Arizona republican., 1904-03-09
THE DOUGLAS EXCHANGE
Beneficial Effect It Will Have on Min-
 ing Values in That Vicinity.

Douglas, Ariz., March 6.-(Special | Correspondence of The Republican.)- l The vaudeville given last week under | the personal direction of Mrs. J. T. 1 Brinck was a distinct success. This ! vaudeville and the recent minstrel 1 show demonstrated the fact that this
 city has in those lines talent above the f ordinarily. Mrs. Brinck's coon songs were, as usual, very much enjoyed, she 1 being an artist in that style of singing.
 Library hall was filled to overfowing
 at the entertainment. It consisted of nine bright, snappy and original vaudeville numbers. with musical se- lections interspersed.
 The chamber of commerce is getting | to be recognized by people outside of Douglas. Already the secretary has
 received several letters of inquiry per : taining to the advantages of this city.
 Sixty-six members have already
 joined. The mining exchange is also becoming known, several letters hav- i ing come from Colorado to the eX- change. The number of seats in the | exchange is limited to twenty-five, all | of which were immediately taken. The shelving and the seats and desks nec-
 essary to the chamber and the eX-
 change have been ordered. The Cop per Queen company has donated a
 building, to be erected for the use
 of the Chamber of Commerce, and the
 same building will be used for the min
 ing exchange, it is thought. For both.
 temporary quarters have been secured
 in the Bank of Douglas building, these
 quarters to be ready next Thursday.
 The chamber of commerce will, it is
 thought. be of benefit to Douglas. as is
 evidenced by the quickness with which
 the proposition was taken kold of by the business men of the city. In re-
 gard to the mining exchange, it is rec
 ognized that such an exchange is diff
 ficult to handle. But it is certain that
 Douglas is in the center of a vast
 mining area and that there is a poss-
 bility that a mining exchange if han
 dled by men who have had experience
 will be a great success. It may be
 said that the enormous riches of So-
 nora are still practically unexplored. | But. on the other side, several mines
 in the Warren district are already wcrld-famous. The stock quotations on these mines of course fuctuate and it is thought that the sale Of these stocks alone on change will be a very great factor in the success of the ex- change. In Bisbee there are several l mining brokers who do nothing but huy and sell stock for others. in the Warren district mining field, and have very lucrative businesses. A similar ity to that brokerage done in Bisbee 5 will be a portion of the work of the | exchange in Douglas. As to the man 7 agement of the exchange, some of the } men who will have the direction of  experience in this work Douglas peo- ! ple are therefore quite confident that l the mining exchange will prove to he $ 9. successful and important factor in +"o growth and importance of Doug 7 las.
 l DOuglas is to have several more } buildings erected for business pur- poses. in the center of the city. C. A. ] Overlook and E. R. Pirtle have leased ] from the International Land & I'm
 provement company four lots on c = avenue. on the corner of Eleventh l street and nearly opposite the Copper Queen store. On these lots they will l erect business houses for rent.
 The Douglas Cast Stone and Plaster 7 company will be ready for business . about the first of April. The buildings 9 are to cost S12.OOO. and the machinery Y will foot up the total to S30.000. From twelve to fifteen men will be employed s all of the time. This company will r manufacture cast stone and fine grades 9 of plaster and lime. It is expected ;. that they will later on manufacture pressed brick.
 - D. Mitchell of Denver. Colo. was ir 0 the city last week with a view of es- = tablishing here a system of sewerage. f He has had considerable experience ir { that line in Colorado. While he had s not decided, before he left Douglas r whether or not he would complete the y plan here or not, he said that he = thought conditions were favorable for n the system. and that he would return i soon and look into the plan more = thoroughly.
 0 There seems to be considerable re- 2 gret expressed in this city because tn;
 retirement of Lieutenant Allison from - the ranger force was deemed neCes- a sary. It is conceded here that he was
 one of the most promising officers i- r the county, as well as one of the mos = successful and efficient. While it ii =