Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-09-02

the lines when completed. There are
five military posts in Geographic com
Imunication by the California and Ari
IONA lines. On the lines in progress
there will be eight. In this ratio, the
military business of the eight will be
1914: estimated in proportion to the
number of offices on the completed
and uncompleted lines, the amount
will be SLIP, total on all the lines,
S1G,445.90. The value or saving to
the government on such an amount of
telegraphing, it is not my province to
estimate, but 1 feel assured it cannot
be less than the outlay for construct
ing, operating and maintaining the
lines. In this it may appear to you,
that have exceeded the requirements
of this report The amount of com
mercial business that the lines Will do,
only demonstrates their value to the
public. l deem it only proper to show,
to some extent, their value to the gov
ernment as an Offset to the expendi-
lures made in their erection and MAN.
tenance.
The purchase of the existing line
from this point Santa Fe,) to Pueblo,
Colorado, or the erection of another byl
the Signal Service, has been recon-
mended and estimates furnished.
Should either of these projects be IA
vorably entertained, u reliable outlet
will be afforded for the business of
California, Arizona and New Mexico.
| consider this of great importance in
view of the frequent casualties TO thel
lines by northern routes, at which
time the business of the Pacific Coast
and the East would be thrown over the
lines and their revenue cor
respondingly increased"
August -, 1876, Lieut.. Reade ad-
dressed a letter from San Diego to Col.
j. T. Bennett of Silver City, n. NJ,
from which the following extracts are
taken:
The object l have had in view is to |
extend the Arizona line to connect
with the New Mexico line at or near
RalstOn. The present eastern terminal
Of the latter branch is Camp Grant |
distant via Bowie 100 miles from
Ralston. Congress has made no ap-
preparation TO continue the work, and |
the gap will undoubtedly remain un-
filled for a protractCd period, if we are
to depend upon legislation, backed byl
money enough to purchase the mate
rial essential to do the work. TheI
first essential is poles. 1 have recent
ly received from Messrs. Ewing, VIII
liams and Fish of Tucson, the assur-
ance that the citizens of that place.
Will gratuitOusly give nine hundred
good poles whereOn to string 4 part of
The proposed extension; this cOntribu-
ton would cover thirty-siX miles of the
distance. 1t is to be hoped that the
authorities will furnish the
details of men and army
to do the construction
work under the supervision of skilled
Signal Service men.
| would be glad if entrusted with
the work in question to complete the
extension on poles of the same kind,
etc, rs those already erect
ed in New Mexico, but this may be
owing to inaccssibilityI
If timber and transportation. Still.
he benefits to be derived by all, are so
important that | would, if necessary,
;Onccde something from the Standard
hitherto maintained; and the commu-
llcatiOn referred to you was addressed .
With u view 10 aScertaining the lowest
igurc at which sawed pine scantlingl
IF prescribed Dimensions, could andI
would be furnished by yourself l. Att
'Our mill? ,. At Camp Bowie? 3.
At say Ralston? And 4th, distributed
n piles of twenty-five each, uniformly
ocated one mile apart along staked
inc connecting the terminals mention
ID? About 1000 may be required.
l am not authorized to formally So
lcIt proposals, because | am not inl
possession OF funds whcrcwith to pavl ,
he samc-but if the work can be done {
within the amount derived from linel
cceipts, | am certain that the chief
ignal officer would authorize the I'M