Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-17
M00DY'S MANUAL GIVES
COMPLETE INFORMATION

Moody's manual for 1908 has Just been
issued and is replete with all valuable in
formation for the investor. Special features
of the book are the earnings of corporations
for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1908,
comparative monthly statements of railroad
earnings, one combined alphabetical index
on colored paper, special indexing or rail-
| road systems and enlarged Industrial section,
containing description of many important
companies not found in any other manual.
| The Moody manual by reason of It's exhaus-
| tive information and evident accuracy is OF
| great value to the investor and others as
| safeguard for their investments. This year
| edition contains 1852 pages, covering de-
| scriptive matter relative to approximately
/ 5000 corporations.
| Many companies have been organized and
numerous schemes devised dur the past
twenty years for insuring mones invested in
| stocks and bonds, but the only practical
| method is that of systematically watching
ones investments through the yearly pur-
| chase of a standard reference book
Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corpo-
ration Securities gives a most complete de-
scription of all railroad, traction, electric,
Industrial, mining and other corporations IN
which the investor have any possible
interest For many years, 1t Is said banks
and investors have been regularly purchas-
ing this book, and, by reading Immediately
upon its arrival @about all corporations In
which they hold securities, have kept IN
formed as to the standing OF such securities
This information has enabled them to. sell
such securities in case OF impending trouble
before the general public becomes aware or
the, same, and thus to nquldate at goou
prices before the passing of a dividend or
the default of an interest. or course. such
reference book Is also of use when pur-
chasing or trading in stocks or bonds, and
insures the investor of the safety of Sc
curity at the time of the original purchase
Owing to the increased sales of Moodys
Manual among investors, the management
announces that this year 1t has been able TO
go a step further and has combined the
yearly publication, that is the manual with
monthly service. This enables banks or
investors to now keep monthly tabs on
their holdings instead of simply yearly
tabs" as has heretofore been possible. More
over, this monthly service has been adced
without either reducing the size OF the year
ly manual or raising its price.
Referring again to the manual 1tselr we
find that as usual 1t is a most complete
publication, containing information on all
classes and conditions of corporations, m
Guiding railroads, street railawys. electric
light companies, gas companies iron ana
steel companies coal and other mining COM
panies, together with all important insur-
ance, manufacturing and industrial compan-
les. Notwithstanding the fact that these
miscellaneous and Industrial companies are
included, the steam railroad section mas TOT
been sacrificed in any way, but OF itseiI
contains about one thousand pages, ana is
claimed by the management to be the most
complete and up to date publication on
steam railroad securities as well as on Sc
curities of miscellaneous companies.
In short, this book seems TO nave some
thing on almost every conceivable corpora
tlon whose securities have ever been offered
to the public, with especial emphasis given
to the steam railroads. public utility com
panies and the industrial corporations. Each
report gives the capitalization, location and
character of business, names of officers and
directors, particulars regarding all bond
issues and complete record OF earnings
and dividends Moreover. In the case of the
important railroad and industrial companies
these earnings are for the fiscal year ending
in 1908 that is. either March 81 or June
40 This, the management claims makes
Moody's manual the first manual published
this year which contains any reports for the
year ending June 30. 1908.
(Moody's Manual company, SS Broadway,
New York city; Moody's Manual. SOD