Show METAL MINING PROFITS FOR PAST TEN MONTHS Since the financial flurry nurr last fall taU there has been extraordinary conservatism shown slown by b the management of the mines and metallurgical works In this country resulting in the accumulation of ot a surplus large enough to suggest that dividend payments will be Increased In the not dis distant distant tant hint future In fact during the past ten months according to the careful compilation tion of ot the th World orld of Chicago dividends amounting to 3 have been declared by br metal mines mine and works In the United States I Since organization or these seventy event three copper gold sold silver lead zinc and quicksilver properties have yielded divi dI dividends dIden den to the total of ot 93 on an Issued capitalization of or Although much the larger part of these dividends has bas gone into inlo the pockets of or orInd Individual Ind r shareholders share hol er It will be to learn that corporations own ownIng ownIng ownIng j Ing the majority or of the stock stok Issued by br certain tat mines and works have hae in ten months m this year declared dividends of ot making a grand graml total to date dateO of on oj an nn outstanding capitalization I I of 2 Ordinarily these there the securities I holding corporations pay p quarterly quarter divi dividends at the rat of or 4 Z or C G per cent I per annum on their th respective share halo is issues I IBUe Issues 1 sues BUe of or HOD 10 par although ough the greatest of I them all the th Amalgamated Copper com corn company pany declares only 2 per pel cent So far 1 this year Amalgamated t has announced dividends of the last being 50 ro cents per share p Nov 30 Since its organization In April the denus declared by b Amalgamated amount to 11 on a capitalization which has gradually been increased to Another open hand band to share In the profits of or the mining industry is the con concern concern concern cern that undertakes to market the pro products products ducts duets on commission n Two metal selling agencies controlled by b few people have I In ten months this year declared divi dividends of making a total of 6 G since incorporation with a capi capitalization of The larger of ot the two is the United Metals Selling company j controlled by b people who are business as ns associates associates of the tIll coterie that dominates the I I Amalgamated Copper company The United Metals Selling company is capi capitalized capitalized at and in about eight years ears has divided among its stockholders dividends aggregating ag the large sum of G oJO or per pel cent cen t The prospects are that with the higher I prices for tor copper silver and lead the principal commercial metals prophesied led ledI by trade authorities before the close of ot the year ear will mean the better dividend I record for 1908 than was anticipated some months ago |