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THOMSON'S MANUAL 
WILLSON STATIONERS AND ENVELOPES, Limited 
GENERAL OFFICE: Vancouver, B.C. 
HISTORY: Incorporated under laws of Canada, in 1929, and has acquired all 
of the capital stock of The Willson Stationery Co. Ltd.; Winnipeg Envelopes, 
Ltd.; Silverster-Willson, Ltd.; and Mitchell-Foley, Ltd. 
BUSINESS: The Willson Stationery Company, Limited, incorporated in 1904, 
is engaged in the retail stationery and office equipment business with stores 
located in Winnipeg, Brandon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Edmonton and 
Calgary. In addition the company manufactures stationery and operates a 
printing plant and bookbindery in Winnipeg. Winnipeg Envelopes, Limited, in- 
corporated in 1907, operates an envelope maufacturing plant in the City of 
Winnipeg. Silvester-Willson, Limited, owns a five-story office building located 
on McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, three floors of which are occupied by Willson 
Stationery Company, Limited, and the remaining floors by office tenants. 
Mitchell-Foley, Limited, was organized in 1914 and handles a complete line of 
stationery and office equipment in Vancouver 
CAPITALIZATION, As of Dec. 31, 1929 
Par Value Authorized Outstanding 
$100 $500,000 $400,000 
$£.00 $500,000 $220,000 
No Par 50.000 shs 32,100 shs 
l. 7% First Cum. Pfd. Stock........... 
2. 7% Second Cum. Pfd. Stock.......... 
3. Common Stock 
1. 7% FIRST CUVTILAT E PREFERRED STOCK 
Ex-Dividend Date: Last day of 
month preceding dividend. 
Transfer Agent: Montreal Trust Co. 
Winnipeg. 
Registrar: Northern Trusts Co., Win- 
nipeg. 
Legal Opinion by: Messrs. Hudson, 
Ormond, Spire & Symington, Winnipeg 
and Messrs. Pilblado, Hoskin & Co. 
Winnipeg. 
Provisions: Preference as to assets 
and 7% cumulative dividends over sec- 
dividends may be paid or declared and 
ond preferred and common stock. No 
dividends may be paid or declared and 
set apart for payment on the Common 
Shares until a reserve has been estab- 
lished equal to the sum required to pay 
dividends for two years on the First 
Cumulative Preference Shares out- 
standing. : 
Callable: On any dividend date as a 
whole or in part on 30 days’ notice 
at 107%. 
Dividends: Payable from Aug. 1, 1929, 
quarterly Jan., Apr., July, Oct. 15. 
Public Offering by: Nesbitt, Thomson 
& Co., July, 1929, at 100, with bonus of 
5 shares of common with each 10 
shares of 1st preferred purchased. 
YAKIMA ARTIFICIAL ICE & COLD STORAGE COMPANY 
GENERAL OFFICE: 412 North First Avenue, Yakima, Washington. 
HISTORY: Incorporated under laws of Washington, Sept. 10, 1906. 
SI SINE SS: Ice, cold storage, fruit packing, growers supplies... central heat, 
uel, ete. 
PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT: Company owns modern cold storage plant; ice 
manufacturing plant; coal handling yards and facilities; concrete and brick cor- 
insulated ice storage plant: all equipped with modern machinery and labor 
saving devices. 
SUBSIDIARIES: Company owns and operates the Rainier Fruit Co. and holds a 
half interest in the City Ice Delivery Co. Yakima, Wash. } 
OFFICERS: F. M. Raymond, Pres.; L. J. Bunting, Vice-Pres.: W. R. Anderson, 
Sec.-Treas., all of Yakima, Wash, 
DIRECTORS: Same as officers. 
GENERAL COUNSEL: D. V. Morthland, Yakima, Wash. 
Fiscal Year Ends: June 30th. Annual Meeting: First Saturday in March. 
Number of Employees: From 30 up to 150 peak. 
CAPITALIZATION, As of June 30, 1929 
Par Value Authorized Outstanding 
eeeeeee $100 $400,000 $225,000 
stockholders in the form of a 50% stock 
dividend. 
Dividends: On old capitalization — 
1921, 7%; 1922, 12% 9%; 1923, 10%; 1924, 
aone; 1925, 10%; 1926, 121% 9%; 1927 and 
1928, 10%. On new capitalization—1929, 
10%. 
Transfer Agent and Registrar: Sec- 
retary of company. 
Number of Stockholders: 5. 
Common Stock ......