Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
TIE NEW RAILROAD PROJECT.

 , The initiative is being taken in a verl important railroad project. one whicl actually effects every interest in South ern and central Arizona, and Northern Sonora.
 4 meeting of prominent business meil and capitalists was held yesterday HfteF. noon at the banking office of Stafford Hudson < O., for the purpose of con sidering and taking the preliminary steps to secure the construction ot a railroad from this city 10 Port Lobas, Port Salinas, or some favorable point on the Gulf O. California. via Caba5i, r. cache, Quijotoa and the Gunsight.
 To facilitate present business t:ic meeting recommended tine Board Of Su- pervisors to expend SlOO0 additional upon the Gunsight wagon road, which has already brought large amount of trade to this city. YEe Board should certainly appropria., ,',e sum asked for, as no mlning section in the Territory is so situated as to contribute more 10 the business of Tucson.
 The projected railroad from tks city to the tide water on the gulf, presents many advantages which makes its early constru stion a req sonable presumption. i It can hardly be termed a new scheme, for it has frequently been considered in connection with the trans-cOntinental traffic.
 Recent developments in the Gunsight mine, the reopening of theTfamOus Pi- cacho and the Ajo copper mines are at- tracting attention to the section of country through which this road will pass, which now makes the local traffic such a road would have sufficient to warrant its construction.
 Such line, considering it as trans continental proposition, would reduce the rail haul about 1000 miles, which is certainly an important consideration. It would furnish Southern and Central Arizona cheaper freights, by making it possible to ship by water to the Gulf making 2jO miles df railroad haul to reach this city. Any one who is in business and acquainted with the great advantages of water rates over rail can appreciate the saving.
 The persons who are the dealings spirits in this movement are largely interested in the development of the mines in the line and have means and large influence with capital.
 Hon. F. A. Trtle and B. F. Bivens, Esq, the manager of the famous Gun sight mine, are at work opening up the celebrated PIcacho and copper mines in Ajo district. They have great confidence in the mineral resources of that section and earnestly favor this railroad project.
 In conversation, MT. Tritle stated, ill substance, that he thought the project, considered either as an independent line or in connection with some other line, as a much more promising investment than many of the railroad schemes now re- ceiving the favorable attention of capital.
 Our business men will see the great advantages to be derived from it and We doubt not will take such action as will bring the matter to the attention of capitalists interested in railroad projects.
 A WAsHNGTON uIspdtCn briefly an- nounce the arrest of Gen. Carr upon charges growing out of the testimony elicited at the recent Indian court mar tiaL The CITIZEN some time since inti- mated that this was possible part of of the programme of Gen. Wilcox and 1 his top-heavy and ambitious staff. This would seem to be a realization of our suspicious. It seems shame that an officer who Is so much the superior in military skill and frontier experience of the department commander, should be made the victim of base conspiracy brought about by the envy which imbe cility and incompetency always feels towards merit. If Gen. Carr is tried by a court martial of Gen. Willcox's syco- plants, no matter how trivial the charge, conviction is sure. If he has fair trial, however, we have no doubt his detraetors will be put to shame. Gen. Carr has committed the unpardonable crime of accomplishing something during the late Indian troubles, and in this respect his career contrasts unfavorably with the utter and ignOminious failure of the de- partment commander. The CITIZEN will try and get at the bottom of this matter.
 
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