The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-03
ELECTRIC IMPROVEMENTS

Electric railway construction be
tween the various cities OF the state
is nov more than a wish Enterpris
ing local capitalists Of Oklahoma have
joined hands With capital IN the old
er states. and half dozen lines are
being surveyed with not less than
three Of them commencing laying steel
The network OF inierurbln lines wilt
soon have Central Oklahoma cities
bonnd together with trackage enabling
the aEr.culturist to take use OF the
lines, Tor both freight aud passenger
transportation, bringing all the cities
mo closer business communion. Pres
en-, day commerce is demanding more
than tEat OF yesterday and the elec
trio intelnrban is a necessity, that the
Products bc thc more rapidly hurried
10 ne local unrFete. wlcgu the steam
railsoad hastens them to the place OF
final cohsnmp ION.
Density Of population bring inleruI-
ban railways Starting south from
Enid 10 Ch,g kasna, thence east TO
McAlester, thence north 10 Musk0-
gee trence northwest 10 Tulsa, thence
wcs TO uaiaic and from the capital
city Lack to Enid In northwesterly
direction. VIII embrace q population
sh0w estimated at 100000 people and
growing 81 The rate Of 100000 annual
ls Within hat district is grown
some ci almost all the profitable pro.
ducts uf the soil in the United States,
besides embracing mineral wealth be
yOni poser to estimate. Moreover.
0ui side chat q strict, from some one
ng the eltles mentioned or other cities
h"rWeeil hose mentioned, Il Il no
efea- distance 10 almost every city
OF size IN Oklahoma, thus making o.
lit q system of ihtesurban lines ramfr
ing the described inclosure ID proAi-
nifty TO the passenger and freight de
mands of seven-eighths obtainable N
This state Every trunk line railway
In Oklahoma would be tapped some
where alung that line OF roads, enabl
ins the local produce assembling sta
lion Go be IN a day or twos distance
Of world marNpta Experience IN Cen
zeal AMI Eastern states shows thar
even where the electric paralleled tnf
steam railway tracks tremendous i'm
relus vas g.sen to business. how
much more Important in state like
oklahoma who're the growth makes
new tfHkaee imperative, when the
feelers extend contrasise to the
) steam roads, af.ording residents an op
pottnnits ,o reach that trunk line
mnre arceSSll Il 20 the palticular mar
: ket for The npducl
Tli, 3" who hste Ceely watched Ok
lEhonias cities increase in population
az noted that the farmers add more
varieties of products and cultivate
! more intensely, can readily apprt'
ciale that these electric systems mus
come. and thar their coming will ado
to the wealth and opportunities o
the new state Although decade ha,
not elapsed since the larger cities o
The state tcommenced building street
! railways, The lager number OF ciue,
/ now having fair street car facilities
! shcS plainly how great Is the genera
growth and what the demand for inter
. nrban transportation viii be within 3
very short period
NJ eady numerous lines OF electri,
! Dads are In operation. and the one
from #. sill via Lawton TO the Wich
ilas will make the fourth in the state
outside the territory mentioned IN
The foregoing. pointing 10 the rapiG
connections that would be made Il
ae were able 20 get belt line system
embracing the nopulons cities of m,
central district of the state.