Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-07-24
NOGALFS.
The Enterprisir.s Town Of Magic Growth
 in Southcrn Pima County.

The EnterprisiLs Town Of Magic Gro,,tt,
 in southern Pima County.
 When the construction of Arizona and
 New Mexico Railroad, from Benson to SonoIa, reached the boundary line be
 tween the United States and Mexico. a number oi sagacIous and enterprlsipC men foresGw the probability of pros.
 porous city beng erected or the line be.
 tween the two countries, and they cast their iots with the then Line City.
 which shortly afterwards gave way to tae piegsanter name of Nogales. The young town grew slowly at first, bu. during the past year 1t has assumed a more permanent character and nppear. Guce, aud if Is DOW one of the busies. aud preltiest towns ID Southern Arizona. with a bright future prospect before it. The more recent buildings are Fubstan- tiaI ana connections, and many ofthem are beauties ot architecture. This ap- pllcs only to NOgales in Arizona. the town Of the same name just across the hne in Sonora being mere aggregation of cheerless adobe structures and the town itself s striking monument to the superior en- terpr:se g2d laws of the Amer lcaD, or m"re properly, the United States people, over those of MexIco. Upon site perhaps more aivGntage- ous ana desirable for the construction Of clty. the Sonora part of the town IS but the counterpart of aa ordinary typi cal Mexican town, while the Nogales uf Arizona ls bristlIDg with life, energy aud prosperity. This state of affairs may ba also observed for several miles before reaching Nogsles, where ranches have been taken up, houses built, trees. vines and flowers planted and fields cui- tIya,ed, bearing some resemblance to the older settled portions of the coun- try. Below the lIne similar opportun- Iues meet with no effort at reclamation, and industry and enterprise seem to ex- lst in the most perfect repose. fl u exists at all.
 Among the many business houses that attest the growing commercial i'm p0Ttance of NogGles, few may be here mentioned. Ihe large wholesale and retail grocery, provisions, produce and family supply store of ArcLIe Nivens Is a iiOurlshIng institution and no con- plaInt k ever found against 1t by its many customers. Alr. John DessRrt. the head clerk, iul y understands every detail of tae business aud Is popular with everybody.
 .. EElraim also conducts very vx- teusIya general merchandise business. Ar. EYhrain Is now ID New York, on has return from yl=lt to EIrope. He VII reach NCgales in a month or two.
 Charles AltscAul has fine trade at his Mauposa store, and Juan B5jorquez and Alberto Naslucz, both do a. large busi- nt,s n general merchandise and Bte thriving.
 Mir. C. 4. Avery conducts the furui- tgre store of the town bnd is making money by keeping good uoo2s and sell IE- for a reasonable price.
 -. V. Carpenter has drug store. and, being one If the bosses of the forlorn Ge. mocrgcy, be Is layIng iA En extra -upply o! saltps,re iu a frantic hope o' saving his iecgyIng party. In mercantile way be IS doInE g good business.
 IEere 6re several fine reservoirs for dry hunanIty in NOgales and all Of them #..lA A.H NaAA AA A-Al NEllNA tA lt- gCUements Of the pUbIc iu tLis line.
 in- Exchange saloon, owned by J. T. bs.nEvNcd, Is close to the line end It en- y- run oi custom tha; must be sa;!s- Factory tc Its proprietor. Alr. Victor NlO1 has his Spnoma wine house In sue cessfUl operation and enjoys good trade. Messrs. CasanCga d. Plat, who own the Headquarters Saloon. are very pu!aT with every body. They have wide volume Of patronage and being very deserving, they fully deserve the prosperity they are achieving.
 gales can well boast Of Its hotels ana it possesses three good ones. Be sides tits French Hotel, which is a very popular place. tie International, kept by Mrs. A. T. Jones, Is news clean and desirable place to put mp at. IL ls kelt Strl fly ggou the European plan, aud thC meals themselves are hot only mod els of excellence. but they gTe served ID a manner that approaches metropolitan sty la. The Cosmopolitan, owned 0y Mr g. ?. Nslson. will be. when finished, th- Gn-~i hotel In Arizona. It Is cut stone structure. tlTee stories 10 night, v, c B nsarG roaf. T. Is now ready for the Tooi, and will Oe comulsted in q Few months. Inc upper stories will be used for h0;Cl purposes, tLe second story VIII rD1tGI0 suits for families and the ground floor will coGta.n the Sonora Mining and SmeitIug Company bank, whole sale grocery, drug stors and barber shop. Ivcuty-s:z Eew rooms al led tO the tniT;v in the oid Cosmopoli- tan building, make room enough for a. rush of transient vIsi- .crs. One of these days Mir. Nelson JgIlI tear down the ol ] part uf tue hotel aai rebuild with stone. All the rooms are beautifully furnished, and every possible modern appointment ls Incor- Doratei into the new building. lt faces 1u the &orrly avenue side of block T5x2Hi feet ln size and the new portion .s 451G0 feet. On the rear of the block Is Mir. Nels1u's livery stable, and m the center is a delightful garden. full of flowers, shrubs, etc. hr. Nelson Is one IF tue most enterprisIng men m the territory and he is worth lots of money .0 NoEgies.
 aIr. Theo. Gebler. the tinsmIth. k erecting new store for hls enlarged shoD and hardware store. lie Is doing , good and a profitable business. Mr' Et Hogan does the bulk of the black .mitbing and does II so we'll that neith -r a change nor competitor IS desired.
 The T4. ". B.Inn lumber company IS -erlrsanied here. the agency being n ,harco Of Mir. Chas. A. Boake, who Is assisted by Mr. John Grant, formerly of .i.,- city. Itls hardly necessary to add that about all the lumber consumed IS furnished from this yard.
 Mr. James Darling supplies the choie- est meats from his Bulls Head market and commands a satisfactory trade.
 The new smelter has just started up md it Is turning out vast quantities o! yu.lon. T. runs de- and night, and employs about tweE ,y-iive men. The ro-ks are of the most improved kind ! and about sixty toE= of orc per day is easily reduced. Tins enterprise adds | rr-e!y to tine permaDaDce of Nogsles l