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Show MINES RETURi 145 PER CEITOF CAPITAL American Mines and Works Disburse During 11 Months of Year $83,136 226 As a result of larger demand and better metal ma kets American m nes and works to the number ot I'l nale div den d sburse euts d ng the ele en n onths ot 191 d total ng $83 lib 0 b This is $13 oiUS u ex ess of divi dends pa d by 119 compan es during the same period in 1914 Accord ng to re ports n ade to Mining an 1 Imgineering World the 121 ompan es mak ng dis bursements m 191o ha e d stributed d videndS since the r ncorporation to tal ng $991 -l 15 Th s s a return of ssued p tal and $242 0"3 410 a 1 H t onal a reallv wonderful record of n duetnal accompl shment and one not en joyel bj any other 8 ngle lndust-j Then there are the dir dends of the secur ties holding corporations whose prof ts are divided between holders ot stock in other companies and in the operation of their own mines These six in number have made disbursements in 1915 amounting to $15 580 517 and to date $190 786 748 A large part of this Is derived from the direct operation of properties and should be credited to the disbursements made by operating com panies During the past eleven months thirty copper companies have paid dividends totaling $36 688 331 which is approxi mately $6 000,000 In excess of lividends paid during the eleven months of 1&4 To date these companies have disbursed no less than $490 931 346 issued capital is $272,750 452 i-ighty five companies operating prop ertiee classed as gold silver lead zinc producers, 1 ave paid shareholders $32 8o9,545 during the eleven months of 1915 with total payments of $320 454, 960 The combined issued capital of these companies is $242 614373 Sixtv two of the above operate properties prop-erties in the United States and they have paid dividends in 1915 amonnbng to $25 165 601 and to date $230,781,453; on an issued capital of $161,355069 This is a return equivalent to over 145 per cent and proves that gold mining properties pay good returns when prop erlr operated. Twenty ( anadian properties eon tributed $6,1 5,603 to the above and to date $6o,773 931 on an outstanding capital cap-ital of $69 856434 Bat three Mexican companies report dividend payments in 19J5 these dis burning $1 118,341 and to date $17 8996 on an outstanding capital of $11403 0 Six companies operating- metallurgical works show an increase of approximately approximate-ly $1 000,000 over the same period in 1915 having paid $1 388,3 j0 and since incorporation $180,040 869 on an outstanding out-standing capital of $234 088 440 |