Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-08
MINES. MINING, LOCAL STOCKS AND COPPER
WILL TAKE 2 MONTHS FOR MINES TO AGAIN
 SHOW USUAL OUTPUT

GLOBE. Ariz.. July 7-The total copper production of North and South America during the first half of the year is approximated at 21000O.000 pounds the month. North America's proportion of this is somewhere around 190.OOO.0OO pounds the month. Strikes now in effect in Arizona cut off 46.OOO,OOO pounds of this the month. with 22,O0O.O0O more pounds of Ari- zona copper the month seriously threatened by the l. w. w efficiency destroying organization responsible for the agitation working the present havoc.
 Copper production loss through l. W. w. strike promotions outside Of Arizona include Butte's 30,000, 900 pounds the month. Cananea's 1000, 900 ponnds. Alaska's 6,OOO,OOO pounds, or total of 43,0OO,O0O pounds. the whole loss to the metal market being S9,000,- 900 pounds the month. Threatened with I. w. W. strikes and not at all unlikely of going out of commission at any time. in view of the manner in which terrorism has taken hold of the Montana and Arizona districts. are camps in other copper districts of Ari- zona and Utah representing 46.000,0 900 more pounds of copper Should this latter copper be called out, the cut into the monthly production of 190.- O00,000 pounds in North America would represent total of 135.000.000 pounds. leaving a production of 55,00O.000 pounds the month, or 5,000,00 pounds less than the June purchases of the Federal government for it's own uses.
 Arizona's loss of 46,000, 900 pounds of copper from its monthly production was brought about through three strikes in which l. W. W. influence dominated and which were gotten un derway within one week. In all three instances I. W. w. past record for vio- lence and freedom with dynamite was the important factor in getting re sponse to strike calls for exceeding any expectations in the mining districts affected. The same factor has kept and is keeping hundreds of men from returning to work. It is a situation that abundantly justifies urgent re- commentators which were made earlier in the year to the government to provide Federal troops in the min ing districts in order that this man. ner of terrorism could be prevented and the mines operated at efficiency. insuring the Federal government not only all the copper it might need but an abundant supply for it's allies, along with the large encouragement that would go to the latter by reason of the copper industry being kept intact from the efforts of Germany to slow 1t down and win proportionate encouragement for German troops in the field. if not actual advantage through shortage of copper metal in the hands of the allies. How far reaching disaster might be in connection with a shortage of the metal for the Allies, it is possible to conceive.
 The mines now suffering strikes cannot get back into efficient, full handed operations under two months not if the strikes should end within the day. Some of the properties can not get back to where they were In May. before strike rumOrs and talk began to cut into efficiency. under five months. and it is within the range or possibilities that some of them may not get back within years. and then only at the cost of vast sums drawn from surplus accounts which it is now realized were most wisely and for tunately built up against emergency hours.