Bisbee daily review., 1906-01-31
(PROf. JAxES DOUGLAS SELS PROSPEROUS YEAR
FINDS GLOBE COMPANIES IN GOOD SHAPE TO INCREASE
 OUTPUT
The Pheips-Dodge Companies Will All Increase Their Production of Cop per this Yesr-taxing the Mines. Favors a Bullion Tax.
(GIobe Silver Belt.)

resident James DOuSiaS, Wno IS on tour of inspection of the rnelps. Dodge & Co. enterprises in the south west. arrived here on a special train Tuesday night and is busily engaged consulting with the heads of the sey- eral departments of the Old Dominion and United Globe mines.
 In an interview with a reporter of the silver Belt, Professor Douglas expressed satisfaction with the oper- ations of the Globe properties under fhelps-Dodge management last year, and notwithstanding the fine record of production made by the Old Dom inion. and the large ore shipments by the United Globe. they should do bet ter next year.
 Installation of fourth furnace and addition to the concentration, doubling its capacity. both of which will be completed within three or four months. will materially increase the capacity of the works and insure 8 monthly production of 3,500,0Oe pounds. or more, of copper. Develop ment on the 14th level will be pushed as rapidly as possible with the ex- pectation of opening sulphide ore bod ies of importance and effect cores bonding decrease in the shipments of sulphides from the Copper Queen and concentrates. from Nacozari Pro- lessor Douglas said that he felt req sonabiy assured that the sulphide ores so greatly needed here will be found on the 14th level of the Old Dominion.
 When last heard from Dr. Tickets. general manager of the Old Dominion, had left Egypt and was on his way to Spain to visit the famous Rio Tinto mines. He expected to reach London on January 20, and after a brief stay in England would sail for New York and arrive in Arizona some tune in February.
 Professor Douglas had visited Doug las, Bisbee, Cananea and Morenci be- fore coming to Globe, and at all of those places he found conditions salls- factory. The extensive additions to the Douglas smelter are nearing com pletion and the effect is already ap- parent in an increasing output of cop per. The production of copper last year was in excess of S6,000 900 pounds and will be larger for 1906, probably reaching 100000. 900 pounds. The ores smelted at Douglas come chiefly from the Copper Queen mine a. Bisbee, which easily maintains its position as the largest producing cop per mine in Arizona Concentrates from the Phelps-Dodge mine at Naco xari, and the ore product of the fm- perial Copper company, Pinal county, are also smelted at Douglas. The United Globe mines also suppiy large tonnage of silicious ores.
 At Morenci the Detroit Copper con- pany is producing at the rate of .300.- 900 pounds of copper per month. The concentrator enlargement, to be con- pleted in April. will increase the monthly output to something like .150 900 pounds. The efforts of the management at Morenci to increase production have been to some extent nullified by the gradually decreasing values in the ores mined. However, on the present high copper market the Detroit is making Q very good show ing.
 The plans have been worked out for a much larger production of both coal and coke, by making new mine open ings and building many more ovens. It is expected that the monthly pro duction of coke will be increased to 25,000 tons, and that the supply of both coal and coke will be ample for the requirements of all the Phelps Dodge companies, including the Fl Paso & Southwestern railroad system. and the Greene Consolidated Copper company at Cananea, and leave considerable surplus to be otherwise disposed of.
 When asked what he thought of the opinions handed down by the supreme court of Arizona in the mine tax cases recently, Professor Douglas said he regarded them as being in the nature of a compromise and of little value in determining the matter in controversy. Phelps-Dodge Co will carry the case decided against them to the supreme court of the United States and will as vigorously contest any further attempt to impose a tax upon any Of their properties in Arizona that they con slider unreasonable. Professor Douglas feels that the Copper Queen company was singled out by the territorial ad- n.inistration as the principal victim Shy. he cannot understand Phelps Dodge Co. are among the heaviest tax payers in the territory and they have never refused to contribute their just proportion towards the support of the county and territorial governments.
 While the territorial board of equal ization may again attempt to raise val uations Of patented mines this year, the question in controversy cannot be settled until passed upon by the su- preme court at Washington. Before ar opinion can be expected from that tribunal. the territorial legislature will meet and in all probability . deter mined effort will be made to enact a law acceptable to all concerned. A tax on the gross output of the mines would undoubtedly be the fairest meth cd to adopt Professor Douglas co- incides in tn opinion, provided the rate fixed by lev was a moderate ono. Such tax. pro crIy levied. would not prove burden T the large producing <~r H. s