The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-04-15
MEX|CANS ARE GIVEN TRANSPORTATION TO FL PASO

A sight worth coming miles to see was the exodus of between seventeen hundred and eighteen hundred k7ezk- cans, men women and children, on q special train Tuesday morning last, bound for different points in ola Mexico.
 The men were former employees of the Phelps Dodge Corporation. Mofsn- ci branch, and Arizona Copper Con- pany Ltd, at Morenci, Metealf and Clifton, who were thrown out of en- ployment by reason of the shutrowa in this district of the Phelps Dodge plant and the curtailment of opera tions by the A. c. Go. Ltd.
 An official report of the number wks departed on the special train showed that there were 1726 persons over the age of six years, as this number of individual tickets were issued by the railroad company. How many more children and babies under six years were on board nobody knows but there must have been several hundred little tots and babies.
 Transportation was furnished by the mining companies of the district as far as Fl Paso, where by a special arrangement with the Mexican consul at that place, the special cars were switched to Juarez. Mexico. There
 the Mexican government had mads preparations for transferring the un- fortunate ones to different points in Mexico, where they had formerly rs- sided before coming to Arizona. ana
 where friends and relatives were in a position to provide employment for | them on farms and ranches.
 A portion of those who left Tuesday
 morning were bound for Aguas Calien-
 tes, Chihuahua Durango. Jalisco. and | Zacatecas.
 Preparations for the exodes had ! been under way for several days and
 so far as possible those leaving were permitted to take their personal be-
 longings with them. Never before.
 we venture, was there such an array of household utensils and furnishings.
 together with household pets, assem-
 bled in any one spot, as was to be I seen on the plaza in Morenci Monday
 afternoon and Tuesday morning. There
 were beds. bed springs. wash boilers, tIulAS, bcChS, COOhttlS utS--rttS
 tubs. mattresses, birds dogs. rabbits, small children and babies. mixed to
 tner in apparent endless confusion The first section over the MOrenci
 Southern left Morenci at 5.S0 a. m
 followed by three other sections until 7 approximately HOO had been delivered , at Guthrie junction on the A S N Nj. Here the Morenci party was
 joined by the refuges from Metcar l and Clifton, and after much parieyins on the part of Mexican Consul Valdes r of Clifton, and representatives of thu 2 mining companies in the person o : Messrs Ainza and Knoles, the entir' e party was loaded on two sections ol ,- the main line. consisting of box can e ahead and coaches behind. Each sec S tion consisted of approximately twen
 ty four cars. The clash between Con V sul Valdez and MT. Ainza ocurred whel I it was proposed that number of tn g men in the party should ride in bo e cars. The Consul strenuously resiste e the proposition declaring that hi 1T countrymen should nbt be shippe O out of the country in box cars. Tn d matter was finally compromise and tn e entire party packed into coaches bs
 hind the box caIs carrying their bas v gage and household goods.
 el The two trains left Guthrie fo IF Hachita at 11:30 a. m. and arrived ! d Fl Paso that night.