The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-20


the gross railway earnings Of the
United Sta.es during the year ending
January 80 averaged SS761 a mile;
operating exper IS, $4,000 a mile.
Compared wit .te previous year the
net earnings ace sfeater by some fifty
one millions. and the amount paid N
dividends s greater by thirty millions
Passenger represen. .ative5 of the
southern roads report that the amount
of travel to southern winter resorts IS
going to be normous this yea Al
ready enough space ha, been reserved
ahead to show that the capacity of the
roads will be taxed to take care Of all
/ the bushes. Mucn OF the demand
comes from points in the northwest
The entire season is going to be a
crowded one for the southern resorts.
The incorporators of the Enid, San
Diego and Pacific railroad recently
chartered are receiving petitions from
many cities and towns in western
Oklahoma asking that a line be con
structed and offering all manner Of
inducements in order 10 secure It. The
survey through Oklahoma as far as
Woodward is practically completed
The Rock Island has complated its
line of railway between Lawton and
Waurika The later place is on the
main line north of Red River.
Another wreck on the Frisco Mol-
day. near Nellston laid all trains out
and the east bound passenger train
was several hours late. The condi.
tion Of the track between Sapulpa and
Oklahoma City is in about as bad
shape as it possibly can be, and the
only wonder is that a train ever gets
over It. Il is to be hoped that when
their new road bed is completed he
rack will be Dallasted with something
more durable and substantial than
quicksand. The Frisco is great big
system, but they should not let theic
expansion idea obscure their bad
pieces of track
Chief Engineer Randall of the 2ock
Island announced yesterday ihe com
pletlon, Of the Waudika- -Ardmore
survey a distance of seventy two
miles. The road it is said will com
mence the early construction Of This
branch.
Chief Engineer Pratt, Of the Texa
and Oklahoma, to be built from Ok
lahoma City to Coalgate, stated Sun
dau evening that the contract fol
aiding would be let at a meeting q
be held in thi- city this week. Tn,
r Frisco aiil parallel the Katy to Coal.
r gate and the surveyors have locater
The line as far as Norman
The Kansas city. Orient and Gul
railroad company has just closed win
the O'Dcnnell construction company
r OF Perkins. o. T., for So miles o
3 grade work in Oklahoma This clos
IS he gap in Oklahoma and will b.
? the time this is finished give tn m
Z grade from Wichita Kas. to Ssl
d Angelo, Texas.
The Katy opened a line from Egai
8 o Clebou-ne. Tex, toda3t The clerk
at headquarters are arranging a sch ID
2 ule for full service.
e The new Katy passenger engine
u are a little TOO heavy for nhs runs the
Il we're Intended for on account Of "a
= track bed being too soft. They vii
a however. be placed In fas. passeng
q service as soon as the t. ack can be pu
II in good condition. They weigh, in
q Guiding coal and water, $50 tons. an
J. are considered the finest and fasteH
passenger engines nthe system
= Conductor A. Houle was able 20 b
IS up town yesterday. although compe
p led 10 walk with a cane and even tho
't progress Is very slow He was lniul
IL ed in a wreck at Guthrie a few day
ie ago.-Arkansas CRY Traveller