Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-02
Warren District Mines

Copper is at F cents" was the announcement telegraphed to the To- cal brokerage houses on Friday morn irg. The news quickly spread Ghrough the city. and it has been long since any news was received with such great pleasure in the War ren district. It brought smiles to the miner, jt brought wider smiles to the merchant, and was still more pleasing to the holders of copper stocks. All seemed to see IS cent copper in the near future, and that prophetic vision brought joy. The miner saw higneI wages. the merchant heavier sales, the stockholder increased business. All could further see mines that are now idle reopening. the field of in dustry in the district extended, larger pay roll. a resumption of the days that preceded the panic and the slump in copper prices and in cop per stocks.
 Advance not Expected
 It is but a few short months ago. when copper was down below l,' cents, that some confidently predict ed I6 cent copper, and were consid' cred over sanguine. But sangulne as they were. there were few or them who would have ventured to predic: r cent copper in the face of presi- dentiaI election. But it is here, and those who did not believe in l6 cent corper are some of the loudest in proenosticatinE IS cents for the met al in the near futHre. That would of idle, prosperity in all of the copper districts like unto which preceded the panic days.
 With copper at 1I cents, 1t Is nos a long cry to IS cent copper, and II is remembered that this brings proT' ises of a raise in wages of 9 cents a day. A dollar and half a week to so many men as are employed m this district means many thousands of dollars each week. That means su many more neCessaries and so. many more luXuries each week, that much more money iu circulation, that much more business for all. It means moro for it is believed that several nearby properties will soon start up Indeed the announcement that one will has been made, and its resump ton is expected in the course of the coming month, active plans being now afoOt.
 Forces Continue Normal There has thus far. since the rise in copper prices began, been little indication that either of the two big ! gest companies have any intention Of materially increasing output Tn deed. it is stated, but not by officials that there will be no increase iu production by these companies until ! after the new smelter work is com pleted. IL is claimed that the facl ! that Bisbee is no more of a sulphidt : than an oxide camp is responsible ! for this state of affairs. It would ] seem. if such be the case and pres : eut production is 10 increase, that ! there is little liklihOod of any ma ! terial increase in forces by the com l panies mentioned. Thus, if there Is | to Le an increased population in tn; district resulting from the bettei ] copper prices, it must come from al | opening up of other mines. It i: ! possible that Denn may resume { though the water problem there l! ! of such importance that this seem. | hardly likely There are other prop i critics. however such as Wolverine | Warren and others, that the coppe 1 price rise may induce to resume. the properties that were Operatln; ! before the slump were to resume a this time. it would mean an influx O population that would crowd the dis { trict a, it has not been crowded T years.
 Shorter Working Hours
 | Saturday morning the mining com
 pa;.es posted notices al the shatu
 relative to tn. collar to collar rule
 and lunch rule. so that the men vii l now receive what they formerly re , ceived for eight hours of actual worl
 for only seven and half hours o
 such work This is equivalent to , raise, and it is understood that l further raise is contemplated, pro vided it can be arranged that th' ! miners shall lunch on their owi time instead of that of their em ployers. that they will receive an in
 crease for a full eight hours worl
 if that can be made possible by tn
 law for the men to receive.
 Thus come the immediate benefit or lt cent copper Jo lHt miItie'
 the further raise comes, it will meal ! benefit not to men alone, but 10 th
 entire population of the district. NoS
 it is shorter hours at the same oil
 wages In the near future it ma
 be less hours of work than beretC
 fore, but without the deduction fo
 lunch. and at an increase over th
 present wage for the reduced workin
 hours.
 The advance agent of prosperit
 has made his stop the real article , now on it's return visit to the Wa
 ren district. 'E .t, Sbsttyck SmeIter Plans. 4 ltt is anthoritatively stated tha . construction work will soon start a the new SLattuck shelter. The sit ! has been selected and is an admirabl | one. It is located to the south of tn - C. 6 A. site between it and the Intel , national line and is across the rsvin - from the C. .. shelter. Thus in clos - juxta position to handle the ores froI , the three present operating coutpanie
 in the Warren district and Custom