The Washington times., 1922-10-31
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OPENS OFFICES
F0RD.C. BRANCH
Dean, onativia 4 Co. to Have
Capital Headquarters in
Woodward Building.

washington's advantages as a
business and financial center are
again brought to the front by. the.
announcement today that Messrs.
Dean. Onativia & Company. one of
the strongest financial firms in the
United States. will enter business
here.
Effective tomorrow, the big brok.
erage firm will take over the local
office of Messrs. A. A.. Housman
& Company. The quarters in the
Woodward building will be retained
and complete wire service operated
between Washington. New York and
Chicago.
The newcomers are said to have
the most extensive wire connections
Of any similar organization In the
world.
This is regarded as the most i'm
portant addition. in years. to the
Capitals circle Of hrokerase offices.
The entire present force of the
Housman office will be retained and
| several experts will be added
OF more than ordinary interest
locally IL the further announcement
that John Cal.an O'Laughlin, a.
| writer Of note and authority on
| economic subjects, will be manager
| OF the new office.
O'Laughlin has recently made an
intensive study OF financial and
economic conditions in Europe and
| millions have been reading his con.
clusions as published In the press
OF this country.
For some time, o'Laughlin was
retained by the great advertising
firm Of Lord & Thomas as expert
adviser. A. d. Lasker, chairman of
the Shipping Board. is president
Of this firm.
As Assistant Secretary Of State
under President Theodore Roosevelt,
iO'Laughiin had opportunity for a
study Of international relations en-
joyed by very few men.
Few men know social, diplomatic
and business life in Washington bet.
ter than O'Laughlin. His articles on
reconstruction after the world war
based on investigation here and
abroad were rated among the most
illuminating documents published on
the subject.
J. Clarke Dean. senior member Of
the firm. is in Washington to person.
ally supervise the opening Of the new
office here. Mr.. Dean was for four
, teen years a member Of the broker.
age firm of s. b. Chaplin & Co.. OF
Chicago. and was junior partner.
The firm Of which he Is the head
has two memberships on the New
York stock exchange and Mr.. Ona.
tivia personally holds a seat there.
The firm also has memberships in
the New York Cotton Exchange. Chi
cago Stock Exchange. Chicago Board
Of Trade and the New York Curb.
Mr.. Dean plans to divide his time
between Washington. Chicago and
New York.
New offices I'm New York.
Within the month the New York
offices will be moved from the pres
ent quarters at 52 Broadway to the
New York Stock Exchange building,
at II Wall street. and will occupy the
entire twenty.first floor.
Mr.. Dean has long dreamed OF
establishing q connection In Wash
ington and the advancement OF this
city in recent years has given i'm.
petus to his desire.
~ washington mas always Dcell It'
garded as an important financial
center, but Of late II has become
one Of the really big business cities
Of the country" Mr.. Dean said. "In
the past I was able to regard The
Capital as a place Of interest to visit.
Now l can look on It as almost my
home"
For a number Of years Mr.. Dean
has been a leader in social and
financial circles in Chicago. At
leading the cotillion on Chicago's
gold coast" as the ultra.fashionaole
! circle Is called. Mr.. Dean has no
, peer, II Is said.
C. r. Alley. for many years with
Messrs. A. A. Housman & Company.
and in charge OF the local office,
will remain with Messrs. Dean, Ona.
tivia & Company. as assistant man.
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