The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-25

operation in about three weeks and
this plant will save the company a
large sum in freight rates. They have
freight to New York on copper matte,
which averages II per cent. bullion.
When the convertors are in operation
this expense will be reduced so per
cent.
The new concentrating plant is not
yet completed but wnen it is finished
and when the convertors are In opera
ton. believe that the Greene Con-
solidated Copper Company will have
a reduction plant that for complete
ness. is not surpassed anywhere.
could see that the directors were
greatly surprised and pleased with
the reduction works.
Mr. Freeman says that there are
great many Tucson people IN Cananea
and for this reason a citizen OF ehe
old pueblo feels at home the minute he
strikes the great copper camp. Colonel
Breathitt formerly OF this city, has
his new hotel we'll under way, and
when it is completed there will be
better ac ommodations for visitors at
-ananea. Outside Of Mr.. Greene, who
is president of the company, the
highest in authority at the camp are
Mr.. Birchard. who is rice-president
and comptroller, George Mitchell, the
general manager and James II. Kirk,
the superintendent of the mines.
MIR. Freeman was surprised at the
completeness of the equipment of the
Cananea railroad. He states that the
road bed is so smooth that one would
think that it was an old railroad. 4,4r,
Freeman says that the new town of
Cananea is in a pretty place and by
reason of is location ought to be very
healthy.
The directors left Cananea last night
and arrived in this city this morning
on the train from Nogales. They are
travelling in President Roosevelts
private car, which was loaned to them
for the trip to Arizona. This is the car
hat was built about eight months ago
for the special use OF the president 1t
was occupied by him and his family
on their recent trip to Charleston. The
car is q handsome Pullman, called
Acadia" 1t is provided with every
convenience. carrying its own chef and
two or three pOrterS.
Some of the most prominent capi-
talsts in the Last are included in le
party of Cananea directors who are
visiting the city today. In the party
are Mark l.. Sperry. secretary of the
Scovell Manufacturing Company at
Waterbury. Conn; Congressman Sho-
walter of Pennsylvania; f. NJ. Kirby,
or Wilkerbarre, Pa; who owns the
great system of five and ten cent
stores: Fl. Ollesheimer, director of the
Shoe and Leather Bank of New York
and ne largest importer of baskets
in the world; II. p. Charleston, a
capitalist from Fal River. Mass. !;
George S. Robbins. secretary of the
Greene Consolidated Copper Company,
with headquarters In New York; Col.
II. p. Bleunt. banker from wash
ington. ID c.: Charles AUST, ex-presi-
dent of the New York State Bankers
association; John A. Hietner cashier
of the Shoe and Leather Bank; f. II.
Tustin. cashier of bank at Blooms
burg, Penn: Alfred Romer. ex-presi-
dent the produce exchange of New
York; Congressman John X. Thayer,
of Massachusetts and w. ]. Boles, re-
presenting the New York Post
The private car carrying this party
was sidetracked in the yards and will
leave for the East on No. 10 in the
morning, going direct to New York.
| The members of the party are spending
the day taking in the sights of the old
/ pueblo.
w. G. Greene is expected in the city
| tonight or tomorrow on mis- private
car Mr.. Greene will accompany Col
| Randolph to California. Colonel Kan
dolph has been visiting the mine with
the directors from New York.
The party OF capitalists who arrived
in Tucson this morning went out to
/ the San Xavier Mission this afternoon
in private carriages 1t is possible that
the executive committee of the Tucson
/ Chamber of Commerce will make some
/ provisions for their entertainment this
evening.