The Parker post., 1911-08-05
THE E. P. & S. w.
COMING TO PARKER
General Manager Simmons Admits
Road Will Be Extended to Phoenix,
Where it Will Connect With Santa
Fe For Coast Via Parker.

ACCOl u1n5 W LAC III CoO 11Oi c"Ao,
no less an authority than General
Manager Simmons, of the Ell Paso &
Southwestern railroad which is to
all intents and purposes the western
extension of the big Rock Island sys-
tenn, admitted before leaving last
Wednesday for the east on official
business connected with his company,
that it was the firm purpose of the
company to extend it's line to Phoe-
nix, where it will make connection
coast by way of the Parker cutoff.
The admission is tantamount to a
declaration that the Santa Fe and
Rock Island people have entered into
an agreement for the exploitation of
the entire southwest, and that Phoe-
nix is to be made the big central dis
tributing point for all the territory
practically between Ell Paso and Los
angeles
According to Manager Simmons;
the line will be extended to Phoenix
al a comparatively early date for the
purpose of getting the haul on the
Salt River valley hay fruit, nuts,
Iaelons and other produce, to Doug
Ia, Bisbee, Nacozari Cananea and
other towns along the Southwestern.
The Ell Paso & Southwestern also
las great confidence in the agricult-
ural development of much other ter
ritory along the route, notably the
Tucson district and the Casa Grande
valley. Big mining developments
which will result in a big carrying
trade, are also looked for.
The Southwestern is now reported
as having a large force of men work
ing west of Fairbanks, clearing the
right of way The object is TO have
a clear path for the contracting COM
panies just as soon as the contracts
are let, when the dirt will begin to
fly without delay.
Some weeks ago the Santa F'e com
pleted surveys for numerous improve
ments of it's line between here and
Cadiz Many curves are to be cut
out and the roadbed is to be placed
in better condition in many places.
Il is also generally known that the
approaches to the bridge at Parker
are to be replaced by steel. Accord
ing to authentic advises heavier steel
will be laid over the A & G.. and the
Parker cutoff All of this work ic
planned to commence early this fall.
If the Ell Paso & Southwestern
runs its trains direct to the coast
over the Parker cutoff this place will
benefit greatly, as it is the logical
division point for that road as well
a the Santa Fe.
Will Build to Tucson at Once.
TUCSON, Aug. 1.-The Tucson Cit
izen, in a 10 o'clock extra makes the
first official announcement of the de
cision of the Ell Paso & Southwestern
railroad to build from Benson to Tue
son Immediately. News comes in a
telegram from Walter Douglas, gen
eral manager of the Phelps DODGE
company, now in New York, to James
T. Williams, Jr., editor of the Tucson
Citizen, and reads as follows:
''Your wire. 1t gives me great
pleasure to advise you that the di-
rectors of the Ell Pase & Southwest
ern have decided definitely to build
to Tucson Immediately y WALTER
DOUGLAS.
The CID pueblo has gone wild over
on as the biggest thing for the city
since the entrance of the Southern
Pacific thirty years ago. 1t is gener-
ally understood. both in Tucson and
Phoenix that an announcement will
shortly be forthcoming of the pur-
pose of the Frank Murphy interests
to complete the road from Silver Bel
to Port Lobos, on the Gulf Of Cali
fornia, giving Phoenix, by reason oi
the working agreement of the South
western and the Santa Fe, a port zoe
miles from tide-water. The announce
ment Of Manager Douglas, following
SO closely upon the reported agree
ment between the Southwestern OF
Rock Island and Santa Fe, whereby
the Southwestern is To run its trains
to the coast over the Parker cutoff
is merely confirmatory of the big
plans of these two great forces in the
railroad world.
Tucson has long been regarded by
the Southern Pacific as it's exclusive
railroad property. 1t has for yearc
been largely maintained by the bust
ness of the Southern Pacific shops
The advent of the Southwestern mus
roUordo6 hu ho q