rif "t.X' Eyteyiya uSlIO JLEDGERr-PHILXDELHIA, THUJJSDA MAUCH 3, 1921 '2t flct?ma& as a wiofo or in part, at any thus upon thirty days' published notice at 110 i ?rlri cepiemocr 1, juxx, tnereaftcr at the principal amount thereof and accrued Of Vo for each full Vear Of Unexmred lifr.. Inlrvmt. nn.mhU M, Jj o. 4 i.- 1 $2,000,000 Public Service Company of Northern Illinois 7V2 Convertible Gold Debentures CONVERTIBLE ON AND AFTER JUNE 1, 1922, PAR FOR PAR INTO 30-YEAR 7 COLD BONDS Due March 1, 1936 . Denominations $1000, $500, $100 PRICE 95 AND INTEREST, YIELDING ABOUT 8.10 and accrued interest on interest plus a premium I a, tit t. .All .fdrtll.li'AU j .MikniM. . .- !.. i7"'j:j .::7At:':rr -"r...""'w. :"" ""' .i. .,. , v"""' ...,. o.vg v w nvrcuicr utuucnuie at tie source, not m excess of 87c. This Company operates in fifteen counties in Northeastern Illinois, having a combined population, according to the 1920 census, of 1,156,677, excluding the City of Chicago. The Company supplies electric light and power, gas, water and heat. Consumers on December 31, 1920, numbered 184,609, an increase of 44.80 since December 31, 1915. The territory served surrounds the City of Chicago, and includes not only the suburban districts tributary to Chi cago, but also one of the best inanufacturing sections in the United States. On account of its nearnessto a large central market, this district is an excellent market for light and power and industrial gas. These Debentures will be a direct obligation of the Company and will precede $8,332,300 outstanding Preferred Stock paying 6 dividends and $12,053, 500 Common Stock paying 7 dividends, having a combined market value, as indicated by present quotations, of more than $15,800,000. These Debentures will be convertible par for par on and after June 1, 1922, into 30-Year 7 Gold Bonds to be issued under a new mortgage covering substantially all of the property now owned or here after acquired by the Company. Such new mortgage will be a first lien (or an indirect first lien through the pledge of first lien bonds) upon important physical property to become a part of the plant and system now owned by the Company. Bonds issued for such property will not exceed 75 of the cost or fair value thereof. The new mortgage will provide that all First and Refunding Bonds issued after it shall have become a lien upon such plant and sys tem must be pledged thereunder. For the year ended 'December 31, 1920, gross earnings were $11,649,940.62 and net earnings before depreciation $3,920,717.20. The net earnings do not reflect the full benefits which the Company will de rive from the increased rates received during the year. The annual interest on the entire outstanding Funded Debt of the Company, including these Debentures, requires $2,050,82Q.' For more complete information, we direct attention to a letter of Samuel Insull, Esq., President of the Com pany, from which the above statements are summarized, and copies of which ivill be supplied upon request. WE RECOMMEND THESE DEBENTURES FOR INVESTMENT Halsey, Stuart & Co. Incarporattd Sacctnors to N. W. UaUty & Co., Chicago Land Title Bldg., Philadelphia Chicago Now York Boston St. Louis Detroit Minneapolis Milwaukee A. B. Leach & Co., Inc. Invttlmtnt Stcarititt 111 South Fourth Street, Phfladelphia