Bisbee daily review., 1911-10-26
LUMBER RAILROAD
 COMING 10 DOUGLAS
It Means the Development ot Another Industry
 There

According 10 reports reaching this city. the railroad that is soon 10 be built into Douglas from the timber country of the Sierra Madre noun tains of Mexico win not be Pear son project. as first announced. l- E. Booker. capitalist who has large mining. ranching and timber interests. Is behind - this project Booker has several hundred thou sand acres of pine land on the west slope of the Sierra Madres and Douglas is the nearest outlet for this valuable lumber
 In an air line Rockers timber tract Is only a little more than one hundred miles from Douglas. but as the railroad is planned il Is little farther. although less than 150 miles Of this city The road as now planned will not go very lar from the line that vas surveyed from Agua Prieta by the Cananca com pauy ln 1901
 Booker is now engaged in tinanc- ing this project He is connected with prominent CanadiaR capitalists who have financed other Booker in- dustries which have all turned out successfully. There is no conuec- tion between the Booker interests and the Pcarsons. although these big concerns work together in the development ot the Sierra Madre timber lands The Pearsons will undoubtedly soon have saw and ,.I,,,tr.s r,,iIfe f,, ,r.r,ffoN fp Trl paso, as that port is tue nearest to their timber concessions Douglas is the nearest American port of en- try to the Booker lands.
 The project of bringing the rough logs to Douglas and convert ing them into lumber here for the great markets of this section is en- tirely feasible In local discussions of this matter, which was first an nounced in the Daily International some Of those interested have rais- the objection that Douglas is too far from the source of timber e make il profitable to put saw mills here. This objection is quickly quieted as Booker can saye money by saving his loss here There is no duty no logs in the rough. ou manufactured lumber in inc rough the duty is sl.25 per thousand feet and as the process of manufacture is advanced by blaming and match ing. the duty advances. Booker can lay logs down in Douglas at less than Sl25 per thousand feet The mei problem does not enter into the mGtter at all. as the saws will make fnT a- a-llf1 fr.H Ter to operate the saws and blaming mill That logs can be sawed into lumber after a long railroad haul is shown by the successful operations of the American Lumber company Of Albuquerque. New Mexico. The log supply for these great mills is at a distance of IJ0 miles from the mills The logs are cut in the Zuni mountains and loaded on specially built cars at KeyBer. from where they are hauled Co the santa Fc railroad at Thoreau and from there are taken to Albuquerque. These mills saw more than 300.0oG feet Of lumber per day and employ nearly as many men as are employed al the smelters in Douglas Thet are AlbuquerQue's greatest industry.
 In Jbe matter Of a concession for the proposed Booker read the Mex ican government is very anxious for the road Co be built from the Sierra Madres to Douglas The re cent revolution showed the need oi a road across the northern part oi Mexico west Of Fl Paso. IL is doubtful whether or not the Mexi can government would open another port east of here and in the event of a refusal Of that government iC open another port. Booker will bC forced to bring his logs here ol abandon his whole timber proiec Madres.