weber-Mitchell WHITE, Co. X. Devine WEBER, page sulphur, which is obtained in the sweetening of sour gas. Hydrogen Glaser, Vogel & Co. WALSH, jrom Rocky Mountain Area's Natural Gas Resources Inc. Sons, rUOMA8, JOHN R. Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc. VOGEL, Continued Memphis Security Dealers Association - • ALBERT Theis 73 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number Convention 8 to 50% sour gas by volume. areas remain still unex¬ coming within reach of the drill¬ ing bit toward are forever beckoning unexplored horizons. BROWN BURCH. Merrill Pierce, Fenner Si Lynch, Beane CROSSETT, E. GORDON The First National Bank CURD, H. PRICE Federal Securities Inc. Co., FOSTER. WALTER T. Carl FREDERIC, FRANK D. Equitable Securities Corporation When V * Rhoades Si Co.' Loeb, M. GRISSOM, WILLIAM ' M. RICHARD Searching Investment Bankers S. & Co., Saunders A. Bank National Planters Union HARRIS, Inc. HUDGINS, JACK L. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane JORDAN, ROBERT H. Mid-South Securities for Co. KITTLE, CHARLES M. % LANCASTER, JAMES C. Nat'l Bank Union Planters JUSTIN LEEKER, and GAS OIL trading underwriting ★ rfAi m J. R K E T & Co. GROOM WILLIAM Leftwich Sc Ross retail * Bradford C. LEFTWICH. S LIMERICK, AYLETT B. Goodbody Sc Co. The * DALLAS TEXAS EARLY F. MITCHELL. First Bank National PERSON, HARRY O. Goodbody & Co. ICITHHE/TELN SECURITIES SAM RISON, Standard Securities Co. MERCANTILE COMMERCE BLDG. Riverside 5471 TELETYPE DL-334 OAUAf, TfXAS ROBERTS, JACK D. Bullington-Schas & Co. ROSS, HOWARD C. Leftwich Sc Ross SAUNDERS, M. A. M. A. Saunders Sc Co., TEXAS SECURITIES ACTIVE TRADING Rauscher, Pierce FRANCIS D. Bullington-Schas Sc Co. SCHAS, WENDELL W. Spragins Sc Company SPRAGINS, MARKETS Inc. SAUNDERS, ROBERT M. A. Saunders Sc Co., Inc. R. & Co, R. Underwriters and Distributors STEWART, MEACHAM Houston Natural Gas, Com. & Houston Kirby Lumber Corp. Pfd. Light. & Power Co. $4.00 Pfd. San Antonio Transit Co. Slick Airways, Inc. Johnston Testers, Inc. Longhorn Portland Cement Co. Johnston Oil & Gas Co. Brewing Co. Central Power & Light Co., Texas Industries, Inc. 4% Pfd. E. Bennett & Co. NICK'A. Memphis Securities Company Welex Jet Services, Inc. Duncan Coffee Co. Class "A" Garrett Oil Tools, Inc. Lone Star James THOMAS, Jr., J. RAILROAD THOMPSON, EDWARD F. Union Planters Nat'l Bank TREXLER, R. INDUSTRIAL FRED PUBLIC UTILITY J. C. Bradford Sc Co. BANK & INSURANCE WARD, B. FRANK J. C. Bradford & Co. TEXAS WHITMAN, A. L. All MUNICIPAL Bullington-Schas Sc Co. San Antonio and Houston Bank Stocks SECURITIES WOOTEN. ROGER R. B. Wooten Sc Company Quick Firm Bids On All Texas Active NSTA Convention Municipal Bonds Trading Markets Announced for > Russ The OFFICERS C. L. WEST W. G. HOBBS, Jr. D. MUIR E. A. Membert Midwest the Alamo National Building SAN ANTONIO 5 Fannin SA Direct and Connecting National Association Stock Exchange M. RUSS Wires to: 23 4324 & 53 annual York dk Los Angales has announced convention for will be held at the Claridge Atlantic City, N. J., that Telephone: 1954 Riverside 9033 Hotel, September 22 through 26, 1954. at Mackinac dates DALLAS 1, Security Traders The Convention in Dallas, Houston, Calvetton, Now Mercantile Bank Building 1954 and 1955 & Company Island, HOUSTON WACO TEXAS Bell SAN ANTONIO Mich., to be announced later. be exact AUSTIN LUBBOCK HARLINGEN Direct Wires to New York, St. 1955 will Teletype: DL 186 and DL 197 Louis and other Principal Markets THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 74 Continued Wichita Bond Traders Club from Thursday, October 8, 1953 8 page pie, but Why Sales Are Lest aown tney are selling. if salesman knows what he tne does he when thinks, he what the other fellow he thinks. The knows ctoes when salesman must tactfully present his case in such way that the prospective pur¬ a Warren Cortner Alldritt H. Mason H. Feese Don H. Alldritt, Mid-Continent Securities Company, Cortner, The Ranson-Davidson When the their part tne smoke stacks ao be Secretary: D. K. dinger, Lathrop-Hawk-Herrick Company, Inc. wheels better Mid-Continent WAR Brooks & CLINGER, Company, Inc. O. D. CORTNER, K. SMITH, The Inc. WARREN E. Company, SULIIVAN, WILLIAM & Co. Sullivan White & A. Co. WILLIAM The GLENN A. Inc. Company, P. Inc. says, "It that I The Inc. Ranson-Davidson Company, Inc. YVILKINS, C. HOWARD Harris, Upham & Co. Inc. Investment Co. Sills, Pairman Harold W. Clark & thus giving him the was of rest over 20 that 90% a his life, ago years all human is made positively and negatively and is in direct conformity to nature's laws. When that learned big truh it thinking and my foundation for III suc¬ "I's" Three fellow he His is. very prospect for the first time he sizes you up and that wireless of his will come over they and impressions many re¬ Incorporated Kirkpatrick, Jr. II DISTRIBUTORS — — DEALERS fully used his keep himself wares things big in of a — Industrials When of we must on three things MARKETS WITH, RETAIL OUTLETS by three that Let than he leaves. I maintain that and look must salesman The salesman is part. the he house act There prospect. & Kirkpatrick, Inc. Members Midwest Stock 315 FOURTH AVE. N., NASHVILLE 3, TENN. TELETYPE—NV 353 wire to Exchange 4-3312 & 59 uses a If he represents a high-grade organiza¬ tion then he must place himself in the attitude of a high-grade represents. Third, when a salesman believes his proposition and gets the other fellow to believe in him, then it is a comparatively easy matter to get the prospect to see what he sees. In that way the electrical circuit is completed and in thing the persuading. The must be the or some¬ H Distributors Firm 1 Dealers Offerings with and In the States Securities • General Market the proportions most the part teristics of indicate charac¬ individual. middle line the "goods," or services. Take the question of the voice. high rarely The pitched over the sale a Sell Ourselves first sell himself. thing is Not conviction. low, vibrant voice is the which is Let the more