Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-22
DOUGLAS PROPOSES
TO CELEBRATE FOURTH.
douglas International.

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Il is not now too early to com
mence the formulation of plans for
the celebration of the coming Fourth
Of July. Il has been the custom for
several years past for Douglas and
Bis5ee 10 hold public celebrations in
alternate years. Bisbee had the cell
ehration last year and the present
year is the turn OF Douglas TO ar
range for a celebration which will
be participated in By all OF the sur
rounding terr. so-y. To do this prop
erIy will require ss.>a and hard work
We submit it to the chamber of COM
-ierce and mines that an early start
-aould be made and the work of or
sauization should be started as early
next month as possible. as four
months is none too long to complete
all necessary plans and preparations
II is understood that there will be
a smoker OF the members OF the
chamber OF commerce and mines
within short time and the proper
celebration OF the Fourth Of July is
a natter which might properly be
considered at that time
Independence day falls upon Mon
day this year Thus it will be pos
sibIe 10 do as Bisbee did last year
and make the celebration a three
day affair Then bad weather oper-
ated against the success Of the un-
dertaking. but it is not TO be antici-
pated that this would occur again
this year Two years ago Douglas
held a most successful celebration
under the combined auspices of the
chamber OF commerce and mines and
the Elks. This celebration was for
but one day and the events planned
we're so crowded into a iaited time
that as a result the Elk circus was a
financial failure. while the entire eel
ebration was a huge success. Yet
# was the Elk feature Of the parade
which made the success Of that por-
lion Of the program. As a suggestion
to the chamber OF commerce it may
be asked. would it not be well to get
some other organization or organiza-
lions 10 work with the chamber in
the coming celebration? To properly
arrange and to successfully conduct
a celebration such as Douglas should
hold this year requires the united ei-
forts Of many individuals The sug-
gestion offered is to aid the chamber
in obtainin gthese individuals and
thus TO establish cooperation between
two or more organizations for the
purpose OF making such a celebration
"a success.
Two years ago there was not the
population TO draw from up the val
ley that there is today Two years
ago the railroad had not opened this
up and there was then no CORTLAND
and other valley towns were much
smaller. Then there was not the
activity TO the south Of here there is
now Then Douglas did not have
such a bali team as she VIII have
this year and Bisbee had no team
On the diamond. Bisbee sent a big
delegation on that occasion and she
viii undoubtedly attend a eelebra-
ton this year in as great or greater
numbers than she then did The at
tendance in a single day in 1910
should be 80 per cent greater than
IL was two years ago. and If the eel
ebration be enlarged in scope TO
cover two or tree days it will be in
estimably more valuable to Douglas
than was that OF two years ago. But
it is time to be up and doing. For
the next four months constant work