The Arizona sentinel., 1895-10-05
SAN DIEGO TO YUMA.

Phoenix and the East increases as the days go by.
 The city at the coast, with it's safe
 and beautiful bay. has reached the
 point in its history when it's commer- cial life depends upon the construc- tion of direct outlet to this rapidly developing Territory that will short en the distance between it and the
 Colorado river more than a hundred
 miles as now travelled thus command
 ing the great bulk of travel from
 Arizona, which Tn itself is an item of no small moment as well as draw ing from this section large share of trade that is now wholly absorbed by Los Angeles.
 The great prestige gained by the latter city in the race for commercial supremacy could be completely over shadowed in few years by the build ing of this road and infuslng into the people of the coast city a little of the energy, enterprise and industry that proves irresistible in the struggle to throw of the habiliments of a way station and don the imposing apparel of metropolitan life.
 In natural resources and environ ments San Diego has no rival on the lower Pacific Coast and when con- nected by an air line with this rich and wonderfully inviting country forming a shortened connection with one or more trans-continental roads, she would draw to herself travel and traic that would not only make such a road profitable, but would carry thousands upon thousands of dollars to the coffers of her merchants. her hotel men, her business men of all kinds and this would increase with every year. It is estimated that the summer tourists from Arizona alone spent $100,000 in Los Angeles the season just closed, and several thous- ands at Santa Monica, Santa Cata- lima and other such resorts. A larpe majority of these world have gone direct to San Diego to enjoy it's un- surpassed climate, it's ocean view and bathing and enriched that city by this liberal expenditure could they have reached that city as comfortably and quickly as Los Angeles. The Ari- zonian seeking the coast for his sum- mer outing sometimes runs down to San Diego for a day, but seldom longer, as the people of this territory and other sections are beginning to regard that beautiful place as a side station to Los Angeles, and the peo- pie of San Diego themselves are re- sponsible for the impression,
 There are some enterprisiug public spirited men there, but most of her business and professional men are wholly indifferent to her welfare. They complain at the dullness of the times, bemoan the state of trade and condition of the country, but do noth ing to change the times. They do not even inform themselves of the great resources and developing rich ness of their own county. But few of them are aware of the existence of such wealth producing gold mines as the Golden Cross group, the Cargo Muchacho, the Picacho, and other mines of limitless riches lying in their own county and drawing their sup plies from other cities and towns, shipping their ores and bullion to other places, spending their money elsewhere than in the capital of the county of their location. Simply be- cause there IS no direct way of reach ing San Diego, such as she should have and must have if she ever reaches the dignity of a city of con- mercial importance.
 These mines, in her own county. some with 40 stamps dropping, others with small mills, others devel- oping rapidly and mills being erected, would note quite a stir in business circles in San Diego, if a railroad running direct from the Colorado river to that city was in existence to afford them the opportunity of trad ing with her. Just across the river. tributary to that city lies an empire, where the treasure home of the nation can be found, where irrigating canals that equal many navigab!e rivers of the states in size. built and building, are bringing into life and verdue thousands of acres of such land as the valleys of the Nile gave to the