Bisbee daily review., 1912-07-31
SOUTHWESTERN YARD WORK
 BEING RUSHED
Busy Scenes at Tucson Rainy Weather Caused Some Delay in Lay
 ing of Tracks

pushed, so that when the first train comes in it can be handled and as many others a day as come in after that one, says the Arizona Star The round house pits are being dug as rapidly as possible. The heavy rains have hindered the work. The grades have been softened and on account Of this it was hard to throw up new or $. The work of laying the round ho se side tracks in the yards WAS started several days ago. Plenty of new ma terial is standing on the tracks and is being usd as rapidly as a large force of men can work. The track crew is putting down about one-haf mile a day on the yards here. counting the switches.
 Some fthe machinery has arrived. A3well drill, two traction engines, two hoists and a hoiler are now on the grounds one of the traction engines is being used to plough the ground for the digging of 'he round house pits and the other will be used for the well drill The hoists will be used for the hOisting of the heavier parts fthe track stuff.
 The we'll drill will te used to put down a well near the round house, and m this way the company will have a water supply of its own. It is thought that on account or the near ness to the river. that water will be reached before very EeraC depth has been attained.
 Two cement m.sing machines are now on the road and will be here for use when they are needed. lr is planned to cement the pits at the round houses and all other work Of a like na-Tro iu the yards. The form Inateria. has already arrived and IS now stal 'iuE ir he ya.ds
 The rmnd house yards will be quite extensive. The number of tracks necessary to the yards at that point will be 26. This work is being done now and will be completed as soon as the round house pits are finished Eight freight tracks will be laid at the freight rUuse near the Congress street bridge and three of these will r,tn into tie freisE- mru-e nni Ihe stun will be unloaded directly on the platforms iIom the cars.
 
 for the TCjk whicG is being done. There are (, cars If E.2'aTial for track .aTiL. rurpos-5 in the new yards nov. The rails and ties are Icing used 'aridly. '.'hc rest O: the material is composed of frogs, switch. es and smaller paris to the track A big '" will be built near the round house raIds.
 An employees club house will be built on the corner Of Ma.d and Con. gress streets. The club house Is planned to be @ gathering place for all men employed by the Southwest ern. It will be one story in height and will be built on the mission plan. A big lounging and reading room Will take up the front part of the house and in the back there will be a smCi,. ing room and billiard and pool hall.
 c. T. Conley, engineer in charge for the Pearsons company of Fl Paso says that the buildings of the South western company will all be modern in every respect and the frames will be of structural iron. A great many tons or iron will be used in the build. ing. This will arrive shortly.
 The track laying men, conirg this way were at Iescal. according to J. S. Barlow. engineer in charge for the Southwestern and are putting a steel bridge across the river at that point Mescal is about 40 miles from Tue. son. After the bridge is hriIt the work will continue toward this city
 Tn regard 10 the work being done h Tucson, MT. Barlow said. 'The men in the yards here are laying the track as fast as they can. They ara putting down about half mile a day This looks like slow work, but the placing of the switches and frogs takes some time. Then ye are not trying to make a record ar ali. we are merely building a railroad
 Several beautiful parks will be built near the Jepot and freight house The first park 10 be laid out will be one in a trianguar piece of land between the depot and the freight house. The other park will be south of the freight house The full rlans have not beer made out for the the parks. but fine lawns will be kept and trees and flow CTS set out Other parks will be laid out along side O fthe track coming into the yards.
 In commenting on the beautiful ap proach o fthe city of the Southwest ern trains. MT. COnley said: ''The whole country will be left open and nothing done to hinder the sight oi passengers as they come into Tucson The river is close by and the farms along the right of way will give every one a good idea Of the county al they come through it. There ara H.Nr rr ha se Cruz and every one will see them as they come in. This will make 2 very good impression. The country at this time Of the year is especially beauti ful and it will remain green alonl the river for the most part of tho year