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THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 1918. pr,ATTSMOTTTII SOIT-TVEFKLY JOURNAL. P.GE THRRE. 4 A .4 . A v1 rvw ST HIP p3T are t"e tires that will be manufactured in the factory that will be built U. Lmm on the around that the Snratrne Tire anrl Ruhher Comnanv bought. sr.- . ' . iTvo roc. i X TO? 9 iTi TTT . HJ n! 1-'' ' 1-- i '5.. 4? 1"x--. " t i' -2. : - - - ' ; J: lisAhhL 3 -V I' .iS V-s;? i I - V Ik: that will be built on the ground the Sprague Tire & Rubber Co. bought at 13th and Izard Street. This gives them 278 feet on isard Street; 142 feet on 18th Street and 76 feet on 19th Street. ... . WW, I kM 77 SPRAGUE RIBBED TREAD SPRAGUE SAFETY TREAD SPRAGUE PLAIN TREAD The Company 'i'b.e Sirai;"ue Tire and Kuliher Company is incorporated under the laws f the State if Xtl)raka for S 1 .500.000. of which Si, 000.000 is 7 per cent preferred, cumnlative. par ticipating, voting stock nnl S500.000 is comiiMn stock. is a part of the Articles of Incorporation that this preferred stock hall always re main 7 per cent preferred. cunu:lati es. participating, voting tock and that no oh- of the director can ever change th:. The par vaiue of both the ireferred aiid the common is S50 per ,-diare. Tlie iirst offering of this stock was made about 4 months aj'o ant! hundreds of people in Omaha and throughout the state and middle wet have responded liberally by buying tin's stock. This company is still offering a limited amount of its stock at S50 per share, it- par value, and is also ottering with this limited amount of stock, one share of common stock ;v with each two shares of preferred stock purchased. Do no? wait until the allotment of stock at S50 per share, which carries with it one share of common stock free with each two shares of preferred stock purchased, is all sub scribed inrIU'T BE wise, jct today, fill out axd mail right sow 7:n:(Ux'E IT IS TOO LATE. O.XE OF THE THREE COi'POXS BELOW. It Is a of the Articles of Incorporation that every stockholder in this C021- g pauy ir.ay be able to buy his tires I at a discount of 0 per cent from this company's list price, and this cannot be changed by a vote of the directors. Hence, every stockholder in the Sprague Tire and Rubber Companj", K -whether he owns one share of pre je ferred stock or one hundred shares of preferred stock, is allowed to buy tires of this company at 20 per cent from their list price. H ere If How Dollars Have Grown When Invested in the Stock of Tire Jv Companies: $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 The Republic Rubber Co.. Amount Invested Si. 000. came worth lie- $ 80,000 Fisk Tire & Rubber Co.. Amount Invested Si. 000. came worth P.e- The Diamond Rubber Co.. Amount Invested Si. 000. lie enme worth Ik Y. Goodrich Company. Amount Invested Si, 000. De came w nh . 'jt!irity Ohi:ifio IlraUl. Muri-li is, litlT. 120,000 Z 150,000 1 696,000 1 DIVIDENDS REFERENCE ON E. H. SPRAGUE Anv Hank or l!usine- The Mohawk Rubber Company began business in 1913 at Akron, Ohio. T'p to December 1916 an original investment in this com pany of $1,000 had become worth .: Mouse On October jd and J-ith. 1917. the Sprague Tire and Rubber Company announce.1, in the columns of the Omaha papers that they believed no man would !Tuve his money in the Companv to exceed 20 months Ik; fore he will receive approximately 30 er cent dividen.l on his preferred stock and 23 per cent dividends on his common siock. .Yearly Soo.ono if this stock has already been disposed of. It Duty he 7ci!hdra:cu at any ti:i:e. m ( :u.ih:: PtEFEHENCES AT PIATTSMOUTII J-. C. Sharj. of the Western Machine Works. s L" to December. 1916. an original Si. 000 investment in the wortti b l-et zer t hetze l''C ( $1,000 41 ((( tit s.jJJJ I-'irestone Tire c Rubber Companv had become $1 nflO t,( ecc51cr 191- original Si. 000 investment in the IjUvU (loodyear Tire and Rubber Company had lecome worth. 