The border vidette., 1931-05-30

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turing centers in this country.
copper fabricating plants are
substantially busy. In the west,
mining is almost at q standstill.
Another feature that compli
Gates matters is the tendency of
investors in world wide copper
mining properties to interest
themselves in the manufacture
of copper products; in short. a
nine -to-consumer program. One
need not have q super-intellect
to understand the enormous po
litical power such q centraliza.
ton of capital can exert.
COPPER SURPRISES
Much these days is heard
about copper surpluses. There
are, generally speaking. two
kinds of surpluses-surplus pro
duction and stored surplus. Our
copper surplus production is the
amount of metal mined over and
above that demanded by the
manufacturers of this county.
Stored surplus is the amount of
metal on hand in this country
from all sources, foreign mines
as we'll as domestic.
Copper tariff opponents assert
that American mines produce
much more copper than is need.
ed by our manufacturers. As q
matter of fact, production and
consumption of copper are near
~ balanced. The surplus pro
duction is less than any other in
the important metals used here.
Less tnan two percent of the
raw metal finds it's way into
foreign trade.
Opponents Of protection for
American industries will point to
the enormous quantities Of cop
per stored in this country. The
inference is that the domestic
production far outstrips the do.
nestle demand. The truth is
matter is that probably Is per
cent of the metal stored in this
country came from the mines in
foreign countries. The remain.
ing amount, that mined domestic
ally, had to be stored as it could
find no market with the foreign
metal drastically underselling it.
Had protective tariff existed !,
three-fourths of the stored metal
, would not have been able to get
into this country, and the. other
fourth. or that produced ia this
country, would not have. been
required to submit to the com.
petition of the foreign metal.
ALIZONA'S DEPENDENCY ON
=. MINING
Around each mine, mill and
smelter large communities have
grown. Homes for niue work
ers have been built. schools
erected and churches dedicated.
Business houses have been es
tablished, theaters opened and
public utilities financed. Rail
roads. highways, telephone and
telephone lines connect these
communities With the outside
world.
Down in neighboring valleys,
farms have been laid out, orch
ards and groves planted. Food
products plants, factories and
| warehouses have been construct
ed. A thousand things have
been done for thu sustenance or
comfort of our copper mine
| workers.
The effect chat copper mining
has on Ariz ona is beyond cslcu.
lation. Copper mining and the
states welfare are inextricably
interviewer. Shut down the
copper mines and Arizona would
be q shadow of it's former self.
Arizona mines are idle because
American mined copper is no
! match on our markets against
the copper that is being shipped
into this country. The lower the
copper market, the less the ship
ments from Arizona. The com
petition is ruthless. lis killing
tho connor- rnininu in1uskrv in
the Uoited States.
America mined copper must be
taken from the free list. It
must be given as adequate pro.
lection as that afforded all other
metals mined in this country.
It must have at least fair
chance in this country.
NOTICE. TO CREDITORS
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