The Parker post., 1913-12-20
MIR. DENAIR'S
PROPOSITION
VETERAN RAILROAD BUILDER
PRESENTS CLEAN-CUT AND
OPEN PROPOSITION TO THE
PEOPLE OF THE VALLEY.

BLYTHE, Calf, Dec 1S.-Last
July, when John Denair, the
pioneer railroad builder first visit
ed the Blythe country, he looked in
amazement at the natural resources
he beheld here
For more than thirty years Mr. De
nair had been operating and building
railroads in the west, and as he ex-
pressed it, 81 have passed dozens of
times around the most fertile spot,
the greatest oasis in all the desert,
and at this late day just discovered
it. This valley needs railroad, and
by the eternal l am going to build it.
In most countries the railroad IL
built first, and the development comes
later, bue here the country is so far
developed as to make railroad an
immediate paying investment
Mr.. Denair Immediately went TO
work. With his own money he
made the necessary surveys for a
railroad from the Santa Fe to Blythe;
he has secured the correct estimate
of the cost of construction and main
tenance; he has gone outside and Sc
cured a pledge OF two hundred thous-
and dollars loan for tthe building of
the road, Notwithstanding the present
money stringency; he has now com
pleted outside arrangements, which
were the most important to the val
LEY.
Up until this time Mr.. Denair has
never said a word to the valley land
owners or to those whom the road
is intended to benefit, what he
pected of them He was waiting to
complete his part of the work first
He wanted to be in a position to tell
them accurately just what he could
do and what he expected of them.
He now comes with clean-cut,
brief and open proposition, one that
you don't have to read between tn
lines to understand. He tells you
just what the road will cost to have
it built and operated; how the money
is to be spent, and even tells you
that he has chosen Clarence K.
Clarke a gentleman whose honor is
vouched for by every man, woman
and child in the valley, as the chief
engineer, who will have personal di-
rection in the expenditure of the
money you are asked to subscribe.
Denair and Clarke are whole rail
road, equipment and all, by them
selves, and jointly, they are going
to work together for the upbuilding
of a country upon which they both
have decided to combine their years
of experience and untiring energy.
Their keen eyes are looking into the
store for this fertile valley when it
is connected by railroad transporta-
,tion with the splendid markets that
liel at it's very door
After years of public labor these
two empire builders have chosen this
valley as the place to build up theil
greatestt and most enduring monu-
ment Who will dare to say but that
they have chosen wisely.
It will be seen by Mr. Denair's pro-
position, that there is no promotion
stock and that no stock is to be sold
for less than it's par value. The first
stock to be sold is offered to the
valley people; that will give the peo-
pie here absolute control of the road
for at least the first year, thus in
suring the board of directors.
There can be no graft" in Mr.. De-
nair's proposition. There is no
chance for him to profit directly by
it; he does not even ask for the
return of the money h has already
spent in the preliminary work. His
only hope or chance for remunera-
ton lies in the expected profits from
his present and future investments
in the valley. The benefits of his
time and money he offers to you.
The following is copy of Denair's
letter and proposition:
Blythe, Cal, Dec 18th, 1913.
'"To the Chamber of Commerce,
Blythe, Cal.
Gentlemen: l have just complet
ed survey of the Santa Fe, Blythe
and Western r. R., from Blythe juno
tion, on the Santa Fe, to Blythe, a
distance of forty miles. The line
will cost about 1857 900 or $500 per
mile 1t will be standard guage, rail
to be what is known as sixty pound,
2,7S0 7x8x8 ties to the mile. Thirty
four of the forty miles over which
the line is to be built is ideal mater
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