THE SAGINAW SOUTHERN RAILROAD; 1898-1909
THE SAGINAW SOUTHERN RAILROAD 1898-1909 COPYRIGHT; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED (5/10/22) (6/15/21: This information was originally included in the first post of this Blog. It was potentially buried deep within the posting, thusly not being read and enjoyed. This will be continually updated as time allows. Be sure to visit the other posts that are related to the Saginaw Southern.) Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company, Williams Mill (Arizona Memory Project; Williams, Arizona Historic Photo Collection. A copy of the original scan is available at the Williams Historic Photo Project) The new Williams mill needed timber, and the company looked south to the vast timber holdings waiting to be harvested. During this time period, railroad fever had gripped the imagination of more than one corporate board. A north-south line would shorten the haul of products from the high-country mills, to the burgeoning markets of Prescott and Jerome. In 1883, one such route was a