The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-02-26
Fluttering a "ong the Railroads,

There never has teen NJ much co,mmo-
tinn IN railroad circles as now. Ii il tia
principal topic. shading the Presidential
question with Its prominence. The latest
item relative TO western roads or those
that We are more or less interested in, is
that the st. Paul & Sioux City has alams.
gated with the St. Paul s. Minneapolis,
and Northern Wisconsin, ii being a
scheme originating viii, the late Horace
Thompson wiin went to Nrw York to per.
tacl it, anc who died before it was perfect.
ed. The new organization being new
and entirely indet,endent one, and one
| not i'll tie interest Of lile Norihweslern, J.
Gould's ing .rs ase claimed ~ some hc
seen on the wall, and tie proposed con-
nec.ion with the Union Pacific gives this
theory some credence, but some of the
Northwestern officers said tina: their road
had nothing to dc with any of the above
mentioned roads.
Gen. Bishop has returned from New
York, but all the persistant reporter could
milk out of this rttlccnt official was, that
the work upon the proposed extensions
would go on rs previously arranged, and
he had made purchases Of II new Engines,
one 81, epcr. five new frst-class coaches,
4 900 t,ns Of iron and 5000 tons of steel
rails. The Nebraska extension vii! ev,-
dcn,ly be made whatever consolidation
may have t,een made. Also the continual
,ion of the Worthlngtnn line west Of
81 ux Falls line west of Sioux Falls, a
large .mcun, of iron tor its ust, has been
landed at the Falls during the winter,
work on the bridge across The Sioux also
has progressed rapidly, the Right of Way
is being secured and every preparation
made for an early ard vigorous prosecu-
ton Of The work as soon as the weather
will permit The Southern Minnesota
from FL ndreau 10 siOux Falls will ac-
cording to Gee. Easton's statements be
irone this spiing. The Milwaukee road
west of Canton is 10 be ironed to the end
of the grade upon the main line to Mitch
ell. and iron is passing west ,aily, tor the
work. I. is also asserted by some Of the
officials that the entire road bed west Of
Mitchell to the Missouri river is TO be
graded this season.
The Sioux City s. Dakota, nate Pembi-
na) at the date "f this writing remains
unchanged as to its owners, but Mcssrs
Wick r and Merchant are in ChicaG"
where conference with Mr. Blair is TO
be had as to final Disposition "f the in
tercsts of Mr.. Blair and Mr.. Wicker one
probably b. extended at once, as its com :
ple,,on to the Falls has greatly increased
ITS business and further extension to the
rich d,s,ric, the cas, and west lines have
pesetra,ed is almos, necessity as well rs
promising.
Whether the present arrangement with
the Milwaukee company as to rates and
tile running of their freight cars Over the
Duko,. line will c. n'inue SHOULD Mr.
Blair purchase Mr.. Wicler's interest and
IL, n ACQUIRE The entire control cf 'he ROAD
is "A matter of conjecture only. If Blair's
interest in the Central, $. G. & P. and N.
W.. is as extensive rs outside reports as
sert, il seems the present Al ranSement with
a roau that is II powerful competitor with
h,se lines would initiate seriously
aeains, them so far rs the Dakota is a
feeder, but if the ea. nings "f the Dakota
alone are considered, the feed it gets from
the Milwauk, road is Of Importance.
For our local interests, the citizens ut
Canton and Lincoln county would be bet.
Ter Suhservrd rs long as the competition
be, the twr roads can be kept up, for
should they pool or consolidate we then
lose The benefit of competing rates and
are placed a: the mercy OF monopoly
,l,a, one road or more working in the in
rcres, nf each other establishes.
At present Canton could ask no better
railroad facilities, and the towns success
is assured, unless some unforeseen adver-
.ity befali, il. The prospects are latter
ing. emigration is turning hither, the
outlook for crops is encouraging, and .
genera! prosperity is foreshadowed, prop.
trty is enhancing and salable at satistact-
orv figures, and better than all our people
feel encouraged and sanguine. so whatever
this ffu,trring and combination OF Rail
..at, companies and c'anSes, none ire ye'
visible that will work against our inter
ests.
Iaa;., Nonnall., n lennt.rAt of Mln-