Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-05-22

The WOrk Of Extendlng the
Read 20 Belolt..Wh hal Has
Deen Done aUA what
Bemains % De.

i kE. Csrpestcr Of Bsloit, Lyon com.
y. vas ID this city again last evening to
confer further with Mr.. Wicker If the
DAKOTA Southern road and the officers OF
the Sioux City and Pembina road in re.
gard to the extension Of the latter line up
The Sioux this season from its present
terminus at Portlandviile. The tax Ques.
| tion has been submitted and voted upon
now il ive townships, viz: Lyon, Settler,
Rtchmoud, Centennial and BuncOmbe,
prevailing In the three fisss named aud
falling In the two last The difficulty In
The way Of vntiag taxes hes been chiefly
csnscd by what the people have regarded
~ favorable prospects for the extension
10 the Sioux Of tbs Chicago, Milwaukee
end 81 Paul road, now building west
from Algopa 70 Sheldon. There il no
Feapnn TO believe, however, that the sur
ysys h 6ioax and Lyon counties made
and proposed By this company are for no
aad u possible dsfeat the proposed ex-
tension Of The Psmbina road.
The proposition 1t the Pembins peo-
pse 70 The settlers on The Sioux for the ;
.ostsaaion al the road to Beloit, u SOM
Of QUE readers will remember, is that IN
amount equal to The cost Of grading the
road, pissed It 90, 900, shall be ? .,ssd.
The taxes voted are equal to t13s 900. Of
which amount Settler township " m weld
$1,000, and Lyon and Richn, md 5000
each. The tax in Buncombo would have
TO $1,000, and 'Centennial 10
$500. The subscription pledred total
61z,0 0A, or thereabouts~ maf,n0 the full
mount Of aid secured &C., 900, or tlO,-
200 les than the reg. lifed amount. Of
he private subecriv tions, however, con.
siderable u coutip GENT upon the location
of the line OF tie road, stations. etc, aud
It y hardly .VJaAble that the company
coui0 enape ~ plans 20 that more thau
about $1,000 Of the amount would be
AVAILABLE.
This tho wing, II will be seen, leaves
ronsiderasole yet to be done, by some
meas, 20 meet the demand of the CON-
pauyH. nd sscure the construction Of the
road, nDdeS tine proposition made to
Re,.oit this season. MI. Csrpeater is dis
sd ~ the opinion that the Pembina is
10 aad the people there sssnd in
he only =. agtat any very early day ;
Of get... ~ that lie is o yet
nd We are glad to M, bringing the
lisheartened in his work y.
10 . successful issue. ~he
The result Of the voting in Buncoi..
nd Centennial townships is u serious
disappointment TO all interested in the
arly extension Of this road and the
now in prominence is as to how
his bsckset can be met anu overcome.
no result may possibly be that the idea
I extending the road to Beloit this .season
nay have TO sbaudoned, but VI hope
The railroad people are IN earnest in
heir desire to extend the road. for they
ave strong personal interest in getting
he line further up the river, and we arc
ARE they will be disposed to do every
hing in their power to second the efforts
( the s~ettlers on the route.
The outlook for the extension Of the
cad to Calliope or Eden. without much
Ielay, Va apprehend is pretty fair. At
his writing, however, We can speak with
70 degree Of ~positiveness, we can only,
nth Others In interest, await develop
nents.-S. C.. Journal.