Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-20
TALKS ABOUT PROSPERITY
 IF ARIZONA
Prominent Mining Man Gives Glowing Summary of ACtiW- ties in Copper Mining Indus try In Territory.

A. J. Pickerell, one of the best known copper mining men in Arizona, living in Prescott, is among the re cent arrivals at the Hollenbeck from the copper country, says the Los An geles Herald.
 Speaking of the situation among copper camps in Arizona last night, Mir. Pickereu declared the curtail ment of the copper production has af- fected Arizona's industries less than any other section of the United States.
 Contrary to expectations" said Mir. Pickerell, instead of laying of their employees the big copper com panieS operating in Arizona have without exception retained their full forces. and their payrolls have not materially diminished. On the other hand, some are paying out as much, if not more. money than when copper was being produced and sold at 26 cents. The drop to 12 cents naturally curtailed the production, but all Une big companies are now 'rejuvenating their plants, improving their smelters by putting in new furnaces and other wise increasing and repairing their facilities in preparation Tor what is expected will be a resumption of op- erations on as large a scale as in the past-if, indeed. non on a larger scale.
 "Bisbee, Jerome. Douglas and other Arizona camps are enjoying wide awake industrial activity and it is anticipated that following the presi- dential election all the big smelters and mines will be operating full blast.
 At present the men are busy at work getting ready for the future re sumption; and although the suspen- sion of production on a large scare l has caused more or less worry and | inconvenience, everyone is optimistic, as the prevailing opinion is copper must go up again when the present l financial stringency is past" Mir Pickerell spoke in encouraging terms of the prospects of Arizona mines in general, and said gold min | ing was being indulged in more ex- ! tensively than ever since the slump in copper.
 When asked if he thought copper would ever again go to 2G cents he replied:
 Hardly. The price is a little ab- normal and the copper market-as Q result ot the present lesson which has been taught the larger producers will not in the future be so | glutted as it was at the time of the l curtailment. I think the mean price | of copper. when the production be- gins again will range close to Is or 16 cents.
 The fact that electricity is in its infancy, and the fact that at present l there is an almost worldwide plan afoot to electricize some of the great est transportation and manufacturing concerns in the world, are indicative If tne future demands Tor co; CT and assure that :ts Cmtput will be lis posed of at fair prices.
 Plans are now being promoted throughout the world, it only con sumatel in a small part, considered with the big amount of copper that Is to be used in countless electric railway extensions of America and
 Europe, justify the prediction tha' | within the next few months, or i'm
 mediately after the presidential cleo
 ton, all the big producing camps O Arizona will be running full b'ast, a!
 before the shut down, and that tht copper industry like electricity, is ye I comparatively developed
 T look for a quiet summer in Ar1
 zona camps, but Arizona will not g
 dead for many years, despite what
 ever slump in copper or other metal:
 will yet be felt