| Show Stud Directors New Nel York 01 April 5 The directors of oC the tho States Steel company met today toda to consider the tho quarterly divi Ivl The Tho meeting was regarded aa as aann asni nn ni Important one and Ind among amon tho directors tors tora presort were George W Perkins John D Rockefeller Jr D 0 G Reid W H E H Garry C M I und J P 1 Morgan Morgn The directors declared a regular quarterly qUarterly terly dividend of ot 1 per POI cent cen on tho preferred 1 stock No action acton was ns taken on qU of ot a dividend on tho tha common tock Tho net earnings for tor the quarter par partially estimated a n lc de of ot SJ as 11 compared with the tho same quarter last lut yeat Computed with wih tho last quarter of 01 1901 the tho quarters net earnings show a 1 decrease of oC |