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Show ifOREIGN DEBT TO, THE I S. 0E-TAJLEfl 0E-TAJLEfl " 8ALT LAKE, Feb. 4. In view of the recent successful notation In this country of tho $30,000,000 Belgian loan, tho $15 000,000 In securities of ' consolidated Danish municipalities, !' , announcement of preparations for n $26,000,000 loan to Chile and other ;nown foreign Joans, which arc to toe sold In this country this year It, Interesting to noto the volume and variety of such loans already held by American Investors. From material, furnished by L. P. ' , Tan Voorhis assistant manager of, ' i the'Palmer Bond and Mortgge Co.t .. -Hf is ''estimated that tho total amount t ,,,.-. vOtvorelgn loans 'outstanding In this country las year -was $11,820,866,- V -J, 4ir . - . 078? v This sum Includes Issues by gov- . rnmcns,' states and municipalities v railroads,, public utilities' and in- YVj , f duVitrJal organizations. Of tho total i i'ufv $9,B98;8E5,oi)0' constituted accord- lng to the Guarantee Trust company, cash advances and other charges '.against credltB established by the United States In loans to certain of ' $ ' "tuo countries. Tho balanco $2,222,011,078 reprcr i vents securities held by Institutional r.-nd individual Investors In tho United Unit-ed States. Tho stake of tho United ju, . 'States abroad Is seen from theso flg-!v, flg-!v, quires Wbe t lrnmonse one. Tho in-L'V' in-L'V' jfjreat of Americans, in tho stability of foreign affairs Is not difficult to Jjfc understand from a gllrapso at the i- . balaric"$Bhoot; ,;ovotFthough'tmo wore !' Inclined to mlnlmtzo the political and ' Tsoclartles -which bind the nations of tho world. hTo story of dollars and cents advanced by Americans for the -promotion of tho welfaro of tho world .may provo In the long run to " ' , ho more eloquent than any nld that could bo given for the rehabilitation ' r a war worn mankind. There aro twenty-seven countries i ' . listed IpA-tho. column of beneficiaries ' j. .. ofmericfln loans. They Include the following according to the Guarantee Trust company: Canada and Newfoundland, Mexico, Mexi-co, Cuba, Panama. Santo Domingo, Argentina Bolivia, Brazil,, Chile I , . Jtlreat-' "Britain, France, Gormany, ,.' Ttussla, Belgium, Italy,, Grocce, Kou- f - .'tiianla, Serbia, Norway, Switzerland, Mv (.. 1 1; . Sweden, Denmark, China, Japan, I , Australia', Czqcho-Slovakla and Sir. I "berla m S Government secured obligations ft constltuto by far tho greatest volume wk of tho loans both thoso mado by tho "United Stales isolf and thoso taken j, "by investors. Tho government Issues B nbsorbed by Investors reached th total of $155,744,000 last year. 3tatJ Bt and municipal loans totaled $204, I Uk 606,313. Foreign railroad corporn-K corporn-K ttons havo obtained $264,416,265 iu B loans from Americans. Public utll-, B Ity corporations, almost all Canadian ' flH nhve obtained $81,345,000 and in-' BB I'ustrlnl .corporations, again mostly Hm Canadian, have been grntcd $55,880-WMK $55,880-WMK 700. I IIS Investors hvo taken $163,000,000 W JB In North American government loans JjHngp $4,048,000 in South American qnv-! ernment loans, $13,511,000 In Oo:i-H' Oo:i-H' tral American Joans, $1,250,633,000 K In European government loans nnd jBB $115,552,000 in Asiatic gorurimunt B loans. B Klghty-iiovon loan havo boot B made to -Canadian, pn-wncVu atil tM -. municipalities for a toul if $130,- fflB 181,000, and other imwis'.pnllrKs In JBB South America, Asia and Europe B havo obtained $134,13? v0.00. iB1 Mexican railroads ha'O oblaflBcd SBMBa $128,087,705 In loans In Oils country, coun-try, Canadian rallroadd $121.32K.5C0 and nn Argontlno railroad $15.00'!.-000. $15.00'!.-000. Tho Mexican railroad bonds havo not paid Interest slncq 1914 Only two of tho Industrial loans tabulated woro mado oldowh)o.rollJ,an',. In Canada and but one of tho public utility loans. , , i, , ' |