Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-08
SHANNON HAS CONTROL IF
 NORTHERN RY.
Gives Both Standard and Mar row Gauge Connection With the Ore Bins and the Shan- non Shelter.

CLIFTON. Dec. 7--During the past week a controlling interest in the Clifton Northern railroad passed into the hands of the shannon Cop per company and in the future that company will operate the road. The shannon company Is now laying Q three-rail track to the New England ore bins in North Clifton, which work is about completed This will give both standard and narrow gauge connection with the ore bins and the Shannon smelter, to which the great est portion of the New England Cop per King ore is uow being shipped The shannon company has also pur. chased valuable lime rock claims up the Frisco river, from which it is probable that the entire supply will be taken in the very near future The present gauget of the tram road from the New England bins at the mine to the bins in North Clifton wIIl remain as it now is, but future plans call for it's widening.
 In addition to the above announce. ment the local management of the shannon company las received in structions to commence work on the
 
 be built from the shannon smelter to the mines at Metcalf. This road is to be built on high g ounds exclusive. ly and as surveys have been made and the most of the right-of-way secured the breaking of the ground can pc commenced immediately. The com pletion of this road will mean that the company will suffer no more de L. at~ which in past years have caused the Shannon much trouble. It is proposed to extend the road to the Garfield dis trict, where the Shannon own valua- ble property.
 A New Meat Company.
 Announcement was made this week that a new meat company had been formed for the purpose of opening a new market in South Clifton. The new company is composed of Jas. V. Parks, John D. Parks and J. c, Gatti, all of whom are old residents of this county and need no introduction to the Clifton people. The market will be located in the neighborhood of the Shannon store and it is proposed to open for business OF the first year of January.
 SOiQ BeGI SdSUe.
 H. C. Day, one of the prominent cattlemen of Graham county and whose ranch is in the neighborhood of Duncan, visited MT. and Mrs. John Webster a few days of last week. While here he made a deal with Geo. Webster, president of the Clifton Meat and Cold Storage company, for 1000 head of fine beef cattle. which A Mfr. Day has one of the best ranches in this section of the country and as his range is getting pretty well stocked he found it necessary to dis pose of some of his stock. He re- ports that the cattle in his section are in excellent condition. He re- turned home Monday morning.
 Clifton May incorporate.
 The probabilities are that Clifton will enter the. list of incorporated towns during the next five or six months. 4 great many of the citi- zens and business men have express ed themselves in favor of the move and it is rumored that the shannon Copper company favUrs the measure. So far no official expression has been made public as to the standing of the Arizona Copper company, but if the citizens of the town are in favor of it there is no great reason why the com pany should stand against it.