The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-24
FRISCO MAY DEVELOP
Several Potential Branches
Reckoning for st. LIS. F.
to "Come on"
KATY MAY ALSO BUILD
Charter Secured This Summer
for New Division to the
Southeast Counties
c. NJ. sARCHET.


The first real revival of railroad
copetructlon In oklahoma since that
which started in 1898 and was con-
tirucd for a period or several years,
le again on the program for Okla
homa and adjoining states or the
southwest. Some OF the construction
he now in progress; Il few of the
smaller projects have been complet-
ed. and others, definitely determined
upon, have been officially an
rounced, while number OF others
are undergoing the incubating stage.
IL Is certain that Of this latter num-
bcr several will matcrialize.
The Santa Fe, Rock Island FRS
co. and perhaps the Katy have pro-
iects on hand for the coming year
that will be started or completed.
The Santa Fe is now building its
cutoff from Caney, Kan, across
Usage county, via Pawhuska, to a
polnt near Fairfax. At Fairfax IL
connects with the Sapta Fe's East
ern oklahoma line from NewklrK'
via Pawnee. Gushing and shawnee
10 pauls Valley. This Is a pre-war
project that has been revived.
Cnncy Line Nearly Finished.
The line from Caney to Fairfax
will he 62 miles long and is estimat-
ed to cost S1,50O,00O. 1t is now
building between Caney and raw
huska with rails laid as far south
west as the Caney river, in north
eastern Osnge county, and bridges
being built all the way to Pawhuska.
Tho entire line Is TO be completed
during 1923.
The Santa Fe also built an eight
mile spur ia the Western Usage, TINS
year, extending from near Burbank
on the Eastern Oklahoma limo to
peNoya in the heart OF the western
Usage oil field and TO the Carter
OH company camp. Trains are be-
ing operated daily between Kaw Clty
and DeNoya. IT is-rumored that an
extension OF this spur TO connect
with the Caney- Fairfax line Is ante
ipated. -,
II was announced officially, with
the commencement OF I'VE, thet
the Santa Fe had appropriated Si3,-
10000 for improvements and new
lines during 1922, but OF that
amount s1,4OO,000 was set aside for
the 55-mile extension OF the santa
Fe branch across Grant and stanton
counties, the two railroadless coun-
ties of Kansas, via Ulysses ana
Johnson to a point about eight
miles southwest of Johnson. Cltlzcns
OF Baca county. Colroado, are tryins
20 get the Santa Fe 20 eXtesd the
line SO miles farther TO Springfield
The Santanto extension is now pelhs
: constructed,
II was semlofflclally announced,
earlier in the year, that the Santa
Fe would build the connection be-
tween Forgan, Okla. On old No
Mans I.and), to Liberal Kan, with
the intention ultimately OF going on
west to Baca and Las Animas, Colo,
The link between Forgan and LAD
eral has been on the program Tor
some time.
The citizens OF Tulsa and points
south have been urging the SANTA
re TO extend its Caney- y-Bartlesy!IIe-
Tulsa branch on south to hugo
okla, but there has been no ,ottl-
cial announcement in this cornec-
tiOn of either this or the Forgau-
Liberal line. For the purpose OF
getting a start on the latter practi-
Caily all of which Will be in Beaver
county, a charter has been secured
Tor the Kansas and Oklahoma~ral!
road
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has been asked to approve the
santa Fe's plans TO build the Elinor-
Eldorado CUTOFF in Kansas this
year. thus reducing the mileage be-
tween Eldorado and Emporla by
1866 miles. The grade on the new
line will be a OF l per cent, or
reduction or .3 from the grade or the
present route which L. z OF ! per
cent, II is estimated the Santa Fe
Will thus save 100000 annually
Rock Island Projects.
~
and other points in eastern New
Mexico and the Texas panhandle are
asking the Santa Fc to build west
ward from Flkhart, Texas, TO cay
ton, connecting en- route with a
short line from the coal fields at
Des Moines.
The Santa Fe is now relaying with
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