Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-19
SONORA

The Excursion from Tucson to Guayma
 The ofIicers,with portion of the dire.
 tors of the Tucson X Gulf Of Californi
 Railroad Company Sometimes called tb l Tucson & Port Lobos Railroad Con ! pauy), have just returned from trip ( Guaymas and Hermosillo, Sonora, an
 from one of their number We learn th
 following facts relative to the objects a
 the trip and the results of the same:
 The company Is organized under th 1 general railroad act of the Territory fo
 the purpose Of constructing a raiiroa,
 and telegraph line from this city Co Por
 Lob s, on the Calf Of California. I
 has directory consisting Of thirtee,
 persons, and the following are it's off
 cers Charles M Strauss. President. B
 F. Bivlns. NIce-presideut; r. 5. Pom.
 Toy, Secretary; Charles Hudson. Treas
 urer, and .. R. DeI.rng. Chief EnriDeer
 A preliminary survey of then
 proposed line was made in the months
 ot April and May of last year, and after
 wards final and locating survey Wa made. Ihls latter survey was 50 ful
 aud complete that the work of construc
 ton can be gone forward with from tn, profile and field notes thereof. Tn, company has received a grant of the rlght of way from the Mexican Govern ment, and has acquired a valuable con. cesslon which carries with 1t a lbera subsidy. One hundred and twenty-siS miles of the road is in Mexico, and sev enty miles ID the United States. By the terms Of thelr concession all the materi al used ID the cOnstI ucgiou of the road wlll be admitted into Mexican ports free of duty. The company has another advantage ID the fact that they are moi dependent upon any other road for the transpOrtatl of the material used iu Its construcuOn-all such material will reach the western terminus at Port Lo- bos by deep water, either from turope or America and wIll be carried in theii own cars over their own road as the work progresses. In addition to the subsidy from the Mexican Government, the com pany has received from Pima count, fifty thousand dollars m bonds of the county whlcn will materially assist rap ldlty of progress, through the usually slow and tedlOus pre.Iminaries incident tO all great enterprises. The immediate cause of the trip from which the mem Ders of the company have just returned. was an order from he Mexican Govern ment to form separate company m Mexico, for that portion Of the road located therelu, tLls was accomplished and tine name os the new company i- The Port L)bOs and Frontier RHlroad O0mpauy: its office aud principal place or business under its organization, how ever, will be ln this city; and its officer are the same as those Of the Mexican and Gulf of California railroad comuau, in addition to the m luey subsidy which the comp my wlll have. li will also have a l irge land grant by the payment of s comp paratIveiy small sum of money with a liberal tune given In which tp mak .he payments; the pelfrcfing of the tI-I, Co the land in the m ny was also Ou. of the important objects of the trip auu Vas successfully accomplished.
 Although tuIs Was a business trip, tL gentlemen uf tIe road thought It advi~ able to tahe with them as their guesf- some oi he pubilc and business men ,.
 2 @ their o.u and their guests families. Two members of the B Hrl of SIpe yIs ITS accompanied them: there wrs ..l-n a representation tr m the 5lsiu--. community. L. Was thought that a- tlt
 Hu4ty has as-l--el flrI, I- wrui r Eilsa tuIt rep e--uJaGre m-u should -e .rr tht ms-.ves and for tla taNpagr
 mat i- opp 1rtIulrl-, and auiiIes
 rue company are. They found a e uu
 ry rlrI ID possibilities. only waiting
 capital and enterprise, ro be de- and they f1ugl. vla- D. better as guaranty of ,u. @ instruction af the road, hearty es-.l.- al.E and goo Vill 3. tar ra ..le ef S1.
 nra, toward rL- success pt tEe elte- prise, JltHo winch l- would ne im5 -- -.lis yl effect anything. The member rt tl- railrlll com .auy met the officials or sonora a1I its prom nent aua rsyr sentative men and from them all. without an exception, they received tr. strongest assurances of their hearty and cooperation towards the success!u sompleti0no of tine great enterprise. whicl Is destined Co play so prominent part tn the prosperous future of this city and county. Upon the completion of thI7 road. We will be brought within two
 Uudrcd miles of deep water on the Gulf of California To that pOiut every thing that does not uecessitate quick transportation, can be brought by the cheapest freight known, over sp element there is no monopoly, and can 1s laid down at our doors with less than 3 two hundred miles of railroad haul.