The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-05

VOL. III. a.'s'. 81 t'8l
t5ss'stt Railroad. =
Hon "A. H. Morrison 1t meeting heI,
at Sioux City on Tuesday, WIS cl,ossl
Secretaryof the Sioux City u Pembin
Railroad. It is said that this rDad will y
extended u Canon, Dakota, bsfore spring
81. Joseph, (Mich.s) 1yasaer Herald.
The above IS from the local paper ,ha
Il published 1T the home Of Mr.. Morrison
in ST. Joseph, Mich, hence it's REASONABLE
70 presume that the Herald received its il
formali " from Mr.. Morrison. i We hop
such ID the tact. Il Many of our citizen
we're Of The opinion that theimmense cro]
Iof this vicinity and along the valley woul,
ensure the extension Of the road fron
Porilandyills 70 leis lpoiat this fall, i
time to secure the transportation of ou
surplus products as it is paten, that the
present terminus fails to draw any Of thi
county's business, with the exception per
haps Of some portion of One or two towns
along the southern boundry, and to oper
ate the road much longer under its presen
extension, would seem hardly probable, q
it is reported as being operated At q loss
which can never he made as long as it
road bed and track goes no furtk er thar
Portlandville But is yet We are withou
the road, aad minus any encouragement
as to when II will be built, unless the ex
tract nj the. he ID of this article can be con
cludcd as the statement o: a fact rims
Now, the farmers without utexception, arr
realizing the want and necessity Of "A rail
road, and we venture the assertion tha,
they would gladly give toward tha con
struction of one u this p,int all theyrnow
receive ~ the diff.r.ncs between the price
at SLslnars or Luvsrae, aud here, upon tins
seasons crops. Figure 1t at the Lowest
possible rate it costs them ID cents a BUSH
el 10 ship Lis wheat 10 Lemars, from the
Sioux river and more from other parts Of
the county. The buyers here cannot think
of competing with each other. neither do
they at u less margin than % cents y bush
ell Three days is the least time, that a
trip can be made from the bridge, and at
the average amount of 40 bushels to the
load. The seller here, could realize IS
more, at least on a load were . railroad
here, besides the saving Of that dreaded
trip across The bleak prairie during the
season Of the year when it is dangerous
for man and beast. Il And the farmer who
has; 800 bushels to sell would realize SIS,
more for it than he now does If sold here.
This cost Of transportation amounts 10
four times as much as contribution pro
ratRSups'n the taxable property would II
given, to some road. Aud We think we
are within bounds to state, that if every
farmer in Lincoln County would give one
third ofwhat they are now giving for the
transportation Of this seasons crop stone;
10 the Pembina road, we would SEE tue
iron horse drinking the waters oftie Sioux
before corn planting time in 1878. And
then you have thelroAd for all time; with
its benefits. convenience, and enhancing
effect in the increased valuation Of your
properly. -. s5.s Il
Can nothing be done to secure lts Have
we no public spirit? no desire for relie
from the sluggish and almost stagnant con
ditidn we are now In! People have 60
through migrating to points far beyont
railroads where tlve, ten, and twenty year:
must lapse before the Iron rail reaches
tiissh ~ gs.-FtlrE TT sisE
Where is the rush of migration and ii
fact Of i,nmi grafton. Is |. to isolated
portions afar from the line Of railroad
by No means. it is. along and beside roa.l
Ethst ars in operations. Land grant road
bare sci;i1ls more lands two to one iian TIN
Gwetimeni, With the exception perllap
| OF the Norticrn Pacific, and the lard
! there takyii are tic alternate sections be
longing To the Government near the road
The Ksn sas' Paciiic, "A, T.. s. K, IN Kan
sas, u. P. and B. s. M. in Nebraska, ar
sellinytlarge quantities Of land to actua
settlers, And the Railroads in all of tlles
new stales arc drawing the, settlers n spit'
of The thousands Of acres that Can be 60
Dy pre.emption and under the hnmestea'
act. Southeastern Dskota offers til
greatest inducements to settlers Of an.
prairie country open to, settlement; ~
at.en,ion has been diverted from it, aud j
lore sense appropriately as far sss,nsrke
Facilities are concerned, for what orofit !
ilier. IN raisiug crops however great,
EYour distance from market renders it uil
/ profital,Is; richness of soil and generalfe
Fifty will no, make up the deficiency or til
loss in price for its products occasione
by distance from railroads Once it seen
ed to be tile rule to go fur beyond any cor
tcmplatcd road. but now il is the excel
ton, as the experience Of the Thousand
who have tested proves the impractabiiity
L II is an age OF steam and lightning, ant
humanity seems TO have absorbed thes
| eiements, and TIE patience that characteriz
Led aar, fe:eta.lerss is among the thing
that were. Competitiontunder the manas
mens Of slsrgwa operst,rs, has so chang
ed the old order Of things that It control
or directs the tide of migration; natur
/ with aN its attractions IL net the success
ful Maidstone. It is the magntt OF prof