look to the speed of the us any faster than the mind tells me to make it go. I cannot wag my tongue any faster than ideas and talks rapidly under normal conditions and I will show you a quick thinker. On the other hand, show man me the Clinic make us this of clinic. Will each of you set up in your where you sition and tions sales a right now mind some recent had a good propo¬ Here Can a have as there as yet We proposi¬ many individuals are Let us lay them all out the on table and discover why we that sale. I believe if see we did not make I answer can the question for you. If it is a he thinks of two sale his that any man proposition to only services but the is an true, and it is, that the effect which is caused coming harmonious do must one not be or together relationship, make the something more of the in then foot and If he ask is to you he did wants to kick you out. interested at all he will not repeat it or tell get you. So then, successful salesmen we with wrong few minutes let to dove-tail our ideas into the speed of the other fellow's mind. When he talks slowly, slow down. quickly, speed up. If he talks Let us say that this "lost sale about which you are thinking was not due to the way you handled your prospect. elsewhere. Then Now services" must look we let or us the consider "presenta¬ The sub¬ things Analysis and Construction. The biggest word in the businessman's dictionary I believe is "Analysis." study You cannot answer a letter any these three items to see why we better than you can analyze it. If did not make that specific sale you can analyze the letter you can which you have in mind. Let us answer it for the answer is in the discuss this question of the cus¬ analysis every time. Likewise you tomer. The subject that helps us cannot answer any objection to is here Human Nature Study, your proposition, or handle a a us sometimes called Character Anal¬ problem ysis. I have than never yet seen a good salesman who did not pride him- you can in business any better analyze it, for if analyze it completely you you can WIRE SYSTEM LD-312 — THE TELETYPES ME-283 BANK WIRE • ME-284 YORK HOUSTON HARTFORD BIRMINGHAM GREENSBORO Securities H. Frank Herbert ' UNION PHILADELPHIA JACKSON. MISS. Burkholder, Vice President and Manager Municipal Department Pettey, Assistant Vice President and Manager Municipal Trading Department STREET, as must learn ATLANTA ORLEANS you if ject that helps here is Commercial in its two branches of out of which the sale is made. For knock words, he to there Logic sale three a to ways In other it. Then too, .if you talk quickly to a slow thinker he gets nervous, has an itching of the you NEW 322 • come to the tongue to be wagged. Show me a man who moves quickly DALLAS MEMPHIS 1, TENNESSEE LD-311 one persuasive. NASHVILLE toT Mmm Uta • voice nervous carries ever that idea out. Sales Let we MEMPHIS TELEPHONES 8-5193 The ' The Municipals MEMPHIS the for inherited the tion of the proposition." NEW OF time naturally I cannot go into the de¬ tails of this subject but let me say that the color, the form and Quotations Government with limited BONDS United coiur, three services must 1 proportions. do to form by the salesman, the customer and In general terms let us call The XMCMFHift with idea. Bids / ARK two Human Nature. Two have them "the tionship. ■ lan¬ many which they negotiate. your case, it is stocks, bonds and services. It may be simply an over the customer and the services together in a harmonious rela¬ 1 in likewise there are jusi elemental characters in the seven beats top ^present. The man, ■ in all are then the customer's mind meet Firm we class. same will sale a illustrate it us In other words, the sale is the result of bringing the sales¬ IN mathematics me you only are is made. SPECIALIZING therefore and let point, there proposition (services) then Underwriters this good prospect did not make that sale. When the salesman's mind and Scherck, Richter Company, St. Louis, Mo. all guages, voice. I cannot make my hand go gentleman;11 case In this LONG DISTANCE music, 2b letters in the English language, 10 characters in the sample of a searchlight individual sale parallel lines. who does the of the an bottom line is the customer Clark, Landstreet the in into just two things that are movable about him, Is this fellow here for such as voice, language, -poise, the purpose of doing me good? gestures, handshajke, walk, clothes, Or is he here to do me good? In etc., ail go to shotw not what the other words, is he here to leave man thinks, but how. more than he takes away or is he here trying to take away more The Voice of the Customer big represents the salesman, one one is out of which be made. can TRADING surely as notes questions. true & that see do The true teaches turn we analysis success¬ to way. salesman a teacher and a Municipal Bonds Just seven or loss at themselves solve see the hands of ail those here who have and he should inspired a these three "I's." Public Utilities are is who speaks slowly and acts deliberately under salesman needs to be equipped with three "I's" — never failed to make a sale when normal conditions and I will show Information, Illustration and In¬ you had a good prospect and a you a slow thinker. This does not mean that one will be more suc¬ spiration. He should keep himself proposition that the prospect cessful than the other. It simply well informed not alone regarding should have. Hands up! Since means that if you are his proposition but the service it there is no talking to a showing of hands the quick thinker and you talk slowly, can render to the user; he should proposition seems to be unani¬ be able to illustrate through pat mous. We have all fallen down every time you put up an idea function Insurance and Bank Stocks he and of teli great book of his bearing, his attitude approach, all have a lot to properly starting - a sale. Wnen you approacn a tnere scale deuce of a presence, At Every good William Nelson UNDERWRITERS Direct laid genuine stories of those who have , revo¬ cess." The Harris, Edward L. B. W. Landstreet ACTIVE his progress the YVOODBURY, T. BOWRING Null of I the sale is made. Company, HAROLD Harold 2% on learned lutionized VINK, DIRK W. L. Small-Milburn NULL, Company, THOMAS, ROBERT YV. Thomas Investrrfent Co. McKinney Ohmart Company, The Corp. I CLYDE McKINNEY, MILBURN, A. Ranson-Davidson who has been income the service, income for Columbian' Securities The Inc. retired in living now a man multiplied by the number of years he has been in Company MELVIN con¬ not Bennett MARSHALL, Wahler, and The way out is fraternity, annual STAMPS, JAMES R. Ranson-Davidson ELLIOTT, PAUL V. James LAWRENCE W. SMITH, KENNETH E. Zahner it cannot ail course, once. Washington, The Rittenoure Investment Co, Company Lathrop-Hawk-Herrick Company, The of gradual development of a recently Securities prosperity and industry will be One of the top-most men in the ROSTER OF MEMBERS RITTENOURE, coun¬ selling along positive, sales ALLDRITT, DON II. the of structive lines. Treasurer: Mason H. Feese, Small-Milburn Company. BROOKS, salesmen belching through 1 oi try be done at Com¬ pany, Inc. go what leiiuw fine a in humming. Of Warren otner do the Inc. Vice-President: of the hoarded let this tfy selling talk about nimseii to a tne wealth and put it into circulation. will patron. not mean that he should put up the will President: uo on chaser Don prospective a failed why he man conclusions real answer. a as job and naturally policies of the house and the man¬ doing a poor job of agement of the concern. becond, he must sell himself to the on certain he why for ask that you reached NASHVILLE 3, TENN. TWO WALL STREET, NEW YORK 5, N. Y. will find that the FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and Convention Number answer tion of the a It is points, not words, that suade. time The of the per¬ veritable living in of When the with We are "know-why" age. a is customer the ties presented of user much proposition your it service will Enthusiasm in what of it is, profits "He best." serves but — the thusiastic more of Just most who little a a money more find the greater fire of to build the way first must service. much Too said be cannot on this question of the proper ar¬ rangement of selling points. Many salesmen get the cart before the horse. They rush in with some big idea and explode in the pres¬ ence of the customer and then wonder of method mind getting of the an idea into other fellow. I companion talk to this one on "How Sales Are Lost" which I call "How Sales Are Made." have is will permit that talk which quite another story. to give you There are four kinds of peoole students, the adepts ters. people are indifferent. They and do not seem to the We find and the mas¬ that about 60% of until he aroused himself from the is, sleep of indifference, climbed out of the bed of "what's-the-use-it- they are seek¬ tive-ness" and cancelled his mem¬ They are in a grow¬ ing attitude toward life. Someone has said, "Don't be ashamed to be green for when a thing is green it is growing. It is only when it becomes ripe that it begins to get rotten." Our job as salesmen is bership in the "I don't care" col¬ do not know care. 27% that students, are their eyes are open, ing to learn. to ourselves keep green our lose about your proposition Enthusiasm is con¬ tagious but, like every other qual¬ ity, it may be overdone to the point of being classified as fanat¬ We 12% adepts, that is, they are skill¬ at their work and it is cer¬ are ful on into up studentship. We alike are in time. is given, us Every on a moment on these qualities of faith and courage. said, "If you will tell me a thing often enough I will believe it whether it is true or not." We have been told so many times than conditions are bad, that peo¬ ple haven't the money, that people will not buy and a lot of similar things. some truth Well, the truth is that people have money. The is that some people are The sales being made. are In depression I had a former a who man was opposite of faith is doubt; the automobile salesman over in a and fear killed have successes of killed The men. all than world the more anyone busi¬ the of have ever him else making was the street. I asked on day how he did one than company it. abused as will. we It in on do fellows the All secret. little a of rest Continued of the not on seem page con¬ is not the lack of time but it is the lack of will-power utilize organize to time our that makes and DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS UNDERWRITERS the delightful thing to see a difference between men. We are who is really skillful. told that every man is as lazy as leaves only 1% who are he dare be. After over a quarter a salesman This masters. The much room there are this: no so is there why reason at the top is because Notice few masters. master became ever master until he was first an adept no until he student so became ever was ever first a an adept; adept student; became a a no student of a of men century in studying all kinds under all kinds of condi¬ tions it is my firm take salesmen conviction that chance more Johnson, Lane, Space and Co. INCORPORATED on this question of laziness than any other breed of animals that I know of especially true on men commission basis. a their they work can CORPORATE BONDS & STOCKS their is time Municipal Bonds They kid believing that own and that into themselves Georgia and South Carolina This is who sell about. anything or not as they like. & LOCAL SECURITIES salesmen require too supervision. You show me salesman whose supervision line Many much a is long and value whose Likewise you that man the sales¬ little or no show BELL me requires AT AUGUSTA SAVANNAH ATLANTA I will show you one line is very short. TELETYPES SV 182 AU 16 supervision and I will show vou very valuable man. The differ¬ a in ence lies in the difference men thev that stuff the in board the ballast of We I them powers, us into supervision. alike in what "talents." like to call call STOCKS—BONDS all of are put