Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
BY JAMES B. MORROW.

70 0HEN he alighted. at a station
MAN. in the mountains. from the
WY local on which he had been
" " a passenger. Daniel Conway
lacking learned that Cripple Creek.
his destination, was twenty miles dis
tant and uphill all the way. The fare
by stage was 81. Therefore. young
Mr.. Jacklfng walked Now when he
travels by land he rides in a railway
car owned by himself and on water. in
his own yacht. And he travels much
of his time. having Offices in san Fran
cisco. salt Lake City and New York.
Four mines and their smelters are
under his personal management. sit
uated in as many states, and he jour
neys az regular intervals between
them Washington recently was add
ed to his itinerary.
The government had heard of him,
and, having two powder works to build.
each 20 cost SO. 100000 sent for him
by telegraph. Mr.. Baker. Secretary
of War. wrote the telegram. Mr.. Jack
ling was in New York. He took the
first train for Washington. where he
was told that President Wilson had
called him under the flag.
I'VE wish to have you direct the
construction of the national powder
works in West Virginia and Tennes-
see" Secretary Baker said.
"But-H Mr.. lacking began. in
tending TO say that producing copper,
in his view. was war service, but
he did not complete his sentence.
"A man who can tear down large
ed, haul il twenty miles and pile it
UP again fills al! Of the requirements
we have in mind.
IN six days, Jacking's headquarters
being in a room at d hotel. the pre-
Gninary organization was completed.
At the end of another week Jackling
vas in San Francisco. where he spent
Christmas. Then he made a tour of
his mines in Nevada. Utah. Arizona and
New Mexico BY the middle of January
he had rented a building in New York
and by the last of the month 125
craftsmen were at work. He chose
New York because Washington is full
10 the brim. Three days of each week
are given to thu capital. the other
three to his powder headquarters.
Between times he is running his
Tn1neS ard snlelte-s-'arae mines and
huge smeiters. Reports on long sheets,
and r3any sheets to the report. come
from his superintendent He studies
them at night and in his railroad car
..H.s r,ar., .-er-- -,.,sl c.,a ~ his asso-
ciates to the writer. don't know what
one another are doing. but he does,
Having theI- record on paper. he is not
= open % argument if complaints about
any of them are made in his presence
He listens and then answers.
" The man suits me- he says. and
will sCav just where he is until | have
a chance TO prors-ote him
All of the big copper mines last year,
except the four of Jackl!ng's. had Eou-
itn iadISuersa hi war nleta3- There was
fear in 1917 that labor disputes in the
mining regions would seriously inter
fere with the military preparations OF
this country. Jacklings men, however
kept at their work.
A fourth, and possibly more, OF all
the copper produced in the country
comes out of the mines operated by
lacking. The one in Itah is the great
est copper mine in the world. Last year
fits output totaled 2O5.000. 900 pounds
say, s53.000.00 The profit must have
been close to S30.000,000. From the
other Jackling mines. IN New Mexico
Nevada and Arizona. $4,000. 900 pounds
of copper were taken, al a profit OF
considerably more than $50. 900. Be-
sides. Mr.. lacking has investments, &C
tive and not passive, in many other en-
terprises-in banks. railroads, steam
ships. hotels. oil wells, public utilities
and manufacturing establishments.
So at the age of forty-eight and
twenty four years after going into
Cripple Creek on foot. he is one OF the