Arizona silver belt., 1890-10-04
A New Road rrom Florence ie Globe.

| ol Tlnu county nave been more united
 than upon the proposition to construct
 a good wagon road from Casa Grand to Globe. Every resident of the county
 seems to be deeply interested in the
 project, for its benefits are so manifest
 that even the chronic kickers are en-
 thusiastic in their advocacy of the
 measure
 The prssent road from Casa Grande
 to Florence trayerses level country
 and is always ill good condition except
 ing the brief season of overflow of the
 Santa Cruz. This road is to be raised
 at the crossing of the flooded section
 and a firm, hard roadway provided
 At Florence the Gila river is spau-
 ned by d substantial bridge and the road
 hence to the Reymert mines is good
 From the Reymert practicable route
 has been found for splendid road by
 easy grades to the summit oi the Pinal mountains near the ranch of Irion < Craig, and from that point into Globe
 no further difficulties are encountered.
 Twenty six miles of road Is all that is necessary to be built to complete thorough route from the railroad to Globe that can be travelled at all sea
 
 sons, and the entire distance is between seventy and and eighty miles. This proposed section will be somewhat ex- pensiye to construct but the most liberal estimate places it within thirty thousand dollars.
 The plan proposed for its construc- tion Is to solict priyate subscriptions of money or labor, from the various communities directly to be benefited i and to ask the county 10 contribute as hberGlly as possible to the fund. It is believed that every farmer in the val 1 ley having produce to sell will cheer fully lend helping hand so iar as his 1 abilities will permit; the mining com panies at Globe and along the proposed | road have already signifed their will | ingness to make generous donations, | and. even the Mormon settlements along Salt river that seek market for their abundance of produce, will lend a helping hand in building the road f Under such circumstances it seems as though thsre should be no difficulty in accomplishing this great and important enterprise.
 Robt 4. Irion writes from Pinal ranch that he visited Globe last $ aturday and talked witb many prominent min ing men upon this subject, and receiy- ed great encouragement. He learned that fully two million pounds of freight per month came into Globe from Will COX. The Old Dominion company re- ceiyes one million pounds Of coke and ships 100000 pounds of copper per month, and pays out quarter of million dollars a,iIlually for freight. The Buffalo company will blow in their smeltera so soon as n supply of coke can be had and there is q strong prob ability that the Long Island smelter will soon resume operations. These will probably double the volume of business and the increasing business created by these end contin- gent industries will still further add to tbe importance of the new route,
 The saving of sixty or even fifty mics of travel under such conditions is an item of vast importance, for the time consumed in making the round trip and the lessened cost of freiahting will figure up handsomely in the course ofa year. l. is stated that four itbndred teams are constantly on the road between Wilcox and Globe, en- gagged in hauling freight They con sume vast quantities of hay and barley which the farmes of this valley can produce, while new market is open- ed for various other products.
 The question as to whether the building of this road will divert the travel this way finds ready answer in the fact that it is cheaper to haul 80 miles than to haul 40 miles, and | few cents per pound saved upon so vast volume of freight is simple business proposition that requires no to demonstrate.
 The road must be built and it is to the interest of Pinal county that it be built with the least possible delay The Supervisors will be asked to take the necessary steps to lay out the road and to give il all the sid tic finances of the county will permit, and then the people must do the rest. Enterprise
 The Sonora railroad is heavily rushed