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Show BIGGEST YEAR IN HISTORY FOR RUBBER CO, i Not earnings of Tho B. F. Goodrich Good-rich Rubber Company during tho year 1917, wero tho groa'tcsUiithe company's history, accof dfcVJR U a stntomont Issued nftor the. rinnunl mooting hold this wcok. Theyjfeach-cd Theyjfeach-cd 12,675,000 which was oVcV$3.-000.000 oVcV$3.-000.000 tho not earnings of' 1916. No statement wn Issued on tho gross business. I Tho figures do notfnclude Income and excess profits taxes which may approximate $2,250,000,' leaving tho not profit $10,245,000. In 1915 tho not reached $12,200,000, but thoro was nono of tho taxation features fea-tures to meet that ono encounters theso days. Two preferred dividends' and ono common dividend at the usual rates were declared. Tho net earnings added add-ed to tho previous surplus mako a total ot $20,000,000 In undivided profits. F. C. Van Clcof, attorney, was elected secrotnry ot tho company succeeding suc-ceeding Guy B. Norwood, now head of tho Republic Rubber Company, and B. Hough was added to tho directorate di-rectorate to fill a vacancy. It was coted to retlro 9,000 more shares to preferred stock, which is being gradually reduced each year out of earnings. |