Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-05
DOUGLAS sMELTER.

DOOOLAS SMELL Eh.
 The International-America has it that the Copper Queen smelter has produced during the month of March S.Oo0.O0o pounds of copper. The pro duction for last month was a little more than 7.O0o.OOo pounds. The in- crease this month over that of last month was because of the presence of two additional small furnaces, brought from Bisbee and installed during February. If the Copper Queen makes the March production the aver age for the year it will produce 96.- 100000 pounds of copper during 1905. That this figure will be exceeded is more likely than not as construction work has already gegun on th-es more large furnaces which are ex- pected to be in operation ioug before the expiration of the present year. The largest production of any copper smelter plant in the world last year was by the Anaconda in Montana, the output being given in Stevens Cop per Hand book at 93.50o 900 pounds The average of the March monthly output of the Copper Queen would exceed this maximum output of last year, by s,O00,0Oo pounds. As stated before. it is quite likely that the pro duction of the Copper Queen will be largely increased over the March pro duct before the end of the year.
 The Copper Queen is not producing all the copper in Douglas. The Calu- met & Arizona smelter in this city has a record for producing more cop per than any other plant of its size in the west since the very first day of it's installation. It has been pro ducing about 2.5Oo;ooo pounds of cop per monthly during the present year and with the enlargement planned for this year will double this output before the first of next year.
 The combined copper output in
 
 amount to 10,5OO,000 pounds. a great CT amount than will be produced in any copper smelting town in the world for the same length of time. For 1894 the Copper Queen was sev- enth in production in the world, it's total being 36,ss5,O0O pounds. Unless . the Montana mines shall show a very large increase during the present year the Copper Queen will occupy first place in production on January 1, 1906.
 M5h.S1i ..At.S ..At.S furnaces furnaces now 55aiIss installed at the Copper Queen ana Calumet smelters are all complete it will mean very large increase il the number of wage earners whicf will be required in this neck of Ari zona to mine the ore to feed thu plants and to handle the ore when i is delivered to the smelters. Addi tional cars will be required for thi work and the more cars in seryic the more men will be required il the shops at Douglas to keep them il operation.
 Before dismissing this pleasing sui ject the writer desires to predict tha every condition surrounding the CalJ met & Arizona Mining company an its properties in the Warren distric warrants the assertion that it vii only be a few years until it will be very close rival in copper productio of the Copper Queen.
 And these great reduction work will in the future. as now, sustain an enlarge the commercial life of Dou; las. We expect to see the day b' fore the expiration of the presen decade, when the smeIting plants her will be turning out 20.o00.000 pound of copper per month Te do this wi require a sufficient number of CD ployes to support city of 15,eo This is no dream. but predictio based on actual conditions no' assured