Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-27
ALL ARIZONA
 |S PROSPEROUS
Phoenix Travelling Man Tells of Better Times
 and Statehood
ALL FEEL THE BENEFIT

Al Arizona IS already enjoying the irSt fruits ol urOmISed statehood ln the shape of returned prosperity which promised Co Le greater and more tangible than was ever knoWp during territorial days Dark days nave passed, the sun Is rising upon better times than ever lt is not iron any one city or district hat such re- ports are received. they are general
 Russ A. Warner. representative Of the C. Nj. C. whose headquarters are in Phoenix is now in Bisbee and will remain oyer for the pigeon shoot io morrow lt is the first time he has been m BiSbee for more than six months and yesterday he com mented on the changes which he TO- ticed. MT Warner travels all through the southwest and has the opportunity 70 observe conditions, which. being himself an Arizonan he naturally does when hIs own state is concerned.
 Bsbee Locks Lively.
 Commenting on improved conditions MT. Warner yesterday. in conversation with a representative Of the Review. said that he vas much pleased 70 note the changes in Bisbee. The streets were far and away more lively than when he was last here and the Senii iuent ue found among his acQuaint- ances here was also cheerful He agreed that Eisbee had not gone back but had come back was like Bisbeo of old Prosperity was here and grow ing. that was manifest to even the casual observer. lt was better prices TOT metals that especially helped here the camp looks like returns Of the day before the metal slump.
 or Phoenix. his home city, he said he saw more building than elsewhere and before leaving home was told there was an average of two building contracts per day being let and the average cost Of these buildings was S.UUO. This meant the employment ot more men. PhoeniXX was prosperous, bat being an agricultural community the money d;d not circulate so easily and was not so freely spent as ir tisbee.
 Tucson Mining Center
 Tucson, said Mir, Warner. is becon'- ing a mining center. The hotels are full of people from the cast looking for investments. The Arivacas and oth- CT districts are receiving attention and the nEN Ntll@fiti 4S l+tl'i4lss-
 Agricultural lands are in demand also but il is the mining industry which be noted as coming forward While at Tucson. Again referring to Phoenix he spoke of the cutting up Of large acreaZes that had not been used into .orty to eighty acre ranches bringing an influx oi new settlers.
 Douglas Coming Fast
 Douglas felt the benefit of improved mining conditions in The shelter changes, vas benefited by the rapid settlement of the Sulphur-Springs val ley and would also benefit by the rail road as a division point. There was more building going on there than in Tucson or other places he visited eN- cept Phoenix and taking the shelter construction .n Douglas was spending more for construction than was Phoe- nix
 All through the new staie-to-be he saw similar conditions. prosperity seemed 10 Ee universal and it was generally due 10 the approach ot statehood, seemed to he but begin ming that promised even more than it showed
 Mir. Warner expects 10 leave for Phoenix the first of next week.