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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09

point and prices lost ground elsewhere.
Erie, Rock Islandd. Missouri Pacific st.
Paul, New York Central and Pennsylva-
MIA sold down to last nights level or be-
low. Reading fell 31a points below last
night. Linseed lost - points and North
American 81 points. Manhattan then
suddenly advanced rs points, carrying the
local fractions with it
The persistent liquidation IN Reading
weakened the whole market That stock
fell 3A points, to s.. Louisville lost IL
points on disappointment that the dividend
was not forthcoming; Missouri Pacific
fell to a point under last night and earlier
gains were quite generally wiped out.
The market was supported and rallied.
The closing was active and firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09

Estimated grain receipts at Kansas City
tomorrow: Wheat, So cars; corn, "a cars;
oats IA cars.
Chicago: Wheat opens steady. There
seems to be a disposition to go short at
these prices for a scalp.
Chicago: Corn opens about steady. The
market does not act strong. Believe Nav
corn is a good sale for scaIping profits at
these prices.
higher; corn sd higher than yesterday -,
Grain receipts at Chicago Wheat, 50
cars; graded, / Corn, 3S9 cars; graded, 3.
Oats, 170 cars; graded. l.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat I'd
higher; corn unchanged to I'D higher.
Northwest grain receipts today Mime
apolis 27l cars: Duluth Is cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis, 291 cars; Duluth q
cars Total 2S6 cars today, against 334
cars q year ago.
Estimated grain receipts tomorrow at
Chicago: Wheat. So cars; corn, 295 cars;
cats IS cars.
Chicago: Privileges good tomorrow:
May wheat-Puts, 761sc; calls. 1856; curb,
761lc. May corn-Puts, 4SAc; calls, 44c;
CLOSING Liverpool cables: Wheat I'D
higher; corn unchanged for the day.
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SWIFT TO SELL COAL.
Meat Packer viii Supply Poor
With Fuel in Small Lots.

Chicago, Jan. 9-Tn view of the
scarcity of coal and to alleviate the
suffering among the poor, Swift & Co.,
today announced that they would go
into the coal business. The selling of
coal is not limited to Chicago, but it
will also be sold wherever the firm has
a plant, at ST. Louis, Kansas City, St.
Joseph, Mo, Omaha and St. Paul TIE
fr1u has a contract for the whole out
put of a mine and has been selling coal
at cost to its employees. Having more
coal than they require. the surplus is
to be placed at the disposal of the poor.
No one can obtain more than a bushel
at q time. The prices will be: One
bushel 20 cents; half a bushel 10 cents;
peck 5 cents. L..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09
Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City. Jan. WHEAT
Receipts today IS cars. Quotations
May. csc: July, e7Qe71sc. Cash: No. ,
hard, 6S1 6ec: No. 3 hard. 65GeIe: No
hard. 55u6liHc: rejected hard; 2A031c; No
? red 6SiH 0e9c: No. red. 66Ub1c-
CORN-Jan. 37iec. Nav, 3sisc. CASH
No. , mixed, 3Slz q 3Slec. No white, 39i4c.
No. 8 white. 3S1zG2ss4c.
OATS-No. ? white. 55c. No. 2 mixed,
3se
HAY-choice timothy. $500; choice prai-
RE 50 2509 So
BuTTER-Creamery, 25a27c; dairy fan
e.. DC
EGGS-Fresh. &c
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Kanaas Civ Livestock.

ceipts today, 1900 head, including 800 head
of Texans. Market steady to strong. Ma
tive steers. S3.75Q6.00: Texas and Indian
steers, S3.40d4. 20; Texas COWS. $2-15dS-00;
native cows and heifers, S1.50d4.30; stock
ers and feeders. $S6oQ4.40; bulls, s.. 65Q3. 90;
calves, S3O007.0o: western steers $5-OeQ5.2 p;
western cows 81. 1902
HOGS-R Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket 1OQ15c lower, Bulk of saless, $500
6.47h: heavy, s6.3006.50: packers, $3.50
645: medium $6.3006471a; light, S5.90d6.3o.
workers. s.. 25Q6.So; pigs, $065Q6.00.
Market steady. Muttons, $s.OOa4.10; lambs
S. 6Od5 45; range wethers, SS00d460; ewes,
g -Oll7A %
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DYING FOR LACK OF COAL.
Aged Resident of Ardmore Found
Unconscious in His Home.

Ardmore. Pa. Jan. s-John Rice. an
aged resident of Ardmore., was found
nearly frozen to death on the floor of
his home. The discovery was made by
house omen. the fire out and Rice IN
conscious. There was no coal in sight
and the doctor said the man was sur
fering from cold and exposure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09
WOMAN WHEELED TO JAIL.
She Weighed 200 Pounds and Had to
Be Taken IN a Barrow.

