The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-12-09

The formal transfer of the ac- tive. management of mining op4 erations in this district, as a rel suit of the purchase of the holdA
 ings of the Arizona Copper Co.,.
 Ltd, by Phelps Dodge Corpora tion, which occurred on October 4th last, will take place on De-. cember 2Uth next.
 On that date Arizona Copper
 Go. Ltd, cheeks will be issued to
 employees for the last time.
 Capt. J. P. Hodgson, manager
 of Phelps Dodge Corporation. Mo-
 renci Branch, becomes manager
 of the entire operations in the
 district, including Metcalf, Cliff 2 ton and Morenci on that date.
 MT. w. M: Saben, Assistant
 Manager, continues in his pres
 ent position. Norman Car
 michael, former manager of The
 Arizona Copper Company Ltd,
 will become a member of the
 Phelps Dodge Corporation organi-
 zation in the capacity of consult
 ing engineer for this district,
 with an office in New York City.
 MT. p. 6. Beckett, General Man.
 ager of Phelps Dodge Corporation
 will exercise the same general
 supervision over operations in
 this district as he does at Bisbee,
 Nacozari, Globe, Tyrone and else < where.
 Former superintendents of de-
 partments for the A. c. Go. Ltd,
 who it is announced, will remain
 with Ese new organization in
 ciude:
 J. o. Amber. Supt. of Shelter.
 John Riddle, Supt of Mines,
 Morenci.
 W. G. Scott, supt. of Mines,
 Metcalf.
 Arthur crowfoot, superinten-
 dent of concentrators.
 The above announcement of ths personel of the. Phelps Dodge Cor poration organization. who will di rect operations in this district, wa! made known on Thursday following the return of Walter Douglas, Presid ents of Phelps Dodge, Corporation, t, the district on Tuesday morning las after an absence of two weeks. NIT Douglas was accompanied by P. c Beckett. General Manager of the cor pcratiorS Gerald Sherman, Genera Superintendent of Mines, and Mir. L, Grande, General Superintendent 0 motive power. General Manage Beckett will remain in the distric for two weeks.
 Since leaving Clifton two week ago MT. Douglas and Mr Beckett have visited Bisbee. Douglas, Fl Pasc Globe and Nacozari making an 1T spection of Phelps Dodge propertie and operations in those places. Fror Clifton Mr. Douglas will return direc to New York
 In interview on Thursday All Douglas stated to an ERA man that h Was unable to announce the date whe mining, milling and smelling oper; tions would be resumed in the dii trict full blast. That the date woul depend upon the adjustment of il ternational commercial relations, an the price and demand for copper, br added that in the past few days small number of miners had bee added to the force at Coronado an Morenci on development work an ore extraction and that the fore would be added to gradually as tn conditions warranted. At the sam time Mr. Douglas said that the pre- ent output of the No 6 concentrate at Morenci, which has been opera ing for the past few months on small scale, would be imediatel doubled and operation of the mill co ttnued thusly pending the resumptio of smelting operations. MT. Dougle added that the decision to put on few mere men at this time and 1 double the output of the mill VIZ largely controlled by the desire I alleviate the unemployment, situ tion in the district as far as possibl New construction in the fnmediai future will consist. of remodelling u No. milt fof an increased capaeit now heipg worked out by the ene neeTs As the copper situation l strenethened and the problem financoS is Hade easier. Phelps Dods Corporation will begin to lay plal for new construction Of plant on 1 large scale. including q new conce i trator and plant of capacity handle the immense tonnage of 10 1 grade ores in the district. The ca l rving cut of this plan may be son time in the future. dependent upt i general conditions, but is part of u ! geueral program mapped out for u ! future and which will entail the e perditure os approximately twely million dollars to make it effectiv MT. Douglas was optomistic ov the future outlook for prosperity al advancement in ali lines of endeav in the district and predicted stea' l and substantial growth of every col munity in the county with the l sumption of full operations. Owing the physical location of the mines, al the mills adjacent it may be ( pected, he said. that the larger nu Der of employees will be at Moren but that there was good outlo ahead for Clifton. which in his op ion would always remain the co ,i Mercial hub of the district II Mir. Douglas was informed by t reporter that there was more or le