The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-26
OKLAHOMA
RAILROAD
BUILDING
.cTivlTY ON MANY PROPOSED
NEW LINEs-MovEMENT TO RE
PEAL ARTICLE g, SECTION 9.

pie' Guthrie. Okla, Jan. 2e.-In the in
a,s erests OF contract drawn up two
n p weeks ago i.e ST. L1uis with the De
under Felopment corporation Of Philadelphia
son Lor the construction Of a line of rail-
iiott, soad from Ardmore west to Lawton, a
4iu distance Of JsO miles, f. r. sutton,
~. representing the Philadelphia COM
liipon lany has been in Lawton, Ardm0re
propelnd other cities along the proposed
one 'ine during the 3ast week. The con
'ns" sract vas signed by the company, Of
nast which A. Leighton Howe of Philadel
and t1hia is president, On condition that
ouartArdmore, Duncan and Iawton meet
the nhe bonus conditions. The road Will
west oost about s2,50o00O, according to Rol
northe.obertson Of Lawton, who made the
towns fontract in Sc. Louis with the Phila-
/ 81 weelphia concern AT Lawton It con
on lanects with the Frisco, at Duncan with
LeRoyle Rock Island and at Ardmore with
saturdle Frisco and Santa Fe
D.. 1871 An amended charter has been is.
of sailed by Secretary Of State Harrison
said c5 the Kansas, Oklahoma and Panama
the railroad, with 81 900, 900 capital stock
above I'D headquarters at Oklahoma city,
Roy Radianapolis New York and Boston.
lF Reyhe directors for the ensuing year, as
and eslst elected, are J. j. Winton, Richard
mino Ruffin, r. A. Mosher, A. H. Syncox
propertld John E. DuMarr The consruc-
costs. on of line is contemplated south
eightvrom Beaver, near the Kansas state
accrui inc. through Oklahoma to Frederick,
fhe shear the Ned river, and thence into
Texas, with a second line from Elk
City, in Beckham county, east to Okla
homa City The total mileage is about
DE 80 miles, with the estimated cost Of
kbL construction at $4,000 per mile
w. p Chapman Of New York City
and F. NJ Overlass Of Bartlesville,
THE officials of the proposed Bartlesville.
Oklahoma and Western, visited Paw
huska and other cities on the pro
posed line during the past week. The
done road was chartered and surveyed in
has 1907 to build westward from Joplin,
weep Mo, across Northern Oklahoma,
peo- through Bartlesville, Pawhuska, pom.
store ca city and Pond Creek, to a con-
ating nection with the Orient
much A car of scrapers and other grading
, the outfit for work on the CherryYale,
y Of Oklahoma and Texas, We're unloaded
eme- during the past week at Kingfisher, TO
the begin work both north and south from
they that city This is the road originally
who promoted by Gov. Stubbs Of Kansas
juice and Senator Porter of Caney. to build
said: southeast to Sloan Springs. Ark, and
q us southwest to Geary, Okla, from Caner,
it is Kan. Much Of the grade is completed
boy on the siloam Springs line.
king Eugene Tilleux, chief engineer of
great the proposed Buffalo and Northern, re-
the Gently chartered, is seeking a Frisco
juice connection for the road, which is to be
,e at built west from Buffalo, in Harper
has county, across old mo Mans Land,
and and east from Buffalo to Frisco con
n be- nection, either at Enid or Award Til
Ny leux and other officials Of the company
met with the Enid Chamber Of Com
merce this week and made a porposi-
~ ton to build the line into that city.
& - Several meetings have been held at
Alva recently in efforts to secure the
Winnipeg and Gulf road, chartered to
build south from Salina, Kan, through
" . Western Oklahoma to Oklahoma City,
and northward to Omaha and Kansas
City. Cincinnati capital is behind the 1
! project.
The Midland Valley Railroad COM
hpany, which is contemplating an exten-
sion this coming summer from Arkan- /
sas City, KAN, to Wichita, has begun
construction work for the creation OF
division point at Skiatook Two hun I
men were started to work the
1ast week. and according to the plans
Az he Improvements include a water
works plant connecting with Bird
Creek, and industrial track, round
house and freight house
gas The Chamber Of Commerce Of Hugo
ledi- has prepared memorial to be pre-
lem rented to the legislature, now in ses-
few sion asking that the repeal Of section
e Is Of article or the state constitution
lree be again submitted to a vote Of the
r. people This is the section that pre-
vents the construction of a railroad
under state laws for sale afterward to
ono Of the Interstate lines. The Hrgo
the people have under consideration the
lett construction Of line from Hugo to
lext either Atoka or MeAlester, and this
cor section stands in the way Of the
project as the promoters desire 70 sell