Throw over¬ their 1.440 minutes. You may qualities, capacities, MUTUAL FUNDS A • OVER-THE-COUNTER DEALER us is man a four sided being. Let represent it on the blackboard square. One side we shall "ability," that is of the head, where we know things. Ability is by a thinking, remember¬ ing and imagining. Some sales¬ made up of think Georgia, South Carolina Others think. men and think they others just think that they think that they think. When the salesman knows what he does what the when he thinks he knows Tennessee, North Carolina, We can answer that. sales there that are lost that customer many because the sales¬ himself does not know man STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS . in South Carolina our Prosperity is — just a are that five definite judgments might be passed on a busy little town few miles from one Throughout the Southeast, salesmen and net-work of towns That and small. Retail distribution our means means when you 19 offices, 100 private wires cover big retail we're distribution. good folks to call have large blocks of stock to sell This coverage also enables markets in many us to or are this bad. Take this subject of Memory. Established 1925 Upon leaving a prospect did you "Gee, if I had only thought of that one thing I believe I could have landed him." You have only ever say, The Robinson-Humphrey Company,Inc. one HAVERTY Teletypes—AT 288 and AT 142 ■ ATLANTA 1, GEORGIA BLDG. ', - Lonr Distance 421 and 422 rr-1 or Members New York Stock Exchange and Other National Exchanges presence When r-r Investment Bankers is in of the prospect. All the thinking you do afterwards will not help that case. It may help the next one if you are wise enough to use it. Memory plays a tremendous part in persuasion. the RHODES chance to think and that you are most any other selling services tangible propo¬ buy. maintain trading southern and national issues. proposition. There is only one good judgment, the other four CORPORATE BONDS AND LOCAL STOCKS of S. C. offices. other fellow does when he thinks. In influencing Alabama, Louisiana & Florida \ Where is Prosperity? call ESTABLISHED 1894 ' • what-not. Ability • He replied by saying, "I will let you trouble great who row sales for the more that is also truth buying. opposite of courage is fear. Doubt ness each of dav two The spend us armies Importance of Time or about that find also moved and ony Let funny the Dooley, know You man, and signment, 1,440 minutes to be used growing. indifferent, the in this world—the why we icism. a Sometime maybe you me Henry J. Arnold, Geo. Eustis A Co., Cincinnati; Harry L. Arnold, Goldman, Sachs A Co.-—the oldest President present at the Convention presenting the retiring President with a gift from the Past Officers Association why they cannot make tainly There is an orderly proper sales. frozen the than you are. fire little heat and more fire gives more heat; so a little service gives little pay and more service brings more pay. The man (or the organization) who wishes to make gives is salesman out thawing yours The Rotary Club what it will do. motto is the to Remember that prospect of will not be any more en¬ the so proposition, four- this can like the torch which the plumber to Not render. of properly call "Reliability." Some of the quali¬ ties here are faith, courage, loyal¬ ty, honesty and enthusiasm. pipe. benefit side second square-man we uses the doubting and then we wonder we don't succeed. We doubt Reliability The Service about keep on and doubt and doubt and and then we wonder why we logical selling points, he then what you see and Talk one man particularly in that we doubt us, times like these, is sales. own the make the which ability. will do his thinking and pass his own judgments; so the function of the salesman today is to paint a logi¬ cal, clear, concise picture of his proposition into the mind of the prospective purchaser. sees men of all with doubt the man¬ agement, we doubt the customer's of ability to buy. We doubt ourselves differ in the degree development of the quali¬ ability talking machine in imagina¬ constructive in Concerning this question of tion. salesmanship has passed. Salesmen need to be future use. trained verbal cyclone and human windmill and the sell it to the imagina¬ prospect. It is sold for sition you is in the analysis. 75 \ Atlanta New York LD-159 BO-9-9227 AT-188 NY-1-2370 68 76 THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 76 Continued from page the problem, to answer the objec¬ tion, to meet the situation without 75 telephoning house. Why Sales Are Lost clear, open field and I before and making am sales than I have more made ever having the time of am life." my The fellow that it says cannot be done is usually interrupted by somebody doing it. If are feeling of confidence so know that we are that we reliable and we thee remembers." us. We durance to attain mastership we must establish within ourselves a men, what with of to amount Hercules a anything. in contact with Let have to hurry us a similar on to the We must be sales Endurance do to with do not keep has lost because are ourselves in the digging graves our lack decide to of and decide the once our of action. That our¬ You'show the and act. me their who himself for information is at hand the in home the and court starts between the wife its work. misunderstanding There have the wee, wee, man. of the smallest man you him compare possible and you will the small man. if he man notice the with that is the soon it. I like the land ness of larger One has developed little ability. reliability and the other has more and around the square. so on We hand have in ence of the that seen stuff, same the wish and that it breathing backwards There are just things to do to keep our- pelvP-7 fit we are hut the question is, are You will notice on have we now built up three sides of the square which are Ability, Reliability and Endurance. A-R-E spells Are. That am of doing them rightly? is what you are and what I but what we "are" does not