Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-10
MINING BOOM IS HELD UP BY
 BAD LAWS
PROGRESS OF INDUSTRY HELD IN CHECK BY UNI WISE LEGISLATION, SAYS WOLCOTT

PHOENIX, March S.-"As soon as such legislation is passed as will enable outside capital to come to Arizona without fear of unjust treat ment 1 look for such mineral boom as the state has never known" said Assistant Secretary Wolcott of the American Mining Congress.
 Wolcott has returned from trip about the state devoted to the or ganization of sections" of the state chapter which will continue its head quarters at Phoenix.
 Speaking of his trip he said: My visits to the leading mining centcrs have been most interesting and my reception has been all that one could possibly desire. It is the general feeling of the miners and prospectors that the organization of the chapter and sections will mean much to the industry. 1 was at Tucson, Blsbee, Douglas, Clifton, Morenci, Globe and Miami while away and at every place found the mining men ready to take concerted action. It requires a mem bership of fifty to organize section and it is sure that each of the mining counties will have one. That at Tue son had forty-onc names when l left and I am advised this morning that ten or eleven more have been secured since.
 "The general mining situation throughout the state shows every sign of betterment. The Copper Queen and C. & A. companies have made large increases to their work ing forces and have also brought the smelter crews almost to a point of full strength. The ten percent cut which was made some time ago has been done away with and the wages are now at the old scale At Clifton and Morenci the forces have been in creased and the same is true of Globe and Miami.
 "The feeling among the mining companies is one of great optimism any they are all looking for substan- tial increases in prices as soon asi the demand from Europe, which will follow the war as surely as night fol lows day, begins.
 The Inspiration company has a wonderful plan, a wonderful system and is headed by wonderful cxccu- tive, C. E. Mills. He has the best and most enthusiastic force I have ever seen and things will hum in the Globe district when the new smelter isI blown in about April 1. The Miami is increasing its production and the entire camp is decidedly picking up. Incidentally the people of Phoenix and the other valley cities will have to turn out in full force for the high water celebration at the dam unless they want to be outnumbered by the Globe and Miami delegation.
 "There is more prospecting going on over the state at large than at any time for many years. Here Is where the local sections of the chap ter will do their best work. They bring in close touch with the local prospectors, will be able to secure the data that will be assembled at this office and then sent to Washing ton and to such other places as de sired and capital will have something definite to work on. Some wonder fu1 prospects have been found in the last few weeks. Down in the Hua- chucas a ledge of Calverite, which Is practically another name for the Syl- vanite which is making such a stir in the Cripple Creek district just now, has been found and located. This ore will run into values of thou sands of dollars per ton. One sam pie that I saw assayed more than twenty ounces. Good prospects have also been uncovered in the Juniper Flats and there is a lot of placer de velopment going on in the southern counties.
 Give us some sane legislation and capital will come in Arizona to an extent hitherto undreamcd of. There is intending criticism, among miners and farmers alike of the action of the legislature. The prospectors can not interest capital in the develop ment of their claims and the farmers are losing their best market. 1 hope that some laws will be passed at once that will clear the decks for action that must bring added prosperity to every interest in the state"
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