Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
Says Outlook for Future
Is Best Ever and Is Still
Growing.
BUSINESS BOOMS
Predicts Great Influx of
Tourists and Homeseek-
erS.
BY REX RICE

1
We have not been so optimistic on
real estate and Douglas since 1918 as
we are today.
True, there has been no building to
speak Of, and returns on real estate
| investments have not been satisfac-
tory, but we feel that the tide is
turning in our favor and will con-
| tinue to gain momentum.
| Douglas is 27 years old, and drive
around town will show that some
houses show that age, and the ele-
ments are gradually eliminating them
from the race. TO help the looks of
the city houses so dilapidated as some
we have should be condemned by the
city and, if necessary, removed by the
city. A great many Of the houses
which have been taken care Of have
changed hands in the past year. There
are no good houses for rent even in
the middle Of summer at the present
time. In September, rents viii ad-
vance and the town will be full to
overflowing, which will cause buying
and building, and all will 60 towards
making real estate investment in
Douglas good and paying invest
ment. Some of the reasons why con-
ditions have improved since 1918, and
reasons which people are apt to for
get and overlook, are as follows:
First.-The 3. P. and S. w. sold out
to the Southern Pacific Railway COM
pany, and today Douglas is handling
twice as much business and has twice
as many crews and railroad men as
were here under the e. p, and S. w.
At present there are Is regular crews,
five yard crews with an extra yard
crew once or twice per week, and
from the north line we average two
or three crews per week, which runs
into Douglas from Tucson. e. P. and
S, w. trains consisted Of 35 to 40
cars, while S. P. trains today have
20 cars each. There are IS to 10
cars Of Stag per day shipped out OF
Douglas, and this will probably be
permanent business. The Nacozari
Railroad company also is operating
and business is rather heavy, due to
ore and potato shipments from south
of the border.
Second.-The Phelps Dodge corpora
ton removed their purchasing de-
partment from New York to Douglas
as an experiment. The experiment
has proved a great saving to the COM
pany and this department has nine
employees, all of whom live in Douglas
and spend their wages in Douglas in
stead of New York This department.
has forced travelling men who desire
to sell to the company to come to
Douglas. This helps the hotels, res
taurants, stores and Aqua Prieta. The
purchasing department. has an aver
age of eight statesmen call per day
or 240 each month. Some of them
bring their wives, and all spend some
money.
Third.-Our smelters are still here,
and new lead Srnelter is to be chris
tened early in August. This cannot
help but improve conditions in the
mining industry in Arizona and So
nora, all of which will be tributary
to Douglas.
One of our reasons for being OPP
timistic on the future is due to the
fact that America is on wheels, and
they are touring and looking for q
place to stop. Douglas is going to
have hotel Accommodate in less
than year, which will be equal to
the best, and these tourists will stop
here, play golf, see our beautiful
country and wonders, enjoy our sun
shine and climate, and they will spend
enough money which will be spread
from the taxi driver to ammunition
seller, to equal the payroll Of small
smelter. Some of them will be tight
wads, while others will be spend
thrifts. Some of them won't care to
live in hotel so they viii buy, build
or rent, and if they do either one OF
the three. why won't real estate val
ues. rents. building and sundry indus
fries show an Improvement worth
while? All Douglas needs is "E Plurl-
bus Unum" on every worth while
issue.
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