The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-07-23
Party Of Santa Fe Men Here to Go
Over the Road in View OF
Prospective Purchase
on July 81
HIGHLY PLEASED
WITH CHICKASHA
Beauty, Cleanliness and Solidity Of
City Make Deep Impression
Effect Of Transfer on
Employees Uncertain

In view of the receivers sale of the
Oklahoma Central railway, which will
occur at noon in Purcell, July 81, a
party of Santa Fe officials arrived in
Chickasha last night In special train
and this morning, accompanied by a
number of Oklahoma Central officials,
started on a tour of inspection of the
road from Chickasha to Lehigh.
Among the Santa Fe officials were
c. W. Rounds, general manager, To
peka. Kan; Z. Raymond, general sup
erintendent, Newton. Kan, and r. A.
Rutledge, chief engineer, Topeka. In
addition to these were a corps OF
clerks and assistants. The party was
piloted over the road by the following
o. C. officials: Dorset Carter, chief
executive under the Oklahoma Central
receiver: w. G. choate, general man
ager; b NJ. Halle, traffic manager, and
+. C. Hand, the engineer who con
structed the road.
Yesterday evening Messrs. Rounds,
Raymond and Rutledge were taken for
a spin over the city by T. Il. Dwyer
and expressed themselves as highly
pleased with Chickasha. "The Santa
Fe men exhibited a great deal of in
terest in Chickasha," said Mr.. Dwyer
this morning. ~They asked a world of
questions about the town and the
country surrounding and commended
the city highly for its beauty and
cleanliness. They also stated one OF
the things that impressed them was
the general appearance of solidity pre-
sented throughout. There is no doubt
but that Chickasha made a lasting im-
preston on their minds
rhe sale OF the Oklahoma Central
will be held on July 81 in Purcell by
Jurge II. P. johnson of Ardmore and
as the Santa Fe is the only road
known at this time to be making ex-
tensive Investigations, it is presumed
that that road will make the purchase
and take over the property, the pos
session of which viii be transferred
Immediately. Following the sale the
receiver will be discharged by the
court and the purchaser will be given
full possession.
Oklahoma Central officials do not
even hazard a guess as to what the
transfer will mean to the men now IN
the employ of the road. They think II
probable that no changes will be made
in the auditing department for 30 tc
90 days after the property is taker
over. The first changes, 1t is believed
will come in the traffic and executive
departments.
While no statement has been giver
out as TO changes in train service O
equipment, it is rumored that the TRAN
service is to be changed within th'
near future. Whether or not new
equipment will be placed on the roa'
cannot be learned 1t is presumed tha
the Santa Fe will use the road chief,
to transport the output of the Lehigl
coal mines. which mines are now tn
property of the Santa Fe, the owner
ship having been taken over from tn
Missouri Pacific interests.
II has been persistently talked tina
the Santa Te will extend the road witt
in the near future. probably from L.
high to Paris, Texas, which extensio
would connect them with several line
and one branch Of their own road .
the Paris terminal and give them a
outlet for the product from the l.
high mines II is thought hardly pro-
able that an extension from Chickssh
to Clinton will be made soon, as tn
"dopesters" figure the extension fro
Lehigh to Paris of far more impor
ance.
The Santa Fe special will complei
the trip over the lines today, retur
ing to Purcell, where they will tai
the Santa Fe lines again and presui
ably return to Topeka.