Bisbee daily review., 1902-08-08
PASSENGER TRAIN
 TO DENYING
REVIEW REPRESENTATIVE RIDES THE FIRST ONE TO MAKE
 THE TRIP

TIE FIRST ONE TO MAKE
 THE TRIP
 The Train Crew-About Don Luis
 A Wonderful Town is Douglas
 Thirty-Two Passenser-The Dem-
 ing Section
 Hachita, N. M. July z, 1902.
 The hrst regular passenger train to go east to Douglas on the Fl Paso & Southwestern railroad left Bisbee this morning at S:45 o'clock in charge J. A. Marshall. conductor. with the fol lowing crew; E. Stollar, engineer; W. B. Hoffer. fireman; Globe Kennedy. express messenger; R. A. Flood. brakeman. and Clarence Burton. a rep resentative of the Denison News com pany. The train was composed of engine, one new coach and one com bination baggage and express car No mail was carried on the train. but doubtless a regular mail service will soon be put on the route, which brings Bisbee twenty-four hours nearer all eastren points, so far as receiving mail from that section is concerned The mail from the east now comes to Bisbee via Benson where it is de layed practically one day. The mail from the east over the E. P & S. w from Deming would reach Bisbee about the same time it now reaches Benson. This arrangement would be appreciated by all business men in Bisbee.
 On this first passenger train from Bisbee to Deming was a neview rep resentatiye.
 There are miles of side track at Don Luis and it is a reserve point for large quantities of coke. coal and other freight for Bisbee. where hun dreds of loaded cars are sometimes held for days until such time as they can finding standing room in the linn ited Bisbee yards or be unloaded.
 Glance is the name of station be- tween Don Luis and Douglas. but the first train did not stop at Glance. Near this station is located the Copper Glance mine. besides there are sev eral other mining properties of less notoriety in that vicinity.
 At Douglas there was a great crowd at the depot to welcome the first pas senger train which in future is to give that town direct connection with the east. This is indeed now the wonder town of the southwest. No other town ever made such rapid growth in one year as has Douglas during the last twelve months. Other boom mining towns have perhaps gain ed a larger population in less time, but no place ever recorded such a substantial growth. There are many business blocks. built of brick and stone, now occupied, and yet others of greater importance are being built. Before the end of 1903 Douglas will have reduction plants in operation which will require 2,000 tons of ore to keep them going; it will have one store building costing more than one hundred thousand dollars; it will have many s10,000 businesshouses it will have a machine shop the largest in the southwest, leaving out San Fran cisco; it will have not less than 1900 wage earners employed in these great works and shops.
 This will give idea of the rapid growth yet to be recorded in Douglas. The town now has six hotels, two f1ourishing banks, two newspapers, large general stores, lumber yards, restaurants, bakeries, saloons and all kinds of mechanial and professional shops.
 When the train left Bisbee there were three through passengers on board for Deming. There were sev- eral passengers for Douglas A good crowd go on at this point and after the train pulled out for the east a count found thirty-two passengers on board
 From Douglas east to Animas, the
 
 cent bountiful rains. The San Simon valley is especially noticeable because of its covering of green grass. At An imas the train stopped for dinner There was plenty of time to eat, but something to eat was scarce. The lady who owns the boarding house was surprised by an unexpected num- Der Of hungry passenger. She had been advised that five passengers had signified their intention to take din ner at Animas. but when the train stopped twenty-one rushed for the ta- ble. The little lady did the best she could under the circumstances. The only real fault was the price-75 cents.
 Hachita is the station where the extension of the Arizona x New Mex ico railroad from Lordsburg connects with the Fl Paso & Southwestern. This road is complete but has not yet been operated because of traffic ar engagement existing between the Cliff ton people and the Southern Pacific, which remains in force until Septem- Der 1st.. Al that time regular trains, both passenger and freight will run between Hacfffta and Clifton and Con- meeting with the Morenci Southern railroad for Morenci There is not much at Hachita now but it will per haps attain some importance in the future.