Show DRAGON consolidated DIVIDEND the dragon consolidated mining company one of new dividend payers in 1917 has opened the new year by the distribution trib ution of I 1 cent a share totaling and bringing its grand total to it was paid january to stock of record of the loth last year the company paid four dividends of this size or the last preceding the present one having been paid on october the dragon is located at silver city and is operated by the knight investment company of provo utah it is under the general management of J william knight and the of J H buhler it is the heaviest shipper of the great tintic gintic district in regard to tonnage and last year sent out a total of 1949 carloads A larg part of this was iron fluxing flexing material for the smelters shelters sm elters but the mine also supplied considerable direct smelting smelling sm elting ore the knight interests have passed the regular quarterly of the iron blossom con soli dated for the reason that the payment of war taxes will make heavy inroads inroad S 0 on n the companas comp anys treasury the cash on hand is reported to total about and it is estimated that probably one half of this will be required for the tax the iron blossom which is located at silver city also paid last year and has a grand total to its credit of |