Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-25
WAR DEMANDS ON THE
 RED METAL WONDER
 FULLY GREAT, NEWETT
Editor of Iron Ore Tells of Stimu- lated Condition of the Copper Industry, and Conditions of Shell Making Companies.

With the bursting of every shrapnel threeinch shell there is consumed two and a quarter pounds of copper that can never be recovered There isl nothing to salvage when the shell goes Co pieces releasing it's load of leaden hail The shrapnel is the most popular load in modern warfare. be- cause it is most destructive and is employed in guns of light class SO flexible that they can be handled about with great rapidity It is par
 ticularly effective in reaching the trenches and destructive in both of fensive and defensive operations. says George A. Newett. in Iron Ore
 The New England manufacturing states are now engaged in great work of shrapnel making Every machine shop where shells can be made are busy on orders for foreign delivery. Contracts taken by large concerns have been parceled out to every lit- tie shop as we'll as to every big one in order to hasten delivery to the needy armies across the Atlantic. And the cry is for more shells and more copper must be employed in their manufacturing. There's biz money in this shell making and the copper is a necessity. There's a brass cap for the shell holding the bullets and a copper band to hold the shell in position in the rifed barrel of the gun, and millions of these shrapnel are fired by the opposing hosts com prising the hundreds of miles of bat tie fronts in the east and west of the regions where the fighting is in pro- greSs.
 Ammunition has been running low, and the armies are all preparing for a great forward movement early in the summer, so there is need Of a general stocking up of the death-deal- ing missiles that there may be no shortage to delay the progress of the armies.
 Russia is sending for large amounts of shell as are France and England, this in addition to what these coun- tries can manufacture at home, and the home manufacturers also must have copper just the same as must the Americans busy in making ann munition.
 These orders from abroad do not come to the manufacturers from for eign agents, but are given them by Americans who are probably the busi- ness representatives of the warning factions The manufacturer asks no questions and is not supposed to know where the product is finally delivered. He agrees to make so many shells for a certain price for delivery at fac. tory, generally, and his money awaits the performance Of his portion Of the contract.
 Train loads of submarine boat sec ] tions are frequently seen passing through the north billed to Canadian points These parts are probably as- l sembled in Canada or in England or France, and why they are sent in zee. tions is apparent The parts bear no resemblance to completed submar- ines These submarines consume a lot of copper, electricity playing an l important part in their construction and operation. And in many other l lines copper is being consumed be- cause of the war There is consid- | erable copper in every motor car man ufactured and a great lot of them are l being made for Russia, France and i England in our country. Italy is al- SO a good customer of the American copper producer at this time, having recently sent us some large orders for the red metal. Should Italy engage in the war she will be needing a still greater quantity of the metal.
 While some sales of Lake copper have been made as high as 17 cents
 within the week. this is for copper particularly fine for the manufacture
 of shells, it being tough and of extra
 tensile strength Very little copper
 has been sold at this figure, however
 and this for midsummer delivery
 The copper that is now going from the mines of Che Lake and other pro Il ducing regions is being marketed al
 between 13 and IA cents having been sold some weeks ago. The beueht
 of inc recent rise will not be enjoyed
 for several months to come As wages
 Of many of the copper producers ar'
 based on a sliding scale agreeing with
 the selling price of the metal, wage'
 would be advanced by midsummer (
 the rise holds until that time
 Calumet q Hcola, which produces ! copper Of bigh grade is making salei [ oi 'hot" copper its output being ig
 demand by the she'll manufacturer