The copper era., 1909-02-11
THE GREAT ADVANTAGE
 OF A MINING EXHIBIT.
James (. Goodwin Tells Why Arizona
 Should Be Represented at Seattle.


 James c. Goodwin, in speaking of the bill introduced to create com mission to provide funds and have charge of a mineral exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition to be held at Seattle between the first of June and 10th of October this year, said that he thought'that the amount of money needed to make this exhibit would be well spent, as the mining in- terests in this territory constitute a greater industry than most of the people are aware, and that as the capital of the world is seeking invest ment in copper mines and Arizona takes the lead in copper, the inquiry is being made in what part of Ari- zona there are undeveloped mines or prospects to be had, and the main object of this exhibit is to advertise every mine and prospect in such a manner that it may be beneficial to them. Said MT. Goodwin:
 "There is a vast difference as far as advertisement goes whether money is oDCll III HldhluR dn CAllOlN clN LhS Seattle exposition or in making an ex hibit at the territorial fair. At the territorial fair the mining exhibits are only viewed by the local people, that is to say people living in Arizona, but at the Seattle fair people from all parts of the world will view the mining exhibits made there; and if the legislature sees fit to appropriate or to set aside a sufficient amount Ot money to make a first-class exhibit, and no person in Arizona should be in favor of making an exhibit unless it is a first-class one, there is no doubt that a great good would be derived from it. The territory at the pre- sent time secured in the Mineral building space equal to 5Ox1OO feet, and has the right to make an ex- elusive Arizona exhibit in a manner most advantageous to the mining in terests.
 ''It seems that many people are not aware what great industry mining is in Arizona and how much it has in CIGdoGQ tue ldAdOlC NdlhNo Ol llC various counties in the last twelve years. Take Cochise county. Twelve years ago it had a taxable valuation of nearly s2O, 800, 900; today it has something more than g., 300, ,000-an increase of over S1S,OO0, 900. Gila county twelve years ago had taxable valuation of S1 200, ,00O. Today it has something over S5,OOO,0OO. And one will find that the increase has doubled in all mining counties. MaricoFa county, which is largely an agricul- tural county, twelve years ago had a taxable valuation of nearly S9,0OO,O ,OO0. Today it's taxable valuation is about S1O,25O,O ,OOO. The difference in the in- crease has been caused by the mining industry. Likewise has Graham county figured in a magnificent in- crease in taxable wealth three iOurths of which is represented by mines.
 "A great many people living in Salt River valley believe that Salt River valley is practically all there is to Arizona. 1 see by a report that the Copper Queen and the Calumet of
 
 Arizona smelters at Douglas this year will produce something over 1.5OO,0OO lbs. of copper. That amount of cop per at the present selling price is worth over S25, ,00O, 900, more than all the lands in Salt River valley and the reservoir thrown in. The number of acres reclaimable in the Salt River valley is something between 1S0,000 and POO, ,O00 acres. That land at S100 an acre is worth only S20,O00, GOO. l ain of the opinion that when the mines in the Wickenburg and Cave Creek districts in Maricopa county are properly developed they will add more wealth to Maricopa county than all the farming lands the county possesses.