The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-03-08
DOUGLAS PRAISES
 ARIZONA SOLDIERS
MENTIONS MANY FAMILIAR TO COPPER ERA READERS-All RENDERING GOOD SERVICE OVER THERE. ...

J. S. Douglas, now in France, con- missioned as major and in charge as director of Red Cross stores in France, under date of February z writes to a friend in this city. The letter was in answer to one which re- counted what Douglas had done in supporting liberty loans, the Red Cross and the Y. M. c. A. war work and he starts his letter on this sub ject, saying: q am more than proud to hear of the good record of my home town on the liberty loan, Red Cross and Y. M. c. A. work"
 Another section of his letter shows that the Arizonan still holds a place in the opinion of Major Douglas. He says:
 ''The more one sees of people from all over the United States the more one appreciates his own people of Arizona. We have quite few of our old friends working in the stores de partment- of Morenci; A. ] bee; Tom Collins, of Massachusetts. , Many others from the southwest are in France in the army; Major Green way we see occasionally and Jerole- man, Power Conway and Ralph Ellin- wood no tso often. The latter is driv- | ing an ambulance in the U. S. A. hos | pital service ''
 MT. Owens was manager of the Phelps Dodge Corporation store at Morenci when he was summoned to France by w. H. Brophy; Solomon will be well remembered in Douglas At one time he was manager of the Moctezuma Copper company store at Nacozari, but had established himself in the comm ission business at Ell Paso when he was called to France: Zeismer is well known in Bisbee and Douglas and was prominent in the Phelps-Dodge Mercantile store at Bisbee. Tom Collins is known to all old timers in the Warren district here. He came to Bisbee. when the enter. prise of the Calumet & Arizona Min. ing company was started in that dis. trict. He was then secretary of the company and had charge, of the gen. eral office, consisting of himself and a clerk. He was prominent in gath ering many claims in the district which were later added to the c. & A. holdings. Some twelve years ago MT. Collins organized the San Jose Development company and undertook the development of San Jose mine ir Sonora, fifteen miles south of Doug las. After spending several hundred thousand dollars without getting de sired results Collins abandoned this enterprise and went to Massachus etts, buying farm not far from Bos ton
 Major Greenway is well Jknowr throughout the state and left the DO sition of general manager of the Calu met & Arizona Mining-company to ac cept commission of Major of en gineers in the regular army.
 Jerolman was metallurgist for the c. & A. and like Greenway, resigned his position to go and do what he could in winning victory for his country lover there'
 Power Conway will be remembered In Douglas as manager for the Bitulithic company at Phoenx ana who had charge of the paving of G avenue in this city.
 Ralph Ellinwood is the son of MT and Mrs. E. E. Ellinwood, of Bisbee and enlisted more than a year agt and has been in the ambulance corp. ever since.
 MT. Douglas concludes his letter a. follows:
 We meet many of our old militar, friends who have been at Dougla. during the past seven years.
 we are up against job of req work under rather difficult conditions but are getting our department in bet ter shane sand are now receiving ani distributing to hospitals, charitable institutions. canteens, and rest house, large quantities of bedding, clothins and food. daily. Operations are in creasing in volume very rapidly ant the Red Cross is a big feature il France already. Give my best regard. to all friends ''-Douglas Information