Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
BILLIONS OF CAPITAL
COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN
DISTRICT THE PAST YEAR.
Fees Amount to but S2,322, an Aver.
age of Ninety-Seven Cents for
Each Paper Filed.

During the year ended December 81.
1904, there were fled in the Office of the
recorder of deeds of the District of CO.
1umbia certificates Incorporating, under
the provisions of the code of the District
l ,491 concerns organized for gain. The
total capitalization of these 1,491 COM
panies, as set forth in the certificates of
incorporation, reached the enormous sum
of two billion two hundred and thirty
six million five hundred and seventy-two
thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars
(S2,236,51275o). an average capitalize
ton of one million five hundred thousand
dollars. In addition to these 1,491 bust
ness concerns Incorporated. There were
also filed during the period $40 other
incorporation papers, consisting of an
nual statements, certificates of election
of trustees, amendments of existing in
corporations and certificates of incorpo-
ration of religious, educa tional, social or
other non-commercial concerns or a total
of all incorporation papers filed with
the recorder OF deeds during the calen-
dar year of 1904.
For filing and recording these 2,41I incor-
poration instruments the Office of the re-
corder of deeds received the sum of s.. :.SS.,l
or about ninety seven cents, in round num-
bers, for each paper. Therefore, for filing
and recording the certificates Incorporating
the .431 concerns organized for gain, with
a total capitalization exceeding two billion
dollars, the District of Columbia received
less than 81, AGO for the privilege of permit
ting and authorizing them to organize un-
der the District law.
Local Companies Omitted.
This statement does not refer to those
companies Incorporated here for the pur-
pose of doing business here. But their num-
Der was very small, probably not one in
fifty being organized for the purpose or
with the intention of doing business in the
District of Columbia.
During the year ended December 81 1908
there were filed with the recorder of deeds
OF the District 720 certificates Incorporating
under the laws of the District many con-
Germs organized for gain. with total capt.
talization of 81, "a, 90, 800. 1t will thus be
seen that the number incorporated here
during the past year more than doubled
that of 1908, while the total capitalization
of the companies incorporated here during
the past twelve months exceeded by nearly
81 900 100000 the total capitalization of the
previous year, the total capitalization of the
2211 concerns organized for gain under Dis
trict law during the past two years being
S., 1TS, 474 o50.
The smallest capital of any company in
corporated here during the past year was
500, and the largest s120,000,000. There
were eight companies Incorporated during
the past year with a capital of 1900 coo
each; one of $so.00o000; one of $4,000 600;
four of $25.o00,000; three of $20,O00.000:
three of 15,o00. 600; seventeen of 10000, 900;
one of 50, 500, 600; one of $8,000,O00; two of
81, 500 600; one of s8000,000; thirty-six of
s. coo 600: one of So, no 600; fourteen of 49,
10000; ten of s.. 5O0. 600: thirty-two of ST.
ool 600 twenty-six of 81 100000; 22S Of
81 coo, 600: Ill of 100000: fifty-one of $780,
600; seventy-five of 100000: eighty-six of
600; III Of $4,000; seventy-six of $4,000:
eixty-tyvo! of $1,000, and twenty-eight Of
ss.tsO. the capital of the others being of
interim date sums