The evening world. Newspaper, August 5, 1915, Page 8

“Should Minas About Earnings Prospect OF Dividends, }\ fn | ths AValuchie Series Og Financial Analyses By RR: BATSON. B AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, NO. 4. (Written Eepeciatly (or The Bventng World.) One of the companies Wall Street has improperly placed in the war | order class is the American Car and Foundry Company. Stories have dees circilated that this company has received an order for approxi- Mately 30,060,000 ehells for the alliod governments, This is not true, It may be stated on the very best authority that no such order has been Teoeived. Export business on tho books of the company {# 80 small as to be MoOnsequential. The most important order received from a foroign Government ts one for 4,100 freight cars from Russia. When it is con- ~ pideted that the capacity of the company’s plants is 125,000 cars annually, tt ean be readily seen how relatively unimportant this order really ts. It is weil understood, howev: at}in whieh the margin of estimated the American Cer and Found profit is smallest Rave received ere this, had M+] of the te agement deemed it good bus pol-|has not fey, & wubstantial order for shrapnel Shelis. But this kind of businoss is eo ditt from the ordinary bust-|{ o. of the company the management UNhderstood to have been reluctant the Baldwin Locomot! Com American Car and Foundry is one fo Bccept the risks involved. This is the Chicago P fe Tool} partic Company and other equipment com- arly true of the manufacture) panies have accepted Inrge orders. ef shrapnel. It is @ class of business! But the American Car and Foundr that involves the greatest riske and| Company is as we!’ equipped to hi die war business ny of these, give an idea of papacity, it has | een plants capable of turning out 125,000 freight cara annually; it has | elaven wheel foundries capable of | turning out 350,000 tons of wheela an- hually, and twelve tron foundries with @n annual capacity of 300,000 tons of forgings. Then, it owns and operates four passenger car p) @ malleable fron foundry, @ undry, two saw mille with an annual capacity | of 80,000,000 feat of lumber, and three rolling mills and for, ‘These plants are located in various sections of the country. There are three in Penn- fylvania, three in Indiana, two tn lew York, two in Missouri, two in IMinots and one each in Michigan, Delaware, Tennessee and West Vir- @inta. From 1900 to 1914 capitalization in- Greased only $1,820,000, while assets Increased over $24,000,000. Over $22,- 000,000 has been appropriated in this period from earnings for additions and impro nts to plants and have not been capitalized company has no funded debt share capital outstanding tian to $60,000,000, consisting of Der cent. non-cumulative preferred Hh 4 and $30,000,000 com- mon atock. ‘Phe property and plants of the company are valued at approx- imately 000, and the profit and loss resenting accumu- ounts to nearly Haquipment business has been #0 dull during the past twelve months the company failed to earn the com- mon dividend in the fiscal year ended April 90 last. The common dividend 68 AMOUNted to only 76 cents per . Exclusive of the prospects of business, the present 2 per cent. probably could be continued in- Gefnitely, Any deficit could be made up out of the accumulated surplus earnings of other years, The common atock is now selling around 63, The low of thia year was 40, In the nt that the company de- eldes to r the war order business in the near future, profite from such business should accrue