Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-07-01
give Hercules direct connection with
Hayden smelter.

Hayden smelter.
Some Bigger Items
Other recent appropriations OF large
sums of money for improvements ana !
new work which are now in the course
of expenditure in the state include up
wards of six million dollars set ASIDE
bv Copper Queen for the opening OF
its steam shovel pit on Sacramento |
hill andthe building of a concentrator
TO handle these ores The steam Shovels
are now going in the pit and the ground
being prepared for the mining cam
paign as rapidly as possible. Mill con-
struction will be underway very soon
At Jerome United Verde has made APP
preparation of several million dollars
for the opening of steam shovel ground,
which will represent entire gain in ac-
tivities in that district over and above
all previous endeavOrS. This work VIII
be started in earnest as soon as the
efficiency of present work, interfered
with by the strike in May, is restored.
in the Globe Miami district a large
appropriation by Miami Copper for
mill bettermentS is in course or eX-
penditure, while Old Dominion, Arl-
IONA Commercial and Iron Cap are
making important expenditure In
equipment and development better
ments apart fromthe routine. At Ray
the Raw Consolidated is spending big
appropriation in bringing its mill to
higher efficiency. The resulte of which
there is now assurance will be very i'm
portant in bringing up metal recover
les and earnings of this company and
will highly justify the time the man
agement has taken in order to be
thoroughly sure of it's steps. At Su-
n1yttN
ditures of Importance from appropria>
lions for mill betterments and extended
research on lower levels in the mine,
which gives promise of the attendance
of large results for the district. At
Jerome the Verde Extensions spend
ing upwards of 100000 for smelter
and railroad construction.
More Coming Up
| In the Clifton Morenci district there
are plans nearing contamination for
large appropriations for mill and
smelter betterments in addition to
those which are now being carried out
at cost of some hundreds of thousands
| of dollars. The filing at Globe this
week of a $30000,000 first mortgage by
the American Smelling < Refining Co.
is said to be preliminary to the expan-
sion of its operations in Arizona.
through new plant construction and
also increased capacity for its pres
ent Hayden smelter. The whole of
this big piece of new financing is not,
of course, for the conduct of enter
prise in Arizona, but a good part of it
will come here. At Douglas there are
new appropriations coming up for
smelter work. Calumet & Arizona is
understood to have important appro-
lpriations coming up for extension OF
its mining facilities in the Warren dis
trict Humboldt and Mayer have ap-
preparations ahead for further increases
and betterments In the Oatman Gold
Roads and Chloride districts there are
material appropriations being expended
and much more planned by producers
who have further equipment to ada.
In the Ajo district there is the outlook
that Ajo Consolidated with something
more than 20,O00,O00 tons of ore de-
veloped by drill, will soon finance for
the expenditure of probably a couple
of million dollars for equipment.
Enormous Total
There is represented in this glance at
appropriations being expended and ap-
preparations coming up, a total of
more than $15,000,000, as a more or less
casual midsummer performance Of the
metal producers of the state by way of
increasing efficiency. Add to this the
expenditures being made by compan-
les with properties yet in the develop
ment stage in the state, and a total far
above $20,000,000 is represented. Every
dollar of this carries with it not only
wages for workmen but new employ
ment for labor after the construction
forces have finished their job 1t must
be remembered too. that a good part
of the $40, 100000 will find it's way to
every part of the country and in a wide
the pockets of industrial workers in
variety of lines of endeavor which must
be called upon for the steel, the ma
chinery and the range OF general sup
plies necessary to the installation
work. There is no meanness about the
mining industry in Arizona in the
sharing of its earnings broadcast. OF
new enterprises planned in the state
which will give direct assistance to
the development of its resources by
operators of small means, prospectors
and leasers, there needs be mentioned
sampling plant which is proposed al
Globe. George Bethume. a mining en-
gineer of wide acquaintance in the
state and much familiarity with the
resources of country tributary tC
GLOBE, is furthering this project He
has received a large quantity of sam
pies from various properties which de-
sire the aid of the manner of custom
treatment of ores proposed and has
reached point in the preliminary in
vestigatory work which he expects to
shortly warrant him in enlisting avail
able capital for the enterprise.
Dividends to Miners
The advance in metal prices this
month to point where it seems certain
That the average price paid for cop
per in June will exceed 30 cents as
sures an increase to mine. mir and
smelter employees in the state in diyi.
dens resulting for their work in July
The profit sharing plan voluntarily
lnaugurated by the copper producers
IN Arizona when the metal marke,
turned upward in the first half of 1915
is responsible for these advances If
wages which occur automatically wifi
advance in the copper price average
workers in the copper industry of the
state are now receiving wages totaline
more than ten million dollars thf
month, comparing with total wages Of
less than S5,000,G00 the month in 1915
More men are OF course at Worl, now
than in 1915, but this increase in num.
per does not near account for tbs
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