Bisbee daily review., 1902-06-19
NACO NEWS ITEMS

The site for the Naco gymnasium has been selected and plans approved and work will commence June 18th. The building will cost about sS000.
 A large new sign, The Aguirre Mer- cantile Company" has bee n painted on the eStablis hment, the property Of that firm, on Main street.
 Mrs. Sid Colburn has left on a visit of several weeks to the coast.
 An eight-foot board fence is being built around the base ball park. An menced at once and every facility af- game.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Srindle left for the Cananeas Monday.
 The Los Angeles Building and Loan association has an agent here, who is looking over the field with view 10 loaning 30,000 in the town.
 Several new business houses are to be built at once, among tcem dry goods house, which will be put up by Sil Colburn.
 The benefit given Rubio Sunday was the occasion for the appearance n the bull ring of several local amateur bull fighters, among whom were Jim Sporten who is sinC experiencing con- siderable difficulty in sitting down, and Jack Jones, the famous and refiner CO., media The ght as n eminent sue cess, and well attenGed.
 James $. Cadley. a smeitec expert of Montana, was in town the last few days. He looked oysr the water sup ply and the pos sibilitie; of an eXten- sive water system should it be deemed advisable to put large custom smelter works at this point f.. 70 has been for some time travelling d. most incognito, said to your reporter that so iaI d. he had seen no poiut was better adapted for the location of large smelter works than Naco. He referred to the great mineral resour- ces of the territory and the impetus that usch works would give to mining.
 Following the ord r for an oil well derrick, MT. H. B. Chaffen is now in the nelC for tGe 1v ...rte (. hGrino fD artesian water. Machinery has been wired for and is expected to be run ming within the next ten days.
 A number of horse races will take place in Naco early in July for big purses. Six fine California and six Texas horses are now here. and are being ably handled by Ed Martin. ex- jockey from Cleveland. Ohio. These horses can be seen any evening at B. F. Graham stable.
 There is considerable talk of estao- fishing a home at Naco for sufferers from pulmonary complaints. Colonel George Greer. L. s. A, is now here, and has given the opinion that this sec ton is far superior to New Mexico and southern California for the climatic treatment of the scourge.
 Los Angeles parties. assisted by res idents of this section, have surveying party in the field to decide the feasi. bility Of an electric road from Naco. thence to Bisbee over the A. & s. F.. tracks by using one of that companys rails and laying an additional rail. This scheme is to avoid the heavy grade be tween Don Luis and Bisbee.
 An unusual car of freight is now at this point, comprising twenty-four 200-egg incubators for chickens. six 2O0-egg incubators for matching ducks and three 50-egg incubators for os- triches. The same will be installed on the property of John Sullivan. adjoin- ing the Naco townsite, which has re gently been purchased by Louis Civ erland, of Pasadena. California, who has been in the business for a number of years with great success. Exca- vating is now being done for two ponds to accommodate the ducks when they materialize- Large chicken houses and a residence is now being prepared for the owner.