Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-06
MINING BOOM IS HELD UP BY
 BAD LAWS
Secretary Walcott Blames Un-
 wise Legislation for Fright
 eniug Capital Which Oth- erwise Would Enter State

VI WAoC W ObAn LAAACA tJA0tE
 PHOENIX, Mar 5-"As soon as such legislation is passed as will en- able outside capital to come to Arizo- ma without fear of unjust treatment look for such a mineral boom as the state has never known said As sistant Secretary Wolcott of the Am erican Mining Congress.
 Wolcott returned yesterday from 9 "trip about the state devoted to the organizations Of sections" of the state chapter which win continue its headquarters at Phoenix.
 Speaking of his trip he said My visits to the leading mining centers have been most interesting and my reception has been all that one could possibly desire lt is the general feeling of the miners and prospectors that the organization of the chapter land sections will mean much to the industry. was at Tucson. Bisbce 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 a section and it is sure that each of the mining counties will have one. That al Tue son had forty one names when ] left and ! am advised this morning that ten or eleven more have been secured since
 "The general mining situation througIout 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 point of fun 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 Mocenci 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 and they are all looking for substan- ual increases in prices as soon as the demand from Europe which will follow the war as surely as night fol- lows day begins
 "The Inspiration company has 8 wonderful plan, a wonderful system and is headed by a wonderful execu | tive, C. D. Mills He has the best and most enthusiastic force l have eyei seen and things will hum in the Globe district when the new smeltel is blown in about April l. The Mia mi is increasing its production and the entirs camp is decidedly pickinl Iup Incidentally the people of Phoe nix and the other valley cities vii have 70 turn out in full force for tn, lhigh water celebration at the dam un Hess they want to be oumumbered by ithe Globe and Miami delegation
 There is more prospecting goinl on over the state at large than al any time for many years. Here il where the local sections of the chap ter will do their best work Thel bring in close touch with the loca prospectors, will be able to secur the data that will be assembled a 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 ful prospects have been found in thu last few weeks. Down In the Hua chucas a ledge of Calverite, which i practically another name for the Syl vanite which is making such a sti in the Cripple Creek district jus now. has been found and located This ore will run into values of thou sands of dollars per ton One sam pie that saw assayed more thai twenty ounces. Good prospects hay also been uncovered in the Junipe Flats and there is a lot of placer de velopment going on in the southeu counties.
 "Give ms some sane legislation an, capital will come in Arizona 10 al extent hitherto undreamed of Ther is intending criticism, among miner and farmers alike of the action O the legislature The prospectors can not interest capital in the develop ment of their claims and the farmer are losing their best market. l hop that some laws will be passed at one that will clear the decks for actiol that must bring added prosperity t every interest in the state"