The Dickinson press., 1884-03-22

proper shape for travel, and the sign
ing of the contract IN Chicago will
hasten the work in the west. The
Black Hills residents are sure to profit
by the opening of any additional
route to their territory, and the re-
duction in rates already promised is
fully 100 per cent?
The action of the railroads in fixing
upon Dickinson as the railroad ter
minus of all Black Hills freight
brings joy to our citizens and leaves
Medora and Belfeld out in the cold.
1t is a great victory for Dickinson
and will be one of the leading fac 'os
in building up the town and pushing
it to the front. 1t has been well
known that Dickinson was the only
point along the line from which q
practicable freight road into the
Black Hills could be built, but the
Bad Lands Cow Boy has been trying
to induce people to believe that a
road could be built from Medora
through the worst and toughest of
the ''bad lands" All his talk has
failed to convince and Dickinson has
s'got thar, Eli" and the bird which
Topped his wings in the columns of
the Cow Boy, some two weeks since.
and crowed over a supposed victory,
has been plucked clean by our noble
bird without rumpling a feather.
The Cow Boy poet can now grind out
another effusion on the Dickinson
freight line, but he must remember
that it is not now "sunk in gumbo
slough"
During the past week about 100000
pounds of Black Hills freight lave
arrived here and 100000 pounds of it
is now on the way to Deadwood. 1t
is being transported to that point by
forty teams which had arrived here
last Monday and Tuesday. These
teams have heretofore been on the
Pierre route and on the wagon covers
was the legend, tive left Pierre to
freight from Dickinson" This is
the largest consignment of freight
that has at any one time left Dickin-
son for the Hills, but it is as almost
nothing when compared to the mil
lions of pounds that will be carried
from this point. 1t was quite novel
sight to see SO many covered wagons
pulling out of Dickinson in string
and is the beginning of prosperous
season for our town.
We have received, since the above
was in type, the following tariff cir
cular issued by the railroad COM
panies: -
Chicago & Northwestern Railway,
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Oma-
ha Railway, Northern Pacific Rail-
road. Special Black Hills Tariff, via
Dickinson, Dakota. Taking Effect
March 18th, 1884.
On .1iid after date until further no
tice, all freight, except explosives
and freight classified higher than
First Glass, consigned to points in
the Black Hills, via Dickinson, Dak-
ota, will take the following special
rate to DICKINSON, DAKOTA, viz:
From Chicago, Milwaukee, Racine,
Racine Junction or Kenosha, IS cents,
per 100 lbs. Freight classified higher
than First Class will be charged ac-
cordingly, considering the rates above
named as First Glass.
HENRY G. WICKER, Freight Traffic
Manager G. & N. w. R'y, Chicago.
WILLIAM S. MELLEN, General
Freight Agent c. & N. w. R'y,
Chicago.
JNo. S. GEORGE, Commercial Agent
GIN. w. R'y, Milwaukee,.
j. NJ. HANNAFoRD, General Freight
Agent N. P. r. R., st. Paul.
FRANCIS B. CLARKE, General Traffic
Manager c., st. p, NJ. & o. R'y,
st. Paul.
JAMES H. H1LAND, Gen'l Freight
Agent c., st. p. NJ. & o. R'y,
st. Paul.
THos. S. RATTLE, Contracting Agent
G. & N. w. R'y, Chicago.
A railroad to the Black Hills is
what we want to see next.