Arizona republican., 1911-06-09
TREMENDOUS LOSSES
 0F SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Colonel Randolp ph Doubles Former Es- timate in Latest Report of
 Damage.

After exhaustive investigation of the losses sustained by the Southern Pa cific railroad of Mexico in the revolu- ton, Colonel Eppes Randolph, vice president and general manager of the road, issued a statement yesterday in which he declared the losses of the company to be $500 900. This estimate is double that of an estimate pub lished before the full extent of the damage had been learned.
 Colonel Randolph said: The South ern Pacific railroad of Mexico has suffered a loss of S5OO,OOO since the insurrection began in Mexico. or this amount, $3O0,O0O worth of damage has been done to the road by tearing up the track and burning out bridges In all we have had about 200 bridges burned out ranging from 20 to 1000 feet in length.
 The loss of the depots which have been burned and destroyed will amount to $50,0OO. and it will take more than this sum to replace them. Taking into consideration the equip met put out of commission and the loss sustained from business alone the railroad company's loss will amount to even more than $5O0.O0O.
 "A thousand miles of road was tied up at one time for over two weeks. and for two months the road from Guaymas to MaZatlan has not had train run over it. On the So- nora branch of the road the company has been more fortunate and has been able to keep the road repaired most of the time
 The telegraph lines of the road have been a continued source of trouble by being torn up. It was al- most an impossibility to keep these in running order, and when they were repaired clear through and per haps worked for few hours an in- surrecto would cut them at some point again.
 The railroad company intends to rebuild the road where it is torn up as soon as possible. and, although at first it will be only cribbed up to get it into running order as soon as the country is again peaceful. an al- most entirely new equipment will he mt in. The bridges which have been blown up and burned will be replaced by new ones and in many places iron structures will replace the old wooden ones. As several of the depots at the different stations have been burned and ruined. they will have to be entirely rebuilt
 After the country is quiet, the en- tire road can be put into running or der in three weeks. However, II VIII he a long time before all the repairs on the road are completed
 -The country through which the Southern Pacific of Mexico runs IS fast settling down to peaceful pur- suits as only last Thursday l had message stating that the town or Culiacan. which is on the road ana ie the capital of Sinaloa. had been surrendered by the federals to the insurrectos and Friday message came saving that MaZatlan, whlch has been besieged for six weeks by the insurrectos, had fallen into their hands. The federals evacuated the town and escaped on the federal gun boat. which has been in the harbor since the town was besieged, throw ing shells into the insurrecto ranks
 With Culiacan and MazatIan m the hands of the insurrectos. there IS little doubt but that work on the roads can he started at once, as there will be no need of the road to carry government troops whien has always been the reason TOT tie insurrectos tearing up the road