El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

60. 10000 s45.0sl.ss1 1921, ss5,1s5
Approximate wages, which would
/ have been earned IN the nine months
period. except for strikes, $4,000, OO0.
Increase IN wages over normal,
was 43 per cent, under the profit
sharing wage scale based on the
metal price March, 1915 10 Sept I,
1917, when copper price was cut TO
z51z cents, but producers maintained
wage payments on a e cent price
basis, preventing a decline below s.,
the day wage in Arizona
Big Red Cross Dividend.
In addition to regular dividends
Red Cross dividends were declared to
the total OF SS5S,811- In the dividend
| list Consolidated Arizona Smelling
company appears for the first time.
Its earnings the last two years, how
ever. are not fairly reflected in the
dividend figures upwards OF $1,000
900 having been drawn from earnings
to apply 10 construction improve
ments-
During the nine months OF the year
more than S5,000,0O0 was paid ont for
new construction and equipment by
the mines OF the state and contracts
entered into for more than that much
OF additional work Unsettiemenr
brought about BY the strikes resulted
IN the delay Of contracts for and
commencement on probably $4,000
900 more OF Improvement construc-
ton and equipment.
Expenditures for supplies OF varf-
Gus kinds, freights, etc, during the
nine months were approximately $40
10000, distribution OF which was
among oil and coal fields, railroads,
timber sections, steel and iron (raw
and finished prOducts) powder, rope,
cable, mechanical and other producers
throughout the country An addi-
tional outgo Of more than $40, 900, geo
viii be paid to the FEDERAL government
IN excess OF large state taxes, in sur
plus profit and other war taxes, the
exact basis Of computation OF which is
not yet available
Output Is Triumph OF 1IanaEemenf.
Attainment OF output OF $50, 100000
pounds this year, despite labor
troubles and the withdrawal from ef-
fIcfent forces OF the drafted men, to-
gether with difficulties experienced
IN securing supplies with the prompt
ness necessary TO top most efficiency
from plants, delayed transportation
beng chargeable TO urgency require
ments OF the government upon the
carriers VIII represent a triumph for
the mine managers OF the state earn
ing for them very great credit from
government heads and all patriotic
citizens who give to the copper in
duStry that measure OF Importance
which its necessity TO conduct Of war
entities IL to.
The managers OF no other great IN
dustry, distant from centers OF sup
ply, in a region 50 far removed from
Washington that its needs in trans
pOrtation and labor consideration can
only be partly understood, have been
confronted with as much to overcome.
II they get their 10000, 900 pounds
OF copper in 1917, II viii carry the as
surance that had they enjoyed normal
conditions OF operation and worked to
their maximum they would have made
close to a billion pounds. or nearly
one half OF the copper OF the American
continent As II is they viii ex-
coed the record OF 1916, reported by
the geological survey in pound num-
bers Of $4,000, 900 pounds. the high
est total OF record for any copper
producing division OF America.
Prepared For Emergencies.
The speed with which near normal
output OF metal has been regained is
a further reflection Of credit upon
the industry as well as a values
demonstration TO the public OF the
preparedness OF the Arizona copue-
mines for emergencies There has
been demonstration Of the value OF
investment in ore bedding plants and
their abundant stocking, as well as
OF the reSourcefulness OF the mines
under emergency calls, by reason OF
which not 4 few producers reached
into ore areas OF exceptional richness
and with decreased working forces
and decreased ore tonnage output,
made even stronger than normal out
put OF copper