Show Mining Oil Oi and Financial Notes COLUMBIA TRUST CO Stockholders Stockholder of ot the Columbia Trust company at the annual Monday fonday elected U R. R L. L L Bird and Eyelet Van Ever as a new nc members of ot the board of ot directors i tore tors torl increasing the number from fourteen fourteen four four- teen toen to sixteen The directors reelected are President Frank Prank B. B Cook Nels G. G RaIl Hall Hal vice president and secretary A. A B. B Caldman J J. A A. A Kahn Jhn Robert E. E E Mak Mark O. O B. B Berglund T. T A. A Moler G. G I 13 17 Dow Bow erman A. A II 11 I. I Cook F. F A. A Pyke William Story Jr John It R. Bruff and Edgar C. C Gibson r TRACY LOAN N EL ELECTION All Al officers and directors of ot Tracy Loan and Trust compon company were 1 at the annual stockholders stockholders' meeting held Monday The officers r reelected are Rus- Rus set lei L L Trac Tracy president James Jame V W. Collins Col Col- I lbs lins In vice president H. H I. I L. L L Seller Seley treasurer tress treas tra N. N C. C C Ellis Elli EU secretary William V. V Rockefeller trust officer A. A B. B Davis auditor and Newell Newel B. B Dayton assistant treasurer Directors retained are Leon Sweet Joy JOT II 11 1 Johnsn Johnson Curtis Curt B. B Maw Haw ley Icy Frank B. B and fear Seley Selley Collins and Tracy J. J C. C CO At At close clos of ot 1927 1127 J. J C. C C Penney Penn company was wa operating 89 U against 74 at end of ot 1926 1917 16 Stores in I operation for tor two years year or more accounted for tor 1624 1 per cent of or the gain of ot the year President Irel- Irel dent Sams Sama states state We e have hae every everT ren reason teason tea rea son n to expect that the present year will willee wi see lee ee an Increase In our gross ero sales JIn equivalent equiv al aunt alent nt in I percentage to that of the year just passed General Genera conditions over the tho country are good The agricultural sections ton have had a u successful year yer debts debt have bare been ben reduced and anything like a continuation of or last lut years year crop conditions will wi bring bring- the farmers exceptional tona prosperity Tim TIlE F TEXAS AS CORPORATION The old oM problem of or the result rul when an irresistible force toree meets mut an immovable object again rind finda illustration In the at at- fairs of ot Texas Texa corporation says ur the Boston Bos DOl ton News Bureau Dureau When President Holmes Holm was wa In Europe Chairman Duty Beaty had the executives who constituted a a. quorum on the executive committee order order or or- der the heads beads ads he-ads of ot departments to conferences conferences confer confer- en in C Chairman Beatys Beaty's offices When President Holmes the veteran oil 01 re refiner ro re- re finer returned ha hi demanded the re rescinding to- to of ot this vote of or the executive committee The directors decided with wih President Holmes and chose choie to retain his services Chairman Charman Beaty elected to resign n. n CHIEF CONSOLIDATED TEO MiLl MILL IL Increased tonnage of or ore will wi go ro to the the- the Chief Consolidated mill mi The Tue flotation fota flota flota- lion tion tOD department of the new neW mill mi Is I. again In I operation after afe Having baying been bun idle since Ine last lut April Apri A new method metho has ha been ben worked out which will 1 treat trat oxide ores or In the flotation department and consist erable of or this ore will wi be sent nt nt to the mill from the various valou of ot the company in the district EUREKA STANDARD Drifting will wl commence In the tho Eureka Standard mine as aa soon 10 as a. the shaft har Is II down to the 1150 In level l. l which should hould be early eary In February This level corresponds to the HOO 1500 level of or the Standard mine min Ore developments on the 1000 level of ot the Eureka Standard were werl such uch that the management decided to lower the shaft an additional ISO 10 feet het In order orde to get additional depth on the vein rein eln CORN cons STATISTICS WASHINGTON D. D C. C c. c Jan Ja IP Jp CAP CAP- APa AD The a agricultural 1 department announced n n today that 3 bushels e of last years year's ye corn crop oro were actually harvested fer fOr grain aralD a In 1 1017 |