Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-16

Poore, j. G. 3. Harris and F. L. Van
Tassel be appointed o committee to
draft articles of incorporation and decide
upon a name. The melton was adopted
s. ii. Gruber moved that the name o.
the corporation be The Yankton, Sioux
Falls and Duluth railroad company
Adopted.
M. T. Gilman moved that d commit.
tee OF thee be appointed to solicit
subscriptions to the capital stock of the
company. Adopted. The chairman APP
pointed as such committee T. NJ. Purdy,
VIM. Blatt, G. w. Roberts, B. S. Will
llams and DIR. I'll. f. Livingston.
On motion of G. w. Roberts the meet
ing adjourned subject to the call of the
secretary.
THE SECOND MEETING.
1ankton, Dakota, March %, 1SS5-An
adjourned meeting of citizens of Yank-
ton convened Saturday evening, March
Is, 1885, to further consider suggestions
for the construction of a railroad in q
northeasterly direction from Yankton.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
we're read.
i. d. f. Poore, chairman of the COM
mittee on articles of incorporation, pre-
scented the report of the committee.
On motion OF Mr.. Gruber, Messrs. j.
o. McVay, Crennan and Bowen we're ap-
pointed o committee to gather statistics
and forward them to Mr.. Hand.
A motion was adopted authorizing the
appointment of a committee to confer
with Canton and Sioux Falls people
relative to the construction of the pro.
posed road. Messrs. Gruber M Teller
We're appointed as such committee.
1t was moved and carried that the re-
port OF the committee Oh incorporation
lie on the table one week and that the
meeting stand adjourned one week.
INCORPORATION ARTICLES.
The following are the articles of in
corporation presented by the committee
al the foregoing meeting:
Articles of incorporation of the Yenk-
ton, Sioux Falls and Duluth Railroad
Company of Dakota: Know all men by
these presents; that we, the undersign-
ed, pursuant to the provisions of chapter
46 OF the public laws of Dakota terri.
tory passed at the thirteenth session of
the legislative assembly of said territory,
and approved February 18th, 1879, do
hereby associate ourselves together to
form u corporation for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining and operating
q railroad for the transportation of
freight and passengers and for that pur-
pose and to that end do make these
Articles of Organization:
FIrst-The name of said corporation
is the Yankton, Sioux Falls and Duluth
Railroad company.
S~econd-The said railroad is to be
constructed from the city of Yankton in
the county of Yankton and territory of
Dakota to q point on the east line OF
said territory in the county of Mlnneha.
ha or Moody.
Third-The estimated length of the
said railroad is one hundred miles, and
said railroad IS intended to be made and
constructed in u portheasterly direction
in and through the counties of Yank'
ton, Clay, Turner, Lincoln, Minnehaha
and Moody in SAID territory.
F~ourth-The amount of capital stock
of said railroad corporation shall be two
hundred thousand dollars ($200,000)
and the same shall consist of two thous.
and (2,O00) shares of one hundred dollars
($l00) each.
Fifth-The names and residence Of
the directors of said corporation, who
shall manage it's affairs for the first yeai
and until others are chosen IN theil
places, are:
Name. Residence.
In testimony whereof each of saiG
persons aforesaid, whose names anC
place of residence are above stated, does
h%ereunto subscribe his name and the
number of shares of the said stock ht
agrees to take in the said corporation
THIRD MEETING.
Yankton, April l6, 1S85-An adjourn
ed meeting of citizens convened thi!
evening to further consider the projec
for constructing a railroad to Yankton
@. j. b. Harris presiding and VIM. Blat
acting as secretary.
George Fl. Hand stated that in con
v~ersation with Mr.. Hughitt the latte
gave assurance of the intention o
the Chicago g. Northwestern com
pany to build to Yankton, but said i
would be difficult to induce the direct
ors to build during the present yesr, ex
cept what was absolutely necessary, th
financial condition of the country no
%warranting the building of any road
either by the North western or Omahl
company.
A committee of five was appointed t.
consult with the people of Yankton an
agree upon a formal proposition to tn
officers of the Northwestern. This com
mittee waE authorized to co-operat
with the people of Canton relative to th
further extension of said road from Ger
, ~treville to Canton.
f The meeting adjourned subject to th
= call of the chairman.
! SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS.
!, The proposition to secure o new roa
was continuously adigated from thi
time or. The organization proposed j
the foregoing articles of incorporate
was held in allegiance pending c~onsult
, ton with the officials of the Northwes
ern, the preference of the people beir
an extension of that road. On the 3D.
June the directors of the Northwestel
held this animal meeting
: Chicago. Governor Edmunds, Georf
v FL. Hand and Asel Kyes met these q
r~ectors as representatives of the poop
of Yaukton. Mr.. Hand made them
stirring speech, Governor Edmun'
gave them his long headed views al
Mr.. Kyes talked to them from the stan,
= point of an active business man famili
with the northwest in all its stages
q development. The directors caught Il
idea, wondered why they hadn't seen
before and authorized the president
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