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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1917
Page
9
Financial condition reports for The City National Bank of San Antonio and Central Trust Co. dated March 5–6, 1917, detailing resources and liabilities including loans, United States bonds, cash items, deposits, and guaranty funds. Includes cashier and notary attestations and directors lists.
The report shows assets and liabilities for the National Bank of Commerce in San Antonio Texas as of March 5 1917. It lists loans discounts deposits and U S bonds along with capital stock surplus profits and various reserves and denominations of currency. The statement is sworn by cashier S A Barclay before Notary J C Smith on March 19 1917.
Bank reports assets of 5,516,000 plus implications of U. S. bonds pledged for deposits. Notes include overdrafts unsecured and various securities. The statement notes cash, reserves, and liabilities with capital stock at 800,000 and undivided profits near 65,000. Certified by cashier Ned McIlhenny and notary public.
Financial snapshot for The Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company of San Antonio Texas as of March 6 1917 shows assets including loans and discounts 89412520 stocks and bonds 9330597 cash and exchange 275, or 217? total assets 1 57160377. Liabilities include capital stock 3000000 surplus and undivided profits 4902051 and deposits 1 57160377. Directors listed and sworn statements by officials W R Wiseman and T N Smith on March 12 1917.
Report of the condition of The Groos National Bank San Antonio Texas at close of business March 5 191%. Details include capital stock paid in surplus profits taxes accrued reserves and balances with other banks and notes outstanding. The statement lists deposits drafts unsecured bonds and changes for clearing house and indicates totals for assets and liabilities.
Report shows assets and liabilities as of March 6 1917 for The Lockwood National Bank San Antonio Texas. Includes loans and discounts 1 022 961 88 U S bonds 257 479 53 cash on hand 1 036 669 56 deposits 1 206 018 82 and capital stock 150 000.00 with undivided profits 608 52 and surplus 250 00. Notarized by M Freeborn cashier and directors.
The bank reports loans and discounts totaling 2 818 451 23 with deductions and rediscounts leaving 2 766 159 58. Overdrafts unsecured 277 60. securities other than U S 600 000 00. total deposits 4 364 407 44. available cash and reserves reflect 560 000 00 in U S bonds and other assets. Thos E Mathis signs as cashier on March 11 1917 with seal and directors listed.
The San Antonio Loan and Trust Company reports March 1 1917 totals showing assets of 3 830 238 79 with mortgage loans first mortgage bonds cash on hand and in banks and trust funds. Capital stock 100 000. Surplus and profits 171 385 87 and reserves for taxes and interest payable. Directors include William L Herff M E Brackenridge Leroy Denman Thos H Franklin John B Herff Floyd McGown Ben A Stribling and C A Zilker.
Ministers and laymen from across the South arrive in Atlanta for the Southern Baptist convention opening tonight. About a thousand delegates are expected to attend the three day session with notable figures including Governor Sidney Catts, Lieutenant Governor A J Bethea, Dr E K Mullins, Dr W L Poteat, and Dr Len G Broughton on the program. Attorney General Looney returns to Austin after a Greenville business trip and notes no new developments ahead of the Dallas Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on March 26 regarding the Shreveport rate case.
Charters filed include Little Wichita Oil Company at Wichita Falls with $30 000 capital stock and incorporators T J Taylor J W Stone Fr P St Clair. The Laymen s Union of Nacona in Montague county seeks benevolent work with no capital stock. Eagle Oil Company of Houston with $25 000 stock. Merchants Grain Company of Yoakum with £6000 stock. Paris Hardware Company in Dallas with $46 000 stock. Infirmaries in Fort Worth with no stock and Sisters of Charity as incorporators. B F Williams Lumber Company in Victoria with $10 000 stock. Amendments by Boss Rubber Company El Paso to raise capital to $50 000 and by Houston Wholesale Confectionary Company to raise to $75 000. Dissolutions filed for Collin County Home Relief Association No 2 and Farmers State Bank of Schwertner.
Austin Texas March 13 the State Board of Education regular session approved purchase of school bonds totaling 13600 for the permanent school fund.
A home method claims to restore color and brightness to gloves, shoes, laces, fabrics, and dresses by dissolving two ounces of solvite in two gallons of gasoline and applying to the goods. It promises no fading shrinking or pressing and says it saves dry-cleaning costs, with safety cautions about gasoline flare ups.
Austin Texas March 13 W J Bryan to address the Texas Legislature next Saturday per telegrams made public by Senator Proud. The exchange confirms Bryan will speak before lawmakers in an event observed with interest by state officials and citizens alike.
A new scale at a British arsenal can weigh guns up to 100 tons with an error margin under seven pounds. The device promises precise measurement for large artillery pieces and related equipment.
At a monthly meeting the board reported all offered bonds were purchased, leaving a cash balance of 192,563 dollars to buy more bonds. The purchases were all five percent school district bonds. The board sustained the local trustees in ordering the removal of a schoolhouse from Runnels County common school district No. 38.
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