Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-17
b|SbEE BANKS SHOW INCREASE
 IN PROSPERITY
Business During the Past Two Months Has Shown Steady Increase and Last Four Days Been Record Breakers.

That Bisbee is rapidly gaining ia
 business and will soon be doing -s
 much business as at any period in the
 past was the impression gained todd,
 after a visit to each Of the banks of
 the city. These banks have just com
 pleted reports which were called eoi as the date of February 4th anc the | 'esults have been highly graIifyins to all and better than was expected The business Of the banks Is al- ways the surest index to the condi ton of business in any community All the local banks report that busi- ness has been increasing steadily dur ing the last four months and they all agree in the statement that since the first of January there has been a very marked increase in the volume of business.
 One of the bankers remarked today that during all the depression which followed the panic Of 1907 there had been one fact which showed that no one for a moment ever lost faith in Bisbee. Those who have been here
 for ten years knew that during that dime il has been the best camp, ac- cordng to the number of men em- ployed. to be found in the country Property values have steadily in creased. While many people in- this city have made investments in other
 amps during the last decade and
 made money in doing so. especially those who got in on the ground floor in Douglas. stlIl the fact remains that thoso who put their money in Bisbee real estate six or seven years ago can point to as much profit in growing fyalue of property as any who invested elsewhere
 If the business Of this bank may
 he taken as index of the business of Bishee, then Bisbec has no reason to complain because Of business condi- tiOns.' said II. 4. Schwartz, assistant
 cashier of the bank of Bisbee. We are just completing our statement and find that the total is within a few dol lars of one million and a half, almost
 the minimum in the history of the bank. During the last four days We have been rushed continually. The payday this month and the one for January were extraordinarily good.
 The volume Of business in Bisbee has been steadily growing for several
 months and especially has $his been
 noticeable since the first of the new
 year."
 J. T. Hood, Of the Miners and Mer-
 chants bank, was found in the same
 state of mind concerning the eondi- ton of business and exhibited his new statement with evident pride. "This
 uoa only shows that business is grow ing in our bank. but 1t marks the In- crease ia the volume of business in T,isbce which should be gratifying to all. Our statement shows that money Is more plentiful among all classes of people in Bisbee Each coming pay day is better than the preceding one aud as prosperity. of Bishee comes largely from the wage eaEner cur. bus mess men shoold feel encouraged for the future"
 We have every reason to be satis-
 fled with the business of the Citizens Bank and Trust company" said W. II. Rankin. assistant cashis-- "Ou;
 business shows eontinrnt Incfease 'ailo We take 1t that this IS an indication of increased busi1ses and prosperity
 in Bisbee. Our branch al Courtland has exceeded our expectation in amount of deposits and business transacted. We regard Bisbee as be ing decidedly on the up grade in 8 business way and We are led to be lieve that better times are yet in the very near future"
 II was learned that money was now available for loans needed in business enterprises.