Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-16
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
suNDAY. APRIL 16. 1882
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO TUCSON.

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO TUCSON.
 Tucson has grown to be city .of-l0,- 0oO inhabitants without any effort'on the part of her citizens. We venture to say there is not another town in the country which has made such permanent pro- gress with so little help from those whose fortunes depended almost entirely upon the prosperity and growth of their town. Tucson owes her prosperity to her cen trsl location for supplying the trade of Arizona and Sonora, so far. The ques- ton now arises whether we can safely longer rely upon our natural advantages to sustain our present position as the leading commercial center of Arizona? We think not. Our people must now look out for the future of Tucson. It is well known that our location,in every respect, IS the best in the Territory, and it now only requires the united efforts Of our people, who should act as a unit on all questions of vital importance to the fu- lure of our town and county, 10 make Tucson the great commercial and rail road center of the southwest, with pop llRtion equal to the best towns on the Pacific coast, excepting only San Fran cisco. We have it in our power, but iD order to accomplish it we have got to dO something ourselves. Tucson is now al that critical period in her history when as We may sly-the turning of hand may decide her future greatness, or con- sign her to a decadence from which she may never recover.
 There are two great railroad corpora ton operating and building railroads in Arizona; one already has road con- | pleted through our county, and contem- 1 plates building another from some point on its line to the Gulf of California. II Tucson could be made the initial point of the proposed road it would prove to be of almost incalculable benefit to us; but If 1t should perchance start frum some other point 100 miles away, it would most certainly prove thorn in our side
 Here agaiu We have the promise of al other road to connect with the Guayma, road at Calabasas. We need both oi these roads, and We must have them
 What has been done by our people to secure these important railroad connec- tions to Tucson? Nothing. absolutel. nothing. We are travelling in the sam old grooves we have always travelled in; se are trusting to luck when We should be up and doing; we are resting on our OATS when We should be psddling foI fear life. This is no time for dallying Ne have a Board of Trade Such an [ organization in Tucson can do but little | ave to act as the representatives of our | own and look after its interests-a kind q f committee with authority to act But It does its duty great good may com, ( rom its work. We would suggest that .l he Board ofTrade meet forthwith, and f Ppoint a committee to confer witl a lharles Crocker and the Southern Pa I ;tc Railroad people, and ascertain the I
 
 rue status of the proposed Lobos road. |; it IS to be built We want it built iron K ucson, and it must be bnilt from Tue |, 'n. Suppose the railroad people should b ant bonus 'f say from S25,OO0 t. ci 5000, can we affor to pay It? Certainly .t g can, and make money m the opera le On. The building of this road and tb, n crease m value of property along it. n, ne would in few years more than pay in T the investment. We are in favor Of ,h and if 1t becomes necessary P. 3 are m favor of paying to make Tue tr . the initial point. The Board Of ga 'ade now have an opportunity to do J, for Tucson, and We urge upon TO em the necessity of prompt action. V,