The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-24

oklahoma g. Southwestern by Tom
b. Slick. the oil maguate, J. A..
Frates, former general auperinten-
dent OF the Frisco. and their asso-
ciatcs, began In 1920 and Is stll
in progress. The first construction
was south from Bristow. on the
Frisco. 20 Slick, and thence to Nuy-
aka This has made It possible to
open up extension new oil territory.
Originally the company was char
tered with $2,00O,OO0 capital stock
for the purpose Of building from
Bristow 20 Dcnison, Texas Later
the charter was amended to include
"a line southwest to Waurika in Jet-
fcrson county and a line northeast
via Oilton to pouca city Is also un-
der consideration.
Fratus. Slick and others have built
several lines in oklahoma, the past
few years, including the Sapulpa v
OIL Fields from Dcpew to Shamrock
the Mama Mineral Belt from BaX-
ter Springs, kan. through the
northern oklahoma zinc and lead
fields to Quapaw: and the oil Fields
short line from Pcckham TO Dii-
worth. The two former have been
purchased since by the Frisco.
For some time Slick and Frates
have had an option on the Tulsa
Union railroad company's proper
ties, including an intcrurban line to
Sapulpa, for the purpose of extend %
ing 1t to different points, and II Is
understood that permission TO DO
this has been secured from the
powers at Washington, D. c.
YoalIum Again in Saddle.
with b. +. Yoakum again in the
saddle as chairman Of the Frisco
board OF directors. additional mile
age by that company Is anticipated
again in oklahoma, At the present
time line Is being considered
northwest from fawnee via Watc-
horn in the Otoc Indian country to
Ponca City and perhaps thence to
Blackwell This IS understood to be
an old hobby of Yoakum to build
such "A road, and the citizens of the
towns named are now urging him
to get busy. The matter has been be-
fore Yoakum for several months.
Permission was granted in May
TO the wichita Falls & oklahoma
Co. OF which Frank Kell OF
wichita Falls is the father. to build
from Byars, Texas, to Waurike,
Okla, a distance OF 10 miles and 70
cost $455,733 which would include
a bridge over the Red river be-
tween the two states. This is pure
ly and simply an oil-field road and
one also that would shorten the
hauls of oil products. 1t would be
an important feeder to the Colorado
e Southern, which is said to con-
troll the new line, and also TO the
Rock Island at Waurlka.
Tulsa citizens are urging the re-
vlval OF the plan TO build the Iron
Mountain missouri Pacific) from
either Claremore or Oologah 10
Tulsa, thus giving the latter city an
other mainline connection. This
project looked certain just prior To
the World war.
The Missouri Pacific about sixty
days ago, paid off one OF the big
gest MORTGAGES ever filed in the
state of Kansas. In 1850 the com
pany borrowed $3O,0O0,OOO (42
years ago) and the mortgage was
filed in every county traversed by
that road. 1t has been fully paid
with the exception of $4,000 IN
bonds and $4,000 in interest cou-
pons which have not been presented
| for payment. 1t is surmised they
have been lost by being concealed
I'm socks" and elsewhere by owners
Cor safe keeping.
Permission TO Build.
Only recently permission has beer
granted at Washington to the Kan
sas. Oklahoma Il Gulf Railroad Co
| to build an extension from
| Baxter Springs, Kan, to Military
Junction, Kan, on the Katy road
/ This is hut six and ouc-half mile!