Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-13
VISITOR WRITES or CITY OF DOUGLAS
Sarah Wing of Garnettr Kan, Writes From Here to Her
 Home Paper,

The International-Americ received in the mail yesterday a copy of the Eagle -Plaindealer published al Gar
 nett, Kansas, from which is taken the following very nice letter descriptive of Douglas:
 Douglas, Ariz., March 29, 1907 | After a very pleasant trip 1 arrived at Douglas and commenced sightsee' ing. found it very beautiful city for one so young, only five years old. There are some magnificent build ! ings completed and in the course of 1 erection. A few days ago I went through the Copper Queen shelter said to be the second in size of any in the world. There are 1900 men in the employ of the two smelling plants i in the city beside the shelter men. The Fl Paso and Southwestern rail road employs 200 men in their shops. offices and yards. There are men of all nationalities and all coloBs. but Mexicans predominate. They also have another smelter called the Calu- met and Arizona. have not been there yet. There is talk of yet anoth- CT that will be called the Shattuck- Arizona I went through the Copper Queen store which is the finest I ever entered. They carry everything imag- inable. among others is an art gallery composed of some of the finest paint ings in the world but as I have no ar tistic accomplishments 1t waS all lost as far as I was concerned.
 Douglas has a magnificent Y. M. C.. A. building which cost S35,000 and the local association occupying it has q membership of over 300.
 There are five very credirable prot estant church buildings and the CathO- lie people are building s20,0e0 church and hope to next year begin the construction of convent
 There is a public library building presented by the Copper Queen Min ing company. a hospital. a first-class gas system, an electric street car line covering the entire city and connect ing with the two smelling plants. It also has an abundant supply of water which is not equaled by any other in Arizona. Within ten miles is unlimited quantities of white tufa stone, out of which many of the handsome buildings are constructed. There are two banks, two daily papers, fire department. q city hall that cost $S,0O0; out of debt ana s10,000 in the city treasury.
 The Garnettites are justly proud of some of our Garnett homes. but am afraid if they were set down beside some of the palatial homes in this city they would look quite plain. Many houses here are built mission style with wide porches and immense pil- lars. cunning inches for setting plants and everybody has great quantities Of beautiful roses and other plants.
 Don't think the homes are all fine. no indeed, there are many that are nothing but novels. Many of the MeXi- cans live in the poorest 'dobes and as many as six families in one building. Each apartment has front door. and pass where you will, you will see enc of the dark skinned queens Of the home standing in the door with her brood playing in the sand at her feet. 'Tfhe Mexican women are a curiosity, no matter what they have Dn their heads they are always enyeioTed in a shawl with nothing hut their eyes and nose visible. Riding on the streeT car one day I noticedsa sonora in the seat opposite me contentedly pufing away at a cigarette. I counted six rings on her fingers. 1 passed such a dear little cottage the other day. It was built of adobe and was very tiny. was surrounded by flower beds. the fence WAS something unique and was com posed of what We call crCYL of thorns. something We at home raise ;n pots. It grows in great pTofusion on the mountains that surround the city. They cut the pieces of equal length stick them in the ground and they soon start to grow and make a thing of beautiful living green with occasional ly an arch of the same. fingered as long as pOliteneSs would allow and wished I could move right in but no body offered 10 yacate and bid me welcome.
 My great granddaughter and myself take long walks every morning. We wander at our own sweet will and take our time. we nearly always bring up at the park. More anon.
 SARAH WING. DOwie promised to return in 1000