Bisbee daily review., 1910-01-18
KELVIN REGION WILL TAKE THE
 PREMIER PLACE
Visitors from Phoenix Who Re- turn from inspection Are Loud in Predictions for Fu- lure of Country.
(Phoenix Gazette.1

That the region described by ra- dius of 35 miles from Kelvin will in ten years be producing more copper than any mining section in Arizona
 and prove of as great importance as
 a market for Phoenix and the Salt
 River valley as Arizona is to Los An geles, was the belief expressed by
 C. H. Azers of the Gazette, who re-
 turned last night from a trip to Win
 kelman and Ray.
 On the invitation of the Ray Cham
 CT of Commerce and the Winkelman Commercial club Mir. Akers spent a
 fe wdays at the two cities and ad-
 dressed the two organizations on
 Tuesday and Wednesday nights, re speetively. Regarding the trip NIT. Akers tates:
 After the hospitality extended by
 the Ray Chamber of Commerce and the Winkelman Commercial club and after looking over the wonderful pos abilities of this mining region. l can
 not pass by this opportunity 10 say a good word for that section and the work that Is being dcne by he busi- ness men and mining companies there. The two commercial bodies have been organized with the sole purpose or promoting better conditions and boost ing these prosperous towns. All in-
 terests are working in harmony and without friction. The people of that
 region realize the great future ahead for these camps. and they desire 10 maintain friendly relations with Phoe- nix, to which they look for many of their supplies.
 Tn order 10 give the people of this valley a better idea of what is going on in the Ray-Winkelman district, it
 should be noted that the Ray COrsil.
 dated, as fast as men and money will permit, are starting on the work of building a big reduction plant of 10, 900 tons capacity, which when com rleted will be the largest of it's kind
 in the world. It will cover six acres of ground and being two stories in ! height will have twelve acres floor | space. By June it is expected to have | part of the plant in operation. The l site of the reduction plant is one mile
 west of Winkelman and is now bee 1 hive industry. The railroad from the mine to the reduction works will
 e completed in about sixty days. Nine ty pound steel is being laid tO carry | the heavy traffic. It is a wonderful sight to stand on one of the hills and lcok over that country with its acres of ere deposits that will make that 1 region big producer for the next ! hundred years and possibly longer. Adjoining the Ray is the property
 Of the Arizona Hercules Copper com pany which seems to have a great
 showing O frich ore as the Ray What | are certain to be big producers some i day are the Saddle Mountain group l the London Arizona, the London Mountain, London Gila and others | which are known tO have tremendous | ly big deposits. The men who put
 the money into the development of ! these properties VIII soon be getting
 return'.
 For Phoenix and the Salt River valley that section means a great | deal. It means a large market for ] our products and a great tributary | trade section for our Phoenix mer- | chants and iobber While there I
 met one salesman for a Phoeplx | house who had taken orders for be-
 tween $3.0O0 and s4,00O worth of
 goods. The business men of Winkel- man. Ray and Kelvin are progressive | and wide-awake, and I think tha; | Phoenix merchants should cultivate
 a closer acquaintance with them. Our merchants should make trips into 1 that country and study conditions and ! | appreciate the great future in store ! for this mining secion, which will d. | rectly prove beneficial to this valley. | By maintaining closer relations all
 hands can cork together for the mu- | tua interests