Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-23
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.

A Conversation Relative to sioux City's
Proposed Pacific Railroad,
Sioux City Journal: There arrived 10
the city last evening from Ogden and
Salt Lake City a party of New York gen.
tlemen who are interested in the Sioux
City and Ogden line. They were Willard
r. Jones, who is president of the three
connectiDg organizations that are to
build the road; Donald Mclean, the
promoter OF the whole system, and Ed
ward B. Merrill. attorney of the on
building.
1--WE are now ready to talk to news.
paper men, said Mr.. Jones to q Journal
reporter. The time of secrecy is over
and then the president OF the young
transcontinental line related the facts in
relation to the organization OF the sepa-
rate companies in Nebraska, Wyoming
and Utah, end of the placing of the
mortgages-facts already kn, WI to the
public through the journal. 1--WE have
been absent from New York five weeks
now, and have just completed an inspec-
tion of the summers work In the survey 8
and out among the csnons. We have
completed our canon surveys, graded our
route through them sufficiently to hold
possession under the laws and are now
filing maps of our canon passes and
taking up the government lands leading
through them on our route. We have
expended 100000 the past summer ID
these surveys and grading. and part of
our mission west has been to pay off this
Indebtedness and inspect the work. We
return thoroughly satisfied, and will
make our report in New York next
1 week."
"When will the work of building be-
gins"
"At Sioux City early in the spring,
and also at other points The news
papers have it that we hope to complete
the line in two years. l will be very
much disappointed IT We do not have il
completed in eighteen months from the
time we begin. II will be much more
easily constructed than the other trans
continental lines, and then the distance
between Ogden and Sioux City will be
shortened l50 miles by following any one
of our three surveys. With o grade that
averages fifty feet to the mile. and with
very light c1rvatures, we will be prepar-
ed to bid defence to all transcontinental
deposition. We will be able to run on,
trains much faster and at lighter expense
than competitors can expect to operate
on roads already constructed"
"Will it be controlled by or run il
connection with the Illinois Central OF
Central Pacifc?'
positively no. We want to and hope
to be on terms of amity with all con-
Meeting lines. There was a time two
years ago when the Illinois Central could
have controlled this line, but the D
tunity 10 past, We build Independent
OF all other railroad Influences, We ea
pect our business to be handled as bust
ness by other lines. The advantages
have stated IN. shortness OF route apt
operating expenses make us independent
of their Influences"
will your eastern terminal be Gov
IiuRton or Sioux City,"
"Our charter names Oovipgton as on
eastern terminal; but il / come out her,
TO do business I would hate to do it q
Ooyington. No. we will have an en.rsnc,
to Sioux City and our east bound train
will not stop until they reach siou:
City"
The gentleman leaves as 6 O'Clock thi
evening for the east.