The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-08-15
NO.. \ 49,
Ra'lyosd.

4 Sioux Falls people are getting anxioIi:
alb ,ut the extension Of the LuVerne rail
road to that point, and Mr. Bishop, tn,
General Manager, has written to Mr.. Pet
tigrew relative to the matter, but q clos.
per,lsal Of the communication afford.
cold if any comfort. Our inference q
least is, that they may build Or not, a
they choose, but ut all events aid must be
first given, before it will be extended
And in view Of the uncertainty, the Inde
pendent calls the attention OF the people
to the Southern Minnesota road, ~ fol.
lows:
| ~. G. EastoD, of CLatfield, Mimi, and
| party of gentlemen, all interested in the
Southern Minnesota Railroad, are expect.
ed to arrive ia town next week. As the
above mentioned road has i land grant
which reaches to the Territorial line a
little north Of Dell Rapids the movements
of this company are Of great interest to
the people OF this section And owing to
!, the fact that the managers of the .stub''3
AOuA w nOt SCCll W DS AlSe
posed to extend their line any further than
Lu Verne, would it not be we'll TO oifer
such encouragement as we are able to give.
to the Minnesota Southern! The st. Paul
men appear to think that they have mo-
nopoly offhe whole trade Of this section,
and in our opinion they will not extend
their line any further under any circu,n-
stances; the multiplicity Of excuses would
indicate that they do not intend to build
first they couldn't because of grasshop-
pars; the fact that the grasshopper did no
damage caused the managers to state that
granger legislation was the cause of all
their troubles, and finally, the recent
strikes in the east knocked all railroad en-
terpriscs in the head Taking the circum-
stances altogether, the main difficulty of
the st. Paul men, is in finding excuses for
not bnilding, when they don't intend TO
build at all. che Southern Minnesota is
emerging from its financial troubles, and
no doubt with proper encouragement, the
company could be induced to extend their
line, which would give this country ..
through trunk line, an improvement Of
far greater value than mere branch of
the ST. Paul road" s. s.
We are glad to see the move, as we
would he in some measure benefited BY
the completion Of railroad to the Falls,
in that it would give us a nearer market
for our grain; and under no circumstance
can we conceive that the prosperity Of
Sioux Falls would be detrimental to u.s.
Can Lincoln county people do anything
towards securing the extension of the
Pembina Road? If they can, it ought to
be done Immediately. Whatever scrup]es
one may have towards aiding enterprises
Of this kind, they should not be blind to
the fact that the history Of all modern
roads is, that subsidies in some shape were
obtain.d d before they would construct.
Butt few places are 80 fortunate as to
be geographically in the way Of road
and thus be enabled to secure its benefits
without contributing towards its construc-
ton. I,may be that should Canton ever
have a road, that she will get it without
effort; but it is safe TO consider it more
possible than probable.
Is wealth accumulated without effort?
Does prosperity attend communities or
individuals without some action on the
part Of the recipient? s.ss. !,
The advantages of railroad to our citi-
zens cannot be denied; and the absence
Of one is severely felt by every farmer
and business man in the community Mr..
Haraldson, one Of our live merchants, ex-
pressed the true spirit to us in cenve-sa-
tion the other day: Give usa railroad.
l don't care whether it is at Beloit or Cam
ton; we need railroad bad" That is
correct view Of this matter in considering
the benefit TO the eommunity Sectional
feeling should be discarded, and what
would benefit the country at large, should
he considered. Enhance the prosperity of
| the farmers throughout Lincoln county,
and Canton will be equally benefited.
If every person would give in propor-
tion that they would be benefited, it
would, we believe, secure US tile extension
of the Pembina road within six months.
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