The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-05
policy to all employees, equal to one

| policy to all employees, equal to one
years salary.
Manhattan and Queens Traction Co
Life insurance policy to each of zoe
employees.
Miller & Co., stock brokers, New
York - Life insurance to each EN-:
ployee for one years salary, with limit
of $4,000.
Kissell, Kinnicutt & Co., bankers
New York-Life insurance to each
employee for one years salary, with
limit of $4,000. 4
Neptune Meter Company, water me-
tiers, New York cityNAccording to
alary; 400 risks for 100000.
Michigan Lubricator Company, OF
Detroit, Mich.-Two hundred and sew.
enty-five risks for $15O,000.
| Raybestos Company, Bridgeport
Conn.-Five hundred dollars and up
ward; about 800 employees, totaling
100000 of insurance.
Rode & Brand, photographers equiv
alent to a years salary.
Sohmer & Co., piano manufacturers
Life insurance of $500 for each en-
ployee.
Union Trust Company, Detroit
Notwithstanding to salary; 125 risks
for 100000
Sperry Gyroscope Company, Brook
Ign, N. Zach man insured for one
years salary; 750 risks for 100000
Extra Stock Dividends.
Following is list of a few of the
extra stock dividends that have been
DECLARED:
American Screw Company - Three
per cent extra dividend in addition
to usual quarterly dividend of 1 "a
per cent. Z
Atlantic Steel Company = One per
cent. extra dividend and usual 1 IL
per cent. quarterly.
American Zinc Company - Initial
dividend of 1 per cent
American Surety Company - One
per cent. extra dividend.
American Zinc Company - Placed
it's common stock on dividend basis
by authorizing payments of 1 per
cent. quarterly.
Atlantic Steel Company-Extra div
idend Of j per cent. on common stock.
Brooklyn Trust Company = Fifteen
per cent. extra dividend and regu-
lar quarterly dividend of 5 per cent
Billings-Spencer Company Two
per cent. extra dividend and regular
2 per cent. quarterly dividend.
Baltimore Trust Company-Special
dividend of 10 per cent. and will pay
the regular dividend of 4 per cent. on
January 4,
F. N. Burt Company, Limited-One
and half per cent. extra dividend and
quarterly dividend of like amount.
British-American Tobacco Com
pany-An interim dividend of 6 per
cent. and a final dividend of 5 per
cent. both free from tax.
Brooklyn Trust Company-Regular
quarterly dividend of 5 per cent. and
an extra dividend of Is per cent.
The Bank of New York-An extra
dividend of 2 per cent. in addition to
the regular semi-annual dividend of 8
per cent.
Chase National Bank-Four per
cent. dividend for the quarter on the
new capital of $10,00O,000 or at an
annual rate of 6 per cent. On the
former capital of $5,000,O00 the annual
rate was 20 per cent. or per cent.
quarterly.
Central Trust Company-An extra
dividend of 16 per cent. with the reg
ular quarterly dividend of 6 per cent.
Crucible Steel Company-Dividend
Of per cent. on its preferred stock on
account of back dividends.
Columbia Trust Company - Divi-
dend of IL per cent. on all stock,
including new stock just issued.
Cities Service Company-In addition
to the regular monthly dividend of
one-half Of 1 per cent. on preferred
and common stock authorized an ad-
ditional dividend of one-half of 1
per cent. in common stock.
City Ice Delivery Co. Increase.
City Ice Delivery Company Of Cleve-
land-A dividend of per cent. for
the year, an increase Of l per cent.