Weekly journal-miner., 1916-10-25
TALLY SUCCEEDS ID POSITION OF
 W.L. CLARK
GENERAL REGRET IS FIX PRESSED OVER THE RE- TREATMENT OF POPULAR HEAD OF U. V.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

1 ] Announcement was made this week by Charles w. Clark, general man.
 ager of the interests of his father,
 Senator w. A. Clark, of the resigna-
 ton of Will L. Clark. manager of
 the United Verde Copper Company
 since 1904. MT. Clark rendered his
 resignation several months ago and
 1t was accepted with the keenest re-
 grets by the general manager. It
 became effective Wednesday.
 Robert E. Tally, for eight years su-
 perintendent of mines for the United
 Verde company, is Mir. Clark's sue
 cessor. His title is assistant general
 manager For the present he will
 continue to act as superintendent of
 mines, the matter of appointing a
 new man to that position having been
 given little consideration to date
 Local regret at the retirement of
 NIT. Clark is .tinctured with satisfac-
 ton that General Manager Clark saw
 fit to appoint as chief executive of
 the United Verde, the highest office
 in the Clark organization below his
 own, genial, likable and efficient Bob" Tally. No employe of the
 United Verde is more popular than Mir. Tally. His record as superin- tendent of mines has attracted the attention and favorable comment of the most important men in the cop per mining industry. How he is re- garded by Senator Clark and his son, the general manager, is shown by his immediate appointment to his present position when they had failed to in duce w. L. Clark to reconsider his decision.
 Mir. Clark flatly denies all rumors that he IS to assume the managership of some other local company. "T have no intention of taking any man. agerial position" he said last night He has resigned in order to devote his time to several companies in which he is interested, also 10 inter ests in Montana.
 The future career of Mir. Clark will be watched with close interest, not only by his many local friends but by the big mining men of the country, for his record as manager of the United Verde is not surpassed by that of any other man in the industry
 Since 1889 Will L. Clark has been connected with the organization of Senator Clark, to whom he is in no way related. He rose steadily until he was assistant manager of the Clark mines at Butte. Much attention was paid to making those mines safe for workmen and they had the reputation of being the safest in that district
 In 1904 MT. Clark came to Jerome as manager of the United Verde. Tn line with the experience he had gained at Butte he paid particular attention to safety work here. This resulted almost immediately in an important diminution of accidents. That was long before the safety first" move ment swept over the country. Some of the most effective mine safety methods in use today originated and were perfected at the United Verde.
 Clarkdale was not even thought of when MT. Clark came to the Verde district. He took a prominent part in the negotiations which resulted in the construction of a railroad from Cedar Glade to Clarkdale and the new United Verde smelter there was built under his administration. That plant is today regarded as the best arrang- ed, most modern and efficient smelter in the world. Its construction was not delayed day by lack of machin- l cry or materials, showing careful | forethought on the part of the local staff.
 Throughout Mir Clark's administra- ton of the United Verde there have | been no delays worth mentioning that | are traceable to failure to provide | or equipment at the proper time
 In 1907 Mir. Clark was appointed chairman of the Arizona mining code which worked for three years and finally presented measure that is practically the present State mine inspection law.
 MT. Clark has taken a deep interest in a variety of subjects not related to mining. One of these is good roads work He has long been an earnest worker for better highways, particu- arly in the Verde district. Numerous important organizations claim him as an active member. These are the American Institute of Mining Engi- neers, the Metallurgical Society of America, American Mining Congress. Archaeological Society of Arizona, American Historical Society, and Ma ional Geographic Society. At this ime he is a director of the State Taxpayers League. He has been president and treasurer of the Verde Tunnel and Shelter Railroad Com 'any, Clarkdale Improvement Com- oany, Upper Verde Public Utilities Company, Mogollon Lumber & Tim Der Company and Jerome Power company, all United Verde subsid- 1