The oasis., 1894-12-20
The North and South Railroad.

kindly interest yourself in the matter and let me know what Nogales will be willing and able to do in the matter: l have every confidence in the build ing of this road, if we manifest a prop CT spirit, and that it will be of very great value to Nogales as well as Tue son. and all of Pima county, l have no doubt. Pima county's quota will prob ably all have to he made up in Tucson and N0gales, mostly, of course, in Tucson l enclose copy Of circular we are sending out in Tucson, and will send a blank subscription lists to any one selected to handle them. Kindly let me hear from you.
 Yours Truly,
 / Nj. P. FIREMAN
 Chairman.
 The circular enclosed with the above lis the following.
 TO THE CITIZENS OF PIMA COUNTY.
 At a recent meeting of the local citizens committee, appointed for the purpose of taking action in the mat ter of inducements to the Santa Fe, Prescott x Phoenix railway, looking
 
 Phoenix through Tucson to N0galeS, the undersigned, together with II. F. Penney and Samuel Hughes, was ap- pointed as an executive committee, with power and authority to take such steps as might be deemed necessary to raise Pima cOunty's quota of the amount necessary to defray the ex- Rense of making the survey of the line, as asked by said company.
 Action upon this matter has been | somewhat delayed, but it now becomes l necessary to close it at the earliest possible moment, as the railway com | pany is only waiting adyices from us that 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 survey, and the company | desires to do this as soon as possible, in order that it may be in position to continue work this side of Phoenix, on the road reaching that point, about February lst.
 The committee will call on you in lew days with a subscription list, of which you will find copy below. This agreement has been carefully irawn, and in it the subscribers are fully protected The funds as collect d will be placed in the hands of H. II. Penney, who has been chosen as trustee for the purpose of receiving he same, and who will see that they Ire only paid out in accordance with he terms of the agreement.
 The object in sending this to you at his time is to enable you to read and the same before the com nttee calls on you, and thus avoid he delay incident to your doing so at he time.
 The members of the committee have SO many and repeated eyi. Iences of liberality upon your pars when called upon to contribute toan, audable purpose, whether charitable T to aid in the material prosperity of our section, that we have no misgiy- ngs as to the result of our mission at , his time, but feel confident that you gill continue to maintain the reputa- ion already so we'll established. We esire, however, to impress upon you { he great importance of this under aking and the inealculable advant- ges to result to us all from the com . az Of this North and South railroad 70 assume to point these out to you Tould be presumption upon our part nd reflection upon your own intelli- ence. f The amount that we are asked to ontribute to this enterprise is but a rifle in comparison with the returns hat will be realized when this road is ' from Ph9nix to Nogales, | nd that it will be built. if you mani est proper spirit, we dc not ques- ion. f We do not pretend to claim that it nay not possibly be built without our i'd, but we do maintain that with an ' vidence of friendly interest on our Q art, some tangible showing ofour de- | Ire for it, some slight personal sacri- d ce, the possibility becomes an assured lct.
 The amount to be raised in Pima a. )unty, thirty-seven hundred and nf- { dollars, makes liberal subscription |