Evening star., 1934-04-24
William J. Bryan, Jr., Listed
Among Few individuals
Holding Metal.
TREASURY GIVES NAMES
AT REQUEST OF SENATE
Chase National Bank Disclosed as
Largest, With Holdings of
1906, ,109.59 Ounces.
BY the Associated Press.

Dy tHt hSSOCldoeu fTeSS.
A list of silver holders furnished the
Senate today by the Treasury dis
closed chiefly banks and corporations
as the big owners of the metal and
included few individual names of ma
tional significance.
William ]. Bryan, jr, of Los Angeles
was included.
The report said Bryan, whose father
ran for President three times and
who was leading advocate Of moneti-
zation of silver at 16-to-l ratio with
gold held a long position in silver
on March 4. 1t gave no amount.
TIE list was the first submitted by
the Treasury at the request Of the
Senate. 1t gave names beginning with
letters running from A to H. Others
will be submitted later.
Another familiar name was that of
Stuyvesant Fish of New York City,
who was listed for three long future
positions on July S. July IL and May
6, with Hubbard Bros. and Galloway,
Fish g. Co. The year was not given
List Of Bank Holdings.
Some of the large bank holdings, In
ounces. included:
Bank of Manhattan, New York.
1908, 1923.
Chase National Bank. New York,
18,096,10959.
Commercial Nationl Bank g. Trust
Co, New York, 1877, 7,56844.
Fiduciary Trust Co., New York,
524.416.21 -.-..--.-.
Guaranty Trust Co.. New York.
100000.
The list was requested by the Sem
ate in an effort to learn whether
there was undue speculation In the
metal to affect the price.
Some of the larger individual hold
ing listed in ounces we're:
Elivira w. Beason, Miami Beach.
Fla. 376.396.64.
Edwin B, Brach, Chicago. 300,776.82.
Emily M. Crosby, Chevy Chase, Md.
150,578.05.
j. F. Crosby, Washington. D. c..
273.424.35.
Martin Curry. Worchester, Mass,
10o, ,o83s0.
Mathilda Dawson. Columbus, Ohio,
125,052.76.
Fred Everett, Seattle 24e,e ,e28.92.
Mrs. Thomas Fleming, jr.. Pasadena,
125,148.93.
Herbert T. Greenwood, Philadelphia,
748.937.79.
Eta Ross Hubbard, Chestertown,
Md, l00,77975.
Among the corporation holders list
ed was continental Can Co. of New
York, for 200,o96.23.
Carl Conway, chairman of the board
of that corporation, was one who gave
a dinner in Washington last night to
members of the House and Senate
interested in silver legislation.
Corporations Are Listed.
The list contained number of cor
poration names that might be dunn
miles," as well as some nationally
known concerns. Among the cor
porations were:
Broseco Corporation, 26 Journal
square, Jersey City, 1927, ,40052.
Chute Investment Co., care of Conti-
neIlLdl 1lllIlOlS NdIlOIldl bdIlk, 1Il1-
cago, ITS. .4e9.57.
Corn Products Refining Co., II Bat
terry place. New York City, 449 ,39l 90.
Dunwalke Securities Corporation,
1856 Broad street, Newark. N. j., $780,
53657.
Eastman Kodak Co.. 10000, ,514.5s
General Publishing Corporation.
care of Charles Stillman, Chrysler
Building, New York City, 126, 1880.
Goldman Sachs g. Co., Inc, 1924
355.57.
Handy & Harmon. 81 Fulton street,
New York City, 3,641.000
Harriss g. Vose, New York commits
sion merchants, were listed as hold
ers of an unnamed amount. Robert
M. Harriss, president of this concern,
was one of the committee which held
the dinner last night. Harriss &
VoSe also were listed as brokers in
other purchases.
Dillon, Read on List.
The private banking firm of Dillon,
Read l. Co. of New York was listed as
holding l 1,40o, ,310.08 ounces.
Among other large holdings listed
were:
Henry B. Babson, Chicago, 99,291.35
ounces.
Bancamerica Blair Corporation,
New York, 24,87970.
William A. Bartle, Lakeville, Conn.,,
99,861.99.
Robert Conroy, ST. Louis, 50,387.03.
John F. Crosby, trustee for Emily
M. Crosby, Washington, D. c.,
39,82330.
Everitt N. Crosby, Philadelphia,
50,02929.
Alice A. Dana, West Orange, N. j.,
99.479O5.
Dana Investment Co., West Orange,
N. j., 250,137.63.
Domestic Silks, Inc, 463 Seventh
avenue, New York City, 150,028.24.
Donald w. Douglas, care Douglas