Arizona republican., 1900-07-21
HAS NEW RAILWAY PLAN
Mrs. Beard Tells of Her Proposed
 Mexican Line.

Despite a series of difficulties, Mrs. Velasquez Beard. the promoter of the proposed railway between Phoenix and Banderos bay, Mexico, declares that the line is now in a fair way toward construction. Mrs. tBeard came to Phoenix two months ago and formed a company for the building of the Ari- zona end of the line. Under the title or the American, Mexican & Pacific Rail way company, incorporation papers were filed, with a capitalization of S5. .OOO. .0G0 most of the stockholders re- siding at Tucson. Mrs. Beard had plans laid for the survey of the entire route, but through a disagreement with the chief engineer, Lyman Bridges, the project was abandoned. Since then she has been busy organizing new com pany and declares that there is now no obstacle to the completion of the line. In an interview with a Republican rep representative she said that the work building that part of the road which is to lie in this territory was in the hands of local capitalists. among whom are Messrs. C. J. Hall, Louis MelcZer. c. H. \. Luhrs. H. F.. Kemp. George Treadwell and w. J. Kingsbury. Roose- welt & Sullivan, a New York engineer ing firm. have charge of the survey, which will commence in a few weeks. The road. Mrs. Beard says, will run from Phoenix to Mena, a point on the Mexican line. twenty fight miles cast of Nogales, passing through Tempe, Mesa, Florence and Tombstone. Here it vii! meet the M =xican survey, which will extend from Banderos bay, below the Gulf of California, passing through the following points in the state of Sinaloa: P ginto. Comporsta, Topic, San Pedro, Tecula, Rosario. COncoriia. Noria, Elota, Mocorito, Amanta, San Jose: and in Sonora, the towns of Al amos, Conicaria, Montezuma,, Arizpe, Cannanea and many other smaller places.
 Mrs. Beard says that the new organ is to be called the American Mexican Commercial Railway company and Is to have a tOal capitalization of $55, ,000 GOO. A part of the route has been already surveyed. the line from BaQderos to Chilean haying been pro- iected by her husband before his death three years ago, and for which sine has the concessions made to him. She says that application has been made for the other concessions and that all the stock has been placed. most of 1t in Europe. The local Mexican consul. Senor Navarro, is assisting Mrs. Beard in her work.
 A northern and eastern outl5t from Phoenix Is under discussion and this part If the programme, Mrs. Beard as serts. IS 2 secret, several routes being under contemplation.
 Mrs. Beard has had a great variety of experiences. She was born in Ha- vana. Cuba. in 1S45 and is of French Spanish extraction. Her father served in the diplomatic corps there and later removed to Mexico and during the war with the United States was wounded at Chepultepec. After her parents died she was put in charge of an aunt at New Orleans. and when thirteen years of age was married to William F.. Bur nett. Tt was a runaway match" says Mrs. Beard. "and I either had to do that or marry young Rafael Francisco Rodriguez, whom I hated. When the civil war broke out my husband eu- listed and was killed. Later I married Professor William Beard. a noted scientist. geologist and mining expert.