Show CATES GATES HEADS COPPER FIRM NEW YORK Feb 14 UP UP Louis Louis 5 S. S Gates president of oC the Phelps Dod Dodge c corporation and former vice president and general general gen gen- eral manager of the Utah Copper Copper J. J com company pan y was elected president r. r of ot the United V Verde e r d e Copper r com company pan y after i j S Phelps Dodge obtained ob ob- f tamed control of of I the copper producer producer pro pro- 1 ducer in a stock control fight f American Smelting Smelting Smelt Smelt- ing ng and Refining com company pan y had sought to get control control control con con- of United Verde had purchased pur chased stock and lOd 45 their representatives S tives appeared at atthe atthe atthe the annual meeting meet meet- Mr Ir Cates Gates ing of or United Verde But Bul after the he meeting it was announced American Smelting Smelling owned no United Verde stock indicating that the stock had been turned over to Phelps Dodge Dedge interests when American Smelting failed to get control Besides Gates Cates others allied with Phelps Dodge interests elected to the United Verde board include Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land E. E Dodge and James E. E McClelland McClelland McClel McClel- land vice presidents of Phelps Dodge and H. H Dewitt Smith a director director tor of or Phelps Dodge and Mining company Retiring directors reelected were W. W H. H Aldridge Henry H. H Hall Jr and Rodney W. W Williams Dodge was elected a avic avice avice vic vice president of oC United Verde Mr tr Cates Gates former lormer vic vice president and general manager manag r o of the Utah Copper company r resigned that position position tion in April 1930 to become president president dent of the Phelps Dodge corporation Although a native of Boston he heo o first became a resident of or Utah in 10 1903 when he look took a position as timekeeper with the Boston Consolidated Consolidated Consoli Consoli- dated M Mining ning company at Bingham canyon His advancement with this com company company com com- pany party was rapid and he became successively suc sue foreman shUt shift boss superintendent superintendent of or mines and general manager manager manager man man- ager of mines and mills Mr Cates Gates became manager o of mines in 1910 when the Boston Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Con Con- was acquired by the Utah Copper company and shortly after h ha he was detailed in charge of or mines of or the Ray Consolidated Cop Copper r company com corn pany at Ray Ariz He became general general gen gen- eral manager in 1913 Mr Cates Gates was made assistant general general gen gen- eral mana manager er of or the Utah Copper company on August 1 I 1919 At th the same time he lie assumed the assistant general of the Bingham Garfield Railway company a Utah Copper subsidiary He became general general general gen gen- eral manager of or the Utah Copper CopperS S company on June 1 I. I 1922 and on May 21 1923 he was made vice president president on dent and general mana manager er |