The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-27

War has brought Arizona into the eye of the public of the United States and of the world as never before. It looms there as the base supply house of the biggest single store of muni- tions, for copper is the foundation of these, on the face of the Globe.
 Arizona's copper production this year will cross the 700,000,000 pound mark, no unforeseen interruptions oc- curing. That means that Arizona will produce more than one-third of the total estimated copper output of the continent this year.
 To provide the output, the copper mines of the state are working to greater efficiency than in their pre- vious history. More men are em- ployed on production and develop ment than ever before, and they are going, imbued with the spirit of the hour, at higher capacity.
 Miles of New Underground Openings This is true not only in the pro- veloping divisions. Never before have the developed mines of the state had their new development crowded along as it is going now. Miles and miles of new underground openings are being made each month. Opera tors and operatives alike are fired with the determination to have pre- paredness for whatever call govern ment necessities and world necessi- ties may make. Therefore is the development work going even faster than the mining.
 The Spirit of Bigger Things.
 Not only are the producing com panies going the limit in their efforts, but many we'll financed developing properties have thrown the throttle wide open in the last several weeks and ordered topmost speed to the end of getting into the ore and mak- ing copper available at the earliest possible moment. They could con- serve their funds and satisfy their share holders if they wished-these developing concerns-but they and their operatives and their share holders are alive with the same spir- it, the spirit of making good in the eyes of the government and the eyes of the world which are upon them as the men in whose hands rests an en- ormous portion of the indispensable war metal.
 Billion Output SweIIs.
 But it is not only in the copper districts that the governments need  petus to mining endeavors. The lead, silver and gold districts are responding no less vigorously. They will lift the years output of these metals, essential in war financing as well as in giving battle, far higher than that of last year. Prospector miner and operator, indeed, all over Arizona have their backs bowed and have suddenly come to utmost en deavor on the job, with an enthusi asm equaled only in the messages of | patriotism and support of the govern ment which they have shouted with the volume of thousands upon thous | ands of throats from record break
 ing patriotic gatherings in different | parts of the state during the last two weeks. They are as ready to take up arms as they are to work, but un til called to arms they will do their utmost in getting the work ahead. | Making Arizona's Name Great | All of this means a great deal to | Arizona in the future, for there is be : ing admiration and attention attrac' ted to it all over the world. Its won i derful metal resources are being brought under general consideration in manner so extensive and earn est that the impress will remain vivid for many years. AS Cal1for mia and Nevada loomed above all af ter the civil war, by reason of their great output of metal, so will Ari, zona stand forth after this war Money could not have devised so much in advertising results as is coming gratituously by reason of the proud stand and the energy the miners of Arizona are exhibiting And as is always the case, the lar ger knowledge spread over the world of mineral wealth of Arizona will be followed by wider knowledge of and growing investment in her agricultural areas, in her cattle coun-