Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-12-22
The North and South Railroad.


 subscriptions to the S3750 to be raised by Pima county to defray the expense of making the survey for the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railway, better known to us as the North and South Railroad has issued a circular letter to the citizens of Pima county This, to gether with copy of the subscription Inst, the members of the Committee are endeavoring to get into the hands of every one who should have an interest in the building of this road through Tucson to N1gales.
 The object of the Committee is to en able the parties on whom they will call | to read and understand what they are sked to subscribe to before doing it. Beginning th is Monday the subscrip- tion list will be circulated as rapidly as possible by the committee aud it is be- lieved that no one who has any interest in the prosperity of Tucson will refuse to contribute liberally to this enterprise. Our eastern and western communica- ton via the Southern Pacific is all that could be desired, but the future of Tue son more depends upon direct lIne of communication up the Santa Cruz Valley to Nogsles on the south, giving an outlet for the Arrivacs and Gro Blanco Country at the Junction, and a direct line, taking in Florence, the Gold Fields and the Salt River Valley on the north. These two roads cutting Tucson at right angles, and makieg the old Pueblo the central point, means so much to us that this subscription will be popular one in more senses than one.
 Following if the letter sent out by the committee, If any one who fails 10 receive copy of the subscription list will call at either of the banks he will be furnished one.
 TO THE CITIZENS OF PIMA COUNTY.
 At recent meeting of the local Citi-
 ns Committee, appointed for the puT- pose of taking action in the matter of inducements to the Santa Fe, Prescott | t Phoenix Railway, looking to the ex- tension of that line from Pho nix | through Tucson to Nogales, the under | signed, together with H. B. Penney and | Samuel Hughes, WAS appointed as an Executive Committee, with power and | authority to take such steps as might be | deemed nee, ssary to raise Pima County s quota of the amount necessary to defray the expense of making the survey of the line, as asked by said Company.
 Action upon this matter has been delayed, but 1t now becomes necessary to close 1t at the earliest possible moment, as the railway con- pany is only waiting advices from us tn t the funds will be ready, when it will immediately put it's corps of en- gIneers in the field for the purpose of making the s0rvey, and the company desires to do this ss sooa as possible Tn order that it may be ID position to con- tinue work this side of PDoeuix, on the road reachi0g that point, about Feb ru6ry 1st.
 The Committee will call on you in a few days with subscription list, of which you will find copy below. This agreement has been carefully drawn, and in 1t the subscribers are fully pro- tectod. The funds as collected will be placed in the hands of H. B. Penney, w ho has been chosen as trustee for the purpose of receiving the Same, and who will see that they are only pad out in accordance with the terms of the agree ment.
 The object in sending this to you at this time Is to enable you to read and 1 understand the same before the Gem mittee calls on you, ard thus avoId the delay incident to your doing so at the tune.
 The members of the Committee have so many and repeated evi dences Of hber0llty upon your part when called upon to contribute to any lauda- ] Ole purpose, whether charitable or to aid in the material prosperity of your section, that we have no misgiviDgs as to the result If our mission at thus tine, but feel confident that you will continue to maln ain the reputation already so well establIshet. We desire however, to impress upon you the great importance of this undertaking and the ncalculsble advantages to result to us all from the coming of tajs North and | South Railroad. To assume to point these out to you would be presumption pun Pul6 oEO hpOu | your owD intelligence.
 The amount that we are asked to con tribute to this enterprise is but a trltie in comparison with the retarns that will be real zed when this road is com pleted from Pboenix to Nogales, and that it viii be bullf, if you maUifest a proper spirit, we do not question.
 We do not pretend to claim that it may not possibly oe built without our aid, but we do maintain that with aD evidence of friendly interest on our part, some tangible showing of our de- sire for it, some slight personal sicritice the possl oility becomes an assured fact. The amount to be raised in P.ma county, th,rty-seven hundred and fifty dollars, makes liberal subscriptions necessary. We believe, hoN ever, that every one interested in the matter will tealIze its importance and be ready and willing to contribute in proportion to his ability.
 Respectfully,
 M. P. FREEMAN,
 Chairman.