The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-07
ROAD WILL BE BUILT
Colonel C. N. Points Returns
From New York
CAPITAL IS IN SIGHT
Right of Way Secured for
Shawnee 0. 7. and |. 7. R. R


Col c. ". Points, president OF th'
7 Shawnee, Oklahoma and Indian Territor!
Railroad company. returned from New
York City yesterday and spent the day il
/ the city. leaving last night for his homt
/ at Shawnee. Col. Points visited New
/ York and Washington in the interest Of
/ his railroad project. which he says Is
| brighter than It has ever been before The
4 Commercial club Of this city, which Sent
/ Col. Points on this mission, viii, he says
/ have no cause 70 regret its action. as he
has done every thing he went TO do. and
more. too.
Col. Points said yesterday that he had
succeeded IN getting the privilege of q
right-of-way through each Of the Indian
aIIotments and all government land on
the route Of his survey from Kansas 70
the Texas line, and he has the conditions
in black and white. 50 that that part of
the work is settled. After getting this
concession he says he went 70 New York
to make arrangements for the money
with which to build the road
Wilhelm New York, Col. Points said, he
met Mr.. Arnold, who, with Senator Bent
ley, IS the leading spirit in the building
OF the Wichita and Southern, and it was
there agreed 70 consolidate their inter-
ests. Immediately after this, II is said,
an organization was perfected for the
Wichita Southern in Wichita, which Col
Points says is in direct conflict with the
agreement entered into between Arnold
and himself. and he accuses the primary
movers Of the Wichita and Southern deal
with bad faith He now proposes 70 cut
loose from them and build the Shawnee.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory road &C
cording 10 the plans first mapped out
Col. Points saws that he has been Of
fered all the cash necessary to build the
road by the most responsible capitalists
in New York and Washington. and be-
sides this he has already been asked to
consider applications for shares Of stock
By men in the east who readily conceived
Of the great future there IS for such a
road There will be absolutely no hitch
whatever, he says, IN any Of the ar
rangements. 50 far as he IS able to see,
and the prospects are very bright.
AZ AD'al- VIII DS I4ALLT Sdlu ODl-
onel Points last night They can say
all they want to about building other
lines, paraIleIAng our line etc, but let
me tell you right now, this road is going
7 ODE built, and that's a certainty ,Wich-
tia can have the northern terminus II she
wants it That has always been the in
tention, no matter what reports have
gone out to the contrary. an here to
do just what I told the Commercial club
would do and the sooner they get ready
10 act with me the sooner We shall be
able 70 get the work started and started
right"
The greatest feature IN connection with
the building Of this road, 1t seems from
Col Points talk, IS the organization Of
townsite companies, which, Of course, viii
be confined within the limits OF the rail-
road corporation. There VIII doubtless be
some Of the best towns located on this
road that are situated anywhere in Okla
homa- because II taps the new, rich coun-
try. Probably the reason for the anxiety
70 invest that has been exhibited to Col
Points IS the rumor now prevalent tn
Washington City that as soon as the In
dian Territory IS taken in Oklahoma viii
be made a state. taking in all the vast
and rich section 70 the east. This will
throw the center OF the new state some
where near the proposed line Of this road,
and there IS d strong probability OF the
capital city being located over that way
II It ever goes from Guthrie at all.
Col. Points and Senat Bentley, the
latter president Of the Wichita and
Southern. had conference yesterday
afternoon. but il was not known what
the nature Of the conference was. unless
II was FOR the purpose Of Withdrawing all
consolidating arrangements that might
have been alluded to before. each going