Show AMERICAN SMELTING ANNUALS ANNUAL rat the annual ithe american smelting smelling and refining co company mcany held on the ast 1st twenty four directors berv re elected and J 7 louis van zelm vice of the bank of newyork New York and trust company was elected to the vacancy caused by the death of wilfred shore mr van zelm was suggested for the vacancy by the neder landec h Adminis trie trust kanthor Kan toor of amsterdam which is the largest individual stockholder of record of the company the number iber of shares voted by proxy and in person was which was the largest number ever represented this representation being approximately more than the num number berof of shares voted in 1924 by resolution the number of directors was made twenty five instead of twenty seven two directors general goethals and bulkeley wells having retired due to pressure of business the date of the annual meeting by vote was change from the first wednesday to the first tuesday in april as a matter of greater convenience convenience the stockholders voted to treat the recent distribution of five per cent of last years salary to salaried employed emp loyes as a gift thus making it tax free to the participants |