Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-09
OMAHA AND YANKTON.

The Board of Trade Delegation IN
0maha--A Harty Reception given
them-A Bee Reporters talk with
them.
Yesterdays Omaha Bee has the follow
ing mention of the arrival of the Yank-
ton delegation in that city which will be
read with interest,":
AT O'clock last evening the delega-
ton OF Yankton citizens who are to con-
fer with the Omaha board OF trade In
regard to the proposed Omaha, Yankton
& Northwestern railroad, arrived In
Omaha, On the invitation of the deIega.
| ton who met them here, she strangers
were taken to the Grand opera house,
where they passed pleasant evening
Watching the comedy presented. At
II 30 they we're taken to the Paxton.
where they we're met by representative
of the Bee. The party consists OF Gem
eral w. FL. II. Beadle, q banker; r. M.
Eiebaoh. receiver at'tke United Statsa
land office; w. s. Bowen, editor of the
Press and Dakotaian; William nj, Powers
real estate dealer and county commits
eioner; j. P. Crennan, banker, and ID.
Z. Wilcox, proprietor OF the Morrison
house. They are oil an intelligent,
shrewd looking set Of men.
MIR. CrennRn was asked with what
favor the Yanhton people looked upon
the proposed road. He replied that
Yankton and the country tributary TO
it, as we'll as the people along the pro.
posed route, were all enthusiastic in
favor OF the proposed line and even any
ious for it. The territory surrounding
Yanktoh he further said, is great hog
and cattle country, and the proposed
road would make Omaha the mark where
they conld dispose OF their live stock.
At present all their products were
shipped 80 Chicago. The proposed line
would really make She richest country in
the United States tributary to the Gate
Oity, and would prove valuable feeder
to the great packing houses OF Omaha.
Not only would it open the great conn
try of southern Dakota, but elso the
rich wheat fields to the north OF IT.,
which would pour their wealth into
Omaha.
"What inducements have the people
of Yankton to offer for the building OF
tie proposed road?" WAS asked.
I'VE have NOT come down to offer any
other inducements Just now than the
natural resources of the country. These
alone should be sufficient inducement.
Many OF the Omaha people do not un.
derstapd that il is not wilderness that
is being opened mp, but country that
has been settled for twenty years, and
is full OF wealth and permanent re-
sources. This country should pay
tribute to Omaha instead OF going
further cast. An immense business
would be done in the handling of hogs,
cattle, corn and wheat.
MIR. Bowen, editor OF the Press and
Dakotian, was asked concerning the
shipment OF hogs and cattle from Yank-
ton. He replied that during the year
1885, over fivs hundred thousand head
OF hogs were shipped, and about the
| same value in cattle. The Jim river
| valley, which the proposed road would
| tap, he said, was about four hundred
miles long and the richest strip of coun.
try in she west. The new road would also
be greet advantage in securing cheap
lumber and coal from the Manitoba
country over the road now being built
from Duluth to Yankton, and Omaha
could ship to that conntry her pork and
beef and send 1t by the same route
into Montana and the other country now
opening mp. He said that the roads
~" cstiyanS 1huhtoh shipments, OF
course, bitterly oppoeed the proposed
road, and had done much in the past to
prevent the maturing Of plans for it. but
she people had decided that they wanted
the road and were determined to have it
He showed how that Sioux City. by ex.
tending one or two little roads as feed.
ers, had gathered in territory that should
be tributary TO this city. Omaha was
big enough, he thought. to reach out
side the state.