The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-01-20
.E N PLOYEES' AND
 FRIENDS IN TRIBUTE.
 ID. FORMER A. [. CO.. GENERAL MANAGER
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him in an unkindly way.
 Riddle Recalls Early "Reminiscences John Riddle, superintendent of mines Longfellow Division, for the A. c. Go. Ltd, during all the period l while MT. Carmichael was General i Manager, asserted that the men in the Longfellow division knew him best of all for it was there that he first entered the service of the com pany, and to this incident" the ! speaker added, we Longfellow fel- lows attribute his wonderful sue | cess" MT. Riddle held the closest attention of his hearers while he re- counted amusing incidents of the early days and recalled the old me- thods of doing things then as com pared with the up-to-date efficiency of the present.
 At the time MT. Carmichael was superintendent of mines at Longfel- low, Mir Riddle was the company ! assayer there, and at the Conclusion of his remarks MT. Carmichael arose and said Riddle was the best assayer the company ever had and in support of his statement cited the fact that from the time Kidie lef the position of assayer, the grade of the ores had steadily diminished.
 Waostaff the Humorist George Wagstaff, proved himself to be the wit and humorist of the evening. Who would have thought it? For ten minutes he kept the crowd in hearty uproar as he reeled off one after another anecdotes of his earlier experiences upon his arrival in Clifton interspersed with a variety of funny stories. Speaking in a more serious vein, however, MT. WagstaM said:
 We have met here tonight for the l purpose of bidding MT. Carmichael, l farewell, but not good bye. l really don't know whether we should feel glad or sorry. New York is a nice little town alright. but Arizona sun shine is pretty good, too, at this time of the year
 During the past sixteen years many of us have been closely as- sociated with him during fair weather and foul. good times and bad, times | of peace and times of trouble. 1 am 1~sure you will all agree with me when l 1 say that we have always found him to be just executive: a wise counsel and a friend. Nothing more than
 
 From the Rank and File
 To the mind of the writer the high | est tribute paid the guest of the even | ing came from the rank and file when such men as c. R. Clifford. maclnin- | ist and chairman of the employees | grievance committee, Dan Lynch, l boiler maker; F. E. Ross, shelter man. and Ernest Lloyd, arose in sue cession and. testified to the fairness and consideration always received at | the hands of the 4. C. Co.,, general manager. MT. Clifford was pleased | to state his committee was always assured of @ considerate hearing when in rare instances in the past it had been deemed necessary for the con- mittee to carry 8 grievance to him. Encouraged and Prompted Initiative J. O. Amber, superintendent of the | .smelter and who remains with the i Phelps Dodge Corporation in the same ! position, stated that one of the finest l qualities, among many possessed by the guest of honor, was his faculty 1 of encouraging initiative and hearty | cooperation among his staff and on 1 behalf of the shelter organization i said that this feeling was unanimous l at the shelter
 i On behalf of the Town and Coun- cil. the press and Commercial Club, ] and medical fraternity, Mayor Geo. ! B. Gamble, w. B. Kelly and Dr. T. i B. Smith, made response.
 W c. Scott, superintendent Of mines Metcalf and Coronado division, when i he had cocluded his remarks of praise 1 and good will, had the tables com 1 pletedly turned upon himself when
 Mir. Carmichael followed and paid the { MetcaIf Superintendent glowing
 tribute for efficiency and invention ! in his profession. Mir. Carmichael and Mr. Scott have been close friends
 for twenty years having first met in
 British Columbia.
 Fron1 The concentra Department Arthur Crowfoot. Superintendent
 Of ConcentratCrs. who was also abs
 ent. being called :, to Tucson on f irlOortant business before leaving
 Morenci penned the following and
 sent it as his contribution to the Oc'
 casion:
 Mr Chairman and Gentlemen:
 q have known MT. Carmichael for the past eleven years and have worked for him for the past seven i years. Eleven years ago this month
 came down from Montana on a
 visiting trip to the mining districts
 of the southwest and northern MeXi
 co.
 "I spent week in this district
 and during the period of my visit MT
 Carmichael assisted me by every pos
 sihle means to get q clear insight into
 the Mining and Metallurgical prac
 tices of the district. He started il
 by nearly soaring me to death by
 obliging me to ride up the Longfellow
 Incline standing with one loot on the
 1X2 platform of the tail car in the
 string.
 'I was more or less used to being
 jerked up ard dropped down the in
 side of 9 mountain but had not be
 fore experienced the sensation Ot
 being jerked up on the outside of one
 However. my visit to the Clifton
 Morenci district was a most pleasant
 and a profitable one and I became
 so impressed with MT. Carmichae that 1 made up my mind that if