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Show TRUST COMPANIES HELD A NECESSITY Meet Need of Modern Business Life, According to Export Authority. E. B. Wicks ha3 received from the United States Mortgage & Trust company com-pany the eleventh edition of its annual publication entitled "Trust Oompanies of the Unitod States." The volume coutains a vast amount of useful information infor-mation which.' is readily accessible and .is nroaontod In a concise and convenient conven-ient form. President John W. PIntten iv. tho preface, among other things, aptly observes, ob-serves, "Tho passing of each additional year affords 'convincing proof of tho increased recognition of toe usefulness of trust companies, a' growing measure of appreciation of the methods which thoy employ, and a moro widespread application "of tho diversified function which thoy eicrciso." The reports of 1732 companies aro given with total rosourccs of moro than $5,475,000,000.00. The book also contains a recapitulation of resources and liabilities of trust companies by states and other statistics. Jt is gratifying grat-ifying to noto that the showing in resources re-sources mado by local trust companies compure3 favorably with those of many of tho older states. |