New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-27
ARIZONA AFFAIRS,
THE PRESIDENTS FRIENDS AND THEIR
RAILROAD.


DFPENDs
trpoN Az ocC AsroNlL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TEI3UNE
Tucson, Ariz Oct. 14.-Since the death OF fresi-
dent Garfield wholesale change has been made III
the Federal officers OF this Territory Nearly all inc
principal office holders have been removed or In
yted to send in their designations ana their places
have Ieen filled by Stalwarts. The list of changes
made by the present Administration is striKihg
one John C. Fremont. the former Governor, was
superseded by Governor Tritle, swho owes his np'
nointment TO the influence of Senator Jones OF Ne
vada The position OF Secretary of State held oy
Mr. Gosper was given to Mr.. Van Arnm. that OF sur
yeyor-tenelal held by Mr.. Wasson bestowed
on General Robbins, Internal Revenue Collector
Cords has been replaced 10y Mr.. Fish, United
States Marshal Dake has been replaced by Mr. nd
ball. and District-Attorney Pomeroy by Colonel
Zabriskie Similar changes have been made In the
judiciary. Judge Porter or the Second judicial
District has been replaced by Judge PlnneY, anu
Judge Stilwe of the First Judicial District by
Judge Hoover who is at present holding cUuIt here
One of Judge Hoovers first official acts was TO re-
move the clerk Of the court. who had filled the po
siton IN a perfectly satisfactory manner for 1our
years and to appoint HIS own brotherin-law 10 tue
place which is worth between $4,000 and u Ooo a
year. With the exception of Colonel ZaDrskie' all
these appointees are from outside this Territory
GERS without cause "A widespread dissatisfaction
among the Republicans which manifests itself in a
feeling of resentment against the present Admins
tration The Republicans object to the Stalwart-
ling process which the Territory has been forced
to undergo and the Democrats find IN II powerful
weapon for use in the present campaign Inc Icy
ocratc platform, on which Granville II. curry Is
running for Congress. protests in strong terms
against tho course OF the Republican Admlnistra-
tiun in filling the Federal offices with strangers
from out side the Territory and in ignoring the right
OF the people of Arizona to share III the manage
ment of their affairs Since this issue has been
raised and many Republicans resent the otalwart
policy it naturally follows that the snccess Of the
Republican ticket in this Territory is seriously IL
pered The deep dissatisfaction aroused by the
arbitrary and uncalled-for course Of the Admins
traton is not unlikely to find expression at the
polls in a greatly diminished Republican vote
Another interesting matter has Just been made
know n here by the recent obtaining of charter
for the Cen trail Arizona Railroad. in which goodiS
number OF President Arthur's appointoes are inter-
ested which is backed by Simon Cameron, Don
Cameron and Senator Logan, and which relies upon
the guarantee of eight millions ana quarter OF It's
bonds by the National Government at the next SEES
sion of Congress The officers of the road are Pres
ident Mr. TOole president of the First National
Bank IN this city Ice-presdent aud manager " III
lam Mcconnell, of Rochester, y. T.; secretary
United States Marshal Tidball; counsel District-At-
orney ZabriskIe; ard treasurer Royal NJ. johnson.
of New-York. The directors in addition TO these
officers are Senator Loaan. Simon Cameron. Don
Cameron. Governor Sheldon and General Atkn-
sou of New. Mexico; Attorney General Robinson
and Jndge Hoover of this Territory. and Judge
Brice of New Orleans. 1t will thus be seen that
the Attorney GENERA, Judge OF the First Judicial
District. United States Marshal and Dlstrlct-At-
toruey are among the ncOrporatOrs of this railroad
which surely should not lack for legal talent and
which considering its backing. may fairly be
called q Stalwart enterprise Inc charler was oO-
fained under the General Railroad act Dy ming u
map and the necessary papers with secretary OF
state Van Arnlm and in each county through winch
the pror Osed line The capital IS hxed at
S. so 900. The amount subscribed Is TlfO.0OU,
of which 10 per cent. or ~ .OuO mas Deen phld ~
Boptis ait to be issued 10 the full amount or the
capital and early in the session Congress IS to be
asked TO guarantee these eight millions and quar-
ter OF bonds for the benent OF the Territory the
railroads in which have never had any Federal AID,
say the incOrporatOrs one OF them addeu III
s,eal,tuv with NE We've got influence enough
to get this thing through Congress-, ana consider
ing the political backing and the power OF Admins
tratiou patronage | thought IL not all unlikely.
The route OF this road will he from Casa Grande, a
station on the Southern Pacific west OF this city,
nearly north. touching Phenlx and Prescott and
passing through considerable grazing and mineral
land to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. which
will be reached probably at Ola hnaiapa, some
twenty miles below the thirtyhlth paiallel.
Thence the projectors intend to run over The At
lantic and Pacific track west. crossing the Colorado
River at the only available point-the Need!esLI
and thence to build narrow gauge north through
the corner of California and Nevada to meet the
Utah Southern Railroad at point near the Nor
mon Range OH the Utah line.
The Importance of this line comes from the fact that
he incorporatOrs in sympathy with the south
ern Pacific. For some time II has been known that
the officers of tine latter road were dissatisfied with
tine maintenance of that un productlve portion OF
their line across the wastes OF southwest ArZona
ana acrOss the great Colorado desert in California
The question of taxing no the rails between Casa
Grande ArZuna, and Los Angeles, California OF
the completion of the Atlantic and Pacific, has Oee'i
several times under consideration The completion oil
tins Central Arizona and OF the Atlantic and Pachc,
however will give through line 200 miles shorter
than the present route over the DESERT anu Wnch j.
expected TO lessen the time between newborn
and San Francisco via tue southern route by day.
An.ocero of the Southern Pacific Is reported To nave
SAID informally that the track OF ms ROAD would DC
taken M between Casa Grande add Los Angeles when
the new Central line was finished In that case tie
Cent? al Arizona will form connecting link between
the Atlantic and Pacific which Is controlled by tae
Southern Pacific and the Southern Pacnc pre- per 10
FL PasO aud the Huntington southern transcontl-
mental IOute Although this proposed line IS III
perfect accord with the Southern Pacihc, IL Is
claimed the latter has no pecuniary interest. Inc
bill asking guarantee OF its bonds will be intro
duced at an early day IN Congress-posslbly by u
New-Iork Congressman. This new corporation IL
known both as the Central Arizona and the Cen
trail Arizona ana Utah Southern.
The air OF Tucson is favorable to the growth OF
railroad projects for the people are ambitious-ih
Western phrase "rusters and Tucson has
neither miues, manufactures agricultural re-
sources In her vicinity, her citizens have resolved
TO build themselves Up on railroads. Aggrleyed /
that they have been lett out by the Sonora Rail-
road. they are planning 60 build line from Gala
basas Arizona on the Sonora road nearly uoIth to
this city. and they are also projecting rival ROAD
to the Sonora which shall run from Port L0Dos,
Somora on the Gulf of California, that point TO DC
made rival TO Guaymas. Then the road from Cai-
abasas they planning to build nOrthward 20 TINS
city, joining the Atlantic and Pacific aud perhaps
continuing 20 meet "a southern extension of the Den
Yer and RIO Grande. Bnt these plans have not vet