The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-13

the state.
This contest is being waged, ac-
cording to excellent authority, be-
tween the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe and the Missouri, Oklahoma and
Gulf companies. The only one of the
three that is operating without cover
in the last of the three named. The
road Is largely owned and control-
ed by William Kenefick of Kansas
City, The original line extends across
the eastern part of the state and
trains are now running into Deni-
son, Texas. The northern terminus
contemplated Is Kansas City and the
southern terminus the Gulf of Mex.
ico
Within few weeks the Fort
Smith and Western railroad, that
operates between Fort Smith, Ark,
and El Reno, okla, will begin op-
Grating trains into Oklahoma City.
They will enter over the tracks OF
the Katy from Falls, small station
on the main line, and later probably
viii operate to FL Reno, either over
new tracks or the interurban tracks
of the Oklahoma Railway company.
This project of the Fort Smith road
is said to be backed by the Katy
and a southwest line out of El Reno,
probably with Altus as the terminus,
is contemplated. There Is no con
cealing the desire of the company to
make connection with the Orient at
some point in western Oklahoma.
This fact backed by the evident in
tention of the company to mix 1t
with the Rock island and Frisco in
the east-west traffic, gives excellent
ground for the belief that the ex-
tension will cross Canadian and Cad
do counties, intersecting the Mangum
branch of the Rock Island at Ana
htii nv anu NhlS VI dntu
and the Frisco branch from Oklaho-
ma City to QWanah, Texas, passing
through the Wichita mountains and
emerging therefrom at the town of
Roosevelt. Three surveys have been
made from El Reno to Anadanko by
other companies, however, but 1t is
probable one of these surveys will
be adopted. BY connecting with the
Orient at Altus, the Fort Smith and
Western will be given an outlet for
Oklahoma coal and timber to Wich-
ita and Kansas City on the north
and California and the Pacific coast
on the west.
There is no doubt that the Santa
Fe is backing the Oklahoma Central
in its recent entrance to western
territory The Oklahoma Central has
been an Independent line, extending
from Ada, through Purcell to Chick.
asha, Nearly two years ago the
company was placed in the hands
of receiver through an action by
the construction company. Its bus.
mess did not pay thereafter, nor did
it before. Within the last few months,
however, the company began improv-
ing the terminals at Chickasha, built
its tracks into the city and is now
erecting $4,000 passenger sta
tion. Surveys recently have been
made from Chickasha to Anadarko
and II Is the avowed intention of
the Central TO head into the north.
west, traversing the Panhandle and
extending eventually to the New
Mexico coal region. Such an eventu-
Nlity would complete continuous
line nearly across oklahoma, from
the southeastern coal fields into the
great wheat and alfalfa belt.
The Kenefick proposition has the
support of former Governor c. n.
Haskell, whose business for "a num-
Der OF years before he entered poll
tics was promoting and contracting.
From a point in Hughes county. prob
ably Calvin, the Missouri, Oklahoma
and Gulf will first extend its line
to Oklahoma City. From that point
il will head in a northwesterly di
rection, traversing Oklahoma, Cana
dian, kincfisher, Dewey, Ellis and
Woodward counties. Haskell is pres.
ident of a promotion company re-
Gently organized in Oklahoma City
with a capital stock of $500. 900 that
proposes to secure options and right
of way west and northwest from Ok
lahoma City. There seems to be no
doubt whatever that the Kenefick
line will be built.
II has long been common knowl.
edge that there was a sacred agree
ment between the Santa Fe and the
Rock Island, the main lines of which
from Kansas City to the Gulf cross
the state from north to south. where.