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Show WILDON COMPANY IN BANKRUPTCY Suspension Brought About by-Extraordinary by-Extraordinary American Conditions Following Close of Exchanges. - i San Francisco. Aug. 14 J. C VV11-son VV11-son & compajiv members of the New j York Stock Exchange, the New York Cotton Exchange the Chicago Board ! Of Traflf nnrl the san t'l-jncicnl Stock and Bond Exchange announced I here today that after mature delibera-I delibera-I Uon. the firm had decided to go Into voluntary bankruptcy I The suspension." said a statement given out at the offices of the com pany, is brought about solely by the extraordinary American conditions following upon the European war "The banks, to meet the drain ot money. naturally restricted their loans and called for payment from their debtors. We met these sums for some time and then were compelled in turn to call on our margin Clients to make payments on their account? They answered that thev could furnish fur-nish additional security but could not furnish additional money. The exchanges ex-changes being closed, we could not I even sell the securities of such de-taulting de-taulting clients " What form the bankruptcy proceed ings will take, cannot be determined, J. C Wilson, senior member of the firm said today, until that has been time to consult with Harris. Wlnthrop, A: Co. the firm's New Y'ork corre spondents. The firm has branch offices in Portland. Seattle. Los Angele3. Saul Diego and Coronado. besides its two here |