The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-03-07

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 The agricultural and horiicultul productions of the Verde valley a the Tonto basin will throw vast sul into the lap of the road. Also { stock interests of both those regioi winch are enormous in proportions.
 The rich mineral belts along Verde, Tonto and Bradshaw mot tains and the famous Cherry ere mining district will contribute.
 The productions of the fertile vallc of the Salt and Gila rivers will supp a generous trade, and 80 the great V leys beyond where large irrigati works are in course of construction.
 That marvellous freak of nature, [ Montezuma well, and tine mine springs will add their quota. One the springs possesses most wonder curative properties. To this sp"i Indians make frequent pilgrimages be cured of all diseases, and to wh' thousands of the afflicted of our O. race will come for restoration wh the north and south road shall affc comfortable transportation.
 With these enormous local prod' lions. including almost everythi necessary for mans daily use. bu prosperous towns will spring mp a add 10 the large volume of To traffic.
 The Atlantic & Pacific. the South, Pacific and other trunk lines T through hundreds of miles of coun, where there is not now and never ( he any local business, while every m along the Flagstaff north and soI road will supply something, eitl agricultural, horticultural, viticul ral. grazing, timber, lumber or m eral, in addition to the attractions f nished ny the charming scenery of country.
 NATURE OF ROUTE.
 By this route there are no mounta to climb or to tunnel through, no wi rivers to cross, demanding cxpens bridges, and but very little gradil Much of the way is SO level that ties can he laid down as fast as Il can be placed in position. From Fl; staff out the roadoed is already grad to Mormon Dairy, a distance of twel miles, about half of which is eqnipy and in running order. From Diego out is graded eighteen miles a the survey is completed to Yuma, miles.
 WILL IT PAYe
 Of course it will. Any railroad q is built economically, running throu fertile country. is bound to pay. cannot fail to pay. But this country more than ordinarily fertile. production of one acre here. un, irrigation, has q cash market Va five, seven and tenfold greater than acre on tho Atlantic slope of the c tinent, and on the investment of ml less capital.
 Peter Donahue built the extension the Donahue line from Pcteluma, c; to Tiburon, including extensive t nels and grading, and 'paid for it W the profits of the line. and when e pleted 1t paid him profit of $l .00t day. notwithstanding it ran ihrol considerable waste land and cat range and had the Southern Pacific q formidable competitor. This r, has no competition and from the c formation of the country never have any. It runs through prod tive country. every mile of which fr Durango to Phoenix and for some tancc beyond will furnish it's qurta revenue. And instead of it's hein! separate and distinct short line. it absolutely necessary link hetw other trunk lines and tidewater al Diego. It can he built for fr s6. 900, ,000 to S7. .000. GOO. and will the stockholders from 5 to 7 per e per annum from ihe day it is e plrted. It can he built chcaplv !: well and operated chcaplv and " It will not require a costly staff of l. ycrs. politicians, Legislative brib' dead beat land agents. other barnat or expensive officers in any capao hut can be run bv ,ber. compet engineer. freight and passenger age and proper, attentive train crews. stead of paving $56 a ton for rails. some of the western roads have do they can be purchased at $24 t Instead of paving Sl4, 900 for an 24 locomotive they can now be for half that sum,
 This road will be built on the the that a well-condncted railroad, cl mated from all dead weights, rum through fertile country, is capable and will create business for itself encouraging settlement and cultI ton of the lands In it's vicinity ' fostering local industries. mills , manufactories. This proposition been demonstrated SO many times so completely in the west tnat all I ognize and acknowl' dge its truth z force. The San Juan valley. the iii Colorado. or tn Verde valley. or Tonto basin are either of them oap,l of supporting population sven .in as large as the whole territory of zona now has. and with the north 2