Show DIVIDENDS FROM THE MINES the whole country is being flooded with dividends from the mines and the mining industry is now paying greater profits on the investment than is the case with almost every other occupation or pursuit it is remarkable what an increase of a few cents in the price p rice of copper lead and zinc has done for the mining ante interests ests of the united states many mining companies which have been in enforced idleness for a number of years have taken on new life during the last ten or twelve months A larger number of these have resumed divi bend payments in a many instances largely increased while extra dividends have been coming thick and fast during the past quarter in addition new mining enterprises have sprung into exi existence stence and a large per of these are operating profitably while some of them have already reached a dividend paying period the six leading dividend paying sections of the western states include U utah tah M montana 0 11 idalio idaho nevada arizona and colorado and these are disbursing velvet money to to fortunate stockholders at a rate that is attracting tr widespread wide spread attention to the merit M erit and possibilities of the mining industry overshadowing the great industrial enter arises in the east which have for so long been looked upon as being perfectly safe and legitimate the record being made by the mines of the west should stimulate activity in mining operations in stock investment in the re op oo ening of old mines in increasing the output of regular producers in the development of prospects and in the search for new properties for for years to come the mining industry is bound to be in the |