Arizona republican., 1909-09-21
CONSTRUCTION
BEGINS OCT I
Prefminaries Under Way For
BuiIdingofA. &C.Extension
CONTRACTORS IN PHOENIX
Grading Stock Will Be in
Parker Within Fig h t
Days-Purchasing Agent
Assembling Provisions for
Camp Organization
CONTRACTORS IN PHOENIX

Messrs. e ]. scott of st. Louis, c.
ID. Smith of Memphis and E. p. White
of New Orleans arrived here yester-
day accompanied by w. L. Gamwell
of the latter city and all will be
guests of the Hotel Adams for a
comprise the firm of Scott, Smith
& White. which has secured the
contract for the construction of the
extension OF the arizona and Califor-
MIA railroad from Parker 10 Bengal
where it will connect with the main
Is the purchasing agent of the com
pany Their mission here stated ter
sely. is to begin work.
Messrs. Scott and Smith said last
night that their grading outfit is
now in Texas and has been held up
few days pending inspection by the
sanitary officials OF the gov
eminent or 1t would have been here
by this time. Telegraphic advices
however. inform them that it will
not be long delayed and they expect
the stock will be in Parker in about
eight days and that everything will
be on the ground. the camp organized
and dirt throwing begin by the first
of October. This, said one of the gen.
tlemen will insure the completion of
the road by April Is, 1909 SO far as
grade work is CONSERVED, unless some
difficulty that cannot now be conceiv-
ed should delay matters. He thought
it altogether likely that trains would
be running within the succeeding
month.
MIR. Gamwelrs particular business
is to attend to arrangements for
supplying the grading camps with
such stores and PROVISIONS as can
be secured here to advantage and
he is losing no time In calling upon
the local merchants to prepare for
the early delivery of goods.
Asked concerning the size of the
force that would be employed one
of the gentlemen said they expected
to maintain A force of about 300
teams and all the men that can be
economically employed with such an
alignment of stock. 1t is planned
to bring from the east or from
places of previous employment, most
of their superintendent. time keep
ers, clerks and other officials of camp
organization. The laborers they ex-
pect to employ locally. having been
told that an ample number of good
men can be secured in Arizona for
that sort of work. While they have
good lot of stock to start with
thaU will rarnha
also than they now have, so they
are now ready for the employment
of both men and teams to begin
work by the first of the month.
1t is their purpose to push con-
struction as fast as possible and
from all accounts from October first
the weather will not only be suitable
for desert construction but much
more pleasant than much of the
weather encountered in many eastern
states in the prosecution of similar
work.
Mr.. Scott is the only member of the
firm who has had experience with
construction conditions in the far
west. though all are well Informed
in everything except the practical
experience. Mr.. Scott many years
ago participated in the construction
of what is now known as the Sonora
road from Benson south. and has
spent considerable time in Arizona
so he is hardly to be regarded as
stranger. After his work on the
Benson line he did considerable con-
struction in New Mexico many years
ago. where conditions were quite SIM
liar to those in this territory