The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-27

lFrom The OElalOmauI
4 railroad construction boom. which
T.. expected 20 reach gigantic proper
tious and add az least 1000 miles 10
the railroad mileage of Oklahoma
during the mex, five years. IS conf
IDENTITY expected 10 start as soon as
the results o. -ne election are certi-
fed by the s-a.e election board and
Governor Lee C-uce. There are a
dozen or more propositions provided
the amendme1, carries as appear
probable although The majority likely
viii - reduced from tas first esti-
mates Ttere are . dozen Or more
propositions 20 build lines o. extend
those already constructed u he state.
a. o. which have been waiting for
the constitutional Ian or railroad con
s.r1r-io1 20 54 l.et
one o, the first Os these 10 30 ac-
coupIs1e5 probably VIII 5e the build
irz o, The r5r-aEes- railroad ont o..
Osizho-z CRY. A. present uezo.a-
to-s are pending be.reel the Okla
h5az Cry c1zuae- o. commerce and
ts@ OE,z.o-a CRY railway deTeIor-
r,e-- company. and william KenefcE.
p-=s..e-t of he 5lsso1ri Ok.ahona
at Cur lire. FOR us construction.
Wr Ee-=Ec. is -9T In paris. Frznee.
zr-z-z.-z E..a q syndicate o. bankers
70 finance -1e proposition and IL IS
EXPECTED .1zt co1s-r1r'.ol =.i -
stared a. so1- a. BE- returns.
TIE Io1al geo5,e have made W
Ez-e,cE desrl-s proposition re
zs-1.-z re construction Of rhe line
TIE move 20 s@cl-e Tie ste o. tas
D11g.zs scaool and r1= R.vers Dc
;ark Eas s-zr-sd 20 secure terminals
fc- tie Ire Tie Development com
panr. o-zaalzet 20 assist 90 the 20
curing u a right o' way. Vii. retain
is organization and will deal direc'
with Mr Kenencz ia the cons,ruc
ton
II from any cause this proposition
should fall through. It is certain now
that other people would De desirou'
20 build northwest from Oklahoma
City Negotiations now are pending
by the Fort Smith and Western rail
road 10 secure terminals in the city
They are dealing with the Katy and
Frisco lines and viii enter over one
or the other in The near future. II
the northwest field IS unoccupiet
when the company secures terminals
here. It's officials have limited that tha'
line might build 10 the northwest
All Well Pleased.
Oklahoma City traffic men and tho
chamber Of commerce officials are
weh pleased with the result OF the
election and are confident that it will
bring many good results. Many eX
pressIons along this line were made
by these men Wednesday
Oklahoma Is to be congratulated
on its action in the election" said J.
y. Johnston. manager OF the chamber
OF commerce and the Oklahoma Traf
nc association. Many lines will be
started Immediately. some of them in
dependent. but most OF them by the
trunk lines now in the state although
they may make Il appear as though
an Independent company is doing the
work.
"One OF the first moves will be that
OF the Santa Fe, which probably will
take over the Oklahoma Central
line. from Dorset Carter Then this
line. which reaches from Ch.ckasha 20
Lehigh. will be extended south 20
connect with the east Texas Santa Fe
line at Longyiew, Texas. The Santa
Fe probably will complete the con
struction OF a line from Woodward
to Selling, and may extend this line
to Oklahoma City. Between Wood
ward and Selling. the right OF way
has been secured and the track grad
ed, but the project was abandoned
because of the state constitution This
will mean the building OF at least
fifty miles OF railroad. while that
south from Lehigh would mean 100
miles.
The Missouri. Oklahoma and Gulf
line will extend from Henryetta 10