directly to the benefit of common shareholders, for there are no notes or other funded debt outstanding. a CUTS THROAT IN STREET. Policeman Finds Unidentified Sul- olde in Avenue A, An unidentified man about forty years old cut his throat with @ rator in front of No, 3€6 Avenue A at 6 gee. ‘pie rerning, and 4108 iP 8 ilevue woe 1 ambule 200, called by &@ policeman abe ‘ame upon ‘the suicide almost Immediately after he had slashed atte suielde nad a. fair, complexion uit a at ‘wore a blue mi 5 tpi pocket w mt gn stationery Hellelaire, Broadway and 4 sete natal sae anue ot No. aT N Ninth Avenue. vd SOMETHING NEW IN MAPS | NOT a War Map—but for Animal Lovers The Sunday World’s Magazine Practical Guide to the Bronx | Zoo is the very thing that visitors to the park have needed to | » make their trip entertaining and their inspection of the unequalled animal collection intelligent. This map lists the whereabouts of more than 500 birds, _ beasts and fishes; it charts all the paths, enabling a stranger easily to find his or her way to the various points of interest. So detailed is it that it schedules even the hours at which the various animals are fed—the time when they afford greatest interest. You can answer all the children’s vexing queries with it. It shows where street cars and elevated trains can be most readily reached, going or coming. None of the usual intricacies of map reading—just run your finger from a letter to a figure and your search is ended, This guide, representing months of work on the part of A. W. Gunya, a civil engineer, is printed in color and can be convenient- ly clipped for use. ° SPECIAL FEATURE—IN COLORS NEXT SUNDAY WORLD MAGAZINE Notions We Card Ocean Pearl Buttons 12 to 20 line; 2 or 4 holes; card......... 6e 25e Box Sanitary : be suna:CUT OUT THIS COUPO J.B.GREENHUT COMPANY. Bs oot See Se Ni on 1 dozen box 16¢ "THE BIG STORE” akan se g}| SoTw siwes SIXTH AYE. (6MTO 19 STREET Capa at A 7 . - 7 4 Bu Thanks rustees’ Sales===: (By Order of the United States District Court) oii uae cai We Cannot Guarantee to Fill Mail or Telephone Orders on These Items jeden ed Our Great Semi-Annual Furniture Sale ra Hundreds of Specials for Friday, Featuring Handsome Solid Mahogany Chairs and Rockers “11. 20) Covered in Genuine Spanish Doster and Velour—Usually Priced to $27.50 Each. This Sale Fine chairs for living room or library in a variety of handsome designs. These are substantially made. They have every quality of the best cabinet-made furniture. Other specials follow: #100 SOLID M JANY LOUIS XV. PARLOR Surmas se REG WOVEN WIRE SPRINGS—-very heavy and | 816 2-INCH CONTINUOUS POST B ED— five its £7.80 2-INCH CONTINUOUS POST Noe ENAMEL ($9 ROLL-BDGE FELT ete tal aed 84.9 5 pieces fully a peeeresh t suite con. ia constructed; high risers; a . ae arade inch fillers; can be had BED—al! sites; el bak to hi #7 ENGLANDER WIT chy 4 pied to i regular sizes _ wood prevent matirese. Irom elippin "83 S176 | SY, S9e renee ol ati siof rnn, weed 1645 CALM ALLL MMMM Men’s Finest Hats EL White Summer T Dresses| ce ee eae N For Women; Special In- $ and Caps “epic | In a “Hurry-Out” Sale | troduetory Sales at... 14.75 Five new models for your ‘choice, made of ee a CC Smartest Styles for Motoring, Sport and Wonderful sale for Women and Misses. Our entire stocks N medium weight serge, ideal for immediate Sete Fran Onty 8 “tae in ia 39e\ : of White ape are ‘a. i, three groups, as follows: = cary Fall weer. Ls A polls and rare bargains for those who come early N anc’ x-plaited or button-trimmed effects; e ’, ‘ 33 for 5 and 6 5 a