Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-24

, more than a month during the period or general disturbance a few years { ago. When 1t became necessary to withdraw the American management and leave everything to native control 1t was a source of great pride to Doc tor Douglas that the natives whom he
 had trained were able to conduct oper- iations as economically and as profita- bly, as when the Americans were there. Doctor Douglas. as an economist and a philosopher, naturally avoided the
 mistake of pursuing a paternalistic pol icy. He had no sympathy with the so- cialistic ideas that disregard the ex-
 traordinary risks and wonderful achievements of the industrial pioneer
 and upbuilders of this country who reduced the cost of mining ores. ex-
 tracing their products. and transport
 ing them, together with ether commo-
 dlties. by railway, to phenomenally ! low figures. Ne was one of those who
 considered that such economic savings
 were fer the general good. and ought l
 to be aplauded, net decried.
 Doctor Douglas. through the success of the Copper Queen and of subsequen: mining interests, acquired great wealth | His own tastes, however, were simple | and his mode of living was always modest He needed relatively little
 money, and what he did not need he | gave away. His philanthropies were
 many, but they were seldom heard of | for he preferred to give unostentatious- ly. In deed, he seemed to be rather ayerse to allowing anything to be known about his gifts. But using only a small part of his income for personal necessities, he gave millions to col
 leges, Hospitals. museums, charitable institutions, and to individuals and nearly million for the study and al- deviation of cancer
 We feel, however. that the world owes greater debt to Doctor Douglas than for any of his philanthropies or for anything he did in upbuilding the mining industry and railway systems of Arizona and Sonora, no matter how important that feat may be regarded. Our own conception is that the worlds great debt to Doctor Douglas is for his service in tearing away the veil of secrecy that used to stroud industrial operations. When everybody kept the details of his work to himself. prog |,
  dental The chances were that in any mine or works where the doors were locked the practice inside of them ranged from indifferent to bad. The fancied secrets of the former genera tion were more mythical than anything S else. The proper spirit was revealed | by Doctor Douglas in his presidential I address before the American Institute I of Mining Engineers in 1899 in the fol ( lowing words: a
 'The motives influencing the great body of writers who. without any pay. t use the technical journals and such d media of communication as our trans c acticns, in order to give to the breth- y ren of their craft the results of their n often dearly earned experience, are t various and complicated But, in the majority of cases, the impulse origi- s lates in the desire for reciprocity. and II n the hope that others will tell what a hey know. in return for what we our ii ielves communicate, and that there N ore we shall learn at least as much e IS we can teach Il
 Doctor Douglas himself practiced Ii what he preached. There was never W ny secret about operations at the Ii 'opper Queen. or at any of his enter cl rises. To every visitor and every ap-I tC licalt for Information the helping il and was extended. This spirit spread el mong ether managements It is the o ime of the general acceptance of that ei lea that we date as the beginning Of cl he great forging ahead of the Ameri- Ol an mining and metallurgical industry or hat soon put us in the position that 'e have held unchallenged for many fo ears, namely. so far in the van that sa he rest of the world, including Ger gI