11ihority Amh'cv.'s Jt- Company, Investment Banker.'--. (.'Iiiraso, New York INiilurlflpfiia. l'lttshurpr. t'lc vehinil. 1 -tr it. tstatenient issued r-c. 12,000 1 120,000 : 250,000 1 Here is some of the the Machinery which the Sprague Tira & ftuEsber Go. have hoisghf, The total amount purchased is $126,312: PROM FARRELL FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO., Ansonia Conn. Heavy Machinery 'n6o inch. 3-roll rubber callendar. motor driven. This machine weighs 42 n. '-)!nr drive reduction gears for above callendar. ' to inch mills for grinding rubber. Kach otic of these mills weighs 10 tons. 'ita ruP - - - .t..: r i . .,,:n.. c P()"c' ni'Hor nine 1 euuc geai mil imc aio.- niuis. ;-h crackers and washers for washing rubber. Kach of these machines weighs 7 tons. cl .AUCTICl'-'W'tT motor drive reduction gear for above crackers and washers. Two ...it .'inch single geared refiners for refining rubber. These machines weigh 7 ton? each th"' ' h' P"ucr uiot t drive reduction gear for above refiners. and Vv.'ek jvxperimental mill for development purposes. FROM GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. Schenectady. N. Y. 50 iKrse power motor: 1 150 horse power motor; 1 100 horse power motor; 1 90 horse power motor. 0 .1 FROM AKRON RUBBER MOULD & MACHINE CO., Akron, Ohio. and molds for building tires, inner tubes, beads, etc. FROM SOUTHWARK FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO., PhUadelphia, Pa. Hydraulic vulcanizers for curing tires. FROM BIGGS BOILER WORKS COMPANY, Akron, O. 1 Dcvulcanizer for reclaiming purposes. This machine weighs 7 tons, i Tube vulcanizer for curing inner tubes. This machine weighs 3 tons. FROM BUFFALO FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO., Buffalo, N. Y. A'acuum tlrviug outfit. This machine weighs 8 tons. : CASH COUPON NO. 1 tU'KAGUE TIKE AXD RUBBER COMPANY, 110G-07 W. O. W. Building. Omaha. Nebraska. I hereby, authorize the Sprague Tire and Rubber Company to issue and deliver to me shares of its 7 per cent preferred, cumulative participating, voting stock at its par value. $50 per share, which stock is fully paid ar.d nonassessable, according to the company's subscription plan. It is understood that there shall be issued and delivered to me one rhare of its common stock free with every two shares of preferred stock which I purchase. This purchase entitles me to buy my tires at 20 per cent discount from the company's list price. I herewith enclose. ( P-J ) Nam? Street City or Town State .Dollars, payment in full. CASH COUPON 'JKCX .2 SPRAGUE TIRE AND. -RUBBER COMPAXYX ;!y V.V ; 1106-07 V. O. W. Building, ""vV- Omaha. .Nebraska. :JrJ I hereby authorize the Sprague Tire and fluWiej Company to issue and deliver to nie one liure of its 7 per cent preferUea-ficumulative, participat ing, voting stock at its par value.' $."0 per shareyVMiich stock is fully paid and nonassessable, according to the company's-fHilj&cription plan. As I 'linipurchaEins only ono "share of-ijtocV:?Jt is understood that I receive no. common stock, but by owning-oii.uttie of preferred stock. I receive' the' privilege to. buy my tires at 20 percpnt discount from this company's list price, the same as. any oilier stockholder. I enclose hertwitn .:), payment in tun. Name. Street .JLl. (P-J) State. I - - r Citv or Tovn.:p.i INFORMATION COUPON SPRAGUE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, 1106-07 W. 0. W. Building, jOmaLa, Nebraska. Please send me full particulars regarding the Sprague Tire and Rubber Company. It satisfied that the investment is good. I might invest .' Dollars. - This coupon obligates me in no "way whatever to buy stock. - Name 1 Street. (P-J) City or Town. State V . , n M - - x mi r". m ill mi rrja ror7 n n (BIT 1106-07 V7. 0. V. Duilding Omaha, FIcb. Local Representatives S2 A Wagner Hotel, Plattsmoufh, Neb. t f Y Y Y Y Y f Y t