Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-31
BUSINESS AT GLOBE.
 IS DEPRESSED
DR. r. H. COLLINS TELLS OF CAUSES OF PREVAILING
 HARD TIMES


 Shut oown-Fears of Larger
 Shut Downs has Bad Effect-The
 Gpa Valley Also in Bad Shape
 Dr. T. H. Collins arrived in Bisbee from Globe yesterday. He stops first in Bisbee, on Q tour of observation in this section of Arizona, and ex- pects to visit Douglas, Naco and Can anea before returning to Globe.
 Dr. Collins has beeH resident of Globe for more than a dozen years and declares that never before was there such business depression as prevails there now
 The discouraging conditions in Globe are not all real said the doc tor. Tt is true that a number of smaller mining companies have shut oown and discharged a number of workmen, but it is the upeasiness for fear of further and more disas. trous shut downs which is causing Inc greater part of the prevailing business depression. The men at work are under the fear that their employment may be discontinued any time. As a result of this the su1ctest economy has been put into pracuce by all classes, including the mlners, mechanics and merchants.
 The Black Warrior, the Black copper, the Copper Hill and other companies have discontinued work. Anere mas been ruInors floating around that the Old Dominion was nkeiy to shut down but haruIy think nere IS any foundation for this story. rms company is working it's usual Iofce and producing about the same amount of copper that it has during tne past year. The United Globe mines is employing about forty men deVeiopmenI work. Superinten- oent Barry of the latter company. predicts much better things for Globe In the near future"
 You know that Globe experienced S wonderful growth about the time the Glia Valley, Globe and Northern raiIway reached that point contin- ueo the Doctor. Previous to that nme the town had experienced many smut downs, even by the Old Domin- Ion, with no greater harm than the present discontinuance of e few small companies has caused But Globe IS the center of a wonderfully rich mining district, and will yer rival any of the mining camps in Arizona. . The long drouth has hurt every section of Arizona and Globe has suffered from this cause along with other towns in the territory. Ten years ago the country around Globe was covered with cattle and now there are. very few to be found any where.
 In the Giia Valley, south of Globe, farmers. have been badly damaged because of scarcity of water this year and l am told mat business condi- tions in Solomonville, Safford and other towns in the valley are DO bet ter than at Globe
 DT. Collins expressed surprise at finding Bisbee to be such a large city as it is. Oh, yes, l have heard that Bisbee was the best camp in the ter ritory," said he, but l was not ex- pecting to see anything like the Cop per Queen hotel and other business ness establishments that see here"
 Dr. Collins stands in the front rabk Of the medical profession in Arizona, both as a physician and surgeon. There is no more popular man in Gila county or Southern Ari. roma. Several years ago he made an extended trip to the klondike country. where he remained two years, returning to Globe about the time the railroad reached there. He is looking now at this section of Arizona for the first time and should he find attractive inducements might move here from Globe.