Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-03-11
GET A SOUTHERN CONNECTION.
Excellent Proposition Captured by the
Kansas Northwestern PeopIE.

- GIOPSoNtSh NSoHeO ~ Wv
Kansas Northwestern PeoplZ.
Progress in the railroad line is go
ing mighty fast. The Kansas North
western people have secured am out
Let, proposed road, partly built, for
the south. This cuts out the neces-
sity of worrying about a southern out
let, on traffic connections for the
south. The matter came about IN
this way.
MT. C. B. Mason, president of the
construction company that has the
contract for the building of the Kan
Sas Northwestern railway was in the
city Thursday in conference with the
directors Of the railway company
Mr.. Mason controls new line OF
road that is partly under construc'
ton from Elk City, Oklahoma, to
Aransas Pass, Texas, a distance OF
six hundred and fifty miles. This
line is surveyed throughout Its en-
tire length. The night OF way has
been purchased, local aid secured ano
terminals at Aransas Pass are also
held by the Company. There mas
been one hundred miles Of this ROAD
graded and the whole project is ready
Tor immediate construction. AT une
conference between Mr.. Mason ana
the directors Of the Kansas North-
western railway directors, 1t was
agreed to merge the Kansas North
western railway and Mr.. Mason's line
into one. This will give to Great
Bend and the Northwestern road
direct line through to the Gulf Of Mex
leo. This does not in any way change
the plans of the Kansas Northwestern
for building into Wichita or Oklahoma
City, but is simply an addition 10
their former plans.
Mr.. Mason's plan was to carry MS
road from Oklahoma through Kansas
Nebraska and the Dakotas into Can.
ada to reach the great wheat fields OF
that country. The line was 10 pass
west of Great Bend. The line from
here northwest to Benkleman Will
be built as originally planned. AT
rangements are now being made as
rapidly as possible>for a much larger
financial plan than was originally IN
tended or than was necessary to car
nv ON the construction OF the Kan
sas Northwestern. Several large cap
italists of the east have expressed 10
Mr.. Mason a willingness to join IN
undertaking. Mr.. Mason is a man OF
large means of his own and IS asso
ciated with men of large finannncIal
resources. He has large experience
in railroad construction as well as
in banking and other financial under'
takingS.
The merging of the two roads Is a
good thing for both companies. Inc
Kansas Northwestern people are re-
ljeyed of the trouble of securing a
route through Oklahoma and Texas
The whole road from Canada to AT
ausas Pass will be under the name
and management Of the Kansas Nor'n
western Railway Co. ,,-,
better route for a road through
Texas could not have been CHOSEN \
taps a rich coal and iron region 10
the north and west OF, Austin and
reaches the Gulf at probably the best
mort on the Texas coast. Arkansas
Pass has % feet Of water over tne
bar and an inland land locked narDol
superior in many ways to GalVeS"on
or any other Gulf port ,u,
It begins to look like through
road from here to the gulf is q
dream to be realized. 1t is all the
more incumbent upon Great Bend ant
Barton county that they do their par,
In rushing forward this end Of the
line. It means more to US to have Ia Y
this road built than anynhlng ina
has ever been presented to US Grea
Bends future depends upon her grasl
Ing lust such am opportunity as Il
here thrown at her feet.