Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-09

| From this It may be judged that a no otner was there opportunity fo
 betterments. but while this is in ;
 measure true, there were excuses fo
 the former conditions. Col. w. c Greene. at the head of the elder or ganization, began at the grass roots At the outset he did no realized jus
 how vast an enterprise he was |, bring from the ores thai outcroppet
 al this location. He began in a mod
 est way. as befitted a person of ordi
 nary prudence. He had first to prov.
 the value of his mine. The neares
 r5 duciton works were some distance
 away. in the state, and his frs shipments were made by bull teams
 oarting the ore many niles to a rail way. where they could be hauled | thence to smelter. It was not business demanding expensive min, | hoists or concentrating works IsteaS l a lct of Msxicans were employed
 with picks and shoyels and wheel | barrows. A few holes blasted in tho | prominent croppngs broke ore enougl | 10 easily keen the bull teams nov | ing. They were not a very rapid
 
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 Mine Was Developed Rapidly Gradually. but still faster than h. lveally anticipated, the mine grew railroad facilities, after much hard planning and figuring, were obtained and machinery was brought in te | swell the output from the mine. Latel followed concentrators and smeijers these being of the type common tC the times and accepted as the best there were to be had.
 The colonel was anxious to get hi. enterprise moving and to returning something fer the capital that had been put into it. Copper was selling at better prices than now, cres were pearCr the surface and were very rich, The initial plants served the purpose of those times and for ths conditions then met in the mines. He knew the weak points in the plant and he was looking for skilled men to put in charge but men of that stamp weie probably moi locking fo' positions n Mexico. the states de mansing them, and t3reT preferred tC tD bI lllNso III AitAl t'NstA '-tittatNs ' IF gentleman now .n charse of h. .c fairs of Greene Cananea was so't. ited, but he was employed upon an important wcrk with good people and he could not conscientiously leave them until his task wss completed.
 It is easier to talk changes than to make them. and Colonel Greene continued with the equipment he had He WIS a very busy man, with a great diversity Of interests all de msnding his time. All needed money and it took splendid generalship to keep all these things .n motion throughout all sorts of financial wea- ther. Soms of his associates failed him at critical times, requiring extra effort on his part to make up their deficiencies.
 In the stress of his affairs he in vited prominent copper mining inter ests to share the responsibility of handing the big mine with him. The terms were arranged and the majority interest secured, as is generally known to tho public.
 Then came the industrial trouble brought about by mixture of things that had the effect of greatly dePress- ing the business of the entire country. including. of course, copper as well as 5ther e'als From 2 cents per pound the selling price fell to II cents. and with a very sluggish mar ket even at this. Many mines were closed, many curtailed. and in the l'et Of those ceasing producing entirely was Greene Cananea.
 With the shutdown the TSlnsge- ment had the opportunity to improve the plant. Such a work could be bet ter prosecuted while he mine was
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 mast be remembered that Ger" is a comparatively new prop rrtv lrcn Ore offers the above in ex- piaining why these improvements wera not insugurated before, having heard criticisms because such general changes could be made, There has been desire in certain quarters to make it appear that Colonel Greene's was very faulty. but it must be understood that his early work was surrounded with many diff ficulties that do not beset the path or the more recent cperaor, who has all he conyeniences at hand 10 build correctly. and in modem manner from he outset. Colonel Greene was a pi )neer, accomplishing wonder witN what he had to do with. and is enti- lied to great credit for the important part he played in developing the mineral resources of that portion of he great suthwest which he gave at -ent.on. It was strenuous work. be- Set with many dangers, many p-iva- ion and needing wonderful courage and great vitality Co successfully cope with. It is little wonder that nature takes toll from such prolonged. nerve -acaing exertion. but We are glad to say that Colonel Greene is about as well as ever, has regailed his former physical condition. has a very bright rye and is on top of the world with plenty oG fight lefi ir his system and hat he is financially able tc take good care of himself Also that he las many excellent properties that Sill prove valuable. adding still fur her to his well deserved success.
 Mines are mot made in a day. nor ! Ire they equipped with the very best 1t anw time. Changes are constantly ,eiDg made az civilization progresses |