Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-02


output of metal has been regained /
a further reflection of credit upon IN
industry as well as a valuable demon
| stration to the public of the prepared
ness OF the Arizona copper mines 10
emergencies. There has been demon
stration of the value of investmen
in ore bedding plants and their obun
dant stocking, as well as of the re
sourcefulness of the mines unde
emergency calls. by reason of whicl
not few producers reached into or
areas of exceptional richness and witt
decreased working forces and de
creased ore tonnage output. made ever
stronger than usual output of copper
Money Support.
ATOP of the heavy payments OF in
come and profits tax TO the fedora
government. the splendid response Il
| the Liberty loan calls must have fur
| Their enhanced the Arizona mining in
dustry in the eyes of distant govern
ment heads and the general public
| The subscriptions OF the mining com
panies alone made il possible for Ar
IONA to attain the quota set in the
bonds offering and in the last cam
paign enabled the state to be the first
of the ultimate few reporting large
over subscription. Complete figures
covering subscriptions on behalf of the
state are not yet available. but est
mate of a total of $31 ,000.0 is con-
sidered conservative, the greater part
of the amount finding credit in sub
in q CT Wharp
the head offices of the companies are
located, but more than s4,000,000 be
ing subscribed in Arizona TO the last
loan and nearly as much in the period
of the first loan. In addition there
were in the two campaigns total sub
scriptions of probably more than ST.
100000 by the employees of mining
companies in the state. In the last
loan men of the United Verde sub
scribed $4,000, c. & A. Sal, 600, Copper
Queen $4,000, Shattuck-Arizona ST.
coo. United astern $1,000, Ray Con
solidated. Old Dominion, Miami, In
SEPARATION and New Cornelia men also
bought largely of bonds, rejecting
company and individual endeavor to
assist government financing. Verde
Extension men and those of every other
miniag company in the state also took
part strongly.
United Eastern Men.
The showing of the men of the
United Eastern probably leads in the
state, 107 of the employees of the
company out of POS making subscrip-
tions. Oatman itself made a total sub
scription of $54,55O Inclusive of com
pany employees subscriptions) of the
quota of Mohave county, $129,050, or
nearly half. General Superintendent
Burgess. of the United Eastern natur-
ally felt pride in the subscriptions of
his men and the loyalty expressed
and did not fail to give them the sat
isfacticn of knowing that their atti-
tude was appreciated. Beside making
a record of the names of all the sub
scribing employees for future refer
ence as an honor list, he sent each
a letter of personal thanks. The
show" says the conclud-
ing paragraph, that the men of Dat
man fully understand their RESPONSE
bility to support the government and
the soldiers in this grievous war. Be-
fore il is over we shall doubtless be
called upon to do many unusual things
Ind make many sacrifices among which
will be the investment of our savings
in bonds, and the conservation of food.
Let US respond as whole-heartedly to
each appeal as we did to the recent
loan" Men of various other mining
who entered heartily into
the loan calls also received words of
from their employers.
Support to State
The feature of taxation is another
in which the mining industry of Ari-
IONA carries more than a full share
Of all the burdens OF the people. The
industry under the valuation fixed by
the tax commission will pay 57Gt OF
all OF the taxes of the state. This is
exclusive OF taxes paid on stores and
other property improvements. In ad
dition the industry is paying enor-
nous total tribute to the war tax, sur.
plus profit and income taxes levied by
he federal government for the conduct
Of the war, and at the same time in
spirit of unalloyed patriotism is ac-
cepting 231k cents for its copper,
cut under the open market at the time
Of price fixation, and far under the
prices that the shortage of the metal
would now dictate in an open market. |
At the same time the producers are
lnquestioningly paying the &c cent
metal wage scale. Taxes as proper
toned in the state are: Mines 81 per
cent, Railroads 1880 per cent, lands
and Improvements $50 per cent, live |
stock $40 per cent. All other tax in
come 1920 per cent.
Public Economy.
Recent announcement of the govern |
nent that auto truck auxiliary service |
will be added to railroad freight trans
1ortation facilities, was anticipated |
n September, when it was urged that |
orthern and southern highways across |
he state from New Mexico to Cali
'ornia, be put in first class condition |
% handle heavy trucks and that coun- |
y and city prison labor be added to
he state prison forces to carry out
he work, free labor being abolished |
On the roads and turned to the aid of |
he mines and fields. The employment /
IF county prisoners can be made a |
success on road work at less cost |
han entailed by employment of free