Williams news., 1903-05-23
ROAD WORK
 IS RESUMED
The Arizona Central Railroad Now Seems an Assured Thing.
 Surveys Being Made.

From the general aspect of facts bearing on the case, it seems that before the elapse of another year construction work will be com menced, or, rather, recommended on the Arizona Central railroad, which is planned to run from Flag staff to Globe, and which will tap some of the largest ore deposits in the entire territory, and open up a country which will add enormously to the territory's mineral and agri- cultural output. Just now the whole enterprise is awaiting the report made by party going over the proposed route, which will ex- tend over the old survey. Old timers will remember when forty miles of this line was constructed. but on account of the inabil- ity of getting the consent of the government to pass through the forest reserve the work was aban- doned and the rails torn up. How ever, this difficulty is now overcome, as at the recent session of congress, senate bill No, 1863, "An act grant ing the Arizona Railroad Company a right of way for railroad purposes through the San Francisco noun tain reserve" was approved on Feb ruary 27, 1903, and the regulations concerning rights of way of rail- roads require that plat of the survey be filed within one year and the road be completed within five years from date of approval of act
 Relative to the survey and the new road, the Globe Times says: Hon. William H. Reece of Iowa, secretary of the public lands com mittee of the house of representa- tives for eight years, is now on a prospecting trip to the north and and east. He was accompanied by MT. H. J. Cook. They outftted with pack animals and supplies and propose to go over the surveyed route of the Central Arizona rail way to Flagstaff, thence to Prescott and from there to Santa Rosa, N- M., distance of nearly 1000 miles.
 The building of this road would open up one of the most magnifi- cent countries in the southwest, a section rich in mineral, agricultural and grazing lands, and would give Globe an outlet on the Santa Fe as we'll as the Southern Pacific.
 From Flagstaff the line is fifty miles southwest to Jerome, thence southeast to Camp Verde, twenty five miles, thence crossing Fossil and Pine creeks, Tonto and on to Globe.
 The Flagstaff Gem says that there is a quiet, active movement by those at that end of the line who are directly and deeply interested in the building of this road. They have been and are now taking the preliminary steps to start work on this enterprise.
 Thirty miles of the roadbed from Flagstaff along the proposed route of this road were built several years ago. This roadbed, rails and equip ment now belong to the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company ot Flagstaff. This corporation is great ly interested in the extension of the road, and would readily become heavy stockholders in the same, as it would give them a direct outlet for the shipment of their lumber to the great mining camps of Jerome and Globe. Twenty miles or more of this road will be built within a few months. Work will be eom- from this end of the line, and railroad traffic from Flagstaff to Jerome will be open before many months. When the road reaches Jerome it will be extended to Globe, as this rich mining camp is very anxious for an outlet on the Sant1 Fe railroad.