"Alonzo Bailey, ice manufacturer and mining
operator, residing at Globe, Gila county, is
recognized as one of the most influential and
public-spirited citizens of his town. A native
of Dresden, Ohio, he was born February 5, 1847,
and is a son of Lawrence and Laura (Graves)
Bailey, natives respectively of Brookline, N. H.,
and Croton Falls, Mass., and both of English
descent. Lawrence Bailey moved to Ohio in
1830, there married and became a large land
holder. He died in 1871 and his wife in 1867.
"Until attaining the age of nineteen years,
Alonzo Bailey resided at home, meantime re-
ceiving his education in the public schools and
Kenyon College. After the death of his mother
in 1867, he went to Colorado and for two years
was engaged in farming and dairy work at Fort
Lupton. Subsequently he engaged in contract-
ing with the Santa Fe and the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railroads in Kansas and Texas for three
years. In 1872 he removed to Silver City, N.
M., where he erected a sawmill, kept a set of
books, and served in various other capacities for
local concerns. His residence in Globe dates
from 1877, and for a year he engaged in mer-
chandising. From that time until 1900 he was
continuously devoted to the same line of busi-
ness, but in that year disposed of his interests.
"For some time he acted as president of the Old
Dominion Commercial Company of Globe, es-
tablished in 1891.
"From the earliest days of his residence in
Arizona, Mr. Bailey has been interested in min-
ing, and for some time was a principal owner in
the pioneer property and a large investor in the
Old Dominion. For several years he has been
associated with Alfred Kinney in the ice-manu-
facturing business, the two partners having de-
veloped the plant from a capacity of one ton per
day to that of twelve tons. The firm has adopted
the use of a Holden regealed ice machine. In
connection with the plant is a soda-water works.
"Fraternally Mr. Bailey is prominent in
Masonry, having been initiated into the order at
Silver City, N. M., in 1876. He is a charter
member of the blue lodge and chapter at Globe;
is a member of Arizona Commandery No. I,
K. T., of Tucson ; and Al Malaikah Temple, N.
M. S., of Los Angeles. In 1884 he served as
grand master of the grand lodge of Arizona,
which he had assisted in organizing two years
before. He is past grand master of the Odd
Fellows for Arizona. In the Episcopal Church
of Globe, of which he was an organizer, he
serves as senior warden. Politically he has
always been a consistent Democrat. He was a
member of the constitutional convention of Ari-
zona and served in the council in the thirteenth
legislature. Among his interests are important
real estate holdings in Globe. In 1880 he mar-
ried Sarah Kennedy, a native of Kansas, and a
daughter of John Kennedy, a pioneer stockman
of Arizona, who was drowned in the Verde river
in 1892. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have three
children, Wynette, Edith and Gertrude..."