The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-20
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FOR GOOD ROADS
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Wilson, Okla Jan. 20--Of the thir-
ty-one miles OF railroad built in Okla
homa during the past year. twenty :
five miles of it We're constructed by
| the Oklahoma. New Mexico & Pacific
CRingling system) now being built
westward from Ardmore through Will
son to Texas Panhandle connection.
| The present indications are that this
company will construct more mileage
during the present year than any 9TH
er in the state, although the work for
ll914 will not be finally determined
until the arrival here OF President
John Ringing about January %. lie
returned from his European trip last
Saturday. The application OF ~
Lawton Chamber of Commerce to
build the road to that city will be
discussed and the extension west
ward will no doubt be decided.
Col Ringing has built fifteen rail
roads, in as many different sections
of the United States, and declares
that railroad building is a fad with
him. At the present time he owns a
line into White sulphur Springs
Montana, and he has offers from va
rious sections OF the country to build
needed roads. During the past week
request was received here by Jake
L. Hamon, vice. president and gener-
al manager of the Ringing system, to
build an electric line in California.
Getting On Its Feet
The Kansas City Mexico & Orient,
in the hands of receivers for some
time. is rapidly getting on its feet
again and it is expected that the
courts will do away with the receiver
ship in the near future The Orient
has been a big factor in opening M
new trade territory in the West
Texas country and as far south as
Alpine, Texas 1t is understood that
steel will be paid, yet this year, on
the banks OF the Rio Grande. There
is talk too, that the Orient will build
Wichita instead Of using the tracks
of other companies in a traffic agree
ment
Ii has been rumored for several
months that the Santa Fe was the
most likely purchaser of the Orient,
in case it should be sold The unex-
a5ected large traffic which the Orient
has developed since building to Al
pine. connecting with the Southern
Pacific. has attracted wide attention
in railway circles, and it has been
understood that several of the oldel
systems were considering the pur
chase of the Orient road The South
ern Pacific has also been considered
bidder The country through which
the Orient runs in Texas, is fast be-
ing developed Tho ranch lands are
being converted into farm land and
settlers are flocking to that section.
Much work was done on the Orient
line through Oklahoma during the
fall months, reballasting the roadbed
and putting it in better condition for
hauling long trains through the state
Many trains OF cattle have been haul
ed northward over the Orient from
the Southern Texas and Mexican
ranches
To Build Electric Line
r r. Stevens secretary OF the
Choctaw Railway and Lighting com
pany OF McAlester, has secured an Or
dinance from the city government of
Lawton, submitting to the vote of the
people franchise for him to build a
street railway system in Lawton and
an interurban line to Fort Sill. The
McAlester company owns the McAles-
ter street railway system and the in
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