Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-28
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SOWilNu INTO WAL ~ -NrH
Three Harvest Excursions Organized
by the Northwestern Company
which will Invade the Choicest
Sections of Dakota.
A. B. Wicker, Yankton's representa-
tive of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad, has just returned from Chicago
and she brings with him full ak
cursion arrangements, TO which he
asks she attention of the people Of
Yankton and Yankton's neighbor-
hood. The compsny's
ment Of these excursions recites-
The management of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway evidently has an
abiding and steadtast confidence in
central Inc southeastern Dakota.
Prompted by this confidence this COM
pany has built nearly a thousand miles
of railroad within the limits of the terri
tory. with absolutely nothing in sight as
q recompense save the broad and bound
less pralries-yer these same pralries,
with an underlying soil of unsurpassed
fertility, have yielded their increase to
the efforts of thousands of sturdy yeo-
men, each of whom is ready to testify
to the fact that confidence in the pro-
d%uctlveness and possibilities OF
Dakota has not been misplaced.
There are a large number of people
throughout the east who would like to
see this truly wonderful country but
have been deferred from gratifying their
desire by the expense OF the trip. TO
remove this obstacle and enable all to
visit Dakota who have any desire to do
so, the Chicago & Northwestern railway
has arranged TO run three harvest excur-
slons on August 18th, September 9Th,
and September 22d, for which tickets
can be bought at prices ranging from
$1,000 to $500 for the round trip from
Chicago.
The ordinary 'land explorers" stop
over will be allowed on these tickets,
and they will be good to return any time
within twenty days from the date of sale.
Never since Dakota began to attract
attention has there been so good an
opportunity for the people to see and
form their own estimates of it's merits as
the onss o offered.
The season is most aptly chosen, be-
ing after the harvest, 30 that it's results
can be seen at q glance, n the rates
are made SO low Qess than one cent per
milel, as to be within easy reach of all.
This railroad company is now construct
ing several new lines of road in Dakota
which will open up vast tracts of govern
mept land hitherto. u~noccupied, and
these excursions will enable land-seekers
to prospect and locate claims in o new
territory along the new lines of railroad.
These excursions have but one object in
view-to advertise Dakota, to give all in
terested tangible facts in proof of Its
pre-. eminent success as q farming coun-
try. To this end the Northwestern
railway company has made the rates so
low that all who have any interest in the
wonderland can easily afford to make
the trip and satisfy themselves.
! All information required will be
8 promptly furnished on application te
{ your nearest ticket agent, or to r. s.
Hair, general passenger agent, Chicago,
!, Ill.
. Under this arrangement tickets will
: be sold for either of the three excursions
from Chicago to Yankton and return
for twelve dollars, gnod for twenty, days
| from August 18th, September 9Th, o.
September 22d. 1t is urged that ell tbs
residents of this section call the
: attention of their eastern friends tt
the low rates offered and urge
:. upon them the excellence of the
/. opportunity to visit southeast Dakotf
and see for themselves wha'
: has been here produced during o season
acknowledged an unfavorabie ON,
throughout all the northwest. Yank.
: toms board of trade can assist IN drawing
! q crowd to this. section by distribut
ing it's advertising matter and each in
dividual citizen can aid in the work. Th
Northwestern company will actively &C
y operate with the board Of trade an
with the people in the circulation c
= any information placed in its hands.
VI The excursion Of September 22d vii
% reach Yankton in time to connect wit
g our annual fair and if the officers OF tn
fair association desire to advertise tina
i, gathering in connection with the raj
road excursion. the company will ioi
them in the work.
3, These are the fret railroad excaI
sions ever extended into th
domain tributary to our city and 1
they give US our first opportunity
boom our we should enter ini
II, hearty cooperation with the railroe
II pushers. Our people are ready to labt
81 IN behalf of good results through the'
excursions and as organized effo
counts for the most we suggest that Il
Hoard Of trade take the initiative, Ia
DIS out the plan OF operations and designa
ed committees to execute them. We 8.
bring three big crowds to Yankton
We go into the business with an earne
ar determination to win.