Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-03
Sioux Falls Twin 6ooms-one Is Run b,
Water and the Other lsnt-Mecook
County, Etc.
ISpfcial Correspondenee.1

County, Etc.
Especial Correspondenes.l
The trip from Yankton to Sioux Falls bv
railroad is made BY way Of Sioux City,
where two hours are given for dinner, which
is generally taken at Cbeney's we'll man.
aged Depot hotel, and to take a look at the
ancient city o large expectations and blow
ing propensities. Our s%ojourn there enabled
us to briefly interview some of the leading
citizens. and We found none that held the
JournaPs view in regard to the construc-
tion of the Rock Valley branch of the Mil
waukee road to Yankton. No one professed
to know anything about the intentions oil
the Milwaukee company land they don't-l
neither does the Journal), and knew of no
reason why the company should not COM
plete so valuable . feeder as the Yankton
branch, sven lift did result to the ~disadvan-
tage Of their town. The business men of
Sioux City generally believe-their organs
assertions to the contrary notwithstanding-l
that the Milwaukee road will be built as
originally designed. The Journsrs posi-
ton on this question is apparently assumed,
not as a matter Of fact, based upon informs.
ton, good or otherwise, but what it thinks
ls a counter irritant for Ysnkton's effective
opposition to Sioux City's bond scheme in
Cedar county, Nebraska. If any ofour PEG.
pie have had their faith shaken BY the
Journals positive Representation that
Ysnkton is bottled up and in process of
decay, they will recover their wonted mental
status when they learn that their scare has
been without cause.
At 2 o'clock the journey for Sioux Falls
resumed on the Pembina road, the train
being under the able management of John
Weber, conductor. The first station
reached after leaving the Yankton line is
P~ortlandville, which has lost much Of the
prosperity and bushes activity which it en-.
joyed during the two or three years it was
the terminus of the Pembina road. With
the extension of the road northward its
boom subsidized. On the train We made the
acquaintance of Mr.. Matthews, the enter.
prising young editor, of the Eden Sun, from
whom We obtained some information in re-
gard to the Eden branch of the Milwaukee
road. The pile drivers will commence work
on the bridge across the Sioux at Eden
about the 18th Of March, and what is re-
garded as reliable authority states that the
road will be completed from Rock Mills
and the cars running to Eden by the first Of
May. This is corroborative Of all previous
information from the railroad company, and
should satisfy those interested that the Mil.
waukee company will carry out its original
design to have the cara running into Yank.
ton by the first of July.
Sioux Falls, the present terminus of The
railroad, was reached at 6 O'Clock in thu
evening. This town cont inues to improve
and is assuming metropolitan airs and pro
portions. In addition to the handsom,
Cataract house. than which there is no bet
ter hotel 10 the territory, there are severa
large brick business blocks, while the sur
rounding bluffs contain many elegant privat,
residences. At present the principal featurel
ofthe town are the Improvements ofthe com
pany, which hasrecently come into possession
Of the water power, and Frank Pettierew',
congressional boom. The former
is backed by q paid up capita
of 100000, one half of which
will be expended the coming season
and relies upon water for it's motive power
The latter owes its vitality to enterprise
audacity and cheek, and like all Dakot
political enterprises has very little to d
with water. Frank is in earnest in his can
didacy, and keeps rubbing his boom unti
be imagines he can see in its FURNISHED SD,
face the reflection of success. Others in til
Sioux valley look at the bauble in the sam
light. but the writer, being a democrat, vii
attempt no opinion, which would necessaril
have to be based upon republican authority
for fear of violating the truth.
:. A ride of thirty miles westward fron
Sioux Falls, over 3 handsome and tolerabl,
we'll settled section of country, brought u
to Cameron, the county seat of McCool
!, county. This town occupies a favorable s,
in the center of az excellect farming settle
ment, but it has seen its best days and is o,
the decline. The railroads have given i
, the go-by, and that is what has killed i,
Everybody who owns a house is ready t
put it on wheels and move to the neare.
railroad point, and the exodus will com
mence early in the spring. 1t is claime'
that the county seat will follow the house.
We made the acquaintance here of j. W
Bullard, county treasurer, H. II. Pierce
register of deeds, ]. F. Norton, clerk of th
court, and found them pleasant and courte
3 Gus gentlemen with whom it vas 4 pleasure
to do business. We also visited the ofic
Of the Pioneer, and had q pleasant chat viii
its able editor, Mr.. Rutan, whom We foun,
to be young .man, imbued viii
genuine western pluck and enterprie.