Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-12

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By building but little the coming year the
oyertake their orders and the prices Of iron
would settle back to q more reasonable rate.
AZ it was now most of the mills were rum
ming on contract, and extension, except BY
roads that had the iron contracted, was
almost out Of the question.
-HE CHICAGO IDEA.
A Chicago special to the St. Paul Pioneer
Press, under date Of February 8. has these
mixed but we'll meant theories about the
Ishmasl line among railroads:
1.-THE presence of John I. Blair, owner of
the Iowa system, G. G. Wicker, part owner,
and Geo. E. Merchsnt, superintendent of the
Dakota line, gives rise to al! sorts Of rumors
regarding the Dakota Southern railway.
One il to the effect that Blair was closing q
bargain with Wicker for the latter's interest
in the Dakota Southern; that the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul was bidding against
Blair, with the chances favoring the latter,
and thai Wicker was anxious t, sell imme-
diately. These rumors are strongly contra.
dicted, and it is said the road will remain
under the present management. The real
facts are said to be that the Illinois Central
and Chicago and Northwestern will operate
the line to Sioux City. The connection
with the Dakota Southern is natural and
perfect, and in the interchange traffic regu-
lated BY percentages The Chicago, Milwau-
kee Est Paul intersects the Pembina branch
of the Dakota Southern at Canton. The St.
Paul Co. were trying to prevail on the
Dakota Southern to carry it's freight to
Sioux City and Yankton upon the terms
that it carries freight for the Northwestern
and Illinois Central. That question is under
consideration, and the Southern occupies an
uncomfortable attitude, for if it agrees to
pro rata with the Milwaukee road, it will
incur the displeasure Of it's allies the North
western and Central, and if it refuses to Go
40 it will drive the Milwaukee company to
the alternative of extending its line to
Yankton. A meeting of the officers of the
Northwestern, Illinois Central and Dakota
Southern will be held Monday for the pur-
pose Of agreeing upon a tariff to be charged
during the coming summer upon freight
destined to the Black Hills and Yellowstone
region via Sioux City"
CENTRAL POLICY.
Assistant Superintendent F. w. Quimby,
of the Illinois Central road, was in town
Yesterday, and was inclined to take a
doleful view of the railroad situation. The
Iowa line of his road had made a good
enough showing the past year, but
the three years previous had been bad ones
The reason the Illinois Central could bot
carry Chicago freight to Sioux Chy ss
cheaplY % the other pool lines delivered it
at Omaha was because the road ran through
4 comparatively new and thinly settled
country, and bod not the local freight that
fattened the other roads.
At Dubuque the Central is in connection
with the Wisconsin Valley line, the boss
road of the lumber country, but Mr. Qaim
by could not say that bis road had ever
made any special effort to secure Q through
business to points beyond this city.
The fact that lower rates to Omaha and to
points on tue Milwaukee road in Dakota
would hurt the wholesale trade Of this city,
and consequently the Central road was a
OF regret, but Mr.. Quimby could
propose no remedy. The road was nov
carrying as cbeaply as 1t could sfford to.