The herald., 1895-05-18
OVER THE LINE IN ARIZONA
Activity in Railway Building
About Phoenix
SOME NOTES OF PROGRESS
Reports From Tucson OF San Carlos
Indian Outbreaks
SOME NOTES OF PROGRESS
filming Development Going on All Over the
Territory-Fourth to Be Celebrated.
General Notes

lCOpa and Phoenix railroad has received
sudden cheek to the operations in
Tempe. This road is operating on what
is known as the Goodwin franchise. OBJ
tained. by James Goodwin from the board
of supervisors two years ago. Since the
organization of the town of Tempe an ap-
plication has been filed for franchise
through the townsite, by the railroad,
which has neverth eless held that its fran
chise was fully secured to it by the action
Of the supervisors before the creation OF
the town. Under this assumption James
Goodwin and force Of workmen W 18th
scr apers started work Saturday on the
construction of the grade through the
city. Within few hours Goodwin was
served with notice from the town coun-
Gil that arrests would follow continual
ton of the work. Manager Masten says
that the railroad will do nothing until
amicable arrangements have been made
with the Tempe authorities.
1t would appear as though the Santa Fe
company is to cross the river Just back of
the Hayden mill. the north abutment
being near the headgates of the Grand
canal From the mill eastward the grade
stakes follow the north bank of the Hay
den canal to the intersection with the
main Mesa road, near the Winchester
Miller farm. 1t is therefore probable that
the road will run parallel to the last
named point. on either side of the Hay
den canal.
Jhe Buckeye Canal company has levied
an assessment OF S25 per share, payable
on May 25th.
California is becoming interested in
Salt River valley fruits, for in this valley
strong rival is recognized. q. b. JET
fries. well known fruit buyer of Sacra-
mento has heard of the wonderful pro-
J,tof Of frtIit in va q
now in the city negotiating for the buy
ing of the crops OF the largest orchards.
His intention is to handle all the early
f.uit he can get for shipment.
1t is said that Phoenix will soon have
another hotel Architect Norton has been
requested to figure on the relative cost of
a hotel containing from fifty to sixty
rooms and from eighty to one hundred
rooms. 1t is proposed to build the hotel
on che five acre tract in the suburbs OF
the city which has already been secured
and will be laid out in walks; flowers.
shrubbery and trees.
A carload of horses has been sent to the
coming races at Albuquerque in New
Mexico.
A military band has been organized by
pupils in the Indian school, The band
will consist of thirteen pieces
The first shipment of apricots left yes
terday from Captain Scotts ranch for
Chicago.
trict No. 5 has been decided in favor of
j. Fl. Crabb, whose election was alleged
to be irregular.
A carload of cut brown stone has ar
rived from the quarries of Langtry e.
Sons at Rock Butte, near Ash Forks.
George II. Cook. the jeweler has gone
to Prescott where he will spend the sum-
mer.
Wilson e. Bradley have an 1s-inch vein
of ore in their Black oak mine on Slate
which assays as high as 5000 per ton.
The last mill run of the ore gave returns
of 500 per ton gold.
The new city council have elected Pierce
Evans city attorney.
The territorial board of education has
issued educational diplomas to Mrs. II.
l.. Sweeney, J. q. Cole and W. j. Ander-
son OF Phoenix; Mrs. Celia +. Henning
of Holbrook. Miss Lizzie Hall of Wilcox
and q. II. Wild of Fairbanks.
The board decided to hold an examina
tion for applicants for life diplomas on
the first Monday in June.
Articles of incorporation have been filed
Of the Alhambra Mercantile and Real
Estate company of Alham bra, Maricopa
county. Capital stock is $780, 900. The IN
corporators are Josiah Harbert George
w. Harbert Arthur E. Hinton, Gilbert
ID. Gray. and Jonn p. Harbert
A school election will be held in dis.
ers the question OF whether bonds to the
amount of $500 shall be issued for the
purpose of building school house.
W. +. Pratt is now arranging to do
some extensive building IN the fall. He
will erect five store buildings on his prop
erty on Washington street, between Sec
ond And Third avenues, also few store
buildings at the corner of Sixth and
Washington streets. These buildings
will be erected for rental.
A.
OF the Aqua Fra. On one side has been
completed "a stretch of masonry 300 feet
long and thirty five feet high. On the
canal sevenJytive teams and men are at
work. The S. +. Z. and p. r. Il. have
completed contract with Wells, Fargo d
Co. whereby Salt river valley shippers
will enjoy t.e same rates to eastern
points on green fruits, vegetables and
fresh meats that Los Angeles now has.
The fruits of the valley will be absolutely
without competition for about two week.
Major h. G.. Andrie, formerly a busi-
ness man of this city, has gone to Sonora,
Mexico. He left Arizona nearly three
months ago and has in the meantime, so
it is repored, secured a concession from
the Mexican government of 20 00O acres of
fine land on the Iaqui rver. He proposes
TO raise coffee. so it may be but a few
years until there is change in the coffee
market owing TO the enterprise of q
prominen Arizona man.
W. LIE IInny HAS Deeu appOl1lLeQ rep
resentative OF the national racing board
in Arizona. This gives him authority to
issue sanctions for any cycling racing in
W. J. Murphy. president OF the Arizona
Improvement Company has gone east on
business. He expects to return in two
weeks.
Auditor d. P. Conroy OF the Maricopa
and Phoenix raiload is seriously ill.
Colonel Crumb. route agent of Wells.
Fargo d Co., is in the city on his annual
inspection.
J. r. Olive. an inspector of the interior
department Of Washington. ID. c., is here
on business.
J. W. Alien and W. IF. Beardslcy of this
city are in San Diego. Cal.
George T. johnson. dry goods mer-
chant will leave shortly for London.
where an estate OF Sl45 900 has been set
uled, of which he is an heir.
Hon. Frank b. Austin is at work on
the proposition of the county Joining the
Santa Fe. Prescott and Phoenix railroad
in building bridge across the river at
this point. The county can well afford
to devote twenty-five or thirty thousand
dollars toward the construction of such
a bridge, and 1t is earnestly to be hoped
that Mr.. Austin will succeed in his
efforts. IL is only Il qestion OF time when
the county W-ll be compelled to bridge