St. Louis Milwaukee Chicago New York Boston Detroit St. Paul Minneapolis All ntatmnta t.ereln Rre official, or are baied on Information which wc reg-ard an reliable, and white w do not guarantee thorn, thry are the datu upon which we hie acted In the purchase of this security. National Bank of Commerce III inNewYork I II Established 1839 HI STATEMENT OF CONDITION I II FEBRUARY 21, 1921 I II Resources Liabilities I III Loans and Discounts $3(33,746,965.70 CapItalPaid up $25,000,000.00 I I U. S. Certificates of In- Surplus 25,000,000.00 II n,!cb,nnS "Tc "";" in'! Undivided Prof.ts 7,665,708.70 II Other Bonds and Securities 10,153,161.62 . ,',',., U. S. Government Sccuri- DcPs,ts 321,077,404.83 III ties Borrowed 6,200,000.00 U. S. Government Securi- II Stock of Federal Reserve tics Borrowed 6,200,000.00 I l Bank 1.500,000.00 Bills Payable and Rcdis- Banking House 4,000,000.00 counts with Federal Rc- I Cash, Kxchanges, and due serve Bank 93,888,500.00 II 'romKecleralRcscrveBank 92.420.731.88 Reserved for Taxes, etc... 3,8 346.87 II Due from Banks and Bankers 7,484,Oo4.74 tt.,,.i n:... -jitioi; Interest Accrued 392,360.89 L ..earned Discount........ 2,641,339.3o I l Customers' Liability under Letters of Credit and Ac- ,,,,, Hi Letters of Credit. and. Ac- ccptances 34,j33,828.51 III ceptanccs 33,385,697.18 Other Liabilities 2,800.000.00 HI $522,419,628.26 5522,419,628.26 I PKcatDtMT I JAMES S. ALEXANDER I J VICt-PRBSIDCNT3 I I J. HOWARD ADOREY HERBERT P. HOWELL FARIS R. nuSSELL I I JOSEPH A. BROOLRICK LOUIS A. KEIDEL STEVENSON E. WARD I I GUY EMERSON DAVID H. G. PENNY ROGER H. WILLIAMS I J JOHN E. ROVENSKY I I BICOtID VICE-PRBSIOENTB I II HARRY P. DARRANO ...,... c MAXWrl . EDWARD H. RAWL8 I II LOUI8 P. CHRISTENSON S urvtn MAXWEL'- I.VERETT E. RISLEY III AMES I,, CLARKE FRAMS MLYfcM HENRY C. 6TEVEN3 J tiOASMS AUDITOR I II ROY H. PASSMORE ALBERT EMERTON I OIRCCTOKS I I JAMES S. ALEXANDER CHARLES E. DUNLAP VALENTINE P. SNYDER I I WILLIAM A. DAY HERBERT P. HOWELL HARRY D. THAYER I H HINRY w d0 FOREST ANDREW W. MELLON JAMES TIMPSON I J FORREST F. DRYDEN THOMAS WILLIAMS II T 1, r Butte Copper Contrary to Its name, this com pany docs not produce copper. Its prlnclp.il output Is zinc, with man panose silver and lend In order of Importance. The current number ot our Mnrlct llovlew contains a complete unnlysls of Dutto Copper nnd Zinc. Hecla Mining Larue oro reserved, the hlsh silver content of its production and excel lent financial condition aro Import ant features of this company nlso outlined In another comprehensive article. Amontr other stocks discussed are: Texas Company Gilliland Oil Calumet & Arizona Farrell Coal Sent on Request for Ii-COO Hughes & Dier SPhlln. Stork Kirhiingo rjtuhiirrh Htnk Kxrhnnie Chimin lloard of Trndo New AorU Troduce Ktchanre 1435 Walnut Street Philadelphia Pprure 813 Not York nttmbni-th Hnrr 1895 ClrrtUnd IFe arc interested in Huntington Devel. & Gat Co. 6i, 1930 Portland Ry., Light & Power Co. 5t, 1042 Caddo Central Oil & Ref. Corp. Ci, 1330 Commonwealth Power, Ry. & Lt. Co. 6 Dividend Scrip. UAMUUU Utmhera New 1'orft and imaattyMa Stock h'xohu 321 Cheitnut St noe Philadelphia ' Ortld. Rw I. . D e irn-. oi.i '' -i. . rr. J8, iti fnila. RanJrl T. . inn 1. 8s. 1923 enna. Pr. & if. 7- 10 ; 1 ansas City Lt. & FV fl. loan -opner Pvnn.t a. e 1 ' ' nila. Eer. a ion 'uckyTrc'&Trm. 58. 