497 J SUBMISSION FOLLOW-UP
TO PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED 485B POS
ACCESSION NUMBER 0000071958-97-000005
NICHOLAS FUND, INC.
August 11, 1997
In accordance with Section 230.497 (j) of the Code of Federal Regulations
I hereby certify on behalf of the Nicholas Fund, Inc., that:
(1) the form of prospectus and statement of additional information
that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of this
section would not have differed from that contained in the
most recent amendment submitted on July 30, 1997, 4:01pm EST
under the Investment Acts of 1940 and Securities Act of 1933,
and
(2) the text of the most recent amendment has been filed
electronically
/s/ JEFFREY T. MAY
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Jeffrey T. May
Senior Vice President
and Treasurer
