The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-11

How is it now? This is paradoxicai
feature alluded to. Men who then OPP
posed and fought it to the finish are its
(, principal beneticiarles. Certainly does
time work wonders. Its results-the road
are felt now by the public ut large, and
original friends are justified by Legisla-
tive record which stands today monu.
ment to their sagacity and fame, and will
as it should, be remembered by a CRATE
full public who have been bettered through
the wisdom of their true and able repre-
! sentatives in the Legislature of Arizona.
BILE source the reason that the Murphys
and the Prescott lobbyists opposed the
exemption act was that they favored
another bill which left it to the boards of
supervisors Of the several counties
pass, to fix the initial and terminal
points. Also that the exemption clause
should be left to the voters of the
counties interested that is to say those
the road would pass through. Also, it
was understood that Tom Bullock. presi-
dent of the now defunct Arizona Central
railway, favored exemption in order
that he could push his road under that
benefcent provision. And though the
road was at Prescott and had this favor
able legislation passed, yet he was
unable to interest capital to take hold.
The matter stood this way. Diamond
came interested in the Congress mine,
and in order that an economical and safe
management could be had cheap trans
portaton was necessary; so that when
the road now known as the Santa Re,
Prescott and Phoenix road, was thought
Of it was to attain that end. In fact the
articles of incorporation or some other
agreement, incorporated the provisions
that the road should pass by the Congress.
The inability, however, of Bullock
to construct his road, which was
destined to come south, down what
is known as the Black Canyon route and
far east of the completed line, was demon
strated, and when the competing line OF
the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix had
reached Prescott from Ash Fork, the life
OF the Arizona Central was doomed, as
the Santa Fe people threw their patron
age and influence to the Prescott and
Phoenix. TO go into details covering the
struggle of both the roads would consume
too much space, and in order that justice
may be done and to disabuse any impress
sion that may be formed as to the credit
due both President Frank Murphy and
Delegate Murphy for their efforts i'll bring
ing to successful end the construction and
now active operation OF this north-and-
south belt line, it should be stated that
about one year ago it was publicly stated
that the road would never pass beyond
Prescott, because of the lack OF money to
push ltwlth. When this discouraging news
reached here Cakes Murphy quietly disap-
peared. He returned some two OF three
weeks afterward. In a few days after his
arrival private car was side-tracked near
the depot OF the Marcopa and Phoenix
railroad that contained the following dis
tinguished and famous capitalists: Hon.
Robert Lincoln, son of the immortal A bra-
ham Lincoln. Marshall Field, n. X. Fair
banks, and several others whose names the
writer has forgotten. Inside of thirty
days the glad tidings were received that
construction was to be resumed, as the
claim of the construction company, some
$50, 900 or 500, 100, had been settled. In
other words, Cakes Murphy had accom-
plished' what was considered a miracle.
He had raised the ban of debt from off
the enterprise, and-the road is here.