Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-24
RAILROAD TALK.
Interviews With Prominent Business
Men.
The Transfer Strengthens Confidence
In Yankton's Future.
A Variety Of Views Gathered by the Re.
porter.

A Variety Of Views Gathered by the Re-
porter.
Our reporter yesterday went around
amongst our citizens for the purpose of as.
certaining their views and opinions reapect-
ing the transfer of the Sioux City & Dakota
railroad to the Chicago, Milwaukee s. ST..
Paul company. The contract elicits quite a
variety of opinions, vet as a general thing,
some Of our most interested citizens seem
grsli6ed at the exchange and express them
selves freely to the effect that Yanktou will
be greatly benefited thereby.
Dr.. w. A. Burleigh thought the ar, ing.
ment, as events would show, was for our ad.
vantage; that he believed the lease or pur
chase was for the purpose of feeding the
main line and to aid in constructing the
Eden and Yankton branch Of the C. NJ. &
St. P. road. and that he believed this branch
would be Immediately built.
Gen. VIM. P. Dewey very frankly ex-
pressed himself pleased with the ,ale or
lease. That it was desirable and advau.
tageous for Yankton, and our financial in
%terests, to have the Sioux City & Dakota
road pas. into the hands and under the con.
troll Of a trunk line. He gave his views at
length upon the change aud felt confident
the present railroad condition was more CAL
culated to promote the material prosperity
of Yankton than the old regime. As our
reporter took but brief notes, he is unable to
present all that Gen. Dewey expressed, suf.
Zee it to say he gave substantial reasons for
his faith in the good to be wrought by the
lease Of the road to the Milwaukee company.
Commodore S. b. Coulson said it was bis
honest conviction it was the best thing thst
could have happened for Yankton.
Secretary George H. Hand vas glad that
the old regime was out of the way.
E. T. Griffith aaid in brief it was the hest
thing that had ever happened Yankton, and
he would guarantee it to be SO.
w. H. McVay said he did not know what
to cay abou' the transfer. Ofcourse he hoped
it was all . X.
Ex.Gov. A. j. Fanlk said he did not ex.
ac,1y like the situation we we're in, but
hoped the sale would not prevent the build
ing of the Rock valley branch to Yankton
at al early day.
Nj. James w. Evans, an interested real
estate owner in this CITY and county. thought
that the change was as good as could be ex-
pected. That the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul company would now give us Sioux
City freight rates and that We would be
brought into notice as a commercial point.
Fred schnauber did not like the situation,
but thought it would come out all right.
Harry Wynn did not believe the Milwau-
kee company would now build their branch
road from Rock valley to Yankton.
N. Morgan believed it would result in
three roads coming to Yankton.
j. R. sanborn believed the transfer had
been made to head off other roads.
Postmaster A. w. Howard says it may be
all right. We had simply got on. of the
hands Of one corporation and into the hands
Of another.
Ex.Gov. Edmunds thought the change,the
transfer of the road into the hands Of the
Milwaukee company, was verv much better
than in the hands of C. G. Wicker. That
he would rather have seen the Sioux City &
Dakota road pass into the hands of the
Northwestern or some other trunk line, as
that would have insured US two roads; but
be was free to say that the present situation
struck him most favorably. Southern Da.
kota railroads were not all built yet, and
tina move seemed calculated to accelerate
the railroad development of this section.
Other great corporal ons were interested in
the traffic of this country and would never
consent to pass it by without an effort to
procure 8 share. He was satisfied with the
outlook.
Capt. G. A Wetter very Enthusiastically
thought the move a bad one.
DR.. ]. A. Potter was doubtful as to results
the c. NJ. & St. P. R. r. could
have obtained lots Of good advice if they had
asked for it IN Yankton.
J.. L. Foekett says the sale means high
That the Milwaukee roads tariff
is higher than the Sionx City and Dakota's
was.
I. E. West, ESQ.,, thinks We are no worse
off than We were before, that We are now the
terminus of a trunk line, as We had been
before the end of a plug.
Samuel Vance was Of the opinion that the
would be beneficial. He believed
that the Milwaukee road only wanted con-
troll of the Sioux City and Dakota road for
a time, until they could run in their freight
for up river points; that the Milwaukee
company had the contract for delivering the
government freight at Yankton, and It was
as cheap for them to have another road as to
their freight over it. BE believed this
would not interfere with the build
ing of the Milwaukee branch road to Yank.