The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-10

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Guthrie, Okla, Jan. 1O-Through the
recent Incorporation Of the Wichita,
Mcpherson and Gulf railroad, the Mid.
land Valley, now operating from Fort
Smith, Ark, TO Arkansas city. kan,
will be extended during the coming
year to Wichita. C. E. Ingersoll OF
Philadelphia is president Of both com
panies. Commercial organizations OF
Wichita have recently taken the mat
ter up with the Midland Valley ofiic-
ials and II is understood that bond
issue will be voted to meet the require
ments imposed by the company. A
bonus Of 100000 it is understood, will
be asked Of that city The extension
means much to such Oklahoma cities
as Muskogee, Tulsa and Pawhusxa, To-
Gated on the Midland Valley. The ulti-
mate northern terminus sought-by the
company Is Kansas city. Recent mort
cages, given by the Midland Valley in
favor OF the Girard Trust company OF
Philadelphia and totaling sl5,OOO,OO0,
were filed during the past week at
Pawhuska.
President William C. Kenefck Of the
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf has re-
turned from European trip, meeting
and consulting with French capitalists
who purchased the company's last bond
issue. In addition to the proposed
northern extension ito Kansas city
from Wagner, okla, The plans are also
being made for a southern extension
from Denison, Tex, and at a needing
Of the stockholders during the past
week the directors were authorized to
issue bonds in any sum not to exceed
81 100000 for an extension to the Gulf
The Office of General Superintendent
Fisher has been transferred from Mus
kogee to Denison, as also have the
traffic offices Of the road, in order to
comply with the Texas laws. A. r.
Thornton has been appointed general
freight and passenger agent, with head
quarters at Denison, and o. c. Parsley
has been made traffic manager at Kan
sas city.
A contract has been signed in Paris,
France, during a meeting there recent (
" of the promoters Of the Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas railroad for fin
shing the southeast line from Vinita,
Okla, to Sloan Springs, Ark, and for
fifty miles Of the southwest line from
yaney, Kan, to Pawhuska, Okla, pass
ng via Bartlesyille. The road from Ca
hey to Vinita is practically constructed.
Chicago promoters of new line of
ailway southwest across the state are
Ardmcre and other Southern
oklahoma cities with their proposition. I
rhe proposed line runs from Sallisaw,
n the Cherokee country, south and
vest through Stigler, Quinton, McAles-
er, Ada, Pauls Valley, Elmore. Dun
ian, LaWlon, Frederick and to a point \
IN the Orient railroad probably at IL
Tex Another line through
Ardmore, connecting with the main line
It Duncan, is also proposed. Ardmore
.iiizens are asked 10 give ,le com
ANY terminal facilities and a $50 900
'onus. Rumor says the lines are to be
portion Of the Gould system.
Much interest is developed in Ike re-
ent chartered Oklahoma Short Line
Electric railway, with 100000 capitaI
nd headquarters at Shawnee, TO build
nterurbans from Oklahoma City via
'hawnee and Muskogee, Okla, and
Kan, to- Joplin, Mo-, and
rom Shawnee to Denison, Tex, at an
stimated cost Of $4,000 per mile.
resent street railway companies at
'klahoma City Shawnee and Musko-
ee are said to be interested IN the
ew organization.