The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-06
Says Freight Division is TO be
Moved to El Reno.
No Truth In The Statement
Denied as Absolutely False by
Those Who Know-A Cut
of And Two Side
Tracks Are
Building

Division superintendent Tins
man, of the Rock Island, WAS IN
the city yesterday from Chicka-
sba, and IN conversation With
friends be did not conceal the fact
that orders have been issued for
the transfer OF the Rock Island
division from CnickashA 70 El
Reno. L; has been known ln local
railroad circles for some time that
the change was being considered
and plans being drawn. Ihe men
and teams are now on the ground
10 commence work aDu before
lbirty days, dirt will be flying 10
the Uhocsaw yards aud along The
double track from the Rock Island
depot to the junction.
The cut-off between the Chcc-
taw aud Rock Island Is being made
for the purpose Of giving the
division yards m0re room to work
ia. At the present time the traI6s
are blocked almost continually
at the junction, and much diff
Guilty is being experienced IN get
ting the trains through the single
track. The transfer Of local
freight is the worst problem TO
solve. The local trains from the
north aud south transfer freight
age at this point, between the
ChoctaW and Rock Island, and the
east and west lines of the Choclaw
This keeps the local warehouses
OF the railroads continually filled
with local freightsge, which ne
ceesitates transfer records 81 both
the depots on shipments 10 points
south, east, west and north. As
tue system now operates all loeal
freight f1am 81. Louis, Memphis
Fl. Smith and Oklahoma City tC
points southwest which transferl
to the Rock Island Is transferred
here. The records are made o
the transfer at both depots. Thii
makes the freight twenty -foul
hours in getting in aud out Of tbil
poi1t. Gar consignments are AIS
delayed,
Another point in our advantage
| is the fact that this city is centrally
located between the division n0rtl
land south. With the freigh
division at this point, the mex
north is about 1l0 miles, whilc thl
division on the south Is abOat th
same distance.
Work on the double track be
tween the passenger depot and th
junction will begin at once. Mr.
lGranl, who has the contract 70
the grading. has over one hundre0
teams az Tue depot, now ready &
commence work.
As soon as the double track i
completed, and the cutoff puE
operstion, the Chootaw yards wi
be extended vest toward the Jun,
tiop and another "Yn baiil cor
neotibg the two roads on the we'
side Of the Junction. The Ch0'
taw has three hundred feet throug
from the ice plant west most {
the way to the junction Of tho tw
roads. and With the land sc th
point will give the ROADS amp
trackaee The "stall house {
engine shed will be butt in q
..Y,' south Of the ChOctaw tracl
lust east Of the Rock lslind At q
Junction and with the donSle ira.
and switches at the south end
the city, will give the Rock lslaE
about twenty five miles Of sidil
in this city.
The grading on the cutoff
more than half completed, ai
within thirty days viii be IN ops
alton. The graders are ns
putting in the grade through
unplatted part Of the cemeiei
and only lack about three hundI
feet OF having teams on all
work. By the fret 81 Sepseml