The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-03-10
ORIENT RAILWAY ECHOES.
Orient to be Completed In Two
Years-By January !, 1900,
Says Dickinson.

Says DICKINSON.
Alpine Avalanche
The Orient dinner at Kansas
City last Friday has been the
local point Of interest for Alpine
people this week. The frat news
came by wire Saturday afternoon,
us follows:
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 90.
j. NJ, Carnes, Alpine, Texas.
1t is n certainty Orient will be
completed all the way within two
years. w VAN SICKLE,
Judge Van Sickle returned
Tuesday morning, aud when he
appeared on the streets he was
surrounded by eaper listeners
while he told about what he bad
seen and heard. He said the
Texas delegation met at the
Metropolitan hotel III Fort
Worth, all arrangements for their
comfort having been made by
col. McCaulley
a handsome special car, fur
nishcd by the Orient, conveyed
them TO Kansas City, where they
occupied apartments provided
for them at the Midland Hotel.
The dinner was attended by
prominent railroad men and cap
italsts from various parts of the
United States, Mexico and from
several countries in Europe.
There were probably five hundred
people at the dinner, and u num-
Der of speeches were made, all of
which were full of enthusiasm for
the great enterprise. General
Manager Dickinson, who left the
Union Pacific to go with the
Orient putting 100000 of his
own funds into it, and who is a
practical, conservative man,
stated positively that the entire
line will be completed and IN
operation by Jan. 1, 1906. An
English capitalist who was pres
ent, and who has invested a
n quarter of u million in the
Orient, said that Arthur II. Still
well has more than any other
American the confidence of Eng
lish capitalists, including the
Rothchilds. Gov. Ilogg also
eulogized Mr.. Stilwell in the
highest terms.
Subscriptions of debenture
bonds taken at the meeting
amounted to SS40,000. This will
be used Immediately in construc-
ton work. The first efforts will
be the filling Of the gaps between
Kansas City and Usage, Okla
homa This will be accom-
plished by October |, of this year.
Meanwhile construction work
will be pushed at other points,
and it is expected that trains will
be running from Kansas City to
Sweetwater in year from this
time. The road Is already thor
oughly organized in every de-
partment and has magnificent
general offices in Kansas City.
Judge Van Sickle could not say
positively when construction
work will begin here, but is of
opinion that it will not he later
than the coming summer.
In regard to the location Of the
depot, he was told that no deci-
sion had yet been reached, but
that the wishes of the people Of
Alpine and the interests of the
road would be consulted.
Judge Turner and Mr.. Nor
mand returned Wednesday, the
former having stopped at San
Antonio and the latter in Dallas.
They were no less full of enthu-
siam, and had many interesting
things to say about the trip, Mr..
Normand being a mining man,
was able to give much valuable
information III regard to the
great and growing mineral devel-
opment of this section. The
Brewster county delegation was n
strong and creditable one, and no
point on the route was more ably
represented. All Alpine people,
as well as other Texans, sub
scribed for bonds.
A new map was distributed to
the guests at the dinner which
shows the Orient line in different
colors, indicating parts in opera
ton, parts graded and remainder
located. OF the former about
$50 miles are now in operation,
including parts Of the line in
Mexico and the United States ;
most of the grading is done from
the present terminus at Fairview
Oklahoma, to San Angelo. The
longest and only considerable
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