Pittsburg Pa. Jan. 9.-ATrs. Ellen Hur-
dy, weighing over 200 pounds was arrested
by Chief A S Harris of Sheridenville-
The lookup was two miles away. Part of
the distance she walked and then she
refused to bulge.
wheelbarrow was secured and she was
wheeled over the boulevard, more than
a mile. by the officer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09
Farm rs' Alliance Insurance Election

Mcpherson, kan, Jan.9.-The fifteenth
annual meeting of the Farmers Alliance
Insurance company was held here this
week. At this meeting L F. Talbot was
reelected president and c. F AIingen-
back reelected secretary. The year
which was Just closed has been very
successful for this company It is a CO.
operative connanr and has memb Der
ship of over Il Q0O and hes over 20 mill
lion dollars of insurance. It has a re-
serve fund of 1912 600.
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Killed at Chetopa-

Chetopa. Kas, Jan. abraham
Mills, SIS years old, was killed here by
being thrown from wagon. Mr.. Mills,
an Englishman by birth. married into
the Shawnee tribe OF Indians and has
lived in the Indian Territory just south
of here since before the Civil war He
was at one time the cattle king in this
section. He never used tobacco nor
linnnr in his life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09

ing unsuccessfu1Iy, in those grips, to
drag down or disable a buffalo bull,
must be on a gigantic scale, and the
strength which can shake him off, and,
it is believed, occasionally crush the
lion afterward. must be even more
amazing. A buffalo bull has been cred
tied with engaging three lions in NOR
tai combat, and making a good fight
before he was disabled by one of the
lions hamstringing him by biting his
legs from behind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09
a cherrvvale ? &c Bee.

Cherryvaie. Kan. Jan. s.-P. C. Bow
en-, one of the pioneer settlers Of this
county died suddenly while at the dir
ner table. He was born in Erie county.
New York. JULY 4. 1879 He has lived
near here for - years. He leaves q
wife and two children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09

New York Jan. 9-According to an I'M
official report. Fl H. Vreeland. president
of the Metropolitan Street Railway sys-
tenn of this city viii go to London to
manage the Yerles tube or underground
railway. When questioned regarding the
rumor Mr.. Vreeland declined to confirm
or deny it, saying simply that he could
not discuss the matter just now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09
His Cows Paid Him.

Abilene. Kan. Jan. IS. s. Orner.
who lives near this town. sold S61O.75
worth of butter last year from 20 cows.
an average of S3O.53 a COW This is in
addition to the skinned milk, which
was Ted to hogs and calves.
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UNANIMOUS FOR STONE.
He Is Named for Senator With
out Opposition.

jefferson City. No. Jan. 9.-When the
Democratic members of the general as
se.nbly Of Missouri met in joint caucus
To nominate a candidate for the United
States senate. for whom to vote on Ism.
uary 90, William H. Wallace announced
his own withdrawal from the race Thus
William j Stone. formerly a congress-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09
Fire in South Chicago.

Chicago. Jan. "a portion of the plant
of the Federal Manufacturing company
in South Chicago was destroyed by fire
today The main building was burned
to the ground. The loss IS estimated at
$50 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09

New York. Jan. 9.-COTTON-sales to-
day. 2,4OO bales. Spot cotton closed quiet.
Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling up
lands. $3.50: middling gulf. 1915.
Galveston. Tex, Jan. 9.-COTTON-Mar-
ket quiet, Sssc per Id.
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New YORK Money Market.

New York Jan -Noon-AIONEY-
Money on call easy. at AZ per cent; prime
mercantile paper. 5l@d6 per cent sterling
exchange barely steady with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at S4.S6ibd4 .86ss for
demand and at S483ssd4. 1876 for 60 days;
posted rates. 81. 841s and s4.S71z; commercial
bills 81 S23z al 831z
SILVER-Bar snevr, 477sc; Mexican dol
lars, 3S11c.
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Ch1caeo Produee nTarkes.

quiet Creamery. 1Sd2sc: dairy, 17d25c.
EGGS-Market quiet and steady. Loss
off cases returned, Csc.
HEESE-Marl1et duh and steady.
Twins, l31ac; Daisies, 1S4Ql4c; Young
Americas. lie.
JLTRY-Marlet steady. Dressed
turkeys. 15Q17c; dressed chickens, Sd12c-
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80 and - n4arke..