1951 u..L,"ntl Ji,U Building Helping Investors to Belect suitablo socurltcs is tho iirimnry duty ef a rcllablo inveutment banker. Obviously such n ecrvlco can be rendered to the best advantage by bankers who own and offer a diversified list of Government, Municipal, Hnllrond. Public Utility and Industrial Bonds and notes and n selected list of preferred stocks Write for our Investment Suggestions No. L-1S A. B. Leach & Co., Inc. Investment Securities 115 South Fourth St. Bell Telephone, Lombard S57 CHICAGO, HAMMOND & WESTERN RY. CO. 1st Mtge. 6s January, 1927 Price on application Blodget & Go. Real Estate Trust Bldg., Phila. Boston Chicupo New York Walnut 1C0G Race li71 6 to 9 Short Term & Long Term Bonds and Notes A Dozen Attractive Issues Send for List D-217 Baker, Ay ling & Young JOSEPH W. SWAIN. 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How'n Sn 2 04 2 04 3 04 fit I'M a Sioux City 7n 1 05 B 04 Ban Antnnla A A P Hty 4, 2. ... 03 SeuliM A 1. hJ 12 33 12 33 8 04 Seab'd A 1. fd 38 Seab'd A 1. On 4 47 1 47 2... . 47 8'n Puclfle fd B .... 70 4 70 S'n Poo cv 4, 1 78 1 78 1 78 S'n Itallw'n 4n 2 B7 2 B7 10 B7 10 B7 a 37 1 87 S'n Itallw'n i.s 1 83 80'n Itallroad St L, dv 4n 1 80 Stand'd Oil of Calf rctn 1.... 101 1.... 101 Tidewater Oil i?o ct 0nn 2 03 2 . . . . 03 8 OS 4 03 7 . . 03 03 OS 03 GOSSIP OF THE STREET Kltchln tq Lead Democrat! Wnshlnirton. Miirch fl. (Hy A. tM Democratic iiiemliern of the Houo tnent of ?OP7.000 folllnc due Mnrcli 15. In brief, rnsli im.vmcnU for dlvlilcncN nnd I'Vdornl tnxrii over tlic next 80 iIiijk would require Sl.'-MIll.OOO, or SIWO.OOO , wrrp n,vm.d totlny tlint ltoprcicntntlvo in cxrrii 01 c-iihii on niinii nn 111 im-eny Kltchln, of North tTnroIlllfl, Who VC- Imp Ml I., !n.. .., I'nliriitfiitAii 1. tllAl .1 .... , 1 .. .1. If... -1 " '"',.". , " " ' "i"'"""" ' "" i rump niinnrii)" icnucr in mo inranc jvb. Tli. H.M..1.1 ... . u ,i, .,1.! """nmii r iiHiunir un ruin iiiiniu.ni i n ten OV t iroUK I tile erttll OI H!prc Lhc thought linnPrmo.St In thP inlmK i ,. rn,nnnr enn i unl iitrn iinirti nrrnll ....i.l... ni. fi.l, ..... ..UI. f ,, ... ... . . ..!. I. ." ,-....----- r, n-iiiiiiMi- llliliii v iiii, il'"J " mi; ijiiik oi me mnniri roininuinij i- improvement, mnee inc iirxi. 01 tne year. Whether the nredleted initliKiirntlon i II the reRinor dividend 1h derlnred dl- liulfro will he realized. In most every preHldentlnl JnniiRurntlon year there wriH nnnic Hort of demoiiHtrntlon, which, while not nlwny.s of Inurf duration, pave the iidviintaRo to those pledged to the constructive Hide, lleenuwe of the con tinued rcoiljuMmentH in world condl tlonn, incident to the wnr, tlilM jear may prove nn exception, although In the opinion of home mnrhet obervera tho technical portion of the market, seemingly, fnvorn a nhort dlsploy oi market pyrotechnic. It In traditional that the course of March atock morkctH In upward. From 18117 to 1I)1!0, Inclusive, Morch of each ear linn recorded nn improvement In railroad nnd Industrial price nvernges, with eight exception, namely. 18117, 181KS, 11)03, ll)0,'i. 1007, 1010. 