Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-28

he said.
Though the salt Lake was forced TO
take "a secondary place In the face u
subjects OF greater and more uniyer-
sal moment the president Of that road
most frankly discussed It's affairs.
Mr.. Clark arrived here yesterday
morning from Jerome, Ariz., whore
he has been inspecting his copper
properties accompanied by his son,
G.. W. Clark, munger Of the United
Verde Copper company ana is stay
ing az the home Of his other son. w.
A. Clark, Jr., No. 1905 West Adams
street He expects to spend q few
days here attending to business In
connection with The Sail Lake, then
80 ON To the G. W. Clark home at
San Matco where three wccks-Dld
grand7on IS awaiting him.
Clark n Remarkable Man.
Tho interview I'm the Times BROUGHT
out some interesting observations yes
tcrday frnm an Albuquerque man who
Is an intimate friend Of the former
Montana senator ana who has fol-
lowed his career closely. The Albu-
qucrqncan scid
THE interview hy the Los Angeles
Times of Senator w. A. Clark Of Mon
tana gives facts ana figures that are
of lnestlmablc value 10 the public and
ought 10 convince anyone that pros
perity h. here. But In an the inter-
Views we see published about his great
wealth finest residence In the world,
etc, we do not see anything about the
man who accomplished all this, but u
general opinion among those who do
not know him that ne h lncky II IL
not luck with Senator Clark lie has
always mnde Il success Of everything
ne undertook When ne went Go Mon
tuna fifty years ago and worked IN n
placer mining district nt 81 "A day he
did his work wen studied hard and
prepared himself for intelligently fol-
lowing the mining business. veal
thy New York banker, seeing his good
qualities, started him In the banking
business. W which he succeeded as
everything else, but continued devel-
oDing mines that he had become in
terestcd IN through intelligent por-
sopal investigation No guess work
with him. As his money accumulated
from mining investments IN small
way, his operations enlarged but he
was Just aa careful and panstaking
as when making small Investments.
| His good Judgment and actual kn0wl-
edge OF scientific and practical min
ing and uncxcelled business Judgment
brought success. not luck.
Now that ho has become one of
the wealthest men la the world il Is
natural for the public 90 criticize and
accuse the successful man Of accumu-
lntlng wealth unlawfully or by oppres-
sion or dishonesty. Senator Clark's
big money came out Of the ground
The mon who worked for him were
paid their price No strikes No dis
satisfaction. lie has built n town near
his United Verde mines called Clark
dale for his employees. All of brick.
two TO five-room houses. lie calcu-
lates the cost ~ each house and
charges rent on the basis of per
cent on cost. lie Is a Just man.
Looks After Details.
zone OF the rcuBons for his great
success IN all his undertakings Is that
ne had the brains of a good business
man 70 start with. lie was well edu-
Gated. While he was a good Judge OF
human nature, and made good seiec-
lions OF snperintcndfnts and mana
gers OF his different enterprises, he
looked after the details personally.
for instance, take the United Verde
mine, which Is probably the most
profitable Of any Of HIS numerous
paying Investments. For the last
twenty-five years he has personally
directed the development Of his mine
and brought II 10 the point of pro-
ducing copper 10 the amount OF over
fourteen millions per year gross value,
with the price at 20 cents a pound.
For twenty-five years he has visited
this mine four times a year spending
week SONG through the mines and
noting the progress Of developments,
ana nfter three months when he re-
turns, he goes over the same ground
seeing that his instructions Of three
months ago have been carried out to
the letter. Ina this manner he goes
over the details of operations az all