New York Jan 9-SUGA Raw sugar
steady. Fair refining 3 7-1ec, centrifugal
IS test 37sc. Inolasses sugar. 3 3-l6c- Re
fined sugar steady Crushed, 800, pow
dered. s4.T5: granulated s4.65
COFFEE Market steaoy.No. Z Rio, SAC.
SEsS-A1arzet hrIu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09

St. Louis. No. Jan. s.-CATTLE-Re-
CENTS today. $3.50 head including coo head
81 Texans Market steady. Beef steers,
81 70a5.g0. stockers and feeders. & I0aE4.v0:
3 s9a4.46: Texas cows and heifers, s. 10
HOoss-Receipt today, 500 head. Mar
SIS. packers, s6.3oQ6.50; butchers. $500
$50
sHEEP-Receipts today y - la " , neal
Market steady. Natives, $. t8f14 %, lafnps'
s469a5.5o. Texans. $2-lO435o
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Range of Prices on Stock.

FURNISHED by ]. z. Gall, Commissions.
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office 40 West Sixth street Telephone
4Ss. Correspondent Christie Grain ana
Stock Co, Kansas City. Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09
Kansas City, Jan. 9.
Omen High Low Close Yes
Rance q Pr1ees.

Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grain. Provisions Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6 Correspondent Christie Grain and
stock Company. Kansas City. MOI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09

St Louis, Mo, Jan. 9.-WOOI-Marlzet
unchanged Territory and western medi-
ums 17Q19c; fine, Boise; coarse, 1S417c.
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Topeka Market

Topeka, Jan. 8.
HEAVY ...... ..--..--..--.........-$ 80 lOlp6 20
ROUGH .....-.- .-..-..-....-..-...- 6.00q,610
LIGHT .-..... ------.-..-.---..... 5.SS9 Eye 90
CATTLE
STEERS .....-.. -..----.--s.-.----..$s $. oo45oe
COWS -.--.-.... ..-.-..-....--........ A50G13o0
HEIFERS 1900. .-..--.-.--.......- 2.50Q9 Is
. oA'''' VEAL CALVES. -''''4 20
LIGHT .....-.. -.-...-.---.-----.....$3-0 011404
HH@AN '''''' GRAIN. 1-''9S'zs
NO. 2 NEW WHEAT ....................sO 500
NO. 3 NEW WHEAT -s.-.................58 $50
NEW CORN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. go
NO 2 OATS ...-....---....-~.....-.-.- 500
No . F Gfa5f AND VEGETABLES. '''''s
FURNISHED by w. Q. Anderson q Co,
RAaeNSSGCEs@Caiifornia Washington ma
vel best sizes, 500; extra choice, S2.75; of
sizes. $275; California budded fruit. $500
LEMONS California. $50 size, $3.50
GRAPES-M Malaga, owing to quality. $3.50
NAs-s14 as1kc per h., and run.
ming from $1-75q2-25 per bunch.
tba1s soo: Roman 6a Be ea Tres 25s "a:
Winesaps, S3.00a3.75; Ben Davis, S2.50n275
Missouri Rippns, $500; York lmperials
'' TABIE POTATOES Kaw Valley. 4Oa
45c per bu.; Minnesota Burbanks CSC; Min
nesota Rural, Soc; Colorado Pearl, 65c: Col
SWEET POTATOES per bu.
ABBAGE-Wisconsin Holland. sL25 per
loo lbs
ONIONS-Spanfsh onions. s1.z5 per crate:
Kansas grown, Zoe per bu- Wisconsin red
globe, $1.00 per bu.
WAX ANS-6oQ75c per 1-3 bu. box
STERS-New York count, &c pei
can: extra select. 35c per car. standard
Csc per can: bulk standard. per gallon.
81 40. bulk extra, select, S1.75 per gallon.
CFI.ERY-Galifornia blue RIBBON, SOC per
doz.: California jumbo. 70c per dozen
RANRFRRIES-Je Jerseys, $10.00d1O 25 per
bbJ. per standard box, s. 3d.
HICKORY NUTS-S1.10 per bu
PFCANS-U Unpublished, &c ID; polished
Sc h.
per H. 49,
9T1SO1jNEY-colorado 24-rack cases. q 5o
BUTTER. EGGS. POULTRY
BUTTER-Country, 15c.
ECGS-Candled, loss off, zoe; case count
1Sc.
each: ducks TIC lb-; geese, &c ID. turkeys.
HE ID; live spring chickens, 7c H.
PRAIRIE HAY-By car. 50. O0f77. q,
PRAIRIE HAYDN ton (baled) ....-...Ss0S
PRAIRIE HAY Qoose) .-.---..-.. s.. 5000 e
ALFALFA HAT-By load per tom. 81 AZ
ALFALFA HAY-Baled, per ton......s So "a
STRAW. per ton IS. %
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state. was the only applicant for the
nomination. and it was given to him
unanimously
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WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red, TIC No. j
red. 69Q74lac: No. hard winter. 7IQ79c;


