Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-18
MOUNTAIN TIME
 ALL OVER ARIZONA
Southern Pacific Decides to Effect Long Considered
 Change

Effective December next, the Southern Pacific Railway company v hieh change it's operating time throughout Arizona and New Mexico from Pacific to mountain time, W ich is one hour faster. This annouhcement, made privately to a Jew mercnants and other business men yesterday. was received by them with unusual unanimity and pleasure. This change will unify Arizona and New Mexico as regards railroad time. including the branch roads. and the municipal time of the principal cit ies, and scenes by those who have been consulted to be likely to be a great improvement from both busi ness and domestic standpoints. The new time and the new time card Of e Southern Pacific main line, spok- en of this week. will go into effect at the same time, says the Arizona Star.
 The step has not been taken with out due consideration. It has, in fact. been under consideration of and on for years, ever since the belted system of time was inaugurated- Passenger Traffic Manager Chas. $. Fee ha sever been a strong advocate of application of the mountain zone time to Arizona and New Mexico, and the public seems aljpreciatiye of the fact that he has at last sue ceeded in bringing a sufficient part of the railway service into his way O. thinking, although opposed more or less by the operating department, which, not having such an intimate connection with the feeling Of the pub lie as the passenger and other traf- fic departments, could not be expect ed to be as much moved by public consideration: and a consideration for the public is the factor that has at last brought about the change.
 By this change all railroad time In Arizona and New Mexico is brought to one uniform system. The only real change 10 railroad men Is the putting or tae hands of the watch or clock forward an hour. No change is required in the actual sun time running of the trains. The greatest effects will be selt in commercial work and domestic arrangements and social life. But both the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe time as regards watches and clocks will be the same all over both territories, which may by that time both be states. It is consioered fortuitous, by some. tat the new unity of time and the new unity of states should come in at practically the same time.
 The new arrangement will also be more natural, certainly for Tucson The present time is 36 minutes by the clock slower than by the sun. The new time will be 24 minutes by the clock fsster than by the sun. But, as some have remarked, That will get us up earlier. give us more daylig { time for business. and more twilight and evening time for the homes The cities. also, will then be in touch. in time. with the rail roads, as they now have the faster or nearer sun time. When the ange Is made all will be running ,n one schedule of watches and
 clocks the railroads and cities and gradually the country places. Arizona win be unified in time.
 The great question, yesterday. was how the business public would take the change. It can be said, literally, that 1t took it joyously.
 J. Ivancovich was the first Tucson merchant approached for his opin ion. It was a proposition so out of t-e ordinary run of business that 1t took him a few moments to cOmpre- hend it. Why. l should think that would be good" he said finally. Ger Tainly. Do ! understand you, Tucson and Phoenix would then have the same time, would they not? That Is, if Tucson city time was c1anged with that of the railroad?~ Yes" Well, think that would be good. l know L have sometimes wanted to teie' phone to Phoenix; 1t would be quar ter Of eleven by my time here, bur quarter of twelve by their time there. and on that account l would find the party ! wanted cut. This way. we would both have the same time Yes. think the change would be a good one"
 Mighty glad to hear it." said