Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-28
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posed to Ran it Out of Nebraska

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Projecting q Railroad bat Not DIS
posed to Ran it Out of
Omaha Republican, %: The committee
Of the board Of trade appointed 70 iook
after the building of q northwest roao,
held a meeting last night at the rooms OF
the board. There was q good attena-
ance, but some of the members who are
ont Of the city we're unavoidably absent.
An informal discussion of the subject
vas INDUCED in, and much enthusiasm
prevailed. The question OF the OF
the new road and the. plan OF raising
funds with whichsto build it where q
two important topics OF the evening. a
number OF letters were received from
diff parts of the state, as we'll as
Dakota, asking that the road include
various points in settling upon It's pre-
posed route. The most entnus-
lastic letter was from
leading citizen OF Huron, Da-
kola, who promised the road liberai
treatment id raising funds and obtain
ing right-of-way. He said that the
huiIdine mp through Yankton, Mitchell
and Huron, thence to Bismarck, the
road would bring Omaha within COM
netting distance OF this territory, which
has thus far been exclusively tributary
ri at. Paul and Minneapolis. The
country is Iich, growing and we'll settled.
Nv this route the new line will cross the
Sf. Pail at Mitchell and the Northwest.
ern at Huron. Mr.. jeff w. Bedford said
that Ills idea was to nave the road essen-
tally q Nebraska scheme. 1t was the
state as we'll as the city which would be
hnllt M by the road. MIR. II. q. Clark
was Of the opinion that . barnch might.
ID run into Dakota from d convenient
point The course OF the road mas not,
81 course, been definitely settled upon
ItEwas. however, decided to Immediately
raise funds and nav q survey made TO
determine definitely. the right-
of.way. 1t was decided to avoid
cutting into the Union Pacific territory
as far as possible and to become more
particularly a rival OF the Sioux City
and Pacific. 1t was stated by D OF
the committeeman that he did not think
the ~Burlington's proposed branch
would benefit Omaha, as it would be
likely to send the freight through by
way OF the Plattsmouth bridge around
the city on the south, as the Northwest.
ern does at Blair on the north. Still he
was not speaking from anything more
than a personal standpoint and was only
giving a private opinion. 1t was re.
ported in reference TO raising the money
with which to build the road that one
wealthy man in the city alone would
take 100000 worth OF stock in the enter.
prise, and that q preliminary canvass oil
the subject showed that half q million
conld be raised In Omaha alone.
This with the precinct and
county bonds which would be willingly
contributed along the line Of tbs road
would build it. After it was once built
there was no question of its paying. The
advantage OF the citizens themselves
building the road was that they car
choose the best route according to then
ideas, while any railroad company would
be unlikely to suit them exactly.
The atlas which was referred to dur
ing the course Of the discussion showed
q route which had been marked out b,
the members of the board. Its cours'
was about as follows: Leaving
Omaha in a northwest dlrec
tion, touching Washington county il
southwest corner; confirming througI
that portion of the county to Dodge
striking that county at about the cente
of Its north and sonth line; thence til
course is west by north through Dodg
into the northern part of Oolfax, coptin
uing its west by north course throug.
the county to Platte. which 1t strikes i
the northern part. From this point th
road is directly west through Platt
county, the center of Boone on the lin
between Greeley and Wheeler counties
In this neighhorhood it is proposed t
to turn to the northwest toward th
Black Hills.