The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-22


danaRm anytt ere III W
part 20 years IL pr e'h
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CITY 10 TupcieJc
fsuif OF Caiits na.
Application 'er :, eta
Tusssi railrad wes nade ESQ Topeh
Kan. yesterday am the company cape
italzed az u,0e9.00o. This d merely
nominal 1ruve. ns n Will coa. bee
tween lsS Ooooo0 and 100000 90 bulls
ahe Rad. w'itl wfii be known as The
Kansas CMy Mexico md Oriental
railroad.
Mr. S,iliwA says gow chat there e
plactbcaiy tio doubt about the SUCCESS
Df his scheirr. For more than awo
years nc has had this enterprise ln
view. but fouhd no slme to work ont
its details When ne ieft the F'tfs-
burg and Gult and the presidency ct
she Guardian Trust company. he was
given the oL portunfty he had lons
sought for.
THE PROPOSED ROUTE.
The plan confemplates a railroad
from Kansas city. through Topeka IN
ID southweSterly direction, connecting
with the Choc,aw at El Reno. q. r,
and through Northwestern and west
ezra Texas batween the Santa E'e ani
Rock Island liiies TO point on the Rio
Crande liver. about 20 miles south and
east of El Paso. thence southwark
10 Chahuahua. Mexico. AZ chihuahua
connection Is proposed with a new linG
now being burt 10 the southwest. its
ultimate terminus 40 the Topolobampo.
on the Gulf of California. or this line
400 uiles is already Sstrlseci. Me.
Wieherbee. the Detrold member ~ the
corporation found today holds the
CONCESSIONS from the Mexican govern.
Inent under which tin work is rogFcss-
ing. Afr. Stalt,yell p'op1Ses 30 incor-
ThJrate the ssf elas lines iBto one
Rr,aG system
UF4TCERS.
The officers aie: Presldenla. A. T..
first: second ase- president s. s.
W-ftherbee. thkJ vice-prss ident. II. ..
pert: secretary NJ. A;kinsOf.; treas
nrer. w. A. flrf
The syudlckts as also absorbed the
riRha-of-w way VA ed by che Kansas
CT, Lawrence 4 Topeka elestTic rad.
wtich has bestt obthgned by w. y.
Winner inciut ig nearly niles OF
road he'd areadg gradel and which as
pgePent has mise miles OF strcel iaid.
MILLIONS. SUBSCRIBED
One uf Mr Silwell's associates said
IN discussing the project. that sub-
Syripxfons have tpeen secured already
for yis000,Ooa of the cOmpany's bonds.
end ne mad no fear thaR ali The money
required VIII Se easily -5ised.
AS pfOjeuted. N viii have a length
az l,s20 intles from Kansas City - Tops
oiobasnco. which wiaI give direct cone
nectfon with dhe Orient. Including the
Hawaiian islands ard Nhe Philippines,
nsRr9y 1000 miles shorter than any
rtther lthe. 1t IS believed thai such a
rad wilt minimize the Importance Of
lhe construction OF the Nicaragua
canal. affordlng. as &, win. the ShoTtes.
line 80 the rar east II win ~lso ofrer
ihe shol1c~A line from Kelsas City TO
rhe Pacihc Coast.
No eiIne Is 10 be lost In the construe~
tion or the road and just as eoon as
the weather win permit the pFClinlin-
ayg work on the extension OF the Kan-
sas Cky end win be started AT the
Ftrls eime It IS proposed % vigorously
prosecute the work at the other ternlt-
NUS. In fact, work VIII be Forced
Ndhead at both ends Of tne .ius Tl wiz
require ellree years at least t1 conl-
plean the read
The 'Eh-ico railroad vii aerg -c-la
ncctAou with the new line q cOtI
yet TO be selected in OltlshOr1a Teat-
tory. The Frisco win ;hus be snahli Z
20 have one OF the nlhsG dlrezt oglsa1
20 Texas and Mexico, as well ml y
O1fens, Offering direct llne lrom y
Louis. Practically the same ztor' s
win be given the ChootAv ans -lle
which wal have its caste te lir s
at Memphis. Tenn.
MEXICAN FAVORl
DETROIT. MIsH. FEB. 2C. Henrs
A. Witherbee Of shfs city, wAc .s "
tere0ted In the projected new intera-
tlonal railway. IN addition II old'n4
the right-of- from lne l.N rSae
branch OF the proposed system lail e
concession Of $40 o0o0O from tie @ixl-
can government. q ala in its coa.4 ~
ton. The Mexican g0verlrne iarc
agrees 40 allow all materials 4sec .n
rhe construction Of tho roac 4 TUae
into the country free - duty aria e
road Is 90 be exempt from taxariuf loI
a lb2ral number Of years Mr. WI n'
crl ee anlnlnces that a new lice OF
rrGhS Pavcihc steamers will be built "a
run IN connec1iGn wNh the road. 'E'oi-
cpObamco which y line harbor, VIII
he Tie connecting point ~ the steam
as Mr Witherbees concessions 3ro-
vide thak no other road can strike the