Arizona republican., 1898-04-14
Enthusiastic Meeting Last Night
 at the Hotel Adams
LEADING MINDS AT WORK
Phoenix, Tempe. Mesa and Globe Working Together
The Now Ninety Mile Route Fully Approved. Leading Business Mon Satisfied Regarding Benefits. The Start VIII Soon be Made.

The call of The Republican in it's issue of yesterday morning, inviting the business men of Phoenix to meet last night at the Hotel Adams to dis cuss plans for the building of road to connect this city with Globe, met with a response not only 1attering to The Republican, but more than prom ising to the people of this valley that the success of the undertaking was a foregone conclusion.
 At 8 o'clock there were gathered in the Hotel Adams ordinary twenty-five of the leading business men of this city, Mesa and Tempe, MT. George w. P. Hunt of Globe representing that thrifty town in the proceedings.
 Among those present were: B. Hey man, B. Goldwater, w. A. Kimball. w. w. Wall, H. S. Peterson, w. Talbot. E. Gang, c. J. Hall, T. J. Barkley, J. c. Adams, G. w. P. Hunt, MT. King and J. T. Campbell of Detroit, B. w. Will bur, V. B. Anderson, J. w. Doris, J. A. Marshall, A. B. Hinton, R. Ii.
 Greene, George H. Cook and c. c. Randolph.
 T. J. Barkley of the wholesale firm of Barkley & Bergman, was elected chairman, and J. M. Burnett was se-
 lected to act as secret ary of the meet ing.
 w. A. Kimball of Mesa City was re- quested to present his views relative
 to the proposed road. He stated that he had made a close study of the question and had made many trips be- tween Mesa City and Globe in order 1 to inform himself as to the shortest i and most economical route, and to
 prove that he had discovered it he ex- hibited a plat showing a direct route running out on the Silver King road to Desert Wells, thence to Whitlow'5 1 ranch and on in a northeasterly direc- ! tion through the Haunted canyon to { Every idea of a road heretofore has ] been to keep to the north of the base
 line, but this proposed route goes
 south of the base line, making the dis tance between Mesa City and Globe only ninety miles. The road would touch an intersecting road about 1 twenty-twO miles north of Florence. 1 By this route it would be easy to leave ! Globe at o'clock in the morning and
 reach Mesa City at 8 o'clock the same
 evening. Only few weeks ago MT. Kimball with a party of friends rode over this route from Mesa City to ! Globe and return, spending nearly one day at the latter place, in three and
 one-half days.
 The cost of construction he estl-
 mated at from $6,0OO to $1O,0O0, and it would not be an expensive road to maintain because of the freedom from
 washes and the further fact that bed
 rock lies close to the surface. MT.
 Kimball could give no data as to the
 income from such a road, but had no
 doubt it would be considerable. Quite
 a mineral field would be opened up
 in consequence of such a road, and he |
 source of revenue to the road; also
 the inducement of plenty of timber in l the canyons. MT. Kimball was very
 earnest in his remarks, and made a strong impression upon his hearers. Hon. G. W. P. Hunt said that the
 importance of the project and the re- suits to follow were so paramount that he was surprised that the business
 people of this valley had not ac- 1 complished it many years ago. To-
 day Globe, town of 2,000 inhabitants,
 sent principally to California for
 everything it used. Globe is wealthy,
 growing, permanent camp, and the , people of that community would be
 glad to cooperate in every possible
 way towards the success of this under 1 taking. Arizonians should build up
 Arizona, and the people of Globe would be only too glad to send its wealth into the Salt River valley. He spoke of the increased employment in the Old Dominion and Buffalo as soon
 as the railroad reaches there, all : of which would add quantity to the necessaries, and more money for dis tribution here. He felt sure that the people of Globe would not hesitate
 about paying their just proportion of the expense of constructing the road now proposed.
 B. Heyman when called upon, plunged right into the business view of the project. He said that this road would be of more benefit to this valley than road to any other point in the territory. No time should be lost in