The copper era., 1901-03-07

Mr.. Place has had considerable eX-
perience in the law practice and will
give prompt attention to all business
entrusted To him.
FL B. Goodwin is in Clifton, en-
gagged in the practice Of law. Judge
Goodwin begins to show advancing
wears, but like all the old timers in
Arizona, the older he gets the more
loyal he becomes to the territory and
the firmer grows his faith in its future
greatness.
AT MoRENCI.
While the growth OF Clifton has been
rapid, still Morenci can show the great
est progress during the past two years
and the recent Improvements there are
of the most substantial and permanent
character. Among the important inn
proyements OF the Detroit Capper com.
pany is the new concentrater put in
operation last year, which is not ex-
celled anywhere for completeness and
efficiency. Every piece OF machinery
Is vi VIC lip-t potSoth eha
modern make, and the mill is con-
structed so the ore is handled auto
maticaliy from the time it is dumped
into the crushers until it is ready for
the furnaces. The capacity of this
mill Is 600 tons of ore daily, being the
largest in Arizoua. 1t is located at
the Yankee hoist from which it re-
ceives its daily supply of ore. This
mill is propelled by battery OF gas
engines.
The Morenci Southern railroad is just
about completed. Trains have been
hauling freight over it for two weeks,
but no regular time card has as yet
BEEN adopted. The building OF this
railroad is a marvellous resul: OF engi-
neering skill. Starting from Morenci
the road makes four loops. in close sue
winds its way down the bills and can
yons to the ella river, on the shortest
curves and heaviest grades known to
railroad building. The heavy grades
coming at times on the short curves
makes it impractical to haul more than
live or six loaded cars over the road
with the ordinary narrow gauge en-
gines, which are now being used. New
engines have been ordered, built
specially for rounding these short
curves. and when they arrive ordinary
trains will be handled.
The new store just completed by the
Detroit Copper company is the finest
buildin. ever erected in the territory,
rs well as one OF the largest. 1t is
built OF cut stone, is four stories high
and in dimention is 7OxI50 feet. The
basement or first floor is designed for
storing groceries in bulk and is divid.
ed into many departments, there being
several refrigerator rooms, which are
cooled by refrigerator pipes connected
with the company's ice factory, which
is located at the rear and adjoining
the store building. This building from
basement to top was designed by Mr..
Fl. s. Van Gorder, the store manager
for the company, assisted by skilled
architect, who was present and super
intending during the construction of
the building. The departments were
all designed specially for the line of
business which they will accommodate.
Each department is connected with
every other department by telephone,
and each is connected with the office
and parcel department by a perfect
system OF automatic delivery. The
finish of the interior of this building
is superb and as whole would do credit
to any city in the union. The store
front is OF finest plate glass and plenty
OF commodious windows have been pro-
vided at every desirable point to give
abundance of light by day, while cleo
trio lights will give brilliant effect at
night. The offices are commodious,
luxurious and convenient. Every piece
OF furniture in the building is new.
The several floors are connected by an
elevator and the top floor is where all
the goods will be received, checked
with the invoices and marked before be-
ing placed in the retail departments.
Mr.. Van Gorder and the Detroit Cop
per company are to ue congratulated
on the creation of such magnificent
store in Morenci.
The Morenci Improvement Company
is an Incorporated company with Cor
don Mclean as president; III. S. Van
Gorder, secretary and treasurer; and
NJ. +. Thorpe. manager. The company
was organized something over a year
ago, since which it has erected more
than fifty handsome cottage residences
iu Moreuci and is pushing the work of
constructing others. These bulldogs
con tain from three to FIVE rooms and
are rented to families at prices ranging
from SIP to $40 per month, according
to location and size. This company,
since its construction, has built lodg-
ing house which contains forty-two
rooms and is constantly taxed to the
utmost limit to accommodate the de-
mand for lodging. A laundry, barber
shop aud bath house are connected
with the lodging house.
Mr.. Thorpe is also the business man.
ager OF the Morenci Water company.
which is Differed the same as the Mo- |
renci Improvement company. The
water for domestic use in Morenci is |
supplied from Eagle creek by great
pumping plant and there is no better |