The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-01-13

arose to speak. MT. Carmichael stated he hoped to return to the o1str1ct often in his new position as consulting engineer and that hs l1oheo forward with a great deal or treasure to be able to travel over Hreenlee county's good roads and especially the Mule Creek Link. which ne ne stated fulhlls in my estimation L .e essentials which good roads snouio accomplish-opening up com. nulicatlon and transportation be- facilities" oS r<ii
 Dr. Brayton, of Miami nrovss himself an interesting and niess;ns after dinner speaker and made rfs r1ght from the start. He directsS the attention of those present in the Mlami-Superior short line from Niari co Phoenix now completed and ready TOT traf1c every day in the year.
 MT. Cunniff of Sierra coupty us- Glnter of Graham county and Nr oarnum or Stafford and Burton Runch O. Silver City, were also on the list of speakers.
 General Manager Beckett T,,L
 c., r. Beckett, General Manager of Pheips-Dodge Corporation. who is in the district, was called among those present at the luncheon, and was called upon by President Burtch for lew remarks. His remarks were nsCened to with marked attention ana as he recited the future of the district as he saw it and outlined inc policy of Phelps Dodge Corporation in community affairs, he was re- peatedly applauded. MT. Beckett in responding, said in part as follows.
 T want to tell you that where it can be shown that something is needed. and will be helpful, and will Dulld up your County and State. and where full value will be received TOT the money spent, that you can alWays count on Phelps Dodge as be- 1ng right behind you (Applause)
 And please look on us-there are several or us, Capt. Hodgson, MT. oaoen and myself, that may be new to you gentlemen in the Clifton Dis trlct to certain extent-I wish you would LOOK on us all as citizens and Iol as copper people particularly. sometimes thing there has been , mild distinction there. We want in feel that we are in exactly the same position as you people and feel the same as you do and are in the same Iamlly and not in the distinct class oi copper people. So. please think of us as your friends. willing to listen to anything you want to. say or any recommendation or new ideas ar scnemes you may have. and that MT h1odgson and MT. Saben, who rsn- resent the Phelps Dodge in this Distr!ct. will always be glad to lend willing ear to anything you have to say, and give their Cooperation in anything that is built up on a sound bus1ness-like basis.
 ln the merging of the two big con per companies in the district. if has been necessary to ,centralize a mart Of the work, the offices, etc. am sure that lot of you gentlemen who have business in CIffton-per- haps you are disappointed or have some fear from the moving of some 1 or the offices and departments from Cllfton up to Morenci. I don't think you give it serious thought, for this reason: that it is only going to be l possible to make big commercial success out of the property which .we nave acquired if things are cetraI- lzed and steps taken in every way to make the most of the chances in the district. Now, that means that he
 
 and 95qo of the work is at Morenci 1 that that is the place where the headquarters of the company have to be- But. l want to stress this point with you gentlemen, that that does not mean in any way, shape or form 1 that Clifton is being left out in the l cola, because We mean to try to build | up an organization and open up and l develop these mines in the most eco nomlcal way possible, so that this dis 1 trlct will be more prosperous in the future than it ever has been in the l past Applause, Applause) and when l you consider that Morenci is but q 1 half an hour off by good roads from 1 Clifton, that is mere nothing at all. IT we can't work out a plan which will permit us to develop these mines and mine copper profitably. at a low copper price, we are going to go down and under. and it is only by central 1zing things and merging things that we can make the most out of the sit uat1on. and simply because the head quarters are in Morenci and not in | Clifton, when things get prosperous again. as they will you will find that you will be just as much in the center of the prosperity of the district. and | feel it just as much at Clifton. whicS is the end of the Standard =auSe road. as those people will working | at Morenci
 We want to consider the District as a whole-not as Morenci and Cliff ton. but as the Norenci-Clifton Dis l trict. and if the Company is pros l porous. and the operations at Mo renci and Clifton work out SucceSs> | fully, you are not going to miss for one minute the moving or certain l departments and offices from Clifton | up to Morenci.
 "The whole thing is one. and wSeu | we are prosperous as a whole ycu | will never know that there has been
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