Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-26
CENTRAL ARIZONA RAIL
ROAD.
The Line Projected by a strong
and Ener4etic Com pany.


of Prescott men who are maxim
strenuous efforts to enlist outsid
capital, with fair prospect of sue
cess. There is ne doubt that til
road will be Immediately built I
Prescott and jerome, as the prnjec
is a profitable one and is, in fact, al
ready under course of construction
The map begins with an exhibit o
the large tract of timber land sur.
rounding Flagstaff. The Contra
| Arizona railroad leaves the Atlanti,
s. Pacific where the latter crosse.
Chino valley, about twenty miles
west of Ash Fork, thence down thil
valley on a natural grade TO pro-
| resed point of divergence, one line
of which will be fifteen miles long
and terminate at the United Verde
Copper Company's works in Jerome
the other line Will run irto Prescott.
A short distance northeast of Pres
cett the main line Will be continued
south a distance eff 115 miles to
Phoenix, which is the southern tiers
minus OF the main line. From
Phoenix there are two proposed
lines, the construction of which, we
presume, will depend on contlngen>
cies. One of these lines runs
southeast to Florence, intersects a
Globe branch at Riverside, thence
up>the San Pedro to Benson where
it reaches the terminus of the Sono>
"a railroad. The second proposed
line runs south from Phoenix 10
Quijotos. A third projected line
runs from Globe via Tucson TO
Quijntoa. The Post recommends
this railway project to San Fran
cisco capital as a suitable invest
ment. 1t is assured that the road
will be built to Prescott and Jerome;
it is probable that The line will be
extended to Phoenix and ultimately
to Benson.
The Central Arizona Railway
Company was incorporated May 10,
1884, under the l..ws of the Territory
of Arizona, for the construction of a
railroad from point on the Allan
tic s. Pacific Railroad 10 Prescott.
and also 10 Phoenix, the cereal
center of Arizona, with a branch
from the main line TO Jerome, at
which point the extensive interests
of the Middle Verde will be served.
The organization at present includes
the representative men of the sec
ton traversed by the line. The
officers and directors are Governor
F. a. Tritlt, President Col. G. P.
Head, Vice President; Bank of
Treasurer; N. o. Murphy,
Secretary; Hon. Clark Churchill,
General Council. Directors-J. N.
Hon. Hugo Richards,
Hon. L, Bashford, Col g. P. Head,
Hon. Clark Churchill, Hon E. P.
Clark, Hon. Nathan Ellis, N o.
NJ urphy, ESQ; Alfred Eof.; Hon.
Iohn G. Campbell, f. K. Ainsworth,
NJ. D.; Hon. Ed. Wells, Hon. F. A. |
Tritle.
The surveyed line of the first di>
vision from the Atlantic & Pacific |
to Prescott is about IA mics
in length. adhering for the entire
distance to valleys and side hills,
involving light work, and assuring
not only minimum cost of construc>
lion but most satisfactory results in
operation. 1t is adjacent TO points
It which large freight shipments
and so situated as TO de-
7elop large tributary area of agri-
and grazing lands in the
chino, Williamson and Granite
Creek valleys
The junction with the Atlantic &
Pacific line, at a point about thirty
niles west of Ash Fork, the present
station for southern trahc,
3 convenient to the extensive pine
orests of the San Francisco and
Bill Williams mountains, and so
ituated as TO command, IN connec>
ion with the trunk line, the entire
umber business of the South.
The live stock interest of the
country intervening between the
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad and
Prescott have not only already at.
ained large proportions, but are in
,reasins with wonderful rapidity,
md with facilities afforded for
hipmcnt Of surplus, additional
capital 9il be invested in this di>
'ection and effee5 q material adj
vance IN this branch of the traffic,
which at the start is certain to be
large.
The traf1c originating in the mid
lie Verde will reach the main line
Of the proposed road at a point
about fourteen miles north of Press
,Jtt; from there to Jerome branch
road fifteen miles in length will |
serve that section.
At the last named place is located |
The plant of the United Verde Cops
per Company, the average freight
tonnage Of which concern for the