THOMSON'S MANUAL
THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N. A
MAIN OFFICE: San Francisco, Calif.
RRANCHES: Portland, Ore.; Seattle, and Tacoma, Wash.
HISTORY: Chartered Feb. 5, 1910. Originally incorporated in California in 1864.
Acquired control of London & San Francisco Bank, Ltd, including its branches
in Portland, Ore. and Seattle and Tacoma, Wash, in February, 1915. Acquired
San Francisco National Bank in July, 1910. Fidelity Trust Co, Tacoma, merged
with Tacoma branch in January, 1919, and The Mission Bank, San Francisco.
Calif., March, 1927.
Departments: Commercial banking, including Savings and Trusts.
Members of: Federal Reserve, A. B. A, California Bankers Assn. Oregon and
Washington State Bankers’ Assn.
Correspondents: Laidlaw & Co., Irving Trust Co, Bankers Trust Co., Bank of
New York and Trust Co, Chase National, Chemical Bank & Trust Co., Central
Hanover Bank & Trust Co., Guaranty Trust Co., National City, Brown Dros. &
Co., and J. P. Morgan & Co., New York; First National and Continental Illinois
Bank & Trust Co., Chicago; Philadelphia National, Philadelphia; First National
Bank at Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh; National Shawmut. Boston. Midland Bank. Ltd.
London.
OFFICERS: Frank B. Anderson, Chairman; Charles K. McIntosh, Pres.; William
R. Pentz, Vice Pres. and Cash.; Stuart F. Smith, Vice Pres. and Tr. Officer; James
J. Hunter, Vice Pres.; Henry M. Plate, Vice Pres.; Francis W. Wolfe, J. William
Solen, Elliott McAllister, Jr.,, Henry L. Madden, Asst. Cashiers; Fred A. Hurni,
Asst. Cash. and Sec.; C. Nelson Hackett, Nathan D. Platt, Asst. Tr. Officers.
Mission Branch: Sixteenth and Julian, San Francisco. Herbert A. Thayer, Mgr.;
Byron G. Mobbs, Ralph S. Saylor, H. Raye Gleeson, Asst. Mgrs.
Portland: Herbert V. Alward, Mgr.; James T. Burtchaell, Frederick Greenwood,
Charles Leigh, Lewis E. Cable, Ralph Thom, Asst. Mgrs.
Tacoma: George H. Raleigh, Megr.; Earl H. Robbins, Alexander L. Babbit, Charles
0. Hunt, George H. Fisher, Ernest J. Enright, William G. Gundstrom, Asst. Mgrs.
seattle: Godfrey L. Wakeman, Mgr.; Leon F. Macklem, Joseph C. Glass, Robert
3. Snowdon, Leonard V. Hitchman, Ernest A. Anderson, Asst. Mgrs.
DIRECTORS: Frank B. Anderson, Chairman; John DBarneson, Robert L. Bentley,
Louis Bloch, Warren D. Clark, S. Waldo Coleman, Joseph D. Grant, Frank D.
Madison, Charles K. McIntosh, Geo. P. McNear, Irving F. Moulton. Almer M.
Newhall, J. Leroy Nickel, H. D. Pillsbury, George A. Pope.
CAPITAL: Authorized and outstanding, $8,500,000. Par Value, $100.
DIVIDENDS: 1911 to 1917, incl., 10 pct.; 1918 to 1919, incl. 11 pet. 1920 to 1925,
inel., 12 pct.; 1926 to 1928, incl., 10 obct.: regular 21% pct. extra: 1929. 10 pct.. regu-
.ar 313% pct. extra.
Number of Stockholders: 1.330.
MARKET RANGE:
High eomees
I.ow Caen
1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922
eeeeenaneeeee 435 450 299 265 260 210 210% 207%
eens 290 2691, 245 247 210 2001 202 190
INCOME ACCOUNT, Years Ending Dee. 21
1929 28
eT ,218,362 ~,088,697
145 500 1 NR2.500
70,862
314.33
209.38
5.92:1
10 6°1
1927
$1,075,976
1.062.500
13,476
$12.66
$208.23
5.05:1
10.7:1
Net Profits ccoooooeemmmmmommmemmemees
Dividends Paid orien eee
Surplus earned for year...
Earned per share of StOCK.mmcomccammceeee een
Book Value of StOCK eeeeeomercammnmnmzrammenansmmenasnas
Ratio, Deposits to Cap. & Surplus...
Ratio. Deposits to Capital.ooon cerrmemmeneemremeeees
COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT. As of Dee. 31
RESOURCES— 1929 1928
[Loans and DISCOUNTS eneameermereecemremraroemeneeeesd 76,306,195 $ 70,182,917
Bank Premises (incl. branches) .ccccoeoeemeenes 3,345,121 3,382,375
Other Real Estate ..oceeommmenemrmameesees 278,341 308,261
Due on Letters of Credit acecemarmenenees 9,720,590 8,445,108
Sundry Bonds and SLOCKS crommememensnmrnnsanmnes 1,708,039 4,590,322
U. S. Bonds for Circulation. coeeecmemaeeee 2,150,000 2,150,000
Other U. 8. Securities. ..oommmermiommnreens 3,023,467 1,932,028
Redemption Fund .oooeooommeiomrneonmmmmencesens 107,500 107,500
Cash and EXChange ..oeommmmsmeeeseess 22.903,092 28.678,127
Other ASSES ccooomrorsicmmmmsesnsaomnmmansononrnaneenes 16.70% 10.194
Foreign Exchange Contract. ceneeeanees - ee
TOTAL en 3122.558.982 3110 786.832
1927
$ 68,672,096
2,729,516
184.755
9,001,215
1,174,368
2,150,000
3,614,304
107,500
29.630,929
9.355
6.410.211
£196.984.249