The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-09
r. & =. 10 Extend
on Field Lines

FORT WORTH, May prslim.
mary surveys FOR contemplated
branches NJ The Texas 4 Pacific rail
road In tho Ranger nold authorized
Tuesday by " = nuSh. regional III
rector In the southwest for the
I nitcd states railroad adminlsira
tiOn, will take In The Duko field and
follow u route that leads 10 BESIDE
mona very likolS There In i.nport-
ant oil production In the region of
which bcsdcmonH is the center Tho
Town In 20 miles from Hanger and
2l miles from uephonvllle. Great
quantities ~ machinery and supplies
needed b, The companies that have
headquarters there are being trans
ported over roads that are difficult
at considerable expense The rail-
road that gets there first Will be
glvon all tonnage II can handle TO
move. The Frisco has been credited
with designs on this territory. which
II IN said to bc preparing to reach
with branch from Rtephenvillc.
The orders given by Bush In 80 far
AS they relate to surveys TO he made
south Of Ranger. indicate that plans
have been laid 10 send the Texas a
Pacific into The Duke field ahead Of
possible competitors
Another project TO give thn Duke
field n,railroad outlet IL fathered by
T. j. O'Donnell, president OF tho
Midland a. Northwestern. who has
obtained practically all OF the right
OF way for line from Eaatland to
Comanche. where close relations will
be established with the Cotton Bolt
which will furnish connection wlth
Hamilton liatesvlllc. Waco and tho
East. Mr O'Donnell also contem-
plates building north from Eastland
TO Breckenridge and other points In
the stephens county field,
At Ranger the Texas a Pacific Ia
laying many miles OF new siding and
elulpping Itself TO properly and eco
nomically handle tho enormous bust
ness that town originates. At Olden.
five miles west where the Magnolia
company IN establishing a supply de
pot, the railroad In making vast i'm
provements and laying additional
rais to provide adequate yard facili-
iies for the traffic which is develop
Ing there at q rapid rate.
At Ensiland. 10 miles wcst the
Texas A. Pacific is putting In freight
division terminals which cover 40
acres. and sharing q project to dam
the Leon river and build n reservoir
that will impound 5000. 900 gallons
OF water. The Gulf Production cop
pany " working overtime on a
81 900 900 supply station at this
polntl Here connection will he made
with Eastland. wichita Falls a Gulf.
which II being graded north and
south OF Eastland for u distance OF
IS miles.
Mr., Bush stopped short time In
Fort worth Tuesday morning, when
returning from an Inspection OF the
Ranger field. II pave been lm-
pressed beyond measure by the mag
nitudeyof this field" no said. AZ
ter carefully considering the silua.
ton ! have authorized surveys pre-
liminary to the construction Of lines
TO the north. south and west that
will Adequately take care OF the
folds needs In the transportation
line he added. lie declined to 20
into details however Tho ohIec-
tlVcS NJ the proposed extension viii
he announced In tho near future he
"a Ia
Tho party with MIR. Rush Included .
.s,Harry Rronner, president Of the
Missouri Pacific and director oi the