Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-27
COLE DECIDED
 TO TAKE LONG NEEDED REST
Reason Assigned In Michi- gan For His Retirement As President of All Subsidiary Companies

or the sesGanation of T. r. Coie, which was recently announced. Iron Ore. published at Tshpem.ng. Mich. says:
 Mr. T. F. Cole. president of the
 lliver Iron Mining company. the Min nesota Iron Mining company. the Chandler Iron Mining compay, sup, sidiaries of the United states Stee- corporation. has tendered his resig nation to the latter organ zation. MT. Cole desired to be relieved some me ago. but important con .ingencies arose which he felt it duty to meet, desiring to have every thing complete and harmonious be- lore stepping down and out from a place of such industrial importance. The present finds the affairs of the corporal on in and about its mines
 n splendid condition, with fine organ lzations everywhere. and with success tlrmly established, and with 6 future that everyone recognizes and appre- ciaes.
 s1r. Cole has done immense service tor the corporation with which he has been so prominently deutified.- Pos sessing a splendid equipment for the handling of big mining enterprises. he also is a man of keen business foresight, and his first effort was al rected to looking up outside proper
 ties and illustrating fo his people why they should be added to their holdings. The editor of Iron Ore knows something of the wonderful persisteney and energy Mir. Cole put forth Fn this direction. IL was at time when iron ore properties were low n price, and could be had, but it took a lot of pressing and fispres and insistent hammering, often to car " the point For years thts gath ering in Of mines and mineral lands has been going oD and today the real foundation of the United states steel corporal on consists largely In Us great reserves of the raw material, the iron ores In this Lake Superior region. How many millions in profit have been added during the manage ment of the mines by MT. Cole, we world not vent1re to say. but it az gregates a sum far in excess Of any vet stated in connection with this great min ng jndTstrial organization. and for this addition. secured oppor-
  can give thanks principally to its miring department pres dent.
 The great mines Of this big oper- st;ng concern have been put in the very ine=t condition for rapid oper- alton. ard for securing. the ores at minimum cost. Practical equipments of machinery have been installed svsterns of rl'rine shave been applied that are best fitted to the various con ditions. and all designed with partic- ula- reference for the years to come.
 Thomas F. Cole knows the mining business. He started in it as mere boy, and he wasn't afraid of work We have seen him with a crowbar in his hands rrying and lift ug. get ting machinery into place under ground. imbuing all those abont him with the spirit of the undertaking directing and skillfuIly rounding ont the 'deas best suited to the case, and improving upon old methods so that better results might appear on the cost sheets. And it was the difference
 n cNst sNne that ra-'eed rn 1ch q .e- eussion when he was slicing, settling and caving the hematites Of Mar auette country. He had ideas about sublevels and bOistiDg in balance and many other things that made old costs look pretty heavy.
 MT. Coles early experience in prac- tical railroading has been Q great as sistance to him, and has well reOaid him for the strenuous duties Of that vocation. With Q vigorous physical
 naFe.up ard a clear head he has made progress such as few other men in ike lines have ach eyed. Lake Su- perior is tustlv proud of him, and while regTetting that he is to sever his connection with the Steel corpor- alton is pleased that he is still to re- tain his res 'deBce among us.
 Mir. Cole Is heavily interested in copper mining in the states and Mex leo. He is at the head of eeyeral large producing companies and has lately taken on new territory which - 0o~fafpIv' ve~v valuarIn With these bold ngs he will find plenty 10 occu- pv his mind and those associated with him win be delighted that be is to give them more fuily of bis rare experience. in this work Mir. Cole | takes especial pleasure and that he will continue to. be prominent figure in the min ng world is certain. He is too young a man and too active 10 get out of harness. He will not have the great responsibilities. such as he has been carrying for the past | several years, a burden the extent and importance of which few realize, and of which he has borne untiringsy, with clear mind and wonderful force
 and precisiou this heinz unreserved'y
 credited to him bv all of his many | associates. That be will continue a forceful factor in the business world
 Is certain and that his efforts VIII continue successful in rpe copper line.
 or any other re may see fit to give
 attention to all Fpow. He is a man
 of wonderful performances and un- tring energy. Of big heart and true ! American citizen