Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-26

The total resources of the State
banks. trust companies and savings
institutions of Pennsylvania on June
30, 1916, were 1,462, 100000, an in
crease as compared with June %, 1915,
of $3.50, 100000.
Cash, specie and notes on June 80,
| 1910, amounted to $35, 900, an in
crease as compared with June 23,
1919, of $2,000.000.
The amount due from approved re-
serve agents amounted to $1S3, 900. 900.
an increase as compared with June
23, 1915, of $33,000,00O.
The total deposits, including the
amount due to banks and bankers,
| amounted to SLIP, 900, 900, an in,
crease as compared with June 2S,
Bills payable and rediscounts on
June 30, 1916, were S6,000,0 900, a de-
crease as compared with June 2S, 1915,
! of 81, 500, 900.
Loans and discounts on June so,
1916, amounted to S473, 900, 900, an in
crease as compared with June 23, 1915.
OF S45, 900, 900.
Bonds and stocks, other than legal
securities held for reserve, owned by
State institutions on June 80, 1916,
amounted to 1864 100000, an increase
since June 2S. 1915. of $52.00O.0 900.
Mortgages and judgment of rec
ord, amounting to S134, 900 900, show
an increase of S4,0OO,O00 since June
23, 1915.
On June 80. 1916. the trust funds
| held by State banks and trust COM
panies amounted to S1,259, 100000, an
increase since June 2S, 1915, of $76,-
0000 900.
Deeds of trust or mortgages exc
cuted by corporations to State institu-
ttons as trustee to secure issues of
bonds amounted to S3,715, 100000 on
June 80, 1916, a decrease of $2,000,-
600 since June %. 1915.
The total amount of securities de-
posted by corporations with State in
stitutions as trustee to secure issues Of
collateral trust bonds was SS97, 100000
on June 80, 1916, a decrease since
June %, 1915, of $37,000,00O.
Complaint Filed. - Complaint was
received by the Public Service Com
mission this morning from Augustus ].
Cadwallader, of Yardley, VS.. the New
Jersey and Pennsylvania Traction
Company and the Trenton, New Hope
and Lambertville Street Railway Com
panY. The charge is that high h-tension
wires of the defendants are dangerous
to pedestrians.
Vote Opinion Soon.--It is believed
that the opinion from the Attorney
General on the proper method of pro-
cedure with regard to the voting of
the troops on the border will be
handed down shortly and that as n
result the Governor will appoint a
commission to go to the border and
handle the voting of the Pennsylvania
troops in camp there. 1t is probable
that one man will be assigned to each
regiment.
O'Nen On Vacation.-State Insur-
ance Commissioner ]. Denny O'Neil is
on his vacation and will return after q
trip through the Great Lakes about
September 8.
Report on Johnstown Wrcck-Fail-
ure of brakes to hold is given by John
p. Dohoney as the cause of the ac-
cident on the Southern Cambria Rail-
way near Johnstown August 70, when
26 persons were killed and 20 injured,
and he recommends in his report as
investigator of accidents to the Pub
lie Service Commission that close at
tention be given to brakes on cars of
this line which operate over heavy
heavy grades, and that they be fe-
quently inspected. Chairman Ainey,
of the Public Service Commission,
announced that the bureau of engi-
neering has been instructed to make
a thorough examination of the tracks,
grades, safety device, etc, in use and
the condition of the cars and prop
erty of the company with a view of
determining what further orders or
recommendations should be made to
provide a maximum of safety
VIII Ask Appropriation-The State
Forestry Commission will ask the
next Legislature for an appropriation
to be used in making a survey of
State streams to ascertain in what
measure property adjoining has been
endangered by artificial fills along
the banks. The commission has au-
thority to order the removal of fills
where they are likely to cause over
flows in food times and efforts will
he made to clear the rivers and creeks
of distractions of that kind.