amount to much. A Quaker in you a the man man who who takes has a lot difficulty in getting the "name that time ment. talents. Many salesmen lose out be¬ they lack initiative which thing with¬ out being told. It really is the ability to find a way to answer cause is the power to do the of effectively. Each these & Underwriters & Distributors Corporation Securities of qualities or only in the development of the we move asunder, We marvel be traced to one the undeveloped or undernour¬ Lots of mistakes ished qualities. come from STOCK BIRMINGHAM nesses, Teletype BH 97 Long 9983 the So sales himself man it we go is dark And hug Till them close the as years Richmond us transgression And thus men rise and fall and Not Understood. success has (EVery its deficient eorresoonding aualitv. When light, disappears. ness his perfect- fertilized, Understood, measure harrow The LYONS, LAURENCE H. Allen & Company, New York giants by their gauge, MAGID, SAMUEL E* poisoned shafts of falsehood Are oft impelled 'gainst those who mold the age— Not Understood. Not Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc. New York derision and Understod, make we much so MAGUIRE, FELIX E. Stroud & Company, Incorpo¬ rated, Philadephia MAGUIRE, JAMES B* J. B. Maguire & Co., Inc. Boston of trifles; Hast oft years on or the MARKHAM, EDWIN J* destroyed a in making our Corpora¬ tion, Cleveland Wertheim there falls souls & friendship Co., New York MARTIN, JOHN L. Pennsylvania Railroad a New York chilling blight— Not Understood. 'Denotes Mr. and Mrs. efficient dark¬ comes, When the soil js sterility memory LONG, MARTIN J. souls with poor stunted vision Oft nualitv disappears, when health comes, sickness when LESTRANGE, GEORGE E* Arthurs, Lestrange & Co. Pittsburgh The First Cleveland Not bright side to it. Man's does not lie so much in And his nerfection but in LEE, GARNETT O., Jr. Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc. virtue oft seems to fancied slight a Latshaw & City, Mo. Sterne, Agee & Leach Birmingham by, 90 not picture but Kansas impressions The Bright Side a LATSHAW, JOHN gather false we The thotless sentence makes Geyer & Co. Incorporated Uhlmlann is lost are right. ahilitv. so foes there comes forgetfulnec^. nnd BETTINGER CORPORATION Understood, improper like. Manv the there is Distance digestion, and sales. EXCHANGE Branch—Montgomery 2, Alabama indecision, poor feeding ALA. lack of fear, dis- dullness of imagination, laziness, tardiness, sickness, nhysical weak¬ This 3, doubt, 17 LEE, ALONZO H. Not of dishonesty, page New York wonder of thinking judgments, because MEMBER MIDWEST illogical imagination, Jovalty, more forgetfulness. lack observation, unsound or from KRASOWICH, JOSEPH D. Bonner & Gregory, New York and live and die— may Continued KRIS AM, WILBUR * creep years. the lost sale or Not Understood. Not Understood. 62 them. with STERNE, AGEE & LEACH our some then to Thee— NSTA Convention Our paths grow wider as the the would draw a nearer another, they'd be nearer one In Attendance at Not Understood, differ That almost sale Municipal Bonds has us capacities, We powers. degree So it is with of men The nations profit of Initiative is another big, impor¬ tant factor in will-power develop¬ see, God, if By Thomas Bracken Alonn less harshly when they cannot Not Understood it is not lack of time but it will-power to organize our time. Men differ in the degree that they use their To Understood." we utilize Oh you by an understanding of this Poem, "Not rnpn is lack and the dotted line." Or judge little in busi¬ show Many me Oh God, if men could see, a clearer might be man could pass Not Understood. salesman in every every world seasons differ¬ by noble spirits many away— little seven it. show you as the I hope poem. for thpt matter. the yes, breaking, How between house and don't know it. their stomachs and don't know the . the memorized is normal, has every quality that the big fellow possesses. The one has a little ability and the other a - Here Ah! How many hungry hearts are divorce As comes and customer greased. of sympathy. today the man Understood, how many are aching breasts For words un¬ misuderstanding as nhysically is in the Why Ufa is life, and then a long time to decide and act degree of'the development of their to sleep— physical parts. We have seen when he has the facts and I will on Not us. soon comes who men larger. we largest quick closer other are "area" others who build it small and has salesman a quickly There success. know, Here punctuality. due to customer looks for another house. determine the degree of man Think qualities—deci¬ dispatch, perse¬ and I will show you a of business. On the Many are their liver and standing on his will-power. Many initiative, can us teeth and don't know it. sitting a are we verance prop¬ with of Something because As our As soon as misunderstanding Combining the four sides of the comes between the employee and man, using the initials of the four the employer the employee is on words, we have A-R-E-A-S. In other words, the sides of the area the toboggan and the toboggan is not We have not trained some sion, we phvsical condition. Many of are are physical "endurance." Lots of sales er, selves our square lost are action. The third side of is the build men from the comes derstand the then third side of the four-square-man. failures are understand other fellow and get him to Many to and A-R-E-A-S Action get everyone that we come feeling. and punctuality let me just enough is needed. more 1 must it So have might of despatch but take of your time to consider this treat quality of "persever¬ ance." r' % to Ability of a Socrates, the Reliabil¬ ity of an Abe Lincoln and the En¬ sales¬ we, as importance his son, "Nathan, it is not what thee eats that makes thee fat, it is what thee digests. It is not what thee reads that makes thee wise, it is said Philadelphia to know that there is any business to be had so this is giving me a to the We might also discuss the writing or of inability Thursday, October 