Evening star., 1926-11-01
GB. CHAPMAN OPENS THE NEW
OFFICE OF HARTMAN e. co.
Resident Partner of Firm Is
One of Veterans of Local
Financial District
Federai-American Preferred
Stock Is Listed on Ex-
change Here.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

G.. b. Chapman, resident partner Oh
Hartman & Co., and his corps of as
sistants held out their hands this
morning and warmly welcomed
their customers and friends to the
fine offices in the Securities Buildingg
at 729 Fifteenth street, where the
New York Stock Exchange house
has taken the ground floor and
fourth of the handsome new
building, financed by Swartzell,
Rheem & Hensey and built by the
Wardman Construction Co. The
transfer from the Colorado Building
was made after the market closed
Saturday and the opening OF today
trading found the stock ticker oper-
ating without q hitch, telegraph IN
Struments running smoothly ana
mechanical typewriter bulletin serV-
ice bringing in the latest information
from Wall Street.
Mr.. Chapman, the resident partner,
was born in Washington on June
"a, 1879, and has been connected with
the brokerage business in various ca
pacities for the past 32 years. Like
many brokers he got his start put
ting up quotations on the board, IN
the office of Helphenstein. Hooper &
Co. He became the Washington rep
resent&tive Of Hartman co. 10
years ago and was made a partner in
the firm three years ago. Mr.. CHIP
man now has charge of all the con-
Germs interests south of New YORK.
The company has had offices in the
Colorado Building ever since he first
became connected with it, additional
space finally becoming imperative.
10 n ND
splendidly lighted boardroom, the
windows in the rear taking up the
entire width of the building. The
telegraph room is next to the board
room, then come the cashiers office
and the order counter. In front of
the building, next to the lobby, are
offices for the members of the staff.
On the fourth floor are private offices,
the library and up-to-date quarters
for the bookkeeping department.
Many floral gifts added much to
the gala opening today, and the at
mosphere was charged with congrat-
ulations. Members of Mr.. Chapman's
staff include J. L. Suter and l.. w.
Todd, Office managers; Frank Hyatt
and Chester w. Lockwood, assistant
managers, and T. j. McNickle,
cashier. Next to w. b. Hibbs, it is
understood that Mr.. Chipman is the
dean of the brokerage business in the
city.
Stocks Listed OH Local Exchange.
The board of governors of the
Washington Stock Exchange in ses-
sion today voted to list for trading
the per cent cumulative preferred
stock Of the Federal-American Co.,
and also the same company's COM
mon stock.
The amount to be listed in both
issues is what has been sold up to
September 80. 1t is the intention to
list further amounts after the Varl-
Gus dividend periods.
The Federal-American Co., was or
ganized several months ago by the
officers of the Federal American Ma
tional Bank to handle first and sec
ond trust loans on real esetate, build
ers' loans, insurance and such other
special financing as appeals to the
officers of the corporation.
The officers are w. T. Galliher,
chairman of the board; John Pool,
president; William j. Eynon and Will
mer J. Waller, vice presidents; G. b.
Lyddane, Secretary-treaSurer, and
Charles d. Boyer, assistant secretary
treasurer.
Local Market Active.
Trading was pretty active on the
local exchange today. Washington
Railway 4 Electric preferred sold
at 90A while Potomac Electric Power
preferred sold at 1O81a. Merchants
Transfer & Storage preferred came
out at 101 and Mergenthaler Linotype
registered 1852. Washington Gas