Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-09
THE PROGRAM
FOR JULY 4TH
IS SHAPING UP
Douglas Board of Trade Get
ting Busy-AIso Boost Re-
moval of Court House To
That City.
Lspecial to the Reylew.l

Especial to the Review.}
DOUGLAS, May 9.-Tds board of
directors of the chamber OF commerce
held a. meeting in the secretary's Of
flee yesterday and discussed seve;a
important subjects.
Several bills for furniture and for the
office were allowed and ordered paid.
The matter of the proposed estab-
|lishment of the Department of Mines
by the national government wasbroughtI
up and the secretary was instructed to
send the endorsement of the Douglas
Chamber OF Commerce and mines to-
the congressional committee asking
that the department be established.
The board confirmed the appoint
ment by the president of a Fourth OF
July committee to take charge of the
lcelebratoin. and the secretary was ad-
vised to state to the committee that
they are 20 have full charge OF the en-
tire celebration and to act in the mat
ter as an executive committee, TO ap-
point other committees To look after
particular parts of the big show. One
thing the board desired impressed on
the committee is the fact that the COM
mittee must not contract for more in
debedness than it has the money to
pay for, and that the treasurer of the
Chamber OF Commerce win not make
up any deficiency in the Fourth Of
July fund
The matter of bali games to be held
at the ball park between now and the
/ Yho dc
to go to the fund, was brought up and
lth aboard desired to express their
thanks to the various ball teams and
the band for their volunteer services
in giving these games and to state
that everyone in Douglas should feel
a sense of gratitude for this liberali-
ty on the part of the boys and should
show their appreciation by turning out
to the games.
The secretary was instructed to hire
janitor, to secure loose leaf ledger
book in which to keep the minutes of
the general meetings and the meet
ings of the committees. The secre-
ltary was also instructed to have nice
appropriate signs painted on the win
dows Of the office. both on the window
facing the hotel lobby and on the
outside windows
The following committee was ap-
pointed to act as election committee
at the annual election for members of
the board for the next years: j. w.
Stonehouse, e. l.. Gibson, w. Kline.
The election will be held in the ONCE
of the secretary on next Monday after
noon and evening. The polls will open
at 2 p. inf and close at s p. NJ, so
that everyone will have a chance to
vote.
The principal matter under consider
alton by the board was the matter of
moving the county seat to Douglas.
The committee was very wei pleased
at the great progress which has al
ready been made and the enthusiasm
which everyone is taking in the matter
and the board was free to say that
there is scarcely shadow of doubt
but that Douglas will win out hands
down. The board decided to go into
the matter with a dead determination
to win and to use every honorable
means to get the county capital locat-
ed at Douglas. Several members of
the board stated that they had talked
to many people from various parts of
the county expressed themselves that
Douglas is going to be the metropolis
of southwestern Arizona and the great
southwest and the proper place for the
court house, the county Jail and ali
Of the county Offices is in the city to
which everyone likes to visit. With
the prospective building of the South
| ern Pacific into Douglas from the
north, the people over north and east,
are more than anxious that the coun-
ty seat be at Douglas, which is the
most convenient place. Another class
Of people who are hoping and pray
ing that the court house be moved are
the prospective office holders and their
families. They fully appreciate the
great advantage of living in Douglas
during their official life 1t viii also
be an important matter to Douglas to
have these people move into the city
because when they once get used to
city life and get thoroughly city broke
they will never want to leave, conse-
quently Douglas will be constantly get
ting neg lot of residents with each
change of officials. All along the line
the Chamber of Commerce is getting
all kinds of encouragement and assur-
ance, and from now on the chamber
will keep the good work going until
the victory Is safely won.
A couple Of weeks ago the board ap-
pointed a committee of attorneys to
investigate the legal phase Of the mat
ter and that committee viii make full
report Of its findings at the next regu-
lar meeting of the chamber, which will
be held on Monday evening. The NOV
ing of the court house will be made