Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-01
OF P.D.
HAS KEPT PACEJ
sale business, which has always come
to them from Sonora points.
Mercantile Company Formed.
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TO lneHl from oOHOId pOlIlNS.
Mercantile Company Formed.
In 1911 the business of the stores
had reached a point where Phelps
Dodge officials determined that the
best interests of all would be con-
served if the various stores in Douglas,
Bisbee, Lowell Warren, Naco, Moren-
ci and Dawson, N. NJ, were put under
single management, and on January
j, 1912, a transfer of these stores was
made from the various companies to
the newly formed Phelps Dodge Mer-
cantila company. To the public this
meant that thereafter purchases of
stocks could be made in much larger
quantities and that the stock of each
store might be even more complete So
that each store would be in better po-
sition to meet the needs and the de-
mands of it's community. To the cor
poration it meant merely concentra-
tion and Capitalization of business. In
1913 new store was established at
Tyrone, N. NJ, which operated until
the closing of that camp soon after the
war ended The history of the Tyrone
store is interesting in that it demon
strates the uncertainty of mercantile
ventures in mining camps. The Tyrone
store was known as the most beaut1-
full department store in the west, no
expense being spared in making of it
a store to meet the needs of grow
ing community for many years. The
down of the Burro Mountain
mines at Tyrone caused the Tyrone
store to close also.
CliftOn-MOrenc stores.
The purchase of the Arizona Copper
company by the Phelps Dodge corpora
ton brought to the Phelps Dodge Mer-
camille company stores at Clifton, Mo-
renci and Metcalf. These stores were
combined with the Morenci store and
the Morenci branch of the Phelps
Dodge Mercantile company now op-
crates stores at Clifton, Morenci and
MetcaIf under the management of H.
c. Vinton, store manager
Three stores are operated in Daw-
son, n NJ, where the Phelps Dodge
corporation, Stag Canyon branch, is
engaged in the mining of coal. Mr.. Z.
c. Hill being the store manager in
charge at Dawson.
The company also operates stores
at Nacozari, and Pilares, Sonora, Mex
ico These stores being in charge of
Mr. H. c. Wolfe.
All the stores included in the Phelps
Dodge Mercantile company have ever
maintained policy of fairness to-
ward the individual merchants of the
a result generally the most friendly
relationships exist between the mer-
camille company stores and the indi-
yidual merchants of each community.
Many of the merchants in such COM
munities and in nearby communities
have found that in many instances
they can make purchases of certain
classes of goods more advantageously
from the Phelps Dodge Mercantile
company than from eastern or coast
shippers, due to the fact that large
purchases and carload shipments
brought lower prices and lower freight
rates than the smaller merchant could
ordinarily obtain. Thus the whole
sale business of the Phelps Dodge
Mercantile company has materially in
creased ana mutually pfoIlCdDle puSl-
ness relations established with other
wise rival houses.
Buyers Protect stores.
Phelps Dodge buyers follow the
markets very closely. In former days
it was a custom among all merchants
to send certain department heads to
the eastern markets twice each year
and purchase sufficient merchandise
for six months requirements. With
the advent of fast freight and express
service, together with condition of
style changes coming over night, mer-
chandising practices as regards buying