Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-19
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RAILROAD BUILDING
NOW N OKLAHOMA.
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Guthrie, Okla, March 1S.-Plans
are now under consideration by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Company to make the Denver, Enid &,
Gulf division. between Guthrie and
Kiowa, Kan. a distance Of 125 miles,
the short cut from the Gulf to Pacific
points. This makes Guthrie the gate
way from Southern points to the west
ward, and in order To accommodate the
greatly increased traffic that viii re-
suit, the company is planning the
erection Of a greater passenger sta
tion here in the near future. Only
recently a contract was signed be-
tween the city OF Guthrie and the
Santa Fe officials for the construction
OF a vaduct 500 feet long and 40
feet wide, over the Santa Fe tracks
and the Cottonwood River, and keeping
faith with the citys contracted prom
ices, Guthrie, during the past week,
voted $4,000 in viaduct bonds, The
viaduct Will result In the closing of
oklahoma avenue across the Santa Fe
tracks and whore the crossing now IS
win be located the new depot. The
present depot will be used for a hotel
and eating house. All Western traffic
over the Santa Zee from the South
will be over the main line Into Guthrie
thence over the Denver, Enid & Gulf
limo to Kiowa and then west over the
Panhandle division
The city of Joplin has refused to
purchase stock I'm the contemplated St
Louis Oklahoma & Western, which is
being promoted by u. NJ. Overloes, OF
Bartlesvllle, okla, and w, p, Chapman
Of New York City. and as n result, the
promoters have scratched that city's
namo off their list. A special COM
mittee Of the Joplin Commercial Club
reported that the promoters desired too
great a share OF the profits and stock
Of the construction company The
company was chartered In 1907 to
build westward across Northern Okla
homa from Joplin 10 a connection with
the Orient Railroad. The promoters
nre continuing their work without Jop-
lin.
Surveyors for tho Winnepeg, sallna
& Gulf completed the survey during
the past week from Alva west 10 Boav-
err city, nearly 100 miles, routing the
road through Huffalo and Gate. Boav-
or citizens are raising n bonus for me
company as are also tho citizens Of
Nlya, who have promised 500, 600.
Sterling, Kan. has subscribed $40. 900
and sylvia Turon and Cunningham,
$500 each. Tho Marine Trust & Sc
curiy Company Of San Francisco Is
assisting In financing the road, of
whic hi Leon Miller OF salna, Kan,
is president The first line built will
be south from omaha through Salna
TO Alya, with branch west from Alva
10 the Now Mexico coal fields.
Citizens of LaWton have subscribed
100000 bonus Ardmore 100000 and
Duncan $50, 600 toward the construc-
tlon Of the proposed railroad from
Ardmore west to IAwton, 125 miles.
Tho work win be done by the Develop
ment Corporation Of Philadelphia, tho
contract being signed Immediately aft
er the bonus was guaranteed, Jake l..
Hamon and Rol Robertson OF Lawton
assisted the Ardmore and Duncan
commercial Clubs during the week to
raise the necessary funds,
Definite steps were taken by the
HUGO Commercial Club the past week
toward the construction Of the pro-
posed llno from Hugo to Atoka, about
40 miles, stock TO the amount Of
$75, OO0 has been subscribed, A COM
plcte survey Is being made and grad
ing viii start within 30 days
The Twenty Thousand Club OF
Ada, at meeting this week, forward
ed the following proposition to the pro-
moters OF the Salllsaw & Lawton Rail-
road; "a bonus OF $4,000 to be paid
when the road is built into Ada and
$4,000 additional II Ada Is made n d.
vision point"