Show 13IUiIlI i IUDIIIS II It I generally undertloid that Ibo Amerloau Hill Tvle bono company ba beeu nuklnj extraordinary profit on Its principal patent willed expire January SOlli The Union HtraU hay Compiled a history of the u > mo thawing whit It ha earned lot Hi locklulder Prow Hit It appears that when the piewnt oomptny wn organlcoJ It woe wild uii aulhorlt otylUI of JIlIIK00 and an limed capital of Hiuo0i > This was lu preaied to t7a < clUix by giving a right to the National Hill Telephone coal piny iharoUoldort la aubtcrlbe fur MU000 Hock mail From that day until recently luotorlptlou privileges at par I have beau lituoj and sundry extra and valuable rljlili have been given to ibartholdtn Xuue of those aro Included lu the oomputatlou given hem Tho National fell Telephone corn piny hid a oipllal stock of J7WOW When concluded to reirganli as the Animal Hell It Sold loll ohares In Its treasury for 60 per shot lj meet Its Immedltle went presumably float lag debt It thou gave wail share bottlefuls shares far one and turned the property over to the new company for il1oWoOJ1 taking pay In stock al time The lint year ended February 13 1880 and Included two months of the National Hull year In 1M1 the fiscal year wa changed to the calendar year and covered but lea mouths The total dividend payments and capital at the end ot won year have bout llltldiniK Co dial IitMil MMMM g I7DOJO 3100011 i IVIBJ M IWtuu 7SVIOOU IMMkl h HWWU 7 UUU > IMSBl 1 10014711 OlarJ that IMI l44uHli llll rOOO IBM Irtusw 1 1IHU live MINI lUi iJJ uwrjtoo I 1M7 1H IJI lltJUKM IKM l7NIk71 Ul Ihril0d leaves IH1M3 I1IUIUJU I law Ia1110 I 11110I10110 least LolAvoo 16uroUt IIJ III1Idd 17000011 low nUnlI 8147110I1 lIUtJuOUW Total U1IOHOM m Atera ei > er > mc lUVU4i 111 > oiiiu l irge ui are Iheeu dividend they da not represent the lull earning of the ociupauy In 1881 the company began paying extra dividend legal oontlnuml these up la tae prassut They brought the v rulng s on the capital Hunk tu wimi varying different year froii 18 to 27 pet Pont The hUbett dlvl dead wo In lt > t > 9 when f 011 W > on was paid 1 The mpnuy uuiiht tu to silo 1 1 tird n hill vuiiipmiliuu 101 tun pay haiidMJiuD dividend |