Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-13

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III. Name In watch Our Faverits Pro-
ject IL Treated By the Press OF h
Cream city.
Milwaukee sentinel, Dec.6 {.
The delegation of the wide-awaks Yank.
~tonians, Gen. sBeadts, u. s.. surveyor,
| Hon. Geo. H. Hand, secretary Of Dakota
territory, Gov. Newton Ednunda, Capt. j.,
q. McVay, president of the First National
bank. Hon. W. A. Burliegh, formerly terri-
lor,ai representative in congress, aud
VIII. eler i. Bowen, editor of the Press 4
Dako.aian, arrived on Wednesday evening
70 confer with the officers Of the Chicago
|Milwaukse &lSt. Paul railway company in
rsiasion8 to an early .xtension Of iailrUad ia
cilines TO their promising aud progressive
city. The gentlemen viewed the Plsnkln.
tvn-convinced themselves that it was as
%conduclye to satisfaction Uf the inner nan as
it was agreeable T. the eye-and voted that
Landlord Sherman should figure as their
most during their say.
At eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon they
visited the Mitchell building announcing
their mission aud sollcling him, ~ presi-
dent OF the Chicago Milwaukee 4 st. Paul
railway company, to name an hour when he
would be at liberty to receive them and
listen to their arguments in favor of an ex.
tension Of the Iowa division from the pres
ent terminus, At Jacksonville, to Yankton,
q dis ance Of about sixty miles.
The delegation was at once received by
the mlllionaile railway king, cordially greet
I'd, and introduced 10 j. w. Cary, attorney
Of the St. Paul company, Engineer White.
more, John Plankinton and Daniel Wells,
Jr., Managers Merrill and Gault being absen,
from the city.
The delegation, when they had fully sta
ted the facts connected with their appoint
ment to represent the people Of Ysnkton,
detailed the advantages that would accrue
both to their people and to the corporation
they desired should interest themselves in
the project. The committees along the pro.
jected route,as we'll Us tie company, would be
greatly benefited by an early achievement
Of facilities for through transportation and
exchange Of commodities.
Every member Of the delegation Was tho
roughly acquainted with the country be-
tween the termination Of railway convenien-
ces and the'r city, They stated that beyond
the Big Sioux river the country is already
we'll developed. Every quarter section is
occupied and the agricultural interests there
we're growing in importance from year TO
year. They assured the representatives OF
the st. Paul company that the produce Of
that region would Immediately increase full
~ SO per cent on the completion ola railway
SINCE that would afford the h~usbandmen a
more satisfactory aud more ready avenue to
the markets Of the east. Thus 9 profitable
fr,igat business would be IS W d. The gen.
tlemen estimated that about 35 900 people
II WANlA hoS1 tko oono,~nn .,so~ A. . .r.~. -.
of further prosperity aud that The pas.eng.r
consideration in that connection. The to-
Biography of the country, too. was such as to
admit of 3 ready extension.
President Mitchell was greatly interested
BY the statements of the delegation. and
promised the gentlemen a more formal hear.
ing at a meeting of the officers and directors
of the company. 1t was generally conc .ded
by the railway authorities that the line the
delegation had in view would shorten the
distance of the route to the lakes from l2O
to 100 miles. The Yai ktonians here de.
clared that at the rates now paid for trans.
portation to the lakes the com pany would
gain at least 25 per cent OF the profits which
they now obtain. =.
The officers of the 81. Paul. company in
formed the visitors that they would direct
their experimenting engineer Of the Iowa
division to make q survey and note all points
relating to topography, resources, popuIa-
ton, ETC., the work to b.. in.tituted on the
return of.the delegation 10 their homes. The
gentlemen would be able to assist very ma.
terially in the undertaki,g Z By conference
with the engineer. Thus every item of i'm.
portance could be CLEANED and a general
and satisfactory view of the f.ld could be
obtained.
The delegation made . very favorable
impression, and will undoubtedly receive
the encouragement of the managers of The
ST. Paul railway in their enterprise. They
will remain and ascertain what inducements
are expected Of the people Of Yankton in
addition to those of business. Further con.
ference.. with Managers Merrill and Gault
in attendance, will probably foreshadow the
terms of the undertaking, in case the d vey
shall prove the situation favorable to q ready |
and profitable construction.