Arizona republican., 1912-01-24
Completion of Shelter at Hayden Will Mean Un- Exampled Prosperity For All of This Section of the New State.
OTHER MATTERS
 ARE DISCUSSED
Officials of Leading Copper Concerns Are in the City and Talk in Interesting Manner of Developments to be.

I'm not al politician" confessed D. C. Jacklin. president of the Ray Con solidatcd Mining company and the moving spirit in a score or so of oth- CT large mining and business enter urises. at the Hotel Adams last night. but if I were l should say President William Howard Taft should. by all means, be reelected president of the United States. l also think he will certainly be elected if he is nominated.
 What about Arizona We'll you see. I live in Salt Lake City. and Sat Lake City doesn't happen 10 be in Arizona No. not word about the work of your legislature. I feel sure the business interests will be treated fairly by the legislature. but l have nothing to say about its taxa tion program
 one of the largest smelters in the country is now building for tho American Smelling and Refining Co. a, Hayden, at which ore from the Ray Consolidated will be smelted. It is not only big proposition from a business standpoint. but it's oper- ation will be of incalculable benefit to this section of the state At least that is the view of MT Jackin and other copper and business experts, and their judgment is worth consid- ering
 We've got 2.500 men at work up there on that smelter right now" MT. Jacklir said. and we think we shall have il completed and ready to take the ore by April Then things will begin to go ahead in that country" S. W Eccles of New York. vice president and managing director of the American Smelling and Refining Company-the "smelter trust'-presi- Gent of the Morgan -Guggenheim in tcrests in Alaska, and officially con reCted with a string of other busi- ness and industrial enterprises whose names would suggest a business di- rectory. is also at the Adams. MT. EcclcS is in harmony with the Opin- ion of MT Jacklin respecting the fu- turc "f the copper business and the good results this section will get from the increased activity at Hay den ard Ray. but he doesn't take
 
 completion of the smelter
 "I think about the last of June will see the completion of the smei- ter. MT. Eccles said. But it is going to be a splendid asset to this part of the country. And it will be es- pccial'y splendid thing if the govern ment gives the Southern Pacific the right to build through the Box can yDn. IL will reduce the distance from 400 or 800 miles to l50 miles and will be of incalculab!e benefit to every body in this section. Here you have Hayden right at your doors. and with the increase in population and busi- ness you cannot fail to get the benc- fit Naturally. the barking business and the other business as well will come to Phoenix"
 response to a question. NIT. Ec- cles said he hadn't heard a word about the rumored settlement of the Box canyon controversy
 'I don't think there has been a set tlement" he said The government is not in the habit Of ting in d hurry regarding matters of that sort and ] don't think it has done so in this instance. But I want to say. in my judgment the benefit that would accrue from the establishment of a reservoir in that conyan would be a mere hagatelle compared with the good that would result to all the people of this section from the es- tablishmept of a through line of rail- road touching at Phoenix"
 MT Eccles. who left New York two weeks ago. said he has heard httle of Arizona in the east. but what comment I have heard has been most favorable he said Everybody there wants to see Arizona in the Union, and everybody thinks this will be a great state some day. think myself Arizona has a wonderful fu- ture"
 Both Mir. Eccles and MT. Jacklin expressed satisfaction at the state Of the copper market It was said there is now good foreign demand for the metal. and while neither of the gentlemen expects anything sen Satiopal from the market they do expect steadiness and certainty. Fl look to sec copper hang between 14 and 15 cents for some time" MT Ec- Cles said
 John H. McGOwan is another man with the party at the Adams He is purchasing agent for the American Smelling and Refining company and his principal duty consists in spend ing $35.0O0.00O year for supplies "li looks like a big sum. but I have