The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-01
WORK TO BEGIN THIS
FALL is ANNOUNCED
Total LlnIth Of Proposed Road
viii Be Two Hundred and
Fifteen Miles

The report that the Cherryvale, Ok
lahoma a. Texas railroad, chartered d
Inumber OF years ago by w. X. Stubbs.
the Republican nominee for governor
of Kansas and State Senator S. NJ.
Porter, of Caney, Kas. has been fin
anced in London, making its early con
struction certain, was CONFIRMED "
Senator Porter during the past week
while visiting in Coffeyville. The first
half million of funds. he says, will be
here this fall with which to commence
the work. The other will follow As
the road is built.
The route of the road has been
changed recently, according 10 SEN
ator Porter, and instead Of running
from Cherryville southwest to Paw.
huska and to Perry, in Noble county,
it is more liable TO turn southward
from Pawhuska, the capital of the
Usage nation. and come to Guthrie,
thence 10 Oklahoma city ID will run
north of the Katy on the way to Gu.h-
rie. The original intention too. was
TO build through Kingfisher and Geary
instead of Oklahoma City. The total
length will be 215 miles
The surveyors for the ST. Louis,
Oklahoma and Southern railroad,
building south and west from Joplin
and now completed TO Tahlequail.
Okla, are now selecting the route
from Tahlequah to Fort Gibson and
Muskogee, the main camp being near
Fort Gibson. the road being routed
through the southern portion of that
town
From semi-official authority Il Is
learned that the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas company viii extend its Wilbu.-
ton. Okla, branch from that point 10
Little Rock, Ark, via Hot Springs.
The survey il is understood. is corl-
pleted, and II is expected to have
trains running into Little Rock within
another year. The company plans are
ultimately TO build this line eastward
to Memphis and Vicksburg.
w l.. Mclaughlin OF the Northwest
ern, Chicago. Burlington & Quincy aud
other trunk lines. heads new organ
ization In Oklahoma known as the Ok
lahoma G. New Mexico Railway com
pany, and intends building a line from
Eastern New Mexico through this
state TO Oklahoma City. A surveying
party Is now In camp near Cuymon, n
Texas county. The proposed road is
routed similarly to several others chas-
tered during the past few years, with
the intention of penetrating a section
OF this state thus far without adequate
railroad facilities.
The Denison and Northern project.
building northeast from Denison.
Texas. through the Chickasaw nation
in Oklahoma, is again being revived,
this time By W s. Baldwin, of St
Louis. the s2ecial representative u
the company An attempt is beius
made TO interest the towns along the
proposed line and tentative contrac S
were made during the past week with
Duncan, Loco and other towns IN
Southern Oklahoma, A proposition
was also made 10 the Lawton chamb r.
OF commerce Right of way and casa
bonus are being asked.
The proposed Quanah q Southwe .
ern railroad, giving Oklahoma dirent
extension and outlet southwest toward
III Paso, is OF special interest in this
state. The survey was completed dur
ing the week to the Pease river, and
the committees named TO secure right
Of way report but little trouble met
with The canyons this side of Pease
river are causing the promoters Of the
road much worry. but suitable route
Is believed TO have been selected.