Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-20

shorter Reuts 70 Calf Coast
wM % Accomplished Fact
In Not Far Distant future.

Il Fl.
Temple. Tex. DEC. 30. - That the
Santa Re railway 4 about TO realize
its long cherished amhlsIon for q
shorter route between the east ami
The Gtilf 10 evidenced BY an order ~
sued from the ofaees Of the Atchls5n.
Topeka and santa re railway IN r..
pekn, calling for the Improvement %
roadbed and right OF way OF the
branch line OF that road from Hay-
ana Kanaas, 10 Tulsa, Oklahoma, and
n regarded 40 the signal for the great
est piece Of construction work inRu-
gurated on the Santa Re Ia many
years, even eeIipssng the C0leman,s
Tsxlco cut On whereby several hun
dred useless miles were whiEtIed OF
tho distance between the west coast
end the gulf.
The order means that the santa re
win shorten its lines from Chicago
to the gulf by lS0 miles. and will exc
plot 0nu Of the richest agricultural
sections OF the Southwest. Tho new
line will be built from Tulaa, Okla
homa, to Paris. and on to Longview,
thence ultimately TO New Orleans.
with arms stretching forth 20 Port
Arthur. Houston and Galveston.
The order for the Improvement Of
the Tulsa branch calls for heavy steel
rails throughout the entire territory
end furthermore. maaHB heavier
bridges and standard ballast.
when the line is Improved II viii
handle any locomotives In the santa
Ne service and VIII be ready for the
traiiic thai will noW from eastern
points TO the gull when the Panama
canal V In operation. Foe some time
ruInorB have been rife in railroad cir-
Giles to tho effect that the santa Fa
would connect ltB Oklahoma and Tex
az branch iermlnnls for q now STAN
dsrd through line 10 the southwest
Tho betterment of the Havana-Tui-
"a district Ia the npering gum In q
long and costly campaign Of expan-
sion and extension and marks the nrst
work on thls important cut on.
The line will penetrate some OF the
richest agricultural territory In Okla
bona and Texas IN their eastern ex-
tTemltIes. From Tulsa II will be built
straight south to 0ienpooi. across the
STATE line, and into Paris. II u proc.
at5is that II may swerve to the east
ana include Muakogee, which p very
anxious for the line and 70 gfgefina
soTas SPLENDID Anducesfaehss 90 eha'
FROM PanTths line VIII 90 s0ith.
east through Mount Pleasant Omegn,
and into f.OnHNiew, where II Will ,joth
the East Texaa and Gulf railway.
which u now operated as Santa Fe
property, and Is q valuable link In the
PROPOSED chain.
II viii require over 1S0 miles OF new
constructl0E work to AL the gaps tina.
now exiHtt between Kansas City and
the RIif. The cycle Will be completed
with tfoubie tracked road to Calves
ton and Port Bolivar, using the route
az the Gulf and Interstate, which u
likewise ! Banta tfe proposition.
The cOFnpletion 81 this through line
can not mean anything but that al
shipments Of eastern origin for the
Eulf will be routed by the way OF the
Kansaa Ilnep Of the santa Fe through
Ottawa, 0arnett. lola. Yates. Center
Humboldt CkRnute, iCherryvale apc
aavana. kan, thence down to Caney
Bartistsviilo and Tulsa.
EaatbOuha freight and passenger
from the gulf section Will Dc STINT
larry routed ia reverse order. ~ thu
time all gulf shipments qre routed
through southern anRas. through Oh,
lahoHla, Fort Worth. cieburn0 and
Temple.
AL present Paris. Tulsa and Long
view are "akub ends" or orphan line
OF branches from Havana, Kansas
Cleburnt and Klrbyviiie. When all !
completed the Santa re lines WI
spread OUT fanilhe from the gulf port
with Riain ribs extending TO tho Pac
ihe coast and tha great lakes, with
network Of lin&s and feeders flIinl