1018 and 1010. On the other hand. Feb ruary has generally recorded u decline In stockH. I.nKt month wn no excep tion to the rule. During tho last month the railroad averages were nH high as 7.".3r, mado on the first day of the month, against a low of 7.1.32, made on the closing day. Industrial averages opened at 75.48 and closed at 74.08. So, after all, February may be chron icled as a month of dullness rntlier than weakness. It 1m the middle Juncture between the .lanunry reinvestment up lift und the proverbial spring rise. Trapping the Hears Some of the close market observers, who nre supposed to be well informed about the character of the trading, as erted after closing yesterday that buy ing orders were in the leading stocks on a large scale and that the offerings for both long and short account had gone into strong hands. rectors will be taking a lone-range view of the situation. I Steel Stagnation I'nbrolien In the Steel Industry In the post week , the trade Journals observe that the stag- j nation resulting from Independent price I cutting has not been broken. "While independent! generally appear to have I booked sufficiently to maintain their re cent scale of operations," writes the Iron Age, "further recessions In steel corporation plant activities more defi nitely tell the story." It was noted that In the Chicago district, the corpo ration has dropped to 00 per cent of ingot capacity and in the Pittsburgh dis trict to 08 per cent. The corporation has 15 fewer blast furnaces active than on February 1st. The February pro duction of tilg Iron was 1,!I37,'J57 tons against 2,410,201! tons in January. It was noted that the daily average of ' 00,187 tons was the smallest In six years save for two months in 1010. Cops and Street Cars ' A prominent interest In the New York i traction companies, in discussing the I I metropolitan transit situation ye.stcr- ' I day. declared a solution of the long iMxlng problem was virtually in sight and that he felt confident some relief I would be granted by the New York Leg- i Mature. There nre manv Interest tic i angles to the situation with which the , public nt large is entirely Ignorant, yet each of these influences hns a distinct Searing upon the situation. One of these is the question of free trnnvnorfntlnn granted to the police force and firemen. J How much do you suppose It costs the street railways of New York city to tiansport the police force alone? No They regarded the situation as very I one. strange to say. has been successful much like that which developed in the in figuring this out correctly. Taking lat week of December when an up- four rides a day for each man as a ward movement started nnd was con-1 foundation for the calculation, and this tinned until the mass of the then exist- ! would possibly be the minimum of the ing shorts had been forced to cover at i numoer ot rides given, it costs tlic street nldly recovering from his recent Illness. Mr, Kltchln, bis physicians announced, will be able to resume his sent nt tho extra session to bo called, probably early in April. Customers' and Office Manager Wanted Well-known New York House desires services of thoroughly reliable nnd nble customers nnd office mantiffcr for Philadelphia Office Board Room. Give com plete details nnd pnst connec tions, also salary desired. Replies treated in fullest con fidence. B 314, LEDGER OFFICE fiEiiitHXiijreiirraiiiiBaimiiiii'SiiiraiiiMiMRiiiroii'iiiaiBrir: PRATT, BREHM & CO. Government, Railroad and Corporation