Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-31
RAIL DAD TOPICS.
The Rock :siand May Come Erom,
0roaha to Sankton-ss Sioux City and
tse aaanitoba-other 8Fatters.


The Rock Island May Come From
OrGaha to Sankton-ss Sioux City and
tse Aaanitoba-other MATTERS.
POSSIBLY H ROC ISLAND.
In connection with Omaha's renewed
agitation OF a railroad into the valley OF
che Jim, the Bee remarks editorially:
1t would not be surprising 10 see the
Rock Island extend It's Ena,n line over so
Omaha this year, and from here to rsdi-
ate TO the southwest and TO the north
west, tapping the rich agricultural dis
OF Nebraska.
IT is held to be o necessity on the part
OF the Rock leland to cross the river
into Omaha, es it is the only one OF the
Chicago and Missouri river lines which
has no foothold in Omaha. So long as
the Union Pacific turned its freight
over to the Chicago & Rock Island.
there wss no pressing necessity OF a
terminal connection at Omaha. But the
recent deal between the Union Pacific
and the Burlington leaves the Rock
Island 10 q tight place where it can only
secure the leavlnRs. So the Omaha
people argue that the Rock Island will
not only cross the river, bat will give
them the southwest and northwest feed
ers they need. This is a system
which reaches. out to Sioux Falls and
Waterfront IN Dakota. Should it build
across the country frem Omaha to the
mouth OF tho Jim and then ran up the
Jim it might very readily extend Its Ak
listing Dakota lines to Join the Jim valley
line.
SIOUX CITY AND THE MANITOBA.
A Sioux City special OF the 29sh inst
gives this information:
Articles of incorporation were filed TO-
dey by the company that is to have con.
troll of the town sites along the Sioux
| City u Northern road, the colAeact for
| which is to be let next week. and it ap-
pears that the inoorporators OF the town
lot company are Rll officials OF the Mani
toba road thus confirming the rumorR
that have long been afost that the Sioux
City & Northern. though fathered by
local parties, was in reality o Manitoba
move. People here are pleased ct the
prospect OF a connection with the north
and east by this great system. The
Sioux City & Northern will be built to o
junction with the Manitoba az Wlllmar,
MINI.
A UNION PROJECT FAILS.
In Sioux Dity Tuesday afternoon a
meeting ives held between Sioux City
business men and the city council and
General Manager Fitch and Superinten.
dent Cook OF the Sioux City g. Pacific
railroad COMPANY which turned out to
be an indignation nesting. The sub
ject OF the meeting was the proposed and
long promised union passenger depot.
The railroad company proposed to erect
a temporary structure to cost $4,000 IN
til the trouble between the Sioux City
& Pacific and the government shall be
adjusted. Speeches we're made by
citizens and city officers roundly de-
n%ounoing the offer OF the railroad COM
pany. The following resolution was un.
anlmously adopted.
Resogsed, That the present union
depot is sufficient in capacity and 40
commodatlon until the railroad com
panies can provide a good, anen'
structure that will be a credit both tt
the city and the railroad companies
! That night an ordinance was passed
; by the city council extending the fir
limits 80 as to prevent the raj .road com
; pany from erecting the proposed unlo,
depot. The fat that the ground, in
Ieluding twenty acres in the heart OF tn
Icity on which the shed is proposed t
| be built, was donated to the compan'
{ twenty years ago, and the further fac
: that the company has repeatedly prom
] ised to build q depot, is what incense
8 the people.
ell ECONOMY ENJoINED.
HI The Chicsgo, Milwaukee d st. Par
railway company had issued stringen
instructions to its superintendent lool
ing to the closest economy of operation
{ and pertaining both to reduction
forces and reduction of wages to ind
viduals. Manager Miller has issued q
d order TO division superintendent
. which he says the operation OF the Mi
Y. waukee road SO far this year shows
g. general decrease in rate per ton per mil
ct which necessarily produces an increa
g in operating expenses, end it is mo
~ than probable that, IF such decrea
ID continues, or it is ever possible, il it r
mains ut the standard that has prevail,
go far this year, the question of a redu
ton OF wages will come up. Mr.. Mill
says further:
II the reductions that are now pr
posed on the local tariffs in vario'
states are carried into effect reducti'
will necessarily not stop at the numb
employed. There has not been a tin
y since my connection with the road VIII
. these matters needed more careful, Col
'e' tant watchfulness and care. The I
duction of rates and decrease OF reyen'
have become q serious matter, and !
10 that reason I write you go urgently.
to He e~nioins upon superintendent t
Id. utmost economy and warns them II
!. they must consult the general off
relative to all expenditures beyond VIII
are necessary to'keep the road absolui
iy safe for the transaction OF busine
Il and the care OF persons and property
THE NEBRASKA sURTEY.
There is great interest liz the railrc
survey now in progress southwark fr
Yankton into Nebraska which 1t
Ip- understood will terminate at NorfC