Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-08
OLD RUhOR IS
 OA DECK AGAIN
Repot That Arizona Copper Company and Shannon
 May Form Merger,
Copper Era)

After a shutdown Of about a week, caused by the empIoyes around the A. c. smelter demanding more wages, two furnaces were started up again Monday. Very few of the old men have gone back to work, but it is pos sible that those who have not left the camp will go back to their old jobs again. Cute a number of them have left the camp for other fields. The furnaces have been in operation since Monday, but so far the converters have not been put into commission. A bunch of men have been willing to go to work in the converter room since Tuesday, but at first they were delayed on account of some necessary work on the crane, and after that was completed another delay was caused by the reverberatory being frozen. Men have been busy trying 70 open it but so far they have been unsuc- cessful. However, it is quite certain that things will be moving today.
 So far the men who quit their jobs have conducted themselves orderly and not a single disturbance has talk en place.
 Baylor Shannon in Alaska.
 Baylor Shannon, who left Clifton several weeks ago on a prospecting trip into the mining regions of Alas ka, returned home Saturday evening Bay reports a delightful trip and gained about fifteen pounds. The ship ment of ore sacks which he expected to bring back filled with gold were lost in Copper river on the return trip and he is greatly worried over his heavy loss. He went up the Cop per river and explored a great deal of country It is difficult country to prospect for lack of transportation fla cilities. Bay is convinced that Alas ka is a good mining country, but is of the opinion that it will require a great deal of time and money to de- yelop it. There are now several large companies making preparation to en- ter the country and when they get into working order there will proba- bly be something doing. On account of the cold weather the working seas on is short which is one serious draw back to the country. He returned home will satisfied with Clifton and will stay here while longer.
 The Shannon Merger.
 According to the Boston News Bu- Teau of recent date the Arizona and shannon Copper companies might be merged into one company, which, if such thing takes place, means that a larger plant will be needed and it will most likely be located on Shan non hill. The report states that J. G. Hopkins, resident director of the A. C. company, has sailed for Scotland in the interest of the merger. So far nothing more than hearsay can be re- ported. President Amster of the shannon says:
 The question of consolidating the shannon and Arizona companies has been under consideration but any talk of the matter to date has been Of an informal nature between direc- tors as individuals. Mr. Hopkins, the American director of the Arizona Copper company and one of it's larg- est stockholders, is especially keen on the subject asf he realizes the possi- biiities of a consolidation of the com panies which would practically con- trol the Clifton camp. Of course such a consolidation would be of benefit to the Shannon company which is now producing half as much copper as the Arizona Copper company, although it's stock is selling for but $6,000,00o as against $30.000000 for the Arizona company. The latter company, how ever. would derive even greater bene- fits than tke shannon as such a con soIidation would result in new blood |tn the management, increased smeit- ing faciT ties and a chance for growth which has not been taken advantage of. These two companies combined could. within few years. produce 75. 900 600 pounds of copper per an nun. Consolidation. however, is a hope rather than an immediate proba- bility, though Mir Hopkins who sailed for Scotland, may be able to bring about the first steps necessary. Pres ident Gill, of the Arizona company, who has but recently returned to Scotland, Is fully alive to the poss.bil- ities of amalgamation'
 THIS IS CHANGE DAY AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.