Bonds Bourse Bldg., Phila. l.omlinnl 2433 Main 3084 material losses. It had been Insisted by some interests on the Street that as tho time drew close at hand for the change In administration thnt event would be made an occasion for bullish demonstrations. It would be no unusual incident in connection with market events to have this incoming administration preceded by a buying movement and it was re called that on several previous occasions Incoming administrations regarded with public favor had marked the exertion of a buying power on an unexpectedly large scale. tail way lines approximately $2,500,000 u year. Quite a neat little sum, and there does not seem to be jiny more earthly reason I know of. why n police man should be granted free transporta tion than any other citizen." ( THE TRADER NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New York, March 3. Trading m quiet on the opening cull of the local coffee mnrJtet this morning, prices being unchanged to 3 points lower. The early official cables from Brazil failed to fur nish any ntlmulant which might tend to attract outside speculative Interests and receipts nt me principal ports were A Competent Executive and Sales Engineer for your Philadelphia Representative Dries mir product require thn nenicen ot n nrailuato enxlnuer tu thorauahly ilveln Itn. m.irkct through Manufactur er!. Contractorn, Hnirlneern nnd Ar chltectn? Cun an -neriretl renourcnful mnn ponnenslnx common nenne, plenty of back bone, nn eicfllent nnlen record und the proper iH?rnona.l oUAllOcotlonn bn of nerv In. to nu' II 300. I.KDfiKIt OKFirB C. S. PATTON & CO. SI) & rilKSTNt'T NTS. Ilnuiln mill Htorkn bought imd nold on CommNnlon Mrmhern I'lill:'., Htnck Kttliitnr 1 Tent clonn . o.ioais . 0. llr4'J . n.sirts'j 7.17(518 Open B.0S 0.3.-, O.TMCrSO 7 lillT 7..-,3 8S3 1 .. 1 .. I . . 1 ... 1... I. ., Colo Inrtunt r.s, 3, , . . 4 71 N V N Colo & H mil 31411 ' 1 TBI., !,,. 1 731. New T , RS'l , SS , S8 . c-SN. , S . SH. , SS'A . 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In spite of the difficult operating con- illtlAnu nnhitnnn 4n nil tutVtl In 4I1 ! companies In the last few years, the "Baln '"8" thirty-first annual report of the North March . . . American Co., covering the calendar May year 1020. shows the erouns controlled i"'?.:.. ; .. 'ftijifiii ii" r ....... ill by the company to have had an excellent I December 7.330S4 year. Gross earnings nmniinteil to S39.- nid. (ill, 102. nn Increase of 30.C54 per cent " ' over 1010, whereas, the balance for! Reserve Banks' Discount Rates depreciation, common dividend andi Official redlneount rates at the twelve FVJ BUrniUS, WOS S..;illU.JH. nn increase I cra' ncrvD ounnn aro nn rouonn: of 17.81 per cent, equivalent to $18.11 per share on the outstanding stock be-ioton . . , fore reserves, ns compared with $15.38. " J"' in the preceding year. I'cfe'X'n A significant feature of the 1020 re-1h!""nd port is the small proportion, about 13 rhicaio '..' per cent, of net income- of subsidiaries St. u.uln H. L. SMITH & CO. INVESTMENT SECURITIES 1009 Land Title Bldg. Spruce 6721-2 I! 1 f. Jv II Lawrence E. Brown & Co. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 10.10 11K.H, KsTATi: TltL'MT Ill.IJtl. InrntKitp and ndjunt partncrililu and Income Tux Itrtunn. Trea?. clfn. .. 