Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-23
THE TOWN OF OOUGlAS
4 Visitor From Albuquerque Whites
OIOns Of ArIlona's Mining Towns,
PLEASANT SIGHTS AND OTHERWISE

A great deal has been written about
thiB thriving httlo town. and az -
number 0f Albuquerque people have
located here. q fow words as 60 the
impression q conveyed 30 one Of our
own people may be Of some Interest
Situated on The southern border OF
Arizona, ca a broad plateau. one has
only 90 look toward the south 90 see.
= halfmile in the Gistaaco the sloam
lng white front o. a Mexican bull ring.
The bull ring is situated Ga Old Mes.
ico IN the little town of Aqua Prloit
just across the border. and has but
recently been built a. y. Hoguo. a
former Albuquerque man being the
architect
Turning our attention again 90
Douglas one ends two principal busl.
ness streets with buildings every.
where % ne process OF construction.
The handsome threo.aiory stone build
ina occupying one half biosk OF
ground Ia the center OF che business
district and owned by the Copper
Queen company ig che most proion.
tious building and. indeed. q would be-
credit 90 an, town or city. A small
army OF clerks o. employed la this es
Enlistment where they sell every
thing from French millinery To a
minor'a OUTFIT A number of smaller
but nevertheless upuo-date stores.
among them being a nice leWelry
store. whore handsome novelties and
costly gems are displayed which o.
owned by ~ E Fox. Albuquerque
lowoler and managed by G. n. Howe.
also ~ Albuquerque completes tho
business district
Leaving the center OF town and
turning westward one aocs three im.
menso smolters. which are about
threoquartra Of a mile from the town
proper and are reached by an electric
ear. These plants are Ia continuous
operation tWcnty.four houg every
day. three shifts OF men being em
ployed, each ahift working eight hours
Il 4 % these smeltors that Douglas
owes her name aad existence. d bolnE
known as the "smoltor City"
Midway between the amoltors aud /
the town, lying close 10 the railroai T.
tracks. 10 unique and % some no. I
spocts interesting settlement known ,
hy the euphonious name of Rag /
town. aud truly Il has boon we'll /
named. Il consists OF two narrow
streets, lined on either side with the T.
gaggeiest most wrotched tents that
mortal eye ever Beheld. and every /
where one might look be- would see |
swarms o. dirty. ragged. but wlthal /
happy-ooklng children. lean dogs and /
cats and here and there a stray burro /
This 81 che alum part OF Douglas
Going from this place % the east /
side Of town one reaches che resi-. T.
donco portion Here one may see two /.
beautiful churches. an Episcopallan l
church. not quite completed, and q /
Methodist church. worry modern in I
appearance. built OF white stone a ]
pretty little park has been laid ont .
near by where some grass Is already .
growing. which Is very welcome .
slight a. there are voi5 eew lawns .
Ia Douglas, the water rent ho'ug very /
nigh, A number ~ pretty. aubsihcual /
looking residences surround the park /
anu few blocks south the Imposing .
threoatory brick school building /
loome up In view This school Is tho I
pride ~ Douglas and viii acCommo. /
date over four hundred pupils.
Two banks, a bowling alley. tN1 |
newspapers, a railroad hospital and O |
large dance hall. called Liberty hall I
complete the list OF the chief objects /
Of Interest In this busy little town.
One disadvantage, II one may speak .
q Disadvantages. 10 tho absence o. .
sidewalks, there being no sidewalks /
whatever, except a fow blocks Ia the /
baalness portion Of town. and the dust .
Ia enc ~,Seots being about two feet /
doe,s ones ardor Ia somewhat dam. /
perod (motaphorically speaking. for /
tho dust % anything but damp. on /
setting out for a little walk. 30 be- /
compelled 10 wade through. and rldlnE /
Is even worse OF dense clouds OF dust .
enyelop every vehicle However. T.
Douglas is a young town. and th's
drawback will no doubt bo runodied /
Loo time especially 80 whom It arrives /
AZ the dignity Of having a street com.
missioner and can boast OF having lts
streets 0prnklod a. We DO 90 Alhu.
luerque
Taken AS whole. Douglas Is "a Il
prOapo porous. enerEeilc town and II
worthy OF a place among tho growing
western town VISITOR II
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