A'eport upon Investments and Securities. 



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REPORT UPON INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES. 



Cincinnati, O., May 3rd, 1895. 

 To the Cincinnati Society of Natural History : 



Gentlemen : — The undersigned one of a committee consisting of 

 the President and Treasurer, appointed at the annual meeting to 

 inspect the securities belonging to the Endowment fund, now in the 

 hands of the Trustees of the Society, report as follows : 



That he met Mr. A. A. Ferris at the Merchants National Bank, 

 where the papers are deposited, and upon examination found them to 



be as described below : 



1st. Cincinnati Southern Railway Bonds at 7 interest $2,000 



2nd. Mortgage, Martin Byrnes 4,000 



Insurance payable to the Society, $2,000. 



3rd. Mortgage, Clara M. Baker, et al 1,500 



4th. Mortgage, Caroline Blymyer, et al 8,000 



5th. Mortgage, Mary S. Orange 2,000 



6th. Mortgage, John A. Biglow 1,000 



7th. Cincinnati Deficiency Bond 500 



8th. Cincinnati Deficiency Bond 100 



9th. Alvin Knop 6,000 



Insurance, $5,000. 



loth. Harry Falquett 2,100 



Insurance, $1,500. 



nth. Hester Froome 500 



1 2th. John S. Dempsey 2,000 



13th. One Procter & Gamble Co. Bond 1,000 



14th. Cincinnati Street R. R. stock certificate for 8 shares in name of the 



Society 400 



15th. Fred. A. Schmidt, Mortgage 2,000 



1 6th . Mortgage, Samuel Pennywitt 1,000 



17th. Mortgage, Wm. Mitchell 2,000 



Insurance, $800. 



1 8th. Mortgage, Philip Grandin 3>ooo 



19th. Mortgage, John P. Grandin 2,000 



Total $41, 100 



Some of the mortgages are overdue, but I am informed that the 

 interest is paid regularly on all. 



Owing to a misunderstanding as to the meeting, Mr. Collier was 

 not present. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Davis L. James, Committee. 