54 . l . H to .to .til A .to ..111 II I.lb. Itondn. 0 0 3Vi r.u 0 Com' I Iipr n:r Accept O r.'i 11 a AW 0 n 0 11 n r. n 11 o IS Moore, Swartz, Hindle & Clark ACCOUNTANTS Income Tax Colt Sjriteras Anditi Frrnce 1777 lIHK.n nUII.DINCl Mlnneapolln Knnnin City lja.Ha 1 . . . Ran FrantUco tDIncount rile correnponan with ln'erent rate pome ny cvriincaien rirngfii nn collat eral. with mln'mum of 3 pr c-nt In the cane of Atlanta, Kannin Cltj nn.i I.'illne. ami r.U oar cent In the caee of CleelanrV Illeh. mond. Chlcaao. San I'mnclfco and rnila- derived from street railways, while more than il per cent was derived from electric and heating, nnd the balance from gas nnd coal operations. This shon-inR, and tho fact that the com pany's entire investment In the I'nlted Hnllwavs Co. of St. Louis is carried on its hooks nt $1. dispel any impression j delphia. which may have prevailed that rnilwavi operation Is the principal source of sub flldlnrv net enrnlne-a A dtrlklnir fpntnrn nt li ,...i Thero In and always will be a dem.ind fur 1 1 .1 S, Ieat',ro ' .t,'f..!'a'n.ncc trained men In Korelirn Trade The 11. r-. Sheet is the investment of $110,r.0-l.- nary tralnlnir will be s-lven In our nprlnw1 4a."i In nrnnnrtv nn.l nlnni ,. !,,.,.,! clann In Foreign Trade ntartlnir Thur.dAv 1 three .Inline iic .Inline ;,. :. '"'"? M"?!-!?' i,.8 "'.cj2f.1-. M.knon .....v ....,..,. . j--. mi'iiiii iii fiiiim tuill Iiirh. rroperty nml plant R. B. CARR Accountant and Auditor tlpeclallztnc In FEDERAL INCOME TAXES rennn. llldi. rhllnrielpht EXPORTING IMPORTING Increased SI 2.370.041. while ennltnl liabilities Increased only $0.80.".."40, in dicating thot about two and a half million dollars of construction expendi tures were financed out of earnings and reserves. In addition to substantially increasing the reserves for depreciation, tho ubsidiarie.s expended $1, .041 ,331 for maintenance and renewals. Net working capital amounted to $0,010, 800, nn Increase of nearly n million dollars during the jear. Accumulated reserves and surplus total $27,708,533. un amount in excess of 00 per cent of the entire outstanding stock of the North American Co. Oood Reason for Conservation Tho cash position of Chandler Mutor explains why certain direc tors are opposed to declaration of the. regular dividend on March 10. There i cash on hand of only $040,000. The next quarterly divi dend nt regular rate would require $lit!2.000. Federal taxes amount to $2,428,000. the first quarterly In.sul- Investment ' l'"re ncholarnnlnn In thin courne for Dla- I'. J. VAN BILLIARD AOCOrvrANT-AUHTOll gperlnlufnp in FKIIKKAI. INCOMK TXI. Formerly uHth Inrtytnv Tux t'nit Jturtau of Intermit A'cfnui 0O9 KKAI. I'.STATK TRt ST III.Dfl. Filbert 3 Hare S917 rhnrired riervlrP Men School of Commerrr. Account 4. Ilnanre YMCA rr.xTRAt. nrii.niNo. 1421 nrii st. BOARD ROOM MAN WANTKI WHO is r.XI'AIII.B IIAMll.INd C'l.ll'.VTS n 311. i.r.nnnt urnrn or Financial Fables The Man Whc Was Afraid "Why should I give my savings to other people? said Mr. Cautious. "I keep them in my box where I know they will be safe." "According to that system," replied Mr. Wiscmnn, "they will remain in tho box nnd never bring you any return. Why not invest, as I do, in high-grade and dividend-paying New York Stock Exchange Securities? A small sum down and a small sum