The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-05
ANOTHER RAILROAD IS
HEADED ARDM0RE'S WAY
eAsrERnERs REVIVE OLD DEN.
lson & noRTHERn-eE A GIG
REVENUE PRODUCER.

Ardmorc and her citizens and
those of tho surrounding country
have sct their hearts and minds on
several nc~ railroads and they nave
not ,n y set their minds ON them but
they have been assiduousiy at work
s.r months past that some OF these
rait0oad ventures may become pos
siblitlcs. and before the calendar for
s.hc year changes u II more than
!Ike'y that dirt will De flying on
A. least tVo roads. and possibly
three. tha; V.ll have Ardmore as a
terminal
The third important railroad pro.
icct 10 be presented to thc people Of
this section. the largest territory
and ,he richest IN The state nov not
penetrated by the advance agents
OF progress and better civilization. is
a road from CoalEa;c through Bro.
mide and on wcst to a pJ.nt on the
Santa 70 a; Doughcrty. few miles
north OF Ardnorc
Yesterday an ArdmOrc!-o rrpOrt"-
found W IL. jackson and J. y Cam.
eron. both large land owners and
promoters and Mr Williamson ~
Boston. a. one OF the loral hotels
and learned that these gentlemen
nave for some moU-hs been quietly
At work on a road as outlined above
Messrs Jackson and Cameron
have just returned from the east
where they have been IN conference
With two well known Philadelphia
financial agents, alsO three Boston
,srties. Who are Interested in what
is known as the old Donlson a North
ern railroad. and that the route OF
the proposed road IS from Coalgatc
through Bromide and on 20 counrc
tons With ;he Santa ~.
while Mcssrs Jackson and Cam
rrOn. sho are the owners OF Bro
inide. would not admit II. but th,
townsite OF Bromide. toge;he, will
the iron ore and glass sand west %
Bromide. has been under considcra
ton by the eastern men for aom'
tLme
dr williamson OF Boston. VII,
represents the eastern end Of th'
deal. said we will soon begin ac
i've operations on the Coalgate an'
DoughoSty railroad. and we are look
ing out for tonnage for our road
What have We found? Well. "
have found large quantities. of glas
sand near Bromide and also alon
the Santa Fc and the gas fields wan
'hc sand We have found large Il,
p,,dts OF asphalt. Of valuable builc
ing stone. also lots % good marbl
and granite plenty of hard WOO,
and also runs near the largcs, waite
power plant IN Oklahoma.
We have all the former survey
and estimates of the cntirv line an
We ourselves have already mao
two surveys and the money is read
90 buld the line. We already hay
par, of the right Of way. and toda
Mr. Jackson signed up for righ
of way for four miles through hi
iands and also entered into "a col
a. A.
ten miles and deliver ,,amr Ia us b,
fore September LIST.
Our hno will cross the NJ q a {
east of Kittic. about seven mrE,
n"rthca1 OF Ilromidc. aud will COZ
n,-ct with the Santa ~ at DuuEhcrt
"r sulphur, with the Frisco uca
MIN Creek. our line will be goo
coal feeder as We already own tom
of the bcs, coal mines near Lchig
and Coalga'r and hay" within IN
last week secured options ON ~
ot tho best min"s IN thc distric
M"ssrs. Jackson "~d Cameron sa.
NE new railroad had not purchase
'he bromide townsitc. and while III
'ioston and Philadelphia parti,
have been negotiating for It. On.
they were not in position 20 clio,
deal for ten days y" and Il W,
thHr intention TO sell only an int
est In the town
We held a three days picnic la
w,s'k. and a roping contest al
every body enjoyed themselves. o.
bromide springs are in good shal
and the town Is growing. A lumb
yard has been put In and ground ;
ready broken for five two story stol