The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-05-01
RiPPlES.

Quite a commutioI was created this
week as regards certain railroad projects.
Outsiders comment upon the fact of tas
Chicago 70 Northwestern being engaged
in running line from Tracy (on their
Winona & ST. Peter branch) southwesterly
to the Miss >url River instead ofextending
beyond Lake kampeska. Their proposed
route looks As if they did no; intend to lie,
the Milwaukee road monopoilZe the great
fields IT middle Dakota without setting
their transit thitherwsrd. Generally this
Company m can business when their men
are sent out into the field, and IA consulsa-
ton of the map leads one 70 the conciu
sion that although they have one line en-
tsring the territory in the vicinity of
Gary, a hundred miles north of Sioux
Falls, aud connection to tnair Iowa line
rsa the Dakota Southern and Pembina,
yet the St-Paul s Sioux City & .SiouxFalls
and the Milwaukee roads, As now oul, and
projected are reaching out for an ex,en
tensive stretch Of the valuable country
between the Sioux aad he Miss ,u-i rivers.
This apparently has occasioned this
! new departure Of the Northwestern from
its original course westward from Lake
kSmpeska down to the vicinity the lower
lines are now traverslng, ,and as it is a cor
| roratlon whose objective pc.nts and for
| nAidable character have made it powerful
competitor, considerable credence is given
| 10 the rumors that the Milwaukee, is ser
i3usly considering the project OF perfect
ldg amic able arrangements with both the
! St. Paul & Sioux Falls and p IN Dina roa.ls.
The 81. Paul Company have run line
to Yank1On, and as connection with the
| Union Pacific west of Omaha through the
| rich country of Northern Nebraska has
been one "t its ultimate objects, this line
would seem to be in view of this extension
The Milwaukee ccmpany in its last sur
veys have indicated the crossing of the
James River to be as far north as Fires,eel.
west and north Of Sioux Falls, thus oc
cupying the route that thes Sioux Falls
extension had designated last fall. This
line if adopted would of course bar any
connection with the latter road. and al
the line is now located and being graded
between Fattersonyille and the Sioux
River to Canton, would also avoid the
Dakota Southern or Pcmblna connection.
thus leaving the st. Paul and the Penn
blna to secure business as they might sue
coed in doing. AS rates have been made
with the Illinois Central and North west.
ern b, the Pembina a serions competition
would result as to freight rases
On Monday last reports came that there
was propositions being considered for the
Milwaukee Company to construct its line
for lower crossing Of the James River,
and connect with the Yaakton aud Sioux
Falls line at such point as would leave
\ reasonao lie extent Of country for the St.
Paul Company, and also give, the Milwau.
kee Company connection with YaDkton
over the ST Paul road. also to form. 4 con
nection with Sioux City pia the Penn BIZ
na, and to connect this theory, it is said
thst Merrill, Of the Milwaukee Drake, Of
the st. Paul and Merchant. of the
Pembina, are in New Yo-k, where If
any arrangements of the kind were to be
would be made.
! The above are the rumors q we have
heard them, aud to answer the innumera
BE questions with which We are impor.
tuned, we give the only information and
iet source yre can