New-York tribune., 1918-10-17
National City Company
] Borrow. $4,000, 900
! From Banks
81 600, 900 Is Lent
| To Stock Exchange
Business Houses and Indus
{ tries To Be Urged to
L Exceed Limit

Charles E. Mitchell, president Of the
National City Company, last night an
ncunced that that organization had
borrowed 100000 from the banks to
bdy more Liberty bonds. This action
issin line with the emergency campaign
of the Liberty Loan Committee to per-
suade business houses and industrial
corporations which already have taken
bQads to thc limit Of their available
resources to borrow to buy additional
blocks Of the securities of freedom
The National City Company has
notified its thirty out-of- town branches
esah to borrow 100000 for bonds if
they can do SO on the same terms.
fThe New York Stock Exchange, which
a@eady invested all its working capital
iu Liberty bonds, yesterday shattered
p4ecedent in borrowing 1000 900 from
the banks to buy additional bonds.
The leading fnanciers of the city,
which comprise the Central Liberty
Loan Committee of the Second Federal
Reserve District. met ell day yesterday
to- devise ways and means Of getting
the great bu k of industrial and tinan-
ci2l institutions which already had
gone "the limit" to go still further.
g More Extra Subscriptions
Many more large additional subscrip-
tions were announced during the day.
The Standard Oil Company Of New Jer-
aey, which already had subscribed to
$4,000 900 Of fourth Liberty bonds. yes
terday pledged itself to buy S4000000
additional. Of which half will be cred
itsd to the quota of this city.
The Ten Thousand Dollar Minimum
Limit Club of the Second Federal Re-
sarve District yesterday admitted 329
new members. bringing the total mem
bership up to ST. All of those who
entered the organization have bought
atrieast $4,000 worth of bonds.
ID the Rainbow Division, which covers
the trades and industries of thu city,
ths leather committee, the interior dec
oihtors' committee and the tobacco
committee Joined those which have sur
passed their quotas. The tobacco COM
m{tteo is the first committee whose al
goal.
: 100000 or More
The following subscriptions Of $780,
0gD or more were yesterday pledged by
in1ividals and corporations:
Guaranty Trust Company (addi-
tiSnaD, $21, 1,047,100; E. l.. Du Pont ds
NSmours & CO.. $7,OO0,OOO; the Atchl-
sdA, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Company ytadditionaD, $4,000 900;
sHn,aard Oil Company n2a n.y. of H'y New jersey
tisnal Bank, So ooO,o Utah Copper
Company (additionaD, S2,000,000; Le
high Valley Railroad, So 900 900; Ma
ti6nal City Company, $4,000 900; A. D..
Juilliard & Co., S1,500,000; Western
E%ctric Company (additional)- $780,,
OW.
Harris, Forbes & Co, 81 900 900,
Cuban American Sugar Company lad
ditionaD, 81 200 600; American vana-
dipm Company. $1,000 900; Phelps,
100000; Nevada Consolidated Copper
Company (addtonaD, $1,000, 900; Ray
Consolidated Copper Company (addi-
$i0naD, 81 600 600; Chino Copper Com
pany (additionaD, S1,00O,000; Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company, ST.
600 600; International Banking Cor
poration, $1,000,000; Marlin. Rockwell
Corporation, S1,OOoOOo; Western
Uaion Telegraph Company. 81 100000;
Aperican Transatlantic Company, ST.
00o.00o; st. Joseph Lead Company
(aIditionaD, $785,0OO; f. w Bliss
Company (additionaD. 1854 $50
american Cigar Comnany (addi-
tixnaD. $750,0OO; Dry Dock Savings
Institution, S750,000; Forstmann L.
Huffman Company (additionaD. $780,
coo; Worthington Pump and Machine
Corporation (additionaD, $4,000:
Miller & CO., $500 900; Nestles Food
Company and employees $500 900;
CHARLES A. stoneham & Co, s5oo,Ooo;
American Car and Foundry Company
tapditionaD, S500000; Butte and Su-
perior Mining Company (additionaD,
$500 600.
National Biscuit Company, $500. 900;
HI p. Whitney. 100000 Bank for
Sayings. City of New York (addi-
tidraD, $500.O00; Norfolk e. Western
Railway Co; ladditionan. 100000;
Clfvelan Cincinnati. Chicago & St.
Lohis r. r. Co. $500 900; Sirron Borg
& sCo. 100000; Lehieh Valley Coal
Sales Company (additionaN, 100000;
BFnca Comercial Ita'iano. s4o0,000;
Thfrrct Metals Company S40O 600.
Indian Refining Comnanv, $3.50 900;
Bdrden's Condensed Milk Comrany
lahditiona1). $325.ooo: A. Schrador's
SOB. Inc. & Emp. (additionaN, 100000;
International Planters Corporation,
$500 00C; American Mach. g. Foundry
Company. 100000; American Sumet ra
Tobacco COMPANY (additionaO, $780,
cog; Edgar Park, $3o0.o0o; Adolph