The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-26
RAILROAD BUILDING
TO Be REVIVED


Gihre Oka Nar -T1s mo-e
favorable atiita1e od nEroze
sal1ng oun ag the oEaao@a les
tars i ts closed las
iez d revival 8 interest Is 1un-
( bef 81 railroad propositions pfeyols-
y PROJECTED and some - them pa7tl
allY completad. but uha had been
practically abandoned because 0f the
almost prghibitlte pros gn 81 tie
IOkiahoma constitution snd tie ssa.
|tutes enacted 70 PIT i into effect
Tie tao propositions adopted 81
the late legislature which are espec-
iaily inclined 10 promote railroad
building are the Morris Jaw allowing
roads already Incorporated which had
really made a start on their work 70
domeHioate and take advantage of the
lOklahoma laEs under more favorable
conditions than before and The joint
resolution submitting to the people q
constitutional amendment which win
allow Independent lines 81 Oklahoma
70 sell 70 the larger roads Incorporated
outside the state. such consultations
are now forbidden. but there "a
thought - b. very little question in
regard to TIE adoption of the proposed
amendment
The revival IA railroad operations
is therefore rather Do the lines 81.
ready projected than in new PROPOSE
tious One of these revived compan.
les which seems 70 mean business 10
tue Kingaaher. Colorado q Gulf,
which has given bond for $4,000 70
commence construction work within
sixty days from February 25. ard has
bought 200.0 900 ties for immediate
shipment Il proposes % build from
Oklahoma City northwest through
Kinghsher Okeene and Guymen and
0n ID tht Sew Mexico coal fields An
other northwest road. which has re-
celyed much encouragement here but
which has hardly passed beyond the
lpaper stage as yet is The Mountain
Valley Plains which proposes 10
build from Guthrie northwest l95
miles to Arnett the county seat Of
Ellis county
The Colorado, Texas q Mexico
which bad completed considerable
part 81 lta grade between Mangum,
okla. and Abilene. TEX. when work
was tied up by the failure two years
ago Of a Philadelphia trust company,
which was handling its securities. has
reoreonlzed and viii again push the
construction work The company Is
headed by Morris r. Locke Of Abe
lene. Tex. b. C. Mason OF Kansas
City. No, and H. G Irwin Of Pitts
burg, Pa. The Santa Re. Liberal and
Englewood. chartered 70 run from Des
Momes, ~ NJ east through the en-
tire length Of old Beyer county. which
has done considerable construction
work near the west line Of the state.
rs also likely 10 resume work
Agitation has been renewed. but no
tangible progress made 50 far in con
neetlon with the Shawnee Central,
chartered 70 run from Muskogee 10
shawnee The often.suggested link be
tween Okmulgee and Chandler, con.
meeting the two branches of the Fris.
co system and forming a direct line
from Muskogee 70 Guthrie. ard a pro.
posed line south from MeAlester 10
Paris. Tex TO connect with the newly
organized Paris & Mount Pleasant
line
a new Mlssourl.Oklahoma project,
which lts promoters claim Is financed
by Canadian capitalists. is the Okla.
homa q Golden city. organized TO
build from Golden City. Mo. south.
west 10 PaWhuska. Okla This FIRST
section of the road to be built viii be
from Golden City to Stockton l. c. |
Lohman of jefferson City, Mo. w. |
II Reed and w 2 Burnes Of Golden
Ci'y. and D. n Dempsey Of Pawhuska
are pushing the proposition = l..
soper and James Il. Huckleberry. for.
mer Frico general attorneys IN Indian
Territory, have organized the Musko-
gee Belt & Terminal Railway com
pany with $4,000 capital 10 build
belt line at Muskogee
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