The Florence tribune., 1898-03-19
LESS TRAN SIX MONTHS.
Work on the Extension of the Glla Valley
 Road Begins March IA.

correspondence of the Republican.)- 1 Tuesday night settled the matter Of the road going to Globe, so far as the right of way over the San Carlos h. dian reservation was concerned, my
 wire to the Republican indicating the
 payment of 5000 as agreed upon under the treaty with the Apaches a 1 month ago at San Carlos then reported to this paper ahead of all others. President Garland signed check on the night mentioned for the amoant, following the advice given him of the approval by the department and Presi- dent Mckinley. This was an easier method than having a guard to protect the $s,000 which Mir. Garland origi- nally intended to deliver in brand new silver dollars at the agency. 4 pre-
 vioVs letter told all that possibly could be said as to the terminal in Globe. Mir. Garland could not say, when l asked him at this place, what the cost of building stock yards southeast of town, the depots in the town and yards there, the 250 foot stretch of break water and bridge over Pinal creek would be in dollars and cents. A mild estimate of what is necessary to place these conditions in shape for service for regular business could not be less than $20,000. Two concessions were particularly gratifying to the citizens of Globe and these were the erection of freight and passenger depots in the heart of the town and the construction of breakwater south of the business section and again at the crossing of Pinal creek. Years past the citizens have vainly attempted to keep the ris- ing waters of tine creek from wiping out valuable improved property.
 Mir. Garland looks upon Globe and the existing conditions as relates to bullion shipments as exceptionally fine. He realizes that cattle will find egress ever the line. The road will have reason to anticipate development of other mining camps aside from those associated with the two smelters. The supplies to camps, including ma chinery that must come to new camps, is beyond present calculations. An increased population and builcing im- provements and 3 greater volume of merchsntable goods going into Globe will be big items. Even the Payson l country, IOe miles north, will be feeder in respect to conventrates and perhaps high grade ore, and there will De the usual freight to go north to
 that section.
 The necessary ties and lumber will be coming in early next week, likewise rails and other equipment, the ties and lumber from Texas under contract closed last month.
 Mir. Garland assured me that fully 500 men would be at work during April, the initiative being taken next
 week. He added that stations would
 be established at Bob McIntosh's, or
 sub-agency, twelve miles west of Ge- ronimo, San Carlos agency and at Gilson's, not far southeast of Globe.
 The 1,500 foot bridge crossing the
 Gila and San Carlos rivers at their | junction would be finished May 21. Out of San Carlos the road would fol-
 low the west bank of the San Carlos | river and three months time is fixed
 upon as the period in which the stretch
 from San Carlos agency to Globe
 would be covered with rails, meantime
 all the work in and near Globe being | pushed so that the entrance to Globe
 of the first passenger train would be
 made September first, or very few
 days later, possibly. There is very
 little heavy work, but about eight
 miles in the last twenty-eight.
 1 The straight rate to Globe from i Bowie is now s420 by rail and s9 by
 stage, and already D rate of 80, all
 rail has been settled upon for the run.
 Freight rates under the new eondi-
 tions are yet to be determined, but
 this is understood in advance to be little more than the present rate from
 Bowie to Geronimo, possibly 20 pel
 cent more. There will, of course, be
 little freight either way short of Glob,
 over the extension unless it be cattle Of course with the final settlement O the coal strip, in which there will be included mining for copper, (if present indications are to bs recognized as au augury) new feeder will be added. The passenger traffic will be nor, , than doubled for a through run as rule either way and the G. V. G. & N at the present time appreciates this having ordered better service whicl is likely to be put on long before sh } extension is completed. The heav traffic into Geronimo incident to grad } ing, track laying and bridge buildin will necessitate this innovation. Tn time table will be changed before Ma first or not later than June first.
 The demand for valley products tha