for 7 and 58|§$ 37 for ps to $15 N latest ney shirted coke or plaited flare } Take Your Choice of Any Men’s Straw Dresses Dresses Dresses N styles. Man-tailored throughout; of excellent \ Hat in the Store (Panamas Alone $4 4 Fj : quality navy or black serge; richly lined with | Excepted) Regular Prices to $3, at... Dainty and serviceable White Dresses, appropriate for so many Summer occasions, Beauti-§ peau de cygne. Men's $5 to $10 fully made and exquisitely trimmed with embroidery, fine laces, velvet and silk ribbon. \ Sizes 34 to 44. Panama Hats; 89 95 & 83 95 N ALL WERE SELECTED FROM OUR OWN STOCKS—AND THE PRICES ARE MEREN Remnants of * all sizes; at ll ¥ : FRACTIONS OF THEIR REGULAR WORTH. All sizes for women and misses. N Inlaid and Printed Linoleums “ 1} 10 ‘d ; choice desi; 50c White Kid Belts PR Tolsale bathe tnsccivemmtats ogi "Hetia, wem “Iain °2 Voile Blouses,Sale Friday, *] | siete These belts are two and three inches wide; have with black patent leether alas included (White and Flesh Color) Now rocens and Neponl cas Tk Playing Cards ) Remarkably attractive assortment of smart and handsome new styles forN pouvehold Wares ft os. Stationery Pieschie Panne't Une : N your choice. N $2.50 White Enamel Nursery Refrigerators fiisg I8e lube Bell Playing Cards at oo. Certainly the biggest bargains in blouses at $1 offered by any store this season.\) 43, Whire Enamel Norse Heltigeraiors—i sai Ite “Moen” Git Edge Playing vada \ _ These are all fresh, crisp and new, trimmed in various new ways with fine laces,N gs'to Sipe seine te Sth ave: bur laigor 15 P... he oh or Playing Car Nembroidery, frills, tucking, etc. All sizes from 36 to 44 inch bust. bailed tive porter tart oak tops age cone ys R : base with nickeloid top: id all com- Reduced from and des egoe onas 95 B s s artment; 2 drawers; ite Gee news stares|| Middy Blouses, at 79¢ & 8] /Gitls’ $1 & $1.25 69cll pint sec . EFFECTS, ALSO GREAM SER N ‘ For Girls and Misses Colored Tub Dresses, at CN Dinner Sets rray of snappy new LAESeLTAOLGE TAL TRIO Gaeta Vosion,. Rranea ll clever styles at these low] | Mate-als are GINGHAMS IN PLAIDS AND CHECKS,\) $18.95 English Porcelain Dinner Sets—100 pleces; models and Middies; also Dutch and Oliver Twist f§ Ptices. These blouse: are made of GALATEA, either of whire | CHAMBRAYS AND WHITE LINENE. complete for 12 persons; choice of 2 border deco- styles. N or collars and tr’ nmings of pavy. Copenhagen or red ite a shoving of. belted effects. peplum and box-f rations; decorated with Minton and Blue HE98 Sizes 244 to 9 years. N Galatea. Other dandy vlouses with colored smocking effects. | p 4 skirts. Sizes 6 to 14 years. 60 Bis N $6.00 Black Walrus Grain Leather Boys’ $1 Wash Suits naa. ceee re one: ae Men's 93.50 to 85 “Walk-Over” $1 ORE ox: | sss || More Than 1,000 16, 17 and 18 inches. *Oxtord style; large Wash Goods Remnants High Shoes and Oxfords at and roomy; solid brass lock and catches; strong handle; sewed leather corners on bottom; leather 2-Yard to 8-Yard Me to 28 Fabries—tomorrow, at yard... 8 Choice Samples of This Celebrated Make in Tomorrow’s Sale} $10’ “Frisco” Special Ginghams Chambrays . The one drawback to this sale is the 'imited quantity—the entire lot of more than 1,000 pairs § Traveling Trunks, autcnent Checks etal Suitings \ will surely be disposed of in double quick order. [CAS Seine rnin : At $1.98 a pair these bargains are sensational. Sizes 32, 34, 36. Made of Remarkable variety of colors and shades. These Pi 5 4 fabric are 27 to 40 inches wide. (Only sold inf All the wanted styles and leathers in high