The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-05
LITTLE PROSPECT
OF MORE MILEAGE
Sante Fe Head and IL
other Officials Are
Tulsa Visitors
TO IMPROVE PLANTS
Railroads Are Trying TO
More Efficiently Handle
Present Traffic

Is. e. Fox, general manager OF the
AtcbIson, Topeka & Santa Fo Rail
,ay CO.. with "A party OF dozen
,tbor officers on an inspection trip
arrIyed inn Tulsa yesterday afternoon
and spent the evening here. They
.oilea ON a number OF business men,
and drove about the city and a short
distance into the country The party
wnl leave for the north early this
morning
w. are on a little trip TO look
jver our properties, and 20 meet
dsfrpns wherever possible" Fox
aid "These journeys are made n,
f-eouert intervals in order that we
NAV keep In touch with actual con
SrioYs on every part Of the line.
enow the details OF tho service we
arc giving the public, and bo in tune
Win the growth and development
NJ all communities traversod by our
rails"
railroad building in this country
generally and IN oklahoma partlcu-
larly. Mr.. Fox said that railroad
budgets including those OF the San
"a Fe would not provide for con-
siruction Of much new mileage.
The railroads, on account Of their
limited resources. prefer to improve
their plants for the efficient hand
ling OF the traffic now offered, rath-
er than TO build new limos at this
time 10 take care of business that
In various stages OF development.
, he said.
! improvements Planned.
While Fox expected that there
would be n good deal Of work next
wear in the direction OF improving
roadbeds and terminal facilities. he
was unable to go into details for the
reason that the new budgets have
not yet been approved.
REGARDING economic conditions.
Fox said that the present ia, and the
Immediate future would be similac
10 many periods OF the past lndl-
vidual efficiency has not asserted
itself since the war TO the extent
necessary to bring about complete
Improvement. with reference to
the efficiency of the railroad man
Mr.. Fox was pleased TO observe that
in numerous instances evidence had
been developed that at least 100 pc"
cent effort to obtain 100 per cent
efficiency had been made. This ef-
u
business Picking Up.
In reply to a question about the
BUSINESS Of the railroads, Fox said
that the current business in volume
and dollars Is slightly under that OF
the corresponding period last year.
but with the readlustment OF cost
figures he anticipated a resumption
Of building activities which have
al gfAnFNaA fnT thu la ~
three or four years, excepting in a
few localities, like Tulsa. This re-
yyal, he predicted. would have a
marked influence for the better IN
very local community,
The Santa Fe's general manager
sis a bright future for Oklahoma.
With It's annual production of $3.50
$4,000 worth OF farm products,
.SstE0 900 900 worth OF minerals
S9jO,O00.0O0 worth of oil and gas
20O,000.0 900 worth of livestock,
100000. 900 worth Of dairy prod %
ucts, and s5. 100000 worth OF poul-
try products, the state can go only
in one Northumberland said.
With Fox were;
b. 5. Farley, assistant general
manager, J, r. Koontz. assistan,
freight traffic manager; ]. NJ, Con
,nelL general passenger agent; ]. G.
lhhrnett. assistant general freight
gent; II. W Wagner. chic! eng!-
neer, II. c. Chace, superintendent of
telegraph. I. G. Hicks, mechanical
superintendent; G.. j. Bell. engineer,
western district; c. {. Derby. super
lntendent; A. A. Gist trainmaster;
W. X, harr.on, master mechanic;
r. p. Crulce, manager agricultural
and Industrial department; j. +.
FARRELL editor The Earth; II. 4.
Hatch, division engineer; c. c. Nc
tuiTu. TOaduaster