Show BINGHAM MINES CO AND SUBSIDIARIES Ono One of ot tho the most prosperous hol holding mining companies In n Utah Is the he Bingham Bing- Bing ham Mines which controls the tho l Eagle Blue Bell and Victoria mines of oC Tintic Tin Tin- tic tlc and the old Dalton Dalon Lark Commercial Com Com- mercial and Yosemite of ot Bingham The Tho success of at the tune company compan is generally gen gen- generally cn- cn accredited mainly to two men President James P. P Graves Graes of at Boston and General Manager liner Imer Pett Pel of or Salt Sal Lake Lako City Vice President Henry N. N N Sweet S has taken much personal Interest Interest interest Inter Inter- est In the tho success of ot tho the company compan and md the engineering work of ot Myron Iron K BillIngs Billings Bill Bill- Bi- Bi Ings is another factor The Tho company has paid to date dato a n to total total total to- to tal of or In dividends In n InS 1918 It I distributed 2 2 a share or or- It I paid palt Us its Is initial dividend on July Jul 20 20 In 1017 1917 i. i and that year distributed 17 a ashare ashare share or 50 The Eagle Blue BlueBell Bell Del to date has distributed In dividends ends In 1918 1915 it I paid out 30 cents a n share or rho Tho year ear 1918 1916 has haR been a n good oo ono one for tho the Eagle Eale Blue Bue Bell Bel company The mine has been heen permitted to ship Its product averaging tons of oC lead- lead silver siver oro ore a 0 day uninterruptedly for forthe forthe forthe the entire entro year ear and tho the company compan has hat derived a splendid profit However ever development work and tho I output has been more or less curtailed on oil account of ot labor conditions The Tho earnings for 1918 1 are arc expected to approximate approximate ap ap- proximate tho the record ma made o In to 11 1917 i when gross ross income from oro ore sales was waN and net operating gain for tor forthe forthe the year was Tho The West Vest Mountain holdings of at tho time Bingham Mines Unes company compan consist of acres of ot mineral ground much of oC which has been worked from tho the early earl rm and from rom which ores bearing gold sold silver ail sil sl- sl ver vel copper and lead are aro produced Thenet Tho The net surplus In 1917 from tram operations of tho limo Dalton Dalon Lark mines Including ln profit from Victoria mine operations operations op op- op- op ertons for Cor November ember and Dec December was before deducting excess i profit taxes The net not earnings of at tho the I group for Cor nine years ears 1 1909 0 to 1917 In Inclusive In- In elusive cushe with tho the two months of ot Victoria Victoria Vic Vic- Ictoria Ic- Ic toria earnings totals |