Bisbee daily review., 1911-09-29
50. PACIFIC YIELDS
 ID E. P. & 5. w.
Freight to Latter Line to Be Received and Delivered
 at Tucson
NEW YORK DIS PATC H

AeA ny %NAoAAAANANA ANA N%-N ~-@~-@% sion of the Fl Paso & Southwestern from Fairbanks to Tucson, 1t has been the understanding that this extension was to be followed by the running of the Rock Island freight and passenger traffic over the tracks ci the Southwestern be- tween Fl Paso and Tucson, instead of over the Southern Pacific be tween these two points, as here tofore.
 Information now comes from New York in a recent dispatch which fully confirms this expectation and also gives some inside information concerning the differences which have existed in the past between the two railroads and why the Southwestern sought a new termi- nus.
 Following is the dispatch from New York concerning the extension of the Southwestern and the final agreement reached with the South ern Pacific:
 NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The Fl Paso &. Southwestern railroad will not build to Phoenix from Tucson. It will stop when it completes it's line from Benson to the latter point, and the fight that has been going on between the Southern Pa. cific and the Southwestern will stop at the same time.
 It was not generally known, but the Southwestern began it's arrange. ments to build to Tucson and Phoe- nix because the Southern Pacific would not accept westbound freight at Benson, the Southwestern's ter. minus. The Southwestern brought in Rock Island freight to Fl Paso, and, although it operates a line as far west as Benson, the Southern Pacific made it deliver the freight at Fl Paso. Eastbound freight. or iginating in California and routed over the Southwestern and Rock Island, was hauled by the Southern Pacific past Benson to Fl Paso be fore it was delivered.
 The Southwestern decided to build on to Tucson and then to Phoenix where 1t would have a connection with the Sants Fe It was hinted that the Southwestern even propos ed to build a line southwest from Tucson to the Mexican gulf if nee .essary to get a Pacific outlet
 This earnestness on the part oi the Southwestern convinced the S P. officials, it is said, that they had better stop the fight, and the re suit was an agreement to deliver all trains eastbound that were rout ed for the Rock Island territory, tc the Southwestern at Tucson and tc accept westbound trains at that point also. This will result in the operation of the Golden State Jim ited west of El Paso over the tracks of the Southwestern, instead Of the Southern Pacific beween Fl Pasc and Tucson.
 The Southwestern owners some months ago bought enough stock ir the Rock Island road to be able tC get the backing of that system 1T the Southwestern's fight against tho Southern Pacific and the s. P. "laiC down." It is reported that tho agreement for the two roads is fol a period of 50 years, but this can not be confirmed It is genera knowledge, however, that the twC railroads have reached an agree ment to quit the fight" and tha Phoenix will not get the Southwest ern extension, and that the South
 western will haul its through busi ness to and from Tucson instead e Fl Paso.
 H. J. Simmons. general manager of the Fl Pnso & Southwestern rail road, when asked yesterday in E
 Paso regarding the dispatch iron
 New York as printed above, saiC
 that he had no comment to make
 that he had too much to do to at tempt to affirm or deny all the rail
 road rumors put into circulation
 about his road.
 He admitted, however, that tho Southwestern has abandoned it'
 plan to build to Phoenix. "YoI
 may say that we will not build tC Phoenix" he said. Furtheh thai
 this, he had no comment to make