The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-01-06
GENERAL MANAGER
 MAKES PUBLIC THE
 PHELPSDODGEsTAFF

The work of consolidating former A. c. Go. Ltd. departments with those of the Phelps Dodge Corpora ton, and the taking over of the A < N. M. By. by the Fl Paso & South western System, has been the order of business during the past week as result of the consolidation of the mining and railroad properties of the district
 Assisting and directing the turn over Comptroller McNair and Auditor Gallagher, of the Phelps Dodge Cor poration, have been in the districs this week
 On Thursday General Manager Hodgson announced the Phelps Dodge Corporation staff to be com posed of the following:
 Sspt. of Smelter-J O. Ambler.
 Supt. of Mines, Longfsllow Divf- sion-John Riddle.
 Supt. of Mines, Coronado and Met calf Division-W. G. Scott.
 Supt of Concentrators Arthur Crowfoot
 Supt. of Motive Power-Rod Mo Dougal.
 Head Surface Boss-w. L. CTeI
 Chief Clerk and Accountant-H. w Hill.
 Chief Supply Clerk-J. R. Bowie.
 Chief Electrician-W. B. Var barough.
 Chief Engineer-G. M. Robinson.
 Chief Geologist- -McHenry Mosier. When asked what the Phelps Dodge program was for the imme- diate future General Manager Hodg- son stated that for the present opera tions would be continued on the re-
 duced scale that had been in effect flor the past few months. Mir Hodg-
 son stated that Phelps Dodge offici-
 als were still pessimistic over the
 immediate outlook and were unable | at this time to make any precise an- l nouncement as to the resumption of | operations in the mines and at the 1 smelter
 At the No. concentrator at Mo renci, however, the output has been
 increased from $50 tons per day to $50 tons, and MT Arthur Crovfoo<-
 superintendent of concentrators, and Mir. Spencer Bishop. mechanical en- gineer, who returned to the district
 this week, are engaged in preparinS
 the plans for remodeling the mill
 These plans are expected to be com
 pleted in the course of sixty days
 and upon their approval. the re
 modelling work will be started at . once. The remodeling work is esti- mated to cost $400.0O0 and when com l pleted the No. mill will have a capacity of 5000 tons daily. the maxi mum capacity possible in the present mill building. The new plans call |. for an improvement in extraction : and an increased tonnage of 25ee Captain Hodgson states that there ] are approximately $50 employees on |. the Phelps Dodge pay roll in the 3 district at present and that until l. the new construction works starts ! this number will not be materially : increased. Of this number eighSF . five men are at work at the Coronado. - fifteen at Longfellow and twenty { eight men are on repair work at tho l smelter The remainder are mostly 9 employees who have been retained Q as watchman about the various plants y In the opinion of the Phelps Dodge , General Manager the first Phelps : Dodge properties in the state to re- Q sume would be at Bisbee. to be tcl-
 lowed by production at Nacozari. in t Sonora. Venturing prediction y Capt. Hodgson was of the opinion ,. that these two properties would bs 9 in action by April and that the Cit Q ton-Morenci district would come thlrd '' on the list of Phelps Dodge proper T ties to resume, but would not hazzard l.. statement as to the date. , Mine costs in the district must be g brought to a lower level" said the
 head of Phelps Dodge Corporation in 5 this district, eff we are to have a :, steady and continuous operation on - normal copper market" II Hsrv %<~ %l, Be. c suit are being worked out and when 5 work in the mines is resumed we may l expect to see. in some of the mines. ! for instance the Humboldt, a differ : ent system of mining adopted. with
 attending reduction of costs
 Commenting on the consolidation
 in this district, Iron Ore, edited by \ George A. Hewitt, at Ishpeming. f Mich, had the following comment to 8 make last week:
 g "Of the practical-technical. self 3 educated men who went from the ? Lake Superior iron ore mining region. :. Iron Ore has made occasional men g tion of Captain J. Parke Hodgson l who was resident of Ishpeming for Q many years, who worked as a com r. mon miner on his arrival here as . y boy, who progressed on account of
 his earnest application and study.
 and who was fianaliy placed in res
 ponsible positions because of his fit ness. He worked many years in the
 Lake Superior mines, Ishpeming. 0 and later went to Negaunee to take :, charge of mining property in which l. he made an excellent record. but a where his ideas were not accorded l. the scope due them and from where f he finally accepted position with e the Copper Queen Mining Company j. of Bisbee.
 When Capt. Hodgson first went | to Bisbee for this company he was S placed in charge of the underground
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