The Parker post., 1915-04-10

BLYTHE ROAD
BONUS ACCEPTED AND WORK
HAS BEEN COMMEMORATE
BOOM Is ANTICIPATED IN THE
VALLEY.
(Blythe Herald.)

Wy viz AAOA NAO.J
California Southern Railroad Co.
on Wednesday, March 81, day that
will go down in history for Palo Yer
de valley, started actual work on the
railroad that is to connect Blythe and
the Palo Verde valley with Blythe
junction on the Santa Fe, distance
of Al miles.
First work was done at the Blythe
Junction terminal of the proposed
railroad.
simultaneously with the commenc-
ing of work, letters containing for
NAL acceptance of the bonus money,
which has been subscribed by the
property owners of the valley, were
mailed to each individual subscriber.
The letters contained the state
ment that the Blythe Construction
company, to whom the bonus had
been assigned by Messrs. Oates and
Olwel, it's recipients, had entered in
to contract with the California
Southern Railroad company for the
construction of the road.
A survey crew arrived at Blythe
junction on Monday. On Tuesday a
caterpillar from Blythe reached the
northern terminal and the following
Gay the work of breaking down the
brush preparatory to grading, was
commenced The work is in charge
Of Floyd Brown.
While this was not a particularly
suspicious beginning for the project
that it is to remold the entire future
OF this fertile empire, yet it was the
start, and coupled with the formal
announcement of the construction
company, removes any doubt as to
the sincerity Of those back of the
project.
1t has been reported that large
outfit Of work stock together with
consignments of ties and equipment
are already en- route to Blythe juno
ton where the construction work
has been started.
The railroad right-of-way as sur
veyed connects with the Santa Fe
at a point just west Of the station
The line swings to the west and then
around in south -easterly direction,
crossing the sand and approaching
The pass at the summit from the
1-orth.
Caterpillars are to play an impor-
+ant part in the construction of the
first ten miles of the roadbed where
the right-of way is across fine sand
Hjtched . ali enormous drag the
powerful machine will quickly break
down the brush and bring the soft
sand to an approximate grade.
Officers of the California Southern
Railroad company, which is to own
the line are: J. NJ Neeland presi-
Gent; H. G. Beggs, vice president
and general manager; J. H. Borders,
second vice president; John r.
Grant, secretary and treasurer, and
Willis l. Morrison, general counsel.
Neeland and Beggs are both exper-
fenced railroad man, and the other
members of the company are sue
cessful business and professional men
A land company is being organized
in connection with the railroad pro-
ject to handle several thousand acres
of land which will be received on
bonus subscriptions and which will
be optioned or bought outright for
speculative purposes.
1t is the expressed intention of
those directly interested in the build
ing of the railroad to not only has
ten the construction as rapidly as
possible but to conduct an extensive
advertising campaign to bring peo-
pie here and develop this land and
make their investment a paying one.
While the formal announcement of
the building of the railroad has been
made, and work started, yet the
bonus committee is going to continue
its efforts to complete the $3.50, 900
bonus, or it's equivalent in land op-
tions About $4,000 remain yet to
be raised.