The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-11
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The right Of way of the Denver,
Kinghsher and Gulf Railway company
vas sold during the past week at King
fisher to w. w. Benson and j. NJ. Nc
Donald. who are seeking to build
line eastward from New Mexico's coal
ields. These men are cooperating
with the recently organized North
west Oklahoma Development Compa-
ny of Kinghsher, whose purpose is to
secure a railroad running from Okla
hcma city or Guthrie and opening up
Western Oklahoma.
The Denver, Kingfisher and Gulf
was chartered about eight years ago,
with d. K Cunningham OF Kinghsher,
IS president, TO build a northwest line,
through Oklahoma. A permanent sur
vey was made from Oklahoma CITY
through Ringhsher, Kiel and Okeene
aud about two-thirds of the grading bo-
tween Okeene and Kinghsher was CON-
picted when the work stopped for the
want of funds. During the past week
President Cunningham made the sale
tc the New Mexican capitalists. They
control 5000 acres of coal lands in
] New Mexico for the product of which
they are now seeking an outlet. IN
building the line eastward from New
Mexico, the plan is to connect with
the Orient main line at Fairyiew, the
Panhandle branch of the Santa Fe
near Gage, the Frisco at Okeene and
The Rock Island at Kingfsher.
r. e. Taylor OF Canadian, Texas, has
eled with the Attorney General of that
state for his consideration and approx
al, the charter of the Ochiltree, Enid
and Southwestern Railway, with $500,
coo capital stock an enterprise that
| is being promoted through stock
j company Il is proposed TO construct
! and maintain the line from Dalhart
Texas to Ochiltree, Texas, 101 miles
thence to Enid in Northern Oklahoma
u distance of $50 miles. In the Texas
fanhnndie the road will run through
the counties of Dallam, Moore, Hutch
nson, Flansford and Ochiltrce. ThC
route of the road through OH OklahO
ma is across former Beaver county, oI
No Mans Land" which thus far has
10 east and west road.
Il is announced from Altus, IN
southwestern Oklahoma, that ST. Lou
Is capitalists have purchased stock OF
The Altua Roswell and IN Paso rail
road company. which is now building
q line westward from Altus through
Childress. Texas, TO Roswell and El
PasO. The promoters and capitalists
iecently toured the route surveyed
and Texts headquarters We're estab
lished at Childress. Much of the
right Of way has been obtained and
bonuses raised by the towns along
the line
r. Nj. OYerlees, president Of the st
Louis. Bartlesyilie and Pacific Railway
vas In New York City during the past
week 20 deliver the roads bonds and
stock TO the buyer. and construction
is expected to begin al Bartlesyille
Immediately after the holidays. Con
ditional contracts have been let to the
Jackson-McKeran Construction compa
ny of New York. The line is projected
to run 200 miles westward from Webb
! City, Mo, through Bartlesvllle TO d
connection with the Orient main line.
The electric belt line railway. pro
, posed from Slxiatook TO Pryor Creek II
the Oklahoma oil and gas field, turLs
out TO oe an interurban, the company
back Of Il being known as the Chero-
kee ana lnterurban The road will
pass through iifty miles of rich terri
tory, entering several good towns ant
will have no competition from steam
railroads.
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ROCK island RsslI6r SloNls hn9ai
The Chicag Rock Island and Pa
cific Railway company filed a WRITER
protest with tie city council agains
the rlvlug of North Vine street The
company owns hall OF the street fo'
right OF way purposes, also pIoper'
rn tho west side OF the street tr n
Harrison avenue 70 Logan. The iega
time for protests. 10 be filed cApifes
nearly two months ago. The mattel
was referred 20 the public improve
nient committee and city attorney fsi
investigation