Arizona republican., 1916-05-16
VERDE COMB N CO.
 DULY ORGANIZED
Special to The Republican

JEROME. Ariz May 1.-The Verd, om6iRation Copper Co. organized h, James II. Layman. has completed or eanlzation preliminaries and announces inc offering of reorganization stock. 'o'OOe shares will be sold at 35c per share and 20o.00 aj j0c per share.
 The Verde Combination holdings To cate Include about 800 acres of what is considered some Of the best close ln ground of the district. The larg.. group of the Combination starts In "ith ihe Mescal group which joins the south end Of the Verde Extension mine dno lies about half 9 mile southeast of nc main works of the United Verde mine, extending south and east to th, Green Monster property and wes. l. he Pittsburg Jerome. covering over atch feet of the most conspicuously mineralized outcrop in the district, and l@rt of the north fault. with develop incnts at several points many of which have splendid veins of sulphide ores.
 The Verde Combination controls a larger acreage than most Of the com panies now active in the Verde district. as inc Csua. holdings are only 50 10 100 arces in extent. The groups included nave played part in the mining oper- 9t:ons of the district during years past. as probably upward of half a million dollars Aas been spent upon develop inent work at different tnnes by former owners, Encovering certain promising snoWings which have proved attrac- live to ,he recent purchasers of the properties.
 Among the men associated with Mir Laynian in the organization oc the new company are influential and experi- enced men Of'both east and west many oe them interested in Arizona. and thoroughly familiar with conditions and opportunities in ;he copper mining industry. The swinging of the latest big company for Jerome is attracting iaNora ble attention. as some of the jest part CT Inc field is included in the merger of the different properties com posing its holdings MT Layman know:' good indications when Ee sees them ana 's thoroughly familiar with the Jerome ground, having been close " connected with the district in a mining way for several years
 others whose names appear in the organization of the company as sub s:antial subscribers are. J. C. CaIlae : nan of Phoenix. state auditor; Joseph l.. Currey of Bisbee and others from the same place. mining men of promn- ence also from Ray, Douglas, Globe, Miami and Phoenix
 Fred $. Stephen of Dundee, Scot land. the principal owner of the Dun dee Arizona, A. A, Lappe of the firm of Lappe & Vilsac. members of the Pittsbua stock exchange; John S Lbermdn of the firm of Crawford and EbermaI, bankers of Pittsburs; A. c Wettengel, of the Pittsburg stock ex- change Wm. J. Crittenden, son-in law Of the Divers, heavy owners in the Calumet & Arizona; W. B. Daily ana c. l.. Berrien. Supt. and assistant sup erintenden,, respectively of the Ana conda Copper properties are also in terested in the Verde Combination, anC on a trip of inspection here last weel were much impressed with the pos abilities of the properties included il the merger.
 The list further includes the names ef D. N. Richards an insurance broke of Pittsburg and Peter Boyd, Genera superintendent of the National Tup
 Works of Pittsburg; A. c. Barnett o the Diamond National Bank; A. s. List Il banker of Wheeling. w. Va; J. ] Fisher. large oil producer; John ( Slack Of the Fidelity and Trust Co.. 0 pittsburg; J. w. Renner, comptrolle of the Pennsylvania Railroads West o
 Pittsburg W. D. Flannigan of tn
 West End Bank of Pittsburg; Mrs
 Amelia E. Oliver Of Pittsburg and II
 B StaVer. prominen. business man o
 Auburn Park. H., and Chas. Diese
 general manager of the Mines Co. c America. in Sonora.
 There arc hundreds of people all owe
 the state and around Jerome who ar
 very much interested in the Verd Comblnatior Copper c., and will loo
 forward with great interest to it's de
 velopmeEt.
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