The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-12-30
THE E. P B S W. .R. R. SYSTEM TAXES
 OVER HE ARIZONA B NEW MEXICO ROAD

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 Saturday night, the Arizona and New Mexico railroad, extending from Hachita, N. M., through Lordsbwg to Clifton, Ariz., becomes a part of the Ell Paso & Southwestern railroad system.
 Beginning with January l, the -IO9 miles of road constituting the Ari-s zona and New Mexico., will become a part of the Fl Paso & Southwestern system and will be known thereafter as the Clifton branch For operating purposes. the road will be under the Jurisdiction of the superintendent of the western division of the Fl Paso & Southwestern system at Douglas. Ariz.
 Headquarters of the road for ad- ministrative purposes will be in Fl Paso ssi t t's4s
 The Arizona and New Mexico rail road was the property of tho Arizona Copper company. The Phelps-Dvdge company recently purchased the Arizona Copper company and all its properties, including the Arizona S New Mexico railroad. the Coronado narrow gauge road between Clifton and Metcalf). In turn, the Phelps Dodge corporation sold the Arizona & New Mexico road to the Fl Paso & Southwestern system. The formal transfer takes place December 31 at midnight.
 Taking over the Arizona & New Mexico road gives the Fl Paso & Southwestern system 113T miles of standard gauge railroad, including leased. lines and the lines it owns outright. < -E.Ei, ..
 In addition, the Fl Paso &. South western also operates the Naso- zari' railroad, between Douglas, Ariz-. and Nacozari, Sonora, and the Morsu- ei Southern, narrow gauge line be- tween. Guthrie, Ariz- and Morenei- Ariz. .sss ..a. '.. . This afternoon at 3:30 five car special train pulled into the local yards bringing more than twenty of- ficials of the Fl Paso & SouthwesteEa System, headed by A. E. Sweet. Vice President and General Manager The party will remain in Clifton until Saturday evening
 The persenel of the party includes A. E. Sweet, vice-president and gen eral manager; F.. L. Hunter. pur- chasing agent; J. l.. Campbell. chief engineer; M. O. Scobee, superinten- dent; Eugene Fox. general traffic manager; W. c. Barnes, freight traf- fic manager; Garnett King. general passenger agent; E.. F. Anderson. claim agent; L. G. Pearson. store keeper; L. W. Morris. general super intendent; Thomas Paxton, superin- tendent motive power; c. R. Trow- bridge, chief clerk to superintendent of motive power; s. R. Guy. resident engineer, Douglas, Ariz.. H. F. Fair banks, superintendent; W. F. Ford. countant; John Welsh, roadmaster and others.
 Immediately after their arrival the heads of the different departments went into conference with local A. & N. M.. officials and soon the work was under way looking towards the actual turn over which is set for mid night Saturday.
 General Manager Sweet stated Fri day evening that for the immediate present there would be no change in train service as it was first necessary to secure permission from the Cor poration Commission to discontinue the present trolley service but that the application for this permission would be made at once and when that was granted in all probability through mixed train service would De i, inauglrated between Clifton and Hachita leaving Clifton in the morn ing and making connection vith main line trains both east and west at Hachita The General Manager stated that for the past year the A & N. M. By, had been heavy loser. the receipts not equaling by one-hah the running expense.
 So far as the A. & N. NJ. mechanical force, machine shop men. boiler makers and round house men are concerned, MT. Sweet stated that plan was under consideration be- tween the E. P & S. w. and Phelps Dodge Corporation, whereby these employees could be transferred to the copper company and have the mining company do such necessary imme- diate repairs for the railroad com pany as might be required
 In the auditing department. engf neering department and traffic de- department employees were busiiy en- gagged Friday packing up records which will be absorbed into these same departments of the E. P S w system at Fl Paso.
 l. T. Widener. former Trainmaster for the A. & N. M., will assume the position of Assistant Trainmaster and Agent for the E. P. & s. W. al Clifton. with sufficient office help to carry on the business.
 MT. George Wagstaff, former sfrp- erintendent. will take 9 position with Phelps Dodge Corporation. in charge