Weekly journal-miner., 1921-06-08
WALNUT GROVE l. SHORT LINE IS IN BIG DEMAND
Bankers, Mining Men, Ranchers, Citizens Sign Petitions Asking Construction of Prescott-Wal- nut Grove Route
From Sunday's Dailv)

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 Meeting with the board of super visors tomorrow, committee of the Yavapai county chamber of com merce will confer with the board on project to construct the Prescott Walnut Grove short-line road, pro- ject which has been given the en- dorsement of the chamber of com merce, local banks and businessmen, and prominent mining and business men and residents of the Walnut Grove section, including the Hassa- yampa region, Walnut Grove, Kirk land and Wagoner.
 It is believed that this meeting will result in the accession of the board to a strong, popular demand for the construction of a road from Prescott to Walnut Grove which will reduce the present travelling distance between these two points from 5 to 16 miles, and open up to this city large mining district, i'll which is located among other properties, the Zonia Copper company's mine, con- sidered to be one of the coming properties of the county. Construction Small
 It is understood that actual con- struction of the road would be small The proposed short line route runs south from, Prescott a distance of six miles, where 1t strikes the I Hassayampa river. This road is all ready built. A distance of ten miles farther, the road intersects the Kirk land-Wagoner road, at Craig, fol- lowing this road along the Hassa- yampa into Wagoner. Ten miles of construction this side of the inter section point at Craig, where the short line route joins the Kirkland | Wagoner road, would be required. The KirklandWagoner road is good automobile road in excellent condition.
 Advantages to be gained by the construction of the Prescott Walnut Grove short line route are outlined i'll statement of the petitions seek ing construction of the route. They are, briefly:
 l. Reduction of the distance be- tween Prescott and Walnut Grove from 5 to 16 miles.
 2. Avoiding of the long, steep grade over the present Copper Basin divide route.
 3. Avoidance of snowfall that causes impassibility.
 4. Benefit to industries, including mining, cattle raising, farming, fruit raising.
 5. Construction of the route will be the means of developing rich and hitherto isolated section of the county between Prescott and Walnut Grove.
 Prominent Men Sign
 Overy 60 names of prominent resi- dents of the Hassayampa region, Walnut Grove, Kirkland and Wag- oner have been signed to petitions seeking the construction of this road Among those signing the petition are the following:
 w. A. Parrish, engineer now at the Walnut Grove dam; Kirkland Arizona Copper Co.,; F. F. Westfall, of the Zonia Copper Co.,; William Mckinley, manager of the Ventura Gold Mining Co.,; Wayne Thornburg, prominent cattle man; NC-4 Silver Mining Co.,; Richard Kingdom, mine owner; ]. B. Tomlinson, of the United Gold and Silver Co.,; Lucky Strike Copper Co.,, by George Odom, president.
 Of Prescott people signing the petition are Ed Block, merchant; the Commercial Trust & Savings bank; the Yavapai County Savings bank; the Bank of Arizona; the Prescott State bank; M. Goldwater & Bros; Bashford-Murmister Co.,; O. A. Hes ! la Co.,; E. A. Kastner Co.,; F. w. Foster. of the Hill Hardware Co.,; Arizona Mine Supply Co.,. by (. T.. Toslin, president; Arizona Power O., and Prescott Gas & Electric O., by | F. s. Viele, president; Zonia Copper Co.,. by P. s. Pillsbury, president.
 Phoenix Short-Line I
 One of the chief advantages to be gained by construction of the Pres cott-Walnut Grove route Is the fact that bv continuing the road nine miles below Walnut Grove to the head of Castle Creek, contact may be had with the Castle Creek Hot Springs road, an automobile road Ill first-class shape. This contact would afford Prescott a direct short line route to Phoenix, via the Castle Creek road, which would reduce the present travelling distance to the capl- tai by 5 or 40 miles.