The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-09

ST. LaUIS THE GOAL
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Dd4E3mufE+ june - hS SOAta~C u
q great empire in extent and resources,
is the scene Of an activity In railroad
construction such as has not been wit
messed anywhere In the United States
since the days of 1880. when rail.
road building was at its highest point.
Coincident with this activity. with old
systems building new lines and new
companies projecting long roads as
well as short ones. there are indica.
lions OF great advance In manufacture
ing. mining and financial interests.
The Manufacturers Record Is cove
ing the many interesting phases OF
this development in special CORE
spondence, and last week published .
survey OF the railroad situation with
reference largely to the hnes conferred
At st. Louis, and stretching into the
middle south. the west and the south
west. These lines, opening up In
many instances almost virgin territory
and improving the transportation
facilities of regions where the lumber.
man. the farmer and the miner have
already found their way, will play an
important part In the upbuilding OF the
southwest. For example, the Frisco,
which. within year. will he operating
1885 miles. ls putting forth energetic
efforts In the direction of the Indian
Territory. Oklahoma and Arkansas 1t
has within twelve months contracted
for S. 200 600 worth of new equipment.
whicn will be auxiliary to It's efforts to
attract new Industries and settlers to
points along Its line, particular efforts
being made 10 develop the poultry and
dairy industries The Rock Island Is
looking after the same territory with
equal energy.
Almost every conceivable interest IL
represented In the business handled by
the Gould lines Lead, zinc, coal. lum.
Der cotton. cattle. early vegetables,
fruit. grain. oil and various manufac-
tured prod asss are handled by them.
The proven zinc territory in southwest
Missouri. from which $40 900 600 worth
OF ore has been taken In singles year,
Is likely TO be extended into the Indian
Territory, after thorough prospecting.
and the zinc OF Arkansas is also be-
coming attractive, while the timber In
dustry keeps some branch lines In Mis-.
souri,. Arkansas and Texas busy. the
lumber ana timber going north In
large quantities 70 St Louis and else
where. bat also Into the newly settled
Oklahoma country.
In the work Of drawing settlers to
the south the Cotton Belt Is making
considerable progress, especially IA
the prairie section Of Arkansas. and
eastern Texas. where the acreage In
fruit raising. cotton and wheat Is
steadily growing How great activity
there IN In the lumber industry is indi-
Gated by the fact that from Delta south
along the line of the Cotton Belt. 50
additional saw mills have been erected
during the past i6 months With the
clearing Of the forests fruit and truck
lands are made available. Peaches.
tomatoes. Strawberries. are some Of
the product upon which enterpristng
settlers are growing independent In
dustrial development In progressing.
The Cotton Belt has purchased in the
past year 1850 freight cars OF $4,000
pounds caoacity, and has under con-
tract 2135 more, with SO modern loco
motives
Expenditures authorized by the
Santa Fe for this year are larger than
ever before. Some OF them are for the
equipment of Its Texas lire for burn
ing fuel oil from the Beaumont fields.
This involves the erection of mum
Der OF immense steel storage tanks and
| the installation OF minor supplied
plants from which the locomotives will
take the Oil
Other railroad projects are mention
| ed Ia the correspondence which con
ciudss as follows
Take a look at the map Of Iowa, for
instance, and see how that state Is
crisa.crossed with railroads. and then
| recall sA4t when the Indian Territory
| is adaed to Oklahoma. rs Il viii be one
| day, there will be bigger and better
state IN the southwest than Iowa, II
| will be the equal of any state IN the
union in soil. climate, variety OF re
sources and proximity to great mar
| kets. II Will be the heir OF all the
| ages of progress, the very incarnation
OF twentieth century civilization"