Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-09-19

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Mr.. DAILY is certainly posssssod Of vonder.
ful executive ability 10 bs able 10 .direei
the devslopmsnt Of the large group ol
nihsn and build the enormous plant nsu
in operation BY the company. Il is fair
to PrsSums HAT a portion Of bis suscss,
may bs attributed to his disosra meat in
selecting bis lisutsuants. as but lev
changes occur In his Official family. Mike
Carol went to wsrk With him on the shaft
that WAS suuk under ths bond frsm HE.
key & Larrabie, and hs is still mining o..
periRtsndsAt, aHd there are aot nany
HSokS aud corners in the properties that
Garrett is not familiar with.
The company has directly in iss smploy
At the mines and smsltora about 5000 nan.
and indirectly nearly as many more gain q
livelihood, making it heavy cOntributar
to the general prosperity Of tAe new state
Of MontAnu.
The fHturs asyalspneat Of the proper
ties is full Of possibilities. but Of ore re-
serves that are already OpOn and capable
Of being msaSured up. they have many
ysaru work in sight. The lead on the
l00O-foo: level is 81 sets Of timber wide.
all of which is mined and sent to The
works at Anaconda. This will show what
mountain Of ore they have 10 draw upon
for their future supplies
Runners have been circulated At times
during the past twelve months that ma
English SyndeAts WAS negotiating for. the
Anaconda properties, bat no evidence can
We Obtained on the subject that can bs con
sidsTsd authentic. The work Of ina prev,
ing and completing thsir operations is car
ried Oh with the same vim and activity
thai hAs characterized their work from the
b"EinniRR, aud. to the general observer,
would give tho idea that they wsre propAr-
ing 10 produce copper and silver BY the
carload for the next century.
The management Of the AnaeOnda com
pRny Ii always on the alert for new prop
critics, and whom a new camp starts up
either in Montana or ldahe, they ars sure
to have representatives, on tho ground 10
look the ssld over. and if 1t prom ises well
fer the future, they will huve bonds on |
number Of prospects and always push the
prospecting Of nsw camp along rapidly. |
They havs ample means to pat in NRehia-
cry and arriys at results in few months
that the original locRtoss might struggle |
with for years and then have TO forfeit
'Arir rights. PsUy frequently have differ
eDcrs aad troubles With the railroads on
the niattar Of keeping up their supplies,
and ut enc timo 1t was thought thht cuin-
pany would build aud operate its own road
from the mines to the reduction works.
When the railroads see that they are tax
ing chances Of losing their best patroL,
they nlways come to tinR, and all goes Sc
IA ne for a time.
The visitor who passes thrOsgh Butte
without taking drive around and seeing
1hS number Of properties of the Anaconda
company and the magnitude of their oper-
aliens, and their concentrating milling and
Imrlting plant. has not seen the most in
ter"stihg portion of = trip to Butte.
il ia particularly unfortunate that it iS
aeossFary to keep the works so closely
1nardsd. bat it is, presume, one Of the
aseeSsitieS when sush extensive operations
IRE carried on to have meme on the grounds
IxeePt those who have business there, as
persons geinG to and fro indiseriminately
'suse employees to neglect their duties
while answering questions. and their ealy
protection is to exclude them without fear I
'r favor.
The company has secured title 10 large /
quantity OF land at Three Forks, 70 milos d
'ast OF Butte, with unlimited water DOW. s
n, and it is said to be the intention to add !
/ very eKiensivu rsGRmg works, which, or i
curse, will make hSnvy reduction in the t
rsight, As they ship their matte at about
IS percent now, and the itsa of 35 per
eat Of a yearly output Of ever 80, 900 tons !
5 large item Of expsRse, and If they can
s6ne il here, it will be- another pay rail in
he interest Of Montana. Kach addition d
# this kind means continued prosperity Q
ssured. 2
The wants Of tho company in the way .
( general VupPliss fer current use at TIE p
ainss and WOrks are purchased and dis =
riSutsd by the Bate Trading company a !,
srpsratiOa within the Anaconda Co. 3
herr vSlams Of trade must be enormous, 81
ldRing from the Auu Der Of cArloads of SC
OodS uHloadsd at their warsrooms. The =
iOntana UniOn switches are run int the =, a
0iEting works in Order to deliver lumber Ii
nd other heavy materials csnvehisRt for re
AndliHg. and mARy thousand feet Of luu- y
'r are kept on hand 10 reserve, ia ease Of a. a
's rallroad being blOeksdsd or stopped o.
on ether causes. This disruption Of the -
nasonda mine and plant is ramblinR, Z
at will serve to rive the readers Of the
rsss sOne idea Of ita VAstnsss.
serofuIa ali his Life. OF