Bisbee daily review., 1902-12-07

they preceded to shoot up the town" and three men and one woman were killed. These men were afterwards hung in Tombstone for their crimes.
 It is plainly evident that the early
 inhabitants did not expect the town to grow to it's present size, or they might have been discouraged over the possi- bility of building a town here. The hillsides afford the only location for
 houses, but the many cosy and even
 handsome homes, which have been built
 there shows what determination can do
 Today we find a busy, bustling, pro- gressiye town of nearly nine thousand
 people and the center of the largest
 mineral section of the southwest. All
 lines of trade are carried by the Cop
 per Queen Consolidated Mining com
 pany, among the largest mercantile
 businesses in the territory. During
 the past year many important improve
 ments have been made, notably among
 them is the Copper Queen Hotel. Bis
 bee long felt the need of a hotel which
 this popular hostelry fills. The
 gymnasium is another building of
 great importance, being the largest of
 its kind in the west. It will be filled
 with all the newest appliances for
 gymnastic work and promises to be a
 very popular as well as instructive re-
 sort. We anticipate ladies day, when
 the ladies will be allowed to show
 their skill. The Bank of Bisbee has
 recently entered a new building in
 keeping with other substantial i'm. provements. Several brick blocks
 have grown in the past few months all
 adding to the progress and stability of the town. Last but by no means least
 in the building line is the Womanos
 club house, built and owned by the
 Bisbee Woman's club, an organization composed of about fifty of the women
 of Bisbee. The building occupies a
 prominent site on Quality hill and is a
 credit to both the builders and the
 ladies who worked long and hard for its
 existance. It holds the honor of be- ing the first and only Woman's club
 house in the territory of which the club is justly proud The public schools of the town rank among the first in the territory. At present thirteen teachers are employed and last year showed 964 pupils enrolled. Bisbee has earned for herself in the past the unenviable reputation of being the dirtiest town in the west. Cleanliness is next to Godliness, and some parts of the town seem a long way from Heaven. Where so many people are huddled together in such close quart CTS as we find them in some parts of town and where public sewerage is next to an impossibility, dirt is the inevitable result unless. people are unusually careful. Our town fathers have taken some steps toward rem edyipg this state of affairs and good results are noticeable. If the good work improves as they promise, we hope ere long to be known as the model mining camp of the west Dur ing the year the town was incorporated , but within the past few months a greet amount of dissatisfaction has arisen and talk of disincorporation is heard on all sides. Many and varied are the opinions expressed. Bisbee | promises to become the greatest min ! ing center of the west. Heretofore 1 but one large company has made this l their seat of operations. At present several large companies are develop | ing properties in the immediate vicin- ity, all of which will greatly add to the | prosperity of the town. Now that Bis | bee is fast approaching the size of a , western city, questions of city govern ment and improvement are before the | citizens and there they should remain [ until correctly solved. Much study and thought are necessary for the so- lution of these problems. In this sub ject we are all more or less interested and we should devote reasonable amount of thought and attention to Il them. For cities, like individuals, reap what they sow" A seeding of |. and neglect brings forth | a harvest of fever and death. A seeasl ing of intelligent administration will reap a harvest of health, happiness and progress. Bertha M. Mosher.