8, 1953 "n might we go IUDMAN world's largest down the list. on The he. qualities of the mind in fact must be, rriav developed through two things—nourishment, If I war>t to develop the and use. manufacturer of awning windows and jalousies physical muscle I must feed that Progressing rapidly in various important muscle or> wholesome, nutritious food and I must exercise it prop¬ erly. The holds same with development of the "mental fields, including: cle." have To develop proper it it must kind nf grow, be fed mental the mus¬ expand, the on food that, Ceramic Materials "Armorply" Chalkboards will develon that particular nual¬ Building Spandrels "Veos" Tile must itv. be well Heat resisting aircraft components that But isn't pronerly enough. It exercised as Tt must be used effectivelv. Nmirichment plus equals use PRODUCTS:— *Makers of world famous Patented Auto-Lok wood Lost Plants: Waltham & Rehoboth, Mass. Toledo, Ohio Granted analyses of this company's securities have been prepared by:— that you lost are of nesses Current Sales the a Window Hardware a likely prospect, through (1) Weak¬ salesman: (2) Im¬ Jalousie Doors Jalousie Screens to close a talk Goodbody & Co. ' Auchincloss, Parker & Rednath Eastman, Dillon & Co. ten a by Thomas Bracken. New 1890. in Zealander He expressed the poem called, stood." who a 1 and Storm Sash Bar-Lok Storm Shutters this of He | | " 1 Failure to understand the customer and his needs. like , Screens and Storm Sash Windo-Tite Jalousies proper presentation of the propo¬ I t Patented Auto-Lok good sition; (3) or Industrial, W have of Structural Steel in LUDMAN great truth "Not Under¬ ; Warehousing and Sale was died , Fabricators, Erectors, character by quoting a poem writ¬ May & Gannon, Inc. - commercial, residential proposition and sales Awning Windows, aluminum growth. New York • Washington, D.C. Box 4541 Dept. CFC-9, Miami, Florida Distributed throughout the world Sales Offices • St. Louis • San Francisco • Boston • Chicago t Atlanta 'Houston* Miami Convention Number THE COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL CHRONICLE MARTIN, JUSTIS C. The NELSON, HARRY L* Blyth & Co., Inc., Chicago Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc., Atlanta NELSON, WILLIAM, II Clark, Land street & Kirkpatrick, Inc., Nashville MASON, Miss ANNE E. Lynchburg MASON, WALTER G* Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc. NIEMAN, BARNEY Carl Lynchburg Marks Inc. New York MATTHEWS, PAUL W* Matthews & Company Mountain Fuel Supply MAYER, ORLAND C. Salt Lake City Idaho Power Co., Boise McGinnis & Company McGinnis & Company New New York York Mclaughlin, john f* McLaughlin, Reuss & Co. New York & Co. Los & Co., Cincinnati Francisco San Stone, Moore & Company Denver Angeles STRADER, LUDWELL A. Pittsburgh Co. York PARSONS, EDWARD E., Jr.* Parsons & MINETREE, JOSEPH P. Co., Inc. STRONG, OLIVER Orleans PATTEN, WILLIAM T., Jr. MORGAN, PETER J* Blyth & Co., Inc., Seattle Peter Morgan & Co. New PATTERSON, DONALD L. York Boettcher and morton, fred g* Denver The Milwaukee Company Milwaukee MULLER, GEORGE J* Janney & Co., Philadelphia MURPHY, CYRIL M* John C. Legg & Company New Mr. and where There PHILLIPS, JOSEF C* Pacific Northwest Wagenseller & Durst, Inc. Angeles Los Company E. M. Adams & Co. — He but education have W.* to people him something what to have you lost beyond the ranges." We have of stopped to dream dreams in Amer¬ to ica. do been We want old to be and age, we in secure not are He what is first 10 to said, a "Follow of concern mine." people that young apply for jobs ested in the me." F. work inter¬ were of weakness The tively came that you kp$w that three ity great 22. those the of one questions that of do we retire! What one "With got program? around to particular my be the objec¬ of people there is equal¬ And like no slavery. the sort it "When we thou thou are Bacon art dead, is But are I said, secure, I know who, when they not know to say. saying, who finally surely dead." lot of people And no security looking for. I are was one 10 retirement except in think asked was, "when do retire?" Their average age was When should by me Bacon, I think there is first every that studied America. To organization, to be sure, or they wouldn't have been there, but do only Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. secu¬ I Haven JEROME Nuveen & H. he was trying That is the only time qualifica¬ Dane Abner K. Louisiana and Continued on page Northrop John Dane, Jr. Mississippi Municipals Blyth & Co., Inc., Los Angeles Southern Corporate Issues VASEY, JOSEPH H* Geo. Eustis & New Orleans Bank Stocks Co., Cincinnati VICKERS, JAMES S* Incorporated Vickers Brothers, New York Francisco WAKELEY, THOMPSON M* PULLIAM, LAWRENCE S* Weeden & Co., Los Angeles A. C. Allyn and Company, In¬ Chicago JOHN corporated, Member QUINN, ARTHUR P.* on RAHN, FRED The all issues of Illinois New Williams & Company, Inc., Baltimore Active Trading Markets LOUISIANA BANK STOCKS and LOCAL CORPORATE ISSUES R. Lewis, Inc., Seattle SI&NEY HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK LA. POWER & LT. LA. BANK MID-WINTER 4.96% PFD. SPT. ASSN. DEBS. & Co., N. 0. PUB. SVC. INC. PROGRESSIVE BANK & TR. CO. SOUTHDOWN SUGARS, INC. WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK Scharff L Jones CARONDELET STREET, ORLEANS 12, LA. SACHNOFF, SAMUEL * , NO 180 & 181 Company, Barrow, Leary & Co. WELLER, JOHN SHREVEPORT Telephone 2-8351 — 80, LOUISIANA L. D. 64 & 65 Bell Teletype SH 82 & 83 National San Quotation Bureau Francisco Chicago, Chicago SANDERS, SIDNEY J* Foster & Marshall, Seattle SAUNDERS, WALTER F* Tulane 0161 Jackson, Miss. J. W. Tindall & WOLF, LEONARD J., A. poration, New York porated, Chicago SCHLICTING, HUGH R. Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co. SCHLOSS, IRWIN * Morris W. Newman Wm. Perry Brown John E. Kerrigan G. Becker & Dealers in Co. Incor¬ LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, GEORGIA and ZIMMERMAN, WILLIAM J* Bingham, Walter & Hurry, Inc., Los Angeles OTHER SOUTHERN MUNICIPALS ZINGRAF, CHARLES M. Goldman, Sachs & Co. New Company Atlanta The Dominion Securities Cor¬ York Laurence M. Marks & Co. New York newman, brown & co. INC. SCHROEDER, TONY Telephone Shreveport, La. Co., San Francisco WELCH, EDWARD H* Chicago Seattle Teletype Dealers in Municipal and Corporation Securities WILLIS, EUGENE F* $4.60 PFD. NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE NEW St. Louis Wagenseller & Durst, Inc. Los Angeles SACCO, ARTHUR C. Cruttenden Specialists in WEIR, ELMER L. Chicago The First National Bank of NATIONAL AMERICAN BANK 219 9321 WHITE, FRANK C. & TR. CO. MISS. POWER Canal louisiana municipals WALSH, RICHARD H* Sincere and M* Burgwin, Ruffin, Perry & Pohl, Pittsburgh CANAL BANK IN LIQUIDATION Telephone Byllesby and Company, Incorporated, Philadelphia ROHDE, JOHN I* RUFFIN, 465 York J. Barth & John NO Newhard, Cook & Co. ROGGENBURG, STANLEY L* Roggenburg & Co., New York in Teletype H. M. ROBERTS, WILLIAM C., Jr. T. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner New York WALLINGFORD, CHARLES L. Seasongood & Mayer C. Exchange Joseph McManus & Company Cincinnati Municipal Bonds Stock NEW ORLEANS 12, LA. WALKER, GRAHAM* Company Chicago Mississippi Merrill & Beane, T. REIS, ROBERT W* Louisiana & DANE Orleans WALDRON, STANLEY M. Quinn & Co., Albuquerque Immediate Firm Bids New Field ZOLLINGER, Miss ESTHER Engineer, Los Angeles SHARP, ELIOT H. Investment New York Dealers' New Orleans Scharff & Jones, Inc. New Orleans Building NEW ORLEANS 12, LA. ZOLLINGER, JOHN J., Jr.* Digest 321 Hibernia Bank • Long Distance 345 & 389 a are going to be secure! what Co., Chicago VAN ARSDALE, NIELAND B* PRICE, THOMAS W. our looking rity which made America. We are went to the personnel office, and looking for it in Washington, D. C. he said, "will you just listen to Security in Death Only something, and then we will go In my way of out. I want to see if thinking, that is a you observe meant. we Chas. W. Scranton & Co. John Thornburgh Co. Co., went "You Glore, Forgan & Co., Chicago Cincinnati McAndrew I said VALLELY, EDWARD V* PORTNER, Miss B. J. The W. C. are be asking anything tonight solicit. Harold ROBERT You see, we have been so anx¬ security ious to get security, that we have Unlike looking for it. gone beyond ourselves. THORSEN, LESTER J. Blyth & Co., Inc. Portland, Ore. San we must St. Louis PHIPPS, PRESTON L* tion." the a college President is a profes¬ guaranteed by government fiat. sional mendicant, but you needn't All of you have read Kipling, when he spoke "about worry, I am not something of SWAN, LESLIE B* TEGELER. Seattle is a change. Re¬ the men who followed the covered cently I went to the President of wagons across the plains that a great national corporation try¬ many of you people have seen for ing to raise some money—because the first time, we want security, your PITT, Mrs. SUMMERELL, DONALD E* New Portland, Ore. York ♦Denotes Company and in The First National Bank of Chicago, Chicago Cleveland Steiner, Rouse & Co. Strader, Taylor & Co., Inc. Lynchburg s New much me that you and I have here doing." And I wondered what he in here (our hearts) for the STONE, ERNEST E* Lee & Co. concerns besides Co., Seattle Kay, Richards & Co. MEYERS, JOHN J., Jr.* Graves & Wilson, Johnson & Higgins PARKER, H. SHELDON * Detroit New Co. STEWART, JAMES M* OPER, WILLIAM H* Burns MEYER, FRANK P. First of Michigan Corp. Pershing & Co., New York Eustis that in America for individual SMITH, HAROLD B* Geo. 10 page another privilege, and that is tions, what are my opportunities being unequal. One of the things for service in this great organiza¬ concern STAIB, LEE R* O'ROURKE, PAT Angeles Gordon Donald C. Sloan & Co., Philadelphia York from Sources of America's Strength Byllesby and Company, Inc., Pittsburgh John J. O'Kane Jr. & Co. Walston & McOMBER, A. SHANE Miller H. M. Newburger & O'KANE, JOHN J., Jr. New Mclaughlin, john s. White, Weld & Co., New York Revel SIMPSON, WILLIAM G* SMITH, JOSEPH E* OETJEN, HENRY * McGINNIS, PATRICK B* Continued Boston Portland, Oreg. NIGHTINGALE, W. F. Toronto Los Sheehan & Co., SLOAN, DONALD C. Co. & SHEEHAN, DANIEL M., Jr.* 77 Teletypes NO 189 & NO 190 you 78 * I So I go the fact going to be secure. around speaking about are Strength have 1 of have got to look some¬ mouth, by telephone, and why besides Washington can't you be that way otherwise? I can see you good for some of the security we want. (applause) The next tmng that 1 should like Republican people are sitting back smugly. You know honesty has to call your attention to is the fact come. But I am going to deflate that America, trying to give lead¬ ership to the rest of the world, you, because through history there is no evidence that Republicans must be strong politically, very have a monopoly on decency, that you else where Because peace, like war, strong. It is possible for cor¬ (laughter) political achievement in a ruption to come again, unless you sense. Our pioneers had a feeling are alert to it constantly. It is that down inside of them they not a matter confined to one party. is a themselves. could learn to govern For too long a has from gone said, "No, Our it. and we have not capable of us, are we resources so that fairs, And that is a terrible thing being to confess, centralize." must we for Democrat. a And I think But I still believe it. it is wrong. have had another rev¬ olution recently in which the peo¬ ple of America rose to an occasion said, in and ment/' Why shouldn't be as the I decency just years, govern¬ gov¬ our honorable as with you people and anybody tell never next The I have me a thought never for had lie, and I have that of any you parties. believe the in great factors of production. I don't think it is any disgrace to four capitalist. I am one. I only have sixty-five cents, but I be¬ lieve in the great tenets of cap¬ be a labor that think I structure, of our eco¬ we must ownership system. I think understand the idea of nomic It lost a established That is why we labor. our division