The copper era., 1901-10-31
From the To, Angeles Times.


 of single county in Southern Arizona
 wherein its interests mainly lie, han
 dled by subordinate corpor adons. Tn, ] firm has a very substantial entity il
 and where it is an acknowledged factor | in the metal market. T. has head
 quartersfat No. %. IsssRaeet, New
 York.
 President of the corporation ana
 chief of its department of mines is Prof.
 James Douglas, a man in front rank o and metals. Prof. Douglas has a strong [ Individuality, that dominates, for good
 and for activity, every branch of the great system under his direction. He
 it was who acted as host to several score of members of the American In stitute Of Mining Engineefs, taking
 them down from San Francisco to Bis
 bee, to study the great Copper Queen
 mines, and then, at his own costs by
 special train, carried them to Flagstaff and thence by carriage to the Grand
 Canyon of Arizona. The good be did
 to Arizona through the visit of men so distinguished in the mining field can
 not be overestimated. Another in- stance in point affected the University of Arizona, at Tucson. To it, last win
 ter, from the Copper Queen company came a donation of 5000, for the equip ment of the schools manual training department. Not only was the check
 valued in itself, but the timely contri button saved as we'll to the school the national Morrill, fund of $l5,0O0. The members of the senior class in the eX- cellent mining department of the uni versity annually are the guests of the company at Bisbee, where General Manager Walter Douglas and his as- sistants extend every facility for the fullest study of the mines and reduc- tion works.
 The same spirit prevails in the treat ment accorded the thousands of em- ployes. Scores of men there are at Bisbee who have been in the employ of the company -sfncu1it purchased the Copper Queen property. The men are not "coddled." Every last man under pay does full days work every day for which he is paid. Wages are goCd-as good as anywhere else in the Southwest on similar work-but not materially different from the scale in some other mines where trouble is all ways on tap. There is no miners union, and the men appear to want none. Most of them work ten hours a day for S3.50, though miners in hot sul- phide stopes are allowed to clip cou- pie of hours day off the regular stint of toll. Most of the men look upon their employment as for life, and thus 1t Is that Bisbee is settled" camp. Most of the men are married and most of the married men have their own homes on the steep hill slopes of the camps residential sections. Their children, and there are hundreds of them, are taught in handsome brick building, erected by the Copper Queen company and given to the school dis trict. The miners wives need no com- pulsion 10 trade at the companys store. They may deal elsewhere if they will, but at the Queen" are at least equally good values and much larger stock than can be found else where.
 The unmarried men find pleasant lounging place at the library, where the largest general collection of books in the Territory is available. And many of the men employ their leisure time prohtably in the study of tech nical and professional publications. Now building is a fine gymnasium. to be fitted up in superb manner. The churches Of the town all are built on ground donated by Mir. Douglas and every congregation knows the liberal ity of the company. In addition, there is hall, above the library room, where all denominations of religious faith are welcome. The same hall serves also for club and society meet ings and for general public uses
 Back of the company's office, 5n the eastern hillside, is being pus. ned the work on handsome hotel, built by the Copper Queen Company. simply in public spirit. The comp nv has no desire to enter the hotel business, but It appreciated Blsoee's heed for such an institution, though the cost will pass 5000, and the finalc cial returns will probably be light. i
 Down the canyon at Bistee. a mile. Is the comfortable hospital! as a rule, happily, with put a smai, number of patients. Company physicians of skill attend the employees at, their own homes, though this and the hospital service are paid for by light monthly assessments on the workers. Even the local brass band has the icompany as its chiefest supporter. With all this, there Is not the slightestlsuspicion of 'paternailsm. Every Ian of the 100 does as he will, res,rsined only by the law of the land.
 At Morenci, near u %rritory's eastern boundary, Is a' another