Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-07-15
NEW RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
A STRANGERS OPINION.
TOmDst one FavOrite in Eastern
 Financial Circles.


 Mir. A. R. Fiske, prominent civil and hydraulic engineer and capitalist, and Charles Place, a well known tinancier, were met by an EPITAPH man at the resi- dence of MT. J. s. Mccoy last evening, and subjected to the reportorial hydraulic battery. Mir Fiske was in the act of en- joylng his after dinner cigar, and being robust and healthy, and doubtless in the enjoyment of a good digestion, he was easily prevailed upon to give his impress sions of Tombstone and it's people, its industries, resources and enterprises. Being asked by the newsman what he thought of the water works, and the effect of the successful completion of the enterprise, he said that the works were in every way up to his expectation. He was familiar with the water works of all the great cities in the East from New York to Chicago and St. Louis, and thought that Tombstone was as we'll equipped, so far as regards it's water supply as any city in the United States. The pressure here was greater than in any city of importance in the country and the supply was inexhaust- able. He thought that it would be almost impossible to again burn Tombstone with fire department ordinarily active, and no accidents occurring. From an engineering standpoint, MT, Fiske thought the works were perfect. The reservoir was a model of it's kind, and could not be improved on. There was now water facili. ties enough to run dozen mills, and supply town of ten thousand inhabitants. Manufactures were bound 10 spring up here, and agriculture would undoubtedly become as vast an industry as mining and cattle raising are at the present time. The Huachuca mountains have an inexhaustlble supply of water, and if circumstances warranted it, every drop of it would be drawn off to meet demand. The con- pany could not only furnish water for household and milling purposes, but for irrigating purposes also.
 He predicted great future for Tomb- stone, and was certain that the principal mineral wealth of the district was below water level. Both the mining industry and business interests of Tombstone are yet Tn their infancy, and unless everything goes counter to rule and custom, this will be the great city of the southwest in twenty years from now.
 When asked how business men and cap. italists in the East viewed Tombstone mat. ters, he said there was no mtning district in the United States at the present time where so much universal confidence and interest were centered as in this place. There were some mining properties, of course, that were on the black list, as we'll as everywhere else, but the general confi- dence in the district was above par.
 Being questioned as to the effect of the late Presidential proclamation on eastern capital in Arizona, he said it had no effect. No person took any notice of it. It did not affect the investment of cent of capital as financiers were generally too shrewd to be either scared or cajoled by any species of political taffy. He furtf CT stated that he was acquainted with many mining camps in the West, especially in Colorado Idaho and Montana, and that there was a better class of people here than in any mining camp he ever visited. He said this was his third visit to Tombstone, and he saw less drunkenness, ruffianism, or general cussedness here than anywhere in the West He thought Tombstone to be conservative community. He had kept his eyes open while Tn town and was con vinced that we had an enterprising, care- ful lot of business men, who understood the wants of the community, and were fully in line with advanced progress.
 This is Mir. Places first trip to this part Of the country, and he is quite enthusiastic over our resources and prospects. He acquiesced fully in everything sad by Mr. Flske, and concluded by saying he should be frequent visitor In future. Both gen. tlemen will depart for their homes in the East this morning, and no doubt will do Tombstone proud when they get there,