The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-12-15
Midnight Is Past
 Says Manager of 
 P.D.. at Morencii

The Morenei members of the Cliff ton Commercial Club entertaineds the Club at Dinner at the Copper Grill, Friday evening, the sth Mr W. D. ! Baker, School Superintendent al Clifton, presided. MT. McHenry Mo sier and MT. J. H. Williams enter tained during the evening with violin and piano solos, winch were very much appreciated. About forty members sat down to very substantial and well prepared dinner, which was served under the direction of Judge Lally. Messrs. c. E. Hull and D. M. Cansler were the committee on. ar raRgements, and performed their duties exceedingly well.
 After dinner Capt. J. P. Hodgson. manager of the Morenei Branch of the Pheps Dodge Corporation. at the invitation of the Chairman, gave an address, in which he welcomed the Clifton members to Morenci, and stated that it was a great pleasure to the Morenci members to have the honor of entertaining the Clifton delegation. MT. Hodgson then went on to state that Greenlee County, and this District in particular, had during the past two years, gone through a very strenuous period Of hard times, and, this applied not only to the mining business, but every line of business in the County. Notwithstanding this, his observation has been that the people of the coun- ty are to be congratulated upon the courage and optimism that they have displayed, and while 1t is not pleas ing to any of us to pass through times of stress. and hard business depression, yet perhaps after all it does benefit us, in that it brings to our attention the absolute necessity of economizing, both in our business, and in our personal and family ex- penditures, and this may well carry a lesson to ali of us which will be of benefit in the future. MT. Hodg- son went on to say that he believed that the worst of the depression of the district was past, and that while it would take some time before busl- ness would again become normal, yet we are warranted in looking for ward to better days in the not dis tant future The strategic position of copper is improving, but there are still some clements of uncertainty in the European situation that must be cleaned up before the copper in- dustry can become really prosperous.
 Continuing the P. D. manager said that so far as the Phelps Dodge Cor poration was concerned in this dis trict, considering the present ton nages and the copper market, the company has no hopes of making any profit, but, is trying to reduce it's losses. and this necessitates the practice of rigid economy in all departments of the company. There is no question about the place in the mining world that this district will eventually occupy. said the speaker, but the ores are low grade and every economy must be used in the mining and subsequent treat ment of them. MT. Hodgson further stated that he was very glad that for the county offices, good men had been chosen, and in this Department also, he had every confidence that the same strict economy will be practiced, as we are endeavoring to practice in our individual business.
 He eonc1uded his remarks by ex- pressing a hope that all classes of people throughout the county, would cooperate together for the best in terests of the County and homo in dustry, and if this was done. there would be. no question but that the best possibls success would attend OyrP effaftS z. -