Show I 1 UNITED STATES DIVIDENDS the directors of the he uni united ted states elting refining company have declared Si Sm the regular I 1 quarterly dividend of 1125 a share on the common stock payable january to s stockholders ock holders of record january jtb ath the rg agular ular quarterly divi bend of 87 cents was also declared on the preferred stock payable on the same I 1 dates tile the dividend record of the united states 1 smelting smelling Sm elting refining mining company for the common stock is as follows I 1 per share total 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 totals U S mining co the directors issued the following statement the earnings for the eleven months from january 1 1917 to november 30 1917 have been approximately after providing interest charges and reserves for depreciation and exploration and after a heavy loss on metals principally lead and spelter had been written off but before deducting federal taxes for the current year or making the necessary changes in bookkeeping methods properly to carry out the requirements of the tax laws improvement still continues in conditions in mexico and at our mexican properties the rate of production is being maintained and should be increased commencing next february when an addition to one of the mills goes oes into operation and still further increased by june when an addition to the second mill is completed by the end of the year 1918 it is planned to have a third mill completed from which time the tonnage capacity will have been increased 65 per cent over the present capacity these additions to capacity are deemed fully justified by ore which have beben and are continuing to be most satisfactory |