Bisbee daily review., 1905-09-03
FIRE PROTECTION IS
 THE PRESSING NEED
LOWELL PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS AGREE ON THAT
 POINT.
Bisbee Is Near With Aid, But Time Is Precious When conflsgration isI On-Much General Activity in the Suburb Down the GGlch.
Reviews Lowell Bureau,

Reviews Lowell Bureau,
 The fire protection question, which was agitated a couple of months ago in manner that indicated that the town would speedily have service available adequate-to it's needs, has been reviy- ed with much yigOr since the incendla- " blaze in the Moore wood yard the first part of the week. This fire dem onstrated what might be looked for at any time and gave strong conviction of the need of a local department with full equipment for fighting any con fiagration that may arise. Blsbee, Of course, may be depended upon to make prompt response to alarm of fire of any-serieus character here, but the fact remains that fire of proportions with a good start can make great deal of headway in half an hour, un- der which time it could not be expect ed that Bisbee could make response. The thousands of dollars put into big and fine buildings in the town during the last several months represents too great an investment of capital to per init of the town going longer without the protection of a fire department. Citizens and property owners realize this, and there is no doubt that when a call that is pending for meeting to devise means for securing fire fighting appertus is issued there will be ub- eral response that will Immediately solve the problem.
 There continues to be decided inter est in the local railroad situation. There is now said, on what is claimed to be the best of authority, that there yissne longer doubt that the Southern Pacific will enter Lowell, and that it will operate between here and Douglas. ,The same authority says that the road will not go into Bisbee, satisfying it. self with the business that will come to it's depot here. Should this be cor rect the natural conclusion would be that the road was coming into Lowell for the purpose of going after Bonan- "a Circle and other outside property business particularly. The line to Douglas, it is pointed out, would nee essarily be in the field as a bidder for ore haulage traffic.
 Opening of the month here witness es the town in about 100 per cent bet ter shape in every way than it was a year ago. If population has not UOuDlEA III AlAE , EGl u LdS vel nEdElf done so. The activity in real estate about the town is the best indication of the exceeding prosperity that it is enjoying, and also demonstrates that it is considered the logical center of the camp as a residence place at least for people employed in the mines, nearly all of which are nearer to Lowell than to Bisbee proper residence sections. The manner in which Johnson and Lowell additions have filled up in the short time since they were opened gives full proof of this. The excellent quality of building that has been done there is also a straw pointing in the right direction.
 Lowell Drug Co. Store, Sept. 2.
 Lowell will shortly have a pawn shop, Uncle Sam" of Bisbee, now having a building. nearly completed which he will occupy as soon as it is ready.
 a The tamale man with movable stand is reaping harvest in the town, and gives evidence of the advance it is making so rapidly. One of these ven dors of eatables recently came down from Bisbee where he had been con- ducting his stand for several years. He states that his business here is in excess of that he did at Bisbee
 w. A. King, formerly a well known saloon man of Tombstone. is opening one of the neatest places here that there is in the county. Mir King has large faith in the future of Lowell, and is building accordingly.
 The postoffice has now got nicely es- tablished in it's handsome new quar- ters in the office building of the Low ell Commercial. The business of the pestoffice at this point has had re- markable growth since it's establish ment little more than a year ago, and continues to grow rapidly.
 AcCarty & Harris have their new place well underway to completion. It IS now expected that they will be able to open in full bloom within the week.