The Phoenix herald., 1879-05-07

Mexico, and though now in orper.
ion for only twenty miles, is being
rapidly extended southward toward
MeSicoy but of this extension more
viii he said farther on.
The tide of immigration that Ia:
poured over the line ofiLe Atchison
road out upon the rich prairie Iasds
of Kansas and into the mineral re.
| gions of the Colorado Mountains has
been marvellous. The population of
Kansas has risen from 195, 5,000 in 1880
and 265, COO in 1879 to almost 1,Ce0,-
000 in 1878, and as a wheat -produc-
ing country this State stepped last
year from the seventh to the first rank
In the four years from 1878 10 1877.
while the country was experiencing
the great industrial depression, Kan.
sas increased lis cultivated acreage
from two and half millions to five
and a half millions, and the value of
its farm products from thirty 70 nifty
six millions of dollars. Colorado.
the sister State OF Kansas, increased
its mineral yield during the same
time from four 10 eight millions.
The generous policy Of the company
toward Immigrants and visitors has
made it 4 great iavorite with the peo-
pie, and there IS an amicableneSs of
feeling between the road and its pat
ronsis to the great advantage Of both.
It's financial management speaks for
itself The construction and rolling
stock of the amounts t. but Sa3. H.
900 for its Al miles, and large in
come is deserved from leased roads.
Never, save III 1873, has it failed to
cash its bond interest, and then twas
paid with second-mortgage bonds, at
fifty cents on the dollar. Those
bonds are to day selling at III The
most satisfactory thing about il all
is that the money has been made
nine tenths OF it-bv Boston parties.
Now as 10 the extension into New
and Old Mexico. II the reader will
look at the map of Colorado, he viii
find La Junta pronounced Hoonta)
in the eastern part, ON the line OF the
Pueblo & Arkansas Valley Railroad.
From this point an arm OF this road
has recently beeu built via Trim idad
to the Ration Mountains upon the line
between New Mexico and Colorado.
q distance OF 951s mi les. Here y
tnnnel two thousand feet long, i be-
ing cat through limestone and por-
phyry at an expense Of about $4,000
1t will be completed next September.
At present the road runs over the
by switch back OF spir-
al line track, and the tunnel will
shorten the distance some three miles.
From the Ration Mountains starts the
New Mexico & Southern Pacific
already built into New
Mexico in a southerly direction a
distance Of thirty miles, and expected
o reach Las Vegas, distance of 100
niles from Colorado, b. May 10.
The route from here in a south
westerly direction to the Rio Grande
River will soon be determined by
urveys now being made; but the
liver will probably be reached at ~
,uquerque, two hundred and forty
light miles from the State line. All
he money has been raised to CON-
'lefe it to this point. Beyond, The
ocation is stillundetermined though
borough surveys have been made.
1t Will probably strike oter into
-rizona and reach Tucson in tue
part Of that territory.
1t will cross the Southern Pacific,
'hich the San Francisco capitalists
'ho built the Central Pacific road
re now pushing eastward from Yu-
Ia toward FL Paso on the Texas
ontifr at the rate OF mile day,
nd from here or some other southern
nint in the territories connect with
lother line Of the Atchison roa,l>,
Il 20 he built down the rich xAllcy
the Sonora in Mexico, 20 ah4 Port
Guaymas, on The Gulf Of Califor.
IA Thus will be completed sec
id through rail lins TO the Pacific
,a.t.
Ii The connection Is made with the
,uthcrn Paticis, second route To
IN Francisco will possibly be open
within a year and il the Southern.
,eific continues as planned acrnsS
'zas via the Texas Pacific. soon
rec lines will be competing lor tAc
IiforHia business. The resalt anuss
the developing and opening up IL
stern trade Of the immense agrieul
raj, grazing and mining regions of
: far southwest. Alresdy gaartion
the territorial trade comes ta the
lantic coast cities, and. some ~ it
Boston. Chicago and ST. Louis
derstand very well that the western
entjon of the Atchisen li0e means
siness for them. Besssen and New
rk supplies nov seek Arizona hy
J Of san Francisco. but by the
n line the communication will be
redirect and the valae OF the trade
lanccd. Tbs Sew Mexico ana