The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-10
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DIVISION TERMINALS
COMMISSION lNSTRUcTs KATY
GIVEN UNTIL OCTOBER s.
COMPANY MAY APPEAL.

Guthrie. OKLA, April Contest
between the town OF Cleveland AMI
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railway Company before the Corpor.
alton Commission, involving location
of the roads division terminals, r..
suited In an order by the commits
sion requiring the company to
change its division from Osase
Junction o. Cleveland by October D.
ON luly IT.. 1902. the town OF Clcvc.
land gave tract of land 10 the
Katy Tor right of way and terminal
grounds. il being the towns CON
tcuuon that the road agreed g
make that place the division point.
Instead the company went across
the Arkansas river two and a had
miles and created Usage Junction IN
corner of the Usage Indian Res
cryation. 10 was made a junction
point for train service to Tulsa and
Nuskor,e. the line to the latter
points being on the north side o'
the river. Usage was also made am
eating station. and for the accom-
modation of travellers. the Katy erect
ed the Usage Inn" Beside the ho-
tel. the railroad depot and a half
dozen houses, there is nothing at
Osagc.
In the order the commission
makes no reference to enforcement
Of contract. its power in which wae
disputed 10y the railroad company.
but bases the requirement upon 9th.
err features of the controversy. 1t
holds that Usage Junction lacks in
facilities. churches. lodges, etc, In
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q, Indicated, is in this black prairie
belt that les as fertile as any in this
country so fertile. in fact, that it
seems to be all in cultivation. 1t
is certainly beauty from the
farming standpoint
Clarita is building up rapidly \
SIltUulu u''N ANtfl bhltNlHN - "''"N
completed, awaiting a proprietor The
town has new church and new
school building. and is wanting a
blacksmith a livery stable and some
other things.
II has it's bank and two general
stores, that of O'Ncal Bros. being
particularly worthy of mention. About
five years ago G.. W. and l.. W
C'Neal. school teachers in Missouri,
the former being superintendent of
education ia his county. came to
old Kitty aud engaged in the mer
camille business Within two years.
e. ". O'Ncal was representative in
the Oklahoma legislature where ne
made a crrditahlc record. Now ne
and his brother. l.. NJ. will soon
occupy their own new brick store
building in Clarita, with a complete
stock of general merchandise. THESE
men and their success are examples
of what can be done in this new
state 10y energetic honest business
dealing.
The McGec Creek Lumber Com
pauy has an extensive yard here
managed by II. y. Grimland, a Tex
an, formerly in the lumber business
at Madi Grimland comes of al
old and worthy family ana belong
to that class of men who max,
towns. His company. with main OF
flee. in Stringtowu. is well know
over the state with its numerou
branch yards.
&. +. Crawford of C,arita ia cu
gagged in the restaurant and hotc
business at Kcnctick. Mr.. Crawfor,
is "a native who. with his family
has extensive interests IN Oklahoma
but viii soon De dcyoting most q
his time 10 his business at Keno
flick, another new town, just nortl
of Durmt ou this same new rail
road
". $, Hall a county commits
Si.ncr of Coal county, is an ol,
and successful farmer here with on,
of the most magnificent farms II
this part of the state, as well As on
OF the most magnificent homes. Nj
Han is man who shrinks fror
publicity, but il is easy 10 ascertai
, from his neighbors that he is tn
4 f. l-aA Aips.-A-l-Lc4 of his section an
one whose word can he relied on.
j W. \ Hatch is young MAJ
o representing the railroad at Clarit,
and il he is sample OF the kin
of men the VI. q. n c. has put /
f. charge OF its stations, that railroa
a will make friends of the people alou
Q it's line.
q There Is not So many people
5 C'arita yet. but those that are herr
d taken as a whole, are above IN
L average I'm intelligence and goo