Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-03
.HOLBR0OK CITIZENS WILL
 EXPLOIT PETR|F|ED FOREST
 AUTOMOBILES ID BE USED

Undoubtedly one of the grandest works of nature is the petrified for est east of Holbrook, in Naya,o county. Here a forest of giant trees, waieh grew thousands of years ago, Is preserved in silica. Already uus forest Is yieing with the Grand Can, yon Tor attention from tourists.
 The fame of this forest has lons remained in eclipse because of the attitude of the Santa Fe railroad, but every year it is becoming more widely known and talked about The people of Holbrook have JsiAen the matter in hand and are now ne. gotfating with the railroad with c view to having tourists, wishing to see the forest, put of at Holbrook. From this place they will be taken out to the forest in automobiles.
 Adamana is the nearest station to the forest and it has been the rus- tom of the Santa Fe to put the peo- pie of there. But it is nothing more than a station. There is no hoIel and practically no accommodations whatever. Travellers have to get to their intended destination the best way they can. The logical place IoI tourists to be put of is Holbrook, which is a little farther away, put which has two excellent hotels. The people of that hustling little city re- alize this and are now contemplating running an automobile line from there to the forest. For some time past they have been Investigating the cost of such a line and have y,e-i had the representative of an auto Fo oof1rs the ground. This gentleman pro nounced the project entirely feasible and estimated the cost of the neces- sary machines. road improvements. etc, as between $40,000 and s50,- 006.
 A short time ago a meeting of Hol- brook business men was held, at which the entire sum necessary was subscribed and SIT 900 was put up in leash. This is a marvellous showing for so small a place. Holbrook is one of the emallest towns in the ter ritory, but her business men are up- to-date and are ever ready to cUn tribute literally to any project that promises the advancement Ot that section.
 At tais same meeting a committee was appointed to confer with the heads of the passenger department of the Santa Fe system, urging them to put of passengers, who desire rU VIr- it the petrifed forest, at Holbrook instead of AdananaL If the railroad will agree the machines will be pur- chased at once and the carrying of tourists begun.
 It is the plan to have the auto line a sort of municipal institution, es practically all the residents of the town will hold stock in the company that will be formed. Several auto mobiles carryalls will be utilized. eac hcarrying ten or dozen per sons. Aside from these there will be several smaller machines for private parties.
 It is certainly an excellent propo- sition which the people of Holbrook are making to the Santa Fe company Owing to the lack of accommoda' tions at Adamana, only very few tourists see the petrifed forest. But if Holbrook was made the stopping place this objection would be over come and the auto bne would make travel so easy and comfortable tha; thousands of people would eVeI year see tnlS neSIect@u Hd'uI a1 HO-, der where dozens see it now. Hol brook would become important as { tourist as well as a business center
 Her citizens deserve every credi for their energy and enterprise They know a good thing when the! see it and are not afraid to risk thei money, even to the extent Of putunI up s17,000 right of the reel, and II the interests of fairness to Holbrook as we'll as their own business, l would seem. certain that the Sanu Fe people will grant the request