Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-03
HARTMAN LINES
 SHOW ACTIVITY
Beginning of Work on Railroad East From Cananea to
 NogaIeS,

It was announced some time age that the Hartman railroad interests in Sonora would construct a line of road which would reach Cananea from either Nogales or Imuris on the Sonora line Concerning this pro posed line the Cananea Herald says:
 Following several weeks during which C. R. Y and P grading out fits at Del Rio, between Cananea and Naco, were engaged preparing for yards and sidings at that point, work was commenced last week on grading for a line to Imuris or Nogales, which, is not yet Known.
 Grade stakes have been set for a distance of ten miles out of Del Rio and about 150 men are now employed with teams grading on this survey. Tuesday night the track laying force engaged for some time in the city yards of the railroad was taken out to Del Rio and added to the forces camped there It is understood that as many more men as can be secured will be put on the grading and that it is to be rushed forward as fast as possible The track layers will prob ably follow close on the heels of the graders. though the first work will be to put in sidings and yard tracks at Del Rio.
 "The first ten miles of the exten- sion on which work has been started will represent permanent construction whether the road goes to Imuris or whether it goes to Nogales. From the end of this work, however, no track can be put down until final decision is reached as to which point shall be the terminus of the extension. It is understood that the railroad would prefer to go to Nogales. because Of much easier construction which $ possible. the Imur,s route presenting many difficulties. The concession, however. calls for a line to Imuris and its terms have not yet been changed. Whether the government will see fiji to alter the route remains | to be seen.
 e. c. Sroufe. chief of construction work with the Randolph lines is in personal command at Del Rio. Dur 1 ing last week he established head quarters there. his office force now | being assembled and busily at work. 1! Mir. Sroufe's chef clerk at the Del Rio headouarters is G. E. Wright, who l dEIlfeQ idSL NCCh HUH Wright was formerly engaged as pay master on construction work out of Corral on the Yaqui river line. Asso c!ated with him at Del Rio are Mes SITS. Fay, Martin, Hayden, Robinson and Bruner, all of whom came in last
 week from various positions in con lnection with construction work on the Randolph lines in other portions oi
 the southwest.
 Tt is presumed that Mir. Sroufe's
 forces will follow close on the heels
 of the graders, Grant brothers. and
 that by the time the latter reach the end of the first ten miles the tracl llayers will be within hailing distance Materials for the track laying. ties
 rails, etc. nave not yet arrived bu
 are understood to be expected daily
 More men are being added steadil, to the grading and track forces. Dur ling the last week the former crew.
 have been largely augmented by Jap
 anese labor which has come in iron the interior of the republic. Many o these Japs came to Caranea and tneT shipped back to Del Rio.
 Tt is probable that by the time thu
 end of the ten miles now being grad ed is reached the government vii Ihave reached a decision whether
 change shall be made in the conces
 sion to permit of the railroad goins
 to Nogales and that there win be nc delay in the progress because of un