The herald., 1894-09-14
A RACE TO BUILD A ROAD.
Some Lively Work on the S. f.,
P. 4 2. Road.
An Expensive Telegraph Line Being
Built to Mojaye.
The Big Increase In People who Are
Coming Here to settie-The
Usual Local Railway
Roundup.

There is lively racing on the Santa Fe
Prescott and Phoenix road. generally
known as the North and South railroad.
between the tracklavers and the grad
ere, says the Phoenix Gazette. The
former are at Congress and the latter
are % miles behind, approaching at the
rate of a mile a day. The graders
thought they were comparatively safe
! from the jeers that follow when they
cannot keep ahead of the trackmen.
Their confidence arose from belief that
the company could not deliver building
material rapidly enough. But it now
appears that the bridge timbers and
iron have sll been purchased and are
now on the road. At Ash Fork 150 car
loads await shipment TO the front. Side
tracks are fairly congested and EN- bar
rsssment seems to arise, not from too
little material. but from too much.
The graders can see their way for 20
miles south of Congress, but at that
point they encounter about four and
half miles of heavy rock work in the box
canon of the Hassayampa. This. how
ever, is not nearly 80 difficult as much
Of the work between Ash Fork and Pres
colt, or from the latter city south.
When the desert s reached the graders
can probably distance the tracklsyers.
as the latter can only place about SO
much iron anyway, while graders can
make rapid progress where plough and
scraper work only conlronts them.
THE CABRILLo CELEBRATION.
The Southern California railway has
made rate OF one fare for the round
trip to San Diego from all points on it's
lines. Tickets will be on sale Septem-
her oath. 25th. Goth, 9th, 2Sth and
10Th, good for return up to and includ-.
ing October let. Special trains will be
run from Los Angeles, leaving here at
s :l5 q. m. and 2 80 p. m. on each OF the
above dates.
Many unique features have been pro-
vided, and the historic and romantic
character OF the occasion will be nttingly
observed. No expense has been spared
to make the fireworks display the grand
est ever seen in the west. Messrs. Jas.
Pain & Sons OF New York and London
have furnished and designed and will
supernteud the display. The musical
and literary features will be particularly
fine. The Golden Gate Park band OF
San Francisco, numbering 40 pieces,
will give concerts in the Cabrillo pavil-
ion during the celebration and take part
in the parsdee.
The entire Ninth regiment will be
present. and it is expected the Seventh
regiment will also be in attendance.
AN EXPENSIVE LINE.
G. N. Baker, superintendent of con-
struction OF the Postal Telegraph COM
pany, left for Chicago last evening. The
crew engaged in putting up poles and
stringing wires for the new line are now
at work near Yucca, and within few
weeks will reach the Colorado river.
The new line is the most expensive ever
strung across the continent, pure 800
pound copper wire, costing 20 cents q
foot, being used. Two wires are being
strung. The poles from Albuquerque to
Mojave, whore connection will be made
with the coast system, will be OF Cali
fornia redwood, while from Albuquerque
east they are OF Michigan cedar of large
size. The building is going on at the
rate Of five or six miles day, and it is
expected the line will be finished some
time in December.
ORANGE BELT ELECTRIC LINE.
The Orange Belt Electric railway, re-
Gently organized, is negotiating for the
purchase OF the city street line and the
Highlands motor road, says dispatch
from San Bernsrdino, with view OF ex-
tending them in the form loop to the
asylum, Arrowhead hot springs, High
lands aud return. distance of about 20
miles. The electric power will be de-