shoes and Oxford ties. Being samples, the sizes en eenacarr heron leather remnants.) Nare 6, 614, 7, 714, in A, B and C widths only. N body; linen i ZZ Men who can be fitted will remember this sale pleasantly for a long time to come, Irseotestenoterstnectt etsessoter mor aserssessonssunssenssenevnrse Tomorrow---A Clean Sweep of Men’s Summer Clothing | ‘Entire stocks of summer Trousers, Auto Dusters, Alpaca Coats, Raincoats, Panama and Palm Beach Suits; also summer weight Suits of W. d and S AT PHEN' ns LOW PRICES. Original cost and former regular selling fein not seriously considered. ee Saat one ane Son ” i Mere $6.50 Panama Suite— 3 Men's Sults of Cassimeres and Worsteds—usually priced to V1 95 Men's $5 “Kingly” Trousers—Worsteds and Flannels; all sizes; $ at PWG. cons seeyri tne getl ; ny 2.95 557, Men's $3 and $4 “King! Trousere— Worsted and Cassimeres; ail $ 5 5 sizes;at...... . Mane $8 Raincoats—small sizes only en’ we “Alpaca “Coats— $ ‘ = Groceries Now, ‘alerally! Reiss’ Monogram Rye Scotch Whisky Buy enough of these food supplies now to last for months. Mail and Telephone Orders Filled. Phone 4000 Chelsea. oe qT rhs brand, Regal Seuve : Sic Robert G ur Own Baking Fresh Meats ; Fresh Fruits Lemon and Club ‘ 8 bo MUCKLERERRY 1 2@| CINNAMON Hans 10c We deliver all peld end cherged orders. PINSAPPLOR=detg) Pt: | PRAGN Ren De Soda quart CAKES—cut..... ROAST BEEF—choice cuts CHICKENS ottle. .+ + Oaeto8 10 doz, bottles, E + dor. bot- tieorres. 1, ar, OAC Yale Cocktails SPONGE H HUCKLEBERRY ef native riba; ES— « 15¢ tb. ; ' Choice of Manhatten, Mar- ‘nd fuley; dos... ‘ mratormelons Export Beers | ihusanrn. 9Be just received a new et a shed I 1B, Ber | Mollie Club Rye © Per Ful % a ky weeny ity picked; 4 NEW TUNA FISH Fountain [WHOLE PICKLING 94@ Coles) Piieneet 40-80 91.00}P8, $2.75 five, T5e H'0 € KS sweet-piekieg, quality; white meat, f SPICES—tb. (Dark) 9.50 1.00] Golden Wedding Rye fretn der eraed vies’) = 106 Tetley's Tren German Brew, 8.00 8B: } rey. 83.50; per gal...82.95 SPA 18'S ewer Mids Ohi ot dg ecaay Culmbacher £4.35 Keystone Rye eo wit B1e * 10¢ a iacm Mattia | ase 717 SO 4 OE* seuss Roan | Sealy 89 wy \b : rim. Rye : see TRE Te ene ay Pioneer Br: Bavarian Fees" 84.95) Loner o CALWA GRAPE JUICE Special quality. 9° 6c dor., 81.15; 25 ad 40; PORK AND PEAS—Lakesiae (Dark) oer 725 Te . fi cons. 29¢ fon. abe ‘alRt bettie 10: 3 h ver brand; doz. ‘ Special Brew Canadian ‘Rue California Port 1 ry LY TBAS EDDY'S QUINCE AND AP} § tl 5 reg. 10c cans.. Export......@25 65¢ B SHERRY, MI . ing Swiss “CREAM g 6b eae | De “ ») Clud Special Toronto Clud..... $124 CATA\ muecaTe AnD westneth: 40) 12e | 3 VA: She] Saisie 68: 1De) | Orden” | > Fresh Cereals (Barks. 6.25 Obs] Reval Warranis 20.50 £00 itty reg. C : SAMPLE TB AS — green, Mg He $3 / Seem crac lolland Gin 798 Fresh Vegetables Soge oc miteti 2 57 29¢ Cognac Brandies J 2.00 T NEW GREEN SWEET: by D RIPE TOMA- aD PINS AD, # $1,341] write Horse Pris. Prise FRESHLY CAUGHT Be | PREGHLY CAUGHT 4 ge PSR eet 125¢ TOES_-till 10¢ Smoked Meats rouleD 80> 80s aap tb BLUBFISH 1b. . NC’ eT . eriee MILD-CURED 2 be de SHLY CAUGHT Pay. Cee 8c j a Be || | | BACON tb... ic PEARL "Racket 1W2he YELLOW ONIONS, red OupARC URED" 18¢ ||| ; MANULATED 80 onions 23¢ SMOKED OX “ CORNMEAL 3Bc S-quert, beoket. .. “0 TONGUBS--i» 20€ WHOLE HEAD NEW YOUNG BEETS, Ee HAZEL WESTPHALIA- RICE.......68° 35s * Ss B * 'S I. 3 bunchesssss..., OC STYLE BACON 76 Tt OE aRA BBs 80c “Nulife” Malt Whee, FRESHLY CAUGHT 8c WEAKFISH~-ib FRESHLY CAUGHT Qe PORGIES—10. James Hennessy & Co.'s OLD PALE 1 A8 COGNAC-—bot