Arizona silver belt., 1889-04-20
THE CENTRAL ARIzsSA RAILROAD.

dan was mutually pleasing to him ant
 10 those of our citizens who met him
 While making ne promises of a posi-
 tive character in relation to the con
 struction of the Central Arizona rail
 road (tormerly the Mineral Bslt) tt
 Globe, yet he stated sueeinctly the
 wishes of the promoters of that enter
 prise, and that the building of the
 road to and beyond Globe was contln'
 gent only upon the practicability ot
 the route as to cost, and the amount
 of traffic that might reasonably be ex'
 pected to accrue.
 What impressed him most favora-
 bly, was the 0ccular proot of the alum
 dant mineral wealth of Globe District,
 of winch he had previously been some
 what skeptical. Under the escort of
 Dr. Trippel, whose knowledge of the
 mines and lodes in this vicinity IS comprehensive, Mir Riordan spent sew era days inspecting the more notable
 mines and mineral bearing localities about Globe, and having had practi. cal experience m mining he was not slow in realizing the great posslbill- ties of Globe District for the predp1- tion of the precious metals and copper; and what he saw served to increase his desire for a further examination, which he hepes to accomplish on hIs return, few days hence
 Of course the most important COR sidsratien to the company IS the amount of traffic that can be conf dsntly expected, and while this, ob- viously, must be largely a matter of conjecture in country whose resour- ces are but little developed, yet the in tentIen of the Central Arizona Com pany IS to select the route or routes which are most promising in this re- spect, and at the same time feasible. The probability is that the main hne will run from Flagstaff to Globe, thence south to Tucson, if practicable, or else to Benson, and branch will likely diverge at the mouth of Tonto or at some point between that point and Globe, with ph@nix as the oliec- tive point. There IS no question but that such road would in time acquire a lucrative traffic, comprehending ss It would the richest agrleultural and mineral portions of central Ar2ona; and if continued south to connection with the New Mexico < Arizona and s S>nora ralread 1t would become an artery for the thro1gh traffic from Guaymas on the Gulf of California.
 Mr, RiofGan gave it distinctly 10 be that he was not here on begging mission. The company is aware of the fact that under the Ear. sison Act, the counties through which the road is projected are prohibited from giving financial aid to railroads, and neither does the Company expect from citizens, At the same time, it was suggested that the people of Globe might promote tue en- terprise by searching out the most practicable route from Tonto 10 Globe, and an available outlet, if any there be, to Phoenix. and such other inform. ation of preliminary character as would De valuable to the company, so that when surveying corps is put in ! to the field to fix the lines, time need net be wasted in a useless exploration of the country to determine the most practicable route, but that they nay have some reliable data to be guided by. This could be done at small ex- pensc, and would be proof that Globe is friendly 10 the enterprise.
 We are informed that the control of the Central Arizona road is entirely in the hands of new men, backed by an- pie capital, and to whose interest 1t IS to push construction as speedily as possible. They do not propose, how ever, to proceed On any haphazard but wish first to obtain reliable data upon which they can base their estimates.
 Mir. Riordan went to San Carlos on Tuesday last, and from there will go to Dudleyvills on the San Pedro, from which place he will likely return to Globe.