Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-12-07
S. F. P. 4 P.
North and South Road
Officials
Arrive in the City Yes
terday.
personnel of the Distinguished
Visiting Party.
The Road Is Rapidly Moving This
Way and WllpBe Completed
Within a Year.

There arrived in Phoenix yesterday
morning party OF distinguished
officials OF the Santa Fe, Prescott and
Pbpnix railroad. The party left Chi
esgo on November 26 and consisted OF
President D. B. Robinson, Secretary F.
N Murphy, OF Prescott; Geo. Kreitz-
niger, general counsellor; E. N. hickey
dChicago, treasurer; ID. NJ. Ferry and
&C. Brown, of Detroit: +. @. Hatch,
Phenix; Paul Morton, president of the
Colorado Coal 4 Iron company, Pueblo,
COlo.;J. Ii. Wilson. Rock Island, III. ;
&c. Woodruff, Salt Lake; L. Brown,
Boston; Geo. q. Ames, Chicago; and
Hon. b. +. Cabell, y member of con.
Usss from Illinois and close personal
ifsnd OF Mr.. Cleveland.
General Counsellor Kreitzinger is also
chief counsel for the Monon route and
attorney for the estate of Diamond Joe
Reynolds. Mr.. Dickey is administra-
Dr Of the estate.
The gentlemen proceeded directly to
lgh Fork, over the twenty miles of
he road already constructed, and from
there went to Prescott, where the an
rusl election OF directors was held. n.
<. Fairbanks, the millionaire pork
packer OF Chicago, and ID. NJ. Ferry
we're added to the directory. The party
IN Prescott for Phoenix by the way OF
Los Angeles last Friday. While there,
President Robinson learned OF the
Death Of his tAther-inlsw, Mr.. Perkins,
Boston, and was compelled to aban-
iOn the trip to Phoenix.
Mr. Csbell had previously been called
back to Washington by his congress-
iagsI duties, and Mr.. Kreitzinger was
ts9 summoned east by urgent business
matters. lie accompanied the party as
R as Asrlcopa, where he left it
. Yesterday morning.
On arriving in the city the other Wis
ling gentlemen put themselves under
he direction Of Secretary Murphy and
Hi Hatch. All OF the visitors are ex-
sasiyely interested in Arizona, and
Rsssrs, Ferry and Bowen are connected
With Dr.. Chandler in the development
q the south eide. They were driven
l50lt the city yesterday and into the
agHtry. They will spend several days
o the valley. Although this 10 not the
5a visit for majority OF the men,
1fi, all were surprised at the phenom-
sasl Improvements which have com
pEs,lVely recently been made. They
a2resssd themselves as being sanguine
GIhe early future greatness OF the Php-
lI srd the Salt river valley.
fhs officials are pardonably enthusI-
Rjc about the north and south road.
W. Hatch who had been chosen spokes-
nsn Of the party said that the road
Ton Ask Fork TO within eight miles OF
Prescott already completed has been
MllI Tor oil time and is the best track
Eihs west. The journey over it was
Esde in President Robinson's ffty-foot
HMthe rate OF twenty-five miles an
Ao1f. He thinks the road will be COM
lsisd to Prescott about February l,
no1gh possibly earlier.
There are two forces OF engineers on
cline between Prescott and Phoenix.
Ias one nearest Phoenix is now at
weinberg. Everything is being
hPdIy prepared for the contractors to
@oE. Concerning the time when the
Nh would reach Phoenix Mr. Hatch
munsbls to say. He had been in
Glsd by the contractors that would
IIsy require year to complete it.
1'Enew however that it would be
2aas as soon as the largest force Of men
lNcould be advantageously worked,
@sd do it. The company is anxious to
h'hrough as soon as possible, it is
nlndsntly supplied with means to
+ .a the building and there will there
q ~e be no delay in the work.