Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-12
ANOTHER ROAD.
ChoCtaW Will Build In
to Albuquerque.
Directors Authorized Exten-
sion From Amarillo.
Air Line to ST. Louis and Atlantic
Seaboard.
EAST AND WEST LINE.

A special dispatch from Philadelphia
to the st. Louis Globe-Democrat says:
The officers of the Choctaw, Okla
homa & Gull Railroad company have
decided to build the line ,arther west,
and the directors have authorized the
extension from Amarillo, Texas, to AL
buquerque. N. M. This will add about
600 miles to the road. and will give an
outlet to a part of the country in which
it can find ready market for its coal
and products raised along the line. 1t
Is estimated that the cost will be about
S13,O0O.000, which is TO be provided
lor by the issue of $4,000 900 per cent
bonds under the consolidated mortgage
of 1902, issuable at the rate of $4,000
mile, and by the issue of $4,000 900
common stock. The stock is to be Of
fered to the preferred and common
stockholders at par, making an allot-
ment of about 45 per cent.
The Choctaw railroad is now engag-
ed in constructing branches to connect
with the Atchison at Amarillo and with
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas at a
point south of McAlester."
The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf road
is one of the coming systems of the
The eastern terminus is Memphis,
Tenn, where direct connections are
made and traffic arrangement Is in
effect for through business to the At
lantic coast at Newport News, Va. di-
rect north to st. Louis, Louisville and
Cincinnati, and to New Orleans. The
road passes through Arkansas, Indian
Territory and Oklahoma and Is now in
operation as far west as Amarillo, Tex.
IL penetrates the wonderful timber and
coal regions of Arkansas, and comes
through the cotton and fruit belt of Ok
lanoma into Oklahoma City. At that
point direct connection Is made with
the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain & South
ern, one of the Gould systems, and a
road which opens up to Albuquerque
northeastern Oklahoma, the north part
of Indian Territory, southeastern Kan
sas and Missouri and gives an almost
air line to st. Louis.
The Choctaw extends west from Ok
lahoma City through Ell Reno, the prin-
cipal town in the north half of the last
country opened up, through the rich
cattle country in the Panhandle of
Texas and is now in operation to AM
arillo.
The preliminary survey west from
Amarillo has been made through the
new town of Tucumcari on the Rock
Island. II this survey is adopted 1t
will make Tucumcari an important
railroad point, as the junction point OF
the Rock Island, the Dawson branch
and the Choctaw. Whatever route is
adopted, it will give Albuquerque di-
rect connection with the Rock Island
road and the chances are largely in
favor of connection with Tucumcari.
1t is not believed the road will stop
here, but that ii will be extended west
through Durango and connect with
Senator Clark's road from Salt Lake to
Los Angeles. This will give to the
Clark road its greatly desired eastern
outlet and it is probable the Clark in
terests are behind it.
To Albuquerque 1t will not only near
through east and west line, air line
connections with st. Louis, the Allan
tic seaboard and eastern points, but II
will probably mean the location OF
shops. The Choctaw has shops at OK
lahoma City and Albuquerque would be
the next logical point. The coming OF
the Choctaw TO New Mexico means
more actual benefit to the territory
than will be derived from the Rock
lSlduu OI any Ollltl lOdhs dS ~ OpNho
up an entirely new territory and will
be the only east and west line for
New Mexico The granting of author
ity to build to this city means an Albu-
querque of $4,000 people at once, and
is the best of the many good things
which have come to Albuquerque
lately.
No one has been more active in ef-
forts to get the Choctaw here than
II. b. Ferguson, and he is delighted
over the success of his efforts. When
this road gets in here, nothing can
stop us and Albuquerque will be city
of 100 900 people in two years. 1t will
be a second Denver. An east and west
lnrough trunk line is just what we
want. President Gowen has never
concealed from me the fact that they
are going on to the coast. | don't know
what the western terminus will be, but
imagine it will be San Diego