The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-29
rT's up TO ARDMORE.



/ Yesterday Mr.. r. w. Valiant OF
| the Arkansas and Choctaw rail.
way engineering corps was in Ard.
more, having just returned from
Wichita Falls, Tex. He seemed
very well satisfied with the work
thus far accomplished and was in
the best of health and spirits. Let
a man be satisfied with his work
and in the full enjoyment of health
and he is usually a very ap-
proachable man. Mr.. Valiant
proved to be no exception to this
general rule and discussed his past
work and future plans in a very in
teresting manner.
Asked regarding the work ac-
complished since leaving Ardmore,
he stated that the engineers had
completed the preliminary survey
from Oakland to Wichita Falls,
Tex, which is the present termi-
nus of the line. He stated that
the sections of the Territory they
had passed through were as desir-
able for railroad construction as
could well be desired, being com
prised almost entirely of fine agri-
cultural lands, well settled, and
embracing innumerable towns, vii
lagos and hamlets, either on the
line are tributary thereto.
Asked as to his future work and
plans. he stated that the entire
corps was returning to Oakland
with its outfit to resume the work
of locating the permanent line from
the point near Oakland where they
left off several weeks ago, when
they began the preliminary survey
from Oakland to Wichita Falls.
He was not at all reticent as to
the course which the permanent
survey would take, and gave excel
lent reasons therefor which the re-
porter was unable to follow, being
ignorant of the technicalities of
rail- I'd construction.
Suffice it to say that Mr.. Val
liant stated that the permanent
survey would be run south of the
Yellow hills and cross the Santa
Fe line some six miles south of
Ardmore. The line thus run would
be some fifteen miles shorter than
to be built through Ardmore and
obviate the necessity for great
deal Of expensive grading, which
is quite an item in the matter of
railroad . construction. A saving
of efteen miles, with an easy grade
into the bargain, is not an induce
ment to be overlooked by the pro-
jectors of such line.
The situation is now submitted
fairly and squarely to the people of
Ardmore That the proper en-
couragment will induce a change
of course so as to include Ardmore,
we firmly believe, but that their
present course will be persevered
in unless Ardmore does offer in
ducements in some degree commen-
surate with the outlay made neces-
sary in coming here, is equally
certain.
This matter should not be slight
ingly passed over as one of the
tricks oe trade and too much de-
pendence placed in the drawing
power of Ardmore. Let our pe0-
pie bestir themselves and show a
live interest in what so nearly con-
Germs the welfare of our city.
la this connection the following
from the Durant Eagle of last week
may be of interest to our people as
tending to refute the assumption,
entertained in some quarters, that
this road will never be built:
The Arkansas and Choctaw rail
way company has been granted
right of way for the construction
of railway. telegraph and tele-
phone line through the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations beginning
at the point on the boundary line
between said Choctaw nation and
the county of Little River, in the
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