Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-12
GETS AFTERI
 4 PUBLIC BUILDING
Citizens of Shelter City Work As One Man to Land
 Prize,


 If Douglas does net secure a public building for this city, it will not be the falt of the citizens of Douglas. Al ready there is widespread interest here in this matter and the effort to be put forth will have the support of ele- ment of strength which can be com handed by a united population.
 The fact that Douglas has already proven that its locarlon, m the very center of one of the greatest mineral sections of the southwest, is sch t4at it's future as one of the principal cities of the southwest is assured. With Bis bee, Cananea, Nacozari and other promising mining districts in Arizona and Sonora surrounding Douglas which Is on the international line there can be no doubt about the city becoming the largest in Arizona dur ing the next decade.
 The great mineral zone in Sonora to
 he south of Douglas is a guarantee that this city will soon become the most important cstom port on the in- ternational line west of Fl Paso. At the present time tue custom business
 transacted here is growing by leaps and bounds.
 The needs of a government build ing in Douglas Is for the accommoda'
 ion of the government officials who are now stationed here and who will come here as the city and its import. ance increases. Besides accommodat. ing the postoffice, 8 building here would also accommodate the custom officials, the immigration officials, a deputy United States marshal, a dep uty United States attorney, land or- fee, the United States court commls- sioner and whoever might come here in the future as 8 representative of the government.
 Last night the chamber of com merce and mines If this city took the initiatory steps in the matter of se- curing a government building for Douglas. The meeting was held in the office Of the chamber in the Gads- den hotel when the following resolu. tions were adoptel:
 Douglas, Ariz, Nov. ', 190S
 Resolutions adopted by the Douglas chamber of commerce and mines re questing Hon. Ralph H. Cameron, del
 
 ed States from the territory of Ari- zona, to have introduced at the next session of congress A bill asking for an appropriation of sufficient money to erect a suitable government build ing at Douglas for the purpose of sat isfying all of the needs of the govern ment officials 10 located at Douglas or likely to be located ft Douglas in the near future.
 Whereas, The city of Douglas, Go. chise county, Arizona, is one of the most important and progressive cites of Arizona and the southwest, having l a population of about 12,000 people | and being so situated and located as | to insure city many times its pres ent size, located on the main line oi
 the Fl Paso & Southwestern railroad
 soon to be on the main line to Mexi
 70 of the Southern Pacific company | and,
 Whereas, Douglas is today one oi the principal ports Of export and i'm ! port to and from Mexico and with the | construction of the Southern Pacific company, on into interior Mexico VII. | undoubtedly be the largest port oi export and import. thus requiring | large and commodious quarters tol the various customs officials, and, Whereas, There are also located al 1 Douglas at the present time the fol. | lowing government offices in addition to the customs officials, viz: United States immigration office, office ol | the veterinary surgeon; office of the forestry service, office of the United | States commissioner and postoff1ce l there being also, the possibility ot a United States land office and the United States distric: court, and, Whereas, The annual rental tor | these various offices together witt | the great inconvenience and delay necessitated because of having these various offices scattered over a vast territory owuld make the consolida- ton into one building much better fo: all concerned:
 Resolved, That the Douglas cham her of commerce aBd mines hereby
 requests Hon. Ralph H. Cameron. del | egate-elect from the territory of Ari ~ona to the United States congress
 to have introduced at the next ses
 sion of the congress. which convenes 1 in Washington, D. C., on the second luSoddy Ol DcCSlIutI, d UllI dShlus | for an appropriation to provide iol building of such a government build | ing in the city of n0IeIas Arizona al 'Na Har'fest possible moment, and be | it further
 Resolved, That toe orioipal conv or these resolutions be forwarded to Mir
 Cameron at once as the first city in | Arizona to make formal request or N'~' for au appronr4Ation for a gov ernment building.
 signed at Douglas. Arizona, October | 7th, 1908
 DOUGLAS CHAMBER OF COM MERGE AND MINES.
 By T. T. WRIGHT, Pres.
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