Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-01
.HUBBELL SEES A
GREAT FUTURE In
CITY OF DOUGLAS

Confidence in the future of Doug
las and intense optimism as to its
business development is enthusiastic
cally expressed in the following
statement from f. D. nupbell, promi.
nent real estate man of the city:
Il am firmly convinced that busi-
ness wise, Douglas has turned the
Icorner and that the silver lining Of
business prosperity is staring the
people of Douglas full in the face.
We have much to hope for and eX-
pect from the year 1926 First of
all, let us remember that the new
year brings to us the 150th anniver7
sary of our country. From that be7
ginning, with just handful of hardy
people, to the great progress We
now show, should there be any doubt
in the minds of any sane person
that the growth of this country is
going to continue, and continue tre-
mendously? Arizona stands right
out in front of this certain progress
and growth, Industries must have
new locations favored with better
climatic conditions and labor condi
tions, both of which we have. Home
seekers are learning of our wonder
full climate and are coming to the
state by the hundreds believing in
it's possibilities and wanting to en-
joy our Arizona sunshine Our cop
per industry is awakening to the fact
that they must get into the manu-
featuring end of the business in or
der to continue in the producing
business. Our own people are learn
ing that Arizona holds for them
great opportunities, all of which
means much to this community.
One of our great business leaders
has said, BE bullish on America"
II say, "Get buliish on Arizona, be
bulIish on Douglass Recently a man
from Ohio who has spent sometime
in Arizona, wrote me that he was
getting his affairs in shape so that
he could come to the "best city in
the best state in the Union,-Doug-
las,-Arizona," and this man is not
a tin can tourist by any means!
Property values in the city have
suffered severely during the past
few years, but this is not an un-
usual condition, for from the real
estate mans standpoint, similar con-
ditions develop in almost every COM
munity in cycles of about seven
wears. We have now gone through
the worst, and should be in for from
four to six years of good times. Prop
erty values should begin to step up,
me-bulding should start, and the
property owner should begin to see
the chance for something like an
adequate return on his return from
rental property
We are seriously i'm need at this
time of more accommodations in the
way of furnished apartments and
dwellings,. Repeated calls at this OF
flee cause me to believe that we are
5cosing a great number of good peo-
pie by not being in position to conn.,
fortatdy house those who wish to
spend a few weeks or months here
An up-to-date- close-in apartment
building of about 20 or 25 apart
ments, could, believe, be made to
pay a nice return on the invest
ment.
One thing which has worked
against our community in times past
has been the constant boosting OF
some of our people, who have SEEM
ing,ly only been supported in their
boosting by their desire to boost.
Some have worn themselves out in
this endeavor and have felt that it
has been overdone, that We were not
making good on any of our pros
pects But, let me pose as prophet
lust for a minute. 1t is my honest
opinion that the year 1926 will sec
the coming into being, several OF
the projects we have long hoped Tor,
have almost lost hope in. also
believe that our fondest hopes Will
see themselves realized, and that
1925 will go down in the records of
progress for Douglas as one of the
most prosperous years of It's MS
tory. Things are in the cards, which
are big for this city, and they viii
be underway in 1926
F.. D. -HUBBELL.