The Arizona copper camp., 1920-02-07

gan is CHAIRMAN; ne is an OIIlclal oA
the American Mining Congress-; is a
director in several mining companies
with which he is connected; he is a
director of the National Copper bank
of Salt Lake City, Utah; and, in adj
dition to all these things, he still
finds time to play golf when the
weather permits and gets around to
see his old friends whom he made
when he was mucking underground.
Ray Schools Efficient
He is more than pleased to be able
to spend a few days in the Arizona
sunshine, and when asked for some
thing for the columns of the Copper
Camp which might be of interest to
it's readers and the residents of Ray,
he said
'It was with great deal of pleas
ure that l visited the Lincoln and
Washington schools. and find that
the standard which it had been our
effort to bring to the Ray schools
was being maintained" (Mr. Gates
was a member of the Ray school
board up to the time of his departure
to Salt Lake.)
II have taken keen interest in
many other schools which / have
visited in different sections Of the
country, and can confidently state
that the Ray schools, as regards the
personnel of the teaching staff and
the equipment and buildings. are
equal to any have seen.
1T is particularly interesting to
note that the physical condition OF
the pupils of the Ray schools indi-
cate, without doubt, that the salubri-
GUS climate of Arizona most assured
ly has a wonderful effect in the de-
velopment Of the children. / have
noticed many of the children, living
in the more densely populated dis
tricts, and their physical condition is
apparently far below that of the Ray
district
way Of manual training and domestic
science, is being developed through
out the country and I have a great
deal of faith that much good will ul-
timately be derived by giving the
coming generation a clearer insight
into the science of these subjects"
Copper Situation
When asked regarding the future of
the copper industry, Mr.. Gates re-
piled:
"The copper situation looked very
badly until the early part of Decem-
ber when a considerable amount of
copper was sold. This selling move
ment has extended into January, al
thought it must be realized that the
, sales for December and January have
not made it possible for the copper
producers to reduce their surplus
stock to point which will warrant
any rapid increase in production; it
is considered favorable omen for
the future. do not look for any fur
ther curtailment in operations of the
larger producers, and as soon as con-
ditions in Europe right themselves
SO that foreign exchange returns to
a more nearly normal basis, there
will be resumption of activities
CAS- regards our own country, the
only solution of our problem is for
everybody to get back to work and
to work hard; there is altogether too
much lost motion. Until conditions
are corrected fundamentally, (and by
| that I mean: when more materials
are being produced than are con-
sumed), there is not going to be any
| reduction in the costs of staple COM
modities
There is far less unrest now than
there was some six months ago: I
feel that the atmosphere is gradually
clearing and that we may look with
confidence toward the return of the
wonderful prosperity which is due
our great country. The untoward in
fluences which have been active for
some time have been curbed by popu-
lar opinion and people are beginning
to realize that they are living under
the most perfect form Of government
yet developed in this world and the
people OF the United States will not
brook any interference with the prog
ress of this country by those who
have wrecked many of the great
countries of Europe. The develop
ment of this splendid spirit is sure
to carry on in the future and result
in the blossoming of this land into
the wonderland and bounteous pros
perity which should be that of the
United States of America"