The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-09-06

Am Ft6fasyif&nsA ana ~sS VIE
Einia saft eslai mining Companies nsas.e
ennrnaoas sEeess pTohts In 1917. ae
cording 10 the report The large eona.
paniss all made profits tn 1918 rangia,f
from Is 10 80 per cent
In 1917 ell u the large hssanhsoas
operators, the report shovs. ssaade an.
usual pso6ts One mine made i.s.1
per cent ou itx cspssxi ia 1916 and 4.s3T
per esnt Ia ielT. Another made l.s12
per e~ai In 1918 and $3.50 par csni In
1911.
Fru6ta 81 the nidron,tn~nt htfnfai-
nous operators we're smaller. sssrag
Ing 50 per esat
Ths his oil producing coinpaaies Of
uiinoss. Indiana. Ssw York. Psansys.
sansa. Ohio. Kentucky. Tsnnessss. and
West Virginia made frora - 70 80
per eens In 1918 and eucrtasus excess
pron,s 10 1917, The Tsxax Oklahoma
and Kansas oil companies showed
similar profits for both years
All OF the garnent manufacturers
made gigantic profits 10 1919 those for
the larger companies ranging freai -
TO rs per cent that year, Thsf showed
excess psenss Ia 1917 VI froaa ) 70 S
per cent.
Small dealers Ia fasr and grain.
with capital stock Of from $1,000 ~
$3.50. made exevsA prVGs that ragged
as tteh a. $40 per cent
The report also shas~s that ths small
dealers in furniture and other aoase-
bold goods made enormous profits lHs,
year. With excess psoEts as high a. so
per cent.
Retail dealers in tobacco made encr-
nous profits OF the smokers Of the
coun,ry, the highest essng Sits per
cent, and the average approximately
10 per cent la i9ia These pfonu
we're doubled during 1917.
Avts sulidsrs Wax Fat
Most of tho automobile companies
bit high MARKS in earnings tn 1919, but
they wen, ssiii higher 10 1917. The
largest listed. however. did not sao~
any extraordinary iaersass In vronu
over those Of lDld one coEpaay With
Sy1 .tssf fsso eapftai I'd 'tDlc earned SIT,
00, 90. thea boosted its capital stock
to $si.na.0Io and then csrnsd IS.
10000. A $4,000, 900 concern which
esrned s..8os. 900 In 1919 MADE $50
90 10 1917, A sld,oCO,uc COMPANY
made u.7ia.ooo Ia 1917. against 81
lJa.n1n In iDld
A tia plate nllll wtsh ~ oto.tsn cap
ltal made 54,oso, oo act psodt Ia 1911,
agaihst sia,ooo. 900 In ie,1 or AZ In
crease of ~ per cen, 90 It's capital
stock.
Transportation, public utilities, and
light aud power companies, with very
few exceptions, Jared exceedingly well
durtns 1916 and lei! Their profits
In 1919 generally ranged from 0 to NJ
per csnt on thsax capital stock, while
they nearly all made excess profits In
iDlT Of from 10 IS per eent Profits
Of the large public utilities companies
In 1919 aud iolT ranged from ii 10 3
per cent
Steam and electric railroads In 1919
made from ], to 3nr per cen, profits,
while In 1917 they made profts In
excess Of 1919 that ranged bet~~en Is
and 10 per cent. according 10 the re-
port q. ..,,.....> .,.e.... ....- .,.,A.>.
Marine, Are, and life insurance con
Germs enjoycd unusually large IN
crsases To proatA one company
earned AKA per cent more on It's cap
ttal stock In 1917 than 10 1914 An
other capitalized at 10000 increased
rs income trom s5-a.ooc In 1918 TO
SlTTs,oo In 1917.
New Dry Goods Men Fared.
A list of 2,n2 clahinx snA dry
goods merchants. Including department
stores. showed profits Tor 1917 in ex-
cess of those over 1910, as high ~
1911 ~ Ter cent on the capital stock
Tho caneerns making the enormous
proAs however, were the smaller
hrms
vStalI svctsTs ara provision Efct.rs
made their enormous war prof,s"
In laiN The report shows The gro
GERS made onty 4 snaii profit IN 1911
In exc<ss IT thssr 1915 prchis OF Inc
l .asS concerns listed 10 the report,
however ealy dessn show profits Of
less than ~ per cent On their capital
stock In 1919 the year before the Unit