Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
ARIZONA LINES
MERGED BY S. P.
BIG CONSOLIDATION AFFECTS
MANY ROADS
FORTY MILLION DOLLARS is CAP
lTAL STOCK
If Right of Way Through ella River
Canyon Is Secured New Route
East viii Be Con-
structed
Associated Pressl


PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 31.-Articles
of the Arizona Eastern Railroad com
pany, capitalization $40,000,0OO, with
100000 shares of stock, are to be hleo
with the territorial auditor tomor-
row. The incorporators are Robert 5.
Loyett. president of the Southern Pa
ciflc railroad; Epes Randolph, Eugene
S Ives, Charles e. Walker, Gibson
Taylor of Tucson, Benjamin Titus, ID.
II. Kennie and NJ. M. Crocker OF
Lordsburg, N. NJ.
The purpose of the corporation Is TO
take over all properties of the South
ern Pacific in Arizona, known as
"Randolph lines" and to construct
added mileage, making the total length
Of the system 1877 miles. Consolida-
tlon becomes effective on filing OF the
articles of the consolidated companies,
the latter becoming extinct.
Properties taken over are the Ari-
IONA & Eastern Railroad company
ella Valley, Globe Sc Northern Rail
way company; Maricopa & Phoenix
Railroad company, Arizona & Colo
RADIO Railroad company, Phoenix d
Eastern Railroad company. The capl-
tai set apart for requirement of exist
ing lines is S5,321, AGO. leaving approx
mately thirty-five millions for other
uses. The articles set forth clearly
the construction plans of the new
company, showing termini of new
roads and branches as follows:
Many Roads Planned
First-From point on Southern Pa
cific near Yuma to Phoenix, 16O miles;
new.
Second-From Phoenix easterly and
southeasterly through Arizona and
New Mexico to Lordsburg, N. M, 2SO
miles, of which 250 are in Arizona.
This doubtless includes the Phoenix &
Eastern, now operating to Winkelman
and possibly a small section of the
ella Valley, Globe and Northern.
Third-Branch of said second section
from Solomonville to point near
Bowie, thirty-five miles. This is a
section of the present G. v, G. & N.
in operation.
Fourth-From San Carlos via Talklai
to Globe, thence through New Mexico
to point on boundary between New
Mexico and Colorado where It IS inter
sected by the Las Animas river, ap-
proximately 428 miles, 270 miles OF
which are in Arizona, 15S in New Mex
leo. now operating from San Carlos
to Globe, with branches from this
branch line as follows:
Thirty-five- line from point In
San Juan county, New Mexico, to point
OF 1nleTSeCllOn OIL lIlS La L le'teb Ai'NA
and New MeXico-Colorado boundary
line.
From Tallllai, ella county, Arizona,
northeasterly to point where this said
line No crosses Arizona-NeW Mex
leo boundary, approximately 200 miles.
Several small branches from a point
near Globe to Live oaks camp and
other important mines, total approx
mately twenty miles.
(1inhn fn RACK HAWK
mine and back to main line No. near
Old Dominion mine, Rlso close TO
Globe, approximately sixteen miles.
Fifth branch from said second de-
scribed as main line from point near
the south of the San Francisco river,
Graham county, Arizona, via Clifton,
through New Mexico to a point on
main line No. a between Pennington
and Aztec, San Juan county, New
Mexico, approximately 410 miles, 940
miles of it in New Mexico.
Provide for Construction
Other construction provided for is a
line from Cochise station to Douglas,
sixty-nine miles, with branches to
Bisbee, Black Diamond, Gleeson and
TURQUOISE; branch from Mesa CITY
fourteen miles southwesterly to Han-
sen station between Phoenix and Mari
copa; branch from Florence to casa
Grande, tWenty-SlX llllleS SoutlleIlS' ,
branch from Florence to Superior,
twenty-five miles; branch from point
near Winkelman UP San Pedro river
to Benson on Southern Pacific, eighty
miles.
It is evident that the Southern Pa
cific plans a through transcontinental
line via Phoenix and Yuma as out
lined, to be secured on the lowest level
and easiest grades obtainable by any
route by passing through Gila river
canyon, between Winkelman and San
Carlos at present owning and operat-
ing properties to both ends of this
canyon, which is approximately tWen-
ty-seVen miles long.
Construction through the canyon is
comparatively easy, but the company
has not yet secured a right -of-Way
from the interior department, and is
opposed by corporation organized for
the purpose of constructing a storage
dam in canyon. If the storage COM
pany wins, the railroad declares grade
and expense necessary for construction
will make the building of its line mad
Visable.
If plans of the railroad are carried
out line NO. 4 will tap the coal fields
of Colorado for the benefit of central
Arizona If ella canyon right of-Way
is not secured, it is probable through
line from Yuma to Phoenix will not be
desired, but in any event q new cor
poration consolidates all Arizona
Southern Pacific interests in one
organization.