Evening journal., 1910-04-09
RAPID GROWTH
OF LOCAL CONCERN
National Real Estate Trust Co.
is SpIendidIy Managed
Institution
FUNDS SHOW PROFITS
ON ALL INVESTMENTS

The growth OF the National Real Estate
Trust Company of this city is a good eX-
ample Of what may be accomplished by
an institution which has something OF
value TO offer to the public and which
IS carefully and wisely managed.
The foresight OF its management was
evidenced from the very inception of the
company in the securing Of the services
Of Messrs Marvel and Marvel Of this
city to draw up their articles of incorpo-
ration The charter was drawn up in
such way as to absolutely safeguard all
funds invested with the company for rein
vestment. and with other provisions which
have given the people confidence I'm the
company and insured its success. II is
required by the certificate OF incorpora-
tion granted this company by the state
Of Delaware that every penny invested
by certificate holders with them shall
he placed In a trust fund and carefully
re- envested. and ,the principal must
always emain intact In cash or FIRST
mortgages until the amount is with
drawn by the certificate FOLDER Tn
der no circumstances can loans from
these funds be made to any OF its iii
Gers. directors or employees.
The National Real Estate Trust Com
pany offers TO the people Of this city and
state first mortgage certificates bearing
interest at four per cent. compounded
semi-annually. which can he paid for IN
weekly installments. which arc good for
a loan of fifty per cent. Of the amount
paid i'm at any time after making a years
payments, and which can he cashed in for
the fun amount paid in with interest
added at any time after payments for
three years and thirty-one weeks have
been made. The funds thus ohtai@ed can
he invested only in approved first mort
cages.
That this investment is appreciated is
shown by the fact that there are now
over 1000 people making these weekly
payments to the company. and the amount
Of these instalmeut first mortgage Ger
tihcates written at the present time Is
over S5s0Oo0
Tho company calls this investment
thrift" and it is a good name eor it,;
for nothing encourages thrift like a sys-
tom demanding regular payments which
cannot he withdrawn at any minute to
satisfy the whim OF the hour.
The army of investors i'm this thrift
are clients for the companies rapidly
growing real estate home buildin0. fire
insurance and other allied departments.
MANY Of them are investing with the aim
Of later using their Investment as the
equity i'm home. which may he already
built or may he built for them under tho
supervision of the National Real Estate
Trust Company The company stands
ready at any time TO take these thrift
certificates as part payment for home
bought through IT, A number Of houses
have already been sold on this basis. and
others are contracted for.
The National Real Estate Trust Com
,panv also issues fun paid first mort
gage certificates bearing interest at five
per cent. paid seml-anually upon pre-
sentation of coupons clipped from tho GER
uhcates Tho funds derived from tho
sale OF these certificates can be Invested
only I'm approved first mortgages. and the
same restrictions apply to them as r.
the funds from the thrift certificates.
In addition 20 these investments the
company IS now issuing .rlal amount
of It's preferred stock the proceeds from
which are being used I'm extending tn,
business. This stock pays seven per
cent dividends annually. the first divi
, Real Estate Trust Company is the pco
pies trust company. and since it's incor
poration about two years ago it's polio,
; has been 10 interest as many people in /
as possible. For this reason the shares o
stock were made $40 each instead Of siOc
and a number OF people have bought
few shares each who could not have don
e So II the shares were 800 apiece.
As can be readily understood. tn,
growth Of the real estate business Of tn
company Is keeping pace with its thrift
and mortgage loan business.
a large number ol sales have BEEN mad
during the past month among which wer
tho following: 72a Madison. 626 Yves
Ninth. 300 West Twenty-fourth. 3n Yves
Twenty-fourth. 1924 West Fifth. Ninth an
jefferson streets.
New houses to be erected at 1924 Penn
sylvania avenue. 1926 Pennsylvania ave
nue.. l72S Pennsylvania avenue 1880 Penn
sylvania. and the John r. Lyman, On
farm al Newport.
"A number Of contracts have been mad
for new homes. the location for which
now being arranged for.
Every indication shows that the bus
ness Of the company which include
mortgage loans and inveamenis. rec
estate sales. home construction and pu
chase thrift investments and commerci
bonding departments will he more tina
trebled the present year.
WATCH FOR THE COMET
The Red Dragon Of the sky Watc