Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-15

Circumstances Over Which He Has n,
Control tho Cause OF the sioux CIT,
Freeze Out-Several Other Journalist,
Whoppers.
Sioux City Journal, 18th.
From g talk With President Wicker o
the Sioux City and Dakota road yesterday
We gathered That John I. Blair does not 40
prove OF the action OF the Sioux CITY aac
Pacific in shutting the former road out O
the railroad yards IN this city IL it persist.
10 receiving Sioux City freight from the
milwaukee road. Mr. Blair does not con
troll 10 The management OF the Sioux City
and Pacific, and he had full knowledge O
the arrangements made BY Mr.. Wicker with
the MilWauke company, and it his remark
that the road should secure all the business
1t could means anything, il must M 81
that he approved of what Mr.. Wicker had
done.
The sudden check put upon the rec.ip,
OF freight BY way OF the Milwaukee line is
In no respect the work of Mr.. Blair, bu:
solely that of The manae. ment of the Sioux
Clty and Pacific. who refuse the Dakota
road depot and yard privileges if it gives
the Milwaukee access 10 this city.
Mr.. Wicker says that If the citizens feel
interest enough in the matter to give bis
company depot grounds, the Milwaukee
connection can be had as soon rs proper
terminal facilities Can be arranged. The COM
psny 10 not require q great deal OF ground,
say q strip about 200 feet wide by 1900 feet
long. and would IKE it on Second street. 10
The vicinity of Neorasks. This ground
ought no to cost a great deal, say from
$5,OVO to 5000, and could be- reached by
the Second street track which 10 free to the
Naa nj fho Nnpn A,-,o &c. d.. -.
business mel were willing 10 do q good
deal mor than this to secure the
Milwaukee connection. We would sue-
Iest that 1t would be the proper think for
the committee, appointed some months
since BY the Merchants exchange to con.
suit with the Milwaukee management. to
now see President Wicker. We under
stand be is ready to make q proposition to
the city which has beariog upon
the Mll~ connection, and it would
be worth while to hear what he has TO.
propose. +
It may be set down as . settled fact that
the Rock Mills branch Of the Milwaukee
will be built to Eden az early in the spring
as the work can be done, and the construuc.
ton of this line means nothing more or
less than . Sioux City connection tor the
Milwaukee road. If the road Is built furth.
er than Eden 1t will be to this city. and not
to Ysnkton. II s%stipfactory arrangements
can 10 made for using the Pembins track
from Eden to Sioux City the line
will probably rest at the former place for
the present, but 1t 10 learned from good
authority that the Milwaukee does NOT
propose to be shut out. even If it has to
push an independent line through to this
CITY. n = OTTO Fvrt RI RI
1t Is understood that HI. Wtcker's rela-
tons with the Milwaukee company ore
amlcable and pleasant. and that Nj. Blair Q
sre passive 90 far g the. matter in question
are concerned : for indeed they could not
be anything else, % under the provisions
the sale BY which be secured 90 interest
in the Dakota roads. he has no voice 10 the
local management for three years "a, come.
10 short. MI. Blair has nothing I o ny, and
Nj. Wicker ell 10 say. 30 far as entering
into any arrangement with the Milwaukee
10 concerned. tr