The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1879-04-30
THE 9ouTssEaz PACIFIC
Interviewed by - re
EorteB. OF tt.s Denver
.-z'rinsnc.
the CeutraIara southern Pacific
Roads to be EE:;epcnIaEs
Lines.

Tie following interview Of re
;.-rier Of tllc Denver Tribune with
Croeker. inc great railroad man, viii
piove Of interest to our readers:
Mr.. Crocker is Il young man. cer-
;ainlv net over thirty. Notwiih-
standing this lack Of years, he ocou-
ries the responsible positions Of Vice
President Of The Southern Pacific IS
organized in California, and Of Presi-
dent in Arizona. He Is very pleasant
IN lis nannors, AMI readily granted
the reporter the Interview sought In
fact he began the interview by inquir-
ing rather brusEly what the reporter
wanted 10 know.
Il want to ash You some questions
as 10 the object of your visit to Colo
RADIO"
We came out here 10 make ar
engagements for the e>tentioa Of our
road. You see, under the law il Is
ncce ssary for us 10 incC rp"Taie our
selves IN each Territory We enter. y {
have al organization in Arizona 1t
is 10 prepare for one in New Mexico
that we now come"
Then you are coming on towards
New Mexico?'
AT The rate of mile and half ?
dav.''
NJ. How many men arc you
woIking:' 80
we are now working $50 men, 800
; less Than . few weeks ago
'Where IS The present terminus Of
your road .
1t is about 1863 miles cast Of Yuma
and about 40 miles This side OF ella
, Bend. We have, as you doubtless
know, already crossed the Colorado
river and the Colorado desert, and ars
how having comparatively far sail
ing. Where we are now building
: tue work IS BY no means - Difficult
/ AS in many other sections already
r7asst.d over We are in sig OF the
s4ila for over 4 hundred miles, but a
ella Bend We leave the river"
: Il sunDose YOU mean to c0nnec
,. with the htchisoD, Topeka L SAINT;
/, te:"
I suppose We shall; int under
EidDil l4ttIt 10 no a. Et-4s4A"iEA A'4'-s ~
g shall It looks 10 me rs II IS the VA
Q affairs are tending, naturally. IL
/, Atchison, Topeka ( Santa r. pe''pi'
ara enterprising and are the only par
; .ies on your side that seem disposed
10 push ahead on their 0wn money +
meet Us. They seem in earnest an'
we are So il laoks IS Il the tw'
9 ends would meet
q ~ hen :"
ooh, we'll Of course I can't jeii thai
6! I cannot give Won any snecuiations
They are building and 80 arc ~
&C There is a space Of shout 500 mile
between Us which IS gradually grow
: ing less and less"
e BY September. 20: 9
y Il cannot say
u ~Wcll, can you say where you wi
: meet -
: oh, no, 7 cant tell that either"
u But you expect TO meet somewher
81 st s1me tiine>."
r I've 10 that"
and there will he no delays 8.
The hot weather Will pr"hahi
'e Dut a stop 10 our operations, hut y
expect to push on for the present.
= And we are to have another tran
continental line snon:'
- r gtess we are"
e 1t is urged by some that. even
q. YOU do connect with the Santa +
= line. there will in effect he Int on
: line still, the same parties owning Ii
ID Central and Southern Pacific"
D .Oh. YES. I've heard that cry. hi
in there Is nothi~e in II. The two line
i, will be run entirely indenendent {
" each other, on strictly business prl
u ciples."
u 40 Won think Arizona presents
u held worthy OF your enternrise:'
i, oh. vrs. sir; Arizona is believe
tlv all who have ever been there tn
VI wonderfully rich in minerals; all a
Ic tliOrifias agree on that pni7t-"
te '.Yii1 vorr road run close by II
>, mining districts?"
- The principal districts are Il
Globe. Pioneer and Tom hstone- y
60 by Tucson and VIII pass with
Of reach Of the mines, though not {
8 rectlv nv them"