The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-09
PROMOTER WAhAMAEER
PLEASED WITH PROSPECT
Expects TO Begin Construction
Work Out Of Guthrie By
November 1St

We have had most gratifying co
operation in Oklahoma an along the
line. The Oklahoma people surprise
us with tteir good will both as to
right Of way and bonus
This is the statement to The WV
representative this morning by Henry
S. Wanamaker manager and promoter
Of the Mountain Valley & Plains rail
road which will within sixty days be-
gin active construction work between
Guthrie end Cimarron, New Mexico,
a distance of 450 miles, passing
through one of the richest undeyeL
oped agricultural sections in the South
west.
Mr. Wanamaker, accompanied by
Captain j. H. Conlin, chief engineer
of the road, ana party arrived in he
city lac Saturday evening. They
spent the pas twelve days settling the
route between Guthrie and Higgins,
Texas.
Manager Wanamaker states that the
permanent survey. profile OF the
route and estimates Of cost, have beeh
completed for the dis ance between
CimarrCn, New Mexico, and Higgins.
Texas, and that the right of way had
been secured between these points.
Chief Engineer Conlin reports Aav-
ing found a very satisfactory route
between Guthrie and Higgins and tfat
the cost of the Oklahoma end of the
road will be a little less than between
Higgins and CimarrOn. according to
the estimates prepared by the en-
gineering department after a careful
survey Of the route which is place
at $13,500 per mile for construction,
depoi bull iings and necessary side
tracks. The equipment will bring the
cost of the TO d up to $4,000 a mile.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Oklahoma and New Mexico por-
tion of the line, to be held in Septem.
ber, the bonds will be issued for the
Oklahoma and New Mexico portions
of he road. Arrangements have al
ready been perfected according to MI,
Wanamaker, for the immediate sale OF
the bonds
The voting of bonds for the Texas
portion of the ros'1 will take place at
Dalhar en- October 9. The meeting
of the oklahoma directors will be
held either at Gu hrie or Arnett.
Mr. Wanamake. ami Captain Conlin
spent yesterday and today with Guth'
lie people to decide upon an entrance
to this city. Two very good routes
We're found for this purpose.
Mr.. Wandmaler, Captain Conlin and
associates will leave tomorrow morn
ing in an omobiles and return over
the route between Guthrie -nd Higgins,
and when they get back they expect
to definitely announce the exact route
Of the road and the towns they will
pass through, o her than Kingfisher,
Arnett and TalOg which have def
nitely been settled upon.
Mr. Wanamaker states that he hopes
to have active construction work be-
gun at C,marron by October md
trat he CXpec to have the construc
tion work begin from Guthrie, the east
ern terminus of the line, ana whore
The general offices are to be located,
not later tEan November f. He states
that The road has been ably financed
that when the work commences it will
be pushed to completion and that
there Will not be any delays in the
completion of the road
Captain j. H. Conlin. The chief en-
gineer of the road was formerly wi h
the Rock Island system He surveyed
and constructed that road from Clrd
well, Kas., to Boise. Texas ana the
line from Liberal, Kas to FL Paso
Texas He has had thirty years eX
pe-ienee in railroad construction work
and laiI out nearly all Of the Rocb
Iglnd terminal tracks in Chicago.