Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-31
PLANT HAD MILLIONS
 IN WORTHLESS SECURITIES

IN WORTHLESS SECURITIES
 That wealthy men are not immune from making poor investments is ire quently disclosed, and this proves true in the case of the late Commodore Morton F. Plant, whose estate included a large amount of investments which the execu tors marked off in the inventory as of no value.
 The investments listed under this head include: s15,OO0 New York and wilkesbarre Coal Co.,, mtg, per cent. bonds, due Nov. 1, 1883. S1,oO0,O Shore Line Electric Rail- way 10 VT. convertible debentures. Series | A, , per cent. | S2.46O.o0O Shore Line Electric Railway Go. 10 VT. convertible debentures.
 200 War Eagle Consolidated Mining | Co. bonds.
 62 American Speed Indicator, par value | S1OO
 500 Boston. Cape Cod and New York | Canal Go.
 50 shares Boston National League Baseball Asso. Cbenefcial interest,".
 2.99S shares Boston Publishing Co.,, preferred.
 sos shares Boston Publishing Co.,, com- mon.
 s2 Campeche Timber and Fruit Co.,, pfd.
 241,7sO shares Campeche Timber and Fruit Co.,, common, par s5.
 400 Cape Cod Construction Co.,, par S100.
 S75 shares Casualty Co., of America, par s1O.
 s4 Detroit. Toledo & Ironton Railroad Co.,, pfd., scrip.
 1.4Ss Detroit Toledo & Ironton Rail- road Co.,, par s1oo.
 50 shares H. R. Douglas, Inc, pfd., S1OO
 125 Herrshon Mfg Co.,, Inc, common.
 25 Louisville Properties Co.,, par s1o0.
 202 Manhattan Exploration Co.,, par s1OO.
 20 shares National Electric Bulletin Co.,, par S100
 50 shares New Haven Atheltic Corph. par s1O0.
 sob shares New Haven Hotel Co. common, par s1O0.
 91 shares New London Baseball club par s1oO. 143 2-4 Newark Meadows Improve. ment O.. par S1oO.
 so shares Norwich Automatic Feeder Co.,, pfd
 50 shares Norwich Automatic Feede, Co.,, com.
 SIS shares Philadelphia Nationa, League club, par s10o
 10 shares Pinellas County Fair Asso ciation. Largo, Fla. 1S7,769 shares Red Bank oil Go. common, par s1.
 2,9s7 shares Shore Line Electric Rail way Co.,, Dfd., s1oO. I 6,s21 shares Shore Line Electric Rail way Co.,, common
 75 shares Springfield Athletic Asso. z Open accounts
 Gilbert-Elliot. note, s1O.ooo. : ss745. F''
 The estate holds the following de
 mand notes of Francis dec. Sullivan one of the executors: s2s,5oO. April st o 1917, interest at per cent; se.25r
 Aug 5. 1918. interest at per cent. i, s6.250 Sept, IS, 1918 interest at ne - cent; s9.o0o Oct. 15, 1918. interest a s per cent s7,oOo, June IS, 1916, n 0 interest The gross estate was inventoried 3 . S34145,s32.s9 |, The deductions were as follows
 executors expenses. s5.041 .556.9o; legs
 cies. S57717S.75; paid ?. dec. Sulliva l. on account. s5S,500; losses $1.06S
 726.02; retained. s1553131.o1. makin g. a total of s1s.27A 621o3 and leaving tr ,t net estate S15.s6e.011.s6.
 The farm at Groton was inventorle ,+ at s44025 The Poquonnock, Matht is md Lyme farms were inventoried :" S3394SS2.
 Branford house was inventoried
 s375.0o0 and the contents at s120,143
 F0 including rugs and draperies at $50
 S92. and furniture at s35,114,75, " The bungalow was inventoried $6t y Ooo. and the contents at s6,4Ss. The Plant building, which is in u H. tax list at s290, 900, was inventoried p- s250.000, and Monte Cristo garage le s35.o0o, a total of s2S5, ooo The P1a. O. building was sold to F. A. Munsey f C. s4oO,0o0 and a commission of s100 pr was paid in connection with the sale ln Plant field was inventoried at $500 as and was sold to J. Fl. Clarkin of Har ne ford for 5000. 10 Allowances were made to attorne, As regarding the claim of the Unit
 States in regard to income tax, $28,00 ne expenses and allowances in the acti of Hayward vs Hayward. 1. e., co 'n struction of the will. s25,291.71; allo D. ances to executors: United States Tru .t- Co.,, George L. Shearer, each $500, F. and $241 800 additional to F. dec. Sl He livan besides the s5S500 already pa as specific bequest of s100,00o to \ It. Sullivan, and also a monthly salary E. $3,333.33. st Charles B. whittlesey, attorney, f
 S40.000. er F. e. Winchester, services as al 10 praiser. s2,5oO Charles B. Waller, st 's vices as appraiser, s250o; Milton or Baker services as appraiser, $2.5o0, 4 n- thur P. Anderson judge of probate, 1
 and expenses, s8S23.
 There has been paid to the state
 Connecticut on account of inheritan .E tax $500, ,000 and the balance will il. figured out when the appeal in connt -o ton with the executors allowances h ou finally been determined by the courts.