El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-21

! the mill for Is years at the rate OF
1000. 900 pounds of copper a month,
which is 100000 pounds more than the
present output. Besides, the company
/ has proved the existence on its prop
critics of 100000 tons of ore that VIII
produce III percent copper. The OF
ficials of the company, if they do not
find any more copper and if none of II
proves richer than that now being
mined, estimate that there are % years
OF dividend paying life ahead of the
company at the very least
The manner in which real estate has
| doubled, trebled and even quadrupled
in short time in the townsite OF
Miami. owned and promoted by Cleve-
land Van Dyke, is evidence of the sta
bility of the Place. There has been no
sudden rise or boom in values, but the
year. a steady climb in price that has
reflected not speculation, but an &C
tual increase by reason of the growth
OF the town and its business
Globe, the Mining City.
Globe, though classed as a mining
camp, is a city of real Importance
and aspect, boasting 10000 people. Sub
stantial stone and brick buildings two,
three and four stories in height COM
prise its main business structures Some
of its stores would make a creditable
appearance in a city of 100000 people,
and the ella county courthouse, the
Dominion hotel, the public school build
ing and other structures that might be
mentioned, are metropolitan in every
respect - appearance, accommodation,
construction and furnishings.
Globe, like Miami, boasts daily
newspaper, splendid telephone, tele-
graphic and other facilities of nature
that Immediately characterize a place
as a city. Globe has a good fire de-
partment, a good water pressure, local
and long distance telephone connection,
all night telegraph service and in fact.
all the accommodations of a city of
200 people or more. The wide main
\ e.
tracts favorable comment, for in most
mining towns, where space is at pre-
MUM, the streets are very narrow
Globes are unusually wide
Globe is the home and headquarters
of the Old Dominion Copper company.
The ores are mined from beneath part
of the city and the smelter and con-
centretor are located in the town,
noyins.
The Old Dominion Mine.
The Old Dominion has paid sS.OOO,000
in dividends and has turned out about
45O.0OO.000 pounds of the red metal.
That the ores are not exhausted or any
where near it is evidenced by the fact
that the company is spending between
100000 and 100000 in improvements
to its smelter, mill and mines this year
and has also invested $4,000 in ac-
curing more territory. The company
distributes the largest amount of money
Of any one concern in Globe The pay
roll of the entire Globe district totals
about Si,000.00O a year.
Copper Hill and several other sur
rounding districts also contribute
largely TO Globes mining resources, but
mining alone is not all that Globe de-
Ponds upon Surrounding it. on the
public lands of the United States and
the Indian lands of the San Carlos res
ervation. are some of the largest cattle
ranches of the state
As a smelling center, Globe does
much handling of customs ores and at
present a great deal of the output at
Miami is smelted at the Old Dominion
smelter.
Unions and Lodges Strong.
Globe has substantial churches and
clubs and is also a strong fraternal and
union labor town. The Elks and the
Moose have handsomely appointed club
rooms and the FL Pasoans will be en-
tertained Wednesday night in the Elks'
home.
As stable mining city, Globe is one
OF the foremost examples of the west.
Globe is connected with Phoenix by
one of the finest highways in the state
OF Arizona and a daily automobile
stage operates between Globe and the
state capital. Roosevelt dam is passed
on the way between the two cities.
The FL PasOans who are booked for
leave the rest of the party at Globe
Wednesday and proceed next day to
Phoenix by automobile.
The FL PasOanS who remain on the
train will leave Globe Thursday morn
ing at 1 o'clock, bound for Phoenix by
way of Bowie, Cochise, Wilcox and
Tucson.