The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-10
TODAY'S CONFERENCE
WAS WITHOUT RESULTS
Disposition Of Santa 70 and
City Inclined 10 Be Mutually
Fair IN Matter

The conference held thla moFninE
between Mayor FarQunaraUn, Cuts
Engineer Hooker and City Attorney
Green, representing the city. judge
Dale and Jake Donglaa, representing
the Gulhrle cNamber ol commerce.
and General superintendent WI Fl
sharpe and Division Superintendent
w X. Btter Of the Santa ~, with
reference 10 thc building ol q VITA
iuct on Noble avenue WIS without
esults. as the chief engineer Of The
santa Fe was unable t0 arrive today
on account Of being held ~ Wit
less IN the Missouri cohrta. Moth
ng definite will be- done concerning
The proposition until the chief end
hls assistants arrive. hook over the
tuatlOn and make some surveys.
"'rhe matter ID prlnclpAllN Al enal.
ieeflng proposition" stated Superln.
endent Sharpe today. We are sat
silad Hhat we Gun come 10 iafEa
With the city when wN have hooked
he ground over thoroughly and have
really decided what Two want iQ %
lveraeiyesa
General superintendent ghufpa
itated 10 Mayor Farunbaraon that the
aIlr0ad Was ready and anxl0ua 20
bulid the vIaduct and Mlal 10 w0ula
stay here until the matter had beer
ietlled.
fardage problem Also Bothafs
General superintendent Sharpe ard
Division Superintendent Etiof are
tls0 a. losg as 70 Just where they
viii locate the additional yafansa
ieeded. Tie head offICIass prefer
q use some land which the S8nia
fe owns on fhe old mccoy farm neaf
The r0undh0use and shops and 81
The old "sweeds" farm adjoining tha
Meg0y PLACE or the suoth. just aouta
II the Cottonwood flve1 while other
lfficlnla that have been here prefer
10 use the Denver Enld and 0lhs
property on the west side The
englh Of Che vladuul VII depend
argely upon where ihe additional
raekage and terminal facilities aFs
o be located
superintendent sharpe atataa that
be company Is willing To build thS
gladuct as originally planned Il at
an be done 80 that the clty'n pof-
lon Of The expense win not exceed
he $4,000 voted for thai purpose
md tsst the railroad would not In.
lat upon the proposition % extend
he vladuel only to Fourth street IN
aead Of Fifth thus not crossing the
Denver, Enid and Gulf right o. way
City May Submit Proposition.
At this mornings conferences lha
rallroad offlciala mare highly grall.
led 10 learn from lhe mayos thaE
the city would not require the rail-
oad 10 pave the street Denaath the
viaduct or keep the street open ex
cent private roads for the Ice plant
and the Guthrie Creamery company
fhis. they said, would be- 4 hlg Ia
lueement to the head officlala % be
more liberal With the clty ID building
the vladuct and more substantial
lne.
City Engineer Hooker has been
instructed by Mayor Farquhafson 40
make SOME surveys and to View the
Oeatlon Of the yiaduct thoroughly iu
order shat In case the city could not
lgfee 10 the proposition which the
nilroad company would make hAal
The city would Ia turn submit prup
osiiion for the compane's cOnsldefa'
ton. The sentiment Of the couAeiE
men and the citizens og Guthrie -
10 give the railroad company as much
consideration as possible in the Yia
duct matter and not antaa0nlge the
railroad company IN any way