Arizona republican., 1896-12-11
THE ROAD TO YUMA.
Mayor Carlson Says One Will be
 Built From San Diego.

Built From San Diego.
 Goodness gracious said Mayor Carlson, T wonder if all this talk about railroad building and oriental steamship lines will ever come to any thing. Many times have thought the thing over carefully. I've had consid erable experience in this line myself and I tell you what we want worse than anything else is road to Yuma. ''Oh, yes," he continued, tits the same old song, and I expect you're tired enough of it, but I'll tell you what I stand ready to do. If the coun- cii will pass an ordinance removing the clouds from my railroad franchises I will agree to have the ordinances placed in escrow or trust with Messrs. Geo. w. Marston and Chas. s. Hamil- ton for six months. During that time I will devote myself to the propo- sition of raising the four per cent guar antee on the $4,0O0,O00 required to build railroad from San Diego to Yuma This guarantee must be fully subscribed in lands and securities enough to cover three years interest at four per cent on the stated amount or a total of s4SOOOO.
 t'If I raise this amount during the six months, at the end of that time am to receive my franchises clear, which can be done by simply publish ing the ordinances. The road will then be built and San Diego will have an eastern outlet. If I fail the fran chises shall be destroyed and no dam age is done If this proposition Is not fair and above board I'd like to near of one that is.
 ''Of course the end we all want to se- cure is the building of the road, and this is what I am coming to. If the guarantee is raised, and I believe I can raise it, and if the clouds are re- moved from the titles to the terminal franchises here, the road will be built. I am as certain of that as I am of my own existence"
 ~Who will back you?"
 "Oh, that is quite different. I will not make public any names. But the road will be built San Diego Sun.
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 CHEAP EXCURSION TO CALIFOR-
 MIA.
 On December IT to 21, inclusive, the s. F., F. & P. railway will place on sale round trip tickets to San Diego and return at $2595, which will allow stopovers at any point on the South ern California railway. For further information regarding limits, etc., write or call on E. W. Gillett, Phoenix. NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS Phoenix, Arizona, December 15, 16
 IT, 1896.
 For the above occasion tickets may be sold to Phoenix, A. T., and return subject to the following conditions:
 One first-class standard (not tenn porarily reduced fare for the round trip) rates from Chicago ;AS62.S0; Kan sas City, Atchison and St. Joseph $521O From points east of the Mis- Souri river, tickets will be on sale De- cember to 13, inclusive; from Mis- souri river and points west, December 10 to 15, inclusive, good going to and including December 16. Final re- turn limit, December 31, 1896. Or tickets sold to actual delegates anG members of their families an eXten sion until January 31, 1897, may be obtained by delegates depositing theil tickets on or before December 31, witt MT. R. l.. Blackman, joint agent.
 Stopover privileges will be allowed west of the Missouri river in eithel direction within the transit limit.
 Tickets will be sold at one fare fo the round trip on all railroads iron Canada on the north to the Gulf o Mexico on the south, and west of Chi cagO and New Orleans.