Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
SOUTHWEST MO. ELECTRIC
LINE TO PICHER A SURE
THING, HOWEVER
MIAMI WILL HAVE TO WATT
Maybe Road VIII Go There and
Maybe NOt-RepOrted Sale
of o. X. & M. Ry. to
Rogers Is a RumOr

west Missouri electric line would be
built from Baxter to Pitcher, Miami
people have been very busy trying to
find out what the company had in
view of doing when they got to Pich-
err. Many theories have been ad-
vanced but not one Of them is more
than a guess. This the Daily Citi-
zen is in a position to state posi-
tively-that as yet no decision has
been made as to what the company
will do after the road is finished to
Pitcher.
The suppositiOn, here, however, is
that from l'icher the road will swing
around circle, taking in other min
ing locations and come back into Bax-
ter Springs, which city will be made
the headquarters Of the company.
AS to the o. X. & M. Ry., it is pos
sible that traffic arrangements will
be made hetwen the two companies,
the Southwest Missouri taking pas
senger busiress from the o. X. & M.
and the o. K. & n. Ry., receiving
freight business from the southwest
Missouri. This, however, is merely a
conjecture.
The Sunday Record Herald Of
Miami, has the following story about
the plans Of the two railroads:
"Rumors nave been flying thick and
fast that the Rogers interests had
absorbed the o. K. & NJ; that the
road would he electrified, etc. These
rumors were almost as thick as Ger
man peace offers, but according to
w. E. Mayfield, superintendent Of the
o. K. & NJ, there is nothing to them.
Others interested seem to think a
traffic agreement between the roads
is almost sure to be arranged.
after following numerous clews'
there was Just one man in position
to give the facts, it was decided. He
is a well known banker in the city,
and does not deal in moonshine. He
said, when seen, that he knew moth
ing definite, and declined to be quot
ed. The further statement was made
that a deal had been pending for sew
eral months, but that a sale OF the
road was improbable, as the o. K. d
M. desired to continue the freight
business, which the Rogers road
does not care to touch.
Deal Seems Probable
'This man said there were strong
indications that deal would be made
by which the Southwest Missouri
would come unto Miami over the o.
X. & NJ. tracks, while the latter
would continue to handle freight to
and from thu mining district.
"This would mean that the Rogers
interests would electrify the road and
do exclusive passenger business.
"F. C. Wallower, an official of the
Southwest Missouri, was in Miami
Friday. There was also an official
of the o. X. & M. in the city. He
was not one of the higher officials,
but he and Mr.. Wallower are said to
have been together. Railroad men
do not always talk shop, nor do they
usually discuss the revised rules for
shooting craps. They might talk
war, but 1t seems hardly probable
that they would come to Miami for
that.
"W. E. Mayfield, superintendent Of
the o. K. G. NJ, and q man who prob
ably would be in "the know" denied
fatty that any sale had been made,
and said no agreement for the use
of the o. K. & N. tracks had been
made, nor would any be entered intO.
He said the Rogers road had sought
to enter Miami over the 0. K. & M.
tracks, but that they could not con-
slider the matter, because Of the ne
cessity for maintaining freight traf-
fic at the highest possible state OF
efficiency.
"He referred, jOcularly, to the arti-
Gle recently published by another
Miami newspaper, which claimed the
matter was entirely settled because
a reported law some men boring
holes in the o. K. 4 N. rails. He
thought the reported had . good eye
If he could see q new electric line
coming through these holes. He said
the holes were nothing more nor less
than bolt holes, made necessary be
cause q short length Of rail was BE-
ing put IN and holes had 70 Be bored
in order to fasten the angle bars at
the Joint between two rails. His own
men had bored the holes and had
been boring similar holes for a long
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