Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-08-31
sioux City Has a Word to say.


Nobrar Pioneer
In our editorial on Yunkton and
Sioux City in the issue of the 18th,
we said: "Thegreat. drawback TO the
interests Of this part of our country
has been the pulling and twisting be.
tween Yankton and Sioux City,"
Taking this lis its text, tile Sioux
City Daily Journal thus soft-soapedly
replies:
'.Be SO kind as to point out to us
wherein Sioux City has pulled and
twisted with Yankton! Sioux City
has its failings, as other towns have,
but jealousy Of Yankton is not in the
list. The Journal has uniformly taken
the position that the people Of the
Missouri Valley, whether of one town
or another, should unite their energies
for the general good Of all. lt=is to
be expected that there will be rival
rics i'll local matters. Yankton is not
going to work against its own inter
ests toNhelp Sioux City, and no more
is Sioux City expected to laborto pro-
mote. the welfare Of Yanllton or any
other place toNits own detrimeht. 1t
is right and proper that the people of
each place, whatever. its name, shall
stick up for home. Failing in this,
they would be unworthycitixens. But
there should be nothing inthc nature
of a purpose to pull one another down
in the hope thus Of building up self.
Anything in this line is short sighted
and will bring birds OF evil an un;
slightly roost. All our communities
are to be benefited by the growth
and prosperity Of one another, and in
the settlement and development OF
the country, the keeping as near home
as possible ofcapital, and all that, con.
stitute things that should BE Of mu.
tual desire. There is ample room for
Yankton and Niobrara and Spring.
field, or any other. you choose to name,
and for Sioux City too. Sioux City.
however it may be for others, has
reached that stage in development
where it can see in the success Of
neighboring towns and adjacent ter.
ritory the prospect Of its own good,
We could hope that the understand.
ing might be general. But of one
thing there can be no mistake: Sioux
City has none Of that petty jealousy
of which the Pioneer speaks"
Perhaps it was only an oversight on
the part Of Sioux City when it ia
vored the sand-hill route tothe Black
Hills last spring, and-not Jealous
feeling for Yankton and Niiobrara
Perhaps Sioux City il that instance
was uniting her energies for tho
general good Of all " in the Missouri
Valley, but she someway OF Other
strayed from that valley few mile.
above the starting point and took the
back track through sand.hilIs ant
quick :sahded streams. We're certain
there /@as no jealousy for Yanlto,
then. 1t may be possible toe
that Sioux City was bcwildercd
when she gave. few Black Hills lead
!, ers some flour if they would eros
there instead OF taking free ride tt
\ Yankton on the Dakota Southern rail
road, and from there .each Niobrar:
in a day. We're sure Sioux Cit,
! didn't mean any thing by that opera
tion. We agree that Yankton will
not "work against its own interests
to help any place. But when an ol
route. and one which was in the be
ginning favored by Sioux City, is re
jeeted for one that was never known
and which took the Black Killers TO-
miles out of the way, we do not Sc
wherein Yankton and Sioux City ar,
. working against their interests ,
favoring the shortest and most pract
cable route. The next time Siou
City works for its own interests W
suggest that she send Black Hitler
down by way Of the Elkhorn, an
! then she can assist Omaha, aud onl
60 about 200 miles out Of her way I
do so. If then it wouldn't work, pei
haps Bismarck would be q. good plac
toward which to point"