The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-26
''OUR" ROAD
TOOkLACITY

The Oklahoman, of Oklahoma City,
ON August 10 contained a prominently
positioned wriue-up of a proposition
TO Guild the Roswell Route" east
from Altus TO Oklahoma City. The
write-up gives the details of the prop
ositioa and incidentally an up-to date
check-up on the condition of the Altus.
Roswell & FL Paso Railroad The ar
ticle is follows:
The khus. Roswell AZ FL Paso Rail
way company Tuesday submitted
proposition in writing TO the chamber
of commerce. wherein the company
agrees to construct railroad from
Altus TO Oklahoma City within "a
months from date of signing confract'
in consideration of which the cham
ber of commerce must give to the rail
road company a 25-acre tract for loca-
tion Of shops and yards, section of
right of way. and a $I0O. 900 cash bon
us.
The proposed road will connect with
the line under construction from Altus
TO Roswell New Mexico. The promot-
ers declare that fhe new line Will be
geo miles shorter than any existing
line between Oklahoma City and the
Pacific coast The distance from Okla
hOma City to Roswell is SIS miles. AL
tus is about 20 miles southwest of Ok
lahona City. The probable action of
the cha1nSer of commerce is unknown
al this time
Kennedy Guarantee Promised.
Edward Kennedy. of Houston, Tex
as. president of the company. who was
til off
noon. stated that grading would be be-
gun ON the Altus- Oklahoma City divis-
ion by December /. and would be com
pleted in twelve months, provided the
chamber of commerce approved the
written proposition OF the company
and acted upon it's conditions prompt
ly By the terms of the agreement the
president will put up a 100000 stock
glraratee that the road will be con-
structed.
The promotion of the road from AL
tus TO Roswell was started about Is
months ago. The grading has been
completed, according to the statement
of President Kennedy. lac miles west
ward from Altus. and 265 teams are
at work in the vicinity of Wellington,
Lubbock and Memphis. Texas, on con-
struction. Mr. Kennedy also stated
that the road would be completed as
far as Hollis from Altus near the
western line of Oklahoma. by Novem-
ber 81.
Donations Large
He claims that 100000 has been
given in bonuses to the enterprise. d.
vided as follows: Altus $4,000. Duke
$4,000. Hollis 100000. From Texas
towns the donations have been as fol
lows: Wellington $4,000. Memphis
sl25.OOO, Laview $4,000. Silverton
s15O.0O0. Locl1ney $4,000. Petersburg
$4,000. Lubbock $125. 900. Roswell
N NJ. 100000 cash and land and
right of way valued at 100000.
c. c. Slaughter a wealthy ranch
owner of Dallas. who owns 100000
acre ranch 80 miles west of Lubbock,
Texas. is reported to have given s1S6,
900 to the enterprise
One half of all money subscriber
Is to be used for grading the line and
the remaining half to i5e paid when the
steel is laid.
The railroad commission of Texas
IS reported to have passed favorably
upon the railroad for bond issue.
The company reports the compile
ton of $4,000 railroad bridge four
miles west of Altus.
Captain w. f. Craddock. of Terrell.
Texas, president of the Kansas City
and Memphis Townsite company. was
In the city yesterday with President
Kennedy Both left yesterday after
noon.
The railroad company agrees to
have completed a line from Memphis.
Texas, to a crossing with the Fort
Worth g. Denver railway. passing
through the counties of Harmon.
jackson and Greer. and thence to Ok
lahoTna City within "a months
The proposition viii be delayed sew
eral days. as Sydney L. Brock, presi'
dent of the chamber of commerce, Is
In New York. and Secretary A. w
McKeand is in Denver attending the
Trans Mississippi Commercial Con
sress. President Brock is not expect
ed to return before a week or ten days