Bisbee daily review., 1905-09-09
FREE DELIVERY
 FOR DOUGLAS
 IS SENTIMENT
Almost Unanimous in Favor
 of the Step

Douglas. Ariz., Sept. S.-(Special) )-
 The ques.on of free mail delivery continues to be the chief topic of con versation on the streets and at pres ent it appears that the opposition to the movement while crystallized in the blocks adjacent to the postofice, is not going to become an important factor. While the InternatiOnal-Amer- ican has not yet gone into the matter as deeply as it will go, it begins to look as though the majority in favor of the institution is so great that there will be hardly a doubt of the passage of the ordinance providing for the numbering of houses. after which the establishment of free delivery in Douglas will be merely a matter of detail.
 Interviews secured yesterday by the International-Americ developed only one piece of opposition to the system. This was J. G. Ewell. whose place of business is almost opposite the post office, and MT. Ewell would not go into details in the matter.
 You may say for me that 1 am unalterably opposed to free delivery in Douglas said MT. Ewell. q have many reasons for my opinion, but will not discuss them, nor do I care to go into details
 Fred Born. the Eleventh-street fur niture dealer, was quick to express himself in favor of the movement.
 Free delivery in Douglas will be a good thing for the town generally, and the very best advertisement we can secure" he said. T cannot see in what way it will materially hurt any business interest and it will cer- tainly -elp every interest in the town in the end to a degree much greater than the business interests could help themselves. I might add that it will, in my opinion. prove quite as benefi- cial in its effects to those business houses near the postoffice as to any other locality in the city.
 Free delivery is an old institution. and it has helped every town in which it has been established This being the case, 1 cannot see why it should prove detrimental to Douglas. The conditions here are similar to those which existed in every town in the country prior to the installation of the delivery system. and therefore the ef- fleets, elsewhere uniformly advanta- geous, may be expected to be the same here"
 Judge Mcdonald is also an exponent of the improvement for Douglas, as he has been for every other improvement that has been suggested.
 "Of course, free delivery will help the town" he said. and I should like to see it established"
 c. M. Seaman of Seaman & Perry. hardware dealers. whose store is but a few doors from the postoffice, is in favor of the free delivery system.
 The town is large enough to have the system, and ought to have it." said MT. Seaman. T am of the opinion that it will have no i'll eHect whatever on business in this locality. he tran sient trade will. I believe. remain as large as it has been, and for one do not fear the erects of taking the mail to the doorstep.
 The system will be a great help to those in the outskirts, to whom the necessity of coming to the office for their mail when the town is large enough to have free delivery, is a positive hardship. and they should be considered in the matter. There will be, I believe, just as much travel on the streets as there is at present, and altogether I cannot find an argument against it.
 Again, the numbering of the houses, which is the preliminary step should be done as soon as possible for the convenience of the people. As it is one can hardly direct a person to any particular house. If they were numbered business could be trans acted much quicker. and the delivery of groceries and other purchases ex- pedited so that twice the present