FURNISHED by ]. E Gail. Commissions.
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office l10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Company, Kansas City, Mol
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FURNISHED by the A. G. Goodwin Commits
sion company, Commission Merchants
and receivers and shippers of grain
Room No. 6. Columbian building. Inde
pendent telephone 1881
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Topeka Hide RTarket

Topeka, Jan g.
Prices paid in Topeka this week based
on Boston quotations
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 1.-......-.715e
GREEN SAL 81 ED No. 2--....-... $40
NO. AALLCN -.---.--.-...-.-.....ss... 5zd
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Chicavo livestock Market

Chicago. Jan 9.-CATTLE E. Receipts to
day. $500 head. Market steady Good TO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-08

There is a promising little young man.
who has located himself az 1o2s North
Water street, and who is making the
heart Of his father glad BY his attempts
at singing and performing acEobatie
!eats. J. z. Timmons Is the father who
is wearing the smiles and both the mother
and baby are do!Rg nicely.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-08
WOULD ORGANIZE COMPANY.
Sand and Lime Brick Concern May
Come Here.

The Commercial club is considering a
proposition from C. c. Frampton of Will
lard, Kan, TO organize a company in
this city to manufacture sand and lime
brick. Mr.. Frampton wants to get into a
company of this kind in this city. He
stated in his letter to Mr. Resting that
he would take 81, 900 or IS, 900 of the stock
of $4,000 concern TO install a plant
here.
An eastern company has offered to in
stall plant TO make brick from sand
and lime in this city that will make 100, 600
brick a day. Sand can be obtained In
any quantity and lime is found near
here and is inexpensive. II is said these
brick stand extremes of heat and cold
better than any clay brick and can be
made in any shape or color and can be
laid in a will the next day after mould
ing.
Mr.. Frampton owns a large clay brick
yard at Willard but desires to get into
company TO make sand and lime brick
by a special process. Secretary Resting
wrote Mr.. Willard to come 10 Wichita
with samples and definite proposition
and the Commercial club would take up
the matter and IL possible organize
company TO install and operate a plant.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-08
EIGHTY CARS IN TRAIN.
Rock Island Freight Was Over Three
Quarters CT Mile Long.

The Rock Island system is making
series of tests with a view of ascertaining
how much their engines can haul over
this division of their road, and some long
trains are passing through this city
Engine No. 1910 came through with
train about three quarters Of a mile long,
which is probably the record for this
part of Kansas. Engine No. 1910 is OF the
big Mogul type and can pull a train of
a hundred cars without much trouble.
She started from Harrington with
train of this size and made good time
with il. Sixteen cars were set out at
different stations along the line leaving
a little over eighty when they arrived in
this city, still a fail sized train Behind
the engine IS a Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul car htted out with a tonnage
tester, which registers the amount which
the engine is required TO pun at the diff
ferent places along the line.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-08
CUDAHYS WILL ENLARGE.
They Will Have One of the Largest
Plants in the West at Wichita.

George w Riley one of the travel
ing statesmen for the John Cudahy Pack
ing company, came in from Oklahoma
yesterday with an attack of something
like lumbago. One of the joints in his
back, he said. refused to work.
Mr.. Riley was not feeling very well, but
he could talk about Wichita packing
houses. and he predicted that within two
wears from this time John Cudahy would
have one of the biggest packing houses
IN the west here at Wichita. He says
Cudahy will get ready for big cattle
killing here and he thinks there is no
question about his success in that line
because cattle can be secured here from
the ranges in the south and west of
Wichita as in the center Of one of the
best cattle feeding sections in America.
Mr.. Riley ascribes the success of the
Wichita packing houses very largely TO
the fact that the best hogs in America
are raised in the territory tributary TO
this city, and the packers here get the
first pick of them. He said the Cudahy
house had. been for a long time running
ct its full capacity and they could not
supply the demand for their products.
when they exported meat il simply had
the effect of increasing orders.
He said all over the territory in which
ne sold meat the people demanded the
Wichita product. and it was an easy thing
90 sell meat. When people bought meat
they looked for the Cudahy or the Dold
brand, and while the two houses in
certain sense were competing for the
local trade il was not very sharp because
both houses could sell more meat than
they can cure When asked if he thought
the Wichita packers coould get all the
hogs they wanted when both houses are
still further enlarged. Mr.. Riley said he
did not think there would be any trcu-
bic about that for the reason that the
business of hog raising in southern Kan
sas and oklahoma was only in its in
fancy People have learned that they
can raise cheap hogs on alfalfa and corn
and they are all the time sowing more
ground to alfalfa. and that means more
hogs
THE people Of Wichita want to stay
BY their packing houses" said Mr.. Riley.
for / very much question whether some
of them realize their importance 10 the
city. They are here to slap, and il viii
not make any difference how many pack
ing houses are built in other sections of
the country. Wichita has advantages as
q packing center that cannot be overcome.
In the years To come YOU viii see the
Wichita product taking the lead. Mr..
Cudahy has interests in other places. but
know that his chief interest is being
conferred in his Wichita plant. and he is
going 10 make il one OF the largest IN
the country"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-08
DID NOT HAVE CONSENT.
Young Man Refused a Marriage Ii
cense Yesterday.

