Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-01-30
PHOENIX Hopes TO
Be ON MAIN LINE


For some time a persistent iumor
has been floaurg around IN railroad
circles that Phocn-x Is 70 be on n /
main hue sooner than eksp the most
oremlssio for The fu,Gre u the city
had aoDed Although not oliicially
anaoupeed BY ,he railroad officials, II
i understood That some Of TIE th-casi
passenger trains el the Southern Pc
.iiic WI run uom Marcopa to this
city and then 10 Los Angeles aud
san Francisco over the Parker ent-l
off as soon as the construction os
that road is completed.
The building of the road from Pax
kei to bengal win BE completed bs
MAY l5. e tue contractors are able
10 fulfill the lcrn.s Ct their agreement
With tie Santa &c. and If the expected
change Is made. the through trains
will he entering this city by the mid
dle Of June. The Phoenix sumner
visitors TO the coast will be enabled
10 maize the trip on the new fast
schedule.
4 traffic agreement made az the
time OF the acquire mont of the Phoe
nix & Eastern BY the Southern Pa
fic allows that road the privilege
Of routing some OF its trains over the
Santa Fe on the tracks Of the Phoe-
nix & Eastern when that road Is con
nerted with the C. Y. & q n. and
the through line made complete.
The santa Fe was allowed the nse
of the tracks 70 their nearest con.
Meeting point, which Is at present az
Deming. n NJ. Whether they will have
the privilege of going out over the
NJ. & +. in case the Southern Fecih>
uses the Parker cGt-off. is not known.
the present gossip relating Oily 70
Southern Pacific service.
The fact that the Southern Pacific
has the right 10 use the road via Par
'Scr which cuts off number OF
grades. shortens the d'stance and les
sens the time necessary for the trip
70 the coast. would furnish a strong
reason for their adoption of q new
route schedule. The completion OF
the through connection OF the r. &
=. cannot be accomplished in less
than two years. ard through service
before that time is much desired.
Counting in the time necessary FOR
the trip from MsTicopa 10 this city.
the through schedule could be mace
Iuore rapidly than at present. and the
trip from here to Los Angeles could
be made il twelve or fourteen hours
According to report a train wiz
leave this point between ard 8
o'clock in the afternoon and viii ar
sisc IN Los Angeles about Z o'clock
the next morning.
About the middle OF December the
Southern Pacific began the work oi
blasting tne ~ p between this
city and isaricopa- The track H. lse
ing raised and the hallaating Is such
Rs viii ~ il - the heaviest traffic
Extensive gepai,s are being made "a
bridges and cuiverts. and fhcv arr re
ing made of sUenS;h sufhcient o,
stand the weight or the heaviest GA
gines the ro3d carries. The wori
VIII be couplcled iUat about the lime
OF the opening Of the line through
Parker
The stoel ON nc portion Of tiiC
Santa Fe beyond Parker is heavy ana
the road Is bong as solidly bullasteo
and though the condition OF IKE traeh
would not be as good as upon 2 line
n use To- some time. yet It viii DC en-
tireiy saic FOR the passage CT rast and
heavy trains. When the roadbed set
ties for a short time, it win be aoiid
as any in the west The road from
Phoenix TO Parker mas at present a
somewhat lighter rail than is usually
used on through lines. bui the steel Is
new and the trip would not be ac-
compan.ed by any great danger. The
rails oculd be replaced in a very short
time.
All OF the circumstances and the
fact that the rumnr is persistently go
ing the rounds IN mail and express
circles. proves The belief that Phoe-
nix viii have some through trains
within the next half year TO be well
founded