The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-07
.EL RENO Is
CLAIMING
DIVISION
Think That Rock Island Will
Fix Upon That Point.
CHANGE FROM CHICKASHA
Arrangements Being Made for
More Yard Room.
CHANGE FROM CHlCKASHA

El Reno. o. T. Aug e.-Aceor1ing 70
the American. El Reno Is booked for a
Rock Island division point
Division Superintendent Tinernan OF
the Rock Island was In the city yester-
day from chickashs. and IN converse
ton with friends he did not conceal the
fact that orders have been issued for the
transfer of the Rock Island division from
Chckasha 10 EI Reno. II has been known
local railroad circles for some time
that the change was being considered and
plans being drawn. The men and teams
are now on the ground to commence
work and before thirty days dirt will be
flying in the Choctaw yards and along
the double track from the Rock Island
depot TO the junction
The cutoff between the Choetaw and
the Rock Island is being made for the
purpose of giving the division yards
more room to work in. At the present
time the tracks are blocked almost con-
tinualiy at the junction. and much diff
Guilty is being experienced in getting the
trains through the single track. The
transfer of local freight is the worst
problem to solve. The local trains from
the north and south transfer freiehtage.
at this point, between the Choctaw and
Rock. Island. and the east and west
lines of the Choctaw. This keeps the
local warehouses OF the railroads cOntin-
ually filed with local freightage. which
neeessftates transfer records at 10th
the depots on shipments to south, east,
west and north AS the system now OPP
crates all local freight from St Louis,
Memphis, Fort Smith and Oklahoma
City to points southwest which trans
fer to the Rock Island. is transferred
here. The records are made of the trans
fe rat both depots. This makes the
freight twenty-four hours in getting in
and out of this point. Car consignments
are also delayed.
Another point in our advantage Is the
fact that this city is centrally located
between the divisions north and south.
With the freight division at this point
the next north is about 10 miles. while
the division on the south is about the
same distance.
Work on the double track between the
passenger depot and the junction will be-
gin at once. MIR. Grant. who has the
contract for the grading. has over one
hundred teams at the depot now ready
to commence work. In another week
other teams viii arrive.
AS soon as the double track is COM
pleted and the cutoff put in operation
the Choctaw yards viii be extended west
toward the junction and another y
built connecting the two roads on the
west side of the junction. The ChOctaw
has 800 feet through from the ice plant
west most of the way to the junction Of
the two roads and with the land at this
point will give the roads ample track
age The stall house Of engine shed
will be built in the ~" south Of the
Choctaw track. Just east OF the Rock
Island at the junction and with the
double track and switches at the south
end of the city viii give the Rock
Island about twenty-five miles Of siding
in this city.
The grading on the cut-off is more
than half completed and within thirty
davs will be in operation. The graders
are now putting in the grade through
the unplatted part of the cemetery and
only lack about $40 feet OF having teams
on ali the work By the lrst Of Septern- I
her this line WIN be opened 20 passenger
service.