Show AMERICAN SMELTING EARNINGS new york oct 9 the semiannual semi annual report of tile the american smelting smelling Sm elting refining company for the six months ended june julie etli last shows an enormous gain in earnings over the first half of 1915 net income for the six months applicable to dividends amounted to an increase over 1915 of after payment of dividends on preferred and common shares there was carried to the credit of tile the surplus the abnor abnormal mail increase is due to greaber greater production higher prices and new lines of business in which tile the company has become interested NO part of tile the earnings was derived from its mexican Alex ican properties which have been in a state of suspension |