The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-04
INC9RP ORATION
RECORD Of 1904
Total Capl.aiiz otion Over
Two Billion Dollars.
RECORDERS FEES BUT 1882
Some Striking Contrasts in Figures
Concerning an Improbable Dis
trict Industry.

During the year ended December 81,
1904, there We're filed in the office of the
Recorder of Deeds of the District of
Columbia certificates Incorporating I'm
der the provisions of the code of the
District 1.491 concerts organized for
gain
The total capitalization of these 1,4S1
companies, as set forth in the certifi-
Gates of incorporation. reached the
enormous sum OF s., 236, 572. $50, an aver
age capitalization of s1,5o0,000.
In addition to these ,491 business con-
Germs Incorporated, there We're also
filed during the period 900 other incor-
poration papers, consisting of annual
statements, certificates of election OF
trustees amendments of existing incor-
porations, and certificates of incorpora-
ton of religious. educational, social. or
other uon-commercial concerns, or a
total of 2.411 Incorporation papers filed
with the Recorder of Deeds during the
calendar year of 1904.
Recorders Fees, Sz,322.
For filing and recording these 2,411 in
corporation instruments the Office of
the Recorder of Deeds received the sum
OF 1922 or about 81 cents, in round
numbers. for each paper. Therefore.
for filing and recording the certificates
incorporating the .491 concerns organ
lied for gain, with a total capitalization
exceeding two billion dollars, the Dis
trict of Columbia received less than
81, 400 for the privilege Of permitting and
authorizing them to organize under the
District law.
fer to those companies incorporated
here for the purpose of doing business
here. But their number was very small
probably not one in fifty being organ
lied for the purpose or with the inten-
ton of doing business in the District OF
Columbia
1909 Record Doubled.
During the year ended December 81
1903, there were fled with the Recorder
of Deeds of the District 720 certificate:
Incorporating under the laws of tn,
District as many concerns organized fol
gain. with total capitalization o.
81. 81, 80, BOG 1t will thus be seen tina
the number incorporated here during
the past year more than doubled that o
1903, while the total capitalization of thu
companies incorporated here during TIT
past twelve months exceeded by nearl,
a billion dollars the total capitalization
OF the previous year, the total CAPT
talization OF the 2,211 concerns organ
lied for gain under District law durlnt
the past two years being IS as. 4T4,o50
The smallest capital of any compan,
Incorporated here during the past yea
was 500, and the largest S120. 900, 00t
There We're companies incorporate
during the past year with a capital 0
sleo o66.ooo each. L of $50. oO0. 900. / of $50,
600, 600, Of SIS. 600. 600, of S20,o00, 900,
of SIS oc0 0c0 II of S1o0o0, 900, of IS, 500. 00t
/ of S. 900. O0o ? of sI.50o.00o. of 5000. 00I
So of s.. 900, 0oO / of S3,119000. II of 5000.
600. 10 of 81, SOC, 900, 81 of 81 00G, coo, 26 o
81 500 900. 228 of 81 900 600, III of $500, 900.
of 100000, 70 of $3.50, 600 SO OF s200.oo0. 1
OF $3.50, 900; 263 Of 500, 900. l22 of $4,000,
OF So, 600. 62 of 5000, and Is of 5000. tn
capital of the others being of inter
mediate sums