The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-07
A Model System
PROMISED BY GUTHRIE
STREET RAILWAY
STYLE of Construction is the
Same as in the Larg-
est Cities

Lincoln Nissiey of Chicago. chief enc (
giuccr Of construction Tor the Guthrie .
street Railway company. and who Is ass
s1cated with the Knox Engineeriug come .
Nanny which constructs and oprates elcc- [
uic railroads, IS pushing the work on .
the local line with am possible speed Ma
terial win be ou the ground In time so /
that There will be mo- further delay
Speaking of the work and ihe line which /
win be running inside Of three months.
Mr. Nissey said.
Guthrie viii have am up to date and
modern electric railway This city has
just as nice brick paved streets ass any
city that ] have ever been in. considering /
the size. our construction in the paved /
district OF the city win be first class In
every respect. The style OF construction /
adopted Is practically the same which has
been standard for a good many years
ln "a large number of cities of the first
class that ! have visited
"'rhe type of construction is known
among engineers as the reinforced steel
concrete construction. After the track
HAS been fairly surfaced and aligned the
brick paving is then replaced, leaving
only the top OF the rails TO view. The
construction outside OF the paved dis
trict which is now in progress ON the
various streets covered boy the route Is
laid with great care and upon oak ties
and the streets viii be left In as good
condition n not better than they were
found before work was begun.
"rne field work ia CONNECTION with the
engineering is in the hands OF w. s.
Gamble who IS exercising great care and
Judgment in establishing grades and cen
ters SO that an OF our track VIII Doe in
/ proper position should the city extend IFS
pave dstreets at some future time, This
work being eniclently done win be- Of im-
menso value 90 the city at some future
I time.
Many peculiar and funny circum-
stances have come n my experience iu
I tho early DAYS n fhc introduction of the
/ electric railway ln great many places
/ the contention OF The most Of the citizens
of n great many cities was The battle bee
tween the diferegt electric systems then
/ in vogue. can recall "a few towns in
I Ohio whore people became very antason-
| istic n regard TO overhead wires Fore
/ tunatty. however, mn that has passed
away, with better overhead construction
and more modern and improved nppil-
.accs SO that today the overhead lines are
IS slightly and as harmonious to the SUR
foundugs as any of the commercial
necessities of our population.
'The electric railway as is well known.
has made many rapid strides in the last
few years. Iiandsomcr and larger cars,
nolseless and more efficient motors have
made the electric railway a necessity.
in this respect Guthrie Will have all Of
the modern appliances that go into "a first
class electric railway, and she rcaps the
benefit which has accrued from such de-
velopment while other cities have stiu
some OF the older apparatus now obsolete
20 contend with.
Nearly every electric railway nowa-
days is also I'm the amusement business.
Probably thrce-fourths Of those now In
operation own or control numerous parks
20 which their lines run. This rs as H.
Should be. People living in cities need
recreation The electric railway affords
90 connection with It's park attractions
splendid opportunities for the denizens OF
the cities TO enjoy tho parks and suhur-
ban districts and places OF recreations IA
their respective cities
I'm this respect Guthrie having already
anticipated thcce breathing spots size
has various areas already set aside as J.
understand H. for park purposes There
is no question in my mind from the topo-
graphical Location Of Guthrie and her great
possibilities of growth that she win never
regret having provided 80 advance for
these public parks.
Great praise and due credit should be
given by the people OF Guthrie 90 Mr.
I shartel ana his associates in the promo
] Il
Guthrie railway We must remember
= that the population Of oklahoma, and
Guthrie ia particular, Is yet an unknown
quantity Rut IL does not take great
stretch Of Imagination 10 see that the
future population wia bee trebled oi
quadrupled within the next few years
with an your great resources. numerous
railroads centering here. Guthrie can moi
help but have "a great influx cf new.
com,rs and new industries
~Tl,e route OF the Guthrie Railway com
pany covers an OF the business distric
and the outlying residential districts, an,
. it win certainly be great thing for thos'
who are living considerable distaucei
FROM the business center
"I believe that Mr Shartel and bis as
s0ciatcs have great confidence in Guthrl
and feel that the line here win be
prohtablc investment have always no
II ticed since coming 20 the south that pco
pie patronize the street ear c3mpaule
froolv anc th,iefore make IL pleasant 70
p the promoters and also cause them "a
Improve the system as dime goes on
People coming here and going into busi
ness at once realize that the city o. p7
bloatcd with eastern money and tha
home capital has made Guthrie. Fo
" these reasons the Guthrie street Railwa
company takes great pride in making DO
property the most valuable Of any Of th
kind ID the country"