Bisbee daily review., 1922-01-28

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 production it would be necessary to exercise the most rigid economy in order to leave any profit on the pro- posed production. He explained that
 the wage scale at the shelter at the | time production was stopped was
 based on 1S-cent copper. The price ! of copper is now around If cents and | the inference is that there may be some curtailment in tne wage scale. The resumption of copper produc- tion in Douglas will mean employ mentn of many men who have been ! in Atate of enforced idleness since the middle of last april.
 No Outside Labor Needed According to General Manager : Dowell the required force at the Cop per Queen in the operation of three blast furnaces will be between four and five hundred men; at the pres
 ent the force has reached near 25O
 men, who have been called for repair
 work during the last month
 1t is believed that practically all
 the help required TOT s.drting the Douglas smelters in the small way
 contemplated will be found in Doug
 las; many of the former employees of the smelter plants have remained in
 Douglas since the shutdown last spring, not desiring to seek new homes or employment elsewhere; some who went away for visits or temporary employment have been called back recently and their arrival has been an indication of the early resumption of copper production.
 Dowell explained that the labor sit uatlon at Douglas would also apply i'll the mines here. Should it be nec- essary to increase the underground or surface forces, he said, it was be- i heved that sufficient men could be found in the district to fill all the l jobs for the present Cut-of-town men, he said, should be warned not 10 take part in any rush for either | Bisbee Or Douglas on the theory that ! anybody can get work Jacre now
 The re-opening of the smeiter and ! reSuming copper production will | probably have a far-reaching effect Tombstone received the news with as much enthusiasm as es.s.cr Doug,as or Blsbee, for the resumption of op- erations at the shelter means that leasors in the Tombstone district, as well as in many other regioac, n. be encouraged to work their proper ties again. Many leasors suspenoeu work when the smelters closed pe- cause of inability to get their ores treated.
 Leasors Ready to Resume
 Several days ago, it was reported last night. several leasors at Tomp- stone were advised that the Copper Queen smelter might reopen, with the result that many of tine smaller prop. critics throughout the county Will probably resume at oncu
 William Holmes, of the Leadville Mining company, at Courtland. said last night his company was ready to resume shipping to Douglas just as soon as word was received that CTS toms ore was desired.
 While no definite word could he re- ceived last night regarc:ng p:ans UT the Calumet & Arizona Mining com. panyn Tor its mines here and smelter ln Douglas, it was generally belle that similar action to that taken by the Copper Queen would be announced soon by Colonel Greenway, general manager of the company.
 Colonel Greenway was out of town yesterday and last night and could not be located. However, Harry Clark, superintendent of the C. x A. smelter, said last night that, while ne had not expected the smelters to resume before February 15, he and his !orce probably could get the big plant m condition to resume next Wednes- day, if necessary.