Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-11
cAsTors RAILROAD peospseD

s. A. chapman writes 70 the Canton Ad.
vosbte under dase Of Nov. 30tb, from Belois,
Wi.ocnsin' as follows: havejust retsrned
from visit at Miiwaukee for few days
.w'A my old friends in .hst beautiful city. !
converted with the business men, who. were
interested in railroad enterprise, farming
inte, estg andi general welhe ofthe west,
and found an1ong such men as Alexander
Miteheli. 9. 8. Merrill, John Piankinton,
and John Black the mayor Of the city, that
hcy,all felt interested in Whist ! had to say
about that section Of the country where l
have been for few weeks and after con-
versang about the prospects Of the Chicago,
Milssukee & st. Paul railroad company
putting their road through to Dakota, l had
strouy assurances Of the road being pushed
through to the Sioux valley rs soon ~ pos
4bh for the season, and that it would cross
0he rivskdnsasSBe aud 90 on 10 the Black
Hills az early - prattic die. Now, Judge,
this is to be the road for the benefit Of all
your section Of that country. Yankton peo.
pie are ANXIOUS TO have the road go there,
Sioux Falls people want the same, but Meth.
er will get It, as it will go through Lincoln
county westward to the Black Hills. re.
gret l have no more time to write you about
this matter, but be assured. judge, I am
deeply interested in this matter, for the ben.
eft Of my friends at Beloit and Canton.
The Sioux Valley News of Dec. Sd also
makes an effort to stir the people into action,
n will be teen from the following:
I Asubscription paperis nov being circu-
lated to secure subscriptions to aid IN the
extensions Of the Chicago, ssfilwankee. & st.
Paul railway. -EgEa sEEfs
Nov iaake time sfor,action! ~sssS 4
Sioux Falls will exert herself to the Ut
most 10 divert this line tothat point.
That the people Of that town are thor
oughly alive TO their interestr, and realize
the immense advantage this road would ee.
cure to them, we have only to repeat re-
mark made in our hearing few days since
BY one of the leading business men Of tina
thrifty and lively town. Said he, "Siou1
Falls may as we'll hang up her fiddle if she
fails to secure that road.' Another gentle
man Of that town, said: "Minnehaha coun
ty can better afford to aid the road to ths
extent Of 500, 900 rather than lose it,"
There is no room to doub, that we cal
secure the extension of that road if ",
are as fully alive to our interests az v,
should be-.
1t Is matter OF dollars and cents Will
the railroad company, and they will lccat
the road where, all things considered, i
will psy the best, A srest deal more mon.
ey would be required to secure the road L
the Falls than the company asks to. .locat,
and build the road to this point Som
1000 will he required 10 secure the roat
to.Canton. This sum is very iusgnifican
compared with the advantages that woul'
accrue to this county 10 the way of conven
lent market. bct,erprice for all agriculture
products. cheaper lumper and coal, auc
above all, increased value Of real estate
and the large influx of population tha
would come seeking homes, and capita
seeking investments.
Indeed it seems to US that all thinking
men should need no urging to come for
ward now and lend helping hand and
thereby secure what this county has SC
long needed direct line of communica.
tion to Milwaukee, the best wheat market
IN the northwest.
So The subscription is vailed and bidding
upon the condition that the railroad is com
pleted and in operation to this place, on o.
before Nov. LIST 1879.