Arizona republican., 1910-03-03
SUBURBAN TRANSPORTATION
Area Between Glendale and Phoenix Shortly to Feel Impulse of Extension of Phoenix City Railway to Connect Both Towns

It was learned yesterday that ten tativc agreement has been entered Into between NJ. H sherman, the owner of the Phoenix railway and R P. Davie and others having extensive in- terests at Glendale and in the country north and west of Phoenix for the extension of the Phoenix railway sys tenn from the end of its present line north and east of the Indian school via OrangeWoOd to Glendale. The ma teriaI facts of the agreement are that construction will begin just as soon as the right-of-way has been fully se cured. most of il being already SC cured. and d certain bonus has been raised to assist in construction. The bonus has not vet been subscribed, but those concerned are regarding that feature Of the plan as the least of their worries for the value of such a road 10 adjacent lands is guaranty that the amount asked will be fOrthcOm ing.
 The successful handling of this en- terprise has been accredited to the energy of F. P. Davie. general manager 
 company He took the mater up with General Sherman some time ago. and the latter was quite indifferent in re gard to it. In the later conferences with MT DaVie General Sherman Was convinced of the practicability of tine plan conditioned as mentioned above. on his part he agrees to run cars over the line each way not less than seven times daily during the first i've years after construction. and as much more frequently as traffic justifies. That means seven round trips. sO that a car going one way or the other will pass d given point fourteen times dur ing each day. or that one may take a car at First street for Glendale about every two hours during the day.
 The project is not new conception by any means. IL has been under con- sideration for long time. as also has been another and similar line planned for the convenience of almost the same section, generally speaking. The news l is that the Phoenix railway manage ment has finally stated terms and con- ditions making the enterprise possible. the persons with whom it has been - and will undertake tO carry the matter to a successful issue. As first pro- jected the line from its present term mus to Glendale was planned to run along sectional divisions. but as now planned the right-of- way will be al most entirely on private property. that feature of it being more to the liking of General sherman.
 The present terminus of the line is in the center of section 21, : north. east, or point d half mile east of the northeast corner of the Indian school holdings. It is proposed now to extend the road north across sec tion IS and to near the center Of sec ton immediately north of i6. thence due west three quarters of a mile to point eighty rods east of Central avenue. which brings il into section s, the south section of OraageWood. From there the road will run three quarters of a mile north to the north line of the southern tier of "fOrtieS" in section ,. the north section of orange wood. From that point the road will run due west for six miles. along the north line of this tier of ''forties'' to
 
 sugar factory thence south to the fac tory and west to the center of Glen dale. It would only require in addi- ton the crossing of five sections diagOnally to parallel the santa Fe track from Glendale to the fair grounds, to join the present Grand ave- nue line. thus making complete loop or belt line. It is understood Mir. sherman was urged to build this arc Of the circle also. but declined to un- dertake it at the present time It is also learned that in previous prelim inaries in connection with this under taking. d right -of-way was sought about mile and a half. south of the present described line but that has been practically abandoned in the line here mentioned. There may yet be some changes in the line here outlined before the right-of-way is perfected. but this is given as the location as at present proposed
 The value of such an electric line to the nearby property along its entire length is almost too patent to hardly require mention. for it would mean that in a sense a, half section on either side of the road would almost become suburban property: or country home land. with practically all the con veniences of suburban property. 1n- stead of the slogan being lots for homes" it would become acreage for