Arizona republican., 1914-03-18
Articles Filed For Tucson, Phoenix and Tidewater Railroad Believed to Be An Extension of the Fl PaSO and Southwestern
EIGHTEEN MONTHS
 FOR COMPLETION
Foremost Among Incor- porators James $. Doug las, Son of Head of Phelps, Dodge X Co.'S In terest in the West

Phoenix was given a definite prom ise yesterday of a through line railroad with the filing with the corporation commission of the articles of the Tue son, Phoenix and Tidewater railroad company which proposes the construc- ton of a railroad line from the present terminus of the Fl Paso X Southwest ern at Tucson to junction with the Arizona x California of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix, in this city. The incorporators are James s. Douglas of Douglas. George A. Olney and w. C. Foster of Phoenix and Edmund w. Wells and John J. Hawkins of Pres colt It is commonly understood that the line is to be an extension of the Fl Paso x Southwestern which has been contemplated ever since that road was pushed west from Douglas.
 But the corporation is al present en- tirely distinct from the F. P & S w. though MT Douglas is connected with the latter and has been so connected for several years, in an important ca pacity. The capital stock of the com pany is S3,000,0O0 of which Mr Doug las has subscribed s130,OO0 and each of the other incorporators, s1,000.
 The move is not a new one. These gentlemen met in this city for the pur- pose of forming an incorporation in March of last year and again last July, when the papers were prepared and at tested but as Judge Hawkins. who is the attorney for the corporation, said yesterday. it was decided not to file them then for the reason that congress was in session. important legislation was pending and the financial outlook was uncertain.
 The articles permit the extension of the line to any boundary of the state from either Phoenix or Tucson. It was explained that the provision for the extension to the southern boundary contemplated the construction of line to Port Lobos supposed to have been intended by the Fl Paso & Southwest ern at the time construction was begun from Fairbanks to Tucson.
 The distance from Phoenix to Tue son is 120 miles. The estimated cost of construction, said Judge Hawkins yesterday. is s4,5OO,0OO and it is thought that the work may be com pleted within eighteen months. That time was fixed in an ordinance offered to the city council last night giving the company a right of way through the city.
 The line will enter the city limits at Jackson street on the east. The appli- cation for the right of way asks for franchise along that street to Seventh and thence to Madison and along Madison to a point in the western part of the city where connection is to be established with the Santa F'e, Prescott X Phoenix railroad. For the last two years a great deal of property along Madison street has been picked up by different purchasers and it has long been understood that they were acting for the Fl Paso & Southwestern
 Madison street lies first north of Jackson which is occupied by the Santa Fe. The Arizona Eastern has private right of way between Jackson and liar rson but it owns practically all of the ground as far south as Buchanan. The advent of the new line would add so much to the net work of tracks cover ing two blocks, and more through the city that already citizens are begin ming to talk about a subway or via duet It was stated by one of the in corporators that a movement would probably be made toward union sta ton that would be a credit to Phoenix The Fl Paso x Southwestern people, by the way. are distinguished for beau tifying the towns which they enter
 Between Phoenix and Tucson the most direct practicable route will be chosen. The road will touch Tempe and either Mesa or Chandler and thence to Florence. Several surveys of the country between Phoenix and Tucson have been made by engineers of the Fl Paso & Southwestern. One of them will be chosen, but the exact route is something yet to be decided upon.
 Where the line will cross the South ern Pacific tracks out of Tucson could not be stated. one survey had been
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