Tombstone epitaph., 1919-03-30
STATE UNIVERSITY GIVEN
 PORTRAY OF OR. JAMES
 DOUGLAS; IS Eutoc,ZEp

DOUGLAS; IS eutoc,zEo
 TUCSON. March 2S.-At the assem- bly of Wednesday. March l9. Presi- dent voa KleinSmid announced that portrait of the late Dr. James Douglas of New York, friend. benetactor and honorary alumnus of the university. had been presented to the university by his widow. and that the assembly period would be occupied by pr, But Ter. den of the college Of mines and engineering. in giving account of the life and activities Of Dr. Douglas.
 The life of pr. Douglas, said Dean Putler, was such a full one that it would be possible to outline only the ei'elt features. When he died last June at the age of S1 years. he was rightly called dean of the mining ani n'eiallurgical profession. He was en- gineer. scholar. administrator. pubii o:st. musician and teacher. He was NO. only one of the greatest men in the mineral industries, but a truly great citizen of the world. He had deep friendship fer the University Of Ari- zona. which he had benefited. but, even if this were not so, it would pay us well to study his life and profit by the lessons it exemplifies, and it was fitting that We should pause to pay re- s?ect to his memory. The son of a well known Canadian surgeon. pr. Douglas. during the early part of his life, studied medicine in Canada. Later he studied theology in the University 0: Edinburgh. but was not ordained, and in 1875, at the age of 3s, he re- turned to Canada 10 help his father. who had made some unlucky invest. ments in the Harvey Hill mine. In cn attempt 10 gain what hs father had lost. pr. Douglas became interested n mining and mteallurgy. He became as. .ociated at this lime with pr T. Sterry Hunt, and together they worked ou, the Hunt and Douglas process of cop. Ter extraction. From the Harvey Hill mine in Quebec. Dr Douglas went to take charge of the copper extraction plant of the Chemical Copper company in Phoenixville, Pa, and while there received some copper -ore from Ari zona. which led to his first visiting this state in 1sSo. lie examined the Copper Queen mine at Bisbee, which had been opened that year and was attracted by its possibilities. He had no money. bu, succeeded in interesting partners of Phelps Dodge X Co, metal merchants in New York. The mine after yielding 29,0e0 .OO0 pounds of cop per, was exhausted in 1884, and therr vas talk Of abandonment, but pr Douglas who made thorough study o' geological conditions, persuaded ths owners to persist and do further pros posting, which resulted in the striking rich ore bodies The Atlanta and Cop per Queen mines were then consoli dated, and this was the beginning of ! long period of unchequered success for one of the greatest mines in tht world
 In upbuilding the Copper Queer company. pr. Douglis displayed his ex ceptionai abilities as scientist. al administrator. and financier. Whel the various companies were incorpo rated in Phelps Dodge company, Inc he was made president and when th' operating company was changed t' the Phelps Dodge corporation he be came chairman of the board of direc tcrs and resigned the presidency | a.s son, Walter.
 The Engineering and Mining Jou' gal says that the worlds great deb -o pr. James Douglas is for his SCI -:ce in tearing away the veil of SC c-ecy that used to shroud industria operations. There was never any se cret about operations at any of his CT terprises. To every applicant for ir formation the helping hand was e1 tended That spirit began to sprea' among other arrangements. w consider the birth of this spirit to b due more to Dr. Douglas than to any body else and with that inspiration h Instituted an economic developmen for the improvement of the world tha is superior to any other one thing i modern times"
 Dr. Douglas said himself that tn lesson of his success demonstrates tn