Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
CAPITAL TRACTION FORMATION
SHOWN IN OLD CHANGE HISTORY
Official Personnel and Capital Structures of
Title, Gas and Type Companies
Also Revealed In Book.

! Georgetown company now is owned
by the Washington Cas- Light Co.
In 1900 Henry c. Winship was
president and Frank L. Leet secre
tary and treasurer.
The directors were John Marbury
jr.: Maurice J. Adler, William Leetch,
$. Thomas Brown, George l.. Nichol
son. Robert Weaver and William b.
Orme.
The Title Companies.
The title companies have pla yed an
! important part in the progress and
prosperity of the District. moro indeed
during and since the big war than
before. and they will continue an i'm
portant factor.
4 movement is on foot, indeed, we'll
under way. to require assurance hence
forth from the title companies that a
certain mortgage, secured by deed of
trust is de facto, backed by the prop.
erty specified in said mortgage, and
that it is the one and only trust upon
said specific property.
This has been deemed necessary
through chicanery in giving trusts.
The Real Estate Title Insurance in
1900 had a capital of 100000. 1t was
incorporated in December, 1881. and
its charter made perpetual under act
of May :, 1882.
Officers were: f. NJ. Ashford. presi-
dent: +. G.. Davis, vice president: w
ID. Hoover, secretary and r. Francis
Riggs, treasurer.
Directors were: John Taylor Arms
z. 6. Davis. c. G. Duncanson. Albert
+. Fox, Thomas r. Jones, Clarence
3. Rheem, Ward Theron, Mahlon Ash
yNtrrT al
Fleming, William d. Hoover. Andrew
Parker. f. Francis Riggs. Leon To-
briner and w. Henry Walker.
Columbia Title Insurance Co.
Organized February ., 1887; capital.
$150,o00. William X. Edmondston,
president: William A. Gordon. vice
president; Henry A. Willard. treas
urer, and John D. Couehlan, secre.
tary.
Directors: Allan c. Clark. B. IT.
Johnston. James NJ. Johnston, &. r.
Leighton, Myron NJ. Parker, +. ].
Stellwagen. W. II. Wilcox, Is. II.
Warner and John NJ. Cammack.
Washington Title Insurance Co.
Organized in 1889. with. a capital
stock of 100000. r. p. Woodland,
president; Ashley NJ. Gould vice presi.
dent, and George w. Linkins, secre.
tary.
Directors: John C. Davidson, Mat.
thew G, Emery, J. II. Lichliter, s. Fl.
Walker. w. r. Woodland. Edward w.
Dom, John 4. Herrell, a. j. Shafhirt,
=. S. Warren. George T. Dunlop,
George w. Linkins, Charles S. Shreve
and James w. Whelpley.
District Title Insurance Co.
Organized May, 1892, with a capital
of 100000 The old history recalls
that the company has been reorgan-
lied and passed in 1900 under the
control of the Realty Appraisal &
Agency Co.
A. w. Newton was president.
Nathanial Carusi. vice president. and
E. S. Parker, treasurer, with c. G.
Allen, secretary.
The Typesetters.
In 1900, as now, the Mergenthaler
Linotype and the Lanston Monotype
Co., were listed on the local Stock
Exchange.
Mercy as the favorite investment
stock is referred to in street parlance.
was incorporated under the laws of
New York. December IS. 1895, as
successor to a company bearing The
same name that was organized in New
Jersey.
The capital was $40 900, 900. The COM
pany has never had a bonded debt
Then, as now also, the Dodge and
Mills interests were factors of i'm
portance in the company.
In 1902, Philip Dodge was president;
Ogden Mills, vice president, and f. ].
secretary and treasurer.
Directors were D. o. Mills, Ogden
Mills, Philip T. Dodge, Andrew Devine,
Whitelaw Reid, George L. Bradley,