The Parker post., 1914-03-21
NEW MAIN
LINE ROAD
TO BE BUILT BETWEEN TUG
SON AND PHOENIX, THENCE
TO COAST OVER SANTA FE VIA
PARKER.
t(Arizona GaZette.)

Articles OF incorporation were flled
today with the Corporation commits
sion for the Tucson, Phoenix & Tide
water Railroad company. The incor-
poration is for three millions of dol
lars. Here are the incorporators:
James S. Douglas of Douglas; w. c..
Foster of Phoenix; Ed w. Wells of
Prescott; George A Olney of
Phoenix; John ]. Hawkins of Pres
colt.
George A. Olney and w. C. Foster,
two Of the incorporators in the new
company, said this afternoon that fo.
months property along the proposed
right of way had been gradually and
quietly accumulated for railroad pur-
poses. No terminal plans have yet
been made, but determined effort
is to be made to bring about the es-
tablishment of big union station.
In the ordinance which is now be-
fore the council appears clause
guaranteeing the completion Of the
road between Phoenix and Tucson
within year and half.
AT Tucson direct connection will
be made with the Ell Paso & South
western, and at Twenty Second ave
nue. in Phoenix another connection
with the Santa Fe, establishing the
shortest low grade railroad cOnnec-
tions between tidewater on the west
and tidewater on the east, and plac
ing two coasts in direct contact with
the Salt river valley.
The preliminary surveys between
Phoenix and Tucson have already
been made, and it is understood that
the dirt will be flying within a few
weeks.
The project has been under way
for months, but so carefully guarded
was the momentous secret that no
{. whisper reached the public unit
this morning, when the articles OF
incorporation were filed with the
commission, although they were ac-
knowledged before a Phoenix no
tary
From Phoenix the new railroad
will be built east through Tempe and
either Mesa or Chandler; thence in a
direct line to Florence and Tucson.
Within a few days a meeting will
be called of all the commercial or
ganizations in the Salt river valley
to get behind the mammoth project
that no delay may be encountered in
securing the necessary rights of way
first to the east, and later toward
the setting sun.
The preliminary details have all
been accomplished, said Judge Haw-
kins this afternoon. THE line will
be built, and built at once. OF that
there is no doubt. Our plans are COM
plete We are an organized corpora
ton. The road will be of the best
construction, standard guage, heavy
steel, and capable of handling the
heavy cross continent business which
will naturally seek the lowest grade,
the shortest route, with the fewest
curves. The preliminary survey has
been made, and we will proceed at
once with the official survey. We
expect to reach Tucson in 1870 miles
The names of the men behind the
Tucson, Phoenix & Tidewater rail
road company are an absolute guarar-
ty of the perfect integrity of the
corporation which is to bind Phoenix
in bonds of steel to the east and to
the west.
If the road makes friendly con-
nection with the Ell Paso & South
western and the Santa Fe, Golden
State Limited and other Rock Island
trains will pass
through Phoenix next year
With the opening OF the Panama
canal a new era will dawn in both
passenger and freight business, and |
Phoenix on the continenteA short cut
will derive every advantage of low
rates and fast service.
j. S. Douglas, who appears from
the articles of incorporation as
the heaviest stockholder in the new
company, is one of the "big men OF
the country in railroad and mining
circles, and is heavily interested
the Ell Paso & Southwestern, which
has long been seeking an outlet to
the coast, and although the incorpor-
ators have no present affiliation with
any other railroad company and are
acting for themselves alone, it is GER
tain that before many months Ell Pa !