Arizona republican., 1907-12-28
THE UPGRADE
FROM NOW ON
A Steady Improvement of
Financial Conditions
The Belief of President
F. Nj. Murphy Lately Re-
turned From the East:

President F. NJ. Murphy of the San
ia Fe Prescott and Phoenix Railroad,
who returned to Prescott on Tuesday
morning. from an extended stay In
New York, came to the city yesterday
morning to meet Messrs. E. b. Gage
leave this morning for Castle Hot
Springs. but a change in his plans oc-
CURED. necessitating his remaining in
the city until tomorrow when he Will
leave for the north.
Speaking of the properties OF the
Development Company Of America In
the southern part of the territory,
Mr. Murphy said he had not had an
opportunity to visit them lately but
that Messrs. Gage and stanton had
brought good reports from Imperial
and Tombstone. The Imperial smelter
al Sasco will be ready To he blown In
not later than Jan. 10. But for un-
avoidable delays which always happen.
the smelter would have been completed
by the first of the year.
Mr.. Murphy intends TO visit Tomb
stone and Imperial before he goes east
again but he will defer his visit I'M
til the Imperial smelter is In opera
ton. After that he will return to New
York Being asked about the mines
of the Development Company or
America. situated In Yavapai county
he said ne had not visited the mines
but he had received encouraging re-
ports from Congress and especially
from Poland. OF the latter property
he remarked that II the smelter OF the
Arizona Consolidated Company were
in operation. Poland would be showing
most satisfactory earnings.
Mr.. Murphy was asked when work
would likely be actively carried on on
the Lookout ore road, that is. n twenty
five mile line from Poland to a large
group of claims which have been Sc
cured by the Development Company OF
America. He replied that that would
be taken up as soon as financial con-
ditions would permit the undertaking
Of any work of considerable magni-
tude. In the meantime however ne
said. a considerable volume OF devel-
opmemt work was being done. MT.
Murphy said that as soon as the Hum
boldt smelter was In active operation
again there would be pronounced ac-
/ tivity I'm the communities tributary
thereto.
/ on the subject OF new railroad con-
structIon, Mr.. Murphy said that there
were a number of branch lines in con-
; tempIation whose construction would
/ be Of great advantage to the company
as well as to the mining districts
which they would penetrate, and I'M
doubtedly they would be built as soon
as money could be obtained for any
new enterprises. He said though II
would be hard to procure money Tor
new railroad construction for a while
the railroads had been frightfully lam
basted from all quarters for some
time past and it was therefore dill
cult to get people to look with favor
upon new work
Mr.. Murphy was asked II there was
anything in the rumOr concerning the
building of n boulevard from Phoenix
to Castle Hot Springs, and the utill-
cation of the railroad bridges across
the Aqua Fria and New River in con-
nection. He replied that he would
take the matter up today with MT
, Bullard. the president of the automo-
bile association and he was hopeful
lldI ENllltNlllllS
ACCOMPLISHED in the way OF securing
a boulevard which would be OF grea'
advantage to this city and to the
Springs. on the subject OF ROADS aho
thoroughfares Mr.. Murphy hoped tha'
before long q satisfactory CROSSING
might be secured at Tempe and a
the ella. He also looked forwd-d WIN
lconfidence to a good road from Phoe'
mix to Prescott by the way OF th'
Springs establishing greater intercom
munication between the people OF th'
two towns and which would be made
easy by automobile. This would b'
an enterprise in which Mr.. Murphy be
lieyed the supervisors of the two coun
ties might be induced to Cooperate
with the communities and individual
, who would be benefited.
To an inquiry regarding the nation
al political outlook, Mr.. Murphy re
pIied that there was nothing new
there we're a great many aspirants 10
the republican presidential nomina
ton. most any Of whom would be sat
isfactory to the party. He truste
, though that Arizona would send rep
!, resentatives to the convention, unin
structed. but left in a position to ac
independently for the best interests o
the territory and the country at large
He observed that he had lately rea
, with interest an interview with MI
, Stoddard on the candidacy of MI
: Taft. Mr.. Murphy replied that per
= sonaIIy. he liked Mr.. Taft very wei
but was not inclined to admit that h
: was the only pebble on the beach. II
could not help believing that the sym
Dathies of Arizonians were runnin
pretty generally with Senator Forak
err: or. at least, they should do so, con
. sidering what the Ohio senator ma
done for the territory. He added tina
he had good reason TO believe tina
Secretary Taft was friendly dispose
to Arizona.
Late from the east and from contac
with the leading men of affairs in IN
east. Mr. Murphy was questioned a
= to financial prospects. He said tha
!, there was a general impression tina
= there would be an improvement froi
.