Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-08

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The JOURNAL MINER Is in receipt Of another newspaper clipping al legged to have been taken from the Boston Herald of June 2d. There Is no signature attached to the pa per accompanying it, or anything to indicate to whom this paper is in- deb;ed for its receipt. In connec- tion with what has already been published. the signature to the com munication will be specially noticea- ble, being that of Arthur Dudley Vinton, a gentlemen who, as already stated, never saw Arizona, and who knows absolutely nothing of its re- sources, its people or its possibilities. If MT. Vinton would sign his news paper communications in future, Arthur Dudley Vinton, by order of T. s. Bullock" his position in the east would be understood, as it is thoroughly understood here. We take pleasure in informing and as suring Mir. Vinton that the road which he so glibly says is not need ed, will be built We also take oc casion to correct misstatement made by him, to the effect that it is proposed to parallel road POO miles. Such is not the case. Anoth- ar glaring misstatement made by Mir. vinton, and one which he could readily appreciate if he knew any thing of Arizona, is that ''the rail roads already built bring to the Santa Fe system all the trade cover ed by the new road" MT. Vinton does not come within loo miles of the truth in making this assertion Below, however, will be found Mir Vinton's remarkable comm unica ton:
 NEW YORK, May g, 1891.
 To the Editor of the Herald:-I ven lure to ask you to expose and pre- vent wrong threatened to be done to innocent persons who have al ready suffered too greatly ly-the hold CTS of the stocks and bonds of tn, railroads included in the Atchison Topeka X Santa Fe system.
 There is now being made an st tempt to revive the pernicious poll cy which in the immediate past de preciated or nearly eKtinguished the value of the securities of the railroad system. There have been recently filed with the secretary of the terri tory of Arizona articles of incorpo- ration of a railroad company intend. ing to build nearly POO miles of rail road in Arizona; and one of the officials of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe system has been elected president.
 There is no need of this railroad The territory through which 1t would go has already sufficient rail road facilities. The railroads all ready built there bring to the At lantic & Pacific division of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe all the trade of that region.
 Useless extension and the foolish paralleling of existing roads have brought the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe to the verge of bankruptcy. Officials who can countenance or share in the continuation of this ruinous policyare worthy of, at least, the rebuke I ask you to administer.
 Very sincerely,
 ARTHUR DUDLEY VNroS.
 The Boston Herald. to whom Mir. Vinton addressed his communication, gives him the following crumbs of cold comfort:
 ~The Herald does not know the relationship to, or purposes of the Atchison company regarding the railway mentioned, but doubts whether the company seriously con templates entering upon any consid- at present, and doubts fit could se- cure funds for such purpose now. It Is one thing to file articles of in corporation at nominal cost and quite another to build a road. The Herald sees nothing necessarily call , ing for rebuke ill what the former managing editor ofthe North Ameri- can Review has to say, and prefers to allow his communication to con- vey whatever rebuke the case may require. It will do no harm to let railway managers understand that their acts are under surveillance. It is rather to be regretted that the shareholders are not more alert in