| Show trade notes the senn concentrator company of san sail francisco has received an order from the consolidated goldfields Gold fields company of new zealand ltd for four eight foot diameter senn panning motion batea amalgamators and one ball bearing senn panning motion concentrator morrison merrill company salt lakes lake s big lumber firm has been awarded the contract for feet of lumber for reconstruction and new work in the war prison at fort douglas just east of this I 1 city the amount involved is approximately there were twenty six bidders young tyler engineers and contractors of los angeles manufacturers of the well known alsol dry concentrating system announce the completion of their new demonstration plant where they are prepared to handle all ores promptly any ores sent to this firm for test will receive prompt and careful attention the com banys main office is at wesley roberts building during the past year the pacific gear tool works of san francisco enlarged its plant and equipment by 50 per cent and has more inore than doubled its business this firm which was established in 1890 is receiving many orders from the mining camps throughout the western and southern states and is also going strong in foreign countries its business during the year 1917 was most gratifying it is announced that the F C richmond machinery company of salt lake will construct the new aerial tramway for the iron coun county ty coal company at cedar city utah R D seymour engineer of the tramway department part ment of the company states that the contract has been signed and a payment made the tram will be one of the longest in the state feet and with a capacity of tons per hour the tall fall from the mine to the terminus will be 2400 feet reports of the hercules powder com apay of wilmington delauri Dela e for 1917 show net earnings of 62 against in 1916 after preferred dividends there rein remak d a balance at the end of the year of 5 available for the cominos stock lock i equal to a share against 75 a share a year a ago go about th the e same tonnage of business was done in 1917 as in 1916 but prices for military explosives were much lower and profits thus greatly re ducet the corporation po ration has about or a share now invested in world rit I 1 capital which will be available after alic war var either for distribution to common holders or to enable the company to extend its busi bus ness it is probable that quarterly terl y dis bur of 4 per cent can bo be continued j t until that time salt lake offices GS of the company are in the ir kearns earns building reports of De Te rations of the allis clial chal ia mers iners manufacturing company of kee ee for the 1 i I i u quarter of 1917 indicate I 1 the best sh show evvi w of the year total sales f in the three ates amounted to an increase f over the third quarter and if i increase in net profits of th tb lip net t profits for the quarter totaled 7 compared with in 1916 and S a in ill 1915 unfilled orders on hand dec nie her er totaled against SG 86 a year ago total sales and profits 0 of the four quarters of 1917 t compare as follows quarter sales billed net profits f first f second 1 third fourth totals an unusually difficult piece of engineering has been completed iby by the riblet tramway company of spokane washington in the installation of a tram for the laurier mining company at its holdings near laurier same state so rugged is the country that no towers could be erected and not even a telephone line installed a traction rope being used for the latter purpose the tramway is 2900 feet in length of a capacity of eighty tons and is operated by one man the riblet company will soon commence installation of a plant for the valley Magnes site company at valley washington the company also reports two trams recently completed at the elboro properties at jarbidge harbidge Jar bidge nevada one a half mile in length and the other three quarters of a mile also two miles of tr tramway aniway for the engles copper mining company at engles california the last named has a capacity of 1200 tons in twenty four hours and cost the report of the chicago pneumatic tool company of chicago for the year 1917 shows a surplus of against for 1916 this is equal to 1803 a share on capital stock 1 ing as compared with 1470 per share on oil capital stock the preceding year the report says in part the company attained its largest volume of business during 1917 with net results exceeding any ious year even after providing for the additional dit ional tax of 4 per cent on its net income and for the war excess profits tax the regular dividends have been maintained and disbursed A total disbursement of in dividends since the organization of the company has been made the balance of the earnings having been reserved for the use of the company as additional addition al work ing g capital the chicago pneumatic tool company is represented in salt lake by the p C richmond machinery company |
