Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-05
HARTMAN RUSHING
HIS CANANEA
EXTENSION
New Mexico Man is Superin-
tending Construction of the
Southern End of Colorado &
ArizoQa--Grant Brothers the
Contractors,

1t was announced some time g
that the Hartman railroad interests
i'm Sonora would construct "A line of
road which would reach Cananea from
either Nogales or Imuris on the So
nora line. Concerning this proposed
line the Cananea Herald says:
Following several weeks during
which c. r. Y. and =. grading outfits
at Del Rio. between Cananca and
Naco were engaged In 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 KIN
and about $50 men are employed with
teams grading on this survey. Tues
day night the track laying force en-
gagged for some time In the city yards
of the railroad was taken out TO Del
Rio and added to the forces camped
there. 1t is understood that as many
more men as can be secured VIII he
put on the grading and that il Is To be
rushed forward as fast as possible.
The track layers will probably fol-
low close on the heels Of the graders,
though the first work win be to put
In sidings and yard tracks at Del Rio.
THE first ten miles of the extension
on which work has been started VIII
represent permanent construction
whether the roa goes to lmuris or
whether IL goes to Nogales. From he
end of his work. however, no track
can be put down until final decision IL
reached as to which point shall be
the terminus of the extension. II IS
understood that the railroad would
prefer to go TO Nogales, ecaus o.
much easier construction, which Is
possible, the 1muris route presenting
many difficulties. The concession,
| hpnfaNqp calls for a line ia lm1lFt<
and its terms have not yet been
changed. Whether h government
Will see fit to alter the route remains
to be seen.
&C. G. Sroufe, chief of construction
work with the Randolph lines, is I'm
personal command at Del Rio. During
last week he established headquarters
there. his office force now being as
sembled and busily at work. Mr..
Sroufe's clerk at the Del Rio head
quarters is q. T.. Wright, VINO arrived
last week from Tucson. Mr. Wright
was formerly engaged as paymaster
on construction work out of Corral on
the Yaqui river. Associated with him
at De Rio are Messrs. Fay, Martin.
Hayden. Robinson. and Bruner, all OF
whom came in last week from various
positions in connection with coustruc-
ton work on the Randolph lines In
other portions Of the southwest.
IT II nitElihtA AiltA WI oARAAih o
forces viii follow close on the heels
Of the graders, Grant BROTHERS, and
that by the time the latter reach Inc
end Of the first ten miles the track
layers will be within hailing distance.
Materials for the track laying, tics,
rails, etc. have not yet arrived, but
are understood to be expected daily.
More men are being added steadily to
the grading and track forces. During
the last week the former crews have
been largely augmented by Japanese
labor which has come in from the in
terror of the republic. Many of these
Japs came to Cananea ana thea
shipped back to Del Rio.
cit Is probable that by the time the
end Of the ten miles now being graded
is reached the government viii have
reached a decision whether "A change.
shall be made Ia the concession 10
permit the railroad going 10 Nogales
and that there will be no delay in the
progress because of uncertainty IN
this point. It has been reported re-
Gently in papers Of Mexico city, that
Vice President Ramon Corral had
looked INTO this railroad matter ~
well as into others affecting Randolph
lines in Sonora during his present visit
at Hermosillo and that he would
probably make recommendations
which would likely be followed. In
this event. final decision may be
expected at any time. inasmuch as
both surveys. that to Nogalcs and tho
original survey 60 lmuris, are com
pleted and ready for the activities It
the graders. there will be very little
loss of time in getting on the pcrma-
nent work from the end of the present
building whenever nal word Is re-
ceiVed.