The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-08
ORIENTAL
Railroad Line Meeting With
Great Success.


months Sso tres dent Ar,sst su,wsll
OF the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Railway company, began the promotion
OF that com2l1y in Mexico and two
months later, or three month"; ago, The
first work on :he project was cone oUt-
side OF the Latin-American republic. Since
then nearly $4,000 or 40 per cent OF the
approximate cost OF building the railroad
from Kansas City TO Port Stilwell. has
been secured and contracts have been
awarded for the construction OF S65 miles
OF the roadbed payment for which is,
in the case Of each contract. to be made
in the securities OF the company. so that
the money subscribed viii be available
for other work
President Stllwell arrived in Kansas
City from Chicago yesterday and will re-
turn to Chicago tonight being accom-
panied TO that city by w. W. Sylvester
vice president Of the company. Presi-
dent Stilwell permitted a reporter 10 see
the prospectus upon which he has been
able TO raise s9 900 I'm three months
an average Of S100.061 day for the new
project IL shows many interesting
things not heretofore published.
General Ulysses s. Grant was president
Of the first company which projected the
Mexican end OF the Kansas City. Mexico
and Orient railway company. That was
twenty-five years ago, and after retain
Ing the presidency two years General
Grant was succeeded by William Win
dom. later secretary Of the treasury of
the United States. Senator Window
and his friends retained their interest
for eighteen years afterward. when, hav-
ing been unable 10 secure concessions
from the Mexican government they gave
up the effort and the project was later
taken hold OF by President Stillweu The
original company was known as the
Mexican Pacific and later as the Chihua-
hua & Pacific, under which latter name
ii was operating 10 miles OF road from
into the hi~ds OF tAa Sti.w:n interests.
which me..,ei Z into The Kansas City
Mexico & Orient project
W. X. Rogers who was rivata secre-
tary for President Hayes during the ad-
ninis,ra.,nou of the latter Nas c~e OF
the men interested IN :he enterprise and
passed eight mocthS between Port ST.
well and chihuahua n par. Of his re-
port is inco-po -atei in he typewriter
prospectus now used by the Kansas City.
Mexico & Orient officials Never was
there a greater opportunity for a great
enterprise Of this kind in the western
states and territories" said Mr.. Rogers.
Il have never seen its equal for the i'm
mediate returns it will give and moth
ing 10 compare with it in scope The
road from the harbor TO the mountains
would have the most remarkable show
ing annually in earning that has ever
been on record in any part Of the world
The mining freights alone would pay
dividend OF % per cent on the cost the
first year"
letter from Alexander r Shepard
president Of the Batopolis Mining com.
pany. written several years ago durins
the Window regime. is quoted from, as
follows: The Mexican Pacific II com
pleted. would be a godsend TO the min.
ing companies I have made an estim
ate OF the staple articles now brought
from Patopolis. on the coast. and the
United States. and believe the freight,
wouldBay S25o,Co0 year on this bushes.
alone. and I am sure. as the years rol
on the road would receive an enormou,
trafic."
Another letter quoted from was writ
ten by George NJ, Hatfield. Of the Inter
national Lumber company who SAYS
THE railroad will go through section
F---~-- NNtAAN supply the who're ItIUDlc D]
Mexico with lumber and quality 70 NEE
the demand"
James Campbell, who for twenty years
was chief Of construction for STANFORD
* Huntington. building the greater par
OF the Southern Pacific system and is
accorded the distinction Of having buil
as many railroads as any man In th'
United States. is q loted as follows: "CI
my trip up Fl Fuerra river we met OF
an average forty CATS day with f0L'
oxen 70 each cart. ioslai With enc toI
IF f~ao'sNt also tn was lus with nu,e7
loaded with three tons Of fre. ght. be
sides twenty-five pack teams a day, car
rying an immense amount Of freight
and in addition 20 this many teams so
ing 10 the railroad with sugar for ship
menL with the opening Of the first thir
ty-one miles Of road the mining business
will increase 20 such proportions as I,
surprise the most Songuine which vii
give both good passenger and freight bus
iness."
In the vicinity Of Port SJinweu latg
cocoa groves are being planted, and NAM
such groves are already IN bearing
Oranges, figs and all tropical fruits az
grown there, and vegetables. melons ant
berries grow throughout the year. straw
berries being on the market every day