Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-01
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YANkTON DAKOTA
Friday Evening, August I, 1879.
A NoR1HwARo EXTENSION.
Those Union Pacific Watchwords-On to
Lincoln and the Niobrara.

Those Union Pacific Watchwords-On to
Lincol" and the Niobrara.
Omaha Herald.
When the Herald's Union Pacific watch
words, Build to Lincoln, Build to Niobrara,
first began TO be sounded as the keynote Of
the true policies of that corporation, it
knew that results on the question of local
aid in Plate county, and doubtful situa-
tions in Madison and other counties had
caused it TO be a very serious question in
the minds of those charged with much of
the responsibility in the matter as to
whether Mr.. Gould could be persuaded to
build these roads at all. 1t is not probable
that our views had much to do with infu-
encing the results that now find all doubts
removed 80 far as the Omaha, Niobrara and
Black Hills line is concerned, and the pros
pect amounting almost to a certainty that
the connection between Omaha and Lincoln
will Immediately follow. One thing is
pretty clear. The Herald's persistent
pounding in favor of these undertakings
were not without their effect upon public
opinion in Omaha and along the lines of
these projected roads, and from what We
know of the sentiments and views of the
managing director of the Union Pacific it is
believed that our loud appeals were not in
any way offensive, or even so much as dis
tasteful to that individual. They certainly
expressed our old desire, and renewed old
efforts, so often privately and publicly
made, to secure, without further postpone
ment, Union Pacific connection with
Lincoln and the Upper Elk
horn region, which are so
important to people Of those parts of the
state. to the state at large, and to Omaha.
Ii the Herald is as powerless as some
would wish 1t to be in. urging forward en-
terprises that are calculated to build up the
young commonwealth. it can at least de.
monstrate that it is Influenced by no narrow
notions in respect to its railway progress
and development.
AS has been stated the Union Pacific
branch to Norfolk and the Niobrara is now
assured, and will soon be a practical fact.
AS to the extension of the Omaha and Re.
publican Valley to Lincoln, this is largely
a matter for the people of Lincoln to de-
tcrmine. The road should have been built
two years ago, and Mr.. Gould made a great
mistake that he did not then accept and
promptly act upon Lincoln's liberal over
lures, as Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Kimball urged
him tc do. But he was busy with colossal
schemes and he could not see the impor-
lance Of these short local lines in our state.
But these things are of the past. The
present is what most concerns US. The
thing that was mistakenly left undone is
the thing that is by no means too late to be
have done. So far as the people are con-
cerned, when note is taken of the broade,
plans OF the Union Pacific and the counte,
plans of its rival, the Burlington and Mis-
souri,, it is made pretty clear that what was
lost two years ago will be more than re-
gained now. Much depends Upon the pco-
pie of Lincoln and Lancaster and Gage and
other counties and localities in the southern
section. Knowing their own interests they
will, we trust, make a wise determination
as to all these matters whose importance
it would not be easy to overcstimate.