The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19
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RALR0AD
BUILDING
ACTIVITY


Since January I there has been cx-
lraprdlnay activity 10 railway cIrclea
ii Oklahoma. From all sections 81 the
alnte come reports Of extensions Of
present Tires and building Of new ones,
Rich agriculture, sections and mining
ldietiiets have been tapped which have
heretofore been Without railway facils
tiles Compared With other states OK
Iahoma shows a decided lead IA rail-
way bplt3lng and Is evidence that the
newest state In the Union was the
aesf 10 recover from the financial de-
preston 0f the year before
From the papers within the State
and thote ontaide the state having 4
general circulation there can be seen
promlnenl headlines giving the pro.
gross OF construction ami repairs 90.
a4g "a and plans for more extensive
work f0f the Immediate future. fhe
railroads themselves speok with much
optimism Of The manner In which
Oklahoma e springing into the lead
for commercial supremacy not onlg
|0F the southwest but of the natlp.
nNt Tho railroads are TOO busy.
with their building to stop 70 telk. aa
is evidenced By the following work
now gong on. The rapid extension
of the Konenok road Into Texas and
|the WORK ca me Kansas Mexico n
Orient 10 the Western part Of 0klas
hons are fair examples Of railway
activity. The pick and esplker' anu
steam ehoYel are busy al over The
state n0Ne-noi tomorrow
Oklahoma has TOO much coal. ca
ment. lead. zinc ana mnrble to permit
neglect. Ioa much on Is spouilng from
Msdlh 10 washington teHHty TIT
wheat cgops OF Woodward, the corn
ol WAGNER, tie cotton Of Bryan. iha
|Mmbcr VI pushmataha, the cattle of
Ellia4tnere's too much stuff % ne
haulod away 90 the great markets Of
thb world for one railroad system %
.el anolhee gel toe much territory.
|rha -Katye Is watching leaIoualy the
Santa Fn and Ffisc1tRoek Island The
Missouri Pacific rs aaaof 70 ser Into
tho ChGclAu eoal acids. Sliiwcli s
|lo0 wise ~ let other 9uads haul too
much ttua aut Of The territory from
which he expects ia dFaH enouga
freight d heep building bio Pacific
eosst nir line.
work Gcina on.
flores Neal Sumo Of the lines are
luuw doing. The Frisco ballastlng
noM Ellla 10 SapulDa, and from
Tnlsa to 0klahrmn City. making ita
~fa8dbeils better The Katy NJ rush.
lns up from Tesas Hllh Is doubl.
HacNinE q ire m1iu line from Kan.
aas city la Ibe gus. eanss Of men
ara WORKING agonnd AtakH and ifoui
there iu MeAlaster.
Arthur II sHiWelL president az the
s.. &. 1T & D. has arrived from
Europe Nifh s3OO0fg0 i'll cash for
fusting his line 70 nls completion
and musl IS this money Miil be spent
iH oklahoma He saya Ihe line Will
he running from kunalR city % HaA
Angelo by August 4. William p. Kene.
hek has returned from France With
aesured eanllal 10 continue his line
beyond Lamar 10 nealson, Tosas
Work has never caased IN the Ma q
= C.. however, ana he ii merely ii.
fenllng making Il 60 faster.
The Oklahoma kleetfse Termipal
] company Is clearing Tie site for 9
tefminai denol and station % cca'
ISL 500 00N At Oklahoma CITY
The Oklahoma Street Railway conh1
pany IS tlearIng fourteen sores fof
rev ca shopa at Oklahoma City.
The Missouri Pacific las awarded
fhe contract to a Kansas City Afn
To- The adjusting 81 the line 'betweeil
EoHeygli'e. Kns. 10 Little Rock Ark
af ihls hailasllng $50 miles Will be
Edano 81 Oklahoma.
II s. Mufaland and Frank liamil.
son are surveying the route o. ne
al q & ", from hula TO OchNtfe.
lEanstrncti0H work one ghe western
lerminm has already e~aumenced At
Dalhafi Tex
9kiphema Guy has subseTibcA $50
eco ior "a IntefnfbAh line 10 FL Reno
FIFTY ieam2 are grading at Clinton
All constructed materials have heeu
kcrumnialea for toe building OF the
|hranch If fhe LnWlen. Wichita Falls
s Norhtessern from BeIIamy juno.
l1n 10 Randloll1 and The cOnti al
wiI bR ief Nim The month
What n Fl a. pouh.
Tho un IS ast 14icw Itema Of actual
eps slfnetll4i Nu.k nov being done IL