Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-29
Is TULSA TO BE
M. y. TERMINAL?
OFFICIALS or RAILWAY VIEW
SITES YESTERDAY.
LOOK OYER WEST TULSA
Extension of Mcpherson Branch Is
Taken 10 Have Direct Local Bear
ing-Whal II Would Mean

Considerable interest attended the
visit paid Tulsa Yesterday 10y A. NJ.
Afford, vice presidong and general
manager Of Midland Valley Railway
Company and j, o. Hamilton, gen
crn freight ana passenger agent of
the company
These officials Of the Midland VAL
ley arrived IN Tulsa from Muskogec
Yesterday morning az 10 o'clock and
were iu the city until o'clock IN the
afternoon a part Of this time was
gwen over 10 short visits with per-
fpna acquuiutauces, but the greater
part was given to inspection Of West
Tulsa Several hourstimc was de-
voted to the vicinity lying Just across
the Arkansas, aud although neither Of
the officials would give ont the ma
urc of their visit to Tulsa, the fact
that they were go much absorbed in
viewing the situation In West Tulsa,
coupled to well founded rumors, TO
which may be- added the proposed pol
ley Of extension by the Midland VAL
ley. leads 10 the belief thar their VISIT
had far deeper meaning than mere
s.ght-se"ing TRIP
Those acquainted with the situation
locally as regards the Midland VAL
ley. give It that the company is Civ
Ing great consideration to the osub-
fishing of termiual In West Tulsa.
II rs said to be- certain that the Mid
land and the Santa l'e ARE 10 occupy
the present depot aud freight houses
here jointly for only short while
ANA that the Midland Is casting about
for site when the disunion comes
The Midland officials yesterday
viewed with much concern the new rec
finery of the Texas on Company m
West Tulsa which Is nearing compile
tion, taking in the locality, II Is be-
lievcd, with view Of determining
available sizes for a terminal
II is pointed out that Tulsj viii
soon he the logical point for u diys-
ion on the Midland, more nearly
eQualzng the distance as midway
point between TT. Smith ana Me-
Pherson Kas, To which point the
Midland Is to extend from Arkansas
city, forming Junction at the lat
ter place with the Union Pacific,
with the extension from Arkansas
city through Wichita and into Me-
Phcrson, an almost direct line win he
established from Gulf points 10 the
seaports of the Northwest This Will
be done through the conjunction of
the Midland with the Kansas city
Southern at Hope. Ark, and with
the Union Pacific at Mcpherson
It is fact worthy of consideration
In this connection that the California
scapOrts have fast been losing out In
the way of shipments of merchandise
to the Orient by inroads made 10y
oregon and Washington points along
the coast This Is due to the fact
that about three days time is clip
ped off in the voyage across the Pa
cGc by this route, Vessels leaving
California and touching at Honolulu
require period Of almost a hair
week longer than do those going 10y
the North Pacific route, In the
world Of commerce, as II is made up
today, this ~ considered a weighty
advantage
All of these things taken together,
say Tulsans claiming to know, are
to be considered In connection with
the local situation.
The latter part Of July Il was given
ont that the Midland Valley would
extend at once from its present north
ern terminus nt Arkansas city
through Wichita to Mcpherson. with
that view there was incorporated I'M
Kansas the wichita Mcpherson and
Gulf railroad, with a capitalization oil
81, 500 00O. The incorporators were
j. W. McCloud, Muskogee, okla,
chief counsel; G r.. lngersoll. Phila-
dclphia. president Of the Midland VAL
Icy; G.. II, Brooks, Henry Lassen, w
G. Edwards John l., Powell and
Frank G Wood, all the latter Of
wichita
At the same time subordinate corr
'poration, known as the Midland Com
sIruchon Company, was chartered
with a capital Of 100000, with
w. McCloud, G, II Brooks, W. c.
Edwards, Henry Lassen, Frank 6.
wood and j l.. Powell as incorpora-
tors
with these facts In view II seems
to mean the adding Of several thous-