The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-08
WILL THE R|NCL|NC
ROAD Be BUILT?
is THE RiNGLlNG PROPOSITION
SIMPLY ONE OF FUSS AND
FEATHERS?

Is the. Ringing road a bona
fide business proposition, made in
the commercial interests of this
section, for the benefit of all the
people of this section, or is it but
piece of shrewd railroad poll
tics-a play of the two roads most
interested in keeping other roads
out Of this territory? r. l.. Rob-
ertson, president of the Robertson
Realty Company and one of the
foremost business men OF the city
of Lawton, says that there is moth
ing to the Ringing road-that it
is but the carrying out of con-
tract which, he alleges, exists be-
tween the Frisco and the Rock
Island that neither of them shall
do any construction in this terri
tory.
Mr.. Robertson sets forth a num-
Der of reasons why the Ringing
road will not be buin, in a letter
to Judge Arthur Walcott of this
city. The allegations made in the
letter are not inuendos, but are
straight out reasons set forth in
plain English. Mr.. Robertson says
that the Ringing road will never
be built to Lawton from Ardmore,
but that the original Ardmore, Dun
can & Lawton road will be built
and he advises that it will be bad
business for the people of Ard
more to do anything which would
cause them to become tied up with
two different roads for the delivery
Of the same terminal facilities.
With the permission of Judge
Walcott we append hereto the let
ter of Mr. Robertson:
"Lawton, Okla, Dec. ., 1912.
"Mr. Arthur Walcott,
'Ardmore, Okla.
Dear Sir:
your favor OF the Goth ult. re-
ceived this morning, and I assure
you, Judge, / appreciate your writ
ing me.
Il note you are TO meet with a
committee of Ardmore people rel
ative to terminal facilities for the
Ringing and Hamon road. AS we
already have a contract with the
Ardmore people regarding termi
nal at Ardmore, l think it is hardly
necessary for me to take any steps
at this time, as | consider that
contract protects us and also con-
slider that contract is absolutely
good, considering the men who
signed it, and as We have lived
up to our part Of the contract,
strictly to the letter, | do not be-
lieve the people of Ardmore are
going to do anything that might
cause themselves trouble.
Il am pleased to advise you that
the Ardmore, Duncan and Lawton
railroad is financed and that III the
very near future, the good people
of Ardmore will be more than
pleased with the construction op-
erations on this road. l might ad-
wise you that l have been dealing
with the Electric Properties Co., of
New York, ten million dollar con-
cern, of which Mr. J. F. Wallace,
formerly a construction engineer on
the Panama Canal, is president, and
the details of the construction work
of the road are progressing rapidly
towards n final end. The contracts
for this construction will be let
in the near future and it is prob
able and more than likely that the
Westinghouse, Church & Kerr Co.,
of which Mr.. Wallace is also presi
dent, will do the construction work
as that is along the line the Prop
critics Company is working for.
cat this time there is no longer
any doubt but that the Ardmore,
Duncan and Lawton railroad will
be constructed and I am of the
opinion that the Ardmore people
will not do any thing that might
prejudice their own interests and
cause themselves to be tied up with
two different railroads for the same
terminal. On the face of it, it does
not look like a good business prop
osition. The fact of the matter
is, Judge, that it seems to me as
though this attempt on the part of
Messrs. Ringing and Hamon is
merely an attempt to try and keep
any railroad from being built in
this territory and while they have
made it rather hard for me, up to
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