Bisbee daily review., 1922-01-11

of electrification by placing a $4,000
600 order here.
We also know that Italy, SwitzeI
land and Holland are committed Z
similar enterprises; from all G
which we may reasonably infer tina
before many years all over the ciyf
lied world vast projects will be VI
dertaken in which electrical powe
will play an important part.
Also those who are perhaps bette
versed in great problems of econon
les than I, feel that, if the limlts
ton of ornaments program become
effective, it will mean the release O
many millions of dollars for new com
mercial enterprises.
In any such development of {
worlds industrial structure copper
brass and bronze are certain to pla,
profitable roles, for copper and IT
alloys still are among the leadini
metals of commerce., made so b,
those peculiar and exclusive qualitie
bestowed by nature.
Two Industries Linked
Wars aftermath brought with
certain unusual cohesions in industry
Before the war the relations of tn,
producer and consumer of cope
were merely those of seller an,
buyer, nothing more. Today, through
the organization of the Copper ani
Brass Research association, these tw,
great American industries have beer
brought together, and producer an,
consumer present a united front.
This has been done without tn,
slightest interference with compel
tive effort, individual initiative or in
dividual enterprise. The association
represent cooperative effort, largel
educational, to bring a more wide
spread understanding o. we manifoh
uses to which copper, brass an
bronze can be applied, to the adyani
age and profit of the user.
In every country there are certai
great industries which, although pr
vately owned, are SO important a par
of the national fabric that the CO
lapse of any one of them would b
little short of disastrous to the whole
Our American railroads represent on
of these. Steel represents another
Copper is a third.
1t is not possible for me to est
mate the amount of invested capita
that the copper producing and cope
and brass fabricating and manufa,
turing industries represent, but "
may safely place it at several hun
dreds of millions of dollars. Tn
growth of these industries has playe
its part in the development OF Amer
can genius, so that when a deman
for copper far in excess of what tn
country could supply manifested ]
self not so many years ago America
brains were prompt to find ways an
means of meeting it,
To this we owe the great advance
that have been made in the mimi
and metallurgical arts which make
possible profitably to work Lon
grade ores that twenty-five years az
no man would think of botherir
with. To this we also owe the pre-
ent-day development of the electric.
industry.
Momentous Decision
1t was no simple matter to clos
down the copper mines of the cou
try. 1t was momentous decisio
carefully thought out, and carrie
into effect with the greatest reluc
ance.
1t meant loss of employment
thousands of men for an indefini
period, class Of men. unfortunate
who are least able to stand up again
such reverses. Many ofthe MEN tn
thrown out of employment had spe
their lives in the copper regions, hi
built their homes and raised the
families there. II there had been al
possible way to avert the situation
would have been followed, but the
was not.
There had to be a shutdown il q
peculiar conditions facing the copp
industry were to be met. Copp
and brass found themselves almo
entirely supplanted at the close
the war, not through any fault of the
own or through any loss in merit
reputation, but solely because the
need in munitions forced them out
commerce for several years, and thu
sent them back heavily stocked wi
extensively produced metal to bait
with the substitutes which had inys
ed their fields while they were in W
service.
Very naturally. the copper in
dustry is looking for an expan-
sion of its domestic markets
pending the time when Europe
is again in a position to take its
share of American copper. We
ere not at all pessimistic about
the future.
We not only feel that our own COZ
try is approaching its normal COM
ton, with great building and elect
cal enterprises to be undertaken b
we feel that Europe will in time wo
Cnt It's problems and once more ent
the American market for its share
the copper which 1t must have IL 1
natural needs are to be taken care