The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-08
BOND SELLING TO
EXTEND RINCLINC
LINE IS RUMORED

That big news affecting the railroad
situation Mt oklahoma city In imml-
ucnr TX known Of all persons vitality CON
ocrnod ln the citys development infor-
utvc announcements are made. is cal
oulated TO materially augment the Ctvs
growth TO degree much uehulous gos-
sip Is resolving itself into concrete form,
and rapid developments may bo expected
To follow tn" announcement OF the state
corporation commissions order definitely
locating tn" combination Frisco-ltock
Island union station at the intersection
Of First and Hudson streets
Just now the operations ot the Ring.
ling IIamon group, owner or the Ring
ling Ardmore line, are being watched
with absorbed interest II recently was
announced exclusively In The Times that
the project of building line from OK
hhomn city to RinRling aud south from
that point 10 Red River had hccu re
yyed The announcement later was SENT
authorimtlvey confirmed without spccl-
nwtou as to definite date FOR rcsump.
ton Ot operations
Rumor OF Bonds Sale
Recently, however, rumOr has be
como current to the effect that bonds
have been sold for the carrying out Of
this project, and recent movements iu
Oklahoma city, said to be associated with
H. seem TO confirm the story and indl-
cate that promotion Of the proposed line
is militant
II is known that a corps OF Surveyors
hnH finished % survey from point on
Main street Immediately west of the
Frisco track southw1rd to the trucl Of
hand which formerly was the Delmar
garden site and which wns purchased
los the city for future railway terminals
The tract which has Just been surveyed
takes IN the old Charles Fclts property.
Immediately south ~ Main s,rcet. and a
considerable part Of the Charles Wood
ward property situated between Grand
and California avenues
To Use Joint Depot
Logically this mrye, is associated
with the Riughng road project. and DO
would indicate that tho proposed now
line is TO join with the Frisco and Rock
Island lines hoo use OF the h.g union sta
ton ut First and Hudson streets mst
ordered by the corporation commission
az NJ lNNlllhAN'l NllAN wv ll'IltN'N It'l
way lnr from oklahoma city 10 the
northwest II participating Zoe tins moyo-
mout II IN known that the northwest
project has reached point ln preum-
mary negotiations that definite lu-
uouncemeut Of plans tn connection with
DO may be expected almost amy day
In the latter connection rmur ls
current that Frank Kcl aud ms raso-
D.ltrs are back of the crowd promoting
the scheme" koll is the principal stock
holder 800 the clinton oklahoma and
Western railway He is man ol mill
lions. q member of the board ot directors
OF the Dallas federal reserve bank. and
has been connected with number NJ
successful promotion enterprises
Heavily interested Here
Although his home Is at wlchl, Fails.
Texas he has large property interests
600 oklahoma and 100 oklahoma city IL
owns the Insurance building here and is
sllu tu hv the principal sfockhOldpr tu
thr oklahoma CIE MIN aud Elevator
Dumplu,
Associated with k,U m his rulw,,
wul,D's 's john Nancy OF oklahoma
CIV. Wrll known railroad contractor and
builder TN" recent visit of kru io this
,.rN Immediately after ms return from
Europe, dOyrtils nicely boo this relation.
However the persons intimately tsso-
ciotcd with both the RuglinF and the
northwestern projects ARE conducting
their negotiations with eNrrCmc secrecy
and are giving no Information to the
public although no denial is made at the
fact that both enterprises are militant