The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-07
'COWMEN TO
BUILD ROAD
-
PANHANDLECATTLEMEN
TO CONSTRUCT A
NEEDED LINE
TO DEVELOP THE WEST
Cattle Industry to Benefit by
Road From San Angelo.

completed theT plans Tor the construc'
ton OF the railroad, to be owned solely
by them. It win nave connections at
san Angelo with the Santa Fe and the
Cricnt and at Big Springs with the
Texas and Pacific. The country.
trough which the line win be con
structed. is as yet undeveloped to a
great extent, but only railroad is
needed to develop It. The iand is fer
tile and most any kind Of crop can be
grown.
One OF the leading cowmen in the
scheme is Colonel r. c. sanderson,
whose ranch headquarters are at Big
Springs. "This plan has been contem-
plstes for some time among the COW
men Of the Panhandle" he says, "and
the ultimate decision was TO BULL the
road from Big Springs to San Angelo,
a distance Of 90 miles. It Will traverse
the Texas counties Of Howard Glass
cock. and Tom Green, one of the rich
est sections OF West Texas. At a
mass meeting held at Big Springs a
few days ago. the leading citizens Of
that locality began the active work by
appointing committees to get the right
Of way. secure bonus propositions and
make other necessary preliminary ar
rangements. The intention is to have
the road built and In operation within
the next two years. Our section Of the
country is fast filling up with settlers
and we must have means Of transpor-
tation. The road viii be used prlncl-
pally, however. for shipping cattle
from the ranches in that vicinity.
Rapid Rise From Bagoaoeman.
Down at ChiclSasha, l. r.. President
Henry Knapp OF the Texas, Oklahoma,
and Northwestern railroad, now build
ing across the western part OF Okla
homa. was known until six months ago
as Henry Knapp, the baggageman for
the Rock Island at that place, and his
jump from that position to the presi-
dency Of railroad was accomplished
within two months time. At one time
too, Mr.. 6napp was secretary to the
late Coils p. Huntington and his abil-
ity to grasp a railroad presidency
within so short a time was doubtless
acquired in part, at least, from that
railroad king. only recently a special
telegram from New York stated that
Knapp had completed the contracts
for financing his line, and also for
the construction and equipment of the
Oklahoma division OF his road from
chickasha to Fort Supply and oiSIa-
homa City to Thomas. Construction
crews are now in the field, at work on
Knapp's rocd, and grading is in pro
gress between weatherford and Ia.
loga.
In regard 10 the present agitation
for rate legislation, Mr.. Knapp makes
the statement that further regulation
Is undoubtedly called for. but be
lieve the irregularities that have crept
into the operation OF the private ears
were more the outcome of the com
plexIty and rapid growth of the sys
TEN than any direct intention OF in
justice, And, from my point OF view
stability OF freight rates Is the great
est necessity OF American roads to
day. II the laws Of state permitte'
the merging OF roads the rates woul'
be more stable and any inequalities il
freight rates could be more easii,
dealt with than they are at present.
Another Rapid Rise.
Another recent rapid rise in raj
roading in the Southwest and an e,
ample OF what young man can do,
found in the case Of Frank Frey, VIII
recently succeeded Verne X. Rice a
. travelling accountant for the territori'
lines OF the Rock Island. Three yeai
ago Frey commenced work on tn
santa Fe az Great Bend Kas. He sta
ed at this about three months, whe
lhe went into the Santa Fe offices
Dodge City. Kas. Eight months lat
he obtained a position with the Roe
Island at Dalhart, Tex, and he ro'
G rapidly henceforward. He soon b
e came auditor Of disbursements In
r II. sloans ofice in Chicago. and ST
later was given Mr.. Rice's 9ositi'
0 when Rice was pushed up anoth
l. notch.
S Last Train Robbery Case.
+ The last train robbery case. In eft
g er Oklahoma or Indian Territory, "
o be called daring the present term
n the federal court at Poteau, ]. T. Tc
b. Farris is the defendant About thr
4. years ago a Kansas City Southe