Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17
TWO THOUSAND MEN ENGAGED
INTRODUCTION OF COPPER ore
Z PLANTS OPERATE To CAPACITY

subjectsI but all the time are endeavor-
ing to bring other interests into the
field so that our lives will not be one
sided, commercially speaking. In this
we are succeeding admirably.
Population of $4,000
The city of Douglas has a population
of $4,000 in the incorporated limits;
Pirtleville has 1900; Aqua Prieta has
200 and outlying settlements $50
more. This makes total of 23050 per-
manent residents. There also is tran
STORY population of about $500 which
gives the grand total of 10000 people
within a radius of ten miles from the
business center of the city and the bulk
of it much nearer
When | explain that our shelters
have approximately 1900 men on their
pay rolls. you will see why. in these
times of high copper. with a raise of a
few cents per days for every man
whenever copper advances a penny in
price, you can see one reason for our
prosperity
The Douglas of today is not the ulti-
mate to be hoped for or expected. Far
from it. No one who is not defective
in his sense of sight or hearing could
walk or ride through our streets with
out seeing how the city is growing
New residences are rising on every
street; new business houses are go
ing up.
Building Permits $3.50 0o0
In 1915 the building permits reached
the splendid total of $4,000. We
thought that most excellent. Then
came 1916 with a total exceeding that
Of the previous year by $4,000. Nine
teen seventeen, despite adverse condi
tions caused by the declaration of war
promises to be another excellent year
with tn building trades. For severa
months we completed an average OF one
new house per day.
All of our prosperity does not lie If
the outlay of money, though. We
have two most prosperous banl1in'
houses here. In 1915 their deposits to
tailed $4,000. 22O.35 while during tn
year 1916, according to the statement
issued to state and federal bank conn
oilers the combined deposits
amounted to s3.S75.S5O74. IT might +
Wen to add that in 1914 the banl: state
ments showed deposits aElour-'pg
s23ST.423.53, or an increase at t-lc en-
Of 1916 of s16S7 G47.66.
TIE 1917 output. Of copp'r f-em II
two smelters promises to be a recor
breaker in all particulars The Mare
total vas the greatest in the history
this district, amounting to approx
mately 26.0O0.000 pounds. OF TIL
amount the Copper Queen smelter pro
duccd 1T.250.0C pounds. It's best pre-
vious effort was $500. 900 pounds TIL
Calumet & Arizona produced $4,000
pounds for the month.
25c.0oc,oJ0 Pounds
IN 1915 the Copper Queen smelte
clone produced 245, 1o1 ,O44 pounds
copper and the Calumet & Ari2on
117.936S39 pounds In 1916 the ivy
smelters produced approximately 250,
100000 pounds, or more than the hi
Copper Queen plant produced in tw
years previous.
But when we mention the smelter
as being a great asset to the city. i
should not be understood that it is t
be inferred that they are everything t.
us. The mines in Sonora are no incon-
siderable help to Douglas. The total
amount of ore imported through th
port from the Mexican state in 1915
amounted to $l2,4135SO in American
money.
This included gold and silver bullion,
copper ores and concentrates and
some tungsten. In eleven months the
Moctezuma Copper company at Naco-
zari sent to the Copper Queen smelter
here a total of 2747 cars of copper con-
centrates, or a total of 106,840 tons.
The FL Tigre mine. during 1916 shipped
1947 tons of ore to the smelters and
sent 225 bars of silver gold bullion to
eastern refineries through Douglas.
Sonora Again Active
When it is considered that owing to
the peaceful conditions which have ex
listed in eastern Sonora for a year or
more, mining men are reopening their
properties rapidly and each month
shows an increase in the number of