New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
Financial.
a 7%b Investment, High Grade and Absolutely Safe

In offering the investing public of America the op
portunity TO subscribe for allotment consisting of 5000
shares Of the 7 cumulative preferred stock of the Erie
Preserving Company Of Buffalo New York at par SloO
share feel that presenting of the most conserVa
tive and yet profitable propositions that 1t has been my
fortune to offer since entering upon my career as ~
cial agent ..
realize this saying great deal The history
of office since first began to come into oucn WIN tne
country present for their consldera
ton investment opportunities has been one OF cosan
success Those who know me-those tens Vi - tioa s 80 20
investors who have done and are from day 10 day oo
business with me-know that have been connected WIN
many remarkably successful corporations and never in
single isolated instance with anything that by the widest
stretch hostile imagination could be called failure
When I began, six years ago, by voice and pen and
practical example preach the gospel of fair return
upon the dollars of investors many but misguided
business could how it was possible for me to
be right Trained school that has been endeavorng
to make the public that &c., 40 and so is all that
investor should reasonably expect as return upon
working dollar In the trade Of the world the contention
upon which saked personal reputation and my Dusl
success seemed to them supremely radical oeo~
said after careful study of finance. after
practical experience in its ntricacies, after thoughtful
consideration of conditions as they America, had
conclusion that dollar set out TO work In the
the country would 10 and more each year
said that he dollars of the American investors
work WERE earning 10 and more and it was the
fault of the Eminent Financiers who uggle figures
stocks and manipulate securities upon the great gambling
exchanges that the investors received
what they should receive for the labor of their
slowy-Sav money.
Then, being neither theOrlst, dreamer nor doc
trnare prove contention. The history of
my financial agency and corporations whose secur
ties have privileged sell, is ample justification of
every that made and that still continue to
make after day. week after week. month in and month
out.
From a day Of small beginnings, as thousands upon
thousands know my business has grown until my
volume of business than other
agency in the United States and has
such daily there presented to 1nan
propositions, with the request that consider placing
th Securities than are offered 70 anv dozen other financial
agencies The matter looking into these requests
investigating the value of the securities offered and the
standing of the men behind them became so oneros and
|
Inspector William b. Snow the bestknOwn investigator of
financial companies plans the employ of the United
Government resigned his Federal position after
service of seventeen years and devotes his entire
time and energies taking from my shoulders this highly
important branch of my business.
Lam proud to say that never since became a financial
agent have been obliged to retract that
said commencing security recommending its purchase.
proud to say that never, all these years
promised for security offered through my office anything
that the future has not brought forth exactly had
promised
1 am proud say that no corporation with which I
have been connected, whose securities have been prv
legged to offer. predicted
This is not say that have any gifts prophet
claim foresight vision the future. merely
that have never offered security to the public
mended its purchase, made promises for It, until have
become thoroughly convinced in my mind beyond the
shadow of doubt that 1t and the behind it were
worthy of the confidence and consideration the investing
public
Therefore when say that regard the TO cumulative
preferred stock OF the Erie Preserving Company at par
profitable investment opportunities ever been
my privilege to offer the investors OF the country,
giving the matter all the weight of experience and
make the statement grave seriously after consideration
and without exaggeration.
The capitalization Of the Erie Preserving Companv s
s3ooooo Of which s45ooOo is 70 cumulative preferred
stock and $S5000O is The preferred stock
is preferred both as to principal and dividends.
Entire Second Floor st. James Building,
10th Street Broadway, New York. May Is, 1907