Arizona republican., 1922-04-14
PHOENIX TO
MEXICO CITY
RAIL LINE IS
IN PROSPECT
Claims Against Mexico
Now In Settlement To
Be Used In Building 100
Mile Link Declares Pres
ident Titcomb

railway line from Phoenix to Mexico
City according to H. B. Titcomb.
president of the Arizona Eastern and
Southern Pacific de Mexico railroads.
who arrived in the city yesterday to
attend the Industrial Congress con-
ference today.
When this connecting link Is COM
pleted Phoenix will be brought more
than 500 miles closer to Mexico City
by railroad and will be offered the
facilities OF through Pullman cars
without change, declared Mr.. Tit
comb.
This stretch of railroad which will
bring Phoenix into close touch with
the capital of a nation just beginning
to realize the possibilities of Its un-
developed wealth is being planned
from Tepic to LaQuemada. 1t viii
connect the terminus of the present
Southern Pacific de Mexico line with
a main line road into Mexico City.
Now In Settlement
Negotiations are now under way
with the Mexican government to pay
claims which the railroad holds
against it for $1,000. 900 and depreda-
tion claims of $S.500.00O." President
Titcomb explained. THE proposal
has been advanced that IL this money
Is paid to the railroad the Southern
Pacific de Mexico will spend all that
which is paid in claims on building
this 100 miles OF railway lines and
to rehabilitate our present lines"
President Titcomb called attention
to the fact that during the revolu-
tion in Mexico 394 bridges on the
railway line were burned or de-
stroyed. These, he said. have been
replaced temporarily pending a set
tlement of the claims against the
government.
'In the meantime we are rehabili-
tating our lines as fast as the reve-
nue. from the road warrant he
added, with the suggestion that at
the present one might enjoy very
unique trip from Nogales to Tepic
as the road now has "a "shoo- flies"
in that distance. In railway parlance
the "shoo-fly" Is a stretch of track
which dips down from the bed 4of
a grade into the bed Of 4 stream and
rises on the opposite bank. giving
the passenger something OF the roller
coaster effect.
Illustrating the possibilities which
Phoenix may enjoy from closer touch
with Mexico. President Titcomb gave
a few figures to show the nature and
quantity of shipments being made
from the west coast country served
by the line he represents.
Cantaloupes were started from
Empaime for New York city with a
shipment of IS carloads on April Z
Before California has started pick
Ing, the West Coast Of Mexico viii
have 45O carloads of these melons
on the markets in this country.
At the present time the tomato
crop. which ranks close to first on
the west coast. Is being moved with
every indication the United States
will receive about 1850 carloads of
them.
There will be 500 cars of very fine
cane sugar shipped from the Same
district this season: so carloads of
graphite, about 10 carloads of dye
woods: ESQ cars of garbanzos, Is
cars of raw alcohol:l 80 cars of flbre
for ropes 25 cars OF, watermelbns.
and 40 or so cars of rice.
In connection with the shipments
OF rice Mr.. Titcomb said this grain
is being raised on the west coast
of Mexico now without the use of
artificial irrigation. He explained
that a sufficient quantity of rain fell
during the summer months to insure
a good crop OF rice.
The commodities mentioned en-
brace only a small portion of years
business, Mr.. Titcomb said.
What is needed in Mexico now Is
capital he explained. With capital
Mexico can soon become self sus-'
tanning empire within ITSELF"
Glad Trail TO be Repaired
President Titcomh. will take a trip
over the Apache Trail Immediately
following the. Industrial meeting
here. He expressed himself as be-
ing greatly interested In the devel-
opment of this scenic highway.
II am very glad to note the plans
of the governor and those closely as
ISOLATED with him to spend consld-
erable sum toward improving the
Apache Trail. one OF the greatest as
sets OF Arizona" he declared. and as
spokesman for the railroad added.
we appreciate the interest which
the people of Phoenix and of the
entire state have taken in this mat
ter"
To show how the Apache Trail was
really the master key of the state
Mr. Titcomb took for illustration a
tourist who had never been in this
state. He figuratively took him. from
the active mining districts of Doug
las and Globe to Roosevelt dam and
explained how he would proceed to
show how the waters and the power
developed at the dam were utilized.
He took his tourist over the Apache
Trail where the wonders of nature
held him entranced. and then brought
him into the Salt River valley and
finally into Phoenix. He showed him
how the desert had been made to
bloom, then journeyed on down into
the undeveloped southern sections of
the state and pointed out how with
available water projects developed
millions Of additional acres could be
placed under cultivation.
such a trip is bound to gain the
interest of an investor. and the tour
ist generally has money and Is ready
to spend 1t II ne considers 1t to his
advantage" was the explanation
which Mr.. Titcomb added to his H.
lustration, And the one thing which
Arizona has to attract the tourist to
the section Of real wealth and the
best conditions Is the Apache Trail. "
NEW YORK, April 13-Walter J.
Raybold was reelected president OF
the American Paper and Pulp assoc
citation. The executive committee
consists of the presidents OF the 20
affiliated associations. to which three
members at large were added. Louis
Bloch of San Francisco, and w. e.
Haskell. and Sidney Mitchell hnth OF
New York,