Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-30
DOUGLAS ID BE GREAT
 RAILWAY CENTER
With Two New# Lines Planned, Shelter City Dreams Of
 Union Depot.

DOUGLAS. Jan. 29-tspecid)- The very patent fact that Douglas is to have at least two new railroads. with a strong probability of third at any time, has given rise to consid- erab.e talk of the possibility Of aew depot for Douglas-a union depot Of such magnitude as will care for the needs of the future patrons of the railroads.
 That the Mexico and Colorado rsail- road is coming to Douglas there re mains no question, and it seems equal ly sure that the Henniug railroad from Cananea will come here While the terminals of this road proper will be at Agua Prieta, doubtless, i. win no doubt run trains over the information al line, just as the Nacozari train is handled at present. Thus, it seems to be a sure thing that these two rail roads, when completed, will add great ly to the present requirement. for en- larged station facilities. Add to these two roads the business of the old es- tablished Fl Paso and Southwestern and the Nacozari railroad and IL would seem that the need of a new station will become so imperative as to ad- init of no delay in increasing the ia cilities. And inasmuca as a heavy outlay would be necessary in any event, it seems most probable that the various railroad interests would combine and erect union station in keeping with the importance of q big railroad center, such as :i is ROW ap- parent Douglas will become.
 It will be remembered that about two years ago the Fl Paso and South western, greatly pressed for better ia cilities in handling it's passenger bus mess, had in contemplation the pro ject of building new depot here. IL was generally understood that the site of the proposed new station was the ground at the north end of c avenue The plan was abandoned at that time. However, DO doubt because new rail road projects were even then under way, which, when completed, wouio require still greater facilities than the E. P. and S. W. then needed Now, however, with the completion Of these various railroad projects within sight. it is but natural to suppose that the sew depot once planned will take the form of a magnificent union station This view of the matter was con cured in by railroad man whose connections are such as tO give weight to what he says.
 ''f cannot see how the railroads thai are now being focused here can gel away from building a union citation" he said; and if they do build I have no doubt the station will be a biz one and a fine one. With Douslas sure to go forward by leaps and bounds, under the spur of enlarged smelteTs and newl Railroads, and with the railroads. old and new, sharing in this prosperity, a unron station that may serve for many years and with the prospect of serving a big popuIa- tion would undoubtedly be built, as I see the matter.
 These railroads see the futurr greatness of Douglas, or they would not come here. They know that their passenger and freight haul win b., such as to require plenty Of facilities. so at this time, when the Southwest ern really needs a new depot ana when two or three other railroads are now grading this way, the moment is the psychological enc for a union depot"