The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-20
PRES. RIPLEY
NDPARTYHERE
THIS MORNING
HEAD OF SANTA FE SYSTEM PAYS
VISIT TO CITY TO MAKE PER
SoNAL INSPECTION - is EN-
TERTAINEO AT COUNTRY CLUB.

ITeSluehj RIPLEY is on an inspeC
ton trip, and busy week il will be
for him. He was on the line from
Kansas City to Tulsa Monday. and
spent Tuesday in the Cushing oil
fields, most of the day in an auto
mobile. He tied up at Pauls Valley
last night arriving in Ardmore a
few minutes before nine this morn.
/ ing.
81 had several chores in Oklahoma. -
said President Ripley in conversation
with reporter of The Ardmoreite.
but my main reason for coming now
was to have an opportunity to meet
the people Of Ardmore. Words. Of
course, are inadequate to express re-
gret and sympathy in such a case as
the deplorable calamity which lately
belell this community, and | shall not
undertake to so express myself. Just
wanted to make little visit to Ard
more and get better acquainted with
its citizens"
Mr. Ripley did not discuss the work
of the committee having in charge the
adjustment of the explosion claims,
further than to say that the commit
tee had the matter well in hand. "The
committee" he added, Seems to be
making satisfactory progress with its
arduous task"
The Santa Fe is without plans for
new construction in Oklahoma, al
though the development in the oil
fields may make it necessary to build
some short branches, according to the
president. Railway building in this
state, he said depends entirely
upon oil development"
The new line from Cushing to
Drumright, Oilton and Jennings will
be completed in a few weeks, rail |
laying in the last fve-mile gap, near
Oilton, having already started. There
is a good deal of speculation about
a twelye-mile line from Drumright
to FoXberg- the Fox pool develop !
ment--but Mr.. Ripley said that moth
ing had been done about it,
Asked if in his opinion there had
been a change of public sentiment in
Oklahoma toward railroads, Mr.. Ripley
replied in the affirmative. The peo-
ple," he said, have a better under
of the railroad question than
they have ever had before, and with
this understanding comes a more
feeling toward the carriers;
but the change of sentiment has not
leen sufficient to induce the invest
nent of additional capital in the Ok
ahoma railway industry. There still
S hostile legislation which makes the
money owners bit nervous. How
ver, the signs are for Improvement
With Mr.. Ripley in Ardmore today
re the following Santa Fe officials:
Homer A. Stillwell, Chicago, mem
er of the board of directors.
E. ]. Engel, Chicago, assistant to
he president
w. f. Hodges, Chicago, yice-presi- :
ent in charge Of purchases and a
torres.
F. Z. Conners, Chicago, assistant ,
, the vice-presdent ;,
w. r. MaXson, Galveston, general
Iperintendent of the Gulf lines. 3,
c. w. Kouns, Topeka, general man
ger of the eastern lines.
L. H. Bunnell, Topeka, auditor of D
sbursements. ~
Edward Raymond, Newton, general
western district east :
II lines ,,
r. E. Taylor, Cleburne, division su- 4,
-
W. X. Etter Arkansas City, super
tendent Of the Oklahoma division 81,
II. r. Teasdale. Oklahoma City,
vision freight agent. =.
J. \. McQuillen, Cleburne, mechan- =.
al superintendent.
J. r. Cottingham, Oklahoma City, "
licitor for Oklahoma met Mr.. Ripley :.
d party at the station, and intro '.
ced them to the local committee.
Mr. Ripley will be seventy years old :.
'tober 80. He is in good health and
irits and enjoys life, getting up :.
rly and working long hours. 1t is :.
ated that at Tulsa Monday night :"
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