The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-10-22
GRAND CANYON RAILROAD.
Our Citizens VIII Do All in Their
Power to Have 1t Built.

Our Citizens VIII DO All in Their
Power to Have 1t Built.
A mass meeting of the citizens OF
Flagstaff and vicinity was held at
Hox worth's hall Tuesday evening for
the purpose of deyising ways and
means for the construction of rail
road from Flagstaff to the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado. DR.. ID. j. Bran
men was chosen as chairman of the
meeting, with N. G. Layton acting as
secretary.
In very eloquent address Chairman
Brannen stated the objects for which
the meeting had been called, citing
the many benefits to be derived in the
event of railroad being built from
this place to the Grand Canyon, and
expressed the firm belief that at no
very distant day he will be able to
board the cars at Flagstaff and make
the trip to the Canyon in Pullman
coach instead of having to make the
journey by team as at present.
4. NJ. Doe was called to address the
assemblage. and stated the various
ways by which moral and financial
support can be given the enterprise,
and thought it advisable to secure a
right of way through the property of
different parties living along the line
of the proposed road. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Does remarks a COM
mittee of three, consisting of Messrs.
G. A. Bray, George II. Cook and j. F.
Daggs was appointed to draft set Of
resolutions, showing the sentiment of
the people of the community toward
any individual or company that will
build the proposed road.
The committee retired to prepare
their report, and in the meantime the
meeting was addressed by number of
citizens present. w. A. Switzer, who
lives on the line of the proposed road,
stated that he would gladly give a
right of way through his premises, and
also aid the enterprise by financial
support and in any other manner in
his power.
p. j. Brannen, John Marshall, II.
d. Ross, S. S. Acker, J, E. Jones, ID.
Babbtt, T. A. Riordan and others were
called upon, each of whom expressed
his willingness to give his moral and
financial support to the extent of their
ability to aid in the construction of the
road.
w. l.. Van Horn made avery pointed
address, giving figures that surprise
even some of our older residents.
Allowing the railroad to be 80 miles in
length, he took ten miles on each side
of it, giving five per cent to agricul-
tural purposes, $4,000 acres, making
800 forty-acre farms, which at 30 per
cent in wheat would bring in a reye-
nue. of 100000 annually; if these
farms would add only quarter of u
million dollars TO our assessment roll,
it reduces taxes 35 cents on the hun
dred dollars, or raises us $1,000 more
revenue, nearly enough to lift our
heavy annual interest charge from our
shoulders. Say 40 per cent is timber
land, at the low estimate Of 5000 feet
to the acre. we would have billion
and a half feet, which, at $3.50 per
thousand stumpage, would make two
and a quarter million dollars, and
would take a mill with daily capacity
of hundred thousand feet fifty years
to saw it. Allowing the remaining 80
per cent for grazing, we still have
352, 900 acres.
The Committee on Resolutions filed
their report with the secretary, and
the same was read and unanimously
adopted. Following is the report:
WHEREAS, we, the people of Flag
staff, believe that the construction
of railroad from Flagstaff to the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado River
would greatly promote the future
growth and prosperity of our town and
county.
BE 1T RESOLVED: |. That we eX-
tend to any individual or corporation
that shall undertake to construct such
railroad, our hearty support and active
cooperation.
ii. That we pledge our services and
our influence towards procuring the
right of way for such railroad by vol
untary donations of property holders.
III. That we will further aid in the
construction of such road, by money
donation, and that we will contribute
for such purpose literally in proper
ton to our means and property inter-
ests.
A committee consisting of G. A.
BRAY, r. A. Riordan and j. A. Vail
was appointed to prepare the heading
for a subscription list, and were in
structed to call a meeting of the peo-