Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-26
CANANEA NEEDS
 LOWER DUTIES
 ON MATERIALS
Comment on Recent Trip of Officials to the City of Mex ico Where Conference Was Held with President Diaz.

1eH WILT FTtSiueIt UldZs
 T. F. Cole, Dr. l.. D. Ricketts, and other officers of Greene Cananea, the great copper mining organization with properties located at Cananea, Mexico, nave recently visited Presi- dent Diaz at Mexico City and while there discussed the condition of their mining enterprises. The low price of copper and the inadequate return Tor the investment of money and Iapor provide the excuse for the idleness of the shelter and mines of this con cern. This is we'll known to Presi. dent Diaz, who keeps closely in touch with the mining affairs in his coun- try. There is little doubt that Messrs Cole. and Ricketts furnished much ma. terial bearing upon the future and past operation of the Cananea camp and it is also quite certain that they received concessions from MeXico's chief executive which will be of grea benefit to Greene-Cananea and those connected with it as shareholders They are forceful men, knowing al. that goes to make up the copper busi. ness, and We know they made a good case for their company.
 Lower duties on fuel. and less taxa. ton on the metal output would be things the Greene-Cananea reDTesen. tatives would press with much yigor these being items of great import. arce.
 Greene-Cananea. when active, em. ployes a very large force of men. a majority of whom are natives of Mex ico. According to the laws of that country a certain proportion of their people must be given place. In this respect Mexico might offer a pretty good example to some other countries not so thoughtful in the interests oi it's countrymen. It is probable that the MexicanS are not so proficient in modern mining methods as are we of the States, but they are apt pupils, and when they can be pried loose from certain of their traditions they will be better. They are not SC well paid as American labor in Can anea, which is just, they not being SC proficient in methods employed in the Cananea properties. President Diaz understands this and recognizes the importance of skilled men in import ant places. He hopes, due to the as sociation with the experienced Ameri cans, for an uplifting oE his own peo pie, his love of country being great
 President Diaz knows Mexico to DC wonderfully rich in the precious met als as well as in copper, and he real izes that it requires large sunIs vi money to bring about the develop ment necessary for the proper opera ton of the mining business. His peo pie have been lacking in money as well as in the knowledge of conuuCr ing immense enterDrises. The Mexi can mining methods. up to very re cent years, have been of very prim tive kind, yet with their slow, plod ding way, they have produced many millions, and have some of the richest silver mines the world possesses.
 When President DiaZ knows the for eigners come with honest intentions and when they spend their money in fitting Tor big things he gives Tnem such encouragement as he can. Often machinery for these properties is ad- mitted free, as was true of Black -lOuhbdlh hlHiuSs NlLH "uiCu ListHN ' of our readers are familiar.
 Lower duties on coke. oil, and other fuels would mean much for Greene Cananea. Mexico would not be the sufferer, but the gainer as she cannot supply the fuel and she would benefit by the active labor Cananea's sue cess would also tend to bring other mineral bearing districts to the atten- tioa of capital.
 To lessen the duty on copper ex- ports, with such a bad market for the metal as now exists, would be wise. and We are certaih President Cole and General Manager Dr. Ricketts made this so clear that they will be favored.
 When Greene-Cananea resumes op- erations it win be with many i'm provements in its surface and under ground equipment and if it can also secure concessions in the way of low cred duties it will be great help. Greene-Cananea is a great property and will come into it's own Just as soon as financial conditions warrant. just now the, price for copper is too low. demand is too weak and there Mbuiu BS lillte LO SeAA VI pAlAAlS Ap stock to still further dePTess the mar ket
 There are several hundred Mexican laborers now employed at the mines of Greene Cananea, these being en- gagged on work which has been in progress since the closure or :le smelters last Tall. The company op- crates large general stores for tao accommodation of it's employees, and has a very nice trade with them These stores were started several years ago by Col. w. c. Greene, ana were then necessity, as supplies had to be brought in from other towns at a considerable distance, and were expensive due to the manner in winch they were procured and handled. The stores started by the company gave the employees much better service for less money han under the old plan Their mercantile departments have been kept up and added to until nc they represent a very active trad with the people.
 In the recent city elections in Tex as three women were elected to i'm portant offices. One of them was