The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1876-12-16
RAILROAD RUMORS.


ticle in which the editor speaks
as follows:
1.-TWO weeks ago Gen. P. Bann-
ing went down to Yuma and haze
an interview with the city authO-
rites, to whom he talked with
such responsiveness as to induce
the passage of an ordinance Civ
ing the Southern Pacific Company
100 acres of land and the right of
way through the town on cUndi-
tion that the road be completed to
the Colorado river by January lst
eighteen hundred and seventy
eight-One year later than the date
promulgated by the Company.
This ordinance, if it is put in the
form of a contract, will efectually
tie up Yuma so far as railroads are
concerned for the next year, putt
ing it out of the power of the peO-
pie to make more advantageous
terms with the Texas and Pacific.
Possibly our Yuma friends may
find that they have acted with too
much precipitation"
Now we have to say that the
above statements give false CO.
loring to the transaction to which
the editor of the Union refers.
Gen. Banning did come to Yu-
ma and did meet our Mayor and
Council in session, and said city
authorities did grant to the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company one
hundred acres of land and the
right of way through the town.
upon the conditions set forth.
But any reader of the above state
ment by the Union would natu-
rally infer that Gen. Banning pull
ed the wool over the eyes of our
town authorities, ito whom he
talked with such perSudSiUeneSs as
to induce, ETC." The truth is that
Gen. Banning with his we'll
known candor and sincerity open
ly disclaimed being an agent for
or having any connection with the
Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany. He is business man and
came here on his own business.
Desiring to establish business at
the point where the said railroad
would cross the Colorado river,
and having ascertained from the
said Company that Yuma was
that point, he came here TO see
what our authorities were willing
to do. He made his statement
and said authorities alive to the
interests of Yuma made the afOre
said grant, without such ''perSlt0
SiUenesS ast0 induce" Gen. Bann
ing will not claim that he induced
our authorities to make said gran
by his responsiveness. AS to thi
ordinance Tying up Yuma as ia
as railroad are concerned, for tht
next year, putting it out Of tn,
power of the people to make NOR
advantageous terms with tn
Texas and Pacific" that is all non
sense. Said ordinance does no
tie up Yuma in any way as re
CARDS granting concessions to an
other road, or as many as she ma
please. The people of Yuma ar
alive and awake, and there is II
danger of our authorities bein
persuaded to deed away a larg
portion Of their town, in anticips
ton of a railroad being built {
same future indefinite period, I
poor San Diego was persuaded
do by Tom Scott, five years ag'
The ordinaee referred is cond
tiOnal, and a definite time is Their,
in fixed in which said condition
must be complied with or tn
grant becomes null and voit
Yuma has nothing to lose bl
much to gain, and is not " tie
up" in any way, nor does she il
tend to be. But our authoriti,
and people are alive to public in
provements, and having pIent
of land, will give much to promo
such Improvements, always guar,
ing her grants with such cond
tons as will secure the Peep
from loss.