The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
Main Line Operat-
ing in Mining District, Is
0vertaxed; New Trunk
Line Flirts for Locations.
MINERAL BELT WILL
TAP RICHEST AREAS
Rapidity of Construction Is
Phenomenal; lnterurban
Railway System Also Be-
twen Two Towns.
By Staff Correspondent.


E1ee doing phenomenal work in the Mi
g&ni mining region OF Oklahoma Al
onpst superhuman efforts are necessary
I % care for the districts transportation
bssiness. Expansion Of terminal and
Ouitchins facilities, extension OF trunk
end branch lines TO embrace rich com.
lnnities hftheto untouched, comman-
Y teering Of rolling stock to meet the
requirements Of trade and construction
cf depots and associated structures arc
4 anatters OF daily routine.
Va Passenger traffic on trunk and branch
Hnes, particularly between intermediate
points, and freigh, business have in
\ creased to such degree that schedules
\ afe being changed repeatedly TO accom-.
0odate the demand
Gndiron of Steel.
!. In few months the Miami distrlc,
will be a gridiron of steel rails. Scores
81 trains will daily puff their groaning
Wv laden to the breaking point, Those
sow operating perform their duties ,un.
der pressure of capacity business. II
ever railroads made money, the rail
soods in the Miami district should be
aaking il now.
The Frisco is the biggest road
sthfoush the mineral rome which lies
heIf way between Oklahoma City and
kAnsas City. Six passenger trains and
heal and through freight trains every
1oar or less pass through this district
aevery day. Immense terminals at Mi
mi and Baxter Springs and large facil-
tBes At Quapaw have been established
cd still the line is oitentimes hard
1fessed to handle the business prompt
~ Important connections are effective
~ the NJ, o. & G. and the new Min
Ioo4I Belt railway, and these are daily
'oomenting the tonnage which accrues
~ the Frisco.
Mineral Bslt Pioneers Field.
|. Neos-miraculous construction accom-
lent Is credited TO the Mineral
Railway company, popularity known
- Frates line. 1t has been built in
loenenal time Two weeks after
y tdea OF entering the mining fields
been conceived, tho roads building
were put into effect. and in three
eehs the line was in operation rh,
otion Is to build through from Qua.
- ~ starting point, to Miami, where
eompany already has its general Of
II now serves Century, Tar
(or Cardin), Picher and St
IN addition to Quapaw, and ex-
Il to continue its quick advance
y z actually covers the entire field.
M teach Treece, in Kansas, pcne-
~ Ne Naylor land, run from Holden
- to the state line, work south to
nmerce, and along the whole route
!o1eh the trade OF an endless string of
llle. When finished the line will
/ ove thirty miles of track In Okla.
"a To Connect With Miami.
q The Mineral Bel, line now has Il.
bt-of-wa TO within one mile of Com.
fce, and will continue directly into
1amt, possibly proceeding beyond thai
fS,9 INTO the rich fields that are jus,
IN being opened 10 the south. Ter
4 ~ passenger trains operate betwecr
enef and Quapaw At one time ,hi,
ead as many as $50 cars on a side
~ unloading, at Picher, Tar River
81 Century. II owns nine stations no
yee than a'mile or two apart, and i
Gong spurs every day directly 10 IN,
~ otns or mills all along It's route
Use spurs assure quick release o
- - they can be loaded or unloadet
i J ~ mills without delay. II move,
1ety-eight cars Of ore, valued at $4OU
enr, IN one day, and assurance is be
EUB given mine operators that enoug,
keofe will always be in service to handl,
\ Mir mills output,
Ihe line is aiding materially in cx
\ lediting development of the dis,ric,
\ sihere had been serious congestion q
n cars at Quapaw and Miami destine,
8 ~ the mining area, and it was thi
y coalition that inspired the beginninl
pt construction at tha, point instead q
Ikee Miami, Almost instant relief wa
8e.o!ded. Immediate business was $,
nsk that the original idea which wa
Eye cu'ld only ten or twelve miles a
-. already has been realized and en-
s9ed upon. The company now ha
eeive miles OF main line actually con
fscted, twelve miles OF righ,-oi.wa
orehased and twelve mile, Of side
y 3seek. all bull, in four months
lnterurban System.
Ihe Oklahoma, Kansas and Missoul
GRsusoan system also has been