Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-13
STUART French
RESIGNS FROM P.
D. CORPORATION
General Manager of Phelps
Dodge CorporationResigns,
Rumors of Several Days
Confirmed Yesterday.

Stuart W. French mas resigned his
position as general manager of the
Phelps Dodge corporation. Rumors to
this effect have been in circulation in
/ Bisbee for several days. Ii became
known yesterday that Mr.. French ten
dered his resignation to the board of
directors scme time ago, and that re-
Gently it was accepted
Now IN East
Mr.. French has been in the eas.
since about the middle of July anc
hence nothing can be stated as 20 his
plans for the future. He was made
general manager of the Phelps Dodge
corporation at the time Walter Doug
las vacated the position to become
president, which was in July of last
year. He has been with the Phelps
Dodge Interests since the year 1899.
1t was then that he came to BisDee
from Chicago to become assistant
manager Of the old Copper Queen Con-
solidated company He remained in
Bisbee until 1904 when he removed to
Douglas and assumed charge of the
then new smelter in that city. He
has resided there since that time. in
the year 1910 when Walter Douglas
was made general manager of the
Phelps Dodge company Mr.. French
succeeded him as general manager of
the Copper Queen, assuming direction
of the mines of the company as well
as of the smelter.
Prominent Residents
Mr. and Mrs. French have always
been prominent in the higher strata
of social Douglas and Mr.. French has
always taken a pride in doing every
thing possible in the work of building
the city of Douglas. He was prom
inent in promoting the Douglas Coun-
try club and was its first president,
serving two years in succession and
has once since been called to the pres
idency of the club. Mrs. French has
also done a great deal for Douglas, Civ
ing her aid to all civic organizations.
During her residence in Cochise
county she has been president of Ari-
zona Federation of Woman's clubs and
was instrumental in the organization
of the Woman's club of Douglas. Last
year she joined heartily into the work
of organization in the Smelter City
of the Young Women's club of Doug
las. She was made president OF the
organization and holds this position
now. Both Mr.. and Mrs. French have
also been active in Red Cross work.
and in many ways giving assistance
to matters planned to help the coun-
try in war.
II is not known when Mr.. and Mrs.
French will return to Douglas and un-
til their arrival, probably about Oeto-
ber l. of course, nothing can be said as
10 his future plans. though the hope
of his many friends here will be that
he may remain in the west, where they
may occasionally enjoy visit from
him, should he decide to remove his
home from Douglas.
When Mr.. French leaves Cochise
county he will leave a region where
he has won the high esteem and con-
fidence of its citizens. and especially
of those who have been directed by
him in their efforts for the company,
which has been so eminently suffessful
and which has meant so much to the
prosperity of every man who has en-
tered business or lived in the section.
He is a modest, transformations man.
but his splendid influence and keen
Judgment must have done much Tor
the general morale of Douglas. The
immense regard his personal and
business friends feel on account OF his
retirement from the general manager
ship of the Phelps Dodge corporation
will not be fully realized until after
he has left this section.
President Walter Douglas. OF the
company. who is now in Bisbee, when .
asked about who would be the sue
cessor of Mr.. French, stated that this
matter was under consideration. but
no announcement could be made al
this time.