The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-21
RAILROAD NEWS.
II. c. Frick to Become Oklahoma
Railway Magnate.
VIII Finance st. Louis, Red
River & Pacific Line.
>ORIENT TRADE ROAD.
Great Activity Displayed in New
Construction.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.
ORIENT TRADE ROAD.

Guthrie. Ok, Oct 21.-Positive assur-
ance is now given that the st. Louis,
Red River & Pacific. which is to be a
southwestern extension of the st.
Louis, FL Reno & Western from Ell
Reno to an Orient connection at Altus,
will have the financial backing of H.
G. Frick, the principal owner of the
Fort Smith & Western The Fort Smith
road now controls the St. Louis, Ell
Reno & Western. and as the result OF
a conference at Ell Reno between Off
cials of that road. representing the
Frick interests and the promoters of
the new line at Ell Reno. it was detin-
itely decided that work on the new line
would begin within 80 days. The bonds
of the road will be guaranteed by Mr..
Frick and the Fort Smith & Western
and all arrangements in regard to nm
ances are now complete.
The Fort Smith & Western officials
in attendance at the conference includ-
ed w. E. Crane, vice president; w. NJ.
Bushnell. general manager; B. F. Beck
man, general superintendent; J. ]. Glib
son, general freight and passenger
agent, and G. d. Goodrich. superin-
tendent of motive power. President
Dustin was unable to attend but was
represented by Vice President Crane.
Definite announcement that the Mis-
kOITl, OkidHOlld o IuAA VIII DO push
ed at once from its present terminus
at Lamar. Ok, to Denison, Tex, and
that 1t will ultimately be extended on
to Galveston on the south and from
Wagner. it's present northern termln-
us, on north to Kansas City, is also
made by Arthur Beatty of Boston. rep
resenting the firm of W. H. Trumble
& Co., bankers. who has just hnlshed
a trip over the line of the road, in
company with President Kenefick and
c. ]. Staples, a Buffalo capitalist, VINO
is a heavy investor in M. o. & g. Sc
curities 1t is stated that by the first
of the year the road will be in opera
tion to Calvin, making connections
there with the Rock Island.
OF interest to people in Oklahoma is
the announcement that the Katy is
proposing to extend it's Wilburton
branch to Little Rock. Ark. via Hot
Springs, with the possibility of an ex-
tension on to Memphis. The survey
has been completed and the contractor
is said to have announced that trains
would be running into the Arkansas
capital within a year.
Other proposed lines which are show
ing signs of activity are the Oklahoma,
Mexico & Pacific. chartered in Oklaho-
ma to build from Oklahoma City to
Kenton, which has amended its char
ter so as to cut Kiowa and Greer coun-
ties off its route; the Denison & Den
yer, which is working on the towns
between Lawton and Ardmore in an
effort to secure bonuses and has made
tentative contracts at Duncan and
Loco, and the Enid. Ochiltree & West
ern, a Texas corporation which pro-
poses to build from Dalhart. Texas, to
Enid, Ok, a distance of 265 miles.
A survey has also been made re-
Gently for a proposed line from Gushing
to Muskogee via Depew and Okmulgee.
A charter was granted for such a line
about three years ago. and efforts were
made to get the Santa Fe to take hold
of it. in order to establish better COM