Arizona republican., 1899-10-04
rtESA, ARIZONA

handle the business CT the Junction
with dispatch and efficiency The av-
erage passenger traffic through the
Office amounts to 5000 per day and
there are days when the amount
shoots above this figure
The country between Jerome and
Williams is suffering for water. There
is considerable feed, but it is dry.
Along the railroad but few cattle are
seen.
On the freight train that was taken
out of Jerome Junction there were
forty cars. Before reaching the great
horse shoe below Rock Butte the train
was cut in two and the two engines
took half the train up the hill at
time.
On reaching Ash Fork the Harvey
house was full The night clerk took
the expedition across the street TO
some kind of a place with q view" 20 it.
On registering, a bedbug was seen fol-
lowing the pen to learn the number of
the room. The wrong number was put
down and the expedition passed a
fairly good night.
The passenger was taken this morn
ing and Williams was reached before
noon. Mr.. iBicknell, an old time
Phoenix newspaper man, was at the
station and forthwith took the cromC-
graphers in tow. Claude Brown Of
the Saginaw Lumber company was dug
up and survey of the Saginaw saw
mills was taken. A large picture was
taken of the saw mill with a shop
engine in the foreground. Small neg
ativeS were made of the mill, the box
factory and lumber yards. There are
over 100000 feet CT lumber in the
yard The mill isl not running full
capacity on account of lack of water.
The railroads reservoir above the
town is dry and the reservoir built
near it by the lumber people has never
had any water in it. Water is so
cents a barrel in Williams and the
lumber company is paying a handsome
sum every day to the Santa Fe for
hauling water. Indeed that railroad is |
hauling train after train of oil cars
filed with water to be used at points |
along its line in Arizona. When water |
is plentiful the Saginaw Lumber com
pany will increase its force of men to |
$50.
The Williams smelter is completed. |
but is waiting for water. The road to |
the Grand canyon is graded thirty |
miles from Williams.
The town of Williams has great
deal Of that energy and pluck that
siezes opportunities left unused 10y
less progressive neighbOrs.
One of the numerous freights that
pass on the line of the A. & P. road
was boarded at o'clock and Flagstaff
was reached in time &c test the fare of
the Bank hotel.
The Dennis Lumber company's mill
at Main is running Ind fair sized
stock Of lumber is in the yards.
At Cinder Pit a large force Of men
were taking out ballast from a
mountain of cinders. The railroad is
being ballasted with this material,
" hich makes first-class roadbed. AT
Kirkland is a volcanic ash tufa that
promises to become a feature in Ari ]
'cund the volcanic stone malapai used |
N foundations and at Cinder Pit is
'ound a mountain of what appears TO
,e volcanic cinders greatly resembling l
nalapai in material. :
Supper was taken with Miss Fanny
Bury of the northern normal and Anna
". Miller and Miss Hunter of the /
Emerson high school. Miss Bury /
peaks hopefully Of the northern nor /
nal and believes it will become one of |
Arizona's most noted institutions.
There are thirty-five students III at
enhance and fifty are expected to be {
within its walls by Christmas. The
rustees of the Flagstaff public school, +
,nown as the Emerson high school, =
would do well to profit by the expert II
nee gained last fall in electing teach
rs. Several applicants from the east j..
With good credentials and self asser- Q
ions as to ability were required to
AXE the Arizona normal examination. o
t proved a fatal thing, for all fell he =
CIV their expectations. The Arizona :
ormal was again vindicated and It sis
kelly when another change is made in /
ne Flagstaff schools the teachers Will 2
ONE from that institution. q
c. NJ. ZANDER. h