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Show I BOSTON CONSOLIDATED. s Eastern Interests Eng-ng-e in Speculation Specula-tion as to Its Future. Certain local interests of late have not bA-fn averse to accumulating the stock of Boston Consolidated when It could be procured pro-cured cheaply, nnd trailers genernll have begun to regard It In a somewhat more favorable light. Of course, the shareholders sharehold-ers are not altogether pleased with their failure to receive dividends up to the present, pres-ent, but are not wholly displeased with what has already been accomplished, nor discouraged over the outlook. The annual report showed a prolltof only $127,246, but this as nciln.-t a deficit of J1M.000 last year Moreover, as Mr. Abercromble pointed out at the annual m'-.-tlnj; on I . 14, a note of ."" had hern paid off since a vear ago and $60,000 had been paid Mr. Newhouse for the purpose of cancelling his contract with the company as managing manag-ing director. The company, therefore, a tya the Boston Commercial Bulletin, teglns another vear absolutely free of debt. Within the past fortnight the rompany has resumed operations after u month's shut down, durlns which lime good progress prog-ress has been made in jreitlntc the- property Into shape for the Increased production Which Is coiilldenlly anticipated during the coming year. Development work will be enrrlcd on on a considerable se.ilo anil a concentrating plant to treat the porphry ore wIM nrohaMy he erected at cost of about (1 00,000. The stockholders will not be asked to contribute anything for this purpose, |