Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-06-15
lEditorlal Correspondencel


MORENCI. June II. - Morenci
twenty years ago was near the ex-
IRENE limit as a hodge-podge. irregu-
lar. unclean and unkept mining camp.
The Mexican population was housed
in shacks and cabins made OF dis
membered tin cans and dry goods
boxes. VIM. Church. who secured
the mines now owned by the Detroit
Copper company from the Mexieans
who originally located them, had only
regard for the nancy he could make
out OF the property. He was not I'M
kind to his employees, but he put
all the burden of their welfare upon
themselves. A board shanty Catholic
church was the only mark of civil
cation in the camp for years. Thus
the camp became In those days the
abiding place OF the toughest lot OF
saloon keepers. gamblers. hold-up
highwaymen and half-world women OF
many nationalities. Murder. robbery
and every form of crime and vice
we're practically unrestrained and
here desperadoes from Mexico found
welcome. assistance and congenial
spirits.
IT'S Different Now.
But Morenci today is one OF the
cleanest, best kept, best arranged and
most modern mining camps to be
found in the West Handsome
churches, schools and public Libraries
and reading rooms take the place of
the low saloon. dives. gambling
house. dance halls and brothels. while
the old time boarding house. where
visitors of every standing and station
were fed from the same long tables
by greasy and filthy Cinnamon has
disappeared, to make room for the
magnificent hotel Morenci. In this
hotel is a large mess dining hall for
the accommodation of the employees
of the Detroit Copper Mining com
pany. and the general public. where
excellent board is furnished for $50
per month. For transient custom
there is a seperate dining room,
which is equal to any to be found in
the West and every department of
the hotel is planned with a view Of
providing luxurious accommodations
for its guests.
The support of Norenci comes
from the men employed in the mines
OF the Arizona Copper company and
Detroit Copper company and in the
concentrating mills Of the former
and in the mills and smelters of the
latter, a total of perhaps three thou
sand men. The work in the mines
and the common labor on the surface
is performed almost wholly by Mex
leans. OF course all this work is di
rected by American superintendent
foreInen and bosses. Each company
has a large department store. Mr.
Nonomaker having charge OF the oue
for the Arizona Copper company and
n. S. VanGorder being at the head O
the store department OF the Detroit
company
The concentrators and smelter'
have all been made new during re
cent years and are modern and up
to-date in every way. Both com
panies use large gas engines TO
power and of course the gas is manu-
featured in Morenci
The Detroit Copper company EN-
ploys 1900 men and is producing COP
per at the. rate of 100000 pound
per month Mr. E E. Mills. genera
manager of this company stand
high in the western mining world
He entered the employ of the Cope
Queen company at Bisbee more tha
twenty years ago. where he aftel
wards had charge of the Office an
accounting department. then he wen
TO Yavapai county. where for sever;
years he had charge of the CONNIE
ciai Mining company for Phelp