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Show HARRIMAN DOES NOT I DENY PORTLAND STORY 1 ! E. H. Harriman and party, with their special train, were In Phoenix. Ariz , yesterday. Mr. Harriman made one statement encouraging to the Southwest at least, when he announc- ed that the surveyed line through tho ' Gila river canyon between Wlnkelman and 8an Carlos, would be constructed within the next two years. This section sec-tion of road, but a few miles In length, Is very difficult to build and is the only remaining gap between the Phoenix Phoe-nix & Eastern and Gila valley. Globe & Northern' lines. j It is expected the Arizona & California, Cali-fornia, from Parker to Bengal will be finished by that time, and, with the . San Carlos & Wlnkelman gap filled, Phoenix will he on the Central Arizona Ari-zona through line operated Jointly by . the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific un- i der agreement made when the latter , bought the Phoenix & Eastern of the f former. , . j Mr. Harriman. when asked concerning concern-ing a dispatch from Portland. Thurs- ' day, announcing official changes In the . Southern Pacific personnel, 6aid he ' did not care to discuss it and refused : to confirm or deny the authenticity of i the facts stated. Ho admitted that he was traveling westward for a con-, ference on the coast. j Regarding Mexican construction, he said: ' "The road is now complete to Fort I Mazattan on the west coast. The line I out of Guaymas ig about half way up on the Yaqul river. Our forces will j be concentrated 6outh of Mazattan, nd we expect to make rapid progresa . through Southern Slnaloa and the territory ter-ritory of Tepic." ' I |