Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-05-31
A RAILROAD To BENSON

means of railroad communication
with the outer world. The eircum-
stances under which that object is
sought are somewhat peculiar. In
the first place there is a very seri-
ons objection among The people to
occupying the most available route
and thereby necessarily turning over
the trade of he valley to the South
crn Pacific road. In the neAt place
an independent line to Tucson will
cost at the average cost of railroad
building per mile not less than ST.
100000, sum that the three coun-
ties through which the road would
pass are DOT in position TO control
and the read if stock could he sold
to:that amount sooner or later would
belong to outsiders
Again, If the road were built to
Tucson we WI uld neither have an
independent outlet for the products
of The valley to other mark t. nor n
market there which our produce can
control.
There is another course To pursue
which we believe 10 he more prac-
ticable nsidering the f rcgoing
objections to the projects that have
been under disca- sion by our p ople
up TO the prcsen; time
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe road reaches Benson now over
the Southern Pacific road part of the
way but ultimately they must build
TO that point to reach their Quay
mas road. The A,chison Topeka &
Santa Fe seems to stand il high fa>
vor among the people. Everyone
would help to build road 10 con-
meet with it.
There is an available and very
practicable route so far as way husi-
ness is concerned from Phoenix by
way of Tempe, Mes. City, Florence
and Riverside to the moutlt of the
San Pedro to Benson. If the Tucson
and Globe road is blllt, and we are
assured it will 10, by this arrange
ment our produce would reach both
those markets over that road while
We would have an outlet to the east
to Benson, which will ultim Itely
be an important market, 10 Tomb
stone, one of the most important in
the Territory, and Mexico direct. So
much for the market advantages of
this route. As 10 its building the
matter would NJ doubt meet with
favorable consideration if properly
laid before the Aichison Topeka &
Santa Fee People with an assurance
from the people of this and the ella
valley of substantial assistance in
the shape of liberal subscription
list. We believe that if the people
of this valley and Florence can pre-
sent assistance to the amount OF
100000 the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe people will build the road.
In this matter, we have no antag1>
nism to Tucson, no unfrIendly feel
rs, but we believe it TO be to the
lr advantage of the valley to
W the most favorable outlet pos
sible when we do get one. Tucson
as yet has no road from Calabazas.
and no telling when they will have
one. If they had 70 I'd to that city
we woald yet be cut off from the
east from Tombstone and Benson,
points which We do we'll to take in 10
consideration Aside from the points
in favor of this route already men,
toned are the mining interests in the
ro1d that would be elicitrd-
Benson has important smiling
works which, We learn, arc to be in
creased ON grand scale. Their
owner, Mr. Salisbury, would be
deeply interested in this road. There
are now hundreds of carloads of ore
and kux sent to these works from
this county and Southern Yavapai
each year, and had we road there !
would be hundreds more. 1t would
be to the interest of every mine own
er whose outlet is into this valley 10
take Il hand in building this road.
1t would be to the interests of Pho
neer. Pinal, and all the vast naining |
country in that regi on, 20 have this
road built Again, as we learn, |
there are Important mining interests
IN the mountains along the San Pc
dro that would be awakened 10 life |
by road through that valley The !
route is certainly the most promis-
ing of all in business for the road !
when built, and in assistance for its /
building. Our people should take !
this route into serious consideration |
at the next meeting