Arizona republican., 1909-12-13
THE COPPER mtRGER
 As TO THIS TERRITORY
What Has Been Done Here to Make
 It 4 Fact

During the past few weeks a well concerted effort has been made by the leading copper interests of the country to bring about the consolidation of the more important mines under one management. The general plan in- cludes the taking over of some of the best known and profitable copper mines in Arizona, prominent among which are the Copper Queen. the Calumet & Arizona and the Superior & Pittburg at Bisbee, the Arizona Cupper Company at Clifton. the Ray Consolidated at Ray. and possibly a number of others in the territory Especially interesting in this connec- ton is the plan of the Cole-Ryan interests. who are most active in the promotion of the consolidation propo- sition to secure controlling interest in the great Miami, west of Globe. Adolph Lewisohn. who exerts a pre- ponderant influence in the affairs of the Miami company. through his stock ownership and by reason of his con- nection with the General Development company, which holds large num- Der of shares in the Miami company. and John D. Ryan, are now carrying on negotiations which will probably lead to a transfer of control It is reliably reported that the Cole Ryan people have made an offer of S25 per share for 100000 shares of the Miami stock. or in other words the round sum of $2,500,000 This is about s7 above the present selling price of the stock in the open market and in it. self is sufficient indication of the large importance which Cole Ryan | and associates place on the Miami property. The offer is also signifi- cant from the fact that the Cole Ryan party control the we'll known Cordova properties. which adjoin the Miami ground. although the Cordova group is generally known in Arizona | as a HovalandN& Smith property. | However. the latter are originally from Butte. the home and headquart- CTS of the Cole-Ryan propaganda. and those who know, positively assert that the man bearing the fateful name of John D. is the moving power
 behind all the Hovaland X Smith enterprises. The acquisition of the ! Miami therefore. would give the Cole Ryan interests a still stronger grip on 1 the copper situation than they now | possess. for the operations at present.
 being separately carried on in both the Miami and the Cordova properties could be made to conform in such a way as to eventually develop into one of the largest, if not the largest. copper mining enterprises on the con- | tinent. Also 1t would in a large measure offset the strong stragetic position of Arizona and the southwest now held by the Guggenheims. who control the Ray Consolidated and the Gila properties at Ray. in Pinal eoun- | ty and the Chino, near Silver City. New Mexico.
 | The Phelps. Dodge & Co. properties in November. produced 11,50O.00O pounds of copper. Of this amount. the Copper Queen smelter at Douglas. produced 9.666.0O0 pounds. while the Detroit Copper company at Morenci. owned by the same interests. produced somewhat less than 2,000.000 pounds of the red metal.
 | For the first eleven months of the current year the Phelps, Dodge & Co. properties. produced 122.000,0 pounds of copper and if the present month of December maintains the | November rate of production. the out put for the year should be in the neighborhood of 135.ooO.O0 pounds.
 The Copper Queen smelting output includes the production from the Moe
 :ezuma mine. in Mexico. about ninety miles from Douglas, and also owned | by Phelps. Dodge & Co.
 | The production for the current year 1 in detail. has been as follows:
 Copper Queen Detroit
 ! 6 Mo. to Pounds Pounds Total
 June 30. 54, ,O00. 900 12.4O0.0 900 66.4O0. 900 July. Q. s.600.000 1.s34.0 10.434 900 Aug =. 9.1O0.000 100000 11.10o.O0 Sept ... 9.OO0.OO0 215O.0OO 1l.15o.O00 | Oct .... 9,4S2,00 2.097 ,000 ll.57s, 900 Nov =. 9.666,000 1,s94, ,00O 1l.560,000 Year to
 date 9.S4s. 900 22.375. 900 122.2e3.000 A mining corporation known as ! the Brashear Mines company has just