Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-05-24
W cakly Herald
The Ra,lroaa Meeting

house, last ,veniHg, TO discus rail
road matters.
The meeting vas call d to order
by Hon. a. e. Baker Mr. J +. Y T.
smith was c4lct to the Char, and
n A. Morford Il act as Secretary.
Mr. k&lcs being unable TO bc pres
ept, as was expected, had sent what
he had To say ty Mr.. Boker, to the
1Fert that he hid found the Business
nen uf Tttcson divided as to what
railread the would build. If they
built to Globe. they thought Ph9niX'
mis conn ct with their road on
tne San l'etli,.
On the whole, the report was
not very encouraging. Mr.. Baker
thought, however, that there should
h.. co .lmiuee appointe t. further
canvass lhc matter AVID see what
could bc done by way Of assistance
along The proposed route, al Flor
encc and Tucson.
Mr.. Wilkinson. of Tucson, being
present, was called. He spoke of
the large amount of grain al d hay
required ut Tucson, and said that it
r0m comes from California, but
should he furnished Ivy This valley.
He thought that it we had = railroad
connection the traie would come
here, evel il the original prices were
the same. He thought that our cit
izrns should communicate with Mr..
Salisbury, OF Bcns IN, who is an able
ard energ tic man and who would
la interested in building roa 10
heenix to reach the flux mines
which he is working near Seymour.
He thought Il road to Phoenix would
be more real bcrefl t. Tucson thu.
any other roa. lbay I'D 1ui,d.
Mr.. o. F. Thornton thought the
road should be built 10 Benson via
the San Pedro valley 10 ope9 up the
adjacent mining region. He spoke
of the amo INT of agricultural prod
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stone and Cochise Co inty, with 4
popu aston of 10000. and that their
grain, fruit and provisions all must
come firm outside the county. They
low come from Los Angeles, prin-
SipalIy, and thought the trade should
he secured 10 this valley by load !
II nd eLeudent of the s. ?. X. r.,
which mas likely t" squeeze that
county, If it Could, Tor its hos
tility of the past. He thor ght there
was an average OF tn enty carloads |
of barley u.ed in Tombst one, alone |
per month. He thought that Phn- |
nix was destined 10 become the larg~ |
est cry possible in III Territory, and !
stated that the capabilities of the
Salt River Valley are far beyond the
comprehension of the -ople CT the
Territory.
Mr.. Baker then spoke eloquently
of the bright future of the valley,
and Of the necessities for railroad
Communication, and moved that
Committee of Correspondence b.
appointed, to correspond with the
citizens of Tucson, Mr. Salisbury and
others. The motion prevailed, and
the Chair appointed Messrs. A G.
Baker, Chrs. Goldman AMI J. NJ.
Gregory. By subsequent motion
this committee was increased by the
addition OF the Charm IN. Mr.. j. Y,
T. Smith, Mr.. Charles Robinson, of
Mess Gay. and Mr. Wilkinson, of
PhRnix. |
MI. NJ Gregory moved That a
Committee TO ga'her statistics of the
valley be appointed. The motion
prevailed, and the Chair named the
following gentlemen to act as snch a
committee: Mrssrs- J. NJ. G. egory,
Capt. w. A. II 41cOck. n. 4. Nor
ford, A J. Halbert. o. Tempe. and
F. NJ Fowler. Tn. work of this
committee is to collect statistics of
the am ant of hay and grain pro-
duced in The valley, and amount of
material brought in, and freight |
paid by our business men, For the |
purpose Of assisting this committee, |
it was suggested that the farmers
keep a memorandum of their hay. |
grain and fruit prolu for the year.
At this point Mr. H. Col iberg |
arose and said he scarcely thought |
the meeting was coming to the
point; tn 1t when the doctor has !
patie t he feels of his pulse TO zee |
what is TIL matter, aud sugI estcd |
that the pu sc of the people be felt !
on the railroad question by having |
comm ittec appointed to see how |
much stock would be takcY toward |
huii4ing the railroad in the various |
t WINS along the proposed linz The
suggestion was timely. and made |
with such spirit of enterprise,
though coming from the oldest maa
p csent, that an enthusiasm aud ear.
ncstness was at once aroused. which |
had, mp To This p lint been somewhat |
wanting.
Mr.. S. D. Lount, Capt. Hancock !
and others now spoke with much
earnes-ne-s. and at the sug 5e ;tIo If
Mr.. NJ. Fowler Capt Hancock
moved thrt n committee on ubscrip-
lions to The railroad lac appointed
which motion prevailing, Messrs. F.
81. Fowler. E. G III and J. IL. Bur.
ger were app lin Ell such commits
Gse. After some fdrthe, remarNs,
which ind ca Ell { deep intc este in
the matter, the meeting adjourned,
subject to the call Of the chair.
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