dignity of all the and labor of country. seems me good bet. a done to you people have Maybe you have it, and I don't know it, but somebody ought to be getting out a it might translate their fingers, to young people when I talk to whether it be through a shovel or them at commencement because they minds that their ideas with foursome. I like to give a to publication calling through a scalpel or through a they have the impetuous urge to to their re¬ drafting board. That is the* genius do things quickly. We adults are like our adolescent youth. When sponsibilities and their opportuni¬ of America. We have another weakness that we can't do them, we get frus¬ ties instead of our thinking con¬ stantly of just our rights. It would we don't like to talk about. Today, trated and an apathy or indiffer¬ seem to me that security dealers across America, you find the one ence develops or we go fishing, might do that, and they might at thing that made other civilizations or we have a conference some¬ the same time render a great fall, and you and I don't think where, or a convention to get service to America. Because I much about it. In days of inflation away from it all. As I look back like would America to in everybody see own a cheapest thing in America is and break a home. For the share of something make to these times, as I read history over and I as to interpret it now try three marriages to¬ to you—and I say this rather York Central or the New Haven day, spirtually or legally made, tritely—first, the mills of the gods Railroad. We have a share in it there will be one legally dissolved. grind slowly and exceedingly fine. deal They do grind slowly, and don't but we are not conscious of it, As an educator who must because we do not have a certifi¬ with young people, I must say that be discouraged and frustrated be¬ cate that says so. four out of five problems I have cause you can't have peace to¬ it had Must Protect Our though even There is like America and its time. long a better recapture We I have stud¬ for communism ied to like would I protect our liberties. every It takes time. We may arise from broken homes of our morrow. But don't give country. We established this coun¬ choose and use. try for the dignity of the home. up, for then you lose, because you Liberties fourth point I would a make. to New nearly be to politically and economi¬ be strong abused. have it. And the second leadership must the whom thought is that would gods destroy, should they first make mad with power. be eliminated from every place cally, as I indicated. Those are the And as you look back over many of high responsibility in schools, "securities" with short maturity. of the leaders in the times in and churches and government. But, which you and I have lived, and They are selling at a premium to understand each other. I think people have to un¬ derstand the capital structure, the have take to dared have I minutes that with you conclude this 40 I the attention of people thing is to be strong I trying to devote myself to field of training people's that Peace Takes Time and see if I am not right. over am might be distributed that Week" America economically. security traders of America? have dealt 22 and honor want "We dignity ernment "Preserve capital Decency on Now you and keep two strong italism. No Monopoly why I hope we will is that And deteriorat¬ are We have become so intricate ramified in all of our af¬ ing. and me time, our philosophy dog "preserve Why don't we have a indecent or dishonorable. dealt vtfith you by word were I week." We have "preserve the children week." Why don't we have a "Pre¬ serve America Week?" (applause) have Sources oi America's We that the Forest Week." "Preserve Continued from page 77 Thursday, October 8, 1953 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL and 78 publication. You know we have I in fear of communism, I hope our of none communism that think there But now. two are others that have been discounted. tions, prove people guilty because of their associations. In America They are of infinite value. They a man is innocent until proven are the long range things, the guilty. There are too many people "growth securities," shall we say, all over the country who believe modern times. done through in the doctrine of of tion. may be and what guilt by associa¬ Northwest country I because I was called a In my know, American I because associ¬ through was within through and through to be riddled have talking about. That is what I am This is in world of compensations. a to like would needs a done be is founded hearing America it. on We about it more during these last few will recog¬ we now, tives of those who liv¬ are will find their mo¬ for power and control. you are And you have and I have a feeling and right to feel, if we do our a job, that in due time the gods will destroy them because they make with power first. what them mad recognition of the force been ing then And education to that he who months. I hope that say is It the fabric of the spiritual. Democracy communism. with our un- which is said ated with education I and recently Communist some even right will, by mass accusa¬ us and I third the thought one it of wandered around here what I I might noticed say to as I thinking of tonight. you bees some comes, today buzzing around out here among the flow¬ ers, and I didn't think of that old story about the bees the and slave, must consent nize that essentially that is the flowers, but I was observing the fact that the bees were awfully to have no slaves. We mustn't be biggest difference between capi¬ slaves to prejudice and fear, and busy stealing honey. And the talism and communism. Both of us in your attempt to find one Com¬ thought came to me, "Yes, that munist we must not ruin the lives are material through and through. is terrible." Korea has taken some of two or three others who may be We are of a materialistic would Underwriters and Distributors be no economy. 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