The Dickinson press., 1883-09-01
ON TO the BLACK HILLS
A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETING OF CITIZENS
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Full Report of the Proceedings.

Full Report of the Proceedings.
Pursuant to call a large number of
citizens met in Collister's hall last
Wednesday evening to take some ac-
tion in regard to the establishment of
a freight and stage line from here to
Deadwood. The meeting was well
attended and remar! ks were made by
Il number of gentlemen.
Committees were appointed to
cooperate and correspond with the
business men OF st. Paul and Dead
wood, to go over the road with a
view to ascertaining what work is
necessary to put it in order, and to
solicit subscriptions for the same.
The meeting was called to order at
eight O'Clock. II. l.. Dickinson was
elected chairman and M. S. Cuskelly,
secretary. Geo. Auld stated that he
| had received a communication from
a gentleman at Sturgis asking at
what rates he could deliver two hun
dred tons of freight in that place for,
from Dickinson.
VIM. Brown. who is we'll acquaint-
ed with all the routes to the Hills
spoke as follows: The route from
Dickinson to Deadwood is as good us
Il person would want. for one hundred
miles from here. with the exception
Of few crossings at streams. 1t is
also the shortest by forty miles and
can he put in good order very cheap.
VIM. Moore said he had been cor.
responding with general freight agent
llanneford, who desired to know the
exact distance from here to Dead.
wood. also what freight could be
transported from here for.
w. II. Iloyt was in favor of push.
ing the project right through.
James Colister thought the route
was a good one. Mr.. Brown. Vic.
Smith and several other hunters who
had & ii over the road several times
and were we'll acquainted with all
other routes had told him that this
was the best and easiest travelled
and he would take their judgment in
preference to others.
MFR. Carpenter said if the town ever
had an opportunity presented to make
a live. bustling town it was now. 1t
now has one railroad and another
would not benefit it half so much as
this freight and stage line to the
Black Hills. Fifty to one hundred
teams leaving here every day would
make many times the business of any
other town. 1t would do more to-
wards building up the town than Ill
else. That the citizens should go to
work in earnest.
Geo. Bcisigl made few remarks
setting forth the advantages it would
be to Dickinson.
A motion was made that a commit
tee be appointed to correspond with
the boards of trade of DeaClwood anC
st. Paul and with the Northern Pa
ciic railroad company. James Col
lister. Geo. Beisigl and VIM. Moore
were appointed on this committee.
On motion the following committee
was aprointee to communicate witt
the Northern Pacific railroad, Hon
w. S. Dickinson and the business
men of st. Paul and Deadwood
stating that the citizens of Dickinson
would agree to put half the road il
good condition. providing proper ar
rangementS can be made with the
railroad for freight, James Collister
VIM. Moore and Geo. Beisigl.
VIM. Cnskelly was appointed q
committee of one to see how much
could be raised towards putting tho
road in order.
A motion was made by w. II
Hoyt and carried, that committee
of three be appointed to go Over
half the road and ascertain what
work was necessary to put it in goot
condition. Hoyt, Aud and Brown
were appointed on the committee
The meeting adjourned subject tt
the call of the chairman.