Bisbee daily review., 1909-12-25

DOUGLAS, Dec 2S,-(Special.)-
 The Douglas chamber of commerce and mines awoke and came into it's own last night The smoker held in the Gadsden rathskellar was the best and most enthusiastic gathering of members that the organization has ever held except, perhaps. at its two dinners. the one at which it was or ganized and the one which celebrat- ed it's first year of life. The rath- skeliar was full and the crowd over flowed to the stairs which were also crowded. The meeting was a sue cess and will rebound to the benefit both of the chamber of commerce and the minsag industry.
 President Dr. F. T. Wright, of the hamber of commerce and mines call ed the meeting to order last evening, and briefly stated the purpose of the gathering, to talk mining matters over and hear whatever suggestions might be made and asked for an in- terchange of ideas.
 Secretary Grindell stated that there were 450 mining men in the country directly adjacent to Douglas, meaning mine and prospect owners or opera tors. he stated the desire of the chamber of commerce to get together a cabinet, asked the cooperation of ali mining men and the furnishing of data and advised the getting out of g letter, at least weekly, for publi- cation under Douglas date line.
 Williams Skins Wildcats
 Dr. Wright introduced District At torney-J. S. Williams as mining man as well as an official, and Williams proceeded to deliver a stirring ad- dress. He took for his subject wild catting," told of an experience he had in the east when trying to sell Tung- sten mines of hearing there of pro motion scheme of 1eS,000 acres of placer ground between Douglas and Benson, running over SIS to the ton in coarse gold He told of the evils arising from such schemes and ad- vised the chamber to get after the wildcatter, put the evidence before him, turn the men promoting such schemes over to the authorities and he promised to do the rest. The re- marks of Mir. Williams seemed to be misunderstood by the next speaker. Attorney Frank DOan. who advised against the condemning of proper ties as wild cats. Later both speak CTS were heard again and it was fin ally understood that MT. Williams meant scheme where there was no title or where the misrepresentation were so gross as to be manifestly fraudulent Then all agreed with him that these people should be rounded up.
 Talks of Merger
 Charles Purdon, who has held posi- tions of responsibility in the iron and steel industries before coming to Douglas, spoke on the subject of the copper merger which is now attract ing the attention of the country. He compared the conditions here with those existing in Duluth before the formation of the steel merger to the favor of Douglas. and he stated that if the merger eliminated satisfactor- fly Douglas would have greater prosperity and greater growth than had ever been anticipated or hoped for and would thereafter date her prosperity from the merger.
 Strikes Keynote
 Next came William M. Adamson with tfle one real suggestion of the evening on ways and means. He also was misunderstood for a time, but other speakers and he himself later set the audience right upon his plans.
 Mir Adamson's idea is for the cham Der to send an expert to examine any property as to which the owner desires the Endorsement of the cham ber of commerce, at the expense of the owner For the owner to use, if he so desires. the report of such ex- pert and then to have the assurance of the chamber back Of his proposi- ton that it is as represented in such report. He advocated getting out of pamphlets containing lists and data of such properties. It Is probable that some action along the lines which he proposed or along similar lines will be undertaken by the cham Der.
 Other Speakers Heard
 A. J. King told of mining in the north and here and declared the pos F.-z-rnzr-z,,- -