The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-06-17

Of AriZona, together with some Sug- gestions for putting the industry on a sounder basis was gwen on Mon- day afternoon of this week before the meeting of the Arizona Chapter of the American Mining congress, by Col. John c. Greenway, general manager of, the Calumet & Arizona Mining company and the New Cornelia Cop per company.
 The audience was composed of mining men known throughout Ari- zona, managers and superintendents of companies and mine operators. Two points that Col. Greenway made and that were particularly interest ing to this audience, were the pos abilities of a railroad to the Gulf of Mexico. ana the fabrication of cop- per utensils by the electrolytic me- thod.
 t'There is a great field for the cop per industry in Arizona by securing an outlet on the Gulf of California" declared the speaker. This can be accomplished by the extension of 1O2 miles of track to point where it can be made suitable for the purpose by the construction of a breakwater and pier. This would be an extension of the little road from Gila Bend to Ajo, and from there to the gulf The route is easy, and the construction would be comparatively inexpensive.
 Would save Milio1j
 Col. Greenway declared that it is his belief that at the time the Gads- den purchase was made an outlet on the gudf for Arizona was deliberately 1 blocked by California which was then a state, with powerful resources and T.01N1 lot iva fO fhN end that the commerce of Arizona and other states would be forced to California ports. He said that an es innate based on existing rail rates indicated that if all the copper com panies in the state shipped their pro- duct by the proposed route that they I.wCuid save a total of $6.O00 .0O0 an, nualIy.
 "The freight situatior with regard | to bullion ," said Co7Nral Croer way. --,s t-.iS. n 1907 ihe fa5l-sI3 GuIg- : las to Brooklyn was SS55, and the ! present rate is $20. The railroads eX- i pect to make 8 reduction to S16.5G. 1 and say they cannot reduce further
 accept the fact that they cannot 1 redNee further, and believe that this
 road would be . great thing for the copper producers of Arizona
 Col. .Greenway spoke of the con- ! p8ratively cheap rates on the Pacific
 coast, and by water from the coast to Brooklyn. and said that in his opin- ion. if 9 rate of $6.50 could be se- I cured from here to San Pedro that q 1 saving could be effected by shipping to Brooklyn by water.
 , An outstanding feature of the pre- I sent copper situation has been the failure to sell copper and I am in
 clined to believe that those in charge of selling the product have been lack ing in vision. For instance, copper | has been driven out of the building
 trades, and yet, when F well known New York architects were questioned each one of them said that copper i4
 unequaled for roofing-the cheapest
 material for the builder who is con-
 structing building to last 20 years This has been accomplished by the
 active competition and advertising Oi
 the fabricators of roofing: they have
 driven copper out of the business.
 The fabricators of copper are mak-
 iIg more out of it than the producers
 We must get to work with the fabri
 cat0rs and eXtead the field, or else
 like Standard Oil, we must both pro ! duce and fabricate the product.
 Exhibits Copper Products | At this point Col. Greenway eX hibited q number of copper produ cts
 fabricated electrolyticalIy. under ,.=
 periments chat have been in progress
 at the plant of the New Cornclia Cop per company at Ajo. He showed . , copper automobile radiator tEat lad , been produced in this way GuC was recently tried out here.
 , This radiator was made to fit . !, . priced radiator of this type nere; . t was S52. Well, there is II pound: l Of copper in that It is lacking il . radiating capacity for d Dodge anr ] il buiiC so that it could be usei SIC i cessfully on that car it would weigi ; about 9 hounds It is clear tha ) there is big profit somewhere. ! tThe actual value of 22 pounds Q copper is about $3.}
 Col Greerway also exhibited cop
 per radiator designated for 0rdinar . leatH.a purposes. He explained Jha D ropuer has 2.7 times the cJniUCtiFit Q of iron and that am iron radiatc .. would therefore be 2.T times as lar- g .s rre one exhibited, Ju throw oH tA -- same heat All of these present Wer e as,cuished to learn that roll c a sheet copper tha1 Col. t.reeuway eNn 2 ritaa. was produced by electrclEsi and net rolled. The speaker eEpl2ine
 that the radiator and other article
 were r-auufaclued by causing th . rarrer to be deposited on a lead foru .f rom solution, and that the whoi s. thing s then placed in motion lea ,r and the lead allowed to melt out. le' l. fng the madlded copper dtcrsi. I'll " process is comparatively simple ali 'r cheap.
 3- Tells of Development e. in his opening remarks Col. Gree l. way said: "The copper situation is Arizona is unprecedented. For ti Is first t;me in 2 years life of the ca is umet and Arizona. the smelter
 closed and the Copper Queen, for u