Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-03-10
BISBEE WILL
BID WELCOME
TO STREET RY.
Board of Trade Starts Arrange
mentS for Showing Appre-
citation of important Trans
portation Enterprise.

In order that Bisbee's appreciation
5of the enterprise which is TO provide
an electric car service to the people
OF the Warren district in the future
might be demonstrated the board
or trade OF the city yesterday
afternoon held a meeting in the
city hall at which arrangements
were set on foot for the proper OBJ
servance of the entry of the first cleo
trio car to thecity over the new line
on Wednesday afternoon of this
week.
President Buxton. Of the board OF
trade, called the meeting, which was
attended by members of the board.
The good attendance showed that the
business men of the city recognize the
appropriateness for some demonstra-
ton on this important event and the
enthusiasm of those present is guar
antee that the welcome to the first
car to arrive over the Warren street
railway will not be lacking in warmth.
1t was agreed, after a discussion
of the proposition to make demon
4 stration on Wednesday afternoon,
that the program should include music
by band, speeckes by the mayor
of the city, a Representative OF the
street railway and others to be Sc
lected by the committee. 1t was also
decided that the business men of the
city be requested to close their bust
ness house between the hours of 3
and in the afternoon of Wednesday,
so that the entire town may have an
opportunity to be present at the in
terseetion of Brewery Avenue ana
Main street to see the arrival of the
first car and witness the ceremonies
which are to be provided
The following We're appointed as
a general arrangement committee to
have charge of all matters pertaining
to the celebration: A. NJ. Martin,
chairman; ]. NJ. o'Connen, Ed. Will
liams, A t. Hoy, C. NJ. Mexican, Emil
Marks and F. R. O'Brien.
This committee win have charge OF
extending invitations to prominent
persons in the city not connected with
either the board of trade or the
chamber of commerce, it being under
stood that all members. of these or
CARNATIONS are to be invited. This
committee was authorized to have
badges printed for those who are to
be invited on trip over the street
car system after the welcoming cere-
monies have been completed. The
trip over the line will include the
mines, the new power house of the
Copper Queen and then down to the
terminus of the line at Warren.
At the meeting yesterday after
noon those present started a sub
scription list for money to defray the
expenses of the celebration and a
goodly sum was secured, in COMPARE
son to the amount which it was
agreed would be necessary to raise.
President Buxton was commissioned
to call on business men Throughout
the city for contributions to the ex-
pense fund
General Manager Van Dyke, of the
street car company was present at
the board meeting and will lend his
assistance in every way possible III
the work of making the occasion a
success and a credit to Bisbee. He
stated that FIVE electric cars would
be available for the excursion trip
over the system. In these cars Two
hundred people can be given seat,
to say nothing OF the number which
could be accommodated in the aisles.
1t was suggested that schedule OF
two or L1reS minutes DC dEIdHSSuLoi
the departure of the excursion cars
from Bisbee. This will obviate any
danger of overlooking the supply OF
electric energy which might occur
if an attempt was made to run
the five cars in a solid train to-
getheF.
It was the sense of the meeting that
the general committee should extend
an invitation to Superintendent Phil
brook to have the school chill
dren present to witness the first cleo
trio street car in Bisbee. 1t is expect
ed that the children from the central
school will be marched to the depot
plaza to witness the arrival OF the
first car and to be present at the at
tending ceremonies.
Certainly the completion OF the
electric car line is an event which
should be properly observed by tais
city, as it is a public Improvement
which will add much to the i'm
pc-tance of Bisbee and the entire dis
ct It is an enterprise which has
~ been badly needed and its com