Arizona republican., 1917-11-25

point of length of life it has had, among the big copper producers of Arizona, made 3, 62S,S00 pounds of copper in October. This was its larg- est month by more than Q million pounds and probably assures that il will account for the balance of the year with at least 1000, ,0000 pounds total for November and December. Shattuck-Arizona, hardest hit of the Bisbee mines during the strike ana slowest to regain forces by reason of its distance up in the hills, m5ue little over SO0,OO0 pounds of copper last month and will be above 100000 pounds this month, possibly up to it's normal output. c. & A. and Copper Queen are holding around the high figures of last month, while at Globe Old Dominion is picking up sharply along with Miami Copper and h. spiration at Miami. With their own gains and the unexpected lift they are getting from New Cornelia in production well above advance esti mates figured for the new mine, it is possible that at the end of this month they may be able to show that they have Arizona back very close to normal figures of copper output.
 New Cornelia's performances since entering production in June, a month ahead of the time originally forecast for it's beginning of output have been remarkably encouraging. In the five months a total of 11,903,96 pounds of copper have been made. Operating a new plant, involving much that was new in metals separation practice and that had to be handled during the I- writ ,O vantage of previous experience to be drawn upon, those in charge of New Cornelia have scored @ record of very high kind, probably never before approached in point of gen. eral efficiency. Announcement of last months high output figure was a sur prise to those who had been watch ing the property from a distance. and particularly in the east, where it was not believed that Cornelia would this year get across the 100000 pound figure, at which it was rated for constant operation in the begin ming. It is now clear that Cornelia will be able to work to 100000 pounds or better, and it is equally clear that there is no time to be wasted about it. Profits being earned on present production must be some what better than half @ million the month, at which rate it will not be | long until the company pays out its | total investment and settles down , to accrue dividend and surplus funds | in the clear on it's estimated more than 30 years of profitable producing | life.
 New men employed in the mines oi the state which had strike troubles and replaced disaffected labor with | forces drawn in the main from the agricultural divisions are responsible for the sharp pickup in output ovel the state generally this month. The new men are no longer new in pOin1 of competency. They are on the other hand, delivering the efficiency of ole timers underground. The experience
 had with them has demonstrated
 that under competent handling 2 gooC
 miner can be made of average in
 telligent material, totally inexperi
 enced in mining, in from three t
 four months. The emergency con
 ditions which came to head the mid
 dle of the year called for quick rem
 edy because of the Nations need o
 copper metal, larger incentive there
 fore prevailing than had bearing dur
 ing any previous trouble in the stat
 to get back to normal activities. Ther
 developed special instruction endeavo
 underground, joined in by everybod
 in spirit of patriotism, with result o more rapid making of miners by ia , than had been considered possible