Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-18
MINING IN ARIZONA
None of the Mines Controlled
by Trusts.
A LARGE OPERA OR
ECCENTRIC BILL" GREEN AND
SOME STORIES OF HIM.
Was Once Tried for Murder, but Ac-
quitted-May Be Candidate
for the Senate.
EY WILLIAM Z. CURTIS.
S~i,r.isl Correspondence Of The Star and Chicago
Record / Gcrad.

ny WILLIAM +. CURTIS.
S>rr.ial Correspondence 81 The Star and Chicago
Rc"ord-lterald.
PRESCOTT. August Q, 1905.
None of the Arizona mines is controlled
10y the trusts. There are several very
large Individual interests, however. in
addition to the United Verde mine,
owned by Senator CLARK of which
told You yesterday. Phelps, Dodge
X CO.. an old-est ahlishcd and well-known
mercantile firm In New York. have even
more extensive investments here than Sen
ator Clark and produce. perhaps, twice as
much copper as he. one of their mines
the Copper Queen-rauks next to the United
Verde as a producer and turned out more
than a5.00GCoo pounds of copper last year.
II is one of the greatest mines in the world.
and they have several others that rank
nearly as high. Their interests here are
estimate ed at SJOtNpW1. They have several
Smrllers to reduce their ores. one of which
cost Saoop.0OO. anu handles 100000 pounds
Of copper a month. They have built their
own Railroads.&c. thousand miles or more
known as the Ell Paso and Southeastern
and the FL PaSo aud Southwestern. ihey
own several towns. with Il combined popu-
latiou of eighteen or twenty thousand-Bis-
bee. Douglas, Globe. Morenci and others.
They have constructed electric light sys
TENS. power plants. telephone lines, ice
plants, hotels, business blocks. churches,
school houses. clubs. mercantile establish
mcutS and all kinds of enterprises. Every
thing is owned exclusively by the firm.
They have no stock on the market. no stock
for sale. have never been mixed up in spec
Ulatiun or manipulation, transact all OF
their business cash basis. employ be-
tween five and six thousand men. under
the general direction of Prof. James Doug
HI. +iX-n
territory and it is estimated that the prof
its from their Arizona property amount 10
eight or ten million dollars a year. They
have interests over the border, i'll Old Mex
leo. almost as large.
A Clifton, in Graham county, a Scotch
syndicate has invested ten or twelve mil
lion dollars in the mines of the Arizona
copper Company, which paid more than
,wo million dollars in dividends last year
They own their own railways also.
Au English company has million and a
half in the Ray Copper mine in Primal
county. and near there the Imperial Copper
Company has recently developed rich de-
posts which promise 70 be among the
moSj profitable in the territory. They are
building railway called the Arizona South
cru and are putting up smeiter and con-
c"utrtting plant.
The Calumet and Arizona Company, con-
troli-d by Duluth people. are turning out
II good deal of copper Their interests rep
resent several million dollars. Capitalists
in Detroit and Youngstown, Ohio. also have
very large interests here. Both cities have
drawn a great deal of money from this part
Of the country.
A Big individual Operator.
Next 10 Senator Clark. the largest in
dfvidual operator is w. c. Green. an &C.
centric character well known in New
York, Chicago and Arizona, where he is
commonly called Bill Green. The news
papers speak of him a Croesus, and If
his enterprises turn out according to eX-
pcctations he will be enormously wealthy.
lie. is engaged in all kinds Of operations of
tremendous dimensions: His plans are
usually called gigantic. People down
here say that If he should cash In now
he might retire with large fortune: but
whether he will be able to haul his load
home is a popular topic of discussion in
all the mining exchanges, III the clubs,
saloons and gambling houses OF Arizona
only Il little while ago Bill was mere
cowpuncher He is now rated at twenty
i've or thirty millions. All that money has
been made by him within very few years.
IL represents mines, railroads, smelters ana
an empire of land in Mexico but its value
depends largely upon the energy and imam
cll ability of its owner.
Speaking in the dialect of this section.
Bill Green is one of the warmest PROPOSE
lions that ever hit this tran. He was born
in New York about forty-tive years ago;
came out to Arizona in 1880 and served as
q soldier against the Apache Indians; pros
peCtcd around among the mountains
punched cattle all over the state. and work
I'd on the railroad at odd times when he
mad nothing else to do. Today he Is SAID
to be the largest individual landowner on
The American contipent-a statement. now
ever. which needs Neriiicaton lie mas utleS
to several million acres in the United states
and Mexico but there are other large eS-
tates in that latter republic and in South
America.
I-aC
Mexico when he got hold of what is cali
I'd the Cananea mine-a prospect which
had been turned down by Phelps, Dodge q
20. and several other firms to whom 1t
had been offered. He raised money enough
sumew here TO develop IL, and 1t is now pay
ing him more than n quarter OF a million
dollars a month. In 1890 the stock was
kicked about the bar rooms of Arizona for
- cents a share. Sixty dollars share has
lately been offered for il without takers.
With his first dividends Mr.. Green secured
other properties and worked them up. SeN-
eraI of them are said to be paying big divi-
dends. He built the Sierra Madre and Pa
ciflc railroad, running so miles southwest
from FL Paso into the republic OF Mexico
He has also acquired number of enormous
ranches and herds of thousands OF cattle
and sheep. an irrigated farm OF 1900 acres
nd millions of dollars worth of other prop
erjy-sO much and 50 valuable That the
stories are almost incredible. He is describ-
ed Is honest, ambitious and possessed or
tremendous energies His abilities have de-
vtlopcd with his opportunities and respon-
sihilities and his knowledge of human ma
turc and early experiences have been OF
great value to him in dealing with people
IN New York as well as Arizona.
A Candidate for the Senate
col Green Is said 20 be candidate for
he United States Senate In ease Arizona
Is admitted to the Union; and while he has
never posed a statesman, he considers
himself every bit good man "Bill'
clark. George Hearst, kearns of Utah.
Sharon and other gentlemen who have &C.
Cupied seats In that body. II he should
ever be- elected he would make an interest
ing figure on the floor of the Senate cham
Der But Bit Green is not to be deSpised
from any point of view. He has a strong
and kindly character. people down here say
ne has never broken his word and those
who have dealings with him never ask for