Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-27
DR. DOUGLAS COMING
 ID VISIT TERRITORY
Railroad Extension Announce ment Anticipated By Phoe-
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 The ann0mcement that Dr. James Douglas. head of the Phelps-Dodge company ind its varied interests in the Southwest, will arrive In Ari- zona within the next few days .s taken by some of the Phoenix pa pers to mean that when he arrives some definite announcement will be given out by him. on his arrival. as to the. definite plans agreed upon concerning the extension of the Fl Paso & Southwestern railroad 10 Tucson and on to Phoenix.
 It will be remembered that the first announcement made concern ing the extension of the Fl Paso & Southwestern system to Tucson was made in Douglas nearly two years ago on the occasion Of a lecture delivered here on the subject Of transconinental railroad building in this country
 The fact that Dr. Douglas makes from three to four trips every year to Arizona for the purpose of visit ing and inspecting the various en- terprises under his direction in New Mexico. Arizona and Sonora. does not warrant the assumption that his present coming has any special significance, although all would be glad to learn of his plans for the railroad extension.
 During the last thirty years Dr Douglas has announced many great plans for the development Of Ari- zona and those announcements have been followed by accomplishments which has put Arizona in the very front rank of all the mineral states Of the union. Under his direction the Copper Queen mine in the War ren district has attracted the at tention of the mining world as one of the greatest producers of cop per; under his direction the De troit Copper company at Morenci has become another steady and i'm portant producer of the red metal and the town of Morenci modern ized and made one of the cleanest and up-todate mining camps in the west; he directed the creation of the Fl Paso & Southwestern rail road system that put the city of Douglas on the map and brought quick development to that portion Of northern Sonora tributary to this city. and started agricultural deyel. opment in the Sulphur Springs val ley with it's great possibilities for the future; he reyoludonized the old Dominion Copper company at ! Globe and brought 1t to one of the steady producers Of the country af- ter it had been uncertain in produc- ton for many years.
 While Dr. Douglas has been push ing the enterprises of the Phelps Dodge interests, he has shown his interest in the welfare of Arizona along other lines of effort. During his time of action in this territory be has assisted every effort propos- ed for the advancement Of social and material conditions in the ter ritory. He has several times given handsome sums of money to the University or Arizona; s5,0O0 10 as sist in the construction of the gym- nasium connected with the institu- ton, and more recently nearly that amount to make 1t possible for the university agricultural department to carry on agricultural experiments in the Sulphur Springs valley. t would require much newspaper space to tell of all the assistance that he has rendered in helping build the cities and towns where his enterprises are located and provide them with every facility for accom modating a high class citizenship which it has always been his en deavor to promote.
 Dr. Douglas. during the eary years Of his experience in ATisone endured all the hardsh,ps of froa tier life; his first trips were e
 the primitive western ponies, ts=1
 ats- he rode the satges after tkss were made a necessity to aecommc date growing camps, and now hs goes to the scenes of his early en deavor in his private car and finds population enjoying all the lux uries of life, where the early pio neer had only the absolute neces saries to sustain life and energy.
 whether Dr. Douglas brings sorae expected good news for Arizona ol not, he will receive a hearty wei come. as he always does.