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British Consulstöléntah,

Benh tat,10,1915.

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$50,000

81r:

AUG 23 1915

With reference to your Excelleney's telegram

of August 7th,1915, respecting the standing and trust- worthiness of the Firm of Hartuarn and Company, I have the honour to state that there is no concern answering

precisely to that description and I conclude that it is

Hartmann Brothers, Incorporated, of 10 High Street,

Boston, to which your Exoellenoy refers.

According to a prominent firm of bankers in

Boston this consern does not buy for its own account

but acts only for other houses, being in fact brokers

in foreign and domestic hides and skina. The firm

finances the purchase until the arrival of the commo-

dity in the United States. The bankers are of opinion

that any undertaking furnished should be given by the

firm or firme for whom Hartmann Brothers are acting

rather than or as well as by the brokers.

The bankere state that the firm is of good

financial standing operating on a paid în capital of

Fifty thousand dollars. The concern's entire invest-

ment is in liquid form and they carry no merchandi se

item in their financial statements owing to the fact

that they are conducting their business entirely on

a brokerage basis.

His Excellency, The Right Hon.

Bir Geoil A. Spring-Rice, G.0.7.0., X.0.M.G..

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Washington.

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