The copper era., 1908-01-09
MOntana's Output.

Her rate of increase for 6years had
been per cent.
This, under normal conditions,
would give an output for 1907 of 315,-
$1,000 pounds. The high price of
copper furnished an unusual induce
ment for the first half of 1907 to push
her output to the limit, but figured
that she was not quite able to hold
her rate of increase, owing to several
causes, and produced for the first
months trihe less than the normal.
All the world knows that the finan-
cial panic of the last half of 1907, to
the confusion and disaster of which
her speculative operators contributed
their full and unstinted share, has
thrown Montana's great copper in
dustry completely off the track and
into the ditch. e.
My own final estimate of her out
put for the year was 242,OOO,OOO
pounds, but as felt too much in the
dark l thought best to secure con-
firmed information. On December %
, 1 received from Mr.. Ellsworth, the
we'll informed and responsible mining
editor of the Butte Daily Miner, who
said: "The years output of Montana
win be 236, 75O, 900 pounds.
How are the mighty fallen!-how
are the proud necks bowed! Mon
tana, the opulent and naughty queen
of the copper world, wipes her weep
g. a~.as rr;<h e1aava and naeceS her
crown and scepter up to Arizona-to
poor Arizona, which the people of
r Los Angeles, where we buy much of
our "store goods" are just beginning
to realize is ga mineral country of
considerable promise" and may some
day be "as great as the Bullfrog dis
trict." That's because they hear
about Bullfrog through their news
papers, and they don't hear about
arizona. 1t makes difference-and
a big difference-to Los Angeles.
Modesty is a lovely virtue, but Ari-
IONA rather overplays the gentle emo
tion. Los Angeles is not to blame.
Shed be tickled to hear, if Arizona
would mention the matter, and her
great newspapers would be glad to
print the news if it was sent in, as
promptly as the ''society queens" of
Los Angeles send in the news of their
social functions.
Arizona's merchants and bankers
ought to get up public subscription
to buy few copies of Arizona's New
Years papers to send to their whole
salers and correspondents. On such
an occasion Denver would send out
10000 copies of her local papers.
A personal letter would do the bust
ness if our people want to save the
cost of local paper. Most every
body knows that Montana has been
"Queen of the Copper World for a
long time, but just modestly mention
in your letter that "tain't so no
more" that Arizona is OF the job for
the present ami vii take a try at
the crown and scepter act herself for
a spell.
Los Angeles will fall off her chair
when she hears the surprising news,
but little shock like that won't do
her any harm. She's been queen
herself for quite while-queen city
of the Pacific, or something of that
sort-and shall be tickled to find that
she's got a "royal cousin" right next
door that she can drop in on for a
friendly gossip of morning "while
the dishwater is heating"
Just say that Arizona's copper out
put for 1907, in comparison with the
late Royal Montana's stood
Arizona output. ..... 274, 200, 900 lbs.
Montana's output. go. 236, 100000 lbs.
Arizona's excess. 81, $50, 900 lbs.
That will be enough. Everybody
will understand and will hasten to
"send cards. to the new queen and
drop in to look over our ''crown
Jewels"
Montana's output of gold and silver
is much larger than Arizona's but as
most of those are by-products of her
copper there will be a considerable
falling-off from last years output.
Value of Montana's copper output
for 1907 following all she claims) will
be 236, $50, OOOx .2126 1.-THE average price
of copper for the year,. =. $50, 1888, $50
All other metals (roughly
estimated).. .............. II, 5OO,OOO
Total lin round millions) -. So, 100000
Arizona 's.......... ....... 81, 000,O00
Arizona's lead............ $4,000, 900
FITZ-MAC.
Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 81.
Michiean's Output
The output of Michigan for 1907 is
figured on the estimate wired to me
on the 9th of December by Horace
y. Stevens, of Houghton, Michigan,
author of the Cooper Handbook
an annual publication of indispen-
sible value to all who try to under