Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1914-06-28
new LINE CROSSING
NORTHERN ARIZONA
WILL DEVELOP STATE

PHOENIX. june 26.-"The first
section Of the Southwestern Pacific
railroad in Arizona win be financed
and construction commenced within
one year" said Col d. G. Collier.
president Of the company today
I'm addition to shortening the dis
lance between Denver and San Di-
ego" he continued "this road win
open up country of vast resources
in northern Arizona and southern
Utah. Some Of the most important
Of these which might be mentioned
are 200 square miles of coal. includ-
ing camel, anthracite. communicable.
bituminous. submituminous. and liz
mite ;l6,0000O000O feet of timber.
mostly western pine. and an unlimited
quantity Of high grade hematite iron
ore"
Col Collier accompanied by DR..
Herbert A. Parkyn and Charles c.
Carnahan. an attorney of Chicago. are
in the city today to file the articles
Of incorporation of the above railroad
company with the corporation COM
mission of the State and to comply
with the law pertaining to corpora
tons in other respects.
The survey for the proposed road
have an been completed and maps
made of the route. which have been
filed in the states of Utah and Colo
RADIO where required by law. The
eastern terminus of the road is az
Denver and the western terminus at
San Diego. The route from The for
mer city westward to Grand juno
ton Colo. thence fin southwesterly
direction across the corner Of Utah
TO the Arizona State line. crossing
into The state i'm Navajo county con
tinuine down to near the northern
line Of the Moqui Indian reservation.
thence in nothwesterly direction
to Lees Ferry. whore it crosses the
Colorado river into Utah again.
The route thence is soutwesterly.
crossing over into Nevada for short
distance and making a second cross
inc of the Colorado river go Griees'
ferry thence through Arizona 20
ponit between Needles and Parker.
where 10 again crosses the Colorado
river into California al Liverpool
Landing thence through the fertile
Palo Verda valley to Imperial June
ton, across the Imperial valley 60 San
Diego, the western terminus.
The road connects with the Salt
Lake road near the Neyada-Utah line.
crossing the main line Of the Santa Fe
at Yucca the Parker cutoff of the
Santa Fe in the Palo Verde valley. In
California, and the Southern Pacific
at INLAND II has tentative traffic
agreement with The San Diego and
Arizona railroad ~ which the tracks
Of that line can be used or separate
line may be built to its western termi-
nus
A branch line is also contemplated.
to be known as the Kaibab branch.
from a point near the northern line of
Arizona, in southerly direction
distance of approximately seyenty.four
miles through the Kaibab national for
est i'm Coconino county. TO "a point
known as Celestial Kingdom Point. or
more commonly known as Point Sub
lime ON the north rim of the Gran,
Canyon
Another branch line is contemplated
from the Grand Wash. I'm Mohaye
county northerly into Nevada near
the head Of Pilot Canyon. a distance
of eighty-six miles. Nine other branch
lines have also been surveyed and are
included in the original articles of In.
corporation of the company. one of
which is 10 run 10 Calexico and an
other 10 Escondido both in California
The total lenght of the main line of
the road is 1127 miles. and with the
branch lines aggregates a mileage Of
2l2l miles, and the estimated cost of
construction is S106 100000 The gen
eral place of business designated In
its articles Of incorporation is at Salt
Lake. Utah. The capital stock of the
company is divided into $4,000 shares
of the par value Of 500 each. or a
total capitalization Of S2.200.OO0