Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-10
Old Dominion President Is Well Pleased With Act
 ing Superintendent
IMPROVEMENTS OF
 IMPORTANCE MADE
Looks for Increase in Red Metal Price Early in
 Coming Year.

"George Kingdom has been named as acting superintendent of the old Do. minion mine workings for an indefinite period. His work is meeting the ap. proval of the officials of this company and is entirely satisfactory. No change in this position is contemplated at the present time. -
 The above statement, made to the Silver Belt yesterday by Charles Sum ner Smith, president of the Old Domin- ion Copper Mining X Smelling com pany, indicates that while George King. don has not been named as more than acting superintendent of the Old Do minion workings, that he will hold this position as long as he demonstrates his capability of operating this great in- dustry to the satisfaction of the high officials of this company.
 In speaking of this matter with the Silver Belt, Mr. Smith spoke highly of Mir. Kingdom.
 As soon as the proper equipment can be installed, all of the pumps below the twelfth level of the Old Dominion mine will be operated by electricity, according to further announcement made by MT. Smith.
 Electrical Equipment
 The pumps on this level will be driv- en by set of two 400-kilowatt exhaust turbine generators, which have already been ordered from the east.
 As these generators will provide something over 900 horsepower of cleo trieity, they will be amply sufficient to meet all present requirements.
 Electricity will be used on all levels below the twelfth, in order that water may be pumped to the main station on the twelfth level without the necessity of installing permanent pumping sta. tions at any particular point. ' The new generators will probably not arrive until after the first of the year.
 Two of the four main pumps on the twelfth level are already in place and the others will be installed within a short time This set of pumps will be working by the first of the year.
 Economize Extensions
 According to Mir. Smith several other changes and additions are being plan ned for the mine and shelter, with the intention of making the operation of both departments more economical.
 This plan will be carried out, not be. cause it is necessary at the present price of copper, but because of the fact that any saving made in the pres ent cost of operation will he a clear
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 For the present, the output of the old Dominion win probably not be in- creased over the amount of copper now produced, about 2,600,000 pounds per month, v continued Mr. Smith in speak ,ing generally of the Old Dominion.
 "Copper can be produced profitably at the present market price, but we do not consider it advisable to go above the present production.
 Higher Prices Coming
 Copper will eventually increase m price, although 1 do not believe that any marked increase will be seen until some time next year.
 "Several good sales of copper have been made recently, but at the same time, there is quite surplus of thls metal now on the market.
 At the same time, if conditions con tinue as they are at present, there IS bound to be raise in the copper mar ket within the next few months. When this comes, the local output will natur- ally be increased.
 Mir. Smith will be in Globe for the next several days, probably until the end of the week. Walter Douglas and wife, who accompanied MT. Smith to Globe, left yesterday afternoon on the special train which brought the party into Globe.