Show tation There Is of Pride rie CONTINENTAL in Companies 0 Our u ii r Clients Know They Have Sound Protection and Superior Service INSURANCE OF ALL ALL' KINDS or CONTINENTAL AGENCY COMPANY J. J PURCELL Was Wax 33 v Home On Owners Owners' ners Loan Bonds Federal Farm Bonds Far Mortgage Bond j l- l Ba Bank Stocks Sugar Suga Sto Stocks kS I r rI J I Oilier Seas Seasoned Sec Securities A t J I. I I Bought Sold M f x Edward Edvard L. L Burton lon Company Copany Established 1899 1 I m f I p PRIA PRIVATE A TE WIRE WRE CONNECTIONS WITH E. E EI J A. A PIERCE CO l lOne One Oiw Reason Reas n a. a i why why stocks have sharply advanced S for the for the current advance in the price R REASONS of securities are many but certainly of ot formost fore for foremost foremost most importance is the decided increase in the earnings of most companies Take this list of twelve representative corporations corporations corpora corpora- in twelve different industries for example tons During the first nine months of 1935 they earned an average of per share as compared wih with for the same period last year That is an average e increase of 58 with wih individual ual increases langing ranging from 21 in the case of a utility Corporation North American to for Chrysler Detailed fj fl r 1 Per nt I 4 I Earn Im bid r. r LarD I nr Ier pr just first O T o p lint first r T sharo 0 during first fIat firs 9 month months month Air Mr Reduction 3 3 70 4 66 26 6 I American 62 1 00 61 Borg Warner H 0 2 04 3 52 73 Chrysler Corp 2 17 5 35 3 1110 Continental Oil i 03 1 19 2 28 2 General Motors 1 99 2 51 26 6 International Nickel Nick l M 6 33 3 National Steel 2 12 3 99 83 88 8 Nor North NorthAm h Am American ri ai u 1 02 1 23 2 21 Pacific Tel Tel J 3 81 4 80 25 20 Roller Bearing Bering 12 2 24 42 85 95 Western Union Unon 92 Average 18 58 53 URE PETT g. g STOCKS COMMODITIES S BONDS t Salt Lake Lae City l j |