Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
AT THE HOTELS
REPORTS BUSINESS AS IN
CAPITAL SHAPE AT DOUGLAS

C. A. Overlook of Douglas, Ariz, the
man who has the contract for building
the new postoffice in that city, is IN
town. 1--WE. are doing lot OF business
in Douglas" Mr.. Overlook said. Ine
new postoffice will be one OF the pest
in the territory and would be an or
nament to any city. The city OF Doug
las is a hustler. The c. & A. smelter
is running full blast and 1t won't De
long before the Copper Queen smelters
will be doing the same.
"The Southern Pacific railroad Will
soon have a line into the city from
Pierce and this will help things. Lack
of competition has made freight rates
rather expensive all over the territory
but things are changing for the better
very fast. .onoo
douglas is a city of about 10000
inhabitants and beautifully located. IL
has many fine and expensive residences
and new buildings are going. up all
the time. We have splendid banking
facilities, good schools, churches ana
society. Our newspapers are up 10
date and progressive. We have ex-
tensive waterworks and the best
streets In the west.
"The city Is we'll governed by good
men. Our hotels are excellent and we
are surrounded by an extensive and
fertile country Water for irrigation
Is Dl6nIlIul anu is llOSIiy
from wells at no great depth.
"There are mines all about us-Bis-
bee is only twenty-five miles away.
All the ore from that vicinity is smelt-
ed In Douglas and thousands or men
are employed. We have stores. also,
that would do credit to metropolitan
city. There are plenty of chances Tor
the safe investment OK cap1tal mere
1--WE do not allow the Japanese OF
Chinese to stay more than one night
in the city. White men are good
enough for lis"
Mr.. Overlook is guest at the Hol-
| lenbeck.
DR.. G. A. Knox of San Francisco is
at the Angelus.
DR.. ]. w. Neblett of Riverside Is at
the Lankership.
Robert N. Frick Of San Francisco
| is at the Van Nuys
Judge ]. H. West of Needles is stay
| ing at the Hollenbeck.
Capt. j. Birmingham of San Franz
cisco is at the Hollenbeck.
| Miss Edna Cooper of Washington.
| D. c., is at the Lankersh1m.
II. r. HARRISON, a prominent dentist
| of San Diego, Is at the Lankersnim.
Rev. e. S. Olson and Rev. B. f.
| George w. Inge, prominent attor-
ney of San Francisco, Is staying at the
Angelus.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Nicholson of
Mojave, Cal, are registered at the
| Angelus.
Mr.. and Mrs Michael P. Heraty and
Miss M. E. Hand of Philadelphia are
at the Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs James Wood of San
Francisco are at the Alexandria. Mr..
| Wood is manager of the st. Francis
hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Statler of Buff
| falo. N. Y, are at the Alexandra. Mr.
| Statler is proprietor of Statler's hotel
at Buffalo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cox of Phoenix,
Ariz., are staying at the Hollenbeck.
Mr.. Cox is attorney for the Southern
Pacific railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin T. Raymond
and Clarence Raymond of Atlanta, Ca,
and Everett Seaver of Nashville, Tenn,
are at the Westminster.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. K. Morgan Of New
York and Miss M. T. Kelly of Chicago
are at the Lankershim. They nave
lust returned from visit to Catalina.
Mrs. Walter Douglas Of Santa Bar
bara and Miss Bell Douglas of Ottawa.
Can, are at the Van Nuys. Mrs. Doug
las is the wife of the owner of the
Copper Queen mine of Bisbee Ariz.
G.. S, Holmes, mining engineer OF
Visalia is at the Angelus. He came
here to join his father, who is pro-
prietor of the Knutsford hotel at Salt
Lake City. in an automobile trip
tbrouOb northern California.