Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-12-17
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 Railroad Matters .

Knowing that the public Is interested in the matter of railroad connection with Phenix, representative Of the JouRSAL-MNEg called on T. : Bni. lock, president ot the Prescott X Art xona Central railroad, on Thursday afternoon, at the office ot Nm. N. Kelly, secretary 0! the company, so ascertain from him direct as to his in- tentions in regard 10 the building of the road. On making known his mis- sion to Mir BalioUs, the latter very conr,eoGsly consented to give all the information s. his command.
 On being asked ss to the prospect o' building the road on the route indlea- ted m the subsidy hill oi this county, Mir. Bullock said he had no idea of attempting 1t, as the cost win be too great, "bu, intend to build road south, ii some one else does not he said, and ''I nos agree. as l have already stated before, te assign my in- terest ia tue subsidy to Diamond Jo Reynolds UT ,o any one else who will furnish satisfactory guarantee io build the Toad to connection sith the Prescott & Arizona Central at fres- eoit. aln now formulating profo- siilon to subiait to the beard oi supeEvi. sors of Msricopa county which will set forth more fally and in detail nay posi- ton in this matter You may state, however. that Ii the present subsids bill is amended so as te insure the building og the road to Prescott. will work tor it and assign all my interest in the subsidy from this county to the person or comp paay who will build the road. bay. also submitted tue saInG proposition to Governor Trille, in case be desires to build twenty mics oT more of road south from Prescott" "Mr. Bullock, what legislation dc you propose to ask to have enacted n reference to railroad building by the next legislstore,n was ssSed by the soribe,"
 "l shall ask two things. First, tS have the present subsidy hill changed so as to permit me 10 choose ms own l route. Second. io have railroads, built in tue territory hereafter without sub sidy, x mpl from tax lsion Tor B period oi twenty years. with .snch legisls ton, I would thea haiid the north aot south railroad through to Ihenix VI. Big Bug, skirting the mountains s' as to get wi,hio ten or twelve mics Q | the Bradshaw niouataIns, provided 'al proposition to transfer tae subsidy bii is uot accepted ny some other person. and the road built by them. Ia oas' the road was built through by othe parties under the subsidy hiii. woui'
 then build . standard guage nranch a far as Big Bug, to assist ID deyel0pin. the mining interests of taAt section"
 "In case you build your road vii Big Bug. where woaid it divergs iron your present iineSF
 "It was my intention to leave iFon
 the Prescott depot, but l have had en gineers in the field for several month
 running line, and they report thai the first four miles of road out of Pres l colt will cost Sla5, 900, whiie ,; will re quire a grade Of 200 feet 10 the mile, mas ing the cost of operating 50 great that l will be practically impossible. In vie'
 of these facts, we have decided to leav
 the present line just at tee Point c | Rocks near the old Webster station but in case the road is built through {
 Phenix by that route, all psssenge
 trains would be run into Prescott" "Then I understand your position |
 be that in the oven, of the failure Of tn Legislature to change the present sub lsidy bill or to grant exemption iron
 taxation you will not build any railroa'
 soulh. Am l correctY"
 "~hat is correct, but have no iesr'
 but that the legislature will be willin
 to be liberal in the matter, AS 1t will h Of material aid in the development { the resources of the territory, and hay 1 ing faith in it have this day sent a
 engineer corps out under charge c Wv. c. Potts to run the line soutn from
 Bowers ranch. m the Agua Frit val ley, the line having already been raI | to that rciat