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COLUMBIA FINANCIAL CENTER
1301 SW 5TH AVENUE
PORTLAND, OR 97201
October 1, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Columbia Small Cap Fund, Inc.
File Nos. 333-5863, B11-7671, CIK 0001016510
Pursuant to Rule 497 (j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497 (c) under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, would not have differed from those contained in the
Pre-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A for the
above Registrant as filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 18, 1996.
If you have questions regarding this filing, please contact me at (503)
795-6441.
Sincerely,
/s/ JEFF B. CURTIS
Jeff B. Curtis
Vice President and General Counsel