The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-30
AGREES TO RAISE $4,000
BONUS FOR RAILROAD
Company Proposes TO Build
From Guthrie Directly West
to State Line

Tho pf6busitlon subnlltted al the
isass meeting at the city han last night
was one which the cltlznns Of Guthrie
have long looked forward TO- II is the
one mpa. important proposition to
Guthrie az this time than any uther-
both 10 fortfy the city Ia the oncon
Ing c0ai~M for retaining the state
capital. AL to build up the city com
merclaHN
The proposition submitted last night
Ia by the promoters Of the Mountain
Valley and Plains railroad which ls
Incorporated IN oklahoma, Texas aud
New Mexico and proposes to build au
aif llne road from Guthrie almost d.
reclly west 10 the state line, passing
through Logan, Knghsher, Blaine
Dewey, Ellis and Roger Mills coun'
Ties, tapping a rich agricultural coun
trf for Atty miles on either side where
farmers now haul their products from
twenty 20 forty miles to market
Enters Undeveloped Field.
IN Dewey and Roger Mills counlles
there Is not foot OF railroad today
and IN Ellis county only the north e1d
has any railroad facilities which lead
to the north into Kansas before con
noctson lan be had into Central OK
lahoma The road ls TO touch King
'ignnr Taloga and Arnett before reach
lngsthe state line In Western Ollaho
ma lheEce to higgins, Texas, ana
thence almost directly west TO Clmar
ron. Nav Mexico. tapping the Richest
coal fialda in The United states, be-
Sides rich. undeveloped timber coun
frye The length Of the proposed line
Is l5O miles and the estimated cost
Of construction ls between S7,000,000
anil sl0,O0g.O0o
Paying Tonnage Back Of &.
President Harrison amt Genefil
Manager Wanamaker Of the company
last night showed contracts signed np
with tho coal companies Of New Mex
leo and the lumber interests for o
great amount OF tonnage sniilelent to
make inc road a paying Investment
from che start The contracts are par'
petual and ironclad ones,
The road when completed 70 Gulh.
Ne and connected with the Dlg Frls
20 railroad system 10 the east which
"a The intention. will give the shortest
route from the Pacific coast 20 tho
East and Will be- trunk hne road.
This Is the maln Teason that the road
Is deairoua of malslng Guthrie lts ter
minus 70 get good connections to the
east.
Agreement ls signed,
President Harrison and Mr.. Wana-
maker this morning entered into a
written agreement With the officials Of
the Chamber OF Commerce agreeing
to make the proposed road a trunk
line $50 miles IN length, building from
Guthrie west to clmarron. New Mex
leo. that Guthrie Is 10 be the only
eastern terminus Of the road and that
the road viii neither build south on
north at pny time. but may build cast,
ROnnectlug with The eastern trunk
lines: that.the Eena'al Offices. railroad
shops and terminal grounds should be
located at Guthrles that they wonln
commeBce ce1atfuction work from
osAlhrle, west within ten months and
that they woiild begin construction
wrok from glmafrou, New Mexico,
eastw3ri. before that time.
The road crosses eleven rallroads a.
right angles and parallels none.
Liberal Eonua Asked.
The company asks Guthrie to raise
bonus of s7F 600 for the road. the
arst half 10 hc paid when the roar
iFcompleted and fnnnlng between here
and Higgins. Texas, distance Of al
most 200 miles. provided that the road
Is completed within two years and 9
half the other hall IL due II the foad
il completed 20 Cimdrron. New Mex
lco, wlthlr three years and a half.
Survey uf 7oad Nell Under Way.
The proposed road has been aur
seyed and alFmosi al Of the right ol
Nhy secured between Higgins anf
clmaFron Next week crews VIII u
al work IN Oklahoma surveying M
route cl the road from Guthrie 4
Higgins Texas
Guthrie Got Concessions From Road.
When The proposition was explainef
Of the mteilng last night the railf0a'
company asked n addition to the S7b
900 bnmaH. terminal fhcillfles depo
site. "a After considerable franl
dlscnssef IN which II was shown 4
the promoters thhl Guthrie was just a
essential ia The road a. the rnad wa
oGuehrla aHd fIsas although tha roai
was worth many times what the pre-
motars agAed The limit for 0uthrl
wouId - the bonus Of s750eo Tn
promoters thanked the Guthrie peopt
inr their interest n tne matter an
their lranhness IN telling them The 81
uafl0n. stating that they were con
glneed Guthrie would raise the b0nu.
ana az Il cheeffully that they woul
rather remain the friends q Galhri
and take hhIf she bonus than % hev
ans IN feeling oxef securing 4 lefs
bonus
4 manaler mass neei|nH viii I