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STEIN ROE
MUTUAL FUNDS
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Building Wealth for
Generations [service mark]
November 3, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Stein Roe Trust
File No. 333-19181 and 811-07997
Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the
Securities Act of 1933 is certification that the prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information of Stein Roe Trust
do not differ from those filed in the most recent post-
effective amendment, which was filed electronically.
Sincerely,
STEIN ROE TRUST
NICOLETTE D. PARRISH
Nicolette D. Parrish
Vice-President and Assistant Secretary
Stein Roe Mutual Funds One South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL
60606-4685 312.368.7700
Liberty Securities Corporation, Distributor