The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-03

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% of the producers of the red metal
contributed $1S,570,060 during the
year as against $19,431 $40 by "a
gold. silver and lead companies,
which have an issued capitalization
of SS.S43.579, while that of the
copper companies totals only Sl06,-
645.770.
These % copper companies have
paid out in dividends since organ
ization the magnificent sum Of s325,-
71S.S22. equivalent to return of
800 per cent and indicating that the
share capital has been oyerpaid three
times
- IN 907 the Anaconda company,
aud Amalgamated holdings, hold
the lead in 1908 with the largest div
idends in the copper class, having
To its credit for the year S2.40O, 900.
as against $7,S0O.000 in 1907, or )
per cent on its issued share capital
Dividends have been paid by this
company since its organization IN
1906 totaling Sal, 100000. or lS7
per cent. on it's issued capitalization
of 100000 900.
/ United Verde. Senator Clark s
/ Arizona bonanza. ranks second for
/ the year with $2,250,000 In its credit
/ (as against s2,700,000 in 1907.D
bringing the total since its ineorpora-
4 ton up To $26,545,322 on an issued
/ capitalization of SD,000.0oo. equiya-
4 lent 10 So per cent.
/ Boston e. Montana. another Am
algamated prodigy, yielded sufficient
/ of the red metal to rank third and
/ TO pay the parent company S2,lO0,-
| 900 on an issued capitalization of
s2,5O0,00O. This makes the com
pany's total $59,125.000 or the
equivalent of 1865 per cent on its
: issued capitalization.
While ranking only fourth in divi-
dends paid in 1908. Calumet * Hecla
satnds I'm a class by itself for total
/ dividends paid, for stockholders in
/ this Copper Eldorado" have receiv-
/ ed checks during the past % years
amounting To the enormous sum OF
S197,S50, 900 return equivalent 10
1914 per cent. or AZ times its share
capital S2,500,000. During 1908
the company paid dividends 10 the
amount of $2.000.000. return on
its capitalization of 50 per cent, as
against s6,5000.0O0 in 1907. This
achievment is all the more remork-
able from the fact thai the conf
pany's property produced ore con-
tanning , Il per cent, or ID pounds.
copper per ton of rock milled.
The Arizona company the stock of
which Is owned largely III Scotland
declared dividends in 1908 of ST.
23S.465 las against S3.3Oo.07l In
1907 making a total on its issued
Capitalization of $3,6S7,520. and
since organization in 1854 of SIP
3SO.6a7. return equivalent To 33
per cent.
North Butte. which paid $2.400,-
600 In dividends in 1897 yielded Ia
its shareholders in 1908 the sum OF
$1,000. 600 on its issued capilaliza-
ton of s6.00O.000. making u grand
total of S7.000,000. or "A return of
liz per cent ON it's issued share capt.
tai.
On of % OF these copper COM
panies. which operate in The United
States. Il paid dividends in 1908 of
$500. 900 or more and II To date
have returned their capitalization,
hui three foreign copper comp
anies are credited with paying divi-
dends in 1905 CRANKY Consolidated
of British Columbia in which Ameri'
cans are largely interested. leading
with $4,000 Cas against Sl,2l5,-
600 in 1900 on an issued eapitaliza-
ton of s13 100000 This company
has paid to its stockholders totaI
of S3.50S.630. or an equivalent OF
, &c per cent. In Mexico the leading
dividend payer in 1908 was the
Tezuitlan. which ON an issued share
capital of 100000 paid 100000,