Arizona republican., 1910-03-18
RAY--,kELV|N
 ORGANIZED Private Road to Become
 Common Carrier PROMO TED BY JACKL|u
Subsidiary Company of Ray Stockholders is Formed to Operate Line For Public Service and Development of the District

of the District
 Within q very few weeks freight and passenger service is to be in. auGurated on the railway line be- tween Ray and eklvin. A subsidiary company. consisting of some of the principal stockholders of the Ray Consolidated. has been formed which will operate the road as d common carrier and not as private road, simply for the transportation of sup plies and employees to and from the Ray Consolidated.
 This information was given out last night by D. C. Jacklin. general man ager of the Ray properties. and also of the Utah copper property. Mir Jacklin. Spencer Pearose. one of the McNcil. president of the Utah and Chino and d director of the Ray. re- turned yesterday from three days visit to the Ray.
 It was the original purpose of the company in constructing the road between Ray and Kelvin. to use it simply for the purposes of the com pany. but the growth of the Kelvin district. due in d large measure to the immense development work that is being done by the Ray people. has caused them to change their plans and make the road d common carrier
 The Ray-Kelvin road is now be- ing changed from q narrow to d broad guage. This work will soon be finished and then the car service will be started. The last bridge is now being put in near Ray. and the change from narrow 10 broad guage and most of the grading is about completed. The road is seven miles long and connects at Kelvin with the Phoenix and Eastern.
 The Ray company also owns short line between Hayden June ton on tine Phoenix and Eastern and Hayden, where their enormous smell ter is in course of construction, Public service will be given on this
 
 the ore from Ray 6ver their own line to Kelvin, then over the P. X F.. to Hayden Junction. and from there to the shelter on their own road again.
 The Kelvin and Hayden districts have been constantly growing and developing ever since Mir. Jacklin took hold of the work and fhe com pany decided to eXpend the enormous sums in the establishment of one of the biggest mining plants in Ari- zona. These plans are rapidly near ing completion. Thirty per cent of the structural steel work is on the ground for the warehouses and shops. It is said that there are fifty two million tons of ore developed and that the last two months out put has shown seven million ton increase.
 In regard to the railroad and the formation of company to make of it carrier. Mir Jacklin said last night:
 As the railroad lines being con Copper company, particularly that portion of them connecting the town of Kelvin with the Ray district, are nearing completion. it has been de- cided by the officials of the com pany to announce at this time. their policy with respect to the conditions that will apply to the operation of these railroad lines as regards public service
 Tt was the original intention of the company to maintain and operate these transportation lines only for the purpose of handling it's own business, but the demands of the communities at Kelvin. Ray and Hayden. growing out of the business activity, for which the Ray company is largely responsible, have developed to such an extent that it's officials recognize in the situation the desirabiity of giving to the communities along its lines ample transportation facilities. While as stated. the Ray company had not originally intended to place its rail- roads on basis of operation as common carriers, the officials realize as result of the very rapid growth I of the communities in question. the and requirements of the situation and have decided to imme dately cause the mining company's railroads to be conveyed to rail road company. organized under the general railroad act. and to inaugu rate. as soon as possible. regular freight and passenger service be- tween Kelvin and Ray with equip ment first class and modern in every respect. |
 This action will be taken in ae- cord with the policy of the mining to encourage in every way the development of the Ray district and to meet the requirements and of the population which it's operations are largely responsible for bringing into that district The line between Ray and Kelvin will be completed within very few weeks and public service as out lined will be inaugurated as quickly as the necessary equipment can be secured"
 See the ladies and children crowd to 1 that New Phoenix theater nightly. Third avenue. bp