Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-04
pR. JAMES DOUGLAS.

pR. JAMES DOUGLAS.
 The lecture delivered last night by Dr. James Douglas in the, Y. M. C. A. building in Bisbee will be read with much interest by the citizens of Ari- zona and especially by the pioneers of the territory who knew of the first visits of this industrial captain when he slipped through the, Apache camps and began to examine the rocks of this part of the west in search of the rich mineral of which he heard back in New York He did not brave the dangers of the untamed west in vain when he came 70 Arizona, though it required patience. energy and means to locate the great ore bodies which have been prominent in putting the territory at the head of the copper producing states of the nation. About the early history of the copper in- dustry in Arizona and the history of the Copper Queen. the greatest cop per property within its borders, the Dr. gave accurate information in his lecture which appears in the Review this morning.
 In the history of Arizona there win be no name to stand out more prom. inent in connection with the develop ment of its mineral industry during the first quarter of a century of it's industrial activity than that of Dr. James Douglas, head of all the various enterprises owned by what is known as the Phelps-Dodge interests in Ari- zona, Texas. New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico. Not only will the name of Dr. Douglas be linked with future history which shall tell of the in dustrial advancement of Arizona but it also will be linked closely with that history which snail tell of the growth of conditions which make for a higher order of citizenship in this western country
 Around the enterprises promoted by and managed by Dr. Douglas during the last twenty-eight years, prosper. ous communities have grown up. In each Of these the people have always received encouragement and assist ance in the work of planting civiliza- ton and civilizing institutions. The splendid Y. AI. c. A. building ia which a perfect throng gathered last night to hear the story of the company which brought the Warren district into prominence. was a gift of the Copper Queen. Bisbee has been help ed by this generous company and its owners in time of need many the times The public library was made a feature of the district years ago and has grown apace with the pro gress of this city. Churches have been aided and ministers have been encouraged and helped.
 Not only has Bisbee been favored by Dr. Douglas. but the same may be said of Douglas. Morenci, Globe and Nacozari where aid has been given generously to the people in their ey- cry effort to make the home life and surrounding conditions the best pos sible.
 Dr. Douglas generosity has includ- ed the entire territory of Arizona. Several years ago he provided a lib eral donation for assisting in the pro vision Of gymnasium at the territor. ial university, and lately he provided an endowment for the agricultural de partment of that institution sufficient to enable a beginning to be made in an experiment along the lines of dry farming in the Sulphur Springs val ley. H4y1r
 If the enterprises under the con trol of Dr. Douglas have made money ia Arizona. this money has been in- vested in still further and more ex-