Show treasurer john M hayes of the utah copper company recently signed a slip of paper which is probably a record for a single dividend check in this state it was sent to the boston offices of the corporation to cover dividend no 33 and called for only a scrap of paper 11 developments in the mexican situation have hit the copper market hard toy by cutting off about pounds monthly through the closing of the greene cananea cananda and phelps dodge properties this is undoubtedly the cause of the th c expected thirty cent copper through a roundabout round about system the mexicans are adding their share to the general expense of the warring european nations 0 0 charles ina M is a firm believer in the bonus system and says that he is always glad to share profits with the department heads and workmen who by personal efforts help to increase the companas comp anys business annual bonuses to assistants in the bethlehem steel company amount to 5 and as much as has been paid to a single man andrew carnegie when lie he was building up his great fortune gave practically fifty per cent of his profits in bonuses think it over employers these two men have been fairly successful and the scheme might be practicable in other than the steel business 0 the nevada packard mines company has adopted a novel method of settling an important question to the satisfaction of its stockholders accompanying the notices of the annual meeting blanks were sent out with the request that each stockholder record his wishes as to whether dividends should be paid at once or a large cash reserve be built up of course stockholders as a whole have not the experience necessary to decide all problems which confront the management of the average mine even if hsuch a plan were feasible but for questions similar to the one cited this looks like a good plan for the consideration of directors of other companies |