The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-02

. COMMUNICATIONS .
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4 island mas NNiit more tntth my
miles OF track IN is great Yards AZ
El Reno. II built a fine round house
chops and iepots In Oklahoma too nu
mefons 10 mention. This WAS done
since statehood.
These good railroad builders show
ed twhGt they would do. They built
THE Oklahoma Central, tried 10 throw
II into the hands OF the receivers ant
beat the laborers, merchants and
amall contractors out OF what wal
Justly coming to them. But thanks
10 Gov. Haskell he compelled these
good railroad men" 10 sell some Ger.
tlncates and pay their honest debts
This YVES since statehood.
Tho calamity croakersv cry con
staai3 Freak Legislation and now
comes the word that Col ]. B lie
BosQuet is heading o combination "a
build a railroad from McAlester %.
LAYTON through the coal and oil fields
DO they ask for Oklahoma laws TO b.
changed
The Kansas City. Mexico a 0riens'
railway built seyentyseven miles u
oklahoma last yeas, All Ot this WA
aone since statehood. This does no
lnclu3e new depots, yards and switch
es, etci which are being bullt.
sinfe statehood tae Midland VALLEY
dld some Improvement, while thu
Missouri. Oklahoma & Gulf rallroa,
dld an Of rs building since statehood
The Wiolilla Falls a North western
has built from Red river 70 Randleii
ana Il now building to Lawion. One
OF lhe owners Of this road told me las
week taat honest capital and capitals
dld NOT fear Oklahoma laws. This wa
since statehood, gentlemen.
Since statehood more than twice a
much railroad building has been done
IN Oklahoma az has Deen done u
elfhe. Kansas, Texas or Arkansas
while Oklahoma did q fifth more thar
Louisiana during that time By the
Same roads.
We learn lately that a combination
heated by w. w. Bonson OF Dubuque,
ID. has purchased tne Denver, King
fisher & Gulfaand will extend Il e
their valuable coal fields IN Naw Mex
iou. These gentlemen nave no teal
Of the Freak Legislation
The Oklahoma. Colorado : Pacific
railroad IL also soliciting BONUSES foi
e line in the NORTHWESTERN direction
Certainly they are not working 81.
wind or waiting to have Oklahoma
laws changed, !.
The Rock island mas been overhaul
ire us Manrnm branch. repairing tho
ret dhea and building new depots ans
Will lnstoll oll-burning locomotives
on that branch. This Is since state
hooi.
A southwestern line IS belne agita
tea and the business men 81 Wau
-lka. Okla. and Wichita Falls, re
trolla and Byerg, Texas, have JONES
hands io secure Z completion OF IN,
/. Wichita Valley or the Oklahoma ant
Texas from Wichita Falls TO Waurlka
Does this look like Paralysis % raii
road development
The Rock Island Il also l~ncreaHinl
rs round house equipment Il Wanfi
ta % accommodate any kind or siz'
If engines and make repairs.
Wa have M. Fremont ]. Hill o
lie Yankton. Wichita and CUR, wh'
tells rs his road Is financed and y
d cross Oklahoma touching Ponci
CITY and nrlstow. lie has rothlnp
against The laws Or constitution 9
Oklahoma.
The announcement Of the hnaneinl
Of the Cheffyvale. Independence ans
Oklahoma railroad. netier known a.
! the Porter Road. 1t II TO start a.
: charryvale. Kansas and pass through
independence. pawhuaka, Blackburn
saltwater. Guthrie aud III Pass. Tai
has been lnanceS since statehood.
While down Ii i've All helds ge ~
that the Western transportation Com
uany Of "a. Paul MINI. has euteres
the l~nterufhsn competition BY apply
Ene for a franchise from Tulta, 1lei
POOL. sanuIna. Okmulgee, vhandle
and 10 uklea0ma CITY. Does Ills lool
like Freak Legislation Is hnrtinl
Oklahomh2
Aud M at enid they are expecting
an mterufhan By the Interests the'
eontinI the Oklahoma CITY ana Guin'
tie inlerurban lines,
Il i currently rnmured taat WE'LL
Nessra. Wanamaker and others were
In Guthrie last week discussing ths
a~iqlsablIity Of bringing their Foa'
tom New Mexico 70 Guthrie. lnateas
ST Oklahoma city. that n OF IN
reasons advanced for not going to OK
lahoma CITY was, The knocfeFs'
neaduartera being at Oklahoma citS
Y they did wish to 60 there And ina
the eKnookegs's headquarters are 70
Gated In Oklahoma city none nees
/ aany. Here II the proof from ~
wall Street Journal: gTan bureau o
the state federation Of eummcscia
r clubs 81 OKLAHOMA presents eonie ~
, teresilnx facta and figures on the ps
fnlyais u railroad development ~ %
{ new state"
And that Ii the kind Of an "educa
tionaa campaign heIng carried on p
tho federation ii commercial club
aiIns the corporations
The Missouri. Kansas and TexA
I railway Ii Just inlsaing IT. terminal
Al Waeone hnd MN commence wpr'
on those At McAloatef ~ soon = q
others ate finished Il "a not waitin
: for Inc laws Of Oklahoma 10 be eian'
cd.
So tho symnathizers. agents, etc
i 81 tbs state Federation Of CONNER
= nlai ciubs alias The railroads aud co.
Operations may 70 on II their "knocl
n me Oklahoma. they may cnuiiru
u their aaiamllty sfoakins. BIT The pc
h Mo Of Oklahoma are 4 reading az