Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-28
our AT WORN.

OUR N~ElGMDORS AT WORE.
Cheap Fsrrtase Al 0A3ses t. b Accsn.
PlisheA-AGeoaW erd fee Dakota wheat
[Secansrs TO Ply between Pierre aaa
Sioux City aud sioux City and q. Louis
Tho subject of cheap ferriage and river
transportation 10 asit.tipg the minds of the
people of Sioux City and they have gone t,
WORK 10 secure both with al earnestness
which might serve ~ q profitable example
TO the business men Of Yankton. The sub
ject Of
CHEAP FERRIAaE
has been talked over here in our CITY for
the past two weeks aud nothing has CONF
cu' - I. though it is Of great impo,t.ncs
thst ns grain end the trade Of Cedar and
adjoining counties be brough, t. Yank,on.
At Sioux City . meeting of the Ner-
chants exchange was held on Tuesday
night. where the matter was discussed at
length and committees appointed to work
up a scheme for the contamination of the
object in view. The present rates of fer.
rage at Sioux City arc much less than at
Ysnkton aud it is nov proposed That they
be still further reduced at Sioux City by
either voluntary or forced contr.bu.
ions on the part of Che tax payers Of
that city. Their argument in favor Of thi.
move is precisely similar to the one We have
advanced in behalf Of Yankton-that low
ferry rates Would bring more than a COM
pensating increase in trade to the business
element Of our community. The tso citiee
are situated alike in regard to Nebraska
trade, though they are so far apart that
there can be 10 rivalry between them in
securing the patronage Of farmers on the
other side Of the river. The final conclu-
sion reached by the Sioux City Merchants
exchange is embodied in the following pre-
amble and resolution, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t 10 for the mutual interest
of the citizens of Dakota county, Nebraska,
and of those of Sioux CITY, to have the
lowest attainable rates Of f~erriape across the
Missouri river and,
WHEREAS, This object can be best pro-
NOTED BY having a free landing on the Ne
braska side of the river therefore
Rssolrcd, That the county commissioners
of Dakota county. Nebraska, be respectfully
requested not to grant another ferry charter
to anyone at any rate, but to leave the land
Ing upon the Nebraska side free and open
to all without charge. and in that case this
Merchants' exchange pledges itself to the
accomplishment of the above object.
DAKOTA WHEAT.
The discussion At the Sioux City meetins
brought out some opinions regarding Dakot,
wheat which are highly favorablsto it, quail.
ity. F. h. Peavey was asked to give hi.
views, and in the course of his remarks he
said that Dakota wheat brought from five
to six cents more per bushel in eastern mar.
kets than northern Nebraska, rating As No.
l hard, while almost all of that marketed il
Sioux City, coming from across the rive,
goes as No. 2. He said he made more off o
wheat bought at Vermillion at = higher
price than that bought at Sioux City
White Michigan and Odessa did not begin
to compare with the fife grown in Dakota
and up the Floyd.
RIVER TRANsPORrION..
This was a part of the business of the
Sioux City meeting and H. L. Warner, who
had been appointed = committee upon this
subject at a previous meeting, stated that be
had conferred with JohnH. Charles who has
four boats which he proposes putting into
the trade the coming season. He will carry
grain to St. Louis and bring goods back 4,
lowest rates if he can secure the lading. HI
will run 70 points OF the upper Missouri al,o
making regular trips leaving and arriving
at stated times.
FROM LOT CITY TO PIERRE.
1t has been determined to ruo two steam.
ers from Sioux City to Pierre, touching q,
intermediate points, this season. T. ].
Athey, who was = committee to work up
this project, handed the meeting the follow.
ing communication, which explains itself:
Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 81, 1851. d.
Booge, Sour City, Lwa: Myself and Capt.
Grant have made up our minds to run our
boats, Primrose and Roanoke, from your
place to Fort Pierre, touching 1t all inter
mediate landings. We wish to have YOU
advertise them and act as our agent. We
expect to do business very cheap and We
mean to stay in the trade the entire season.
You can say to shippers that We are
blowed of. We will leave St Louis about
the goth of March.
CAPT. ROGER McAULEY.