The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-18
A. [. CO. DIRECTORS MAKE INSPECTION
 IN DISTRICT
Spent Two Weeks Looking Over Mines and Reduction Plants and Will Submit Their Report to the Board in Edinburgh.

Three members of the board of di- rectors of the Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd, the headquarters of which is in Edinburgh, Scotland, having spent two weeks in an inspection of the company 'S-mines and plants in the dis trict, departed on Friday by special train, accompanied by General Mana ger Norman Carmichael The direc- tors intend to visit other sections of the United States before their return abroad.
 The personnel of the party included George Readman, chairman of the board of directors; Alexander Me Nabb and Sir David Paulin, members of the board This was the first visit of Sir David Paulin to the district and he was very much impressed with the mineS, equipment and reduction plants. As he expressed it himself, the eco nomical devices and processes, and consequent saving of man power, was most extraordinary.
 MT. Readman, chairman of the board, stated that as result of their visit, they would recommend various improvements to the board, and that General Manager Carmichael would no doubt soon be able to make them public, although it must be realized that the present is not an opportune time for heavy expenditures and ex- pansion in the copper industry for the reason that the copper product was practically unstable and was being piled up by the producers awaiting a return of normal pre-war conditions.
 Mir McNabb estimated the sur plus on hand now in all countries at approximately S50,0O0 tons, and that the government of Great Britain was carrying on hand not less than 100000 tons and France and Italy 140,000 tons.
 MT. McNabb stated that the labor situation in Great Britain was a prob lem to be worked out carefully and considered the unrest and unsettled condition in that country greater than in the United States, and insofar as the high cost of living is concerned, he had learned since his arrival in the United States, that even wearing ap- parel can now be bought cheaper in New York than in London.
 MT. McNabb is one of the leading distillers of Scotland. During the war period all of his distilleries were turned over to the manufacture of al cohol for munitions. He wanted to know what this country would do in the future, in the event of war, with all of our distilleries dismantled and destroyed.
 Although the coming of the direc- tors did not have any bearing on the matter. while they were in the dis trict the Metcalf mine of the com pany, located at Metcalf, as well as the Coronado, were completely closed down. The closing of these mines was followed by the shutdown of concen- trator No. at Clifton, which handles ore exclusively from the Metcaff. This action on the part of the A. c. Go. at Metcalf was preceded several weeks ago by similar action on the part of the Shannon Copper Co.,, with the re- suit that with the exception of some work being done on claims by leasers, the Metcalf mining district is idle and several hundred men are out of em- ployment.
 The prevailing opinion is that the A. c. Go. mines at Metcalf will remain closed until the copper situation ad- justs itself, and some are of the opin- ion that year will elapse before nor nal conditions may be expected.