The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
Rock Island Bridge Department
Is Very Busy.
Occupied With the Building or
New DepOts.
rncm GILL IONC
ESTABLISH STATIONS.
Nearly All in New Country
Named For Indians.
The Buildings Are Substantial
and CommOdiOus.

The bridges and building department
Of the Rock Island is experiencing
some difficulty in keeping pace win
the steel construction department
Notwithstanding the fact that SIX
gangs Of from Is to 20 men are at WoI5
uron. the construction Of depots neeoeu
an the various points along the new
lines. and that the work on each depot
is rushed through ii about ten day s.
the first of August will only see 1e"
of the more important points with Ter
minal facilities completed
Along the present line from ChlcasnA
TO ManRum the more important points
where improvements are being MADE
are Latham. Cotebo, Konalty and Lone
Wolf On the Fl. sill line, three depots
will be erected at points where the sta
ti0ns have not yet been named On the
Enid line the new stations where work
is in progress are Lahoma, Rfngwood,
Okeene and Watonga- On the Liberal
extension are Dalhart, Optima, Gul-
man, Texahoma, and Strattford-
A noticeable feature is the fact that
nearly all the names of new stations N
this new section Of the country being
opened up and invaded by the railroads
are Indian names.
The station called Lone Wolf was so
named for the reason that it is near
the ranch of the famous Indian who IS
causing SO much trouble just now
about the Olxlahoma-Indian Territory
opening.
Texahoma was so-called for the rea-
son that it is situated on the boundary
line between the two states, Texas and
Oklahoma, and the word Texahona
was coined from the two words.
The depot buildings which are being
built along the new lines are all made
from the same plans and specifications
and are erected at an average cost of
about 1900.
Quick work is made OF the construc-
ton of the building. The gang of work
men strike the place where a depot is
to oe erected and while the stonema-
sons are preparing the foundations, the
timbers for the frame work of the
building are being sawed out by the car
penters and by the time the foundation
IS ready the lumber is also ready to be
nailed into place.
The buildings are constructed 22x65
feet in size. One end is devoted to a
waiting room and the opposite end is
used for baggage and freight room Be
tween the two are the ticket and ex-
press Office which fronts the right of
way and the living rooms of the agent
in the rear of the railway office. They
are erected one story high and are
painted a uniform color. red. PERHAPS
one Of the striking features of a trip
through the new country and one
winch Will be extensively noticed will
be the uniformity of the depot iru-
provements at each station.
At Dalhart on the Chicago. Rock Is
land and Mexican or the Liberal ex-
tension as it is more commonly called.
more pretentious quarters are being
prepared Dalhart is where the gener-
al offices Of the c. r I & NJ. road are
TO be located and Office accomModa-
tons are needed
This station has also been made a d.
vision point and an eight stall brick
roundhouse viii be part Of the termf-
nal facilities. The necessary wards
coal chutes, and other accommodations
VIII be built there. An so foot freight
for Dalhart
The combined depot and general Office
building is to be a two story frame
structure 60x26 feet. The officers of fhe
road viii have quarters at that point