Bisbee daily review., 1904-05-15

A great railroad struggle caused by two specific reasons is o min Arizona between the Southern Pacific and San "a Fe, and it is probable that more railroad will be built during the next twelve months in that territory than in any other subdivision Of the Unitec States The Santa Fe has taken the offensive side by invading territory which few years ago was conceded 10 be exclusively Southern Pacific ground. The Santa Fe is after th ? enormous freight traffic Of the great copper mining camps and will push its lines southeast from Phoenix to Fl Paso, taking in Tucson. Benson. Globe, Lordsburg and other important towns. The Southern Pacific will retaliate by building form Phoenix north to Jer- ome and Prescott in Central Arizona.
 The route as surveyed by the Santa Fe would prove the shorter of the southwestern lines and would cut down the Arizona graces to maxi HUH OA hhC lCCA hC eA A-tAN- The system now has grades approxi- mating 150 feet to the mile. The ad- vantage of this is seen by the South ern Pacific and this is the other req son of the struggle The Southern Pacific plans have only been exposed within the last few days and now both interests are eagerly working for possession of the all-important gate way through the canyon of the Gila river. the best of the passes through the mountains of Southern Arizona
 Santa Fe Plans.
 The Santa Fe plans are for road starting at or near Amboy. on the Santa Fe Pacific in California. cross ing the Colorado river at Parker and joining the Santa Fe. Prescott and Phoenix Railway Ca Santa Fe road) Thence a good line is already built to Phoenix. Beyond Phoenix. the new Phoenix and Eastern is built through a few miles north of Wickenburg, Tempe and Mesa and the rails are laid to the Gila river, fourteen miles east of Florence This new road is incor- pOrated to run to Benson, to con nection with the Fl Paso and South western Railway. Within the past week, however, there have been in- corporated the Aravaipa Canyon Rail way and the Gila River Railway, which are simply two more Sanat Fe construction companies. By the Ara vaipa Canyon route can be easily reached the San Simon Pass across the Sierra Madre, the same now used by the Southern Pacific. It is hardly probable. however that change has been made in the original intention to follow up the Gila, on the grade Of the stream itself, to 8 connection with the Silver City branch of the Santa Fe system. Completion of the syster, would come with the building of the company's line from Roswell to Fl Paso or to a junction with the main line through New Mexico, preferably in the vicinity of Rineon.
 Hartman Line.
 As at first reported. the Hartman line was to run from Sentinel sta ton, through Phoenix, Florence and San Carlos, and thence by the Gila Valley. Globe and Northwestern Rail way to connection with the old main line at Bowie This would leave grades still near Yuma at Mohawk and at San Simon. It now appears that the Southern Pacific plans pro vide for leaving the old line a fe" miles east of Yuma. thence crossing the Gila and following up that stream and the Salt river to Phoenix. Thence the route is practically the same as that of the Phoenix and Eastern ana the Gila River Railway surveys to SaI Carlos, where will be secured the bene fit of the track of the Gila Valley roat