Bisbee daily review., 1919-07-01
SONORA |S DUE FOR BOOM SAYS
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Mining Engineer Back From Mexico With Welcome
 News for Arizona

Hoval A. Smith, one of the most prominent mining engineers of the southwest, returned yesterday on his way east from ten days trip through a large portion of the state of Sonora and expects to return again to Bisbee in about two weeks to make this city his home.
 MT. Smiths family are at present on the coast but will return to Bisbee in about two months.
 Yesterday MT. Smith stated that ne was very well pleased with the re- suits of his trip which was taken in the interests of some mining proper ties which he is interested in and he believes that the stage is all set in Sonora both in mining and business, for tremendous activity, now that peace is signed and the league of na- tion established. He stated that the processes of readjustment, in econom- ie affairs, have gone forward during the past few months of waiting for the consummation of peace.
 Confidence is in evidence all over this country and Sonora. All classes of people are expecting good times and industries and business are flour ishing," said Mir. Smith.
 There are many problems in So- nora to be solved yet, it is true. The solution will not be easy. It will be some time before full normality is re- stored in the mining industry, but not so long as the pessimists would have the country believe.
 At present there is no trouble for a distance of 100 miles below our border and no indication of trouble in the near futre. Further south around Her mosillo, the Yaqui Indians have been running around the country, but no serious trouble has been experienced. The Mexican authorities have been able to cope with the situation in a very satisfactory manner. The people are not in sympathy with the bandit elements and in fact are quite incens- ed at the recent occurrences further east.
 "The resources of Sonora are tre- mendous and the development of this section will be of the greatest bene- fit to Arizona. The transportation problems are not serious and l have always considered that this district was one of the large feeders to Bis bee.
 'I had some trouble getting through the section along the Sonora river be- cause of the heavy rains but with horses we managed very well. The railroad branch line from Esperanza to Tonichi had been damaged to considerable extent by the Yaqui h. dians but the Mexican government IS putting in strong garrisons there to prevent further trouble in this country to the south.
 With silver at $1.07 there is no question but that this country will be developed rapidly in the near future. Five years ago we were getting 20 to 30 ounce rock while now we are get ting 50 to 70 and with the immense demand of European countries which is bound to come in the near future, for supplies and materials of all kinds, it is our duty to help develop this rich country as we'll as to help the country in a more stable form of government"
 MT. Smith was formerly chief engi- neer of the c. Q. property with the Phelps Dodge Cor, and was largely in- terested in the early days in the devel- opment of the entire Warren District, especially in the Rough Rider group of properties, the Warren properties and the Warren Ranch. He is still in- terested in the Union Realty Co, the Union Mines Co, and the Warren Ranch, so that his views of the south west come from years of experiences in this district.