The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-04-14
[. & A. PRESIDENT
 OPTIMISTIC OVER FUTURE

Gordon R. Campbell, of Calumet, Mich, president of the c. 6 A. Min ing company, who is in Bisbee for CTS, declares that in his opinion the worst of the period of depression has been overcome.
 Rumors that the meeting of the .. & A. directors might be for the pur. pose of curtailing operations here were exploded by Campbell There was no intention whatever of making any charges in the present program he said, emphasizing that every in- dustrial and economical barometer in the country indicated that the floom days were a thing of the past.
 Confidence, economy, and hard work are the three things that will do more than anything else to restore conditions to normal, in the opinion of all the directors.
 No Rash Predictions
 The Bisbee district, they said had no cause for complaint. And opera tions here would be increased just as soon as the demand for copper as- sumed a steady tone. There was no disposition on the part of any officers or directors to even think of any backward movement. Each expressed confidence in the future. The ques- tion of a market for copper, they said was nothing to worry about-so many new uses were being found for cop- per and brass that the nations out put would be taken up as soon as in dustrial conditions throughout the country were brought back to nor r1al. Jvst how s0cn the district might expect to see the mines working close to capacity again. was a ques- tion that none Of the directors or officers would answer
 President Campbell is one of the most conservative mining men, and bankers in the country; he is not in the habit of making predictions O. statements based on anything but the most sound and sane reasoning. Pres ent conditions throughout the coun- try did not warrant any glowing pre- dictions, he said but he ventured the opinion that the Warren District would probably not be disappointed in hoping for decided improvement in the mining industry before the end of this year.
 Shows Tax Handicap
 Capt. William B. Mershon of Sagi- naw, Mich, a member of the board of directors, said "I am glad to find that the people. of Arizona are begin ming to realize that it is about time they injected a few principles of economy into their state government The copper mining industry has had a hard time trying to weather the storms of the last few years. But taxes must come down if Arizona copper is to complete with eastern copper. When taxes here are around two cents a pound on copper. and about five-eights of a cent a pound in other places, it should be easy to understand why Arizona mines, hun dredS of miles from their market, are hadicapped.'
 George A. Newett, editor and pub fisher of Iron Ore''. one of the lead ing mining andl industrial publica~ | tions in the country. was enthusias- tic over the future of copper. Newett is from Ishpeming. Mich. a member of the c. & A board of directors and one of the pioneers and present lead CTS in the movement to encourage the the use of articles made of copper and brass.
 Copper producers and fabricatOrs l throughout the country are preparing
 
 l the purpose of enlightening every l American regarding the superior qualities of copper in hundreds of ar ticles," said Newett
 Machinery is already being in | stalled at Perth Amboy, New Jersey for the manufacture on large scale of copper shingles. If only one tenth of the slant-roofs in the coun try are made of copper shingles the metal used in this one product alone will take care of the output of man! mines
 Hundreds of other copper anC
 brass articles will soon be manufac tured and placed on the market. T'' durability of copper makes it tho most devendable and economical met
 al for thousand purposes. Sub situtes for copper have enjoyed pop ularity for several years. mainl!
 because copper fabrications have beer
 neglecting the manufacture of sucl
 articles as shingles, pipe, brOnz' bearings and many other articles. T Prom now on. however, we arr going to see that copper takes it
 proper place in every household } building and factory The man ant woman in the smallest hamlet ant the residents of the largest cities ar
 going to learn very soon that coppa } is the most durable and econoInica of all metals. And I am certain tha the amount of copper needed for wha , we may term new uses is going t ? surprise everybody"
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