Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
LOCAL LOAN COMMITTEE
TO HAVE BUYERS LIST
By I A HsE1GING.

7}f By L A FLEMING.
The federal reserve board has giver
permission to local liberty loan COM
mittees to obtain from member banks
. list Of subscribers to previous
liberty loans, ana presumably, tt
fourth liberty loan bonds, when the
campaign IL on. The Richmond re-
gional bank has in turn given au'
thority to member banks to give the
information to committees at theil
request.
While house to house canvassing i.
not expected in Washington. the loca
liberty loan committee may ask for
the list Of installment and other bono
buyers. for the purpose of pushing
the campaign. in fields that have not
been especially fruitful or in bringing
pressure to bear on certain interests
that have not given proper response
as suggested by the duty and privilege
Of the hour.
With an average of 100000 sub
scribers In the first. second and third
loans, many duplicated, 1t would be
a colossal task to impose on the
time. with working forces depleted
to prepare lists of subscribers. ad-
dressss and amounts Of subscriptions
Some bankers believe that the in
formation suggested should be treat
ed conhdentially as between bankers
while willing to make the list gov
ernmental property
Many Coupons Cashed Today.
Third liberty loan semi-annual
coupons matured today. and a large
business. was transacted in cashing
the slips.
Banks also clipped lot of coupons
, from bonds held. Tor .installment buy
! ers, the interest of which covers the
carrying charges Of the banks.
Fifth District Allotment.
The allotment Of series At 1915,
Treasury certificates. dated Septem-
Der IL, for the fifth district. has been
placed at $50. 800 900. being part of a
total issue of $500. 1000. bearing in
ferest at An per cent. subscription
books to close at the close OF busi-
ness September %.
Said certificates are free from all
taxes. except inheritance and grad
uated surtaxes, and are receivable In
payment of subscriptions to the
fourth liberty loan.
The total amount of Treasury GER
tfhcates issued in anticipation of the
fourth liberty loan is now about
$4,000, 00OOO0.
III addition to these there Is OUT
standing an indefinite issue Of one
year certificates against income taxes
due June IL. 1919. which would seem
to indicate that a fifth liberty loan is
not SO very far away.
. Union Trust Company Dividend.
Directors of the Union Trust Com
pany have ordered a dividend of 1 Y
, per cent on the capital stock of the
; company. payable October Is, to
. Shareholders of October :, the books
remaining closed from the LIST to the
14th, inclusive.
,, The B. & o. Dividend.
Baltimore and ohio directors will
hold their regular meeting on the
26th inst. 1t is understood that they
are hopeful of obtaining compensation
from the railroad administration that
ment Of the usual 5 per cent dividend
|. on $151. 945.600 common stock.
: Estimates based on the three-year-
test period would give support to the
maintenance Of the regular rate, as
the company paid the 5 per cent and
showed q surplus of $2,50O,000 a year.
The question of the dividend will
remain for actual compensation to
settle. Refunding operations have
added to fixed charges and increased
taxes and enlarged investment in the
!. property have lessened dividend
maintenance prospects.