Show J I Wa Wall l Street Briefs 1 1 NEW YORK YORI May May 11 1 AP AP- AP Building and engineering contracts contract awarded in April in thirty seven states east of ot the were valued valued valued val val- at the second highest highest high high- est figure for April on on record re report reports reports re- re ports port the F. F F. F 11 W. W Dodge corporation The he total was tas also the largest larget for lor lora fora a single month since June 1928 The increase over March was wa 32 per cent More fore than 90 per cent of the stockholders of Southern Souter California Gas corporation have agreed to exchange ex ex- ex- ex change their holdings for common L cange shares of ot P Pacific Lighting corpora corpora- corporation tion ton The latter later upon acquisition of ol the outstanding Southern Souther California Gas common will wi also own all al the stock of Ventura Fuel Fel company In add ton It controls Los Ls Angeles Gas Gm Ga and Electric and has large common share holdings in Pacific Gas an and Electric company Preliminary estimates of Chicago Milwaukee St. St Paul Pacific railroad railroad rail rail- rai- rai road indicate th that t gross goss revenue for fol April Apri will wi approximate With wih net operating income at about aboul compared with wih 7 for April Apri 1928 Application for Incorporation ton ol of r Harris Forbes Foreign company to tc todeal todeal I deal in n stocks bonds and ald other securities se- se se curies In Iii il foreign companies o of Harris Forbes FOrbe Co has been filed filec fed I at Dover Del Del Formation of the new nen r holding corporation will wl facilitate i handling of certain details relating to to these foreign concerns W. W W. W Hoagland president of the I Hayes Body corporation announces I a new contract with Marmon Motor Motoi MotorCar MotorCar Car company for building automobile automobile automo automo- bile bie bodies during the coming year The business which Hayes Hays will wl receive re re- from Iaron In the tile year Mr Ir Hoagland says will wi total a aleast at t least Stockholders of Federal Mining and Smelting company have voted t to o retire by lot shares of preferred pre pre- f erred on June 15 at par and interest inter inter- est This will wi leave preferred referred shares outstanding The company compan operating achain a achain a chain of shoe stores reports gross April sales at an increase of per cent over April Apri 1928 Receipts for the tile first four months month were a gain gin of per cent National Tea company's April Apr l sales were against 7 a a year rear ago Sales for the four months totaled an i increase of ot per cent Southern Natural Gas Ga corporation will vill st start r work immediately on the western section of ot is its inch 22 natural natural natural nat nat- ural gas pipeline lne between Monroe and fields in Louisiana Luisiana to Birmingham Atlanta and other points Julius Julus Rubiner has resigned as vice president of the tile National Bank of Commerce Detroit to take the vice ice presidency of the tile Financial corporation recently or organized organized organized or- or Investing company Alfred Alred R. R Miller president of Loft Inc says In a letter to stockholders ers era that officials are endeavoring to increase 1 earnings to a point which will wi make a a. a dividend basis possible Expenses have been ben reduced by about about- a I year ear Vulcan company earned first quarter net profit of at against a year eal ago aso Kenneth C. C Hogate vice vice- president president president dent a arid and d general manager of or jib tho Wall Val Street Journal has lias been notified noti not fled fied of ot his his election electon as a trustee of De Be Pauw university by Dr Henry B. B Longden vice vico president of the college Mr Hogate Is a formet former national na Ila- Ila tonal president of the Sigma Delta Dela Chi professional Journalistic fra Zia |