Bisbee daily review., 1905-06-04
PROF. DOUGLAS TALKS
 ON RAILROADS
RESULTS TO FOLLOW THE PUR. CHASE OF E. p. & N. E.
 SYSTEM.
City of Douglas Win Not Be Injured by Railroad Merger-Estension of Line Into Mexico.

Line Into MeSico.
 Douglas, Ariz., June 3.-(Specia)-
 Prof. James Douglas arrived this morning in the private car Nacozari accompanied by his daughter and his son, J. S. Douglas. me car was taken from the Fl Paso train here and car ried to the smelter of the c. Q.
 4 representative of the Internation- 4l-American was received by Prof. Douglas in his car and obtained some matters of information which will be interesting to the people of this sec tion of the southwest. Prof. Douglas looks to be in good health and is evi- dently we'll pleased with the deal by which he added over four hundred miles of railroad, extensive coal mines and important timber interests in New Mexico to the holdings of Phelps, Dodge & Co.
 Prof Douglas stated that when he was last seen in the west, some two months ago, the Northeastern system together with the coal and timber iA. terests of that company was offered for sale to the Phelps-Dodge company. Since then the details of the transac- tion have been under consideration until the announcement of the pur- chase two weeks ago.
 Gives Cheaper Fuel.
 The primary object in making the purchase of the E. !. & N. E. railroad system was to secure for the Phelps Dodge interests coal mines of their own and a railroad to haul it to their reduction works in Arizona and So nora The new deal means cheaper
 
 cheap fuel is one of the greatest ad- vantages which can be given to min eral country. Prof. Douglas stated that his company had already order ed the construction of new specially constructed coke cars which would enable the more prompt delivery of cCal and coke to this section. As a rule railroads haul coke at their leis- ure, owing to the fact that it is the cheapest freight handled. and on tnls account the smelters of this section | have been compelled to carry large re- | serves of fuel in order that they might | not be forced to shut down for the want of it.
 Shops for Fl Paso.
 Professor Douglas stated that the requirement. of the railroad trackage in New Mexico had completely revolu- .ionIzed conditions from what they were last fall when it was announced hat the Fl Paso & Southwestern would erect important shops in Doug as. At that time there was no thought of the purchase of the New Mexico line; the first negotiations of hat deal originated when Prof Doug as was last in Arizona, some two months ago. It will be necessary to erect large car shops for the work re- quired by the merger system and it las been decided that Fl Paso will be he most convenient place for their To- cation. This does not mean that Douglas is to lose anything; the shops lere will be required to repair the -olling stock exclusively used at this end of the road and they will eventual y be enlarged to accommodate the in- crease in. amount of work needed here.
 The shops at Alamogordo, formerly operated by the E. P. & N. E., will be moved away from there entirely and absorbed in the new shops to be erect ed at Fl Paso. The Alamogordo shops it is said have been in no condition for a long time to handle the work of the Northeastern, and as a result a large number of practically new en- zines are in disuse for want of re- pairs. The general offices Of the i Northeastern, which have been here tofore maintained at Alamogordo, will 1 also be moved to Fl Paso.
 Will Benefit Douglas.
 Asked as to what the probable re suit of the new railroad, deal would be for Douglas Prof. Douglas stated that it would certainly benefit not only | Douglas but every point in southern Arizona which would be supplied with | cheaper fuel in carrying on the min eral industry. The professor stated | that he considered the future of Doug las as very bright and expected to see the future development in So- nora, from which this city would re- ceive large trade in the future, ex- ceeding all expectations. Asked about | the probability of the early extension | of the Nacozari railroad further down | into Mexico the professor stated that | ir was likely that the road would gradually be extended as the develop ment of the country demanded it and | promised business to support it. It | was stated that no plan had been dis cussed looking to extending the line 10 the coast.
 When told that Douglas was erect | lIlR Iuduy new Dul40AAEo NnAo and growing rapidly the professor ex- pressed himself as pleased to know that the city was progressing.
 Speaking of the smelter enlarge | ment here the professor stated that | it was hardly probable that any in crease in output would come this year on account of the new furnaces now being constructed.
 When it was suggested that now that Phelps, Dodge & Company had their own coal mines and copper | mines. with a railroad to bring the | coal to the copper it was the dream l of the people of Douglas that copper products might some day be manufac- | tured in thIs city, Prof. Douglas stated that eventually it might be advisable | to manufacture copper goods in the west and thus save the long haul on l copper to the east ns now. In this he stated that the be st |