The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-11-25
NO OFFICIAL STATEMENT IS
 MADE BY THE PHELPS DODGE OFFICIALS ON FIRST VISIT

Corporation program in the district Is concerned the public drew blank following the visit Of Walter Doug las and party or Phelps Dodge and Fl Paso 6 Southwestern Ky. officials this week
 The ERA had confidently expected to be able to publish this week an
 interview with MT. Douglas as to the plans of his company for the imme- diate future. and the personnel of the
 Phelps Dodge organization in the district. When seen at his private car Wednesday afternoon our expec- l tations came to naught when in an- swer to the question: Whats the program for tn edistrict," the Presi- dent of Phelps-Dodge replied:
 "i regret at this time that l
 cannot give out a statement for the public. There are some mat ters that remain to be definitely decided before any announcement can be made. However, will
 be back in the district within a week or ten days, at which time
 am quite sure will be in a
 position to make a statement for publication
 In vain did the ERA man make representations that the coming of the Phelps Dodge official party had been eagerly awaited in the expecta- tion that the indefinite situation so far as industrial activity is concern 1 ed, would be relieved In response MT. Douglas stated that some state i ment would be forthcoming within the next week or ten days; that he appreciated the situation from the standpoint of the public and the busi-
 ness community, but that he was | unable at this time to comply with the request. MT. Douglas volunteered | the information that it was his ] opinion that the low cost copper 1 camps would gradually begin the re- 1 sumption of production during the 1 spring. In response to query as to how he would classify the Clifton
 Morenci district, he replied that this l district would have to be placed in the l high cost column
 1 The Phelps Dodge and Fl Paso &
 Southwestern official party arrived on 1 special train Tuesday afternoon at ! 3:30. The train consisted of. five I cars including the private cars Santa | Rosa, NacoZari, and Alamogordo. 1 Two engines were required to pull l the train over the hill from Guthrie. | The party consisted of Walter Doug 1 las. President of Phelps Dodge Cor 1 poration; H. P. Beckett, General Man. 1 ager and Col. H. H. Stout. Consult 1 ing Metallurgist. T. M. Schumacher, | President of the Fl Paso & South | rn
 President and General Manager; l.. ! U. Morris. General Superintendent
 Garnett King. General Passenger | Agent; Eugene Fox, General Traffic Manager; A.. L. Hawley. Auditor: ! Thos Paxton, Superintendent of Mo | tive Power: J. L. Campbell. Chief Engineer; H. s. Fairbanks, Superin-
 tendent of Western Division; F. L.
 Hunter, Manager of Purchases and Supplies; MT. Guy, Resident Engineer at Douglas. .4..,
 Local officials assume the attitude b that they know no more now re- garding the plans for the immediate
 future or the personnel of the orga-
 nization to be than they knew before
 It is well known fact, however, that since the 4th day of October last
 the mining property, plant, equip raent, supplies, etc, formerly owned in the district by The Arizona Cop per Go. Ltd. passed into the hands Of Phelps Dodge Corporation. Since that time there has been no steps
 taken locally towards consolida- 1 tion of operations but every indica-
 tion points now that before manT f days in December have passed Gen { eral Manager for the entire holdings
 will be announced and the policy to be followed regarding immediate op-
 erations made known. As to setting
 a date for the resumption of produc-
 tion it is not likely t1at any such an
 nouncement will b. forthcoming as
 the world copper market is still a
 subject for speculation. But the fact | should not be lost sight of that the ! consolidation of the mining proper
 ties in this district was brought Ii about primarily to enable one com pany to operate the entire holdings at lower cost of production. It is T estimated that the cost of plant and equipment necessary to produce the lower cost figures will call for the expenditures of not less than S10,000.
 000 If this program is embarked
 upon. regardless of the date of re stunning. production, there will he marked activity in industrial lines. | The date for the taking over oi , the Arizona & New Mexico Ky. Co , by the FL Paso & Southwestern is 7 dependent upon the date of the is
 suance of the legal orders by The r Arizona Corporation Commission and
 The Interstate Commerce Commis-
 sion These orders are expected to
 be forthcoming during the early part : of December but will positively be ; issued on or before January 1, 1922 It is no longer a secret that the A. X N NJ. General offices in Clifton vii l be abandoned and the traffic de partment and the auditing department
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