The Winslow mail., 1925-01-23
PROSPERITY COMING

MO city ever faced future fullel
of promise than the coming spring
summer and fall hold out for Wins
low. Prosperity of enormous proper
tions can not fail to arrive with al
the development projects in sight.
By early summer bids will hav,
been accepted and building begun OF
the development of the Sitgreave,
forest, south of Winslow. A grea
mileage of railroad will have to b.
constructed, and big mill built I
is hoped that Winslow will be made
the site of the mill and the termina
of the railroad, but even if not, ther
Snowflake or Taylor will reap thu
benefit, which Indirectly will benefi
this city in great measure, and the
revenue to the county for the use o1
road building of a percentage of the
funds derived from the sale of tim.
Der will be tremendous. So, regard
less of where the lumber mill will be
built, the county will derive great
good.
The situation in the oil field is be-
coming more interesting each hour. An
oil we'll is expected from day to day
by those in close touch with condi-
tions. The indications and showings
are becoming more favorable; geolo-
gists' earlier reports are being veri-
fed and it is rumored that the rich
Taylor-Fuller company is buying
up land by sections around their well
and all the available property in Hol-
brook. Two additional drilling outfits
have been reported within the past
few weeks Excitement is becoming
intense, and should we'll be brought
in in Navajo county, great explora-
ton work will be carried on over
practically the entire county.
And the Santa Fe railroad has the
biggest budget for improvements on
the Albuquerque division this year
than for any previous year in its
history. One million, seven hundred
thousand dollars has been appropriat-
ed for right-of-way and track main
tenance alone. The double tracking
job Of the main line from WinsloW
to Gallup is expected to begin at ar
early date in the spring and number
of extensive improvements along 9th
er lines are reported, notably an ex.
tension to the roundhouse of eleven
stalls to house the new big engines
recently put on this division.
1t is rumored, although not official
ly confirmed, that switchyard equal
to the big yard north of the tracks
will be built south of the present
main line, covering the area now oc-
cupied by the suburb of Coopertown
This will be a big project and if il
materializes, will mean the employ
ment of many laborers for months
and many switchmen and trainmen
permanently.
The million dollar ice plant will be
completed, within few more weeks
Extensive road building will be done
throughout the county this summer
the forest service having stated that
they have on hand now a great fund
for the building of the road to con-
meet Winslow with the Flagstaff Pine
Payson road. The county is said to
be ready to build it's share, and il
now lies with Coconino county to i'm
prove a stretch of the road within
that county.
Definite word from the owners OF
Meteor Mountain that real rnning op-
erations are contemplated adds but
another big enterprise to this COM
munity.
Extensive building of homes an6
business houses is in prospect fol
the coming good weather. Contrac.
tors report great many more in
quiries than usual as to costs ant
plans. Additional business houses
and store rooms are in great demand
Taken all in all, the outlook fol
Winslow is brighter than it ever ha!
been. Municipal improvements O
many kinds will be attempted, ant
a year from now folks won't know