Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-02
ROAD TO GRAND CANYON
An Arizona Man Figures Out North and South Road to
 Scenic Wonder.
WOULD OPEN UP
 GREAT RESOURCES.


 ble talk of a railroad building from some point on the Southern Pacifi
 in Arizona, to the coal fields in south
 western Colorado. For time it wa;
 stated that the proposed new line
 would be built from Clifton northwart
 and cross the Santa Fe at or near Gal
 lup. While surveys have undoubssdly
 been made over that route. the ques
 tion as to whether the track will b.
 laid there has not been definitely set
 tied. says the Williams News.
 In fact, later developments Wopl'
 tend to snow that instead of crossing the Santa Fe in New Mexico, the crossing will be made in central north ern Arizona. There are many reasons why it would be more profitable Tor the promoters and builders of the roa' to take the latter action than the for mer.
 In the first place, the Santa re now the only transcontinentai nn' which makes direct connection wit the Grand Canyon. It has been sal' that in the near future the new roat belonging to Senator Clark-the Salt Lake will build down from somt point on it's line and make feature tourist travel to the Canyon from tn north side. When this shall hay been done it will mean that two of the three great transcoptinental lines vii have daily access to the Canyon, the greatest of all scenic points. and tha it will then behoove the only remain ing line-the Southern Pacific-t' make an attempt to reach the same place.
 In addition to the incentive tn tourist business to the Canyon ma. be to this line, there are otEer vita l .easons. Among them we nigh state l he desire to reach Colorado O. ! fields, frcm which, to derive the coa l or use in the nit1es cf the southern portion of the territory.
 At the. present time the Southe-- Pacific hes a line completed as ia! crth as Globe. Did that line extend | ' up to the great Roosevelt or Ton, l iasin dam, near the scenic Montezu ! Ia Well and Castle, the Natura ! fridge, up the Verde to Jercme, on the largest copper camps x tn, o'iu. 'h' ,u Williams, the gate , -Ay tU the Grand Canyon, connecf n. ere WlIn LOsilhd v 1AAASs wv WllC. -affic arrangements could he made lence along the Canyor up into the olorado it would maj e a scenic rout, 2cond to none iD the world.
 Aside rom tF e benefits and attrac ons to De derlved from the touriS 'alfe' s' -eh a line would open up a Ich Pszricultural section and place tn a- mers of the Verde valley in COZ lection with a market for their pro luce. Then, again, it would place tn mining industries or the southern DOT icn of the territory in connection with l he great timber belt of the north. Here at Williams is now practical. .ompleted the largest lumber plant he entire southwest, and it is to thf interests of the southern part of tn arritCry to have 9 direct line into th aFgest unbroken belt of pine tipab, , Il the United States. This, IEaas/ company owns q right Of way -,n.ii,,gcaL GTG. the reserve frr' or iaE.s to Je. .3no, and sur" n WI ,hawH that lino to r 'eys m castle. in .f-ct lr' -1' FoiAt cen ope-a ated tor .s bHs ,., IH,a Il" half Sne dls'aae' To.e men.S nItts,S, :, .k..ny~ as $ rSn ,... .r. d that thgre are Shree Sr Io., .1rs a day T%n from tAe june tch Jerome fl vii he reaiEed how p'-"sr freight Is handled, a8A what Q
 L4vlGg 3 broad Puage TosS direct tc the great copper camp would be.
 Speaking of Jerome reminds us
 that at this time all end every pound
 of freight that is tss,E6n into the towr
 has to 6e transferred at Jerome June tioo, a roint en ,,tAe Santa Fe, Prescott
 6 .Phoenix. rpa1, and then haulc
 tweDty-four miles over q narrow guag
 road to Jerome. It has also beer stated that owing to the recent cav h,33g.- Cf the ground at Jerome and tn; ' proposed enlargement of the sn.s!tr iJ has8 gee2 thouhgt advisable to move the entire plant down to the Verde ril CT. Of course that cannot be done un. l Fl new line is built connecting the
 plant and the proposed new town C