Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-07
HARTMAN
 GIVES ORDERS AS ID ?. & [.
Completion of Road is to Be Hurried On Account of the Report That Government Probe Is Being Used

PHOENIX. March 6.-UnIoss all in | dications fail, P. H. Hartman has giv- en orders that the P. and F. lne be completed immediately, and as soon as the necessary men and teams can be brought up from Mexico. construc- tion work upon the Box canyon link Of S6 miles, between Winkelman and Globe, will be commenced.
 The order for the completion of the P. and F. came very suddenly and Is largely the result of an investigation now being made by Attorney General BonaDarte into the merger Of the P. and F. and Arizona Eastern lines. Mir. Bonaparte is making the investigation at the request of the Aaricopa County Commercial club.
 J. s. Barlow, assistant chief engi- neer of the Randolph lines in Mexico. will have charge of the construction of the Box canyon line. Mir. Barlow arrived in. Phoenix accompanied by three assistants. lt was his inten- ton to proceed to Winkelman this morning, but he changed his plans and remained in Phoenix to conferl with Superintendent C. NJ. Scott and General Agent Landis of the NJ. and P. and P. and E. He and bis party will go to Winkelman tomorrow to look over the ground and plan for the ac- tivities shortly 10 commence.
 T. c. Otis, feed buyer for the Ran! dOlph lines, came up from Tucson this morning, but stopped of at Tempe where he is registered at the Casa Loma hotel. The purpose of his trip is to purchase grain and hay from the south side farmers for the mules ex- peeted from Mexico in few days. Mir Otis is accompanied by two assistants.
 James Cashion, vice president of the Grant Bros Construction con- pany, which has been building the new Randolph lines in Mexico, was in the valley last week and made a trip to Winkelman- to pick a location for the first construction camp. He was heard to tell one of the train men that the Winkelman district would see more of him in the future
 Mir. Hartman gave out his order for the immediate completion of the P. and E. about a week ago, when he paid a short visit to Tucson. Since that time the officials of the Ran dolph lines have been scurring and hurrying 10 prepare to carry out his behest. Superintendent Scott of the P. and E. spent four days in the country east of Winkelman. preparing for the surveyors, and. engineers He returned Monday night
 It was purely accidental that Rir. Barlow was in Tucson when needed. IL was also accidental that three oth- CT men who could be readily used were in the Old Pueblo at that time Yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock c. R. Peyton, A. P. Gimpel and F. s. Jaccard were notified to leave on train No. 9, at 6:30 for Phoenix. They were told that their ultimate destina- ton vas WinkelmRn and to take along their field outfits, but were not en- frightened as to the nature of thse work they were 10 do.
 Mir. PeytOn and Mir. Gimpel are en- gineers who have been helping con- struct the new Randolph lines in Mexico. Mir. Jaccard is 9 surveyor, and his Mexican headquarters are at Empalme. All will go out 60 WIukel- man tomOrrOw with Mir. Barlow
 When the Maricopa County Com nercial club made it's formal com plaint to the interstate commerce.
  rates in and out of the Salt River val ley, it made mention Of the acquisi- ton of the P. and E. by the Southern Pacific interests. The history of the line was given. It was told how the Santa Fe had obtained the franchise, tax exemption and subsidies upob the promise that it would furnish a competing line to Mesa and other points east Of Phoenix. Two lines were built eastward into Gila county, their tracks at many places being only few feet apart. Then the Ari- zoDa Eastern was sold to ths F. anal F. and competition was removed. Rates were raised and poorer service given.
 About thirty days ago the club wrote to Attorney General BOnaparte regarding the merger. again setting forth the facts. Mr Bonaparte- wrote the club a letter of thanks for the in- formation, stating that he would i'm mediately institute an inquiry into the matter
 This merger is only a part of the great merger of the Santa Fe. South ] ern Pacific, Union Pacific and other l lines. Suit against that great com bination was filed py Jhe United 1 States government. at Salt Lake City. | a year ago in January. Testimony | has been taken at New York, Cincin- l Lati and Pittsburg. At New York | Frank Nj Murphy, president of the g. F., P. and P. laid bare the deal | for the sale of the PhOenix and East ! sTn-
 At the time the Phoenix and East | s-n was sold. it WAS generally under stood that one of the lines would be | completed right away. Years have | Ddssed and stiI the Box canyon has not been constructed.