THOMSON'S MANUAL
JOHNSTON NATIONAL STORAGE, LIMITED
GENERAL OFFICE: Vancouver; B.C.
HISTORY: Incorporated under British Columbia Companies Act in 1929 to take
sver the Johnston Storage Co., Ltd., established in 1913, and the National Cartage
8% Warehouse Co. Ltd. established in 1920.
BUSINESS: Operates a fleet of trucks in British Columbia, and does a merchanjise
and household cartage, storage and long distance hauling business. Company
has contract with the Canadian National Ry. Co. to transport and store all
ncoming and outgoing L. C. L. freight.
PROPERTY: Owns 42 trucks and 5 motorcycles. Owns 300 feet frontage on
Richards Street, Vancouver, improved with a reinforced concrete warehouse.
DIRECTORS: Elmer Johnston, B. C. Keeley, Neil H. McDiarmid, E. Gwynne
Hurrell.
CAPITALIZATION— Par Value Authorized Outstanding
1. 7%S. F. 1st Pfd. Shares................. $100 $250,000 $250,000
2. Common Stock ... .. No Par 25.000 shs 12,500 shs
1. 7% CUMULATIVE SINKING FUND FIRST PREFERRED SHARES
Provisions: Preferred as to assets in Dividends: 7% per annum, payable
voluntary liquidation up to $100 per quarterly Jan., Apr., July and Oct. 1.
share and as to 7% cumulative divi- Ex-Dividend: 15th of previous month.
jends from Oct. 1, 1929. Registrar and Transfer Agent: Pru-Callable:
Until Oct. 1, 1934 at 105, to dential Trust Co.
Oct. 1, 1939, at 104; to Oct. 1, 1944, at Legal Opinion by: F. A. McDiarmid
103; to Oct. 1, 1949, at 102; to Oct. 1, and by Russell, Hancox, Keil, Russell
1954, at 101. Balance outstanding Oct. and DuMoulin, Vancouver, B.C.
{, 1954. to be redeemed at par. Public Offering by: Western City Co,
Voting Power: When four quarterly Vancouver, B.C. September, 1929, at
jividends are in arrears and remain un- 100 and accrued dividends with bonus
paid for 60 days, preferred has exclu- of 3 shares common with each 10 of
sive vote. preferred.
BALANCE SHEET:
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\s of July 31, 1929
} LIABILITIES
Accts. Payable coeoiieeeceeeeeeeee. $32,436
Accrued Payroll cies 4,802
income Tax Reserve.................. 7.109
Total Current Liabilities.........§ 44,347
Preferred Shares ..... ....ccccceeeeeeee 250,000
Common StoCK eeeeeciceeecccecaneeneaaeee 259.802
TOTAL LIABILITIES ..............$554.149
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Accounts Receival?!
Supplies on Hand.
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21,660
66,442
2 £00
Total Current ...
Deferred Charges .......
Property and Equipment:
roodwill, Agencies. Etc.
TOTAL ASSETS a2... .%RR4
LAHER AUTO SPRING CO., INC.
GENERAL OFFICE: 26th and Magnolia Sts, Oakland, Calif.
BRANCH OFFICES: Portland. Seattle. Spokane. Los Angeles. San Francisco,
Salt Lake City. ]
HISTORY: Incorporated under laws of Oregon, Jan. 6, 1917. The business had
its inception in Portland, Ore. in 1908, being originally organized bv Mr. F. J.
_aher, who is still its president and general manager.
BUSINESS: Manufactures automobile replacement springs, truck springs, overload
springs, luggage carriers, trunk racks, bumpers, equalizers and auto trunks.
Jompany also supplies original equipment to automobile manufacturers.
PROPERTY: Factories in Oakland, San Francisco. Seattle. Portland. Spokane.
Salt Lake City and Los Angeles.
DFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: F. J. Laher, Pres. and Gen. Mgr.; F. E. Morarity,
Treas.; F. W. Marco, Secy.; T. M. Shankler, Director; Frederick Granner. Director.
Fiscal Year Ends: Dec. 31. Annual Meeting: 1st Mondav in Februarv.
Number of Employees: 200.
CAPITALIZATION, As of Dec. 31, 1929
Par Value Authorized
i. 7% Cum. Conv. ?fd. Stock............... $75 - $350,000
2. Class “A” Com. 3tocK.oeceeeeveeneeeeen $25 $500,000
} Class “B” Com, 3tocK....coeveeeeeeeee. $25 $500,000
i220 000 Class A reserved for conversion of preferred stock.
Qutstanding
$88,250
None
500.000