Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-18
RAILROAD LINE SURVEY
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BensOn Pfees)
 Orders were received by the head of tho surveying outfit of the F.. r. & s. w., the first of the week, to cease the location surveys line at Benson down the Pedro river. The engineers were put to work immedi. ately at the east end of the 6. F. yards where she Southwestern mergcs into the Southern Pacific.
 They will continue on this side of the river down to . point near Tres Alamos, SO it is understood, they then will cross the river and continue oA tho other side of the San Pedro. It is understood that the last order calls for surveys to Mammoth, Wink. leman, to Globe, and also to Phoenix.
 Thursday Chief Henning moved his camp outfit from Benson twenty i've miles down she river, or within about Ave miles of Pool, the last of the freight being taken down yesterday.
 Tnere is reason and logic in all things. While the public is never taken into the condolences of the rail. road companies as to their plans, eer. tain preliminary work of the com. psny will start a line of reasoning from logical standpoint, which, while all conjecture of the publics part, still appeals as being the only busi. ness proposition the company making the survey could have. They arc com pelled to make different surveys to arrive at the best and cheapest prop osition, get the best route, easiest grade, the line that will bring the
 most business for the money invested
 in road building, and the nearest and
 most feasible route to the own hold
 ings. besides making direct connec
 tion with another road, which will
 bring them in direct connection with
 another road which will bring then
 in direct touch with the Pacific coast With these points in view, the asser tio1 of this paper for the past foul years that the road up the river t' Benson from Winkelman will b'
 built. is bound to be. The develop ment of the mining and agricutura districts demands it, the cheapnes'
 with which the road can be con structed, with a very easy grade, ant
 the getting in touch with the Sal
 River valley, the capital, and thu
 Globe district, has caused the s. P. t' ? complete and make their location an'
 topography surveys this year. Nov
 the F.. P. & s. W. have changed thei
 ideas altogether, and instead of con tinuing with a location survey iron Lands Station to Tucson across tn mesas, two miles south of Bensor
 they have suspended this work, move their camp, which was to have bee
 stationed here for some time, to " point twenty-five miles down tn ' river, and have commenced the SUI vey for a route for the Southwestern " railroad. This will eventually be th = route that will be taken by either , the companies. Heavy mining inte - ests in the Mammoth, or Cope x Creek district, and in the Globe di tricts, the development of the low :" San Pedro valley, getting in touc T with the Salt River valley, which '. being better developed every year, ~ direct to the capital from the sous '' besides connecting up with the San Fe, and giving them direct rou ?" to the coast, has been noted by q ', Southwestern people, and they are nc s" proving out good grade, cheap co " struction close to northern busine ., by their first or preliminary surv ." down the river begun this wet "o From ahose who may be looked to " being a little closer in touch wi " the movement of the railroads, " report mas been circulated that ," Southwestern will build down the ri' w sure, and they would not be surpri' '' if actual work was not begun on e "e struction this fall.
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