El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21

49," HE big mining companies Of
northern Mexico, in the min
eral belt which extends across
the northern republic and includes the
principal fields OF activity. have, with
few exceptions. been operating without
a hitch during the inrurrecto trouble.
This has been IN spite Of the fact that
the insurrecto activity has been CEN
tered in this same belt and the country
has been filled with bodies Of men IN
der arms The country win then be
better off than It has ever been in It's
history; investors viii go into Mexico
as they have never done before, and
the country Will have an era of pros
perity that will be unequaled in the
history Of American mining business"
This is mining engineer Morris Par
ker's summary of the situation in
Mexico, as applied to the mining bust
ness and as affected by the revolution
through which the country has just
passed
"All of the big companies are oper-
ating today in Mexico and have been
operating throughout the trouble with
out interruption, except for brief times
when the trouble was centered locally
in certain localities" Mr. Parker said
THE only hurt that has been done the
industry has been in the matter OF
transportation. as most Of the big COM
panies had sufficient supplies on hand
TO operate through the trouble without
having to shut down If the revolution
stops now, as IT seems il will there
viii be no. interruption Of the mining
business in the belt I speak Of. fnclud-
ing most OF the big producing compa-
MES.
'HThe little companies that have had
money 10 operate Independently of the
- l. - IL
up operation in spite Of the disturbed
conditions in Mexico Those that were
forced to depend upon the sale Of stock
IN the east, Of course were handicapped
by the trouble. for IL tended 70 de-
stroy confidence in this class OF invest
ment-
~The Candelaria Mining company's
properties at Minas San Pedro, Chihua-
hua. however and the mines operating
along the North Western railroad, have
been forced to suspend operation be-
the railroads were blocked the source
OF supply was choked off
THE big companies. as a rule. have
been Handicapped in the transportation
of ores and concentrates. but they have
continued producing Just the same and
have been storing the product awaiting
a time when it could be moved to the
smelters and concentrations. These
have been piling up until the supply is
sure to be much above the,norma1 when
the lines are operated and the rush OF
business at the Ell Pasc smelter viii
be correSpondingly heavy. The general
manager of the Mines Company OF
America, George A Schroeder. said that
his company now had from S350,0 to
$4e0, 0ee tied up in concentrates stored
at the different properties and would
move this as soon as transportation
facilities would permit
Work for All.
There has been plenty of labor in all
sections OF the mining region in spite
Of the number OF men IN the field with
the insurrecto army and there will be
plenty Of work for these soldiers as
soon as they lay lown their arms
There will likewise be plenty of men
for the places, so that the mining
business in Mexico should take a de-
cided step in advance within the next
two months. There have been times
when the excitement conferred around
certain camps and caused q temporary
shortage Of men, but the operation or
the plants went ahead just the same
and the supply Of labor was not perma-
nently disturbed
With the return of peace. Invest
mentS Will go INTO Mexico as they nave
never done before and the mining IN
dustry will be bigger and better than
ever. IN all have said have referred
to the mineral district of the nor-h,
which includes such big companies as
the Cananea Consolidated Copper COM
pany. the Nacozari company, the Parral
field and its numerous companies. the
Arizpe company. the Lucky Tiger
group, the Creston-Colorado. the CHS
pas and Santa Eulalia and others"