Mohave County miner., 1911-04-22
Mines of Butte Better
 Today Than Ever.

As. president of the Anaconda Cop per Mining company and keen stu dent of conditions generally, MT. Be D B. Thayer is considered one of the country's leading authorities as to the conditions prevailing.
 In statement to the Butte Daily miner, MT. Thayer makes the great announcement that the mines of Butte today are greater than ever and that the mining metropolis has every reason to anticipate a greater future than ever.
 Mir. Thayer made the statement that the ore showing on the lower levels of the great mines never was as excellent as today.
 Mir. Thayer made the following statement to the Miner:
 'The mines are in the very best posf sible shape. They are better than ever before. During the past year more ore has been developed than during any other year of which I have a record. This great development has been principally on the To vest levels of the different mines and the develop ment has not been confined to any one particular district.
 ''The company has been making many improvements and the main one of which, so far as mining develop ment is concerned, has been the ap- plicatiOn of electricity for the develop ment of compressed air which eventu- ally we hope will be used in place of steam for the hosting of ores. Electricity is being used in every place possible not only in the cases I have instanced, but also for pumping purposes in the bottom of levels.
 'We are making many improve ments and testing out new appliances in the reduction department and mos of them p2opaise result succ. ..ssf lily
 ''So far as the copper situation Is concerned there is no reason. so far as l can see. why it should be any diff ferent from any large manufacturing business, and I think a general i'm provement throughout the country will be immediately felt in the copper market.
 "At the present time there is a disin- clination on the part of corporations as we'll as individuals to undertake any nau ohIi,ratiOpS ag ,hara ;e o ,.o.o,ol tendency on the part of everyone to wait and see what happens. By this mean the supreme court decisions in the Tobacco and Standard Oil cases. There also is a general desire on the part of the people to see what the re- suit of President Taft's efforts as to the reciproicity will be.
 "The fundamental conditions in the | country are good. I feel positively | sure that as soon as the horizon clears | that the improvements in business con- ! ditions generally will be immediately | felt
 II have heard some complaints since | coming here, that Butte has been somewhat dull, but must say that as far as 1 can judge, this camp is in bet ter condition than most of the cities | have visited.
 ''The thing to do is to keep an eye | on the bottom of the mines and not un- til they manifest adverse signs is it time to worry. The mines are great CT and better than ever, with a great CT showing on the lower levels than ever before. Butte never had such wonderful mines as it has today"
 General Manager John Gilie of the Anaconda company in unmistakable language yesterday branded as untrue and absolutely without foundation the persistent rumors of the street that a shutdown of the company's mines is in contemplation.
 Rumor had it that shutdown was imminent to permit making extensive improvements at the Washoe shelter in Anaconda. It travelled with fleet wings and during the day Mir Gillie was besieged with inquiries. To all of those who inquired Mir. Gillie de- clared that the story was without foundation and give assurance that the company had no such move in contem- plation.