Arizona republican., 1910-04-29
ARIZONA EASTERN TO
 BUILD BUCKEYE R. B. TAKES OVER THE ASSETS OF COMPANY AND ASSUMES
 OBLIGATIONS. t Becomes the Only Construction Ar rangement Available to the
 Company.

l.. H. LandiS general manager of tho Phoenix & Buckeye railroad company. yesterday issued the following state ment which will bc mailed to each subscriber to the right of way and bonus projects of Inc company, promptly. that all may have free and open understanding of the stu- alton. Though the facts are already quite generally known this is the first official announcement that has been made. The statement is quite cxplan- atory:
 To Subscribers to Bonus Fund. the
 Press and Public Interested:
 The promoters and workers in ad- vancing the cause of railway into the Buckeye country deem it only fit ting that at this time statement in dicating progress and present status should be made those who have CO operated with us in our endeavors to enlist the interest of capital sufficient to insure the desired building of 6 railway from Phoenix westward to ward Yuma
 Last spring-practically year since, we were able to show consider able right of way-some s25,000 in bonus subscriptions. also t1O ten year tax exemption act. passed by our territorial legislature. our inability to enlist the interest of either the Ran dolph interests. Santa F'e interests. or independent eastern cap ital remains yet too vivid in the minds of all interested to re- quire repeating at this time. our as- surance from the Raymond company of Los Angeles made us about two months ago that they would build the Phoenix X Buckeye railway, provided within certain brief period of ten days, bonus amounting to s50.000 and free right of way were donated, is also recalled. This company was unable to meet the Raymond company proposition and as a consequence their contract was cancelled and withdrawn March 30th. last.
 Our only alternative. thereupon was to undertake the enlistment of the support of the Arizona Eastern rail- road interests. to accept our assets and construct the Phoenix & Buckeye railway to the east side of the Hassa- yampa river by August 1st of this year. We have the assurance that our proposition will be accepted. pro- vided our company will secure an ordinance permitting the building of a line into Phoenix from the west, to- sether with some additional right Of way, etc. Our inability to procure such considerations will obscure for the present at least. and possibly for some years to come the advantages of Arizona Eastern railroad construc- tion and operation of its line westward from Phoenix. This company has not received any intimation as to when an extension of a line westward from Hassayampa river to a connection at Yuma may be expected. but suffice it to announce that completion of this company's prospective line will mark a decidedly vital era in the future of Phoenix and Salt River valley and be- come most important link in what sooner or later will become a through line from east to west via Phoenix A great deal we are given to under stand. however, in this latter connec- lion depends upon approval of the Arizona Eastern maps through the Gila canyon.
 Respectfully submitted.
 l.. H. LANDS. General Manager Phoenix & Buckeye
 Railway.