Arizona republican., 1910-04-01

Eurnute on Q tour of the lines of the Southern Pacific railroad Judge F. < Lovett. president of the road. ac- compauicd by Julius Kruttschnitt. first vice. president of the Randolph lines subsidiary to the southern Pacific paid Phoenix a short visit yesterday spending about an hour. With the party were a number of lesser officials and several of the large stockholders Wednesday the party returned from Mexico where ther- had been over the $ P. West coast lines and Wednesday evening were at Tucson.
 This was tho first opportunity Judge Luvctt has had to go over the lines in Arizona although he had several times travcrsCd the territory enroutc to the coast Like all other trdnScontincntal travellers Judge LOvett had but a vague idea of tho resources of the ter ritory and was more than ordinarily pleased to have the opportunity to study conditions at first hand
 II had been hoped that the party Would have several hours to give to this vicinity but they are already about two days behind their schedule
 
 cisco where a number "r important conferences have been arranged for Before the return east is made the California lines will be traversed and the trip back to New York made over the Union Pacific.
 Judge Lovett greeted the newspaper men cordially. H. liked 10 talk to the people through the papers he said. At the close Of the interview however it was apparent that this last remark might be taken with q grain of salt In personal appearance Judge Lovett is a big man. He dresses in an ordi- nary business suit with soft fedora hat While he talked he took from his pocket a handful of gold coins and tored with them.
 The Phoenix Main Line.
 You want To know about many matters that I dare say you are as fa- miliaT with as I am. said the railroad man after about five questions re- Sarding the Winkelman extension had been put 70 him. Those are matters ue have yet to go over. We have been in Mexico for some days my first trip down the west coast and I can say
 
 railroad there The possibilities are many and when I get back east am going to tell young men to go down there.
 No I can't say anything definite about the Arizona Colorado line. the Durango road. our plans will be made up after the pass on the Arizona and Eastern road has been given us by the land office officials at Washington Then we will consider tapping the Colorado coal fields Mr. Hartman thought very well or the project but it will take a great deal of capital.
 II was called to MT. Lovctt's attcn- ton that MT. ]. J. Hill of the Northern Pacific recently declared that money for railroad construction was hard to get with the general feeling against railroads such as if is today. His views regarding this was asked
 Well Mir. Hill is q very fine gentle man and his views are to me very in teresting no matter what tho subject is. However a partial appropriation for preliminary surveys for the Duran go road has been made. The WinkcI- man extension work will cost us in the neiGhborhOod of two millions of dol lars and then there are tho eastern snG the western extensions Of the line to be completed which will take as n,Uch more No [ cannot say as fo when Phocnix will be on the main line. I will say however that we are changing the general route of the main line in Arizona and the most feasible pass will be through the canyon we are going to inspect this afternoon
 The Gould Invasion.
 What do you think of tho rumor that the Goulds arc to invade Califor- nia ?'' was asked.
 Let every one come he said The more the merrier. think however that the Southern Pacific will be able to maintain it's supremacy in tn, southwest"
 Has the Southern Pacific sold it's Santa Fe stock to the Pennsylvania railroad and is the Pennsyivaina com ing to the coast2"
 Well now if l answered that some one would say ~as talking for effect on the market and it cannot be of great local interest. I have never heard that the Southern Pacific road owned Santa Fe stock from any one I considered in q position to make an authoritative statement for the South %rn Pacific"
 no you approve of the proposed