Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-16
RESULTS VIGOROUSLY SOUGHT
IN THE CAMPAIGN OPENED BY
ARIZONA MINES ORGANIZATION
Combination In Aid of the Small Producer the End of En-
ahlng the Larger Operators to Output of Maximum
Amount of Metal In Support of the Government is the
Keynote of Endeavors.

OEosaniLatlOn OF the Arizona Cnap-
ter A. NJ. C.. for lsl7-ls as made in
the annual melting at Phoenix, is
given in a pamphlet Just issued to
members and is which there is also a
resume Of the work OF the meeting. 70
gether with resolutions adopted. The
a, officers are given as follows:
Joseph P. HOdgson. Risbee. COVER
nor; l. $. Gates. Ray, first vice presi-
dent; r. E. Tally. Jerome. second vice
president. Norman Carmichael. Cliff
ton. third vice president: Joseph E.
Curry, BiSbee. secretary, II. ]. Nc,
! Chung. Phoenix. treasurer.
= The directors are; J. p. Hodgson.
Bisbee: B. Britton Gottsberger. Miami:
W. B. Bohring Warren: George King
don. Jerome: ]. c. Goodwin. Tempe;
Norman Carmichael. Clifton: /. s.
Gates. Ray; G. II. Dowen. Douglas:
]. A. Burgess, Oatman: j. Krutt-
schnitt. Tucson: c. NJ. CONGRESSES.
! Humboldt; ". {. Browning Superior;
W. G. Mcbride. Globe.
! As to metal prices. the following res
olutfons were adopted and telegraph
ed to those to whom directed:
To Governor Boyle. Carson City Ne
vada:
In meeting today the Arizona Chap
ter American Mining Congress. repre-
Senting practically the entire mining
industry OF Arizona. passed a resolu-
ton by unanimous vote endorsing the
! obiec. OF your delegation to Washing
ton and assuring you OF our hearty
suppotr in your effort to secure an
equitable price FOR silver, u matter
which is very important to certain dts
tricts of this state
To the Utah Chapter American Min
ing Congress and Idaho Mining As
soci2tioa in joint session. Salt
Lake city:
The Arizona chapter in session
today unanimously voted you every en-
couragement in your efforts to prevent
copper and silver price fixation to the
detriment OF efficiency in the in
, dustries and TO join YOU in represen-
tationS at Washington and to take
steps in Arizona BY way OF providing
immediate important assistance
To the War Industries Board. Wash
ington. d. c.
The Arizona Chapter OF the Ameri-
can Mining congress in annual con-
ventfon assembled directed the follow
ing resolution recorded and presented
to the chairman Of the war Industries
board. Washington. d. c.:
Whereas. an agreement exists
between the government and the cop
per producers BY virtue Of which the
price of copper metal was fixed at
s3Is cents per pound for the four
months ending January 81. 1918. and
Whereas. this price will auto
matically come under revision by your
honorable body at the expiration Of
that time for the purpose OF fixIng the
price Of copper for a further period.
and
Whereas realizing the necessity
for maintaining the maximum produc~
ton of copper to meet the necessities
81 the government during the period Of
the present war. We respectfully wish
to submit, the following facts for your
consideration:
The present price OF ISL cents per
pound has not resulted in, and is not
in our opinion sufficient to insure the
maximum production OF copper. Be
cause Of the present high cost Of pro
duction and the continually rising
cost OF same. number of the smaller
producers in this state are finding il
difficult to operate at n profit and are
faced with the prospect of closing
down. while some of the larger opera
tors are unable to yield returns to
their shareholders
The present production can be ma
terially increased BY the treatment OF
lower grade ores. now existing and
developed in the mines of this state.
which cannot profitaoly be worked I'M
der present cost of production and
present prices received for the pro
duct.
That the present price received and
cost OF production does not permit OF
the necessary amount OF development
work being performed 10 insure a con-
tinuance of maximum production.
We submit that the facts justify
and the stimulation OF production de-
mand an adjustment Of the present
price OF 2Sis cents per pound.
We are Of the opinion that the pur-
poses of the government can best be
met by giving effect 10 the above reso-
luton.
JOSEPH p. HoDGSoN.
Governor Arizona Chapter A. NJ. c."
Production Costs Of All Producers
The meeting instructed cables %
greeting to be sent to absent members
now in Europe in the service OF their
country. Major John c. Greenway,
James s. Douglas and W. II. Bro
ply.
Immediate requirement OF data as 20
present costs OF production and the