monthly. That's all." Our booklet, "Sai'ing and Investing," explaining it fully, cheer, fully sent on request. Alan A. Alexander & Co. STOCKS and BONDS COLONIAL TRUST BLDG.. PHILADKLI'HI llelli lxrnt 0J10.l-2-.i-l liri-Mnne: Itnre IH7I llranih (takes llrliljrimi . .1. ii " " :- -rrE; First Mortgage Bond of Seaioned Public Utility For a ten-year investment, to yield over 10.50. Sinking Fund, good earnings, security and marketability. Full Particulars on Request Scott & Stump Ini'Mtmrnt SrruriHrs Stock Exchange Bldf. 40 Exchintt PI. Pnilidtlphii New York Ivicunt 0180-3 Ilmnil I33,3 1... OlUi 1 70 Del A I lull CV 1 80". Denmark Con A ct 8s I tin I no 1 00 j . ii a l.. . nm. 1 .... S 2 Denmitrtc (.'un ' j . II it Sn 1 1 10 ... OS',1 1 1 . . 00', Orei-on U .. DOS, 1. . j Dm It il I'.i Hit L' II l'i 1.. 3.. 1I.T4 4..., I 102 1 .. . (ili'l 2.. 102 I 10... . Pfu; N & W INicu'h! 7 0ll!i iii Co j 11.. . tun, 1 ..77 '1"I M Mcel .V Ni.rlli vei.tern j .... n.v, llell Til 7n '.... P3 2 .07 B . 0S . H0N..VI. (.' 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Philadelphia SALES MANAGER For investment banking house, must bo experienced! snlary and liberal participation fjlvcn to one who enn furnish proper creden tials j references trcutcd in con fidence. P G20, LEDGKK OITIC12 4 !l0 ft . . 00 ' Pa H ct OH ii r. . . no Hi IVnna 11 It 7 Wllion Co i v 2 103 (L. 80 2. . . 103 Wllnon I'n l.l r.rlo llenl l.len 1 . . 102, a. . 88i, I 41 1. . 102Hwii Cen'l Sup 1 II Penrlu & i: lt' ft Dululh in IZrln It It iv Al 3. . . 00 H1 Ter'l in 0 lirii- 3 ll 3SM, Phil Count) CM C 4 2. . . 02I4J ii ' 2 112 H1 Llliprtv Llbortv Lilifrtj Liberty .TM'. Int -W. . . 1st -JUt. 'Jd lV,s.. l.iiHTty ;iii i'.n.. Libert) -ttli -JVjH. vie Notes ay,... Vic Notes 4:),n. . . With ill. (Ml S7.K1 ST.'JS K7.1tl 00,'" 87,'J4 07.18 07.-I8 Low 111.00 r.7.1(l 87.2(1 87.0(1 110.14 87.12 07. H 07.44 mi 01. Oil 87.10 87. JO 87. OS 00. is 87.20 07. IS 07. IS RAILROAD EARNINGS ATLANTIC COAST I.I.Ni: 1021 ie i.m.i 12 431 233 liimurN izriMt , .SYt aft r tnxen tin. rum lueriane 0ir.8.i!lt 't 081 430 New Issue $700,000 MERCHANTS HEAT & LIGHT COMPANY (Indianapolis) Fifteen-Year 7V2 Gold Bonds Tax Refunded in Pennsylvania Denominations $500 and $1000 Dated March 1, 1921 Due March 1, 193G Purpose Property Fuel Supply Security Earnings Proceeds will lie applied to the payment of $600,000 notes tine March 1, 1921, the balance being available for additional working capital. The Company operates three modern steam pcneiatinR- plants with o2,000 II. P. installed capacity, located in the center of the busmen and manufacturing district of Indianapolis The company owns and operates its own coal mine, which insurcv an adequate supply of fuel. These bonds will be equally secured with the bond.s iMied to ''cuiiid the First Mortgage bonds of the company maturing (Jet. 1, eight Gross earnings have increased .w dunntr tin- last n n rl n i t ,,., 1 , ,o .... .... .., ...I i . . i . i ! .... ...... ..,, innKa un itjujiiiii uiuui to auotit i j times interest cnarges on total luntlcd debt. Price 95.67 and Interest Yielding 8 pain, frfe, Company 1422 S. Penn Square, Philadelphia ear- animal Boiton Minneapolii Springfield Albany New York St. Paul Chicago Milwaukee Portland Hartford Worceiter Detroit Duluth itf wl hvJ, lip '.'ills. i! art m . Mv A A',