Show I FRANKLIN H. IX IS IMPROVING But Director Beehives s Absurd Idea of I Dividend This hits Y Year nr A private wire win to lo James A. A Pollock Co says S A director of the Franklin Mining company declares declares declares-as as absurd time the opinIon opinion ion kin hel held In some quarters that lint t ere will be he a dividend declared declare on the he stock this year jear Cal As a n mining proposition sillon ho says tas Franklin has shown re remarkable remarkable re- re improvement In the time few tew months From the thc eighteenth to lo the tho thol l third twenty level Icyel operations have shown no barren harren rock except a u. stretch on Oil the nineteenth level The rIme output thus far this year ear shows show substantial fu Increase over o last year car the lIw production for the thc seven en months of or lI this l year In tens of or mineral being 2898 tons Ions against 2 2215 15 tons for Cor the corresponding correspond correspond- ing log period last year YO-UI Allowing that lint the company will receive an all average price of or 18 18 y 4 cents for Its Ils e copper this year ar ar against cents last year and figuring on a 10 per pee cent increase in production the lie company should show about 1 a a. share sharo earned carnell on tho ho stock front from this his years year's o operations ullo 11 S against the loss last year ear The Tho cost per pound I of copper last year was wa a n. shade o under un un- un- un dar der 10 cents The tock stock al ul over 21 1 a share I Is selling at al its Ils highest price since 1001 1901 when It sold at 25 5 a share sharo |