The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-01-15

hro,,.,,.. go cent most Of the larg,
~ 70 - per can, IT, H. n''raSe profit o
cess pro6t ~ IA ~ l'i'' ana an ex
Tho distjllo.. - p' g'Ht IN 1917.
lis mado rr.g,. "niNhieS hnd s9ir
from IA 500 49,. ~ 1915 that range
cess profits las, 'i'' "ii'Ie their ex
400 per r.r, ar we're from y tc
Coal Me-, Dill
Tie prrn.,,,,..,f wealth.
ginia soft c.,,l ,.;.'. am west Viz
Enormous c,,o... '''' r-hies made
c0rding To H.. ,.,l - '",s IL l5i7, ac
panies an mead. ,',. V ne large com
from, ~ F''i!lS IL 1916 RANGING
In 1917 an e. l',i''
Operators ,ao .. me iaFse bltnminous
usual nrof,. I ,,Y- S.'o"S' made IN
Der cent or t.,.., one inlhe made l.G2f
per c-rt f., 11,7 p',"' N l9Ib and 4,337
per cen, IN 1o1c -l''2''ie' made 1872
1917 anu ''3S" per cent in
Profits n, +ho 49,,
mans ,,.,.u,. "I4uerftlhent bitumi-
ing 80 ner con+ '''''iier' aVerag-
The biz al, nrodro,.
Illinois. Indiana w.. ;, va" Pnhies OF
wanna. Ohm K.n+,,a1.. -, VI ~ ieHASyI-
West VirgI,t., ,aa,, @'''i'9Hee' ana
Der cent in 1G,c 49,, -'0ii % 10 $50
profits in 1917. Tho rovoe Gl',' '1NCe,''
ana Kansas oil companies showed
similar profits for both years.
All OF the garment manufacturers
MADE gigantic profits in 1916. those far
'he larger companies ranging from 25
10 % per cent that year They showed
excess profits in 1917 of from ! to ~
per cent.
small dealers in -four and grain
with capital stock Of from 81 900 ia
sSoVo, made excess profits that ranged
as nigh as 90 per cent.
The report also shows that the small
dealers in furniture and other house
mold goods made enormous profits last
year, with excess profits as high as $50
per cent.
Retail dealers in tobacco made enor.
nous profits off the smokers o+ tho
country, the highest being 317e per
cent. and the average approximately
so per cent in 1916. These profits
were doubled during 1917.
Auto Builders Way Fat
Moe, of ,ho o,,.o,uo -.-
hi, hia, o.,. ,nIn N,'e'
,bor 7.on, a,;, ,,,.ll e. +n1o nv ~
or1os, Iis,aa - a.,
..,1,. O'u NV 'i'o"
-n,,.
.o1 oon nnn aa.;.a1 ,n,c "Ns "'-''
NM onn ,hoa haSa.A1, i0 ''i. AO -,
~ zoe nnn nno 10y 49,. %" soo
uonu s,om.nnnn -,
, ,, COO nno Goa ",.o"
,oo +, ,nI- 1l(, 1 80 @''-oo'
.osa s,-,noon =, ro,- pS"'
on 600 =: 900 "e"'N'' s''
:. 49, IN, ,., s.oooo ooo
.oI aso 5000 600 ,o1r
a;na. 90 90 O 900 ~ ,o % Va. ~ 49,
,nooa &c ~ ~ 80. a.. .., |
ts .a "a = PEI wit on us e"p''''
Tro,s,or+o,;oa r,,,,o ,.,,i.;os ,
gbt and nowor cnmnon,os u.,,h ror4.
aw ovcantions farod oxooadina,r vol,
urinp 1915 and 1917 Their nrofts
, 1915 generally RANCID from g r. 81
or cent an their canitaI stock while
10Y nearly all made axcesS nrotits in
az Of from 9 To "a nor cent Profits
+ the largo nubIic utili,ios commands
i, 1o1e and ,o,- rongad from II n ..
pr cent
Staom and elactric railroads +, 1o1s
oda from y ~ oo- nor conf nrofts
biIa in 1o1- tbev made nroftS IN
rcass of ,o1e tbot ronyed hatwoan *
N % nor cont ACCORDING ~ tho 20.
,rt
Marine ero ,na ,ifo i,erronoa oon.
r,s oriovod rrrsuolI, Ioroo in.
oosos T., nroe+s Ona oon,non1
rnad 1902 nor cant moro on IFS con.
II stool, n 1o-- t,o,, !, 7a1f An
h or oori+ali-as a+ 500 noo fpcraoSod
i,oo,,, FROM, eool 400 IN 1o7e 70
&c ono :, 1o,-
u. No., c..a. u rJ
DDS merchants, including department
'res, showed prohtS Tor 1871 IN ex- l
hi q