The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
WASHITA A CITY ALREADY.
About 100 Buildings Are Already
Completely in That Town.


Completely in That Town.
Washita, o. T. July 4.-Washita juno
ton. the new town. is located on three
great railroad systematic Rock Island.
| (Choctaw) system. extending from Mem
phis. Tenn, TO California; the FRISCO sys-
TEN. from Chicago and st. Louis TO Tex
as and Mexico; the Orient system. from
Kansas City to Old Mexico and the Pa
cihc coast-thus giving Washita Junction
or Clinton six outlets on there OF the
leading railroads OF Oklahoma. 1t is in
the south central part of Custer county
about one-half mile south Of the Washita
river. on little rise OF ground giving It
a most magnificent view OF the rich well
wooded valley OF the Washita river.
It has one natural park Of as pretty
timber as nature affords and is a great
advantage over most new towns where
one sees no trees and have no shelter
from wind or sun.
In advance of the lot sale the Washita
Townsite company. OF which +. +.
Hickey of Fl Reno is manager. had secur-
ed the following manufacturing mercan-
tile and financial Industries:
Three Wholesale grocers.
One cotton and seed oil mill
Three grain elevators.
Telephone exchange.
one daily newspaper.
Two banks.
Two Touring mills.
TWO cotton gins
These financial industries alone guaran-
tee Washita Junction Cor Clinton, the
government postofiice nance 10 be one
Of the largest and most commodous cities
Of southwe stern Oklahoma.
As new as Washta Junction is.June
3rd 4th and 9Th being the opening days.
there are as good accommodations rs can
be had in ans place and az the Capital
cafe the twenty-five cent meals served
BY MT Carpenter are better than the
majority Of two-dolar-a-day hotels in
addition 70 tire clean neat. new hotels
and lodging houses there is large -
room hotel being constructed.
In spite Of the great delay Of lumber
By the fool Is the bundiuE is rapidly pro-
crossing. There are about l"o buildings
already complete and as many more un-
der good headway.
The railroads are prepared 20 build de-
pots as soon as tho material. which has
been ordered. arrives.
The Choctaw hos already their plans
and location completed. they viii erect
a depot about two hundred yards west
II the crossing Of the Choctaw and Fris-
co. forty by two hundred feet and two
stories high The frisco viii erect their
depot "a the east end ~ tie main SIRE T.
They have a large construction crew al
ready at work on sldings and switches
h. a4.t day there we're sold more Than
$4,000 worth a lots and more than sey-
cntv-nve buildings were huit or con-
tracts let f8r them. and ~ the present
time there are more than one hundred
buildings complete ore q them & butt
Of cement blocks for The Cement Book
Co. Who have more orders FER cement
blocks than they can fiji
June Zlst there was on excursion train
from Shawnee and Intervening poinis.
earring over 90 people g. ne rev town
who we're r0yauy entertained.
Innurnersblc calls far psftic1lare are
received b. J. S 3fcSai,ey. division pas
sanrer areaf. .-shona Ctty. = n
Duncan. trzve,lug passenger a9eaf. oaia-
bona City r. T. Riekey gen ~ man
aaer tovnslto company. III Reno. OKLA