The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-13
M'ADOO IS ASKED
TO APPROVE NEW
THR0UGH ROUTE
Direct TranS-C -ContinentataH
thOrOughfare Sought

KEOKUK, Iowa.--Es,ablishmsnl OF
direct transcontnental rail butte
from eastern ports TO the Ms{ {buri
river and westward may result om
government control OF railroads, Nth
keokuk as the Mississippi river c bss
ing point
William G. McAdoo, director en
eral OF railroads. has been urged BY
many cities along the proposed Tbute
10 effect the necessary connection OF
existing lines, making possible an un-
interrupted passage from Logansport
Ind 20 Omaha or Lincoln, Neb.
Through Route Needed.
The proposed route would lie abom
midway between Chicago and 81
Louis, passing from Logansport to Pc
oria and thence 70 Hamilton, III, over
the Mississippi 10 keokuk and west
ward through northern Missouri and
southern Iowa into Nebraska.
Judge Felix ! Hughes OF Keokul.
counsel for those advocating the new
line, has just returned from Washing
ton where he laid the matter befogs
, Director General McAdoO
Il discovered he said, that oniv
two roads, the b h O. and the Penn
| sylyania, can bring a car through from
Warrington, Baltimore or Philadelphia
! 20 the Mississippi river. and they must
| tranShip at the Mississippi gateway to
get II farther west. for there are NO
through routes from the east TO the
Missouri river
Would Haul Troops
"Our proposed line would carry
car direct from the eastern seaporis
to Lincoln, Neb, and what is more.
could carry il and troop trains from
Lincoln and Omaha direct 20 the sea
board, which is simply impossibl.
now"
The suggested route iron Logan.-
port would be ovet the Pennsylvania
railroad, and over the line OF the To.
ledo, Peoria 4 Western railroad tc
Peoria, thence over that line 10 Ham.
ilton. Ill. where the Mississippi would
be crossed, OH the existing new rail
road bridge, TO Keokuk.
From Keokuk, the Keokuk 4 West
ern division OF the Chicago, Burling-
ton 4 Quincy railroad would be used.
through Missouri cities including Ka-
hoka and Memphis, and Iowa cities
including Centerville, Humeston, Clar.
india and Shenandoah.
Two routes would be possible ftos.
| Shenandoah, either by the Wabash OF
Burlington road TO Omaha or 20 Lin
coin, Neb., by way Of Hamburg. Iowa
crossing the Missouri river at Nebras'
. Ia City by the Burlington bridge
: where, Il was pointed out, "the cross
ing is not so eongested as at Omaha
n Would Cut Mileage.
b. Al Lincoln or Omaha connection
}. could be effected with line. to III
! Pacific coast. completing q usnsoon
= tinental route oi less mileage than an
other now existing. il was declared.
The lines referred 20 are said 20 b
X in fairly good condition" capable o
carrying "their capacity in freight an,
! passengers as ssfely as other roads
while improvements would, OF course
. enlarge their abilities"
The memorial to Mr. MoAdoo de-
clares @the bel, affected by the pro.
posed line is so rich in men, whea
and coal tina, any relief to IN, presen
unseientiiie handling OF its problem,
would be splendid contribution to III,
> win the war measures"
/, In addition TO cutting down mileage
/ for rsnsoontinental shipments. Il Il
pointed out, the new line would MAXI
possible the expeditions handling o.
men and supplies from the territory
which il would drain. As these ship
ments now must be sent north or souih
> and transferred to a trunk line, entail
, ing much DELAY