Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-21

4H51 lHt NttGdll ulueS rom surface ana underground workings furnished SI297 and the King 36,441 of whicp 45lo were oxide smeltng ores. In all there were 932,y54 tons ot suI- phides mined of which 76.S per cent were treated at No. plant and 23.2 per cent at the Clifton Conceutrator. The teacher totalled S7.S15. The re- port dwells with satisfaction on the fact that in it's first few months the new shelter plant completed in that year operated smoothly and well.
 Copper sales by the company. set forth in this report amounted to 1.O7g 7oO pounds sterling and gave a work ing profit of 2SS,255 pounds sterhng or this 60,000 pounds was devoted JC debenture reduction, 48,449 paid as in. terest on debentures, 24,531 paid as a preference dividend and 182,531 paid as the dividends on the ordinary shares. From 1910 to 1914 the taxes of the company to the county and the state had been increased from s65.OOU m the first mentioned year to $780, l57 in the latter
 Outfit is Curtailed
 Beginning in August, when Europe precipitated itself into war. Arizona Copper entered upon a curtailment of production, as has been mentioned such curtailment lasted until the first of this year when gradual expansia, and increase began and was contin- ued until mines and plants were run ming along at normal capacity or bet ter in early September
 In common with other producers of Arizona, this company in adjusting its affairs Go the changed condition over the ante-bellum days, entered upon an agreement with its employees as to wage scale which was based on the prevailing price of copper for the pre- ceediug month. The copper market. which in the first months of the beuum period had been merely nominal took on a trmer tone, became established and then made rapid advances which brought commensurate advances in the wage scale New figures were made in the payroll, exceeding any of the past This was the condition when organizers Of the Western Federation of Miners came into the camp and reused such dormant sparks Of dis satisfaction as may have existed prior 70 their advent into flames. Previously no grievances, alleged, fancied or real had been presented to the company management The company was will nB Go listen to its employees and or iored SO to do, but it has never been the policy of this company to listen To dlctation from outside sources. IL refused to treat with outsiders or those influenced directly by such out s-ders. A strike was called. Nothing remained to be done, under the laws of Arizona, but to place the property in the hands Of the sherim Of the coun- ty for his protection, since the com pany was powerless to furnish its own protection. All properties were there upon closed and that action was taken.
 Late Constructive Work.
 For several years prior to the 1914 report, Arizona Copper had been hoist ing approximately 6O,OOO tons of ore a month and producing at tho rate ol a6,OO0,000 pounds per year. It had for about two years especially been conducting important construction work both at mines and fer its ore treatment that were to bring about. and will when resumption comes re- suit, in considerable increases in the amount of ore handled and copper pro auced. The outlook has been 1or aa annual production of 5O,O0O,OO0 pounds per year. gain of nearly 40 per cent Among such construction work in tho mines may be mentioned a four mile electric railway. much of it operating through tunnels 10 replace the Coro- nado incline. the Coronado. Humbo.t and Clay mines receiving the services of this road, the bins and cars thus being fed from above the level of the railroad. In connection with such work 790 feet Of 6 by 8 tunnel was completed in a single month, through hard granite porphyry and a worlds record was thereby established This tunnel strikes in 400 feet below the old bottom of the Coronado shaft. which was down zoo feet and thus