Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-19
|S DRYEST TOWN
 IN COCH|SE
Blu It is Because of Lack of Water-New Camp is Max ing Rapid Progress Along All Lines

"Courfland Is coming aIonS US NSil as could be expected of a new camp. Two railroads are hurrying to the district, automobiles are arriving constantly from every point of the coml1as, and altogether the place Is live one"
 This as the gist of the response of ". II. Talbot. superintendent of the C. X A. mines at Courtland last night He has been in the city for two days
 Parties arriving from Courtland Today say that there is much activity in the district with no less than three townsites in active operation. What is known as the company townsite has not yet been thrown open, but E. R. Pirtle, the real estate agent of Douglas. was there today making sI- engagements for the irsk sale of lots on "Wednesday next.
 On what is known as the McFate tow nsite about one-third of the lots have been disposed of.
 As near as can he estimated there Is now probably one thousand people In the district and number of busi- ness enterprises have already been inaugurated.
 Courtland Is the "dryest" town in Coehise coulty, according to ropula- ton This is not on account of an absence of the proyerbial thirst pre- vailing in mining camps. but may be attributed to the tact that on account of a law which f7rbids the sheriff to 1. sue saloon license within six mics of ranroad camp. Courtland was moving along quietly with one saloon, not expecting anything in the shape of a boom 10 be suddenly pro n cted, when without notice mules and scrapers began to arrive for the grading of the Mexico and Colorado railroad. Then there was rush for :. sht riffs office for saloon license, hut when the sheriff investigated he found that the railroad camp was there and doing business, and as result ther is only two saloons in the district.
 Every day brings many intending investors to CoGrtland. Today there were several from Douglas and Bis bee. They are coming from Tomb stone, Pearce, Tucson and inquiries have been received from Los An geles from parties who would like to invest in property thereprovided they could -Snd an entrance on the ground floor"
 The Mexico and Colorado railroad is woarking several different outfits in the vicinity ans the grades of their Ines which reaches all the important mining shafts is rapidly being com pleted.
 The graders are now entering the valley, going in the direction of Douglas. Yesterday there were three grading outfits put to work on the Douglas end of the grade.
 The second day after the clash of teamsters and graders of the Fl Paso cific forces, on tbe disputed strip of right of way at GiPa-on. witnessed a meeting of r,Fcescr-aJive gf both railroads on the same ground The Fl Paso and Southwestern was rep resented by several engineers and Walter Douglas. general manager of the comuauy. The Southern Pacific interests were repre- -eutsd by its en- giaeerinG corps headed by Chief En- giHeer Mcclure and C. D. Reppy, right Of way mag for the Randolph lines in Arizona. The aFbitor of the differences between the opposing rail read companies was Superintendent Bennic, of the Shannon CUGrr Com pauy. The shannon Copper Company is the owner Of the strip of ground in spute by virtue Cf having a lease on the Copper Belle group of mines. Mir Ben"io wae br"ught from Clifton in the private car of General Ma ger Douglas and both parties went into council at Gleason yesterday morning. At the conclusion of the hearing AIr ponnie tcok the matter under advisement, but it is learned from an authoritative source that the E1 Paso and Southwestern secured the lS -t'cU'ar right Oi way which they claimed.
 Ghis result of the first differences between tbe $. P. and T P " railroads does not mean that the Southern Pacific will ptt D Gleason. There is ample room on the Gleason hill side. for several railroads and at the rate 9he s. P. is bulldihg into Gleason from Pearce. it is ex- peeted that the sound of the iron horse win be heard in that neck of he woods before thirty days have elapsed.
 Among the visitors 10 Comtiand Wednesday and Thursday was E. A. TOyrea, George Buxton and J. J. Bow en- These gentlemen from Bisbee, in company with Jack Sparks Of Douglas, have organized the Court land Ice and Water company. They have secured the right 10 the water in . well west Of Courtland. distant about two miles, and are working three shifts in running drift to test the water flow. Messrs. TOvTea and Buxton returned to Bisbee last even ing And were enthusiastic over their water proposition. Mir. Tovrea stated that with every foot of work 1t be- came more eyideot that the water --roblem for Courtland had already been solved. In addition to the water i proposition Messrs. Tovrea and Bux. . ion propose to erect an. ice and cold storage plant
 M. J. Cunninohana and W. H. Bro phy were in the cify today, coming over from Bisbee during the after noon in Mir. Cunningham's new White steamer.
 The first man of the townsite of the CouFtland Townsite ard TmDTove- ment company was on exhibition on the tOnnsite yesterday afternoon. NIT Pirtle. the selling agent was present l and explaind tn location of the streets , and depots to a small crowd Of in l tending investors. Several offers were