Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-25

hundred feet. while hand tramming is based upon the odd or alternate lev els.
 Practically all of the mining opera tions are conducted by contract. this having been found the most satisfact- ory method here. Almost all of the work, both at the mines and mill is performed by Mexican labor. white help only being used in filling the higher positions. This policy has proved highly advantageous. for when it has become necessary. owing to dis turbed political conditions. for the white employees to leave the prop erty-as has happened several times m recent years-the plants at such times have been operated by the Mex jean under-bOsses, and while of course mistakes have been made. they have not been very important or serious. The great advantage of this policy is that the organization is kept practi-I cally intact; the people during such periods have been kept busy and the employees and their families have been fed, and at no time has the prop ertv been damaged.
 The company also owns and oper- ates large ranch of several thousand acres, upon which is kept a herd of from ten to twelve thousand cattle These cattle constitute the meat sun ply for Nacozari. Pilares and the sur rounding country.
 The company also owns several mines and prospects outside of the property above mentioned. but these owing largely to political conditions in Mexico at the present time, are not in operation, with the exception of some develODment work.
 At NacOZari is located the general mechanical department with complete shops for railroads. mill and mines Also the timber framing mills. where timber is framed for the mines and plants. Here also is located the main power plant. where electric power is generated for the entire operations
 Three miles away. in the mountains \ Is a large concrete dam. constructed several years ago, where water for all necessary purposes is impounded and conducted to the seat of operations bv large pipe lines.
 The operations al NacOzari employ about one thousand men. and at Pillar es about two thousand. The comnanv has built hospitals. club houses. good schools. and dwelling houses for the accommodation of it's employees and their families. Parks and natiOs also have been constructed for their pleas ure Moving picture shows are re~- ularly given in the Cluh houses whicl' are also equipped with billiard ard pool tables and other games.
 Without question the oDening ur and bringing to @ state of successfui production these veveral operations involving an expenditure of many mil lions of dollars. often under very dis cOuraging conditions. politically anH otherwise. reflects great credit mo" the management and men in charge and they are certainly to he cougratu- lated upon the results obtained.
 It goes without saying. that the company's operations have teer % great blessing to the DeOplc Of N0rth ern Sonora. contributing as it does in a very large way to the tayes Cf tho state and supporting a total of afout ten thousand inhabitants
 The officers Of the NOcte2um" Con per Company are: T s. Williams General Manager, H. T. Hamilton Assistant General Manager: C. | Schultz, General Superintendent. " r. Mashburn. Superintendent of No. tive Power; F. Buckley. Mill Superir- tendent; NcHenrv Nosie; Superin- tendent of Mines: II H. Rietter Gen eral Foreman; A. Hore and T. w Felton, Division Foremen; C. $. Davis. Chief Engineer: Dr. WOoley, Chief Surgeon.
 The officers of Phelps, Dodge & Co. the parent company. area Dr. James Douglas, President; Walter DOuCles. Vice-President and Managing Direc- tor; Stuart w. French General Man ager; Alexander Y. Dye, Assistant General Manager. Consulting Staff: Mechanical, Charles LeGrand; Metal lurgical. August Sandberg; Mining. Joseph ?. Hodgson.