The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-19
n,REcT TRAFFlc ROUTE

DIRECT TRAFFIC ROUTE
With an Of our cities having well
meaning bodies presumed TO advance
tse interests % the respective munici
palities and he surrounding country
side. after am of our boasted boost
ing ana the vlst sums spent to pro
mote re states interests TO brni
more rapid development il is a col
truth aad inexcusable fact to asser
the greatest need OF the new state 4.
several east-t0-west railway lines
With Two or three exceptions al
OF the roads in oklahoma are eithel
north or northeastern in their renC
and the average product is shipped
hundreds Of miles out OF its course l.
gel TO final destina ion.
Three or four short branch line
extend nom east to west but the vas
majority of outlets of tbe stle ar,
gathered eithe- via Kansas City Mis-
souri,, or by even less direct points
delaying shipment and also allowing
cost of additional handling.
Population ana production consid
cred, Ok homa has the poores ives
to east outlet tor its products of an.
state In the Union.
Not ohly will the road from Guthrh
west TO Non Mexico be profilabl,
from be first but So viii the propos
cd read rom Enid to Dalha.t. Texas.
Moreover, between the Mountain
Valley AMI Plains road End the Roe
Island from Amarillo Texas, eas
could be made another road tha
would pere rata most fertile com
try b ~ in need of bet er transpoI
tation facilities
The Rock Island has road cas-
from Mangum. but at Chickasha
some othc- point Il mus drift north
ward 10 follow the jam of he Frlsc
main line, already so congcs ed Wit
business as not TO have room on ii
tracks 90 haul the vasl products q
81 Louis inl other Central at
points.
Likosiso the Frisco has a west t.
east line from Atus to Lawton. il
too then forced northeast over III
me routc as The Mangum distiict
The Frisco line which hugs tht
north side Of the Red rive from Ard
more through the county seat citie.
IF Mailll Duran. Hugo ANA ldabe
reaches over through Arkansas. bu
must be diverted over the Choctaw Z
Memphis. else out to some road whiel
viii take The same route To ST. Louis
not one cl them being within 2jo mile
of direct. 950 miles On certain kind
a peri9bable freight costing million
nnualh I'm thc way of net production
.oturns.
The Friseo's Texas line north
Sapupd a s. thu territory c0mnris
ing he counties of Marshall. J0hg
ston. part az Murray pontotoc
Hur.es, Okfuskse aud Okmulgee. bu
this Core net relieve The traffic sit
uatiCu. as th cou1orging lines of th
Frisco system at Spupa must al
lake The northeastern route 80 Alton
thence divide bcMcan Kansas Cit
and st. Louis
From sapulpa uoth to the Kansa
line there Is not nm east 10 west rol1
the SAINT Fe. Katy ami Frisco sys
TENS al being originally bull Wit
be lde, that Kansas CITY was 10 r.
main the market for This vast domain
True enough lhe transportation
lines 0t the nov st. make WclldI
rected cllorls 90 handle the produc
tlon, ani rs time Is considered Yves
oi Qe Mississippi river. make goo
time in tie moving of our products
that Goea no eliminate the need 0
more airoCj routes across To The Na
tion's consuming centers of wealth
The poposcl road from Guthrie q
Joplin would relieve the situation mol
lii ie ihere should be at least foui
dditi0ua lines 10 the east. intercept
ing or becoming a part of SONS Other
great sfsfem that Woud hurry our pro
ducts for th Eastern markel from
one to Two 5ays ahead of our present
time.
Only few wears ago The Chicag,
and Z stern Illinois branch of th,
Frisco built a great bridge at rhebes
village on tie Mississippi river
little mere than half the distance be
tween S, Louis and Cairo This
bridge. one of the largest In ID,
world cos, millions. and is utilized bs
the Frisco aud Iron Mountain system.
to avoid the congestion az ST. Louis
The trsco has direct west roaJ
out Of there. reaching many counties
oI southern Missouri and northern
Arkansas. but does NOT come on ii
rect ini1 the new ate Should Il
bore directly west ao49ss the new