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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



W. H. CARLSON, 

 President San Diego and Phoenix R. R. 



The next connecting link toward the 

 and coast is the San Diego and Phoenix 



Phoenix, railroad, a standard gauge road from 

 the bay of San Diego to Phoenix, Arizona, a distance 

 of 335 miles. It is controlled by two corporations of 

 the same name. 



Although both corporations are entirely separate 

 and distinct, one being of California, and the other of 

 Arizona, yet both have a special interest in the gen- 

 eral success and welfare of the other, as their interests 

 are mutual. Together they present one of the best 

 railroad propositions before the people of the United 

 States, for by the building of this railroad the great 

 Salt River, Mohawk and Gila valleys of Arizona, and 

 the great New River valley and the Jacumba, Cam- 

 po and Jamul valleys of California, will ship immense 

 quantities of freight to the bay of San Diego. The 

 freight is on the ground to-day. What will come in 

 the future, by the development resulting from 

 direct communication to Arizona's seaport, will as- 

 tonish the most sanguine person yet, the present is 

 bright enough and sufficient, without calculating the 

 great increase which the future will bring. As a 

 local freight road, it will astonish the railroad world 

 as to its great earnings. But it will not stop there, 

 for its passenger earnings will also be immense, for, 

 when completed between San Diego and Yuma, it 

 will be the link which, in connection with the South- 

 ern Pacific railroad at Yuma, will form the shortest 

 and most direct overland route connecting the bay 



of San Diego with the harbor of Galveston. When 

 completed between Yuma and Phoenix, at the latter 

 place it will be the link which, in connection with the 

 Santa Fe railroad now building southward to Phoe- 

 nix, will form another transcontinental route which 

 will be the shortest and most direct route from the 

 bay of San Diego to Denver, Chicago and New York. 

 At Phoenix the prospects are excellent that the San 

 Diego and Phoenix railroad will connect with the 

 Rio Grande Southern, which is now building from 

 Denver. 



The route of the San Diego and Phoenix railroad 

 from San Diego harbor to Yuma is by the old 

 "Tom Scott" Texas Pacific railroad survey the short- 

 est and best transcontinental route. 



The distance by the present rail route between San 

 Diego and Yuma is 575 miles, while by that of the 

 San Diego and Phoenix Railroad Co. it will be but 

 375 miles a saving of 00 miles. 



The San Diego and Phoenix Railroad Co. (of Cali- 

 fornia), has already acquired valuable franchises, 

 terminals and privileges along the water-front at both 

 the city of San Diego and National City, besides 

 rights of way towards Yuma, and is rapidly building 

 its railroad. 



The San Diego and Phoenix Railroad Co. (of Ari- 

 zona), is rapidly acquiring valuable franchises, termi- 

 nals, depot grounds, concessions and rights-of-way 

 from Phoenix to Yuma. The survey has been com- 

 pleted and construction will soon begin east of the 

 Colorado river. 



D. B. Robinson of the Santa F6 system recently 

 visited the line of this road accompanied by Marshall 

 Field, N. K. Fairbanks and W. B. Ream of Chicago, 

 who are interested in these lines. The party was unani- 

 mous in declaring San Diego the great city of the 

 southwest, and that the future of Arizona and Cali- 

 fornia was assured beyond question, for as Mr. Fair- 

 banks said : " Irrigation is no longer a theory but a 

 demonstrated fact." 



Officers of the road at San Diego, California, are: 

 Wm. H. Carlson, president, H. L. Titus,'vice-president, 

 and F. H. Dixon, secretary. The directors are D. C. 

 Reed, H. L. Titus, Chas. U. Bell, A. Roberts and 

 H. G. Merrill. 



The officers at Phcenix, Arizona, are: Wm. H. 

 Carlson, president, Gen. W. E. Collins, vice-president, 

 F. H. Dixon, secretary. The directors are D.C. Reed, 

 Gen. M. E. Collins, Jas. A. Fleming, Wm. Christy, E. 

 L. Kelner, H. E. Kemp and Hon. H. Story. 



The road from Salt Lake to San Diego, is 

 Salt lake . , 



to said to now be on its feet and will soon 



San Diego. b e gj n ac ti v e work. This will open up a 

 country that has been looked at with longing eyes by 

 all familiar with Utah and Nevada. That these roads 

 should be pushed with energy at this time and find 



