Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-14
]. WILLIS JAMES GOES ID HIS
 REWARD REWARD
Great Man, Quiet Philanthropy ist and Benefactor of Bis bee, Passes to the Great Beyond.


 NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-D. Willis James. the senior member of the firm of Phelps Dodge & Co, of this city.
 died today at Breton Woods, N. H, aged 75.
 The news of the death of D. Willis James was received in this city with the deepest regret, because fin spite of the fact that he was interested in so many other enterprises that he
 could not spare the time to vizit the Phelps-Dodge Company's local
 keenly interested in the welfare of the camp, and principally through his
 philanthropic spirit 'Bisbee has been
 made the best mining camp in the
 United States from the standpoint of the man who tolls as well as from all others.
 The deceased was born in Liver.
 pool. England, On April IS, 1882, kis
 father being one of the leading mer-
 chants of that city as we'll as of New York When a comparatively young man he became very successful in the
 business world and at that time, to- gether with his associates, laid the foun datiOD for the enormously wealthy corporation of which he was the head at the time of his death.
 Although he was seldom heard of by the genral public because of his dis i like for publicity. D. Willis James has
 been looked on for years past as one of the most commanding figures in the business world. When vast railroads were to be constructed. or other gigan- tic enterprises started, he was almost invariably asked for assistance, and his advice was valued. He and J. J. Hill. the railroad magnate, were very close personal friends, and some idea of his powerful influence in the busi- ness world can be secured from the fact that in the Northern Securities Company. in which Hill was so prom inent, James represented SS5 100000. although he was hardly heard of in connection with the deal.
 On account of his wonderful eXecu tive ability. no matter of importance was decided upon by the Phelps-Dodgn Company. without first submitting it
 for his judgment. Although for the past couple of years he has not been able to devote as much of his time as when young to the affairs of the com pany. and spent several months each 1 year at various resorts, yet he was always the great impelling power and was at all times in touch with the general situation.
 During his long business career, in spite of the fact that his time was crowded with the task of directing | the destinies of gigantic enterprises this man who seemed to have had un l limited energy. always found time tc ] think of the needs of those in life 1 who were not possessed of materia wealth His gifts to charity and edu cation were enormous, although nc 1 record of them will ever be found. as | it was his unswerving attitude that publicity would only mar the pleas ure which he felt in giving to those who had not. It was this same i'm pulse on the part Of this man tha established the fact that nowhere cal there be found employers who Urea employees with the same considera tion and fair-mindedness as does thC PhelDs-DOdge Company, no matte whether it is in their mines. on the' railroads, or in the other classes 0
 business in which they are engaged. Aside from his wonderful business
 ability, D. Willis James was a deel student, and was always actively en
 gagged in the establishment and direC ltion of institutes for the advancement
 of the worlds knowledge. For year T hofarn- his daath -ha Was trustee 0 lthe American Geographical Society. O the Metropolitan Museum of Art, o
 the National Academy of Design. o Ithe American Museum of Natural His
 tory and of Amherst College. Hi great wealth afforded him opportuu ties to help carry on the work of thes institutions and towards this obj c he gave generously.
 To do justice to the memory Of thi
 lman who by his tireless energy. wor derful ability and unquestioned lntet , rity has built up throughout the Unite States gigantic enterprises, affordin employment for hundreds of thousand
 of people, and by his fair-mindedneS ? has eased the burden of those who- he employed, would be task worth 5 of the greatest ability. By his deat [ not only those whose support in If \ comes from companies which are til
 result of his iife's work have lost ; friend. but the nation at large ba ] suffered a loss In the silence of or. 2 whose voice was at all times S3ise g for the right, when others witii dk 7 opportunities let selfish motives lea r them to oppression in order to attat s their ends.
 li One son Arthur, survives the q
 ceased.
 ,