Show OIL PIPE LINE PAYS DIVIDEND ALMOST I EQUAL TO CAPITAL 4 I WASHINGTON Jan 8 Net S.-Net Net earnings earning of approximately r l a o b by t the thi S c g i ia Prairie a I Pipe Line l e company In n 1922 ora on or ona 1 a capitalization atlon of ot were ner shown in testimony given at the senate oil Investigation today by Clark II H i Kountz of Independence e. e Kan Ran vice vici president These earnings gs added to surplus o of I on hand at the end of 1921 enabled the Prairie company to de declara declare declare de- de clare clara recently its tock took dividend of I pet pei cent Mr lr Kountz asserted He lie I II added that the dividend was the first I such Ruch dividend declared since the company company com corn pany was organized in 1915 and took over the pipe line Une properties of the Prairie Oil-Gas Oil company Cash dividends dividends divi divi- since 1915 he said amounted to or per cent |