Arizona republican., 1893-05-03
PAINFULLY TRUE.
Complaint by a Recent Visitor
 to Phoenix.
Of the Railroad Accommodations or Want of Them Encountered
 by Him.

The following communication re. ceived yesterday is an expression of sentiment forced upon nine out of ten visitors to Phoenix:
 CHICAGO, April 25, 1893. EDITOR REPUBLICAN,
 had occasion to visit your city 6 short time ago and was impressed with the life and business energy so apparent. And because of this life and energy I was more surprised that your people should submit to the wretehed transportation facilities with which the city is cursed. It is the capital of a great territory that aspires sooa to become state, and yet arrangements for getting to it or from it could not possibly be made worse or more in- convenient than they are. Think of iti Parties from the west get to Maricopa al II o'clock at night. Parties from the east get there at one and all must wait in a mise rable depot at Mar lcoPa until ? o'clock at night and then take a train for Phoenix. And such a trainl For filth, for general dilapidation and discomfort, 1t has not its equal 10 the whole country. Phenix is recommended ss s health resort, lnyalids are invited to try its climate. But think of an in valid taking such a trip as that It puts in jeopardy the life of a well man to try 1t
 As the capital of the territory Phoenix is sup posed to be place of some little importance, but u the railroad company 1t is too insig- nihcant even for what is des gnated a "coupon station Attempt to buy ticket at the depot or 10 get your baggage checked for any point east or west and you are told that tickets are sold and baggage checked only to Mar,copa Then in the middle of the night, at Maricopa alter three hours ride in that wretched train from Phoenix, ladies and invalids must look up their baggage arrange for their tickets and then wait m that cheerless depot from one to three hours for train. But few who have made the trip to and from Phoenix once would care to repeaG it. And looking at it as an out slder, should say that your people can't pus more effectual blight upon your city than by submitting tO this present arrangement Is there not sufficient energy and ability among your people to compel, or induce the railroad company to make of Phenix at least n '.eoupon station so that tickets can be bought and ba y- gage checked there the same as in MaricopaP Ana why not go step farther arrange for two sleepers, one for the east and one for the west so that there need be no change at Maricopa? The railroad doubtless would demand a bonus TOT this, bnt could your public spirited citizens make any investment that would pay a better percentage to the city than thatY
 H. E. sEKLYE.
 The letter is self explanatory and conv ys only information of condition of affairs with which Phoenix people are only too well acquainted. However. it emphasizes the impression made upon strangers. The suggestion as to s!eep- CTS Is an excellent one. Since the rail road com pany is indisposed to do any. thing for Phoenix, public spirited citi- zens, those who wish to attract visitors to the city would do well to make the investment. It is an expense which need be borne only a few short months when there will be little necessity of eastern visitors submitting themselves to the inconvenience described.