The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-02-24
NO INCREASE IN OPERATIONS HERE
 FUR THE PRESENT


 Mrs. Douglas. arrived in Clifton on Tuesday night, treveling in the pri vate car Nacozari, attached to the re gular passenger train.
 In the party, also, was P. G. Beckett, General Manager, who has
 been accompanying MT. Douglas through New Mexico and Arizona on
 an official visit to Phelps Dodge
 properties.
 MT. Douglas remained in the district
 Wednesday, and Thursday and de-
 parted on Friday mornings train for
 Fl Paso from where he will leave in
 few days for New York
 ''The copper situation does not
 look as promising now as it did two months ago." said Mir. Douglas. prior to his departure The quotations appearing in the daily press really do i not mean anything. as actual sales in any quantities are few and far 1 between. The world market remains | unsettled and Congress, instead of l helping matters in legislative way. | is muddling the waters
 Tn the copper industry it appears | to be a game of survival of the fit- test" continued MT. Douglas. and | AclpS bOuSS SOI ! ming it's sails in order to weather i the storm
 !! Speaking of local conditions Mir | Douglas stated that operations would I be continued on the present small | scale, including the working of the Il Coronado mine and the operation of | No. mill, until the early fall at least, and what the situation would be then he was unable to forecast. Plans for the enlargement of the }, No. 6. mill, at cost of between II S400.O00' and S500,000. are being drawn. : but have not yet been completed !, Whether the enlargement will be | undertaken upon the completion of , the plans, within the next sixty days ] will depend upon the general situa- tion at that time.
 , Manager Capt. Hodgson. of the Mo :! renci Branch, was in Clifton Friday morning and at noon was one of the : speakers at the luncheon of the Cliff
 ton Commercial Club. In introduc- : ing Capt. Hodgson, Dr. Thompson who presided. repeated the statement made two months ago by the Manager ) of the Morenci Branch, that mid r night appeared to have passed in t the copper situation, and called upon : the speaker to tell those present, WnaI tune IS IL now
 si Capt Hodgson stated that he hoped r he would prove a better prophet as -i to the time in the future than in the - past. but that when the statement f was made by president Douglas and Q, himself that midnight" in the cop r per situation had been passed two I months ago, the statement was made T in all sincerity, but that the situation j. at present seemed to be slipping, al- e though some of the mines were re- l- stunning to a small extent. but it re- r mained to be seen yet whether ar 5, not the start had not been made l, somewhat prematurely.
 I Although the immediate future O does not appear promising just HOW l. in our local district. the time is st r. handi fori courage and resolution. n said the speaker There is nothing
 gained in being pessimistic. Rest as I sured that this district will come to e the front with flying colors at ths Q earliest practical opportunity. If The Morenci Branch manager again
 | expressed keen regret over the neceS- n sity of dispensing with the services if of many old and tried and true eu- h ployees under circumstances over T. which there was no control. but that h it was an impossibility to continue an n expensive overhead organization uu' il der the present conditions, but ac D. ded the speaker ''it will be only a h. question of time when we will get
 going. and I want to see all the oid ,ri men back them
 n- Col. Dell M. Potter. at the luncheon n Droposed a resolution of appreciation er for the Ijioneer development work e. done in this district by The Arizona is Copper Go. It, and a second resolu s. tiop of cooperation addressed to the b Phelns Dodge Corporation uledgins
 the hearty cooperation of the Com le mercial Club members in every under n taking for the betterment and pros of peritv of the district. A committee e. will be appointed by President Burteh re to draft the resolutions.
 J. In conclusion p. Riley urged biz l. attendance of Commercial Club mecs pr bers at the Taxpayers meeting or D. Monday uight and the suggestion wa' b. endorsed by Capt. Hodgson whC D. pointed out that the interest of th'
 large and small taxpayer during theSs D. hard times were identical. D. Announcement was made this wees O. that the operation of the Moreno ici Southern Railway from Guthrie C d. Morenci would be discontinued Of 1s March 1 and all freight. express ana T, Mail will te handled for Moreno ut through Clifton. Freight and express Dn will be billed to Clifton in the futar' in and for the most part will be de of livered in Norenci by trucks with tn O. exception of heavy shipments and ear
 load lots which will be tranSier-e'
 to the Coronado R. R. cars at tn
 Coronado depot and transported owe tc- the Coronado and Shannon tracks C ell the Morenci Southern line at Ss,Dkes ed --- nl,-..i.- A