Judge Enoch found it his duty yester-
day to refuse to grant a marriage license
TO G. W. Jackson. Jackson made applt-
cation for the license and was of legal
age. but the other party of the con-
tract. Margaret RAIDER. was only Il years
of age, and Jackson did not have with
him the written consent of the parents
of the young lady. This consent is nee
essary in such cases and as he was with
out it Judge Enoch refused to issue the
license. The young man proposed get
ting the License first. then securing the
consent of the parents. but that would
not work. Then he wanted to get the
consent of the mother of the young lady
alone, but neither would this work, for
the statutes require the consent of beth
parents " here the contracting party is
under legal age.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-08

D. a XcSscol ;ArqzsA the szsney q
= VI. CIendensn a Co. has sod ihs
property a. la SoEsA S. Frsacis zvs-
me 10 a. y. Isees q Anae<s Ezn- NJ
Lace x4s 8 grain dealer u fAat pl2cs
nd xii more his fsEsIy - this cziy -
I've IAe eors.crrsissz sss EtSss.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-08
FINISHED SEPTEMBER 1.
Carey Hotel Addition Rapidly Nearing
COMPLETION.

The new addition to the Carey hotel
will be completed September first If moth
ing interferes with the work The roof
and walls are completed, the piastering
is finished and the windows are in. Most
of the plumbing has been completed and
the electrical connections have bean
made. At present the carpenters are
working hard on the woodwork and the
doors. In a short time the painters and
paper hangers viii begin work in some
of the rooms.
Besides the new addition many other
improvements are being made A new
steel ceiling is to be put on the writing
room. The material for this has arrived
but the work of putting it on has not
been commenced. The new high pres
sure boiler has been installed and the
electricians are at work on the new ele-
vator and other modern equipment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-08
ROUTE IS SELECTED
ProhIes of Orient Through
Texas Are Filed.
GRADING IN OKLAHOMA
Are Operating at Six Different
Points.

The route of the Orient has been de-
cided upon from the Red river south to
the border of Mexico and the maps and
prof1les have been filed with the Texas
railroad commission. From San Angelo.
the road runs southwest through Tom
Green, Iron, Reagan. Upton, Crockett,
Pecos Brewster and Preside counties.
touching the towns OF San Angelo, Fort
Stockton and Alpine The road will cross
the Rio Grande river and enter Mexico
= few miles below Preside del Norte.
I All the grading has been completed from
the Red river 10 Sweet water. Tex, and
is being pushed toward San Angelo. On
this side of the Red river the work is
progressing even more rapidly and the
Orient is making haste to reach the North
Canadian river. Connection has been
made with Fairvisw and regular trains
are running between Wichita and that
town. Below Fairview the grade has
been completed to lakewood, with the ex-
ception OF strip two miles in length.
The material. which was delayed in ship
ment, has arrived at Fairview and forty
cars of 1t are awaiting the track layers.
The vorkmen will begin laying steel at
once and by the time they reach the I'M
graded strip between Fairview and Oak
land II is thought that IL will be graded
and ready for the steel gang. Oakland
is twenty three miles south Of Fairview
and when the road Is completed TO that
point the Orient will have $50 miles of
road In operation in this part of the
country.
At present the Orient construction gangs
are at work IN four different places along
the route in the United States. They
have a large force at work near En-
poria, another at San Angelo and an
other below Fairyiew. The smallest force
is at work between this city and Milton.
The work is progressing rapidly at every
point of operation with the exception
of this one Between here and Milton
only four small outfits are at work and
the progress is not very rapid They
have reached a point within eleven miles
of Wichita, but are making preparations
to make another move in this direction
soon. An official Of the road stated yes
terday that he did not expect the road
to be completed TO this city before fall.