The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-05
Is Entering
Another Railroad Era;
Many Projects Planned

A.,fyal Of railroad construction,
,,.st Of real importance since
We, ,rhirh started In 1898 and was
'h., .n,,i,,od for n period OF several
ton,I Is again anticipated for Okla
go and adjoining states OF the
holi,' Some Of the construction,
pu...,t is now In progressi other
90 definitely determined, have
PlUy ,ffirlally announced, and n
bes., of others are undergoing
hu." Iy. i,,Ynatlou stage. II Is certain
w, at this latter number several
giIl matcr.aiize.
rt, Santa Pc and the ROCK Island,
i".rF,ug the Katy, have projects
shy f,d for 1899 that viii started
on "',,,pioted. The Santa Fc will
u.r5 its line southwest from Caney,
!, ,,s l', down across the Usage In
',i,. ,oitpirv Dosage county, to "A
u.a..c,irn with It's eastern Okla
80, line I'm the vicinity of Fairfax
,o. H. uestern Usage. This Is n pre-
~. ,rnipct that has been revived.
,f,b offIcIal announcement that II
Vii bo built. Ponca City Is asking
va santa Fe to build on westward
s.,,, Fairfax and tap the main line
. mis- pCint The Santa Fe IS also
e,iiJipg "A spur from Burbank, in
,ts ,gasferu Usage oil district, TO the
.,,p of DeNoya (Whizbang) and I'm
,Lis connection It Is rumored that n
.arpection will be made later at
me roint southeast with the Caney-
pswbuska Fairfax extension.
II has been understood that the
santa Fe will build the connection
his wear between Forgan, Okla, and
1'bsral Kan, with the intention ul-
gp,,felv Of going west to Baca and
i,s Npimas. Colo. This link between
rorran and Liberal has been under
confederation for some time. An
rotiurcmout some time ago from
-rlso vas 10 the effect that the
gsa5 Fe would extend IL Caney-
pn,'lesyillc-Tulsa branch southwark
\, Hugo. In southern oklahoma. but
,hrro has been no official announce
rert of either this or the Forgan-
liberal road. II is known that the
santa Pc has appropriated $43,150,-
O0O for improvements and new
.branch lines In 1922, but OF that
|gmount 1,4O0 900 has been set aside
f5r the 55-mile extension OF the
Santa Fe branch across Grant and
stanton counties. the two railroad
less counties of Kansas, via Ulysses
and Johson, TO a point eight miles
southwest Of Johnson. Citizens of
Baca county, I'm southeastern Colo
rado. are trying 10 get the Santa Fe
10 build the line so miles farther TO
Springfield.
The Rock Island TO Build.
For the purpose of getting the
rorgan.L Liberal road built, practical
E ain Of which will be I'm Beaver
county. Oklahoma. charter has
been secured for the Kansas and
Oklahoma.
official announcement has been
made by the Rock Island company
that line will be built this year
from Waurka, on the main line near
the Red river, eastward about 60
miles OF connect at Ringing or
Healdton with the Oklahoma, New
Mexico & Pacific railroad. the line
built westward from Ardmore in
l9l4 by Jake I. Hamon and John
Rilging. II Is possible, too, that
the Rock Island will extend its 80
nile spur between Enid and Billings,
on east 30 miles 10 Ponca City. The
cities OF Enid, Billings, CARRIER, Ton
kawa and Ponca City are all urging
his extension, and il is known ab-
@Iutely that the company has this
Under consideration. The Rock
Island built piece OF road last year
connecting Chattanooga with Grand
held In Tlllman county. This was
5done TO get in touch with the oil
activity along the Red river in that
district
knIV AEay naunI, TAuU Vst,IN
One OF the projects that the Katy
has on its program for this year is
an extension from Parsons, Kan,
southeast across Oklahoma to Vinita,
Where It will connect with the main
line south through this state. This
ioad VIII be built in order to get in
70 the new coal field about o miles
northwest Of Ninita. a field that sew
eral lines are anxious TO reach at the
present time. one OF the main lines
constructed by the Katy in recent
Years was that from Wichita Fails,
iNas' north across western Okla
4 "a 10 Forgan in Beaver county,
va TO conect with this, the citizens
VI Amarillo and other western Texas
Owns are urging a Katy extension
.oIlh from Wellington. Texas, via
1aInarillo, Dumas and Hansford, TO
In addition to the Katy. there are
oVAers companies that are planning
~ set into the coal fields northwest
Wi ~, Nlhlta, this year. The list in
.aNes the Frisco, which would run
SS,s' "a spur from some point on its
nv. nv. Louls-Tulsa line; the Kansas e.
oN,anofna Southern. which recently
,Cu'ed s,.,l authorization from the inter-
80 commerce commission to build
9NT,I.neast N,',atast from Caney. Kan, across
n,anotna sa.. IONA TO Ninlta, and the North
NM, OSlahoma railway company,
an ''Sn ~ Is seeking the construction OF
pondsec ieclLlc line west from Miami 10
3, iae Kansas & Oklahoma Southern
W oe a Gl-mile line. At Caney
iDonhects with the Santa Fe and
ibc ib,'IPeutl Putl Pacific, and at Vinita with
tbc Hsty p.y mad Frisco, II would cross
tbc FaaIsons-Oklahoma city line OF
pol,tsa tnaiy and the Iron Mountain at
''"''s IN NOwata county.
:, Roads Now Building.
of stt,Ia G,uIalllon TO the western Usage
oibor spur OF tho Santa Fe. the
I'm III .oaus now actually building
lI.r,i,. iia STATE are the Midland Valleys
M St'iise, spur southwest from Foraker
Opis,illuler, in the western Usage: the
rosS roSI'iioma ioma Southwestern or Slick
tiss VI creek and Okmulgee coun-
from, InG SG the Oklahoma a. Arkansas
------I s,Sllna and the Missouri, Okla
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