The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-04-06


Details Tor The slmulrsueous con.
struction OF q steam railroad from
Henryetta 70 Oklahoma City, thence
northwest 10 the Kansas line. where Il
ultimately will connect with the Mis.
pouFi Pacific, q total distance OF 80
miles. lnvolving an expenditure Of ap-
proximately sloOO0.O0O. were agreed
upon at q conference held In Oklahoma
City Thursday.
The new railroad will be constructed
By q. N. Haskell Of Muskogee, former
governor Of Oklahoma. william Kcne-
hck u Kansas City, owner OF the Nj.
s1uri. Oklahoma a Gulf line. aud Geo
w. Klsser Of Oklahoma City, with tho
cooperation OF . citizens committee
OF Oklahoma Ctr, which will arrange
for the right OF way Of the line and tie
route 10 will follow.
Charles n. Haskell, president Of .hc
promotion company, stated Thursday
evening that u nothing IntereferSs the
ine can and will be built In from
twelve 20 fifteen months after the pre-.
iiminary arrangements are made. Il
will take about year for the necessary
steps 10 be taken In the securing Of q
right OF way, 90 tina, u Is expected tha,
the road will be completed and ready
for open ..~n Ia about two years
The nsw line, which probably will
consolidate with the Missouri, oklaho-
ma a Gulf, will be about $50 miles In
length II probably will be built by
way Of Shawnee between Henryetta
and Oklahoma City and by way Of
KlnRhaher and Woodward Into the
northwest.
The line will open up vast amount
Of territory In the northwestern part
Of tho state. which hitherto has been
undevaloped because Of no railroad
facilities, or has been tributary 20
Wichlta. Kan, Texas or Colorado
points because Of no connections with
Oklahoma City.
Commercial clubs and traffic organ
ixations have discussed a railroad to
she northwest for more than ten years
Agitation has been constant. yet the
sinsws Of war seemed beyond reach,
and the fnsncing Of the enterprise
seemed soo great for local promoters
% undertake.
The far northwest counties of this
state comprise an empire within them
selves. The three extreme northwest
counties have an aggregate area great.
er thnn the stats Of Massachusetts,, aud
u was 10 this great productive region
that the enthusiastic citizens have
looked with longing eyes for more
trade territory. And the citizens Of
that part OF Oklahoma were moro anx-
iosls t0 rSaeh central Oklahoma mar
ket 70 buy and sell, than the local
market was 70 rcaeh them.
FOr years, citizens OF those counties
have pleaded with financial institutions
10 lend aid for the construction Of rail-
ronds, yet no roads we're built. State
aid has been solicited. bat the last leg
lslaiure felt that the undertaking WAC
700 monstFous 10 b.. added TO the liza
blllfles Of che commonwealth.
Ten years ago, promoters Of King
fisher End ether cities ah.ns the pro-
posed route made tentative proposals.
and did some surveying. but this was
oi Ru unproductIve hind, and the en-
iefprI4e languished. Al that time.
Newspapers Of Oklahoma City urged
that the matter bc taken up by the
CTS club, the local organization that
pfpseedcd the Chamber OF Comelerce
4 nnml'er Of other railroads were
bglit into Oklahoma City. but the one
that was needesl tD reach the section
bordering on Colorado seemed ludeil-
mite. Various companies have been
fornisd having Ia view the construction
oi road from Oklahoma City through
KlngiIsher county on 10 Woodward,
Texas. B6ayer and fiimarron counties.
Hut Az ne railroad talk. all the en-
shualnNm, iaha a. the hopes never laid
n,y sleel balls.
chnsea bJ the Rock Island ard b.
lhr fseps VALLEY branch Of tho Santa
~ lae nokfhNoli pert of this ainte u
setst u o&lg . pefi ~ its enofsnoua
area. 4'olA two talifpada ran ifpn
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